Jacob Alahan
CEO, Corporate Event Solutions

Dhaval Gore
Partner Director G-P

How the Competition for Talent has Shaped 2023 and Beyond

Abstract: A competition for talent has dominated the business world over the past few years, and 2023 has proven to be no different. Talent has remained king, with demand still outstripping supply and employees leading the job market. 

As the close of another year fast approaches, join Dhaval Gore, Director of Partner Communities at G-P, to delve deeper into how the employment market has evolved throughout the year and what trends we can expect to impact talent acquisition going into 2024. 

Attendees of this talk will learn about: 

Lessons from 2023’s talent shortages. 

Generative AI’s impact on the competition for talent. 

What the lack of machine learning expertise means for companies globally.

Bio: As the Director, Partner Communities, Dhaval supports and leads on Globalization Partner’s strategy for working with community partners across the UK and EMEA region. He is primarily involved in supporting accelerators, incubators, business associations and networks, chambers, and business support agencies to better serve, and speed up, their clients’ international expansion ambitions. Dhaval works with community partners across the UK and EMEA, so that their clients can hire anyone, anywhere, quickly and easily.

Prior to joining Globalization Partners, Dhaval led London’s ‘Mayor’s International Business Programme’ supporting ambitious high-growth scale-up tech companies with their international growth plans. He has also led on sector strategy and activities in fintech, cyber security, blockchain and wider B2B tech enterprise.

Frances Quirke – Partnerships Director,
Coursera

Future-proofing your workforce: How to stay ahead of the curve in the digital skills landscape

Abstract: The digital skills landscape is rapidly evolving, and businesses need to stay ahead of the curve to future-proof their workforce. During this session, Frances Quirke will discuss several strategies that organizations can implement to upskill their employees to ensure they have the necessary digital skills for the future and for the organization to remain competitive.

Bio: Frances has been at Coursera since 2020 and currently serves as a Partnerships Director. As Partnerships Director Frances’ role involves working with some of the largest organisations across the UK and Ireland. Frances works to ensure that these skills development projects align with organisational objectives to drive measurable impact around improving internal mobility, decreasing attrition, reskilling and improving opportunity across diverse and minority groups.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Abstract – During this session, we will explore the art of crafting a meaningful DE&I strategy that resonates deeply with your organisation’s values and context.

Bio – Suzie is an Occupational Psychologist with a wealth of experience and a passion for human capital. With dual MSc’s in Occupational Psychology and Coaching Psychology, she brings a dynamic perspective to her role as the Global Head of People and Sustainable Culture at Foresight Group. Having dedicated over 18 years to this field, Suzie’s expertise is evident in her impressive track record. She has been an integral part of Foresight Group for more than 6 years, contributing to the company’s remarkable growth from 100 to nearly 400 employees. Suzie’s current focus is on spearheading Foresight Sustainability Partnering (FSP), a pioneering sustainability consultancy arm of the business. This venture aligns with her dedication to creating a sustainable culture within the organisation and beyond.

Phil Askham
Head of Organisational Change and Employee Experience, MONTFORT COMMUNICATIONS

How to Lead and Engage Your Workforce in 2023

Abstract

• Employee communications
• Leadership communications
• Talent retention – ‘the new trust equation’
• Multi-generational workforce, hybrid working environment, smartphones and coffee queues

Bio – Phil has over 20 years’ experience helping global corporates and public bodies become more productive, purposeful and fulfilling workplaces.  As a former Global Head of Employee Communications at HSBC, Phil played a major part in strengthening the firm’s risk culture. He also helped propel O2 to become the UK’s number one mobile provider by transforming its employee experience.  During his time at Montfort, he has planned and delivered communications for two major M&A transactions.

Chiara Madrone
Group Talent and Performance Director at  Sodexo

Shifting the Employee-Manager Connection for Empowerment and Belonging

Abstract: Sodexo has been on a journey in the past four years, a journey to drive connection and proximity between our employees and their managers. For our employees this meant a higher level of trust and accountability, but also a clear prompt to individual action and empowerment.

In this session Chiara will share some insights on how Sodexo is empowering employees by showing trust and accountability as part of their transformation journey.

Bio: Chiara Madrone is an experienced Organisational Development professional and has worked in a wide range of markets both regionally and globally from FMCG to food and beverages to imaging systems to facilities services. Chiara is passionate about reconnecting the employee experience with their expectations through data analytics. Thanks to her Learning and Development background and her more recent focus on Talent Management during her career, she has designed and executed large-scale programs aimed at transforming organisational culture.

Gargi Banerjee – Head of Talent, Learning & Organization Development,
Julphar

Organization Culture: New World of Work

Abstract: As organizations continue to adapt to the dramatic transformation of the post-pandemic world, they’ve become increasingly worried about limited visibility into remote and hybrid employees’ work and potential impacts of the new workplace on productivity and performance.

Coupled with difficulties in retention, new recruitment and economic uncertainty, the pressure on HR leaders to create an engaging and effective talent strategy that supports the organization’s strategy has never been higher.

How can HR leaders leverage the increased flexibility of the workplace to maintain or increase productivity?

What are the best practices to drive culture in a workforce that spends less time than ever in the office?

How can  HR leaders best outfit organizational managers address the challenges and opportunities in the new world of work?

How can we strategize and learn best practices for maintaining productivity and performance in the new world of work?

Betony Kelly
Principal Consultant– Business Change & Adoption at Fujitsu

Transform your people change program by decoding the hidden cultures at play

Abstract: Have you ever been blindsided when an agreement had been made but then found the decision wasn’t actually concrete for everyone in the group? Do you find yourself working with people who share your language but have widely different views of how to solve problems? This session will dive into the research of Professor Erin Meyer and show how people operate in business based on internalised models of behaviour that are often invisible to them but highly evident to others. Betony will share practical examples of how you can decode the hidden cultural norms and use them to your advantage when leading change across your organisation.

Seena Mohan
Senior HR Business Partner at UST

Being Employer of Choice – It’s a journey, not a destination!

Abstract: As organisations strive to attract and retain talent, we are all exploring to understand the secret sauce to become an Employer of choice. What should the focus be – DEI, Benefits, L&D, company culture or perhaps a combination of all? As industry conversations around ‘Future of Work’ continue, it is important to understand what employees want and create a strategy that aligns with future of work. In this session, you will hear how UST devised some of its trending programs and its journey to become ‘Employer of choice’.

Bio: Seena is a HR leader with 18 plus years of vast experience across multiple streams within HR like Talent Management, Immigration services, Operations & compliance, and HR business advisory. She is currently working as a Senior HR Business partner at UST. Passionate about DEI, Seena is also a Steering Board member with Tech She Can, a charity focused to improve the ratio of women opting for Tech Careers.

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