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May 25th 2010
  • Renaissance Chancery Court, London

THE ONLY EVENT FOR HR DIRECTORS AND TALENT MANAGERS THAT PROVIDES A STRATEGIC DISCUSSION ABOUT THEIR ROLE AS BUSINESS LEADERS.

This is a critical and exciting time for HR Directors and Talent Managers. Their role has assumed unprecedented strategic importance. We need leaders that inspire trust, despite bitter public disillusionment in the past two years, and we need imaginative and innovative talent that can rethink the company for a new environment. These people need to be found, nurtured, and managed intelligently.

It is imperative that HR Directors and Talent Managers step up to the responsibility they now have, to provide the business with what it needs for the post-crisis world. 

The Talent Management Conference 2010 will give you the facts and the insights you need to refine your talent strategy and reduce risk at this challenging times. It will also provide the ideas, the peer exchange and the learning by example that you need to do this.

Now in it's fourth year, this one-day conference discusses and debates the most topical of talent management challenges with its interactive formats of debate, panel discussions, interviews and case-studies.

Topics include:
• Nurturing leadership to compete in a new world
• Managing individuals with changing concerns
• Talent for innovation
• How much should we pay for talented people?

Debate leaders include:
• Katherine Thomas, Director of Leadership and Talent, BT
• Peter Flade, Senior Managing Partner and member of the Executive Committee, Gallup
• Linda Hill, Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
• Janey Smith, HR Director for Organisational Effectiveness, RBS
• Tom Nicholls, Group Director, Human Resources, London & Quadrant Housing Trust
• Jez Langhorn, Head of Talent and Education, McDonald's
• Madalyn Brooks, Director of Human Resources, Procter & Gamble, UK & Ireland

 

Why attend?

The Talent Management Conference 2010 will answer the questions frequently asked by Talent Managers today and provide the tools and guidance that HR and Talent leaders require today by:

  • Providing an array of inspiring speakers: talent management gurus, academics, Economist editors, Economists, leading thinkers who operate in the talent space - a range of perspectives
  • Offering a series of formats - the appropriate channels to support the content: discussions, debates and inspiring presentations
  • By leading the debate on the key issues: how we can develop leadership that inspires trust; the trust issues facing employers, the ability to nuture talent to compete in the new world and by revealing examples of those companies whose cultures pave the way to manage the above effectively
  • By providing an opportunity to interact with our speakers and peers
  • By joining forces with its sister organisation, the Economist Intelligence Unit, to present relevant research findings that will support the arguments posed.
  • By offering a unique experience and inspiring today's leaders of tomorrow's talent to step up to the strategic challenge

Programme

09.00

CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME

Linda Hill, Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
09.10

THE BUSINESS LANDSCAPE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS: Economist Intelligence Unit forecast

Insight into the trends that will shape business in the next five years.

Robin Bew, Editorial Director and Chief Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit
09.40

THE RETURN OF TRUSTED LEADERS

Challenging ideas about leadership
After the leadership mistakes that accelerated the economic crisis, there is a lack of trust in leadership of all kinds. How can it be restored? What kind of leadership is required now, and how can the right kind of leaders be nurtured?

The qualities that are required of leaders in the new banking world
Janey Smith, Director, Group Organisational Effectiveness,The Royal Bank of Scotland

How today's leaders must change
Daniel Dirks, Executive Vice-president, Allianz
Chris Johnson, Partner, UK Human Capital Leader, Mercer

Why management needs to be revolutionised
Denis Bourgeois, Affiliate Professor, Groupe HEC Paris
10.40 NETWORKING BREAK
11.10

NURTURING THE TALENT TO COMPETE IN A NEW WORLD

Panel discussion
Companies are reinventing themselves for a landscape where the rules have changed, and this requires talented people who can drive innovation. How should companies nurture this talent and build a culture in which it will thrive?

Tom Nicholls, Group Director, Human Resources, L&Q
Helen Sweeney, Group HR Director, NG Bailey
Katherine Thomas, Group Talent Director, BT
Andrew White, Fellow in Strategic Management, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
12.10

MANAGING PEOPLE THAT FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES: Improving the police force

Interview 
Angela will share her experience driving change in the police force, and talk about what these experiences can teach companies that are looking to transform in the face of challenges post-recession. 

Angela O'Connor, Chief People Officer, National Policing Improvement Agency
12.40 LUNCH
14.10

CREATING MEANING: The priority for future leaders

Keynote address
Ken will argue that the businesses that succeed in the new world will be those that create a sense of meaning for people.  He will discuss the qualities that leaders require if they are to do this.

Ken Rowe, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, YSC
14.40

TALENT MANAGEMENT IN A NEW KIND OF CAPITALISM: Managing individuals with changing concerns

Panel discussion
The things that drive talented people are changing. The principles of Western capitalism have been challenged in recent years, especially since the recession, and people are concerned that their employers contribute more to society than money. How can companies attract and manage employees that want to be part of a different kind of capitalism? What role does HR / Talent management play in creating the kind of company that these people want to work for?

Peter Flade, Senior Managing Partner, Gallup
Stephen Kelly, Chief People Officer, Logica
Jez Langhorn, Head of Talent and Education, McDonald's
Charlie Osmond, Chief Executive Officer, FreshNetworks
15.30 NETWORKING BREAK
15.45

DEBATE: Is today’s executive education designed for the needs of tomorrow’s leaders?

A heated debate about executive education

Madalyn Brooks, Director, Human Resources, Procter & Gamble, UK & Ireland
Paddy Miller, Professor of Managing People in Organizations, IESE Business School
16.30

WORKING AT INNOCENT

Interview
Jon talks about why a uniquely warm, friendly working culture at innocent is so central to the business, and how it contributes to the company’s success.

Jon Wright, Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder, innocent drinks
17.00 CLOSING COMMENTS

Speakers

Linda Hill

Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration

Harvard Business School

 

Robin Bew

Editorial Director and Chief Economist

Economist Intelligence Unit

 

Janey Smith

Director, Group Organisational Effectiveness

The Royal Bank of Scotland

 

Denis Bourgeois

Affiliate Professor

HEC Paris

 

Katherine Thomas

Director of Leadership and Talent

BT

 

Tom Nicholls

Group Director, Human Resources

L&Q

 

Andrew White

Fellow in Strategic Management

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

 

Peter Flade

Senior Managing Partner

Gallup

 

Jez Langhorn

Head of Talent and Education

McDonald’s

 

Charlie Osmond

Chief Executive Officer

FreshNetworks

 

Stephen Kelly

Chief People Officer

Logica

 

Paddy Miller

Professor of Managing People in Organizations

IESE Business School

 

Madalyn Brooks

Director of Human Resources

Procter & Gamble, UK & Ireland

 

Helen Sweeney

Group HR Director

NG Bailey

 

Angela O'Connor

Chief People Officer

National Policing Improvement Agency

Ken Rowe

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

YSC

Chris Johnson

Partner,
UK Human Capital Leader

Mercer

Paul Spence

Director of Strategy and Regulation

EDF Energy

Jon Wright

Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder

innocent drinks

Register

FEES
Excl. VAT VAT Price inc. VAT
Early Booking Delegate Rate
(available before January 30th 2010)		 £895.00 £156.63 £1,051.63
Standard Delegate Rate
(available after January 30th 2010)		 £995.00 £174.13 £1,169.13
Group Rate (rate per person when
three or more delegates register)		 £795.00 £139.13 £934.13


Please note:
* Your payment must be received prior to attendance.
** Discounts cannot be combined
*** Your registration fee includes refreshments, lunch and your conference materials.

 

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Sponsors

Gold sponsors:

HEC Paris

For more than 125 years HEC Paris has helped improve corporate competitiveness globally by training and developing the skills of business leaders. With a vigorous research activity, HEC makes a significant contribution to the science and art of management. HEC Executive Education is a truly global institution, with more than 70 nationalities represented within its management programs (HEC Executive MBA France, EMBA China, EMBA Russia, Trium Global EMBA, Executive MSc, Open Enrolment programs, Custom Programs and Coaching Executive Education).

Several Financial Times Business School rankings attest to this leading position. HEC Paris has been classed as the #1 Business School in Europe since 2006 and #2 worldwide for custom programs (2009 Executive Education Ranking). Recognized as a world leader, HEC is one of the first business schools to have received the prestigious triple-crown accreditation: AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA.

For more information please visit www.exed.hec.edu

 

IESE Business School

IESE Business School is considered one of the world’s top-ranked business schools. It has campuses in Barcelona and Madrid, a center in New York City and offices in Munich and Sao Paulo. IESE offers  programs on four continents, in countries including Spain, Germany, Brail, China, the United States, India, Kenya and Poland.

The school's programs combine a global mindset with an understanding of the diverse cultural, institutional and social factors that play a role in business.  The Economist ranked IESE’s MBA program number one in the world in 2009. The Financial Times also gave the school high marks, ranking its executive education programs number three worldwide.

For more information please visit www.iese.edu

 

Silver sponsors:

Mercer

Mercer is a leading global provider of consulting, outsourcing and investment services. Mercer’s human capital business helps clients make and implement the right choices regarding their investments in people. Mercer provides comprehensive services and solutions in the areas of human capital strategy, talent management, rewards, and human capital operations and technology solutions. Mercer’s 18,000 employees are based in more than 40 countries.

For more information please visit www.mercer.com

 

Said Business School

Oxford University’s Said Business School’s Executive Education programmes are well established and based on 800 years of tradition, combining the School’s resources with those of the wider University. By offering excellence in executive education Saïd Business School is able to empower and support organisations and individuals to create opportunities, meet new challenges and drive business impact. Within the portfolio of open enrolment, accredited programmes and diplomas the School can help organisations in their own talent management and succession planning. Through the custom programmes Saïd Business School builds long-term partnerships with clients, working closely with organisations to provide tailored solutions, to meet their business needs of today and tomorrow, driving corporate strategy and organisational success.

For more information please visit www.sbs.oxford.edu/execed

 

YSC

At YSC our mission is to release the power of people. We do this by combining industry leading psychological insight with a thorough understanding of our clients’ business needs. We work with clients across their entire talent lifecycles including: recruitment, induction, development, the identification of potential, internal selection, role change, measurement and departure. Our key client offerings include 1:1 and team assessment and development, executive coaching, and organisational consulting.

For more information please visit www.ysc.com

Partners

 

 

       

Survey & Presentations

We would like to thank everyone who attended The Talent Management Conference 2010. In order to assist us with future events, we appreciate all attendee's feedback. In order to let us know your thoughts please complete the evaluation form that can be accessed by clicking the image below.

Pharma Summit Survey

We appreciate your time in providing this useful feedback and look forward to seeing you next year.

 

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