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Dave Ulrich, Thought Leader and Author, Harvard Business Review,USA

Linda Hamill, Human Resources Director, Microsoft

Rich Atkinson, Human Resources Director APAC Paypal, Ebay Inc, Singapore

KEY SPEAKERS

Yu Dan Shi, APAC Director Strategy, Adobe Systems

Adam Buck, APJ Employer Branding, Digital & Social Media Lead Global Talent Channels, Hewlett Packard

Karl Strichow, Director of Workforce Analytics, Australian Taxation Office

Desmond McNicholas, Director Human Resources and Learning, Raytheon Australia

Warwick Bowd, National Director People and Performance, Colliers International

Lindy Stephens, Global Director of People Operations, Thoughtworks

James Westwood-Beere, Head of Human Resources, Big W

Penny Lovett, Executive General Manager Human Resources, Duluxgroup

Alicia Purtell, Director Research, People, Culture, Lion Co

Sean Bowman, Chief Human Resources Officer, Alinta Energyc

Dr Ted Lipiarski, Director Corporate Services, Department of Treasury and Finance

Kelly McMillan, National Organisational Development Manager, Officeworks

Maria Lyons, Head of Talent, Novartis

Quentin O’Grady, Director of Workforce Strategy and Design, Australian Taxation Office

D’Neale Prosser, Human Resources Manager, IKEA

David Ward, Director Human Resources, University of New South Wales

Caitriona Staunton, Staffing Manager, Atlassian

Olivia Walsh, Organisational Learning and Development Manager, CBRE

Suzanne Rogashoff, Workforce Planning Manager, Department of Health

Michael Stanley, Organisational Development Manager, Thales Group

Nicole Allingham, Diversity, Inclusion and Change Manager, Caltex Australia

Thomas Bierly, Organisational Development Specialist, Telstra

Brie Mason, Employer Brand Manager, Telstra

Steven Murphy, General Manager People and Culture, Tourism Australia

Sally O’Connor, Human Resources Operations Manager, John Deere

Anthea O’Loughlin, Talent Acquisition Manager, Hastings Deering

Rob Wilkins, Head of Learning and Development, Aussie Home Loans

Robert Wright, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health

Samantha Fernando, Head of Learning and Organisational Development, Clayton Utz

Susan Pettifer,Director Workforce and Information Services,City of Sydney

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Dear colleagues,It gives me great pleasure to announce Australia’s brightest human capital event of this year, Talent 2020. As the Chairman of this event it is inspiring to witness the outstanding work being done across Australia and the commitment shown by many of us in HR, to take talent to new heights.

Given the changing face of the workforce and the ever increasing complexity of modern organisations, this event will provide an interactive learning platform for HR and Organisational Development leaders from across the country interested in developing a vision for Talent and Leadership within their organisations, it will also provide an opportunity to share with peers the time honored lessons of experience.

Benefits of attending include:

• Build capability and productivity through agile leadership strategy and development programs• Create core metrics unique to your organisation for increased retention • Integrate reward and recognition into talent selection and development using gamification, and other off-line mechanics • Diversify your workforce to build culture and increased productivity

I look forward to seeing you there!

Best regards,

Sean Bowman, Chief Human Resources Officer, Alinta Energy

The sessions were all well-presented and had a great depth that really adds to the body of knowledge on learning and development

Robert Scott, Director of Learning & Development, Department of Foreign Affairs

An interesting and varied group of presenters that helped us gauge where we are on our HR metrics and analytics journey

Jenny Cirillo, Manager Workforce Data and Planning, S.A. Department of Education

This conference is a great example of accelerated development, insightful & pragmatic success stories with actionable ideas you can use tomorrow

Paul Pfitzner, Head of Learning & Organsitional Development, Bendigo & Adelaide Bank

The content and presentations were very practical and useful

Mitchell Lea, Human Resources Manager, Australian Taxation Office

Attend and hear from APAC HR leaders

TALENT 2020

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:

• Plan, segment and analyse job families to identify skill gaps

• Use employment branding, social recruitment and other tactics to acquire critical talent

• Fast track leadership capability under volatile and uncertain circumstances

TALENT 2020

8:00 Registration opens9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair Sean Bowman, Chief Human Resources Officer, Alinta Energy

9:10 Building the skill set of tomorrow • Building a workforce that accommodates the globalisation of work • Getting ready for the for the next phase of business objectives • What cultural and systemic changes are needed to support the skill set of tomorrow? Linda Hamill, Human Resources Director Australia, Microsoft

INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER: USA 9:50 Leadership and the why of work with Dave Ulrich Live from Salt Lake City Utah via video link • How leaders can create abundant organisations with some vital ingredients • Join the Talent 2020 Linkedin group or Twitter feed to submit your questions after registering. The top 10 questions will be selected by Dave to answer Dave Ulrich, Harvard Business Review

Opening remarks from the ChairNicole AllinghamDiversity, Inclusion and Change Manager, Caltex Australia

11:30 Humanising the talent acquisition life cycle online • Integrating employment brand with corporate brand to attract external talent and support internal culture • What’s inside HP’s employer brand toolkits and digital media ecosystem • How HP’s Social Media campaign strategy supports HP as an Employer of Choice within the Asia Pacific/Japan region Adam Buck APJ Employer Brand and Digital Media Lead, Global Talent Acquisition, HP

12:10 Employer branding and the employment product • The role of employer brand in attraction and retention • HR and Learning and Development’s role in creating employment as a product of value • The relationship between branding and employee experience • Brand building strategies and best practices for internal stakeholders in Marketing and HR Warwick Bowd National Director People and Performance, Colliers International

Opening remarks from the ChairYu Dan ShiAPAC Director Strategy, Adobe Systems

11:30 The benefits of a diverse workforce and how you can get them • The proven talent and leadership benefits of a diverse workforce • Understanding and promoting the cost-benefit of diversity recruitment • Developing a workplace culture and work environment to embrace diversity and maximize its talent benefits Lindy Stephens, Global Director of People Operations, Thoughtworks

12:10 Moving talent around your organisation strategically • Identifying talent • Removing the barriers to the mobility of top talent • Delivering talent to the right location at the right time Dr Ted Lipiarski Director Corporate Services, Department of Treasury and Finance

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PLENARY

DAY ONE: MONDAY, 24th NOVEMBER 2014

STREAM A - COMMERCIALLY DRIVEN TALENT ACQUISITION

STREAM B - TALENT MOBILITY AND WORKFORCE PLANNING

10:30 PANEL DISCUSSION HR Leadership Insights • Name one of the most satisfying leadership roles you have had, and why? • What are some of the most prominent challenges facing leaders in HR today? • Describe your understanding of leadership and how your perception has shaped your approach to leadership programmes • How might corporate leadership continue to develop into 2020 and what can HR do to maintain strength in this attribute? Panelists Linda Hamill, Human Resources Director Australia, Microsoft Alicia Purtell, Director Research, People, Culture, Lion Co Desmond McNicholas, Director Human Resources and Learning, Raytheon Penny Lovett, Executive General Manager Human Resources, Duluxgroup Moderated by: Sean Bowman, Chief Human Resources Officer, Alinta Energy

11:00 Morning Tea

12:50 Luncheon

1:50 Strategically sourcing international talent • Finding the best talent from around the world for highly specialised roles • Sourcing talent at the right time for domestic projects • Encountering legislative differences and barriers to timely international recruitment • On-boarding and induction processes for expatriate employees Cautriona Staunton Staffing Manager, Atlassian

2:30 Strategic social recruitment • The reach of social media as a recruitment tool and its usefulness in discreet recruitment • Brand and value proposition grounding • Increasing your ROI using social media vs traditional advertised recruitment Anthea O’Loughlin Talent Acquisition, Hastings Deering

3:10 Afternoon Tea

3:40 PANEL DISCUSSION Crafting the Employer Value Proposition your company needs • Why is the EVP fundamental to fulfilling employer’s talent needs into 2020? • How can employers leverage brand to communicate EVP across the talent system? • What does it mean to become an employer of choice in today’s job market, and what can Marketing do in conjunction with HR to drive interest in your company? Panelists Warwick Bowd, National Director – People and Performance, Colliers International Brie Mason, Employer Brand Manager, Telstra Adam Buck, APJ Employer Brand and Digital Media Lead, Global Talent Acquisition, Hewlett Packard Moderated by: Nicole Allingham, Diversity, Inclusion and Change Manager, Caltex Australia

4:20 Closing remarks from the Chair, Stream A Adjourns Nicole Allingham Diversity, Inclusion and Change Manager, Caltex Australia

12:50 Luncheon

1:50 Meeting the talent needs of long term business objectives • Building a workforce plan • Making informed workforce planning decisions using labour market trends • Talent pooling: assessment, selection and up-skilling for execution of strategy Penny Lovett Executive General Manager Human Resources, DuluxGroup

2:30 Breaking the rules for managing talent • Managing the supply and demand of talent • Predicting potential as an outcome • What do we learn from the business? James Westwood-Beere, Head of Human Resources, Big W

3:10 Afternoon Tea

3:40 Using effective testing to compliment talent acquisition and succession planning • Utilising psychometric testing to create efficiency in the recruitment and induction process • Applying psychometric testing and other tests across the talent system • Which criteria are assessed and how best to utilise findings? • How effective testing can generate savings and become a useful tool in changing the perspective of HR as a cost centre Sally O’Connor Human Resources Operations Manager, John Deere

4:20 Closing remarks from the Chair, Stream B Adjourns Yu Dan Shi APAC Director Strategy, Adobe Systems

STREAM A - CONTINUED STREAM B - CONTINUED

DAY ONE: MONDAY, 24th NOVEMBER 2014

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Specialists, Business Partners, Managers, Directors, Executives &

Heads of:

Human Resources

People, Culture & Capability

Talent Acquisition Resourcing & Recruitment

Learning & Organisational Development

Remuneration & Reward

Leadership

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

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TALENT 2020 DAY TWO: TUESDAY, 25th NOVEMBER 2014

PLENARY

Opening remarks from the ChairSteven MurphyGeneral Manager People and Culture,Tourism Australia

11:30 Retaining key staff in times of change • Increasing touch points and engagement with line management during periods of change • Encouraging leadership to maintain the objectivity of business priorities alongside change priorities and processes • Addressing voluntary redundancy and other challenges during large scale change projects Karl Strichow Director of Workforce Analytics, Australian Taxation Office

12:10 Flourishing talent • A whole person approach to senior leadership development • When Organisational Psychology and Positive Psychology meet – the practice of building psychological capital at work • How flourishing individuals create more authentic teams and more authentic organisations Alicia Purtell Director Research, People, Culture, Lion Co

Opening remarks from the ChairSamantha FernandoHead of Learning and Organisational Development, Clayton Utz 11:30 Fast-tracking leadership development • Why investing in leadership trumps almost everything else at Raytheon Australia • Developing and applying leadership through both a continuum and a community • Leadership development in support of succession planning and talent management • The role of executive teams in developing leaders at all levels Des McNicholas Director of Human Resources and Learning, Raytheon Australia12:10 Employee wellbeing, a catalyst for talent retention and growth • Understanding the evidence behind employee happiness and impact on professional development and retention • The need for sound processes and systems prior to an employee wellbeing programme • Identifying and capturing key metrics, pre and post- wellbeing delivery • Putting the individual back into Organisational Development Kelly McMillan National Organisational Development Manager, Officeworks

STREAM A - TALENT RETENTION AND ENGAGEMENT

STREAM B - TALENT CULTIVATION AND LEARNING

8:00 Registration opens9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair Sean Bowman Chief Human Resources Officer, Alinta Energy

INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER: SINGAPORE9:10 Data driven talent retention • Switching on the GPS: The route from HR Data to People Analytics • Intersections and off-ramps in the employee lifecycle • Taking a test drive: An analytical approach to employee retention Rich Atkinson Human Resources Director APAC, Paypal

9:50 The Key drivers behind IKEA’s Performance and talent approach • Organisation Development: Developing the business through people and processes • Competence Development: The ability to create competence and organizational readiness to grow the business through our people • High Potential Development: The ability to identify and develop high potentials

• Leadership Development, strategic, tactical and operational thinking D’Neale Prosser Human Resources Manager, IKEA 10:30 PANEL DISCUSSION Tech Investment trends in HR 2014-2020 • What are the likely expectations of millennial workers on the use of technology in the workplace? • What should companies be doing to get up to speed? • How can HR ensure their investment in HR technologies generates return? Panelists Rich Atkinson, Human Resources Director APAC, Paypal Lindy Stephens, Global Director of People Operations, Thoughtworks Rob Wilkins, Head of Learning and Development, Aussie Home Loans Thomas Bierly, Organisational Development Specialist, Telstra Susan Pettifer, Director Workforce and Information Services, City of Sydney Moderated by: Sean Bowman, Chief Human Resources Officer, Alinta Energy11:00 Morning Tea

12:50 Luncheon

1:50 Isolating the key factors of engagement for your organisation • What are the steps companies must take to identify what is valuable to employees? • What steps must be taken to identify and ensure what is valuable to the organisation? • Isolating the key factors of retention and engagement • How to realise the value proposition promise Rob Wilkins, Head of Learning and Development Aussie Home Loans

2:30 Leadership in 2020 • Agility and potential are key (in preparing for 2020, these attributes are much more important than previous experience and qualifications) • Importance of identifying potential early (and how to do it) • Simple methods to encourage and develop agility Maria Lyons Head of Talent, Novartis

3:10 Afternoon Tea

3:40 Simplifying the performance review • Performance management, the shift from complexity to simplicity: UNSW’s experience • Using data as the starting point in the performance conversation • Integrating performance management with other aspects of talent management David Ward, Director Human Resources, University of New South Wales

4:20 Closing remarks from the Chair, Conference closure Steven Murphy General Manager People and Culture, Tourism Australia

STREAM A - CONTINUED STREAM B - CONTINUED

DAY TWO: TUESDAY, 25th NOVEMBER 2014

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12:50 Luncheon

1:50 Delivering in house targeted leadership development programmes • Identifying employee groups vital to achieving business objectives when planning leadership development • Developing a suite of talent events around self, team and enterprise for target groups across the organisation • What are the key factors to successfully delivering internally run and facilitated leadership programmes? Olivia Walsh Organisational Learning & Development Manager, CBRE Group

2:30 Beyond Badges: Managing talent with systemic gamification • What can popular games like World of Warcraft or Portals teach us about attracting, engaging, motivating, and developing talent at work? • ‘Systemic gamification’ and re-imagining work with the use of a magic circle • The three step process of gamification:1) Points and badges 2) The mystery step 3) Profit • Examples from Australia and around the world Thomas Bierly Organisational Development Specialist, Telstra

3:10 Afternoon Tea

3:40 Building new talent for new markets • When interests expand to non-traditional areas, how must HR, Talent and the organisation develop and maintain market strength? • How talent is key in building brand equity to support new ventures • Nurturing future leadership and talent in alignment with new ventures Michael Stanley Organisational Development Manager Talent and Change, Thales Group

4:20 Closing remarks from the Chair, Conference closure Samantha Fernando Head of Learning and Organisational Development, Clayton Utz

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DAY THREE: WEDNESDAY, 26th NOVEMBER POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

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WORKSHOP A 9:00 – 12:30

WORKSHOP B 1:30 – 5:00

A-Z of HR Metrics and Analytics: Two Part Workshop

Part A) Groundwork: Metrics and Measurements • Measuring workforce productivity and efficiency- Key KPIs and rationale • Measuring capability- Key KPIs and rationale • Measuring satisfaction and engagement – Key KPIs and rationale

Part B) Application: Analytics and analysis • Using analytics to develop a workforce acquisition plan • Creating a business case out of targeted metrics

Karl Strichow, Director of Workforce Analytics, Australian Taxation Office Quentin O’Grady, Director of Workforce Strategy and Design, Australian Taxation Office Rich Atkinson, Director of Human Resources APAC, Paypal

Lunch provided to all delegates attending one or both workshops

Capability based workforce segmentation

• Developing capability frameworks in individual roles and wider job families • Conducting job family needs analysis on critical skills, capabilities and knowledge • Process of consultation with subject matter experts and critical persons across the organisation • Implementing the HRIS backbone to support the capture and usage of capability information for use in workforce planning, mobility and training • Establishing a direct reporting mechanism to Learning and Development to respond to skill gaps in a timely manner • Using the system to strategically support the vertical and lateral mobility of talent and limit the risk of critical staff turnover • Creating early adoption and engagement in the use of new system and tools through a benefits driven communications campaign

Suzanne Rogashoff, Workforce Planning Manager, Department of HealthRobert Wright, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health

TALENT 2020

Rich Atkinson, Regional Human Resources Director, Asia Pacific – PayPal Global Operations Rich leads the PayPal Global Operations regional HR team and was previously HR Director for eBay Inc’s businesses in Australia & South East Asia. His focus is on employee engagement, leadership capability, productivity and talent management in the high growth online sector.

Linda Hamill, Human Resources Director Australia, Microsoft Linda joined Microsoft in Singapore during 2010 as the HR Director for their Services group across Asia Pacific & Japan. This role was heavily focused on talent management, supporting the people side of change & business transformation for a group of over 5,000 employees based in 16 different

Dave Ulrich, Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Dave Ulrich is a Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at the RBL Group a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders

Prior to eBay, Rich led HR teams in GE, Reuters and BT Financial Group (across Asia Pacific, US and EMEA) as well as line roles in sales management. Rich holds a Masters degree from Oxford University and is a Fellow of both the Australian Human Resources Institute and the CIPD (UK).

countries. She has recently returned to Sydney to head up the HR function for Microsoft Australia where she is a core member of the Australian Executive team, partnering with the business to develop and deploy culture programmes & human resources strategies.

deliver value. He studies how organizations build capabilities of leadership, speed, learning, accountability, and talent through leveraging human resources. He has helped generate award winning data bases that assess alignment between strategies, organization capabilities, HR practices, HR competencies, and customer and investor results.

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