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Day 1 - Wednesday 1st October

08.30 - 09.00
Coffee & Registration

09.00 - 09.10
Introduction and Opening Address by Conference Chair

John Herbert, Executive Director, European Human Resources Forum

09.10 - 09.40
Changes in European Labour Laws

  • Examining the latest European labour laws affecting your organisation
  • Labour law challenges for cross-border operations
  • Anticipating and managing change across borders
  • Preparing for legislative change

Evelyne Pichot, GD Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, DGV European Commission

09.40 - 10.20
The Journey Towards a “True” Pan-European Organisation

  • How to move from a set of independent companies to a pan-European, World Class organisation
  • The link between business strategies and people strategies
  • The role of HR: Which initiatives are contributing most to the company transformation?
  • The next steps toward integration

Massimo Macarti, Chief of Human Resources, Canon Europe

10.20 - 10.50
Coffee, Exhibition and Networking

10.50 - 11.30
Knowledge Share Networking & Interactive Session

This is your chance to discuss and debate the nitty gritty issues and seek solutions to your HR concerns. Knowledge Share is a great opportunity to talk through challenging issues in a structured environment.

STREAM A
HR Delivery

Stream A will delve deeper into HR service delivery. The panel of speakers will provide you with the opportunity to really scrutinise the contributions your HR outsourcing and Shared Service Centres make, allowing you to consider the model of your approach.

STREAM B
HR Metrics & Employee Engagement

Stream B provides expert advice on how to improve your engagement strategies and brand values. You will delve into how this links with human capital metrics and, in turn, examine how it adds value to your organisation's bottom line.

10.50 - 11.30
HR Service Delivery
and Structural Transformation of HR

• Aligning your technology and service delivery strategies
• Ensuring outsourcing, Shared Service Centres and business partners work together as one HR function
• Refining earlier transformation processes

Albert Martens, Global HR Project Manager, IKEA

10.50 - 11.30
Human Capital Metrics – The Link to Employee Engagement

• The role of leadership in engaging employees
• Methods to achieve better engagement levels
• Employee engagement to gain competitive advantage: Can you
add value to the bottom line?

Regis Mulot, Vice President, Human Resources, Community &
Corporate Citizenship, Europe, Middle East & Northern Africa,
Levi Strauss Europe

11.30 - 12.10
Leveraging Productivity and Quality of HR Processes by
Developing a Transnational Shared Service Approach


• Examining the initial situation and intended end state
• Looking at the transformation journey
• Considering the indicators
• Key success factors, lessons learnt and the future outlook

Eugenio Soria, Director Compensation and Benefits, Performance Management, International Mobility, Human Resources, Siemens Spain

Lubos Miskuf
, Head of Human Resources, Siemens Czech Republic

11.30 - 12.10
Building Engagement to Impact Customer Satisfaction

• IHG' s journey to understanding the needs and desires of our diverse global workforce
• 'The Deal' - the creation of our shared values and IHG Commitment
• The role and requirement of leaders in bringing the Winning Ways into the workplace
• The bottom line impact - Guest satisfaction and the linkage to profitability

Tony Bainbridge, SVP Human Resources EMEA,
InterContinental Hotels Group

12.10 - 13.10
Lunch, Exhibition and Networking

STREAM A
HR Delivery (continued...)


STREAM B
HR Metrics & Employee Engagement (continued...)

13.10 - 13.50
Maximising the Contribution of HR Shared Services

• Considering the model of approach
• Adopting lean thinking
• Examining the HR system
• Impacts on costs and performance

David P Barr, Head of HR Shared Services, Standard Life plc

13.10 - 13.50
Aligning Consumer Brand, Culture and Values

• Attracting, retaining and engaging employees
• Developing an employer brand in the fashion industry
• Managing the growth of Diesel

Sergio G. Caredda, Global Training & Development Manager, HRIS
Implementation Project Manager, Diesel

13.50 - 14.30
Interview with Rolls Royce

This session will give you the opportunity to askMark any questions
that are at the top of your HR Shared Service Centre agenda.

Mark Judd, HR SSC Director, HR Shared Service Centre,
Rolls-Royce plc

13.50 - 14.30
The Importance of your Employer Brand

• Gaining value from branding and engagement
• Ensuring your employee values are in line with the company mission
• Remaining ahead in the global fight for talent
• Delivering the brand promise to all employees

Gerard Antoine, VP Human Resources Development,
Volvo Construction Equipment

14.30 - 14.50
Coffee, Exhibition and Networking

14.50 - 15.30
Integrated Leadership Development

  • Exploring impact and challenges of the concept
  • Aligning the different HR tools
  • Bottom up and top down implementation
  • Going forward with the concept: Consequences of CEO change

Kent Jonasen, Former Deputy Head of Group HR, A.P. Moller – Maersk

15.30 - 16.10
Ensuring you have Capable Talent within the Organisation to Develop Successful Leaders

  • Implementing a transparent HRD system
  • Encouraging leaders to actively engage in the development process
  • Creating a formal talent pipeline

Danny Kalman, HR Director, Panasonic Europe

16.10 - 16.40
Establishing a Talent Strategy Programme

  • The role of HR in learning and development
  • Motivating and inspiring them to exceed their goals
  • Improving organisational capability and performance

Sara Bruk, Vice President Organisational Development, Visa Europe

16.40 - 16.50
Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

16.50
Networking Drinks Reception

Day 2 - Thursday 2nd October

08.30 - 09.00
Coffee & Registration

09.00 - 09.10
Introduction and Opening Address by Conference Chair

John Herbert, Executive Director, European Human Resources Forum

09.10 - 09.50
Developing Business Skills within HR

  • The importance of understanding core business processes
  • Ensuring there is business know-how within the HR department
  • Demonstrating business acumen while supporting change
  • Engaging with the boardroom

Scott Kelly, VP HR EMEA, Hitachi Data Systems

9.50 - 10.30
Linking Business Strategy, People and Performance

  • HR processes that drive strategy roll-out and performance
  • Employee/Manager self-service and HR service delivery models
  • Linking business strategy with competence development
  • Linking appraisal and pay for performance Anders

Anders Thorup, Vice President, Group HR, IT & Communication, aalborg portland group

10.30 - 11.10
Outsourcing your Recruitment Needs

  • Allocation of temp and fixed resources through one department;
  • Central Services for finance / compliancy and operational reporting;
  • Outsourcing of contingent labour.

Arjen van Berkum, Head of Resource Allocation Management, ING

11.10 - 11.30
Coffee, Exhibition and Networking

STREAM A
HR Transformation

Stream A will explore how to create a unified HR function through
innovative redesign, and will look at how changing market conditions result in the need for the HR department to
remain flexible.

STREAM B
Global Approaches

Stream B will provide you with an insight into the demands of global
companies working cross-border. You will have the opportunity to
look into managing the contrasting cultures, expectations and skills
needed for efficient international HR.

11.30 - 12.10
Creating a Unified HR World Class Function

• Comparing BT’s current position to the past
• Delivering and supporting change
• Examining the HR structure
• Measuring the results

Jenny Arwas, HR Director, BT Group Functions

11.30 - 12.10
Exploring the Impact of Global Working on HR and HR Strategies

• Working globally
• Managing cultural norms and expectations
• Impact on HR
• The skills needed for effective international HR

Tony Campion, Senior Manager HR, Pfizer GFSS Europe

12.10 - 12.50
Developing a ‘One Company Identity’

• Defining the core value of the company
• Empowering and helping the leader to support change
• New employer branding
• Sustaining the new identity through company training

Dimitri Hovine, Corporate Director HR, SPE-Luminus

12.10 - 12.50
Creating a Global Approach to HR Processes

• Remapping the HR process to a global framework
• Implications and benefits of the new rollout
• Results to date and future progression

Gary Madden, Process Director HR, Cadbury Schweppes

12.50 - 13.50
Lunch, Exhibition and Networking

13.50 - 14.30
The Emotion and the Rule: Integrate Innovation
to a Business Mentality


• Clarifying the understanding of the company’s innovation challenge
• Matching innovation to the organisation development
and people strategy
• Cultivating an innovative network within and beyond
the organisation
• Examining the systems and processes that make things happen
• Measuring and rewarding innovation

Fernando Ferri, Group HR & Organisation Director, Zambon Group

13.50 - 14.30
Driving a Global Efficiency with HR Outsourcing

• Improving visibility and accountability with process re-engineering
• Achieving closer alignment with individual customs and cultures through country specific Shared Services
• Creating clearer reporting and governance structures by leveraging the capabilities of HR Information Systems

Charles-Henry Duroyon, Global HR Systems Director, Faurecia

14.30 - 15.10
HR in the Frontiers of the Merger of Air France/KLM

  • Continuing support to build the leading airline group
  • Understanding our general framework and joint challenges
  • Framing the HR agenda during the M&A processes
  • Best practices for consolidating and retaining key staff
  • Practical tips: What's in it for our staff?
    Lucas van Wees, VP HR, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Lucas van Wees, VP HR, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

15.10 - 15.50
Implementing a Global Reward Strategy

  • Examining contrasting requirements
  • Implementing company values globally
  • Design and delivery of programmes
  • Co-ordinating and communicating effectively

Tony Hatton-Gore, Director of Remuneration & Benefits, Arup

15.50 - 16.00
Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

 

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