Agenda

Alexis Cameron, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Hāmoa, Health NZ, Te Toka Tumai (Auckland)

• Speaking the same language: what do C-suite expect from a good HR leader

• Working together to synergise goals to ensure your company’s success

• Creating a collaborative work environment by managing leadership and business expectations

• Demand for individual choice and flexibility

• Creating 'EVP' moments at every stage of the employee journey

• Increasing the employee experience through financial efficiency

Steven Zinsli, Chief Executive Officer, HealthNow

• Optimising productivity in a recession using data, technology and AI

• Strategic approaches to engage and retain your top employees

• Driving business results and profitability through impactful people strategies

Karly Boast, Vice President, People Experience, LawVu

Toni Grimshaw, Chief People Safety and Well Being Officer, New Zealand Rugby

Danelle Whakatihi, Chief People and Performance Officer, Palmerston North City Council

Sarah Phillips, Chief People Officer, Watercare Services Limited

Jenna Russell-Langdon, Head of Human Resources, Business Partnering and Operations, Trade Me

• Leveraging leadership assessments for growth: Discover how to use cutting-edge assessment tools to identify high-potential leaders and target their development needs.

• Tailored development programs: Learn how personalised leadership development plans, based on assessment insights, can accelerate growth and enhance leadership effectiveness.

• Measuring impact and success: Understand how to track leadership progress and measure the return on investment (ROI) of assessment-based development initiatives.

     Desiree Grant, Director NZ, Peter Berry Consultancy

• Retaining top talent by understanding and aligning with their expectations and needs

• Creating a productive team environment by integration assistive technology into workplace systems

• Equipping employees to succeed by training them to use the latest technology

Nicole Paterson, Group Manager Organisational Capability, Genesis Energy

Douglas Reid, Group Manager Reward and Analytics, Genesis Energy

• Strategic responses to top talent acquisition against a background of tightening work visa rules

• Breaking down barriers: Steps to create equal access and attract diverse talent

• Looking beyond the small talent pool: benefits to training from the bottom up

Anna Liumaihetau Darling, General Manager - People Experience, Sharesies

Jess McDonagh, PX Director – Australia and New Zealand, Gentrack

Chanon Cations, People Lead, Worley

Kauri Tearaura, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead, Department of Internal Affairs

Aroha Willis, Head of People and Culture, Goodman Fielder

Attendees will participate in two breakout sessions for 30 minutes each.

Breakout A: Streamlining Employee Management

Breakout B: Simplifying Recruitment and Onboarding    

Breakout C: Empowering Continuous Learning   

Breakout D: Enhancing Employee Experience and Engagement    

Breakout E: Optimising Decision Making with Data Insights

Breakout F: Automating HR Processes to Streamline Operation

• Driving business success by using your data to make the right HR decisions

• Saving time by leveraging AI tools to explore data more efficiently

• Leveraging analytics to anticipate and forecast staffing needs, manage talent gaps, and align workforce strategies with evolving business goal

Sarah Novelli, Executive Director, People and Culture, BGIS

• What data should you be collecting and why?

• Identifying roadblocks to your business success and building effective strategies to overcome them

• Best practices for data presentation and visualisation to secure buy-in from executive leadership and employees

Wendy Baker, Chief Human Resources Officer, Brosnan

Emma Bennett, General Manager Business Transformation, Powerco

Bryan Ng, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

Nish Pai, Head of Capability and Organisational Development, Mitre 10