Workshops Agenda

24-25 July 2024, CROWN CONFERENCE CENTRE

  • Opening remarks from the chairperson
    Sonya Law
    Sonya Law

    General Manager, People & Culture
    D&E Air Conditioning

  • Workshop 1: How to create an effective wellbeing program

    From positive psychology concepts to common mistakes in workplace wellbeing, this session will discuss the key pillars of a successful wellbeing program, supported by scientific research to ensure positive outcomes.

    • What are the proven scientific benefits of high levels of wellbeing and happiness?  
    • What are the key elements that should be addressed in any Wellbeing Program?  
    • What is Positive Psychology and how can it be used to bring about a successful outcome?  
    • What are common mistakes which undermine the success of workplace wellbeing initiatives?
    Mark Carrazzo
    Mark Carrazzo

    Founder
    Be Your Best Now

  • Workshop 2: Navigating the AI revolution and the shifting future of work

    Beyond workers’ initial positivity, organisations need a bigger plan for GenAI and fast. Organisations and workers are being left behind as the world of work shifts from a jobs-based economy to a skills-based one. In the race to embrace AI, organisations must protect their most valuable assets: people. This session will feature actionable strategies to help HR and people leaders navigate ongoing disruption.

    • The challenges and opportunities connected with the unfolding AI revolution and today’s workforce trends  
    • Developing and building agility within leaders and teams
    • Closing the gaps in strategic guidance and effective C-suite support  
    • Critical components of a uniquely human approach to retention and development 
    James McIlvena
    James McIlvena

    Managing Director Australia and New Zealand
    LHH 

    Nithya Ramaswamy
    Nithya Ramaswamy

    Solutions Director
    LHH

  • Morning tea and refreshments break

  • Workshop 3: Optimising team effectiveness

    This workshop will take participants through a practical process for strengthening team dynamics, culture and performance based on Brockhurst Consulting’s Highly Effective Team Framework. We will explore the key elements under each of the four pillars of the framework including

    • Collective goals and purpose, celebrating successes and leveraging the team’s diversity 
    • Approaches for safe and open conversations involving all team members around the most effective ways to work together 
    • Practical tips for leaders to maximise team members’ engagement 
    Sarah Wood
    Sarah Wood

    Director of Consulting Services
    Brockhurst Consulting

  • Workshop 4: Embrace the future of payroll

    Step into a new era of payroll management. Discover the latest trends in payroll technology, and how they are transforming payroll management. This session will cover key strategies to maximise employee value:

    • Maximise employee ROI and experience
    • Enhance pay transparency and wellbeing
    • Boost payroll accuracy, compliance, and efficiency
    Joel Smith
    Joel Smith

    CEO
    Affinity

  • Workshop 5: The cutting edge of workplace wellbeing

    A gold-standard of workplace wellbeing is fast emerging: evidence-based, data-driven, micro-learning for sustainable wellbeing outcomes. This session with award-winning clinical psychologist Dr Tom Nehmy will show how time-poor professionals and their leaders can be supported to win at workplace wellbeing.

     

    • The link between wellbeing & work performance
    • A pragmatic & scientifically valid framework for understanding personal & organisational wellbeing
    • An overview of what the ‘gold standard’ for workplace wellbeing looks like
    • How technology, data, and human-focused design is the way of the future
    • Comprehensive solutions for addressing psychosocial hazards at work
    Dr. Tom Nehmy
    Dr. Tom Nehmy

    Director and Principal Psychologist
    Healthy Minds

  • Networking lunch

  • Workshop 6: Staying positive in uncertain times

    Anxiety and overwhelm are common in the modern workplace with the rising cost of living, financial insecurity, unstable marketplace, constantly increasing workloads and the fast pace of modern life as contributing factors. This workshop will discuss ways to manage your thoughts and give practical tools and techniques for you and your team to stay positive during challenging times and through difficult situations.

    • Manage overwhelm, stress and anxiety
    • Understand negative thought patterns and how to change them
    • Develop a positive and growth mindset
    • Mindfulness techniques to instantly decrease stress within seconds
    Melo Calarco
    Melo Calarco

    Mindfulness and High Performance Coach

  • Workshop 7: Mentoring mindset: Creating a culture for growth and innovation

    A mentoring mindset is one that prioritises connection and dialogue to put people in the driving seat of their own growth and development. Leaders who hold a mentoring mindset work within the goals of the organisation but empower their team members to identify and pursue their own development needs. This workshop will explore: 

    • The key components of a mentoring mindset   
    • Skills and tools that enable all team members to build and engage in a mentoring culture   
    • How a structured and supported mentoring program can put the organisation on the path to positive cultural transformation 
    Gina Meibusch
    Gina Meibusch

    Chief R&D Officer and Head of Client Success
    Art of Mentoring

  • Afternoon tea and refreshments break

  • Workshop 8: Will recruitment AI create an even bigger black hole for neurodiverse people to fall into?

    With the skills gap increasing and AI looking for a commonly adopted solution to a complex human problem, do we run the risk of locking out talent that doesn’t necessarily fit a conventional box? In this workshop, we explore a case study where auticon have partnered with Microsoft and found extraordinary people by embracing outside of the box recruitment practices.

    • How conventional practices will fail to address the skills gap 
    • Equity vs equality – What’s the implication for recruitment? 
    • Onboarding the team to make your neurodiverse recruitment strategy work long term 
    Meredith Ward
    Meredith Ward

    Lead Neuro-Inclusion Specialist
    auticon

    Dr. Ivonne Ranisch DBA
    Dr. Ivonne Ranisch DBA

    Social Impact Director
    auticon

  • Workshop 9: Integrating corporate social responsibility into your employee value proposition (EVP)

    People instinctively love the feeling of (in some small way) making the world a better place, and if they’re able to do that through their workplace alongside the colleagues with whom they spend their workdays, the flow-on effect for organisational culture is profound. In this session, hear how not-for-profit organisations are uniquely positioned to assist businesses in bringing this to life to enhance their EVP.

    • The three domains in which not-for-profits can assist businesses with their CSR strategies – Impact, Brand, People
    • The increasing importance of the people domain in corporate/charity partnerships
    • How RSPCA shaped its partnership offering to meet demand and create shared value with the business community through meaningful employee engagement
    Chris Doig
    Chris Doig

    Corporate Partnerships Manager
    RSPCA

  • End of day one workshops

  • Opening remarks from the chairperson 
    Sonya Law
    Sonya Law

    General Manager, People & Culture
    D&E Air Conditioning

  • Workshop 10: Creating routines for positivity, productivity & success

    This workshop will explore practical strategies to utilise routines to address overworking, overwhelm and burnout. We will discuss the key differences between being busy vs. being productive, and how to ensure that self-care and spaciousness are used to sustain employee wellbeing and the overall success of an organisation.  

    • Key steps to creating and instilling positive habits and routines for success  
    • Utilising effective planning methodologies to maximise productivity  
    • The key distinctions between being busy vs. productive  
    • Building leadership capabilities to support wellbeing of team members  
    • Self-care strategies to prevent burnout and create success with spaciousness
    Lara Nercessian
    Lara Nercessian

    Executive & Mindset Coach, Host of The Boss in Heels Podcast

  • Workshop 11: Creating impactful and joyful cultures

    This interactive workshop is designed to empower individuals with tools to manage their well-being and to create a positive impact on others to foster a positive, supportive and thriving culture. Learn how to become intentional in how they show up for themselves and others. They will learn how to take care of their well-being and show care and consideration for other’s well-being, too.

    • Research-backed 5-Minute 5Q Formula: This quick yet effective formula to incorporate into your morning routine sets a positive tone for your day
    • Be inspired by real life client stories on how they incorporate the formula into their life to feel more productive, intentional and fulfilled
    • Learn how to take your emotional temperature, develop the skill to assess and regulate your emotions, enabling you to remain centred and focused
    Simi Rayat
    Simi Rayat

    Executive Leadership Coach & Chartered Business Psychologist
    Wellbeing Face

  • Morning tea and refreshment break

  • Workshop 12: Humanising leadership – what makes a leader?

    We all want to be leaders, but we don’t pause and think about our brand as a leader. Join this interactive session demonstrating how to ‘humanise leadership,’ build the anatomy of a great leader and walk away with a deeper understanding of who you are as a leader.

     

    • The complex polarities of leadership – how leadership can mean different things to different individuals in different situations.
    • Build your leadership flexibility and make it human
    • Five-part framework that allows you to build this for yourself – Be Aware, Accept, Act, Accelerate, Achieve
    Utkarsh Narang
    Utkarsh Narang

    Founder
    IgnitedNeurons

  • Workshop 13: Dialogue in the Dark™ teaser experience

    This unique workshop will demonstrate a preview of the Global Social Enterprise product Dialogue in the Dark™, conducted in complete darkness. Individuals are confronted with the unknown, where the dark experience accelerates and anchors learning.  Our legally blind facilitators are experts in non-visual perception who challenge conventional thinking, feeling and professional impact.

     

    • How this experience can allow diverse interactions and thought-provoking discussions on topics such as trust, collaboration, wellbeing, and inclusion
    • Hear Dialogue Lived Experience facilitators sharing their experience in darkness
    • Inclusion with G.R.A.C.E™ model overview
    Joanna Geysen
    Joanna Geysen

    Director
    The Culture Group

    Nadine Castle
    Nadine Castle

    Director
    The Culture Group

  • Networking lunch

  • Expo Passport, Workshops All Star, Sponsor Prize winners are announced

  • End of workshops