Day 1 Agenda
Tuesday 15th May, 2012
Tuesday 15th May, 2012
8:30
Registration coffee & networking
9:00
Welcome to Country
Ngunnawai People
9:05
Welcome remarks from the Chair
Future challenges & what’s required of leaders
9:10
Keynote: What’s required of future leaders & how HR might build these capabilities
Andrew Podger AO
Professor of Public Policy
Australian National University
- Skills and capabilities required of the public service, and its leaders, now and in the future
- Where HR might focus to ensure leaders have the necessary capabilities
Andrew Podger AO
Professor of Public Policy
Australian National University
9:40
Keynote: APSC initiatives to ensure a future-ready public sector workforce
Ian Fitzgerald
Chief Human Capital Officer
Australian Public Service Commission
- The need for more innovative and disciplined approaches to workforce management and leadership development
- Cross-agency strategies being pursued by the APS to ensure its workforce remains capable of delivering against current and future priorities
Ian Fitzgerald
Chief Human Capital Officer
Australian Public Service Commission
10:20
Tapping into the talent of middle manager’s for enhanced organisational performance
Andrew Gerkens
Director of Organisational Learning
Blended
- Exploring the benefits of a collective approach to developing middle managers
- Applying a Workplace (Informal) Learning Strategy to engage, reinvigorate and drive collective middle manager bench strength
Andrew Gerkens
Director of Organisational Learning
Blended
11:15
Keynote: Private Sector Perspective
Ann Sherry AO
Chief Executive Officer
Carnival Australia
- Perspectives on talent management
Ann Sherry AO
Chief Executive Officer
Carnival Australia
11:55
The Silver Tsunami – options & opportunities from talent management
Clare Longden
Senior Consultant
Right Management
Bridget Beattie
Regional General Manager
Right Management
- The case for developing a comprehensive workforce strategy
- How to set up and design a successful talent management program
- How to identify, assess and develop high potentials
Clare Longden
Senior Consultant
Right Management
Bridget Beattie
Regional General Manager
Right Management
Successful talent management initiatives
12:35
A coordinated & systematic approach to APS career & talent management in Defence
Brigadier Peter Gates
Director General, Defence Education, Training & Development
Department of Defence
- How Defence is moving from an uncoordinated approach to employee development
- About the Defence High Potential Executive Level Talent Management Program
Brigadier Peter Gates
Director General, Defence Education, Training & Development
Department of Defence
1:15
Networking lunch
2:15
Ensuring talent management is a leader-led initiative
Donna Russell
Senior Director, Leadership, Learning & Development
Queensland Health
- The importance of governance and how to put structures in place to support ‘leader-led’ initiatives
- Key lessons learned through the establishment of talent management initiatives in a variety of jurisdictions
Donna Russell
Senior Director, Leadership, Learning & Development
Queensland Health
2:45
Knowing your organisation & aligning talent initiatives accordingly
Assistant Commissioner Leanne Close
National Manager, Human Resources
Australian Federal Police
- How the AFP gains a clear picture of its organisation and its future needs
- What the AFP is doing to attract, identify and develop talent
Assistant Commissioner Leanne Close
National Manager, Human Resources
Australian Federal Police
3:15
Positioning the NSW public service for the future
Peter McIlwain
Director, Performance & Development
NSW Public Service Commission
- How the Commission will realise its aim of making the NSW public sector an employer of choice
- How the Commission is assisting agencies
Peter McIlwain
Director, Performance & Development
NSW Public Service Commission
3:45
Afternoon tea & networking
4:00
How an integrated people system can help attract & engage the cream of the crop
Dulise Maxwell
Director
DAERtoLead
- Developing a compelling organisational brand through an integrated people system
- Delivering the things that will enable ongoing passion and engagement
Dulise Maxwell
Director
DAERtoLead
4:30
Panel Discussion: Panellists will explore the practical aspects of their talent initiatives
5:10
Closing remarks from the Chair & close of day one
Day 2 Agenda
Wednesday 16th May, 2012
Wednesday 16th May, 2012
8:30
Registration, coffee & networking
9:00
Welcome remarks from the Chair & re-cap of day one
Andrew Gerkens
Director of Organisational Learning
Blended
Andrew Gerkens
Director of Organisational Learning
Blended
Overcoming challenges & realising the potential
9:05
Keynote: Tackling the challenges and misconceptions around talent management
Su Kearns
Group Manager, Corporate and Strategic Development
Fair Work Ombudsman
- How proactive talent management can co-exist with other HR strategies or processes
- The importance of diversity and flexibility in talent programs
- Some practical examples to embed a talent focus in your organisation
Su Kearns
Group Manager, Corporate and Strategic Development
Fair Work Ombudsman
9:45
Tertiary Sector Perspective: Creating & sustaining a talented workforce through a whole of career approach
Carole Brown
Manager, Career Development
Australian National University
- The purposeful connection between individuals and the organisation through a whole of organization and career approach
- Leadership and career work for teams
- Coaching and mentoring as a development tool
Carole Brown
Manager, Career Development
Australian National University
10:15
Developing talent to support service delivery reform – the work of the Department of Human Services
Jacqui Curtis
A/g General Manager, People and Capability Division, Enabling Services
Department of Human Services
- Service delivery reform, aspirations of the restructured Department and how HR is responding
- Managing talent to ensure future effectiveness
- Achievements to date and what the future holds
Jacqui Curtis
A/g General Manager, People and Capability Division, Enabling Services
Department of Human Services
10:55
Morning tea & networking
11:10
Management development in an emergency 24/7 environment
Tricia Mawson
Director, Performance & Development
Ambulance Service of NSW
Peter Blatch
Deputy Director, Workforce Planning
Ambulance Service of NSW
- Developing a management program through consultation
- Putting theory into practice in 24/7 environment
- Using the program as a vehicle for change
Tricia Mawson
Director, Performance & Development
Ambulance Service of NSW
Peter Blatch
Deputy Director, Workforce Planning
Ambulance Service of NSW
11:40
The building blocks for effective public sector talent management
Stephen Walker
Workforce Strategies
- How to integrate development, performance management and succession planning
- Identifying and countering the talent management myths and what to do when programs go bad
Stephen Walker
Workforce Strategies
12:10
Interactive Roundtable Discussion
1:00
Networking lunch
Improving attraction, recruitment & retention
2:00
Private Sector Perspective: Reinvigorating recruitment processes to ensure a healthy talent pool
Penny Lovett
Director, Human Resources
Bupa Australia
- How Bupa reinvigorated its recruitment processes
- Assessing the results – greater staff retention, a healthier talent pool and significant savings
Penny Lovett
Director, Human Resources
Bupa Australia
2:30
Managing & developing executives in a one service model
Andrew Kefford
Deputy Director General, Chief Minister & Cabinet Directorate
ACT Government
- Moving to a one service model, establishing a Strategic Board and relocating all employment powers to enable closer management of the executive
- The development and management of the executive under a one service model
- Progress on the change exercise to encourage whole-of- government thinking and active collaboration
Andrew Kefford
Deputy Director General, Chief Minister & Cabinet Directorate
ACT Government
3:00
Afternoon tea & networking
3:15
Responding to the mining boom & competition for talent
John Taya
Executive Director, Organisational Development
Main Roads Western Australia
- How Main Roads reinvigorated its attraction and retention strategies and is enhancing talent management initiatives to respond to the mining boom
- How Main Roads talent management program works
- Creating a culture that ‘keeps’ people
John Taya
Executive Director, Organisational Development
Main Roads Western Australia
3:45
Culture building the leaders of tomorrow
Ted Lipiarski
Director, People, Information & Communication
Department ofTreasury and Finance,VIC
- How DTF is establishing a strong organisational culture that is focused on building the leaders of tomorrow
- An unpacking of DTF’s People and Culture Strategy which aims to increase momentum on culture and leadership
Ted Lipiarski
Director, People, Information & Communication
Department ofTreasury and Finance,VIC
4:15
Closing remarks from the Chair & close of day one






