National Convention & Exhibition 2024

MELBOURNE

20 – 22 AUGUST 2024

Program Overview

Plan your own schedule to learn from a wide selection of experts in HR and business as we discover how HR can build the workplaces of the future.

Tuesday 20 August

Keynote 1

8.30am – 10.10am

The deconstruction of jobs and the reconstruction of work

Ravin Jesuthasan, Futurist and global thought leader and bestselling author on the future of work and human capital

Break

10.10am – 11.00am

Morning tea

1a Insight

11.00am – 11.50am

Attract, develop, retain: A comprehensive approach to talent management

Catherine Fox AM, Journalist, and author

Jerome Moulin, Head of Employee Experience, QBE

1b Insight

11.00am – 11.50am

Crafting a compelling value proposition for talent today and tomorrow

Jo Barr, Head of Talent Acquisition, MECCA Brands

Brie Mason, Principal Strategist & Director, Employer Brand Mason

Mark Puncher, CEO, Employer Branding Australia

Alex Pusenjak, VP, People & Culture, Fluent Commerce

1c Deep-dive

11.00am – 12.45pm

Empowering us to take control and be co-creators of an inclusive workplace: Inclusive coworker behaviours

Dr Juliet Bourke, Professor of Practice in diversity, inclusion, inclusive leadership, interpersonal inclusion, and the future of work at the University of New South Wales

2a Insight

11.55am – 12.45pm

The hive mind at work: Harnessing the power of group intelligence to create meaningful and lasting change

Siobhan McHale, EGM People, Culture & Change, DuluxGroup

2b Insight

11.55am – 12.45pm

Session to be announced

Break

12.45pm – 1.45pm

Lunch

3a Insight

1.45pm – 2.35pm

Navigating Today's Capability Challenges While Building for Tomorrow

Lisa Burquest, Chief People Officer, Virgin Australia

3b Insight

1.45pm – 2.35pm

Aligning HR Strategy with Rapid Business Evolution

3c Deep Dive

1.45pm – 3.35pm

No thanks Kevin: The revolutionary way to create lasting change

Dr Adam Fraser, Award winning researcher, author and keynote speaker

4a Insight

2.40pm – 3.35pm

Essential Skills for Today's and Tomorrow's HR Demands

4b Insight

2.40pm – 3.35pm

The Power of Positioning: Becoming a trusted leadership voice

Shane Hatton, Author, Leadership and team culture expert

Break

3.35pm – 4.05pm

Afternoon tea

Keynote 2

4.05pm – 5.00pm

Where did all the workers go? About the 2030 team member

Bernard Salt AM, Futurist, demographer, and social commentator

Wednesday 21 August

Keynote 3

8.45am – 10.10am

Cultivating Authenticity and Vulnerability in the Workplace

Dr Pippa Grange, Applied psychologist, author, people and culture thought leader

Break

10.10am – 11.00am

Morning tea

5a Insight 

11.00am – 11.50am

Navigating Today's Compliance Landscape with an Eye on Tomorrow

Professor Andrew Stewart, The John Bray Professor of Law, The University of Adelaide

5b Insight 

11.00am – 11.50am

Key Strategies to Support Middle Managers in Today's Environment and Beyond

Rebecca Houghton, CEO, BoldHR

5c Deep Dive 

11.00am – 12.45pm

Future Proofing with Learning Agility

Arun Pradhan, General Manager for Learning, ANZ

6a Insight

11.55am – 12.45pm

From Data to Insight: Leveraging Analytics for Today's Decisions and Future Strategies

6b Insight

11.55am – 12.45pm

Strategies for Achieving Equilibrium Between Performance and Wellbeing

Break

12.45pm – 1.45pm

Lunch

7a Insight

1.45pm – 2.40pm

Addressing Today's Efficiency Gaps and Tomorrow's Opportunities with AI

Justine Cooper FCPHR, Vice President, Human Resources, Schnider Electric

Tahnee McWhirter, Partner, Human X

Dr Penny Williams MAHRI, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business & Law, School of Management, QUT

7b Insight

1.45pm – 2.40pm

Adapting Organisational Structures for Responsive Design

Tanya Hammond FCPHR, CEO, Tailored HR Solutions

Jaye Matheson, Chief Insights and Transformation Expert, Tailored HR Solutions

7c Insight

1.45pm – 2.40pm

Unlocking Sustainability: People and Culture’s Impact

Christine Seddon, TIOR Consulting

Keynote 4

2.45pm – 3.40pm

Tiny tweaks, big shifts: The small steps that lead to massive change

Dr Amantha Imber, Organisational psychologist and founder of behaviour change consultancy Inventium

3.40pm – 3.45pm

Close

Thursday 22 August

Keynote 5

8.45am – 10.00am

Management, leadership and work worth doing: Creating organisations of significance

Seth Godin, Bestselling author and entrepreneur, Live streaming from the US 

Break

10.00am – 10.30am

Morning tea

Masterclass 1

10.30am – 4:30pm

Redesigning work to enable the Agile, Skills-powered organisation

Ravin Jesuthasan, Futurist and global thought leader and bestselling author on the future of work and human capital

Masterclass 2

10.30am – 4:30pm

Navigating Deep and Shallow Wins in the Organisational Context

Dr Pippa Grange, Applied psychologist, author, people and culture thought leader

Public Sector Conference – Session 1

10.30am – 11.30am

Trust: The currency of leadership success

Nick McKenzie, Journalist and author

Chris Masters, Journalist and author

Public Sector Conference – Session 2

11.35am – 12.25pm

Navigating tomorrow: The evolving role of HR in the Australian public sector

Belinda Casson, Chief People Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 

Break

12.25pm – 1.25pm

Lunch

Public Sector Conference – Session 3

1.25pm – 2.15pm

Capability building in the Australian public sector

Public Sector Conference – Session 4

2.20pm – 3.10pm

Intentional management: Creating flexible and inclusive workplaces

Break

3.10pm – 3.40pm

Afternoon tea

Public Sector Conference – Session 5

3.40pm – 4.30pm

Integrity and leadership in the Australian public sector

David Locke, Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive Officer Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) 

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