Australia CHRO Virtual Executive Summit

For many organisations, the traditional operating model has changed drastically in the past year. Now CHROs face a new set of challenges as they must educate leaders to manage teams in remote and hybrid work environments, while continuing to innovate and ensure the business hits strategic goals.

Join this session as HR leaders discuss:

• Coaching people leaders to improve communication, transparency and flexibility within their teams
• Forecasting the future skills necessary to set the workforce up for success
• Best practices for setting leaders up for success and building a robust and diverse talent pipeline

Companies are increasingly implementing new approaches to drive employee performance and contribution as traditional performance frameworks are falling short. Past approaches to remuneration are no longer driving the desired employee performance and productivity. As organisations work to motivate their workforce, the need to understand what their employees value is crucial to tailoring remuneration strategies moving forward.

Join this session with CHROs to discuss:

• Connecting performance, productivity and pay
• Creating engagement and peak performance through an analytics-based rewards system
• Restructuring executive remuneration for effective measurement frameworks

As organisations adapt to remain competitive amidst rapid change, CHROs play a pivotal role in organisation redesign and change management. As the rate of change accelerates into 2021, business transformation objectives must maintain a people-focused approach to mitigate change fatigue and maximise organisational effectiveness.

Join this session as HR leaders discuss:

• Methods for engaging all levels of the organisation in driving change
• Understanding and communicating HRs role in restructuring and redesign
• Strategies for evolving organisational design to incorporate new ways of working

As part of highly regulated industries, FSI organisations face unique challenges. The Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) is the government’s latest regulatory practice set to control pay, bonus structures and dividends within these industries. FAR has wide-reaching implications from impacts on culture and talent retention to governance and stakeholder engagement. Join this session to hear from FSI CHROs how FAR is expected to impact the HR function.

This session will cover:

• Lessons learned from the banking industry’s implementation of BEAR
• Securing engagement from the board and executives
• Attracting and retaining senior leaders under this regime
• Cultural implications and improvements through alignment with organisational values

Connectivity has never been more essential as companies work to bridge the gap in hybrid work environments. The leadership provided by managers plays a vital role in maintaining a sense of belonging, whether employees are returning to the office or continuing to work remotely.

Join this session as HR leaders discuss:

• Best practices for creating a motivational atmosphere for employees in remote and hybrid work environments
• Challenges in promoting and building culture with new hires as well as permanent and temporary employees
• Practical strategies to building on engagement in the "new normal"

The benefits of workplace diversity have long been known; with diverse teams comes a broad knowledge and ability to evaluate problems from various angles, achieving greater success and innovation.  Organisations are beginning to shift their focus from diversity and inclusion as gender or cultural conversations to diversity of thought which encourages creativity, spurs insight, and increases efficiency, resulting in greater organisational performance and increased employee engagement.

Join this session to explore: 

• Leading the effort from the top, making diversity a core value, building an infrastructure to support diversity, focusing on the entire talent pipeline

• Improving internal communications, implementing training programs, mentoring and coaching, focusing on the business case for diversity

• How to measure inclusivity and not demographics 

In every business, every department, including HR, runs on data. The volume of data pouring in from recruiting initiatives to performance management and workplace issue cases alone can be overwhelming. But with the right skills – a head for analytics and the ability to convincingly present findings to senior leadership – HR partners can design business cases that put data and analytics at the core of HR strategy.

Join this session to discover strategies for:

• Aligning HR data through automation in a global business
• Optimising talent investments while effectively monitoring recruitment, productivity and other workplace initiatives 
• Utilising predictive analytics to identify performance trends, improve retention and gauge potential attrition

Upskilling is essential when you’re preparing an organization to take on the future because skills are the key to driving learning relevancy and personalization. CHROs need to bring learning and talent together to create a holistic career experience. In this session, you will learn how to create an innovative and agile workforce that stays resilient amid the most unpredictable challenges through upskilling.

In this session, you will explore:

• Why organizations should evolve their focus from credentials to skills
• How skills influence career development at the organization and individual level
• The importance of clarifying skills vs competencies and creating a taxonomy

Organisations are increasingly focused on developing new talent operating models and future-proofing, but many don't know where to start. To win the future, high performance businesses must enable a culture of agility where employees can grow and the business can continuously adapt to market needs. Talent marketplaces present a compelling solution to thriving in this new reality, creating agile, resilient, and democratized organisations that can stay ahead of the competition. But are they hype or the real deal?

Join this session with Gloat to explore:

• What is a talent marketplace exactly, and how is it being used by enterprises today?
• What impact are talent marketplaces bringing to businesses and employees?
• What culture shifts need to happen within organizations to prepare for a talent marketplace?
• Where should companies begin on their talent marketplace journey?

Meet virtually for in-depth conversations with your colleagues

Don't miss this opportunity to meet with CHRO practitioners and industry thought leaders who shared their insights on the agenda. Come with questions and get ready to meet new friends in this casual session designed to foster peer connections and collaboration in the Australia community.