2020 Schedule/Agenda
08:00 Registration and Networking
09:00 Welcome and Conference overview
Karen Maher, Founder, Karen Maher Associates
Session 1 - TASK - Agile, flat, open, transparent organisations are the requirement of today with leaders who demonstrate clarity in their vision for their business as well as trust, responsibility and engagement with their diverse workforce
Session Chair – John McPhillips, HR Director, Bon Secours Health System
09:10 “CEO’s perspective – What they need from HR” – David McRedmond, CEO, An Post
09:25 Eversheds Sutherland sponsored speaker TBC
09: 40 “Best Workplace Diversity Strategy HR Award ” – Aoife Mulqueen & Jennifer Kavanagh, Vodafone TBC
10:55 Panel Discussion to include previous session speakers plus Anne Caulfield, Executive coach on leadership
11:25 Coffee and Networking
Session 2 - TEAM - Overhauling training and development mechanisms to supply required capabilities for lean organisations
Session Chair – Mark Brabazon, Learning partner at Central Bank of Ireland
11:55 Own the room – speaker TBC
12:10 “Online learning” – Rebecca Patterson, Director of Global Marketing, iHeed
12:25 “Team coaching ” – Dawn Keaney, EMEA Talent Programme, Salesforce
12:40 Panel Discussion to include Stefanie Langer, HR Consultant Bridg-it Leadership connector Ireland – Germany
13:10 Lunch and Networking
Session 3 - INDIVIDUAL - Employees as Customers. Gaining an understanding of individual capabilities, needs and requirements in order to motivate, empower a loyal workforce
Session Chair – Orla Coughlan, Co-Founder & CEO at The Riasc Partnership
14:00 “Action Centred Leadership” – Prof John Adair, Leadership Theorist
14:45 “Mental Health aspects ” – Mersey NHS zero tolerance approach to suicide – speaker TBC
15:00 “Coaching/Mentoring” – Tanya Hudson, Business Psychologist, Kinch Lyons
15:15 Panel Discussion – Looking for the talent of tomorrow. Session 3 speakers will be joined by Gearoid Kearney, My Access Hub – Neurodiversity
15:45 Summary and Closing Remarks
Karen Maher, Founder, Karen Maher Associates