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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.
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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
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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
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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
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12.10 - 13.10
Lunch, Exhibition and Networking
STREAM A
HR Delivery (continued...)
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STREAM B
HR Metrics & Employee Engagement (continued...)
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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