The HR Summit Melbourne 2024 is the definitive event for senior HR professionals dedicated to crafting future-ready, high-performing workforces. Set in the heart of Melbourne, our two-day conference will provide you with the tools, insights and strategies to address the most pressing workforce challenges.
Featuring influential speakers, a robust agenda and the opportunity to network with the industry’s best; the summit is your opportunity to gain practical insight to improve talent retention, accelerate skill development, and effectively support your workforce.
Register now to elevate your HR strategy like never before. Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools needed to lead your organisation into the future with confidence and success
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Leadership Insights: Hear from industry leaders on navigating HR challenges in today’s dynamic environment, providing you with guidance to lead confidently
Networking Opportunities: Meet and collaborate with your peers across industries, sharing challenges and solutions, enhancing your professional network
Cutting-Edge Strategies: Hear about the latest HR strategies and innovations that are reshaping workplaces across the globe
Skill Enhancement: Gain hands-on experience that you can directly apply to improve your organisation’s HR practices
Future-Ready Solutions: Prepare your workforce for future challenges with insights into upcoming trends and shifts in the HR landscape
Associate Director, Future Workforce
Eastern Health
Associate Director, Future Workforce
Eastern Health
Chief People Officer
Defence Bank
Chief People Officer
Defence Bank
General Manager People & Culture
MYER
General Manager People & Culture
MYER
Director
Inner Rhythm
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
Senior VP, Global People & Culture
Telix Pharmaceuticals
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.
Head of People and Culture
Employment Hero
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.
Director of Human Resources
The Ritz-Carlton Melbourne
Director of Human Resources
The Ritz-Carlton Melbourne
Global Director People
T2 Tea
Global Director People
T2 Tea
Marnie is the Global People Director at T2 Tea, an omnichannel operation across Singapore and ANZ. She has worked in generalist HR in industries such as professional services, FMCG, mining, financial services, retail and local government in APAC and MNC’s. She has also led OD in global organisations and in 2018 completed a doctorate researching leading and engaging remote employees, a relevant focus post Covid. She also lectures in HR and has written HR programs to drive more practical experience for the HR professionals of the future. Whilst Marnie takes her work very seriously, she seriously values FUN and is a passionate, curious practitioner driving best practice and research in HR.
General Manager, People & Culture
Carlisle Homes
General Manager, People & Culture
Carlisle Homes
Head of Organisational Effectiveness and Learning
TSA Management
Head of Organisational Effectiveness and Learning
TSA Management
Kimberley Kelly is the Head of Organisational Effectiveness & Learning for TSA and has been instrumental in designing and shaping TSA’s acclaimed GROW program – the company’s global learning and development offering. Her passion for fostering a culture of continuous and integrated learning sees her leading and driving transformational initiatives to ensure that people are inspired, empowered, and supported to grow and reach their potential.
Kimberley has extensive experience in the professional services industry, with qualifications in business and human resources. She currently is an active member of the Property Council of Australia People and Culture committee, channelling her expertise towards fostering leadership capability within the Australian property sector.
Consulting Services Leader ANZ
Mercer
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.
Chief People Officer
Judo Bank
Chief People Officer
Judo Bank
Jess joined Judo in early 2022 with over 15 years’ experience in People and Culture (P&C) roles across diverse industries, including FMCG, global Information Technology, Foreign Direct Investment and Professional Services. Jess brings to Judo a global perspective on best practice People and Culture strategies, having spent much of her career working in the US and the UK, and in global P&C roles with accountability for teams in Asia, Europe, North America and New Zealand. Prior to Judo, Jess spent almost seven years in senior P&C leadership roles at ASXlisted Treasury Wine Estates in Australia and the US, working across HR business partnering, culture and engagement, organisational design and business transformation, capability development and talent acquisition. Prior to this, Jess worked in senior P&C Business Partnering roles at Fujitsu across Australia and the UK. Jess holds a double Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (International Business) and International Studies (Politics and Languages) from the University of Adelaide and Post Graduate Certification in Human Resources Management from Coventry University, UK.
Senior Associate
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Senior Associate
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Tamsin is a highly credentialled employment lawyer with Australian Business Lawyers and Advisors in Melbourne, acting for a broad range of employers across both the public and private sector. She performs a mix of litigious and advisory work in workplace relations and is a regular author and presenter on a range of bargaining, employment, discrimination and work health and safety related topics.
Tamsin was very closely involved in responding on behalf of employers to the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australia Workplaces and lead the Chambers’ response to the introduction of the Respect at Work Act including the new prohibition on sex-based harassment in the workplace and role as an associate employer representative member on the newly formed Federal Government Respect@Work Council.
Tamsin takes a keen interest in and is often at the forefront of IR Changes, including providing feedback and advice to Government and employer groups on the implications of reforms.
Talent Acquisition Lead
HESTA
Talent Acquisition Lead
HESTA
Chancellor RMIT University and Chair Vanguard Super, Former President of Richmond Football Club
Chancellor RMIT University and Chair Vanguard Super, Former President of Richmond Football Club
Peggy O’Neal AO has a Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia. She also has a Diploma in Superannuation Management from Macquarie University. In December 2018, she was made an Honorary Doctor of Laws by Swinburne University for her work in gender equality and developing sport leaders.
In June 2019, Peggy was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for her services to Australian rules football, financial services law and women in leadership roles, and in 2021 named Melburnian of the Year.
In 2022, Peggy was appointed Chair of the 2026 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee which was to be held in Regional Victoria until being cancelled in July 2023.
Peggy has specialised in superannuation and financial services law for more than 25 years and is presently a consultant to Lander and Rogers and was previously a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills from 1995-2009.
Peggy served as president of the Richmond Football Club from October 2013 until December 2022. She served on the Club’s board and was president when the Richmond Football Club won the 2017, 2019 and 2020 premierships. In April 2018, Peggy was appointed by the AFL to its inaugural Competition Committee which advises the AFL Commission on issues regarding the design and future of the AFL competition.
In August 2014 she was appointed to chair the Victorian Minister for Sport’s year-long Inquiry into ‘Women and Girls in Sport and Active Recreation’ and until June 2018 was convenor of the Minister’s Change Our Game Champions program.
Peggy served for three years on Victoria’s Ministerial Council on Women’s Equality and in January 2020 became a director of VicHealth.
In June 2019, she was appointed to the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement Advisory Committee and, from January 2020, has been a member of the AFL Mental Health Steering Committee. She is also co-chair of the Victorian chapter of the Minerva Network, which develops mentorships between leading Australian businesswomen and professional women athletes.
Peggy has been a non-executive director of several companies in the superannuation and financial services sectors. She is currently the chair of Vanguard Superannuation and is also a director of Infrastructure Specialist Asset Management.
Peggy is on the board of Women’s Housing Limited, on the investment advisory panel of Home for Homes (an initiative of the Big Issue) and is an ambassador for micro-finance organisation, Opportunity International. She is also on the board of Australia Dementia Network Limited and the board of Fulbright Australia.
Head of Technology Workforce
ANZ
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.
Executive Director, People & Culture
TSA Management
Executive Director, People & Culture
TSA Management
Dori Petrides, Executive Director, People & Culture, is part of TSA’s Group Board and drives the people agenda for TSA. Leading a global team, she is the guiding force behind TSA’s acclaimed workplace culture, where she expertly crafts innovative people and culture strategies that support broader business goals.
Dori is a highly experienced Human Resources Director with a demonstrated history of working in various sectors including real estate, pharmaceutical and professional services. With a Master of Commerce degree and Bachelor of Arts, (Psychology), her leadership has been instrumental in guiding the business through significant business growth, culture change and global transformation.
Chief People Officer
Costa Group
Chief People Officer
Costa Group
Global Skills Program Director
Arcadis
Global Skills Program Director
Arcadis
Origin 360 EV is a dedicated business within Origin Energy focused on providing holistic solutions to help customers accelerate the switch to electric vehicles. Origin recently launched a salary packaged EV subscription offer to help employees of sustainability focused organisations to get into their first EV by providing flexible month to month contracts combined with the tax benefits through salary packaging.
Employment Hero is the world’s leading HR, payroll and employee engagement platform. Its powerful employment platform and groundbreaking employment superapp, Swag, are changing work for the better. The award-winning employment software helps launch businesses on the path to success by powering more productivity every day. Employment Hero powers over 300,000 businesses and its core platform reduces admin time by up to 80 per cent. For more information visit employmenthero.com
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA) is one of Australia’s leading employment and workplace legal practices. We focus on representing and advocating for business. Our success with clients is founded on the principles of mutual respect, craft, collaboration and communication. Our motto ‘experts make things simple’ sets us apart.
SG Fleet improves the way people and businesses move with an industry-leading suite of vehicle leasing, fleet management and salary packaging services. SG Fleet will keep you mobile and save you time and money. They help customers manage total cost of ownership, focus on employee safety and satisfaction, while reducing emissions. They'll lead you to a more connected and electric future as the world of mobility rapidly changes. With SG Fleet as your mobility partner, you can spend more time on what you do best.
Contact details:
Aparna Ahmad, Manager Sponsorship, Events and Strategic Partnerships ANZ
+61 3 9269 2251 / +61 423 029 226
Bigfish Benefits is the latest in employee recognition software, offering best-in-class solutions for motivating, attracting and retaining talent. BigRecognition and BigRewards offer flexible and exhaustive solutions to all R&R needs of small and large enterprises. Make your employees feel special and celebrate key milestones through our extensive reward store for all gift cards, and curated experiences. Measure the impact and progress through customised surveys, created by psychologists and powered by AI.
Art of Mentoring (AoM) bridges the gap for organisations to seamlessly exchange knowledge and cultural information to support employee satisfaction and well-being. With over two decades of expertise in crafting evidence-based and strategic mentoring programs, AoM empowers clients to foster thriving cultures, enhancing employee engagement, talent retention, and organizational triumphs.
Contact details:
Georgia Ridgewell, Account Manager
(+612) 9113 7265
We advise our clients on how to succeed in the evolving world of work, helping organisations build their capabilities and individuals build better, brighter futures through career transition, career development, leadership development and assessment.To understand how LHH can support organisational change please contact us for more information.
Perkbox is a global benefits and rewards platform that allows companies to care for, connect with and celebrate their employees, no matter where they are or what they want. We ensure that companies with a complex workforce can still have a harmonised EVP and culture, and keep each employee happy, healthy and motivated. Get in touch: https://www.perkbox.com/au/contact
Contact details:
HRD AU
Contact details:
Key Media
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