Distinguished between firm size:
There were 1,100 attendees in the conference. 29% came from organizations of less than 100 employees; 19% came from organizations of 100-499 employees; 28% came from organizations of 500-4,999 employees; and 24% came from organizations of 5,000 or more employees.
The attendees came from the Industry, Government, and Academic elites. The majority were Directors and Managers which accounted for 43%; Consultants, Staff, and Researchers accounted for 32%; Executive Directors accounted for 16%; and Non-HR Personnel accounted for 9%.
There were about 250 foreigners, amongst them were professionals from China with the largest percentage 36%, followed by South Korea 17%, Japan 11%, and the United States 9%. Attendees originated from nearly 30 countries, including China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, United States, Thailand, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia.