Main Conference

Opening remarks from the Chairperson

Kylie Speer

Host
Key Media

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Kylie Speer

Host
Key Media

Kylie Speer is a television host, media professional and author with international experience spanning more than 15 years. Since graduating from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kylie’s career has seen her assume posts in Sydney, Melbourne, London, Dubai, Los Angeles and New York across numerous print, online and broadcast television media outlets including The Sunday Telegraph, nineMSN, the Nine Network Australia and Sky TV in the UK.

PANEL: Developing internal mobility to optimise your workforce

How are companies leveraging internal mobility initiatives to upskill and improve retention? This session will discuss how companies are rolling out internal mobility plans across their workforces to support business growth, while motivating employees with career opportunities. 

• Designing new roles and career pathways to drive a skills-based approach 
• Creating personalised programs to align employees with learning frameworks 
• Examples of effective leadership development programs to support both new and existing leaders 

Panellists

Andrew Buckland

Associate Director, Future Workforce
Eastern Health

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Andrew Buckland

Associate Director, Future Workforce
Eastern Health

Carina Parisella

Head of Technology Workforce
ANZ

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Carina Parisella

Head of Technology Workforce
ANZ

Carina Parisella leads the Technology Workforce agenda at ANZ Bank. She is the Architect behind ANZ’s Tech Talent Marketplace, an internal mobility platform designed to mobilse talent to the most important work and is the co-founder of ANZ’s award winning Return to Work program – the first returnship program in the Australian financial services sector.

Carina’s team is focused on attracting, developing and retaining a diverse and highly capable global workforce through building early talent, internal mobility, learning and development, ways of working and workforce management.

A passionate diversity and inclusion advocate, Carina and her teams have been recognised globally for their work across various initiatives focused on leveraging untapped talent like the ANZ award-winning Return to Work program and the highly successful Spectrum program for autistic individuals.

Prior to her current role, Carina has held a number of leadership roles across banking, media, communications, innovation and partnerships and plays an advisory role in the innovation and start-up economy. She’s a regular in the Australian speaking circuit and passionate about increasing awareness of diversity in business and untapped talent. A relentless optimist and business creative, Carina loves working with people and technology to bring ideas and solutions to life.

WORKSHOP: Managing the use of AI in your workforce

It’s essential for HR leaders to ensure employees are using ChatGPT and other AI tools responsibly and effectively to mitigate risks. This session will discuss how to manage the use of AI tools across the organisation and how to create awareness on potential risks.    

• Drafting robust policies and clear guidelines to manage the use of AI tools 
• Ethical and legal considerations for mitigating potential risks  
• Monitoring employee usage of AI tools 

Hugh Ragg

Global Skills Program Director
Arcadis

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Hugh Ragg

Global Skills Program Director
Arcadis

Morning tea and refreshments break

Designing a high-impact HR operating model with AI and a ‘skills first’ approach to talent

Two-thirds of executives (65%)* say that their organisation needs to be more digital than it is today. Delivering on this vision requires a radical rethink in how organisations are designed and a re-alignment of the HR function to access new skills with a more agile flow-to-work models. This session will discuss how companies are transforming their HR structures, processes and strategies to align their workforce with business objectives.  

• The right skills and mindset of the HR function for the digital age 
• Enhancing the employee experience with the HR operating model and work-tech ecosystem  
• Key lessons learned from organisations succeeding in this transformation journey 
• Mapping a plan to take HR’s impact to the next level 

Andrew Lafontaine

Consulting Services Leader ANZ
Mercer

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Andrew Lafontaine

Consulting Services Leader ANZ
Mercer

Andrew is a Partner at Mercer working with clients across a range of workforce and transformation initiatives. Over the last 25 years, Andrew has held senior roles in both global technology and consulting firms as well as having held senior HR roles with some of Australia’s largest organisations.

Andrew has worked with large global and multinational organisations in various locations specialising in workforce transformation, HRIS strategy & implementation, assessment, capability building, culture, engagement and strategic workforce planning.

Andrew is passionate about working with organisations to affect real change in their organisation and workforce.

PANEL: Powerful productivity measures for a remote workforce

Organisations are working with increasingly dispersed workforces. How can you track productivity in the modern workplace? This session will examine how to measure productivity to improve performance. 

• What key data and metrics can we use to track productivity? 
• Measuring output for roles that cannot be measured quantitatively 
• How can people analytics provide insight into productivity?

Panellists

Liam D’Ortenzio

Head of People and Culture
Employment Hero

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Liam D’Ortenzio

Head of People and Culture
Employment Hero

Liam is Employment Hero’s Global Head of People & Culture, focused driving high performance and alignment across the organisation. With over 10 years experience in the field, Liam has worked in a number of hyper-growth technology companies across People Partnering, OD, Talent, Employee Experience, Sales Leadership, and Commercial Operations roles. He has focused on solving complex problems with scalable thinking that enhances the working lives of those impacted. Prior to Employment Hero, Liam worked at Xero, Whispir, and Sidekicker.

Chari Hall

Head of People & Culture, Australia, NZ & Singapore
Vista

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Chari Hall

Head of People & Culture, Australia, NZ & Singapore
Vista

Networking lunch 

Expo Passport Grand Prize Draw

Collect all exhibitors’ stamps on the Expo Passport for the chance to win a $1,000 cash prize! 

Workshops All Star Grand Prize

Attend all workshops for the chance to win a $1,000 cash prize!

Sponsor Prize Draws

Plus, don’t miss several exciting prize giveaways from our exhibitors! Visit their stand to discover how to enter the draws!

Horsepower for connected teams – psychosocial safety to cultivate human engagement  

In this interactive session, Jess, along with her horse Jorge, shares how the biofeedback from the horse’s response to the collective energy of the group shows how our actions can impact others. Individuals can recognise how they impact those around them and identify where group energy is misaligned to develop a cohesive, connected team.  

• Increasing emotional intelligence for authentic psychological safety and trust in teams 
• Breaking the leadership bubble: gain insight into how horses mirror your presence and develop attuned skills to regulate your nervous system  
• Prioritising how to build trust within yourself to enhance trust in your teams 
• Shifting your focus from being the smartest to being the most grounded leader in the room 

Jessica Cody

Director
Inner Rhythm

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Jessica Cody

Director
Inner Rhythm

Jessica founded Inner Rhythm with a desire to share the herd wisdom of horses with collective cultures to create cohesive, psychologically safe environments for people to thrive in.

With over 15 years in the Education industry, to completing her Master’s degree with Honours in Equine Assisted Therapy in Germany, a public speaker and facilitator, Jess utilises Equine Assisted Coaching, working on improving cultures across a diverse range of sectors including schools, nursing homes, sporting teams and the corporate space.

Jessica advocates for the belief that to truly thrive we need to embrace our humanity, emphasising the importance of being, rather than merely doing, to truly embody the essence of human connection in any environment.

“Jessica is a highly intuitive leader whose inner confidence has always had her challenging the status quo and leading life on her terms.” – Augusti Vera, Europe Executive Coach

PANEL: Building a high-performing leadership team

A high-performing leadership team is critical for organisations to successfully navigate an organisation’s challenges. In this session, Australia’s top companies will discuss the steps they have taken to build and sustain a trusted and high-performing team to lead and implement strategic change. 

• How to develop psychological safety and trust within a team 
• Creating a truly diverse and inclusive team to build a strong culture of belonging 
• How to enhance collaboration and communication among leaders 
• Developing a team with different skillsets and expertise  

Panellists

Kristen Bugeja

Chief People Officer
Defence Bank

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Kristen Bugeja

Chief People Officer
Defence Bank

Meredith Crowe

Senior VP, Global People & Culture
Telix Pharmaceuticals

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Meredith Crowe

Senior VP, Global People & Culture
Telix Pharmaceuticals

Meredith is a People & Culture executive specializing in organisation growth and culture, global operations, and organisation effectiveness.

As Senior VP, Global People & Culture at Telix Pharmaceuticals, she leads a global team with focus on talent acquisition and management, and building flexible and future-proofed People & Culture practises that can scale with a business. Telix is an ASX200, fast growing and highly innovative biopharmaceutical company with employees across APAC, EMEA and AMER.

Meredith has worked in Healthcare and BioTech for most of her career, and excels in high-stakes, purpose-driven environments. She have a keen curiosity for all things people, particularly in how the systems and networks in the workplace influence capacity for accountability, communication, empathy, and self-awareness.

Carl Phillips

Chief People Officer
Costa Group

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Carl Phillips

Chief People Officer
Costa Group

CLOSING KEYNOTE

Event concludes