| Agenda day one - 28 April 2010 |
8:00am Registration opens
9:00am Welcome and opening remarks from the Chairperson
HR leadership & business transformation
Emerging with strength, transparency, consistency and alignment
Paul Butler, associate director, Grant Thornton Australia Ltd
9:30am Seat at the table: How HR impacts business strategy
Lend Lease is a different kind of company where success is measured not only by financial returns, but on its positive contribution to the environment and society. Lend Lease believes that HR is an integral part of its overall strategy and values HR as a cornerstone of global leadership. Hear how Lend Lease's HR strategy impacts its business and reinforces a culture of innovation and respect for people.
• How HR directors can be recognised and valued
• How does the HR director implement the CEO's vision?
• Understand HR's role in corporate strategy
• How HR can impact long and short term operational strategy
• Hear how CEOs and HR directors can effectively work together
• Discover how HR can impact bottom line performance and revenue
Peitra Moffat, APAC head of HR, Lend Lease
10:15am Change management leadership: Cornerstone strategies toward organisational alignment
Wyeth is undergoing a significant change journey and transformation. Announced in October 2009, Wyeth is the recent acquisition of pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer. The integration and success of the acquisition is highly dependent on the HR strategy implemented from the beginning. A top priority of the acquisition continues to be Wyeth's focus on its people, their engagement and professional development. This session will detail:
• Defining the new HR vision
• Alignment across business units, locally and globally
• Creating a values definition of the new organisation
• Mainstreaming core standards of leadership and collaboration
• The journey towards employee engagement in a new organisation
• Status report on integration: How far have we come in 6 months
Dr. Gayle Philpotts, HR director, Wyeth
11:00am Refreshments & networking break
11:30am Top strategies for long term employee retention
The best retention decision is a great hiring decision. Learn top tips from Heritage on selecting the right candidates, welcoming employees and assimilating them into the corporate culture. Understand how to communicate effectively with staff to recognise their career aspirations and professional goals. Hear proven methods for ensuring long term retention of your top performers by providing growth opportunities and building a great place to work.
• Retaining high performers
• Linking talent with organisational strategy
• Empowering your best people to achieve results
• Developing a corporate culture of performance
• Utilise mentorship programs
• Maximising your people ROI
Bob Hogarth, general manager, human resources, Heritage Building Society
12:15pm The right to request flexible working arrangements - anything but a toothless tiger!
The R2R is not a 'toothless tiger' and can deliver a painful albeit indirect 'bite'. At this interactive session, you will learn how to protect yourself from the R2R 'bite' by using our unique 5 point process:
• Putting in place the 'R2R' compliance infrastructure - sample tools will be provided
• Ensure the legal implementation of the change
• Skill up relevant managers
• Implement post response (to the request) processes
• Implement a simple change management strategy
Siobhan Flores-Walsh, partner, Australian Business Lawyers
1:00pm Luncheon reception (conference delegates only)
2:00pm Leadership development: Building a pipeline of future leaders
General Electric places great importance on developing and skilling up leaders. This session will discuss GE's leadership development strategies and the importance of building a leadership pipeline to line up successors within the organisation.
• Hear about GE's leadership development programs and leadership development interventions across all GE businesses
• Find out how GE's leadership development programs have positively impacted the organisation's culture and helped individuals develop their leadership skills
• Explore strategies to identify leaders that can potentially transform your organisation and lead your business going forward
• Understand how the GFC has affected HR programs and the expectations of the workforce
Jim Nolan, vice president, human resources, General Electric
2:45pm Workplace planning and strategic HR partnerships: Thinking global, acting local
St Vincent's & Mater is dedicated to building innovative partnerships to develop future leaders in healthcare. This session will spotlight their knowledge collaboration program that is designed around the themes of people, strategy, systems and practice, encompassing foundation leadership. Learn more about their strategic workplace planning strategy and knowledge collaboration efforts that will lead the organisation into the future.
Kerrie Field, general manager, human resources, St Vincent's & Mater
3:30pm Refreshments & networking break
4:00pm WORKSHOP Skilling-up & coaching techniques for HR directors
HR professionals are often given the task of implementing a coaching culture or enhancing an organisation's coaching capability in order to increase engagement and performance. To be successful, they need a clear, practical and transferable approach to coaching. This session is designed to meet the specific needs of the HR team in an organisation. It aims to educate HR professionals in how coaching fits within a learning organisation culture and provide you with the skills and tools to enhance coaching capability within your organisation.
Hilary Armstrong, director, Institute of Executive Coaching
5:00pm -6:00pm Networking cocktail function on the expo floor
| Agenda day two - 29 April 2010 |
8:00am Registration opens
9:00am Opening remarks from the Chairperson
9:15am HR transformation: Accelerating employee engagement
Thales Australia has transformed its organisation to one where turnover is low and business results have risen, all during the GFC. Thales monitored levels of employee engagement and organisational attachment, and achieved transformation over a rapid timeframe. Employee engagement was measured through a comprehensive 'Organisational Effectiveness Profile'. This session will cover how traditional best practices mixed with innovative strategies lead to the transformation of an entire workforce. Thales transformation includes:
• Building a true corporate University
• New in-sourced recruitment functions
• New performance management structures
• Improved career development functions
• Revamped Rem and Ben approach
• New partnerships and agreement models
Paul Bowles, general manager - training & consultancy, human resources, Thales
Andria Wyman-Clarke, vice president, human resources, Thales
Thales Australia is a trusted partner of the Australian Defence Force, and is also present in commercial sectors ranging from air traffic management to security systems and services. The company employs around 3,500 people in over 35 sites across the country. Globally, Thales is a technology leader for the aerospace and space, defence, security and transportation markets. In 2008, the company generated revenues of 12.7 billion euros (equivalent of AU 22.1 billion) with 68,000 employees in 50 countries.
10:15am Re-designing corporate culture
Bupa is the largest private health and care provider in Australia. In 2008, it managed the largest merger the local health market had seen with the purchase of MBF. Learn how the HR department re-designed the business into one unified organisation. Hear how Bupa used a strategic focus and proven processes to create stability within three months of the merger and built a focused corporate culture. Understand how Bupa created a seamless transition in its merger by focusing on customer and employee satisfaction.
Penny Lovett, HR director, Bupa Asia Pacific
11:00am Refreshments & networking break
11:30am Technology innovation to attract quality employees
New technologies are rapidly changing the recruitment space in local and international markets. The Australian market demands improved technologies and innovation, but are we ready for the change? Find out more about international technology trends, data and statistics and how these will shape the Australian recruitment market and ultimately help businesses to attract and retain quality employees.
Michael Harvey, CEO, CareerOne
12:15pm Responsible executive remuneration & employee share schemes
Executive remuneration is under reform. In light of recent economic conditions and company performance, how is executive remuneration viewed? Compensation extends beyond pay and allowances to items like non-cash benefits, career development and the employee value proposition. However the attention of the media, shareholders and regulators remains firmly on remuneration levels. This session will outline remuneration principles and practices that are fair and responsible and their link to organisational performance in light of recent trends and regulatory developments and will address their direct impact on attraction and retention of top talent.
Christine Deveney, principal, Mercer
1:00pm Luncheon reception (conference delegates only)
2:00pm WORKSHOP Executive education: Melbourne Business School
Leading HR through recovery
• Implementing a change management strategy
• Focusing on organisational alignment
• Leading teams through challenging times
• Delivering results through innovation
• Skilling-up managers and skill shifting
• Establishing trust and credibility among employees
• Maintaining motivation, drive and morale in the workforce
• Empower employees toward self leadership
Helen Ormond, program director, Mt Eliza Executive Education, Melbourne Business School
3:30pm Conference adjourns