Workplace Research and Consulting Organization Brings Top Companies Together to Share Best Practices, Discuss Future of Employers in Asia-Pacific

HONG KONG--August 29, 2012--(Business Wire)--Great Place to Work® Institute, the leading global organization that creates workplace recognition rankings worldwide, will be holding its inaugural Asia-Pacific conference in Hong Kong on August 29-30.

This event highlights the region’s prominence in the world economy and the growth of nearly every sector doing business in the region. The event is the first of its kind and many of the region’s best workplaces, including Nokia China, SC Johnson China, Mercedes Benz Auto Finance China, MakeMyTrip India, Plan Do See Japan and McAfee Australia, will share best practices from their organizations.

Great Place to Work® recently expanded its presence in the region with a new Hong Kong office that will serve the entire Greater China region. The organization has more than 15 years of experience in Asia Pacific and has witnessed the region’s economic rise and social transformation. Worldwide, Great Place to Work® sets the standard for workplace excellence and has conducted pioneering research and evaluated companies in more than 45 countries over the past 25 years. The conference is a celebration of this experience and a chance for participants to learn from this expertise and help transform their workplaces to stay abreast of the changes.

“Increasingly, being recognized as a Great Place to Work® is one of the most important metrics a company can use to benchmark its progress, measure success, and engage its employees and customers,” said Jose Carlos Bezanilla, CEO, Great Place to Work® in Greater China. “These rankings touch every factor critical to a company’s success, including corporate reputation, sustainable growth, and assembling a top notch workforce.”

Speakers at the 2012 Great Place to Work® Asia Pacific Conference share a drive for building sustainable competitive advantage alongside trust-based workplace cultures. Every speaker represents a company that has been recognized on one or more "Best Companies" lists and will speak to their practical experience of successfully building great workplaces. Attendees come from a broad range of industries, the Asia Pacific Region, and use the conference to exchange best practices, share challenges, and build their professional support network.

The conference will feature Robert Levering, co-founder of Great Place to Work® Institute, who will discuss the opportunities and challenges facing employers in the region. Vice President, Business Development at Great Place to Work® Michael Burchell will also present his book, “The Great Workplace,” based on research done with multinational clients around the world.

The conference will take place at the JW Marriott hotel at Pacific Place, located at 88 Queensway in Hong Kong. For more details or to register for the conference, please visit http://www.greatplacetowork.com.hk/publications-and-events/conferences-and-events/662.

ABOUT GREAT PLACE TO WORK

Great Place to Work® Institute is a global human capital consulting, research and training firm specializing in organizational trust. The Great Place to Work ®model is built on 25 years of research and data collected through our Trust Index® Employee Survey, which is taken by over 10 million employees annually worldwide.

Great Place to Work® provides leadership coaching and culture consulting services to businesses, non-profits and government agencies in 45 counties on all six continents. In the United States, Great Place to Work® produces the annual FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list among other regional and country Best Companies to Work For® listings and publications.

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