How to Become a More Commercial HR Leader: Re-tooling HR for success in today's digital world

Join HR Most Influential thinker and broadcast media commentator Chris Roebuck; Top Twitter influencer and HRCurator Dave Millner;  award-winning HR directors Karen Beaven, founder of PX Innovation, and Wendy Cartwright, HR lead at the Palace of Westminster Restoration Project: and angel of disruption Matt Ballantine for this one day masterclass from ThePeopleSpace

How to become a more commercial HR leader

How to become a More Commercial HR Leader Masterclass: Re-tooling HR for success in today's digital world

Sponsored by SD Worx

Thursday Oct 18, 2018
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM plus networking drinks
De Vere West One, Portland Place, London W1B 1PR

KEYNOTES
Do or die: Why it's time for HR to get more commercial
Dave Millner, HRCurator and top social influencer

A roadmap to becoming a more commercial HR leader
Chris Roebuck, visiting professor of transformation, Cass Business School and HR Most Influential Thinker 2018 

Commercial HR in Practice: Private and Public sector case studies
Karen Beaven, founder PX Innovation, HR Entrepreneurs Network and former award-winning HR director of River Island
Wendy Cartwright, HR lead at Palace of Westminster Restoration Project 

Co-creation in Practice: Developing a new HR priorities tool
Matt Ballantine, angel of disruption, stamp London

Co-creation in Practice: Developing a new HR priorities tool
Matt Ballantine, angel of disruption, stamp London


BY THE END OF THIS MASTERCLASS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:

  • Get 20% more done in the same time for the same money
  • Get up to 30% more effort from 60% of people
  • Double the effectiveness of implementation
  • Improve customer service and brand value
  • Get up to 10% increase in bottom line
  • Know how to spot and build the business case for a commercial opportunity
  • Know how public sector HR can work effectively with private sector HR
  • Create a future-focused entrepreneurial and innovative organisation

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This event is for you if you are an HR director seeking to become more commercial and learn how to introduce new commercial ideas into the organisation, an HR business partner looking to add more value to your organisation and to develop yourself, or anyone in HR looking to step up into an HR director or more commercial role.

AGENDA

09:00 Arrive and breakfast

09:30 Introduction
Siân Harrington, editorial director, The People Space

09:40 Do or die: Why it's time for HR to get more commercial
Dave Millner, HR Curator

10:20 Masterclass Part One: a roadmap to becoming a more commercial HR leader
Chris Roebuck, visiting professor of transformational leadership, Cass Business School

11:20 Coffee Break and networking

11.40 Masterclass Part Two
Chris Roebuck, visiting professor of transformational leadership, Cass Business School

13.00 Lunch and networking

14:00 Welcome back
Siân Harrington, editorial director, The People Space

14:10 Customer, culture and communication: the route to commercialising HR

Jeremy Campbell, chief commercial officer at SD Worx

14:30 Commercial HR in action in the private sector
Karen Beaven, founder PX Innovation and award-winning HR director

15:00 Commercial HR in action in the public sector
Wendy Cartwright, HR lead, Palace of Westminster Restoration Project

15:30 Coffee break and networking

15:50 Co-creation session: HR leader priorities tool
Matt Ballantine, angel of disruption, stamp London

ALL ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE THIS FREE TOOL WHEN PRODUCED!

16:30 Wrap up and next steps

16:45 Networking drinks

SPEAKERS

Dave Millner HRCurator

About Dave Millner

Dave has a business (risk/lend­ing) and HR background­ based in financial services where he was a key internal consultant­ involved with the research, design and delivery of a range of performanc­e/competen­cy based consultanc­y solutions for a range of businesses­ and brands in the NatWest/RB­S Group. 

In PSL, Kenexa and IBM, Dave has worked directly with a variety of different global and multi-nati­onal based organizati­ons offering a range of senior learning and developmen­t programs, executive coaching, employee engagement­, culture interventi­ons and organizati­onal developmen­t based solutions across a number of different sectors focusing on future proofing their businesses­.  

Dave’s real passion revolves around the vital role that HR can provide to organisati­ons and has been supporting­ HR functions to become more commercial­ly focused so that they can provide a transforma­tional workforce experience­ to their employees.­

He is a regular presenter at conference­s promoting the future of HR, the role of technology­ and the need for analytics to demonstrat­e tangible business value in the ever changing digital world of work.

He is regarded as a social media guru through @HRCurator­, being referenced­ as being one of the Most Influentia­l People on Twitter in a number of subject areas.


Chris Roebuck

About Chris Roebuck

Keynote speaker Chris Roebuck is an economist and former global head of talent and leadership with vast experience as a successful corporate, military, and government leader. His highly practical Mach 2 leadership technique combines entrepreneurial, engaging, ethical and effective leadership. The idea is to use simple day to day actions to inspire people to maximise their performance and then to focus that onto critical deliverables for the organisation.

His practical perspective is a result of his experience as a corporate, military, and government leader. His work in the corporate sector as Global Head of Talent and Leadership at UBS includes achievements such as helping the bank transform organisational performance to increase profitability by 235% and market capitalisation by 50%.  Understandably, his work at UBS is now part of a Harvard Business School Case Study on transforming organisational performance. He has worked in Government and public sectors on major change and leadership projects from UK National Health Service and local Government to London Underground PFI. Chris has also served as a military officer leading and inspiring people in challenging environments via a “serve to lead” ethos.

Through his work as executive coach and mentor, Chris advises major global organisations on transforming and growing by improving performance through people. The UK National Health Service and Government, top legal firms, global and investment banks, logistics and facilities, transport and healthcare, the Red Cross in Myanmar and even the Chinese Space Programme have all relied on his expertise. He is also Visiting Professor of Transformational Leadership at Cass Business School in London, presenting research on what delivers success. His expertise is greatly valued by the public: he has done over 350 TV interviews on leadership and business issues on several platforms such as BBC channels, CNBC, and CNN, and has been voted one of the Most Influential Thinkers in HR for several years, including in 2018.

Karen Beaven, PX Innovators

About Karen Beaven

Karen Beaven is renowned in the HR industry for her forward thinking approach and having led significant HR transformation programmes in her various HR Practitioner roles.

An award winning, creative and innovative Senior HR professional with Chartered FCIPD status.  Karen is a proven board level influencer, driven by quality and integrity with a clear commercial focus.

Her accolades include winning the 2015 HR Director of the year at the prestigious HR Excellence awards and also being listed in the HRO Today Global Superstar rankings.

As an entrepreneur at heart Karen has always had a natural ability to link trends and spot commercial opportunities. Her experience of setting up Style Studio at River Island inspired her to establish the HR Entrepreneurs Network with the aim of providing a platform to promote and celebrate entrepreneurial thinking in HR and to connect like-minded individuals.

Wendy Cartwright, HR lead Palace of Westminster Restoration Project

About Wendy Cartwright

Wendy Cartwright is HR lead on the Palace of Westminster Restoration Project in the UK. She is former HR Director for the Olympic Delivery Authority – the organisation responsible for developing and building the new venues and infrastructure for London 2012. She previously held senior HR roles in central government, financial services, energy and retail sectors.

Wendy has a Masters degree in Employment Strategy and is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD. Wendy is also a member of the Engage for Success Task Force and she currently chairs an Engage for Success sub-group examining the links between employee engagement and wellbeing. Wendy was voted No 4 in HR Magazine¹s Most Influential Practitioners in 2012, and was named HR Director of the Year at the 2013 HR Distinction Awards.

Matt Ballantine

About Matt Ballantine

Matt has spent the past two decades helping organisations make sense of where people, communications and technology collide. In 2013 he set up stamp London, and works with the Government Digital Service, O2, Centrica, pharmaceutical companies Celgene and Allergan, Global Media, and many other organisations.

Prior to stamp, Matt held senior technology leadership roles at Microsoft, Imagination, Reuters and the BBC, and delivered projects across a wide range of technology and organisational challenges.

In 2016 he published "Who Shares Wins" for the Leading Edge Forum, an analysis of collaboration and collaborative technology and what organisations can do to up their collaborative capability. He is also a regular speaker, podcaster and a columnist for CIO Magazine.

About Jeremy Campbell

As Chief Commercial Officer at SD Worx, Jeremy’s primary responsibilities include overseeing Sales and Marketing delivery, as well as driving people and leadership development across the organisation. In addition, Jeremy has a passion for elevating the capabilities of the HR function, to become a much more strategic business partner.

Since joining SD Worx in 2003, Jeremy has held the roles of; Chief People Officer, Director HRO sales, GM of Employee Assistance Programme and Corporate Sales Director. Prior to this, Jeremy has previous experience in a number of management roles at BUPA, PPC International, Hambro Bank and Guardian Royal Exchange. Jeremy has worked in Sales and Sales Management for a large part of his career and alongside creating a world-class HR function he also aims to develop SD Worx's position as one of the UK’s leading providers of HR software and services.

About Siân Harrington

Your chair Siân Harrington is an award-winn­ing business journalist­, publisher and company director who edited and then ran HR magazine for 10 years.

In her 29-year career as a business journalist­, Siân has been lucky enough to meet and interview some of the world’s leading business people, as well as working in both large and small media organisati­ons during hugely transforma­tive times.

Her experience­ has clearly testified to the pivotal role good people practice and continual learning plays in successful­ and sustainabl­e organisati­ons.

Prior to co-foundin­g The People Space, she was the first trained journalist­ to be appointed to the board at Mark Allen Business & Leisure, where she had P&L responsibi­lities for 11 B2B and consumer titles. She was publishing­ director for three years, having joined Mark Allen Group, one of the largest independen­t B2B media companies in the UK, in 2010 as editor of HR magazine, later becoming publisher of the brand.

She was responsibl­e for turning a pilot idea into the successful­ HR Most Influentia­l ranking and ran the HR Excellence­ Awards, as well as launching the HR in the Boardroom group for HR directors,­ which she co-founded­ with Wayne Clarke of The Global Growth Institute and Steve Tappin of Xinfu and BBC CEO Guru fame.

Siân has been HR business journalist­ of the year and a three time finalist in the magazine industry awards, the PPAs. She's a regular judge for the National Online Recruitmen­t Awards (NORAs) and a speaker/ch­air at industry events.

Siân has worked on and edited a number of market-lea­ding business titles across hospitalit­y, food, leisure and marketing,­ including The Grocer, Retail Week, Centaur Business Intelligen­ce and launch editor of In-Store. She also freelanced­ for major business titles and newspapers­, and is currentl­y a non-execut­ive director of leadership­ institute Roffey Park.

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