Australia CHRO Virtual Executive Summit

Employee recognition has long been a cornerstone of effective management. But today, as the competition for talent escalates, the ways organisations show that they value their employees have become more critical than ever. To build a stronger culture that drives tangible business results for your organisation, HR leaders must focus on culture continuity by ensuring employee engagement and belonging are a top priority.

In this session, you will discuss how to:

• Leverage non-monetary rewards to reinforce company values

• Foster a more inclusive culture of belonging

• Strengthen resilience and connection across your organization

As organisations start to explore what the “new way of working” means to them, CHROs’ are taking this chance to embed people analytics into their strategies from the outset. By starting with data and managing critical metrics, HR leaders can better position themselves to develop actionable insights to support the future of work and enhance employee experience. 

In this session, HR leaders will explore:

• Preparing  for the future of work to deliver talent insights in an easy-to-understand story form 
• Best practices for incorporating data analytics to strengthen health and well-being initiatives 
• How to measure inclusion and diversity to create a sustainable and lasting change

Employees who believe their managers are effective are three times more likely to meet or exceed their own goals, be highly engaged, and are more likely to stay with their organisation. With unprecedented change in how work gets done and is organised, CHROs need to empower managers with the right tools and resources and ensure the right kind of leadership is in place to support the future needs of the organisation and the employees. 

Join this session to learn:

• How people leaders can better support their managers
• How to build stronger manager-employee relationships
• How to enable your managers to have meaningful employee development conversations

As business disruptions reset key work trends, HR leaders need to constantly reexamine workforce planning, emerging skills, the impacts of technology, the employee experience and so much more. To help HR leaders leverage the opportunities ahead of them, organisations are undertaking digital business transformations that are changing their products and services, operations, and internal capabilities.  

Join this session to learn how to: 

• Identify emerging technology trends that support the future of work

• Align future capability and skills to match evolving organisational objectives

• Understand the role HR can play to prioritise sustainability initiatives
  
  

As organisations adapt to remain competitive amidst rapid change, CHROs play a pivotal role in organisation redesign and change management. Effective leadership is essential to successful change. To lead resilient organisations, HR leaders must do things differently within the people and culture space.

Join this session to learn:

• Methods to engage all levels of the organization in driving change
• How leadership strategies should evolve for the new ways of working
• How can HR leaders drive cultural change in the workplace

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

With 1 in 4 employees thinking about leaving their current role, it’s never been more challenging to retain talent. Today, forward-thinking HR leaders are already applying advanced technologies to analyze data, identify the reason behind high turnover rates and make more informed talent decisions. To keep your employees engaged and growing now is the time to reimagine your employee experience. 

During this session, we will discuss:

• Reasons for employee turnover and prioritising data to make informed decisions
• How can CHROs help managers become better leaders
• How can leaders support employee growth and empowerment

HR leaders have been planning and revising strategies to better understand how to plan for and influence the future of work. Advances in digital technology offer a team structure that reinforces employee connections, which can boost organisation-wide information sharing. Whether employees are working at home, remotely or a combination of the two, HR leaders play a crucial role in reinventing the workplace into one that is inclusive, flexible, and digital-first.

Join this session with HR leaders to learn how to:

• Enhance organisational connectivity and employee morale by leveraging technology
• Use digital tools to help simplify workflows and enable desired outcomes
• Communicate effectively and ensure that information is easily accessible to a distributed workforce

With the rise in digital initiatives, organisations need to make sure their leaders and employees make bold and innovative choices while simultaneously protecting their business outcomes. Gartner's research recently showed that over 80% of employees going through a transformation experience cultural tensions, thus success with digitisation must focus on people and culture. HR plays a critical role in accelerating change not just as receivers of digital technology, but digitally empowering teams with significant influence in the organisation’s digital future.

Join this session to learn how to:

• Lead through change and disruption in new and innovative ways
• Build skills and agility required to boost innovation
• Create a better working environment in which employees feel empowered to share ideas

The global pandemic has accelerated existing trends, urging firms to improve the employee experience and anticipate the future of work. However, many organisations still underestimate the importance of culturally transforming their organisation and embracing a new leadership approach to deepen employee engagement. The firms that will succeed out of the crisis will be those that prioritize employee experience while embracing technology to enable the mobile workforce.

• How to engage a deskless workforce and empower employees
• Bring the company culture to life through company-wide communication
• Bridging the gap between employee expectations and employee experience

As companies look at what it will take to digitalise their operations, many HR leaders see there is a significant skills gap. The most effective way for HR leaders to help employees keep pace with shifting skills needs to reassess the relationship between roles, skills, and critical workflows. What skills and competencies are needed in the future? How can CHROs support a skills transformation in this digital-first, on-demand learning environment?

In this boardroom, CHROs discuss:

• Identifying capabilities and skills that align with organisational strategy
• What measures do you have in place to evaluate the skills development of your employees
• Co-designing development journeys that enable a culture of continuous learning

As companies adopt new models for the hybrid workplace, the focus is shifting to individual employee needs. Focusing on wellbeing is crucial for leaders in creating an inclusive experience for employees regardless of where or when they work. CHROs have to ensure they are addressing the whole spectrum of mental health and wellbeing.

• The C-suite role in supporting their employees mental and emotional health
• How to create a psychologically healthy workplace
• Promoting the positive and destigmatising mental health in the workplace