Firmly established as the nation’s singular CHRO leadership event, the HR Leaders Forum is returning in May with dedicated content streams and a renewed agenda to build business resilience.
As our operating environment corrects, the Forum presents an enviable opportunity for the nation’s HR leaders to connect, combat shared challenges, and leverage opportunities emerging from the upturn economy.
Together, we will interrogate the forces shaping the profession, from the behavioural precedent being established by remote work practices to people analytics and ethics, all with the intent of charting a new path to progress.
Harnessing Human Creativity
The world economy is under incredible strain. Businesses are dislocated, labor markets have been disrupted, and uncertainty is prevalent. But HR leaders are responding dynamically to remediate short-term shocks and uncover lasting sources of business value. This Session acts as a contextual platform for the Forum; we will precisely map the legislative landscape – breaking down the changing macroeconomic and socio-political environment that we inhabit – to reveal pertinent regulatory implications for HR leaders.
How HR Leaders can create a culture to help everyone thrive in the post COVID Era
HR has never been tested as much as we have in the past 12+ Months. We have a responsibility, not only to keep people safe and productive, but to engage, inform and create an enduring culture. As we look to a post-COVID world, the workplace is being fundamentally reimagined. Business leaders are looking to drive and measure value and HR leaders play a crucial role in contributing business value through people. We will share insights into how HR professionals are leading the future of work and the symbiotic relationship between people and technology to achieve this.
For years, HR has worked to position itself as a harbinger of change. Now, facing unprecedented pressure to deliver strategic value to the organisation, we’ll build a model of effective HR leadership in today’s remote 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. We’ll frame this conversation through the Board’s lens and draw on perspectives from across the C-Suite to better understand how HR leaders can shape the strategic agenda.
Engaging talent in a crisis
Exercise with LeasePlan
Talent Case Study
People Analytics Case Study
Talent Session
We live in a knowledge economy – companies are investing heavily to nurture and then extract the creative potential of their employees. We know that this creative power is what defines us in the context of artificial intelligence and automation, and that the value we assign to these elusive skills will grow exponentially in the face of advancing technological capabilities. This Session shifts the dial on talent to consider how HR leaders can identify, nurture, and retain the precise skills that are proving consequential for business success.
People Analytics Session
In an operating environment defined by distance, data threatens to erode the boundary between professional and personal life down a once protected flank. The engrained philosophy that not everything that counts can be measured, and not everything that can be measured counts is compromised in a climate where only what is measured can be seen. Leaders must balance their reliance on employees to act with greater autonomy with layers of analytical oversight and data assurances. This technical Stream delves into this escalating tension; we will illuminate the crucial questions being solved behind the scenes while asking one of our own: how can HR leaders integrate deep People Analytics without losing sight of people?
Talent Keynote
Reimagining the Traditional Talent Function
People Analytics Keynote
Risks and rewards of HR Analytics
Future-proofing your Workforce: The Career Wellbeing Check
Businesses are adopting a more wholistic perspective on value, and employee wellbeing is at the heart of this recalibration. This Session is an honest opportunity to confront the failings of reflexive institutional responses and entrenched attitudes towards mental health. Together we will explore how leaders can reconcile competing responsibilities to the individual and the organisation as an entity; demonstrate the importance of moving beyond processes to demonstrate leadership through modelled behaviour; and establish the need to create support networks at the heights of corporate leadership.
Engaged & Enhanced: HR in a New Era of Company Transformation
Identifying and Investing in Tomorrow’s Leaders
COVID-19: What Did We Do, What Have We Learned, and What has Changed Forever?
Technology is liberating Human Resources from the transactional shackles that have thus far hindered the strategic potential of the profession. The transformative integration of cloud capabilities unfolding across all sectors of the national economy is altering the fabric of relationships embedded in the core of the Human Resources function. Automation and machine learning are elevating Human Resources into a second-line function, a transition that is empowering professionals to assume strategic business partnerships roles. This Session draws on case-based experience to interrogate this strategic transformation.
Rethinking resourcefulness: The power of positive emotions during change
In a highly volatile world, how do we ensure employees are effectively using their inner resources to sustain the myriad of challenges and opportunities they face? Science suggests that change and uncertainty can provoke a fear state in the human brain which negatively affects performance. When organisations create systems to effectively manage negative emotions and amplify positive ones, employee engagement and performance levels can be increased. With key insights from scientific fields like neuroscience, positive psychology and emotional intelligence, this keynote explores some of the practical tools that HR teams can implement to power human brains and productivity.
The Lessons I’ve Learned: Bringing Corporate Perspectives to Public Roles
From momentous strides in analytics and machine learning, to the bold transformation of fundamental principles and structures, there is relentless pressure on businesses to innovate and remain ahead of the curve. While prophesising over the distant future is a fruitless undertaking, there are tangible steps that businesses can take now to enhance their responsiveness and adaptability. This Session explores the systems, structures and methodologies that allow truly resilient HR functions to seize opportunity whenever it arrives and in whatever form it takes.
Refocusing for 2021
Financial Wellbeing
Culture Case Study
Communication Case Study
Culture Session
We are mining the complexities of the world around us in greater detail than ever before. This ongoing interrogation has yielded great advances and insight; we have moved far beyond bean bags to more precisely map the relationship between culture, collective purpose and performance. This Session is dedicated to tracing the brushstrokes that complete a wholistic picture of the work environment. From consolidating trust in flexible work arrangements to aligning employee values with business priorities and outcomes, we will uncover the tangible steps leaders can take to both inspire and empower their people.
Communication Session
Questions around algorithmic ethics, employee wellbeing and privacy are not optional conversations for HR professionals – they are consequential issues arising from within the function. HR professionals must be open to consultation around the often-shrouded ethical implications of automation and machine learning. They must be qualified to communicate critical questions around enterprise architecture to the Board, ensuring they are aware not only of current capabilities and the accompanying risks, but of the trajectory of those capabilities. This Stream illuminates the questions HR Leaders should be asking of themselves, their employees, and their leaders to raise the ethical posture of their organisation.
Culture Keynote
Creating a Culture to Nurture Employee Engagement
Communication Keynote
Fuelling Productivity through Meaningful Engagement
Why leading Australian companies are prioritising financial wellbeing in 2021
Thriving in the Recovery: Engaging Employees with Redefined Purpose
Future-Proofing the Workforce
The Oranges Toolkit builds mental and emotional agility through seriously refreshing workplace wellbeing and resilience training programs that equip employees to positively adapt to complexity, change and adversity.
ServiceNow is making the world of work, work better for people. Our cloud-based platform and solutions deliver digital workflows that create great experiences and unlock productivity for employees and the enterprise. For more information, visit: www.servicenow.com.
Earnd, a responsible on-demand pay provider, closes the gap between earning money and getting paid to reduce the need for expensive credit and alleviate the #1 employee concern – financial stress.
With global infrastructure and local expertise, LHH is the world’s leading integrated Talent Development and Transition company. We change the world – one individual and one customer at a time, identifying opportunities and delivering them.
The Institute for Management Development (IMD) is an independent academic institution with Swiss roots and global reach, founded almost 75 years ago by business leaders for business leaders. Since its creation, IMD has been a pioneering force in developing leaders who transform organizations and contribute to society.
Think video, think Shootsta.
Shootsta is a global tech-enabled video company educating and empowering enterprises with the tools, technology and training to create high-quality cost-effective and professionally-edited videos, animated explainers, podcasts and pre-produced webinars in as little as 24 hours. Our goal is to put quality video at the heart of all communication, for every business.
Our global team operates out of Sydney, London, San Diego, Singapore and Hong Kong. We work with over 250 clients globally, including Salesforce, GSK, LinkedIn, Estee Lauder, Deloitte and Coca Cola.
Achievers’ employee voice and recognition solutions bring your organisation’s values and strategy to life by activating employee participation and accelerating a culture of performance. Achievers leverages the science behind behaviour change, so your people and your organisation can experience sustainable, data-driven business results.
PeopleScout bring fresh thinking, new perspectives and endless possibilities to solving your recruitment challenges – from compelling candidate experiences to embracing diversity, streamlined candidate generation to using analytics to get better results.
Unmind is built on the belief that everyone has the right to a healthy mind. Unmind is a workplace mental health platform. We empower employees to measure, understand, and improve their mental wellbeing, while giving organisations actionable insights to inform their wellbeing strategies. Since launching in 2016, we’ve worked with some of the world’s leading organisations to build mentally healthier workplaces, including Woolworths Group, BSG, Generali, John Lewis & Partners and Samsung, Our vision is to create a world where mental health is universally understood, nurtured, and celebrated.
Shilo provides businesses with on-demand HR Talent when they need it most.
ELMO (ASX:ELO) is Australia and New Zealand’s only integrated cloud HR, payroll and rostering / time & attendance solution. ELMO is ISO 27001:2013 certified and our UTS partnership affirms our solutions are at the forefront of predictive analytics. We provide innovative technology to more than 1500 organisations across APAC, helping them to manage, engage, and inspire their people from one platform, with a single dashboard, and reporting suite.
KellyOCG® is a leading global advisor of talent supply chain strategies and workforce solutions, anticipating what’s next in the future of work and applying market insights, data analytics, and supply chain management principles to design customised solutions where businesses and talent thrive.
SEEK is a diverse group of companies that have a unified purpose to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed.
Harper Stone fuel data-driven organisations by giving everyone the ability to ask their own questions of data through simple search.
YOUtax’s professional tax lodgement and advisory services are designed to improve employee financial wellbeing. Talk to us about partnership opportunities!
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. Founded in 2005, Workday delivers financial management, human capital management, and analytics applications designed for the world’s largest companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. With HR, workforce planning, recruiting, and talent management working together in one system, you gain complete visibility into your global workforce. Organizations ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises have selected Workday. In Australia, a selection of Workday’s HCM Customers include Aesop, Aurecon, CBA, Latitude Financial Services, ME Bank, Mecca, Qantas and Ricoh.
In a world where the skills landscape is constantly evolving, Coursera for Business provides the enterprise-grade solutions your company needs to thrive now and in the future.
With more than 1.3 million employees of Ascender clients being serviced using Ascender’s Payroll and Human Capital Management platforms throughout the Asia Pacific, approximately 1,600 accounts across more than 1,100 global brands and listed companies trust us to meet their payroll and HR needs.
Their regional teams and operational centres service a diverse range of clients’ payroll requirements through 900+ dedicated professionals across 8 countries, who have local payroll knowledge and expertise in 7 languages across 31 country legislations. Ascender offers payroll outsourcing and cloud-based enterprise integration for businesses seeking to incorporate streamlined payrun capabilities across multi-countries through leading technology and innovative processes.
Ascender is part of Ceridian, a global leader in human capital management technology, human resources, payroll, benefits, workforce management and talent management solutions to organisations of all sizes across APAC, EMEA and AMER regions.
With its four brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility services.
Careerbase is People Investment Platform that gives organisations the ability to build and deploy personalised career and talent development experiences. Empower people to take ownership of their development and get better visibility of impact and ROI for your people investments.
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Celebrating its 9th year, the HR Leaders Forum is unparalleled in the level of delegates and speakers it attracts. The Forum is driven by an ambitious business agenda, and our audience is screened for seniority to ensure you are networking with the minds shaping business.
Our limited keynote and moderated panel speaking opportunities will effectively embed you in this top-end business community. Digital and physical brand activations, as well as consultations in dedicated activation spaces further enable you to engage with this decision-making audience.
As a marketing platform to demonstrate expertise, credibility and grow your business with HR professionals, the HR Leaders Forum offers unrivalled cut-through.
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New South Wales 2000, Australia
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Delegates are required to quote ‘CONNECTMED21’ to receive a discounted rate of $190 room only per room per night nett. This discount is valid for travel between 26th April 2021 and 2nd June 2021 and is valid until 7 days to arrival date of the event. Rooms are subject to availability and rates will be quoted at the time of booking.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What’s included in my delegate pass?
A Delegate Pass includes access to all sessions, refreshment breaks, networking lunches, and access to provided speaker presentations.
What’s included in my digital pass (only applicable for digital events)?
A digital pass is valid for the use of 1 user and provides access to live content, inclusive of all keynotes, and sessions. The pass also includes access to post event content and select speaker presentations, this will be available to you via email in the week following the event. Please note: Sharing of speaker presentation’s is subject to approval from the guest speaker. Access must not be shared by multiple user’s or redistributed in any way. Organiser’s reserve the right to deny access to anyone who is found violating the above terms.
Is there a group booking discount?
Yes – groups of 3 people or more are entitled to a discount. Full discount information is available on our registration page. If you have any questions about how group bookings work, please contact [email protected]
Can I transfer my pass?
A delegate pass is entry for one person only, passes cannot be shared. A substitute delegate is welcome at any time prior to the event, provided the request is made in writing to [email protected]
How do I receive my delegate pass?
Following the completion of your registration and payment, you will receive an email confirmation. We will contact you via email one week before the event to provide final information regarding your participation. Delegate badges and all event material will be provided upon arrival at the event – nothing will be sent in the post.
Is media registration available?
No, this is a closed and confidential event. Media registrations are not available.
Cancellation Policy:
A full refund less a $250 (GST Inclusive) processing fee is applicable on cancellation requests made in writing within 10 days of registration. No refunds are available for cancellations made more than 10 days after registration. Where Connect Media is required to reschedule the event in the interest of the event partner’s and guests, your pass will be automatically transferred to the rescheduled dates. Should Connect Media be unable to offer, deliver or fulfil any engagement within 12 months, you will be entitled to a full refund.
What is a Service Provider?
A service provider refers to an individual or organisation who supplies products and/or services to the primary audience of retail industry.
Service providers may only have one representative at the event. A delegate pass is entry for one person only, passes cannot be shared. All service providers who apply for a pass will be reviewed internally before a registration is completed.
Will there be a delegate list available?
No, Connect Media does not provide delegate lists to attendees
Delegate Pass:
Delegate Pass includes access to all sessions, refreshment breaks, networking lunches, networking drinks reception, and access to approved speaker presentations/on demand content. Please note: Sharing of speaker presentation’s is subject to approval from the guest speaker. One delegate ticket is entry for one person only, passes cannot be shared. Organiser’s reserve the right to deny entry to anyone not registered.
Digital Pass (only applicable for Digital Events):
A digital pass is valid for the use of 1 user and provides access to live content, inclusive of all keynotes, and sessions. The pass also includes access to approved speaker presentations/on demand content; this will be available to you via email in the week following the event. Please note: Sharing of speaker presentation’s is subject to approval from the guest speaker. Access must not be shared by multiple user’s or redistributed in any way. Organiser’s reserve the right to deny access to anyone who is found violating the above terms.
Payment & Discounts:
Payment of invoice is due within 7 days of registration. A 3% surcharge is payable for all credit card transactions. Only one promotional discount code can be applied per registrant. Payment in full is required by the first day of the event. Please note: Registrations made within 7 days of the event can only be paid via credit card. All prices and promotions are valid at the time of purchase only and may not be redeemed after the point of purchase.
Organiser’s Rights:
Connect Media and Communications Group Pty Ltd endeavours to ensure the conference programme and speaker line-up is correct at the time of the event. All advertised details are correct at time of publishing. Due to unforeseen circumstances Connect Media and Communications Group Pty Ltd reserves the right to alter the programme prior to the event without notice. We also reserve the right to cancel or postpone the event. Where Connect Media is unable to run the event in the next 12 months (from the date of the event), you will be entitled to a full refund. In the unlikely event that it is cancelled or postponed, no compensation will be provided for cancelled/amended travel arrangements.
Connect Media and Communications Group Pty Ltd reserves the right to deny access to any individual that engages in or is alleged to engage in practices that are considered unprofessional and inappropriate for a business conference. We reserve the right to deny access to delegates that may affect the client / vendor ratio of attendance in favour of the interests of sponsors and commercial partners of the event.
In registering for this event, delegates grant permission to Connect Media and Communications Group Pty Ltd to take and to have full and free use of video/photographs containing their image/likeness for promotional use. Should a delegate not agree to the above image release, they must advise [email protected].
Cancellation Policy:
A substitute delegate is welcome at any time provided the request is made in writing. A full refund less a $250 (GST Inclusive) processing fee is applicable on cancellation requests made in writing within 10 days of registration. No refunds are available for cancellations made more than 10 days after registration. Where Connect Media is required to reschedule the event in the interest of the event partner’s and guests, your pass will be automatically transferred to the rescheduled dates. Should you be provided with a credit note at the discretion of the event organisers, this credit is valid for the specified amount of passes, and not the monetary value. Should Connect Media be unable to offer, deliver or fulfil any engagement within 12 months, you will be entitled to a full refund.
Event Delivery:
In case of a change in government restrictions and advice, Connect Media reserves the right to make the decision to deliver the event completely digital, or completely in person. Should you hold a different pass, you are entitled to move your registration to digital/in person, or receive a credit for the following edition of the event.
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