To mark Pride Month in Vietnam, the Australian Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City and the Australian Chamber of Commerce are proud to partner to deliver a breakfast panel discussion as part of the AusCham Chats series.
Businesses play a critical role in supporting and advancing diverse and inclusive workplaces, including for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people around the globe.
The “AusCham Chats: VietPride 2020 - Inclusive leadership for business success” breakfast panel discussion will bring together business leaders to reflect on their experiences championing inclusive workplaces, and the successes of this approach across jurisdictions (including Vietnam, Australia and beyond).
Mr Paul Huynh (Head of People, Performance & Culture, Asia Pacific, KPMG) and Mr Simon Pugh (CEO, QLM Group) will share their experiences in fostering safe and supportive workplace cultures, where employees are respected, valued and are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Australian Consul-General Julianne Cowley will moderate the discussion.
Entry is by donation (VND 50,000), with proceeds supporting the ICS Center Vietnam & VietPride.
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 | Australian Consul-General Julianne CowleyMs Cowley is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and was most recently Assistant Secretary, Health Policy Branch. She has previously served as Assistant Secretary, Staff and Welfare Development Branch, DFAT; Assistant Director General, People Policy and Planning Branch AusAID; and Departmental Liaison Officer, Office of the Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance.
Ms Cowley holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern Queensland; a Bachelor of Communication and a Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Canberra.
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 | Paul Huynh (Head of People, Performance & Culture, Asia Pacific, KPMG) - ICS Board MemberPaul is responsible for management of the PPC Group (People, Performance, and Culture) across KPMG in Asia Pacific, which encompasses 12 countries including Australia, Vietnam & Cambodia. In his current role, he is responsible for working with the senior leadership team to drive all aspects of HR including Talent Management, Organisation Design & Development, Employee Engagement and Learning & Development. He has been with KPMG for 11 years and possesses over 17 years of professional experience working with large global companies within Australia, Vietnam and Asia Pacific.
Paul is a passionate supporter, and advocate for Inclusion and Diversity – having championed several initiatives and programs to promote gender and LGBTQ+ equality such as the launch of the inaugural Pride@KPMG network in Vietnam and Cambodia.
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 | Simon Pugh (CEO , QLM Group)
Simon Pugh is the CEO of the QLM Group , a label and packaging manufacturer with operations in Australia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Vietnam. The company employs 450 staff servicing customers from local heroes to multinationals. The company has a strong values set the core of its operation - QLM C.A.R.E.S - consistency accountability respect excellence and sustainability - focussing on sustaining mutually beneficial and sustainable long term relationships. This adherence to values has helped to create a safe working space where everyone is welcome regardless of race colour religion gender or sexuality. The company consistently maintains a low staff turnover whilst it ensures that its team members all have a respectful rights and responsibilities relationship with the business.
Pugh has lived in Vietnam for the past 8 years with his husband and their two fur kids Dolce and Gabbana. They first "married" in the back yard of their house in Australia -with the belief that they were not going to wait for politicians to make it legal, and then again in August 2018 when it did actually become legal. Both Pugh and his husband have been active members of the LGBTQI community in organising events and groups and believe that with visibility comes tolerance and acceptance. |
