Shaping the Future of HR in the Public Sector
Online Event 16 March 2022, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Day 1
9:00am
Online Registration
9:20am
Technical Guide To The Platform
9:25am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Professor Kirk Chang, Professor of Business & Director, Centre for Innovation, Management and Enterprise, University of East London
9:40am
Keynote Address: Building The Future of HR Within The Public Sector
- Building a company culture that withstands business disruption and enables strategic transformations
- Preparing organisations for the future of work with short- and long-term workforce planning strategies
- Working with the CEO and board to build commitment for coordinated actions to drive DEI actions internally and in the marketplace; and improve diversity in the HR profession
- Preparing HR teams to be at the forefront of strategic business decision making, enable greater business impact and lead the organisation through uncertainty; Strengthen relationships with C-suite peers, executive performance, and succession management
Sir Professor Cary Cooper CBE, President of the Institute of Welfare and Chair of the National Forum for Health & Wellbeing at Work
10:00am
Keynote Address: Levelling-Up Learning And Development Within The Public Sector
- Use of psychometric assessment to inform the next level of talent development
- Embrace and leverage evolving, personalised learning technologies
- Use evidence-based approaches to engage, train and retain talent
- Measure, identify and build critical skill sets across the organisation
- Discover the most effective and scalable strategies to target development priorities and build new skill
- The benefits of investing in your people from a business perspective
Alex Firmin, Associate Director of Programmes, In Professional Development
10:20am
Keynote Address: HR's Response To The COVID-19 Pandemic
- Hear from the Government of Jersey's Group Director for People & Corporate Services on their response to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Looking at their recent win for the Best Crisis Management Strategy at the HR Excellence Awards in 2021
Mark Grimley, Group Director for People & Corporate Services, Government of Jersey
10:40am
Questions And Answers Session
11:00am
Break and Networking
11:30am
Case Study: Addressing Your Workplace Menopause Policy
- Considering the need for a menopause policy in the workplace
- Looking at best practices and what to include in a menopause policy
- Addressing the effects of menopause and how this can affect an individual's performance at work
- Looking at how to best support those going through menopause
Sarah Davies, Director and Co-Founder, Talking Menopause
11:50am
Back To The Future HR
Tracey Connage, Director, Human Resources and Organisational Development at Harrow Council; Co-Chair London Councils’ Heads of HR Network and Large Employers, Tackling Racial Inequality task group
12:10pm
HR Technology: What’s Next?
- Make a comprehensive HR technology strategy and maximise technology investments
- Employ technology with a more customer-centric mindset for a better employee experience
- Build a digital workplace that enables positive employee productivity and engagement
- Bring greater value to the HR function and the entire organisation
- The shift to a more digital way of working, created by the pandemic and the technology needed to help facilitate this
- The use of AI within the HR function, from L&D to recruitment, how it is create a more effective and efficient function
Melanie Small, Career & Talent Solutions Director, Randstad RiseSmart
12:30pm
Questions And Answers Session
12:50pm
Lunch And Networking
1:40pm
Case Study: Does Your Workplace Have A Drinking Culture?
- Looking at the workplace drinking culture dominant in the UK
- Considering the impact this can have on workplace inclusion and a feeling of belonging
- Addressing the exclusion a culture focused on drinking can have and the effect it can have on employee experience
- Looking at ways to improve company culture to ensure all employees feel included and comfortable
Richard Piper, CEO, Alcohol Change UK
2:00pm
Case Study: Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion At Harrow Council
Shumailla Dar, Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Human Resources & Organisational Development, Harrow Council
2:20pm
Questions And Answers Session
2:40pm
Chair’s Summary And Close
Professor Kirk Chang, Professor of Business & Director, Centre for Innovation, Management and Enterprise, University of East London
3:00pm
End of Day