23 October | Post-Conference SSON Focus Day: The GBS Value Creation Playbook 

As GBS's continue to mature, traditional measures of success such as cost savings, efficiency and SLA performance are no longer sufficient. Business leaders increasingly expect GBS to contribute to growth, innovation, workforce transformation and enterprise-wide decision-making.  As GBS's continue to mature, traditional measures of success such as cost savings, efficiency and SLA performance are no longer sufficient. Business leaders increasingly expect GBS to contribute to growth, innovation, workforce transformation and enterprise-wide decision-making.  

10:00 am - 10:30 am Morning Refreshments & Registration


10:30 am - 10:35 am Welcome & Housekeeping Address from SSON Network


10:35 am - 10:40 am Opening Remarks from the Chair


10:40 am - 11:20 am Case Study: Delivering Specialist Expertise as a Service: Redefining Value Creation in Financial Services Operations

Shakira Snowdon - Country Head of Philippines, Pepper Money

Examining how Pepper Money is evolving its Manila operations from a transactional support centre into a specialist service organisation that improves responsiveness, decision quality and business outcomes across critical financial services functions.

• Expanding beyond transactional processing to provide specialised support across mortgage lending, asset management and credit operations
• Improving service quality and business responsiveness through digital workflows, automation and enhanced operational visibility
• Developing specialist talent capabilities that enable higher-value support and stronger stakeholder partnerships
• Measuring service success through business impact, operational outcomes and contribution to enterprise performance

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Shakira Snowdon

Country Head of Philippines
Pepper Money

11:20 am - 12:00 pm Case Study Designing Employee-Centric Shared Services: Applying Luxury Service Principles to Workforce Support

Jacintha Koh - Head of People Services, Moet Hennessy

Exploring how Moët Hennessy is reimagining HR shared services by applying customer-centric service principles to improve employee experience, strengthen workforce engagement and create measurable business value.

• Embedding personalised, high-quality service experiences that increase employee trust, engagement and satisfaction

• Balancing automation and efficiency with human interaction to maintain service quality at scale

• Leveraging workforce data and insights to proactively identify needs and improve service delivery outcomes

• Demonstrating how employee experience excellence contributes to retention, capability development and organisational performance



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Jacintha Koh

Head of People Services
Moet Hennessy

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Interactive Discussion Group: Creating Value Through Experience, Workforce and Culture

• Why employee and customer experience are becoming strategic differentiators

• Designing services around user needs and business outcomes
• Balancing automation, efficiency and human interaction
• Building a culture that supports innovation, ownership and continuous improvement

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Networking Lunch Break


1:30 pm - 2:10 pm Measuring What Matters

• Moving beyond traditional SLAs and operational KPIs

• Developing outcome-based performance metrics

• Demonstrating contribution to business performance and strategic priorities

• Communicating value effectively to executive stakeholders


2:10 pm - 2:40 pm Group Exercise: Creating a Practical Roadmap for Transformation

Developing Your GBS Value Creation Roadmap

• Assessing organisational maturity and readiness

• Prioritising value creation opportunities

• Identifying capability, talent and technology requirements

• Securing stakeholder buy-in and executive sponsorship




2:40 pm - 3:00 pm Interactive Discussion Group: What Will Create the Most Value in the Next Three Years?

• AI and intelligent operations

• Specialist services and advisory capabilities

• Experience-led service delivery

• Workforce transformation and capability building

• Enterprise-wide business partnering



3:00 pm - 3:00 pm End of Post-Conference Day