The Asia HRD Congress™ is our flagship event. It is a dynamic learning platform with a global vision but sustained through Asian insights. It aims to bring HR professionals together to help them learn, share, network and shape in order that they may add value to the HRD field to the advantage of all.

It started off as half day Trainers Meet Trainers (TMT)® sessions in the late seventies on a complimentary basis. Most of the sessions were run by only one speaker. In 1985, the event was addressed by George Webster, then Executive Director of the Institute of Training & Development (UK) and the 1990 event by Jeremy Spoor, then President of SMR. About 40 to 70 persons attended each year.

In 1993, we decided to organise a one-day conference and the response was fantastic. We focused on learning and networking. This meant we needed to increase attendance. This was achieved by keeping the fee low and quality of the sessions high, with outstanding speakers. In 1993, there were about 350 participants.

Due to popular demands, we organised a 2-day TMT® Conference in 1994. We had 600 participants for this event. In 1997 the TMT® Conference attracted more than 1,000 participants from Malaysia and abroad.