THE FUTURISTS: Create the Next ERA

This isn’t about
showing up.

It’s about
standing out.

CREATE THE NEXT ERA

A year-long program that recognises excellence and creates learning opportunities. It brings together leading voices from HR, Technology, and Business to share what works, test new ideas together, and shape the future of our region.

THE FUTURE ISN'T COMING TO ASIA WE'RE BUILDING IT RIGHT NOW.

Across our region, business leaders are achieving results at scale and setting new standards for success. As markets transform and work evolves, Asia's businesses are moving beyond just being fast. This means rethinking leadership, upgrading skills, and reshaping company culture to navigate an uncertain tomorrow.

By 2027, one in four jobs will be different from those we have today. And six out of ten employees will need to learn new skills (World Economic Forum). The real opportunity lies in how we turn these changes into results by connecting our purpose, our people, and our performance.

For Southeast Asian leaders, the way forward is to focus on building organisations where your strategy is lived every single day through empowered people, flexible systems, and cultures that become stronger through change.

Futurists are Asia’s next-generation CXOs - CEOs, CTOs, CHROs, CFO, and transformation leaders driving the business, tech, and people agenda in their organizations. They don’t wait for the future to arrive, they build it.

They are strategic thinkers with a builder’s mindset, combining ambition with empathy, and experimentation with discipline. Futurists thrive at the intersection of innovation and execution, turning disruption into momentum.

Drive Transformation
with Measurable Results

They turn bold strategies into outcomes, scaling impact across people, processes, and platforms.

Experiment Boldly
and Learns Fast

They create safe spaces for innovation, where ideas are tested, refined, and scaled with agility.

Scales People +
Tech in Harmony

They integrate human potential with digital capabilities, ensuring tech empowers, not replaces, talent.

Champions' Purpose
Alongside Performance

They see uncertainty as an opportunity to redesign systems, strengthen culture, and redefine success.

WHY THIS MATTERS NOW

AI is reshaping entire job categories. Business models that worked last year are obsolete today. The workforce is multigenerational, distributed, and demanding more than just a paycheck; they want purpose, growth, and flexibility.



THE OLD PLAYBOOK WON'T WORK.

Incremental improvement isn't enough when the ground beneath us is shifting. This moment demands courageous leadership: leaders who experiment without permission, who build ecosystems instead of silos, and who see uncertainty not as a threat but as fertile ground for reinvention.


The Futurists exists for those who've already chosen to lead. This is your platform to connect with peers who are equally committed to building the future, share what's working (and what isn't), and elevate the innovations emerging from our region onto the global stage.


Because the future of work isn't being written in Silicon Valley alone, it's being built right here, by leaders like you.


WHAT WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT IN
THESE INITIATIVES

Tech-Led Transformation

Using emerging tech (AI, analytics, platforms) to reshape work, unlock productivity, and create competitive advantage at scale.

Bold Experiments

Initiatives that failed fast or won big, but drove learning and reinvention. Because innovation isn't about perfection, it's about progress.

Leadership in Transition

Leading through ambiguity, generational shifts, and hybrid futures, where clarity is rare but conviction is essential.

People-Centric Innovation

Reinventing culture, skilling, and DEI in meaningful, scalable ways that drive both engagement and business outcomes.

Sustainable Business Models

Building long-term impact with purpose-led strategies that balance profit with environmental and social responsibility.

WHY JOIN

This isn't just another leadership program. It's a year-long journey designed to
elevate your impact, expand your network, and position you at the forefront of Asia's transformation story.

Connect with Asia's Top Voices

Recognition that Spotlights Best Practices

Take Home Practical Playbooks

Engage in a Journey, Not a One-Off

Co-Shape the Future Alongside Peer CXOs

PODCASTS

Deep dive podcast series with leaders behind the wins

Honest, deep conversations with those who’ve redefined performance in their industries. Beyond milestones, Beyond the Brief explores the turning points, experiments, and leadership moments that turn ambition into momentum—and change into culture

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CXO RETREAT

Intimate forum + recognition of Top Voices

An exclusive gathering of Asia’s most forward-thinking CXOs: blending recognition, reflection, and reinvention. In a trusted setting away from the noise, The Circle creates space for deep exchange, foresight discussions, and the celebration of those shaping the region’s next growth era.

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STUDY TOURS

On-ground study tours with experiential sessions at leading enterprises

A front-row seat to transformation in action. Through curated visits and dialogues at future-ready organisations, leaders explore how innovation scales from mindset to measurement, from boardroom to shop floor, because the best lessons are lived, not learned.

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EXPERIENCE BOX

Thought leadership at People Matters events

The Experience Box is a curated space designed for HR and Tech leaders to come together, share their transformation journeys, and explore how talent and technology can co-create the future of work. The Experience Box isn’t just about showcasing innovation — it’s about experiencing it firsthand. Leaders will walk away with new perspectives, actionable ideas, and renewed energy to shape transformation in their own organizations. Join us to experience, connect, and co-create the future of Talent and Tech Transformation.

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HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS

Curated and personalised masterclasses for measurement, adoption, and change.

Transformation fails not because of bad ideas, but because of poor execution. Workshops bridge the gap between ambition and achievement through hands-on, data-backed sessions designed to move concepts from boardroom slides to measurable business impact.

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LEADERS INTERVIEWS

Format: Case-led stories with measurable impact

A curated series spotlighting leaders who have turned bold ideas into measurable enterprise outcomes. Each conversation unpacks the real decisions, challenges, and frameworks that drive large-scale transformation, offering a playbook for those building the future, not just talking about it.

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VIRTUAL CXO CONNECT

A virtual exchange of ideas followed by an open Q&A.

A live forum where practitioners, futurists, and innovators meet to challenge ideas, surface insights, and decode emerging shifts in work and technology. Designed for Insight and candour, these sessions turn dialogue into discovery, where every question moves the conversation forward.

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We’re curating a year-round recognition and dialogue series highlighting Asia’s top voices in talent and tech transformation, leaders who’ve delivered enterprise-scale outcomes.

ARTICLES

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** This initiative is exclusively designed for HR Leaders of organizations in APAC. People Matters reserves the right to admission at the event **

THE FUTURISTS


CREATE THE NEXT ERA