Join us in person on 18 May 2022 in RDS Dublin, Concert Hall (Hall 7) for our flagship event for your opportunity to reconnect and learn with a community of business leaders and people professionals.

Come away re-energised and motivated by how you can work towards leading the workplace transformation in your organisation.

Be inspired and learn from world leading experts, thought leaders and senior practitioners as they discuss and share their expertise.

Delve into insights on:

• How to tackle the talent agenda and the great re-evaluation
• Addressing future and emerging skills
• Strategic workforce planning in an uncertain environment
• The transitioning workplace
• Reimaging the people profession
• Sustaining your personal resilience

Now is the time to take the space to reset and reflect on lessons learned and see what you can do to get yourself ready to further plan and lead your workplace transformation!

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Programme*

08.00 - Registration

08.45 - Introduction – Colette Fitzpatrick, Virgin Media News, MC for the day

Opening address – Mary Connaughton, Director CIPD Ireland

09.00 - CEO Panel: Upping the game and supporting business transformation

Leading CEOs will share their strategy and what they need from the people function to enable the delivery of the business strategy.

• Jim Meade, Chief Executive, Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail, winners of CIPD Ireland Awards 2022. Additional speakers TBC.
• Paul Candon, Chief Executive, United Hardware

09.45 - Keynote - Realigning your digital transformation journey with your people, culture and structure

• Prof Gerald C. Kane, Boston College will explore and redefine the role of the people professional in the digital era and help you to align your digital transformation journey with your people, culture and structures.

• Peter Cheese, CIPD CEO, and thought leader will share his insights on the future of the people profession.

10.40 - Break and exhibition

11.10 - Reframing talent during the great re-evaluation

Hear from our panellists how leading employers are overcoming barriers to actively attract, engage, and retain the talent they need, drawing on the insights from CIPD’s HR Practices in Ireland 2022 survey.

• Freya Ronan, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, LetsGetChecked.
• Marc Douch, Talent Acquisition Europe, HiBob
• Denise White-Hughes, Employee Relations Director, Lidl Ireland & Northern Ireland.
• John McCall, Senior Manager, Talent Attraction EMEA & LATAM, LinkedIn

11.50 - Parallel Sessions

Rethinking talent - Choice of parallel sessions:

〉〉〉 Parallel Session A | Panel discussion

Learn from their insights into addressing the talent agenda

• Caroline Grant, Head of People and Places, Fenergo
• Lutfur Ali, CIPD Public Policy Advisor on Inclusion and Diversity
• Niamh McNamara, Global Head of People & Organization (CONEXTS, Strategy and Novartis Global Service Centers) Novartis

〉〉〉 Parallel Session B | Roundtable discussions

Select from the expert-led interactive roundtable discussions. Topics include digital transformation, future of work, coaching culture, menopause, financial wellbeing, hybrid working and more.

12.35 Lunch and exhibition

13.50 - Workplace transformation - Choice of parallel sessions:

〉〉〉 Parallel Session C

2022 Winner of CIPD Ireland Award for flexible and hybrid working, Permanent TSB will showcase their working model. Followed by panel discussion

• Karen Hackett, Head of People Experience, Permanent TSB
• Ger Mitchell, CHRO & Corporate Development Director, Permanent TSB

Leading change during times of transformation

Leading an organisation of 700,00 members through an era of change, embracing Equality Inclusion and Diversity.

• John Horan, Former President, GAA

〉〉〉 Parallel Session D – Interactive conversations

Choose to participate in a couple of small groups interactive conversations on burning HR topics, to learn and share your insights. Topics include hybrid working, inclusion, gender pay gap reporting, HR business partnering, leadership and more.

14.50 Break and exhibition

15.15 - Keynote - Rebuilding your resilience to be your best self.

Trevor Lynch, international keynote speaker trainer and coach. In this interactive session, Trevor will provide you with practical actions and techniques to help you master your mindset, build your self-resilience and personal motivation and achieve your desired outcomes. Author of “Yes You Freakin’ Can”.

16.15 Wrap-up

16.30 Close

*Programme subject to change

Why not bring your Team?

Special offer - Book 5 places or more and receive a discount of 20%! (applied after checkout)

Please Note

Cancellations MUST be notified in writing.

A cancellation fee of 25% of the full fee will apply to cancellations received up to 29 April 2022. No refund can be made for cancellations received after 29 April 2022. A substitution may be made at any time.

CIPD reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the event or change its associated programme or substitute a speaker. In the event of cancellation, liability is limited to the amount of registration only.

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