Schedule 2017
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DAY ONE: Wednesday 18th October 2017 |
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8:15am |
Registration opens |
9:00am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks from the Chairperson Nadia Taylor - Director, Livingstones |
9:10am |
Welcome from the Event Partner Sanofi |
9:15am |
Truth to power: C-Suite and boardroom dynamics and executive skills for today’s HR leader
Wesley Payne McClendon - Executive Director, McClendon Research Group, Inc., Professor, Human Capital Management, Melbourne Business School |
10:00am |
Learning and development programs that engage millennials Technological advances and demographic shifts are disrupting the learning and development landscape. Organisations are increasingly trying to compress training into shorter, sharper interventions to engage young employees who have grown up in a digitally-saturated culture. What is the ideal blend for an L&D program?
Peter Ryan - National Learning and Development Manager, Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd |
10:45am |
Morning refreshment break |
11:15am |
CASE STUDY Driving cultural change through middle management During times of organisational change, HR departments rely on line managers and department heads to follow advice and apply best-practice management principles.
Selena Turner - Executive Director, Leadership and Orgnisational Development, Queensland Treasury Corporation |
12:15pm |
HR SPOTLIGHT Leadership Attitude: How Mindset and Action can Change your World Sonia McDonald - Director, LeadershipHQ |
12:30pm |
Risky business: Global workforces and duty of care Given Australia’s geographic and economic position, business travel is part of the job description for many Aussies, especially to at-risk countries within the Asia-Pacific region. However, it seems many organisations may not have appropriate occupational travel health and security policies in place to ensure the wellness of their staff when overseas. To avoid the inconvenience, cost and loss of productivity due to sickness, injury or security on a work trip, it is best to consider the benefits of implementing a travel health and safety policy for employees. In this session, understand the accountability of Duty of Care and the cost and benefits of implementing an effective travel policy. Dr Deborah Mills - Medical Director, Travel Medicine Alliance (TMA) |
1:00pmm |
Networking Lunch |
2:00pm |
LEGAL UPDATE Employment law: A practical approach to managing mental health and illness in the workplace When dealing with workplace mental health issues, employers have legal obligations relating to discrimination, privacy, adverse action and health and safety. HR professionals should tread very carefully to avoid legal risks when mental health is a factor.
Jonathan Mamaril - Principal & Director, NB Lawyers |
3:00pm |
WORKSHOP What if pigs could fly? Suspending disbelief to make room for innovative workforce strategy So often organisations' strategies are limited by a preconceived view of what is and isn’t possible. Truly innovative workforce strategy only occurs where this disbelief is suspended. This interactive workshop takes participants through a process of actively participating in the creation of a future that we want and developing workforce strategies that propel us down that path. Participants will never think about workforce strategy in the same way again! Lenore Miller - Director, Dynamic Leadership Programs Australia (DLPA) |
3:30PM |
Afternoon refreshment break |
4:00pm |
PANEL DISCUSSION What is the right balance between commercialism and integrity? As HR leaders increasingly focus on commercial priorities and business performance, are we neglecting long-term morale and ethical considerations? What is the right balance between hard-headed commercialism and empathising with employees?
Jo Best - General Manager – Business Improvement, Hastings Deering (Australia) Limited Lisa Hunt - General Manager, Human Resources, AVJennings Ben Jensen - Chief HR & Technology Officer, Admedus Ferdie Kruger - Senior Director Human Resources, Peabody Energy Peter O’Sullivan - Head of People & Culture, BDO Moderator: Leisa Messer - Managing Director, HR Business Direction |
5:00pm |
Mindfulness Experiment - Stretch and Refresh Energising stretches to uplift at the conclusion of our first full day of conference. Sharon Wilks - Winning Mindfully |
5:10pm |
Day one concludes |
5:45 - 6:15pm |
Yoga in the Park Absolute beginners most welcome. Mats supplied, wear comfortable clothes. Meet in the foyer at 5.30 and we'll practise in the Botanic Gardens next door to the Stamford Plaza. Sharon Wilks - Winning Mindfully |
DAY TWO: Thursday 19th October 2017 |
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7:30 - 8:00am |
Yoga in the Park A beautiful way to start the day, notice how much more energised you feel! Mats supplied, meet in the Botanic Gardens next door to the Stamford. Wear something comfortable and come along with an empty stomach. Sharon Wilks - Winning Mindfully |
8:40am |
Mindfulness Exercise: Building resilience in times of change Sharon Wilks - Winning Mindfully |
8:50am |
Opening Remarks from the Chairperson Nadia Taylor - Director, Livingstones |
9:00am |
KEY NOTE Leading a remote & mobile workforce at Feros Care HR directors today need to lead, collaborate and build alliances across different cultures, geographies and time zones, while engaging a workforce that is increasingly dispersed.
Karen Foster - Director People and Culture, Feros Care |
9:45am |
CASE STUDY Diversity and inclusion programs at Star Entertainment Group Most executive teams now recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion programs on corporate reputation, employee brand, employee wellbeing and innovation. What does an award-winning diversity program look like?
Christine Ung - Group Diversity & Inclusion Manager, The Star Entertainment Group |
10:30am |
Morning refreshment break |
11:00am |
PANEL DISCUSSION People and technology today – What role should HR play? Digital technology is disrupting business models and radically changing the way we work. With automation increasingly disrupting the workforce, what will this mean for the future role of HR departments?
Chris Purdy - Human Resources Manager - Shared Services, Mantra Group Leith Wiblen - General Manager Human Resources, Queensland, The Star Gold Coast Beau Tydd - General Manager – People & Technology, Queensland Airports Limited Grant Mason - Vice President, Employee Relations and HR Shared Services (Aust), Incitec Pivot Limited Moderator: Andrew Fletcher - Learning Commercial Leader – Pacific Career Principal - Consulting, Mercer |
12:00pm |
HR SPOTLIGHT Mutual gains leadership Throughout the decades, HR experts have debated the best way to lead and inspire people. "I'm talking about leadership and management that takes enormous leaps" says, Luke Worth. In this talk, Worth passionately discusses how open communication and mutual gains leadership are the transformative keys to positive change management and developing the future of leadership and work. Luke Worth - Executive Director, Performance, Innovation and Implementation (RBWH); Executive Director, Organisational Development, Strategy and Implementation (MNHHS) |
12:15pm |
The elements of a high-performance team Successful organisations are built around highly empowered teams, driven by inspiring leaders.
Liz Crawford - Head of Executive Search and Leadership Assessment, Management Consulting, KPMG |
1:00pm |
Networking lunch |
1:50pm |
Prize draw |
2:00pm |
CASE STUDY Anywhere, anytime… flexible work practices at Bentleys Today’s employees are increasingly demanding and expecting flexible schedules and limited supervision – but such flexibility can only exist when balanced with the right systems, processes and culture, along with a strong focus on results.
Heidi Mayhew-Sanders - Human Resources Director, Bentleys (QLD) Pty Ltd |
2:45pm |
PANEL DISCUSSION Managing constant change in your organisation As the pace of change in the economy accelerates, CEOs are increasingly requiring their organisations and HR teams to be more agile. How are employees handling such incessant organisational change? In this interactive session, participants will hone their skills in change management and change leadership.
Raelene Barry - Deputy General Manager, Executive Manager, Human Resources, Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Hannah Bloch - Executive Director, People and Engagement, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service Steve Eltis - Director of People and Culture, Wesley Mission Queensland Kenan Hibberd - Executive Manager People, Culture & Safety, Unitywater Tony Lines - Head of People and Culture, Village Roadshow Theme Parks Moderator: Vanessa Jeske - Principal Consultant, 10K Consulting |
3:45pm |
Conference concludes |