Firmly established as the nation’s singular CHRO leadership event, the HR Leaders Forum is returning in February 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.
Agile HR – Speeding Up The Shift To Digitization and Automation
New Models of Work: Mastering a Changing Environment
The pandemic continues to encircle society, endangering the resiliency of businesses and the health of citizens. Human Resources plays an indispensable role in weathering this ongoing crisis, as new models of work emerge in support of employee wellbeing and advancing business outcomes. In the opening Session of the Forum, we will take time to explore the new models and methodologies HR leaders are adopting as the work environment expands beyond the traditional confines of the office. There is no doubt our expectations around work are changing – attendees will be challenged to consider how strategy and technology are aligning to reimagine the future of work and support business growth.
Transparent Leadership: The Evolving Role of HR
The pandemic has tested the mantle of modern leaders in every sector of the national economy. In fatiguing conditions, leaders have placed emphasis on transparent communications to align authentically with their people. By continuing to build on this new level of collaboration, drawing on uniquely human capabilities as well as digital assets, leaders can position their businesses to thrive. In this Session, we will draw together perspectives from across the C-Suite, providing attendees with first-hand insight on the evolving responsibilities and expectations of HR leaders, as well as the strategies and approaches that are being adopted to succeed in the current environment.
Lessons From The Pandemic On The Future Of HR
People Analytics Stream
Sponsor Keynote
Talent Stream
Sponsor Keynote
People Analytics Stream
Improving Visibility over an Empowered Workforce
The boundaries between personal and professional environments are rescinding. In hybrid work environments, businesses must balance their reliance on employees to act with greater autonomy with layers of analytical oversight. This stream provides a technical perspective on the data and analytics HR leaders are leveraging to augment and empower their people. Attendees will be better equipped to leverage analytics to analyse employee data, distil actionable insights, and make more informed people management decisions.
Talent Stream
A New Approach to Talent Acquisition and Retention
The pandemic has stifled efforts to secure high-value candidates from a global talent pool. In this intensely competitive environment, candidates expect a digitised workplace that reflects the personalisation, speed, and interconnectedness they experience outside of work, with ongoing opportunities for personal development. This Stream shifts the dial on talent to consider how HR leaders can identify, nurture, and retain the precise skills that are essential for business resilience. Attendees will be armed with fresh perspectives for revitalising their approach to talent acquisition and retention.
People Analytics Stream
Keynote
Talent Stream
Keynote
Harnessing Disruption — Evolving Your Workforce for Adaptability
Digital Coaching for Organisational Success
Business leaders are significantly more satisfied with how they have adjusted to new working norms than their employees are, and points to the need for clearer organisational insight into how employees have re-evaluated what they need from their workplace. NTT Ltd., a global technology and business solutions provider, has released the 2021 edition of the Global Workplace Report. Conducting 1,146 (430 in Asia Pacific) interviews across 23 countries, NTT found near-universal agreement that remote working has introduced difficulties, with 82% of respondents saying that it has challenged organisational performance and 81% saying that it has been challenging for employees. 63% of CHROs (58% of organisations in Asia Pacific), meanwhile, say that employee wellbeing has deteriorated over the course of the pandemic.
Broad awareness of the issue is not always translating into a realistic assessment of organisational capability. This awareness gap mirrors a serious lack of employee confidence, with just 38% saying that their employer fully values their health and wellbeing, and only 23% saying they are very happy working for their employer. Further to this, we are now faced in Australia with the ‘Great Resignation’ where according to research by Microsoft, 40% of the global workforce are considering leaving their employers over the next year.
For the new post-pandemic, it is really a call to shift our thinking from being about actions to being about outcomes. This session will bring you thought-provoking insights on how digital coaching can trigger organisational success.
Advancing Employee Wellbeing Practices
The pandemic uprooted deeply entrenched social behaviours and patterns of work. In the midst of this change, business vulnerabilities were exposed, as were our own personal vulnerabilities, as individuals and as colleagues. Now, as we emerge through the pandemic, leaders have an opportunity to ensure that the positive strides taken towards adopting a wider, more authentic perspective on employee wellbeing come to full fruition. This Session charts the path businesses can take to translate a wholistic vision of employee experience and wellbeing into sustainable, reliable, and authentic practices as our operating environment corrects.
Putting AI to Work
Creating a Unified and Authentic Workforce
For too long, the business case for diversity and inclusion has been eclipsed by competing priorities in the corporate agenda. As businesses face renewed pressure to secure advantage, leaders are looking to capture the value that a robust diversity and inclusion programme provides. From embedding transparent communication structures through to empowering individuals at every stage of the corporate hierarchy to lead in diversity and inclusion, we will explore the practical steps businesses can take to create an enviable workplace environment. Attendees will be armed with strategies for identifying and eliminating structural barriers to a unified and authentic workforce.
Strategies to Rebuild Trust and Resilience in a Post Pandemic World
Leading the Charge on Change
Businesses are continually evolving in pursuit of a flexible and magnetic workforce that delivers on strategic objectives. HR plays a central role in this mission, integrating systems and strategies that unleash the potential of employees. In this Session, we’ll see what steps leading businesses are taking to consolidate the rapid change inspired by the pandemic into a sustainable business position. Combining technological and strategic perspectives, attendees will be better equipped to initiate or accelerate transformative efforts at their own businesses.
Creating a Resilient Corporate Culture
Influence Stream
Sponsor Keynote
Purpose Stream
Sponsor Keynote
Influence Stream
New Intentions: Taking the Lead on Change Management
Businesses have been presented with a rare opportunity to redefine patterns of work. But to achieve ambitions for a flexible, empowered workforce, HR leaders must first demonstrate their own willingness to change by adopting a broader, whole-of-enterprise impact mindset. In this Stream, we will consider how HR leaders are maximising their influence across the businesses to inspire and guide meaningful transformation. Attendees will be armed with first-hand insights on engaging internal stakeholders and securing executive buy-in, improving their position to lead change management projects in their own businesses.
Purpose Stream
Countering Isolation: Aligning and Inspiring Your Workforce
It has never been more important to mobilise employees behind a shared sense of purpose and ambition for success. As we continue to adjust to new work environments, leaders must make a determined effort to align individual efforts with more meaningful customer outcomes and business impacts. This Stream explores the tools and methodologies HR leaders are adopting to authentically connect, communicate with, support, and inspire teams across the business. Attendees will be better equipped to identify and dispel barriers to a connected and inspired workforce.
Influence Stream
Keynote
Putting your People at the Heart of your Transformation
Purpose Stream
Keynote
Creating Synergy Between Performance and Purpose
Evolving and Aligning Workplace Culture and Corporate Purpose
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Celebrating its 10th 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.
This event was sold out in 2021
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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?
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Is media registration available?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
Covid Safety:
Connect Media and Communications Group Pty Ltd requests all participants present an official vaccination certificate in order to gain entry to event.
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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