OUTLOOK SESSION
Survival of the Fittest: Evolving with the Times
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has dawned with deeply transformative consequences for the global workplace. Businesses have always had to evolve to survive, but never at such a relentless pace. In this session, we’ll hear how businesses and employees are adjusting to a foreign ecosystem of algorithms and artificial intelligence, decode Gen Z’s lexicon of priorities and influences, and hear what it takes to outlive the competition.
LEADERSHIP SESSION
Results over Rhetoric: Exerting Your Influence
For years, HR has worked to position itself as a harbinger of change. With more pressure than ever to deliver strategic value to the organisation, we’ll build a model of effective HR leadership in today’s workplace, discuss the construction and execution of an HR-inspired vision for your business, and identify ways in which HR departments can maximise their value by redefining their identity as leaders.
CRISIS SESSION
Anywhere, Anytime: A Wholistic Approach to Crisis Management
The once clearly defined lines of crisis management have become blurred in today’s hyper-connected and always-on world. In this session, we’ll interrogate the relevance of traditional crisis roles, redefining where HR fits into the picture, discover how to strike a balance between employee empowerment and control, and share case-studies on rebuilding corporate reputation in the wake of a crisis.
TALENT SESSION
Outposts of Opportunity: Positioning Your Company in the War for Talent
AI is forecast to create more jobs than it displaces, leaving room for a deeper focus on uniquely human abilities. HR is responsible for securing these contested pockets of creative talent. In this session we’ll hear how HR leaders are achieving this unassailable priority; raise the hood on employee experience; and examine how business are using opportunities outside the office to attract employees into it.
EMPOWERMENT SESSION
The Art of Empowerment: Arming Your Assets
Attracting talent is only one piece of the puzzle. This session breaks down where organisations are investing to empower and retain their most valuable resource – their people. You’ll hear what leading companies are doing to boost retention rates, productivity, and the bottom line.
DATA AND ANALYTICS SESSION
Beyond Conversation: Adopting the Right Analytics
In every industry, conversation around transformation is anchored in data. It is our prerogative to understand how developments in the data and analytics space are shaping the profession. We’ll discuss the business case for implementing a dedicated people analytics program, unpack the impact of real-time performance insights, and set-forth a roadmap so that you can allocate your finite resources for results.
STRATEGY SESSION
Future Fortifications: Identifying and Seizing Opportunity
From flying cars to colonies on Mars, predictions of the future have varied wildly in their accuracy over the centuries. But reading the short-term horizon and planning for its arrival is a more realistic and valuable pursuit. In this session we’ll unveil the social and technological forces impacting businesses in the short term, expose mythology and hype, and hear how to position HR to seize opportunity, whenever it arrives and in whatever form it takes.
