HR Summit Agenda
DAY ONE - Wednesday 28 March 2012
8:00am Registration & Expo hall opens
8:30am Welcome and opening remarks from the chairperson
9:00am KEYNOTE CASE STUDY Unlocking the full potential of your workforce: Hilti’s journey in becoming the ‘Best of the Best’ Employer
In 2011 Hilti Australia was named ‘Best of the Best’ in Aon Hewitt’s Best Employer accreditation program. This honour was earned through Hilti’s leadership commitment to their people and the development of a compelling business strategy that is reflected in HR practice. In this case study session, hear about how Hilti employees understand their value in organisational strategy. Learn how Hilti has built a high-performance and high-engagement corporate culture that champions other organisations.
Jan Pacas, managing director, Hilti Australia
10:00am INDUSTRY COMMENTARY The future of the HR profession: HR’s evolution from function fulfilment to strategic business partner
The role of the HR professional is evolving. Strides have been made to promote HR from a personnel function to part of overall business strategy but for HR professionals to be viewed as real business partners, they must be able to provide advice that will improve organisational capability. In this session, hear from an experienced HR leader on how the role of HR is changing and how you can add value to your organisation within your role.
Richard Laidlaw, general manager, human resources – commercial property, Stockland
10:45am Refreshments & networking break
11:30am CASE STUDY Powering great performance: The essentials of an effective HR team
This dynamic session will uncover how Foxtel has worked with the business to drive culture change and improved performance.
• Understand the role of the HR team in contributing to business decisions
• Learn how to overcome obstacles and business issues in the internal and external environment
• Gain insight on how the team delivers consistent excellent advice, service and information
• Hear about the success of recruitment, employee engagement, leadership, learning and development and change management strategies
• Discover how the team reaches beyond daily tasks and achieves broader strategic HR objectives
Emma Hogan, director human resources, Foxtel
*Winner 2011 Australian HR Team of the Year
12:15pm CASE STUDY Leveraging EVP to shape a pipeline of future leaders
How do you distinguish your next generation of top performers from the rest? How do you quantify the return on investment from selecting the right talent? In this session, hear from a leading HR director on the top skills needed to grow a pipeline of top talent.
• Determine the best leadership style for your organisation
• Identify current and potential leaders within the team
• Pinpoint leadership gaps
• Develop succession plans for critical roles
• Set career-planning goals for potential leaders
• Create a skills roadmap for future leaders
• Build a retention program for current and future leaders
• Learn how to build a strong EVP, brand identity and impact retention
Justin Miles, general manager HR, Fonterra ANZ
1:00pm Networking lunch in the Expo Hall
2:00pm LEGAL UPDATE Terminations: Dealing with performance, redundancy and bad fits
Terminating an employee's employment should be done carefully. Before deciding to terminate someone's employment make sure you understand your obligations under their employment contract, award or agreement. This session examines the legal hazards associated with terminating the employment relationship and provides a road map for best practices on the following complex issues:
• Preparing the proof for termination
• Understanding the legal obligations to the employee
• Issuing genuine redundancies
• Adressing Unfair Dismissal claims
• Dealing with bad fits: When employers and employees collide
Joydeep Hor, managing principal, People + Culture Strategies
2:45pm EXPERT COMMENTARY Empowering employees through online learning
In the first decade of this new millennium the world market for e-learning grew over 2600% and if anything, growth today is accelerating. Moreover, e-learning is developing and changing as fast as it is growing. As we enter the new decade we see many new technologies emerging; we see changes in the way e-learning is delivered; we see changes in how, when and where people learn. This session will examine the key factors behind the rise of e-learning and provide a futuristic perspective on new technologies that will shape e-learning over the coming decade. Explore:
• The factors behind the explosion in e-learning since 2000
• Mobile learning – What does it mean and how will we use it?
• Social learning – What is it and how might it form part of a learning strategy?
• The emergence of serious gaming – Isn’t that an oxymoron?
Tim Legge, CEO, Learning Seat
3:30pm Refreshments & networking break
4:15pm WORKSHOP Leading with emotional intelligence
This session explores raw emotional ability in four dimensions – recognising, using, understanding and managing, and their impact on behaviour and performance. It looks at a set of emotional skills both experiential and strategic. The session explores:
• The Four Branch Model (MSCEIT)
• Pragmatic wrap of assessing ability
• Problem solving, working with emotions
Jim Grant, founding partner, Dattner Grant
5:00pm Networking drinks for all attendees in the Expo Hall
DAY TWO - Thursday 29 March 2012
8:00am Registration & Expo Hall opens
9:00am Opening remarks from the Chair
9:15am KEYNOTE CASE STUDY Championing HR initiatives
Direct insights from the CEO and HR director on how HR impacts business strategy. In this exclusive session, learn more about:
• The important elements of a successful CEO/HR relationship, including how trust is built
• Learn what CEOs want from HR in terms of metrics and performance results and keeping the pulse of a strong corporate culture
This dynamic session examines the strategic partnership between CEO & HR and their alignment toward people as their best asset.
Brian Bissaker, CEO, Colonial First State & Kate Rimer, general manager wealth management human resources, Commonwealth Bank
10:00am CASE STUDY Impact leadership: The role of leadership capability in translating HR strategy to execution
An essential success factor in implementing HR strategies is to have a high degree of leadership capability that can turn abstract concepts into real and actionable outcomes. The effectiveness of leaders, their alignment with business strategy and their ability to grow and develop internal talent are critical in today’s competitive telecom industry. In this valuable session, learn the Optus strategic approach to leadership development. Focus on:
• Engaging leaders to reinforce corporate values and culture
• Aligning business objectives with talent management
• Identifying top talent to lead initiatives
Vaughan Paul, HR director, Optus
10:45am Refreshments & networking break
11:30am DISCUSSION Reaping the benefits of RTO partnerships
When organisations partner with a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) in such a way as to allow internal company trainers to deliver accredited training, it enables a much greater degree of flexibility to customise course content. This means that company documentation including policies and procedures, as well as confidential information that cannot be made available to external trainers and organisations can be embedded into the training programs, making them more relevant and application focused for participants. In this panel discussion, two organisations - The Hills Shire Council and GE Capital Finance Australasia Pty Ltd will share experience and perspective on how they derive maximum benefit from such partnerships. Their chosen RTO partner, Leadership Success will also join the panel to present and discuss partnerships from an RTO perspective.
Leonie Curtis-Kempnich, CEO, Leadership Success Pty Ltd
Michelle Coleman, assistant manager of workforce strategy & business improvement, Hills Shire Council
Gian Carotta, learning & development leader, GE Capital Australasia
12:15pm EXPERT COMMENTARY Closing the talent gap
A sound talent strategy starts with a clear picture of the business outcomes you expect and defining the talent you will need to achieve the outcomes. In this session, talent management provider DDI will reveal how to:
• Pinpoint current and future business drivers
• Define how success will be measured
• Identify gaps in the quality and quantity of talent required to execute your business drivers
• Assess strengths and weaknesses in your current talent management systems and capabilities
• Deliver a strategy aimed at closing your talent gaps
Bruce Watt, managing director, DDI Australia
1:00pm Networking lunch in the Expo Hall
2:00pm CASE STUDY How HR can drive organisational success
In this case study, hear from Fuji Xerox on how they are managing their best asset, their people, in driving innovation and financial revenue.
• Defining engagement and understanding why it matters
• HR as a driver of performance
• Communication pathways
• Perfecting HR structures, operations and design
Beth Winchester, general manager human resources, Fuji Xerox
2:30pm CASE STUDY On-boarding best practices: Enhancing engagement with the employee on Day One
Making a new employee to an organisation or location feel welcome and comfortable has proven to be a great retention tool. In this session, learn top tips for on-boarding new hires to ensure their assimilation into the new company and their overall success within their role. Explore:
• Articulating the organisation's mission, vision and values - the role of a company ambassador
• Choosing a buddy or mentor
• Creating a sense of belonging and inclusion for the new employee
• Encouraging participation in corporate culture
• Assessing performance - setting weekly and monthly targets
• Ensuring open and frequent communication
Ronan Carolan, human resources director, Sanofi
3:00pm POWERHOUSE SESSION Building success and performance on strong foundations - The importance of getting the basics right
Brennon Dowrick is one of Australia’s most successful gymnasts. He has represented Australia at two Olympic Games, three Commonwealth Games and seven World Championships and was Australia’s first ever gymnastics Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist in 1990, a feat he repeated in 1994. In this unique session, learn from an Olympian the skills needed to:
• Gain skills in leadership coaching
• Understand the long-term efforts needed to reach desired outcomes
• Appreciate the importance of the process needed to achieve goals
Brennon Dowrick, former Olympian
3:30pm Conference concludes & close of Expo Hall
To download a PDF of the event brochure please click here.