• Opening remarks from the chairperson
    Sonya Law
    Sonya Law

    Founder
    SL Human Resources Consulting

  • Workshop 1: The high performing mind

    With the latest research showing upwards of 60% of Australian workers report burnout, and more than 50% say stress and anxiety directly impact their job performance, it’s time to ask the question, is your team match fit for work? What tools do they have to manage stress, be more productive, build resilience, and support their mental well-being?  

     

    • Learn to deactivate your body’s stress response, build mental- resilience and perform under pressure 
    • Quick micro-practices to help you find calm fast and boost mental-alertness 
    • Tap into focus and flow to improve productivity and performance, allowing you to get more done in less time 
    • Wellbeing practices to improve sleep, supercharge health and boost happiness 
    Ray Good
    Ray Good

    Mental Fitness and Peak Performance Mindfulness expert
    The Good Place

  • Workshop 2: Rogues and rock stars – role-based risk assessments and the benefits of background screening

    This session explores the importance of role-based risk assessments as the foundation for an effective background screening program. Discover how a role-based assessment and screening program can help identify potential vulnerabilities and protect the integrity of your workforce.  The session will cover: 

     

    • The role-based risk assessment process and its impact on security and compliance 
    • The benefits of background screening in mitigating risks and contributing to compliance with regulations and industry standards 
    • Best practices and practical strategies 
    Jim Heeney
    Jim Heeney

    Vice President, Head of Australia and New Zealand
    First Advantage

  • Morning tea and refreshment break
  • Workshop 3: Understanding the impact of leadership styles

    In this interactive, gamified session, through experimentation with various realistic challenges, delegates will have the opportunity to learn about individual leadership styles and the impacts of those on a team, to identify the importance of utilising different approaches, to inspire, engage and motivate other people, and to develop an ability to choose the right approach in a given situation. 

     

    • Think about each story separately and visualise the context 
    • Read both the lines and between the lines 
    • Delegates will be challenged to make the best decision 
    Oliver Sheer
    Oliver Sheer

    Joint Managing Director
    Be Challenged

  • Workshop 4: How to create an engaged workforce while driving growth & productivity

    For the past few years, HR leaders have been tested in unprecedented ways, from The Great Resignation, intense competition for talent, the rising cost of living to the post-pandemic hybrid work environment, to name a few. In this ever-evolving economic landscape, it’s crucial to look for effective ways to attract and retain top talent while driving business growth, productivity and engagement. Join us to learn: 

     

    • Actionable insights from our latest report on how to foster employee engagement through the four tenets of wellbeing: support, connection, communications and reward & recognition 
    • What leading organisations are offering to engage and retain top talent, and stand out as an employer of choice   
    • Creative, cost-effective ways to strengthen connection, visibility and resilience amongst employees to deliver business growth 
    Kylie Terrell
    Kylie Terrell

    Director of Consultancy
    Reward Gateway

  • Networking lunch
  • Workshop 5: Aligning HR to organisational impacts – skills at the core of a total talent view

    As the world and work continue to change faster, pressure on HR to remain relevant at board level is increasing. Organisations need to look at different ways to become more adaptable, more quickly, and more accurately. This session will help you to look at your organisation’s full potential to gain a competitive edge in the talent market: 

     

    • Adopting a total talent view of the workforce, with skills at the core 
    • Enhance agility and flexibility in talent acquisition and management 
    • The pivotal role of artificial intelligence (AI) in a unified platform 
    • Bias, privacy, data security, and ethical use of AI 
    Adam Walker
    Adam Walker

    VP APAC
    Avature

  • Workshop 6: Creating a lasting impact for organisations

    The workplace has changed. It’s now even more challenging to deliver impactful learning solutions across an organisation. Learning time is scarce, face to face learning a luxury and creating lasting impact is harder to achieve. This workshop will explore three strategies that can help address these issues: 

     

    • The Whole Brain® Strategic Framework to ensure the critical issues are addressed 
    • LITFOW (Learning in the Flow of Work) to maximise the learning opportunities 
    • Learning Journeys to ensure the impact is lasting 
    Michael Morgan
    Michael Morgan

    CEO
    Herrmann Asia

  • Workshop 7: Thriving in the face of a talent shortage and recession

    Beyond the traditional organisational responses, there are strategies which can help HR and senior business leaders respond to the economic realities of a downturn while addressing the shortage of skilled labour and sustaining their employer brand.
    This session will feature practical tips to help navigate ongoing disruption: 

     

    • Understand how to build and sustain an internal talent mobility strategy that will optimise talent retention  
    • Explore the critical components of a retention and engagement strategy including enabling front line management  
    • Learn key strategies for maintaining engagement and downsizing for future success when layoffs are unavoidable  
    James McIlvena
    James McIlvena

    Managing Director Australia and New Zealand
    LHH

    Nithya Ramaswamy
    Nithya Ramaswamy

    Solutions Director
    LHH

  • Afternoon tea and refreshment break
  • Workshop 8: Leading Psychological Safety

    At the heart of psychologically safe workplaces are emotionally intelligent workplace behaviours. Behaviours that demonstrate self-awareness, and empathy and build an authentic culture of dialogue rather than one that’s overly polite or too pushy and tough. This session will feature practical tools and techniques based on Genos International’s highly awarded emotional intelligence model to help you build a culture where people: 

     

    • Express their thoughts, feelings, and opinions 
    • Advocate for fair treatment when they witness or experience unfair treatment 
    • Address unproductive behaviours and discuss challenges affecting work 
    • Embrace mistakes as learning opportunities 
    • Engage in constructive conflict to drive productive debates 
    Ben Palmer
    Ben Palmer

    CEO
    Genos International

  • Workshop 9: Navigating digital transformation in the face of rapid technological change

    Learn how to harness agility, adaptability and forward-thinking to navigate digital transformation effectively. This session aims to empower you to transform digital disruption into a competitive edge for your organisation, offering actionable insights for those at any stage of their digital transformation journey.

     

    • Rapid technology changes that employees are struggling to keep up with
    • Examples of disruptive technologies, such as ChatGPT and metaverse, that companies need to adapt to
    • HR and L&D strategies for companies to deal with digital disruptions and digital transformation
    James Della-Porta
    James Della-Porta

    Director Enterprise Sales APAC
    Udemy Business

  • End of day one workshops
  • Networking drinks

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  • Opening remarks from the chairperson
    Sonya Law
    Sonya Law

    Founder
    SL Human Resources Consulting

  • Workshop 10: Harnessing transformational conversations to build inclusive cultures

    In today’s VUCA (volatile, uncertain, chaotic and ambiguous) world of business, creating space for people to feel heard, seen and valued has become essential to optimise impactful inclusive and empowering cultures. Discover how transformational conversations can drive meaningful change, promote understanding and empower individuals to thrive. In this session you will:  

     

    • Understand how these conversations can lead to profound growth, challenge biases and foster mutual understanding  
    • Gain practical insights into active listening, empathy, asking powerful questions and managing emotions for more impactful conversations  
    • Learn tips and strategies on how to leverage these skills to create an inclusive, collaborative and innovative environment 
    Simi Rayat
    Simi Rayat

    Executive Leadership Coach & Chartered Business Psychologist
    Wellbeing Face

  • Workshop 11: Emotional intelligence – the secret to unleashing leadership potential and transforming your workforce

    EI directly relates to an individual’s effectiveness and performance at work, which can be measured and developed. Through our hands-on workshop, you will learn how to measure and cultivate emotional intelligence, empowering yourself and your team to thrive. This workshop will include: 

     

    • A free Emotional Intelligence Assessment (EIP3) and de-brief 
    • Leveraging emotional intelligence to improve your selection and development programs 
    • Creating an implementation plan for using Talogy’s EIP3 Assessment 
    Saloni Dikshit
    Saloni Dikshit

    Senior Consultant
    Talogy

  • Morning tea and refreshment break
  • Workshop 12: The future of flex

    Earlier this year the Flexiworks Snapshot Survey found that 4 in 5 Australians wouldn’t work for an employer without a formal flexible working policy, and yet only one third of employers have one. What does the future of flexible working look like, and what are the benefits to productivity, talent retention and collaboration when we get it right? This session will discuss:  

     

    • The current state of flexible work and employee sentiment across the market 
    • The evidence around the state of productivity and where employees do their best work 
    • The different things leaders and organisations can do to empower their people to deliver with impact 
    Dr Ben Hamer
    Dr Ben Hamer

    Futurist

  • Workshop 13:Industrial relations update on the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act

    The Federal Government’s introduction of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 brings significant changes to enterprise bargaining, pay secrecy and fixed term contracting.  The changes continue with a focus on redefining casual employment, introducing a national labour hire scheme, a federal form of wage theft, and the controversial ‘same job, same pay’ policy. Ensure you are up to date on what you need to know by attending this session which will cover:    

     

    • A summary of key changes introduced by the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act   
    • Labor’s IR agenda and policy commitments
    • Anticipated industrial relations reforms and what to do now to be prepared
    Amy Bell
    Amy Bell

    General Manager, Workplace Relations and Wellbeing
    Victorian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

  • Workshop 14: High performance HR – how to maximise your workflow

    As HR directors you are often wearing multiple hats and it’s sometimes hard to stay focused on the task at hand without constantly being hijacked by other people’s demands. This session will look at ways to stay focused on the things that matter and how to work proactively – not reactively. It will also explore different modes of working to maximise your daily workflow, as well as techniques to train your attention and improve your focus and mental clarity. In this session, we will explore:

     

    • The cost of context switching (you may be shocked!)
    • Organising your day/week for optimal performance
    • Three distinct work modes to boost productivity
    • Mindfulness techniques to train your attention and awareness
    • Research of multitasking and surprising facts
    Melo Calarco
    Melo Calarco

    Mindfulness and High Performance Coach

  • End of workshops
  • Networking lunch
  • Expo Passport, Workshops All Star, Sponsor Prize winners are announced