In the workplace of 2026, the clock finally runs on time. The afternoon of corporate homes is constantly humming with systems that synchronise, automate, and build. Amidst this operational harmony, progress appears controlled, measurable, and efficient.
However, as speed becomes the default setting, the optimisation of the human edge is rarely reflected in it. At People Matters TechHR Singapore'26, this moment of reckoning comes into focus, restoring balance and exploring how organisations can move forward without burning out the people who power that progress, and how growth can remain both high-performing and deeply human. With “Orchestrating Growth With a Human Edge” at its core, this year’s conference brings leaders together in a world where AI moves fast, decisions come faster, and leaders work harder to keep teams connected, present, and grounded.
That is where the pre-conference and immersive workshops step in.
Designed for HR leaders ready to move from ideas to action, these sessions focus on building trust with AI and restoring connection at work.
Day 1 Workshop
The Proven Strategies to Make Your Enterprise Thrive with AI
Led by Holger Mueller, Constellation Research
(Pre-registration required)
As AI becomes embedded across hiring, learning, performance management, and employee engagement, HR leaders are increasingly responsible for more than adoption. They are responsible for trust.
Led by Holger Mueller, the session moves beyond abstract ethics and into practical governance. Through real-world scenarios and hands-on activities, participants explore how to manage bias, protect employee privacy, and maintain transparency in AI-enabled HR systems. Through hands-on activities and proven frameworks, leaders will learn how to identify blind spots, ask better questions of technology vendors, and design AI-enabled HR practices that employees can trust. This session is designed for the leader who understands that technology should clarify, not cloud, the human experience.
The Outcome: You will walk away with a ‘responsible AI playbook’. You’ll learn how to balance the speed of automation with the steady hand of human judgment, ensuring your AI serves the people, not the other way around.
Day 2 Workshop
The Human Connection Lab: Leading with conviction in a noisy world
Led by David Fish, No Two Fish
(Pre-registration required)
While Day 1 focuses on the mechanics of trust in technology, Day 2 addresses the psychological toll of the digital age. Today’s workplace is louder than ever. In this era of tech, where we are surrounded by perpetual noise, we are more connected than ever before, yet isolation has become a quiet epidemic for many of us. Meetings multiply, yet connection thins.
David Fish brings an immersive, sensory experience to TechHR with The Human Connection Lab. This experience invites HR and people leaders to step out of the constant rush and reflect on a vital question: how do leaders truly show up when everyone is distracted, digitally fatigued, and stretched thin?
Rather than offering formulas or frameworks alone, the Lab invites participants into experiential learning. Participants will examine how presence, clarity, and empathy translate into everyday leadership behaviours, especially in hybrid and digitally dense environments.
The Lab is designed as a "pause button." It’s an invitation for HR and people leaders to reflect and reimagine their roles. It is a lab for these to experiment with the most undervalued currency in 2026: Presence. In a world obsessed with speed, the Human Connection Lab reminds leaders that presence is a competitive advantage.
The Outcome: Participants will walk away with the tools to foster psychological safety and belonging in a hybrid world. You will learn how to turn a group of distracted individuals into a cohesive, focused team that thrives on genuine human connection. Because at the end of the day, an algorithm can find a candidate, but only a human can find a teammate.
Why these workshops matter
Together, these two workshops reflect the dual responsibility of modern HR leadership. One workshop sharpens judgment in a data-driven world. The other restores meaning in a digitally crowded one. Whether you're looking to audit your current AI practices or find a way to re-engage a workforce that feels "digitally exhausted," these sessions provide the roadmap.What makes TechHR Singapore 2026 distinctive lies in the intersection of these two days. They prepare leaders to demonstrate with intention, ensuring technology accelerates progress while humanity anchors it. The next chapter is shaped by depth, not density. Leaders who are prepared to set the pace rather than those who are fixated on keeping time will determine the future. They recognise that while technology may improve performance, humans are the ones who can give it purpose.Ultimately, we return to the clock. In 2026, it runs on time. The systems hum, the hands keep moving, and the future of work continues its steady rhythm. We build structures that endure, and cultures that care. And in this grand era of precision, we orchestrate the growth with a humane edge, one hand at a time.
Together, these two workshops reflect the dual responsibility of modern HR leadership. One workshop sharpens judgment in a data-driven world.
The other restores meaning in a digitally crowded one. Whether you're looking to audit your current AI practices or find a way to re-engage a workforce that feels "digitally exhausted," these sessions provide the roadmap.
What makes TechHR Singapore 2026 distinctive lies in the intersection of these two days. They prepare leaders to demonstrate with intention, ensuring technology accelerates progress while humanity anchors it. The next chapter is shaped by depth, not density. Leaders who are prepared to set the pace rather than those who are fixated on keeping time will determine the future. They recognise that while technology may improve performance, humans are the ones who can give it purpose.
Ultimately, we return to the clock. In 2026, it runs on time. The systems hum, the hands keep moving, and the future of work continues its steady rhythm. We build structures that endure, and cultures that care. And in this grand era of precision, we orchestrate the growth with a humane edge, one hand at a time.