UK & Ireland CHRO Community
Executive Summit

Hosted by the Governing Body, this welcome reception and dinner is a can’t-miss opportunity to connect with your peers prior to tomorrow’s Executive Summit. Please join your colleagues for an evening of good food, wine, and lively networking.

Today’s organisations have had to adapt to a wide range of market challenges. The transformations CHROs tend to talk about most are the big, strategic initiatives. These include everything from mergers and acquisitions to new, often digital, business models. But more often than not, businesses need to transform on many levels simultaneously, and especially with an operational focus: how do we do things better, faster, cheaper? Whilst transformation comes in ever-increasing waves of stop/start lurches from one ‘new normal’ to the next, this interactive session with orgvue’s CEO, Rupert Morrison will answer questions including:

• How have we as leaders transformed the way we tackle transformations?
• How can we match the growing pace and demands, and still deliver the promises made at the outset?

Great leadership and guidance have now, more than ever, had a significant impact on businesses’ ability to survive, and get ready to thrive as they transition out of a state of crisis.

People leaders, like every other employee, are relying heavily on HR’s support in order to successfully adapt to the new ways of working, change their management capabilities and address the major challenges that the future has to bring.

Join this session as CHROs address:

• How an authentic and transparent leadership style can inspire and motivate your organisation
• Equipping people leaders with the capabilities required to transition into the new world of work
• Driving a strong culture agenda in an environment of uncertainty and constant change

The employee experience has drastically shifted in the last year. While organizations have adjusted how they operate, the workforce's expectations of their employer have changed. Maintaining an engaged workforce through 2021 and beyond requires a distinct strategy for company culture and consistent execution throughout all levels of leadership.

Join this session to discuss:

• How to enhance the employee experience for back office and frontline workers alike
• Can post-pandemic lessons be catalysts for engagement in a global business?
• How can HR leaders create a sense of belonging in a hybrid workspace?

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As the boundary between work and life has become increasingly blurry, people leaders are having to adapt to the changing needs of their workforce, and ensure they take into account employees’ personal circumstances.

CHROs play a key role in shaping an inclusive and psychologically safe environment for the entire business, but how can they achieve such a gargantuan task?

This keynote discussion will explore:

• How trust can help build healthy and high-performing teams
• What leaders can do to empower employees to bring their whole, human self to work
• Leveraging recognition to connect employees to each other and the organization

Almost one million women in the UK have left jobs as a result of menopausal symptoms. A staggering figure that, given the organisational impact of this loss of talent and impacted productivity, raises the question – why are workplaces failing women going through the menopause? Helen Normoyle, co-founder My Menopause Centre, is on a mission to raise awareness of menopause and help workplaces understand how they can empower women with the knowledge they need to embrace this new chapter and thrive.

This presentation will address supporting women in the workplace and what the benefits of having a positive menopause policy can be.

Join this session to learn about:

• What the menopause is and the symptoms that impact most at work
• Consequences for the lack of awareness and support for women going through menopause
• Steps that workplaces can take to become menopause friendly and smash the workplace taboos

In the aftermath of Brexit and a prolonged lockdown, the UK&I job market finds itself in a near-crisis scenario. In order to hold on to valued employees and attract the next generation of workers, companies are having to rethink their talent retention schemes. From health and wellness programs, to renewed incentives and benefits, CHROs are going through every step and every line of employment to revitalize the employee offering for the rising expectations of the talent pipeline.  

Join this session as CHROs discuss:

• How to stay competitive in a strained and fatigued job market
• Redefining core cultural values to encompass new generation aspirations
• How to make your brand stand out from the crowd

The radical transformation undergone by employee benefits recently is no small feat for workplaces to adapt to. CHROs are grappling with an ocean of valuable data tied to retention rates, employee satisfaction and more. Now more than ever, there is a need for workplaces to adapt their policies around health, wellness, and benefits programs to address their workforce’s current pain points, or risk missing the mark and losing valuable talent.

Join this discussion to learn about:

• Leveraging key metrics to shape critical decision-making around employee benefits
• Platforms that integrate benefits data for centralised reporting and cost optimisation
• New trends in employee benefits that are shaping the future workplace

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to C-level executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager.

Technology is not a new item on the HR agenda, but the challenges faced in the past 18 months have reshaped the employee engagement and company culture journey. As businesses strive to push the digital agenda forward, CHROs are looking to gain insights into innovative technologies that can help manage people, drive success across the enterprise and increase talent retention.

Join this session to learn more about:

• HR’s relationship with technology and the role HR, services, skills and capabilities play in the technology agenda
• Hybrid working and the impact digital experience has on employee experience
• How HR technology can have a positive impact on employee engagement and fostering a sense of belonging

Communication is key to implementing a successful enterprise-wide change management strategy. Driving the change management strategy through transparency and putting employees at the heart of the enterprise requires support and consistent execution throughout all levels of leadership.

Join this boardroom session as HR leaders discuss:

• Empowering workers by communicating expectations with the scope of change
• Addressing internal resistance to change management and sustaining adoption
• Strategies to gain buy-in from stakeholders affected by change

As the world of work evolves, CHROs have recognized the need for learning experiences that can adapt based on demand. In order to tackle these new skill challenges, businesses are looking to redesign the learning experience in a way that empowers employees to tackle new frontiers and follow their aspirations. 

Join this session to discuss ways to:

• Create an efficient and agile L&D strategy
• Grow with customer needs by reskilling and upskilling your workforce
• Leverage the skills of your employees to build new L&D processes with limited resources

Behind every purpose-driven business is a committed, compassionate and visionary leader. The need for strong and purposeful leadership has never been more important. As we look ahead to the future, leaders see the need to bring people together through effective and honest communication in order to overcome these unprecedented times.

OVO Energy is a people-driven company, and this is something Adrian and Charlotte are particularly passionate about. This honest conversation brings Charlotte and Adrian together to share about how they make decisions looking through a sustainability lens, never losing sight of their people and customers.

Join this session to get insight into:

• How to measure employee happiness
• Ways to ensure your employees have clarity of purpose and strength of belonging
• Challenging the status quo and always asking ‘why’