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Agenda: Thursday, October 14 21

    Thursday, October 14, 2021

    ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN TIME ZONE

    7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Eastern

    Optional Breakfast Breakout Rooms for all Participants and Faculty

    8:00 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. Eastern

    Session 6:     Engaging with the Board on Succession Planning, and Talent

    Amongst the biggest concerns for HR management is succession planning and the management of the talent resources.  Ensuring that succession planning addresses challenges with diversity is also critical.  This session will discuss approaches for planning well in advance for key successions, particularly for the CEO, and share examples of both successful and not so successful transitions.

    9:00 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. Eastern

    Session 7:     Preparing for Unforeseen, Hyper-Disruptive Events

    The past two years have made it clear that we need to expect the unexpected, including pandemics, cyber security breaches, natural disasters, and political and civil unrest.  This session will discuss the lessons learned during these challenging and unprecedented times and what we can do to improve our preparedness for such events and events that we cannot yet even imagine.  

    10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Eastern

    Break

    10:15 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Eastern

    Session 8:     The Modern HR Mindset: Creating a Culture That Leaves Your People and Organization Net Better Off

    Our afternoon session will be an interactive discussion that explores the responsibility of organization leaders to leave one of their most important stakeholders - their people - better off as a result of working for them.  Based on cutting edge research by Accenture and Marriott, we will explore the sweet spot that organizations can invest in to power a culture that unlocks both human potential and organizational growth, along with the role of Modern HR to make that vision a reality. The research is based on a comprehensive survey of 3,200 C-Suite executives, half of which were HR decision makers and over 15,600 workers spanning 15 industries and 10 countries. The session will incorporate design thinking and group discussions to give attendees key takeaways for their CEOs, Boards and HR teams.

    11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Eastern

    Session 9:     New Expectations for Corporations, the Greater Focus on Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) and the Opportunity for HR

    A seismic shift is underway as Washington gridlock and the lack of trust in government causes the public to increasingly expect corporations to take the lead in solving social problems rather than seek legislative or regulatory relief.  During this session, we will look at some of the trends behind this shift, the changing expectations that corporate leaders should take a public position on social issues, and the growing focus by investors on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues.  Many of these issues implicate HR policies, including diversity, gender and racial pay equity, the impact of technology on employment, employee reskilling and retirement readiness.  We will also address the external and internal implications for companies and the opportunity for the HR function to influence how companies respond to these challenges.

    12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Eastern 

    Lunch Breakout Rooms for all Participants and Faculty

    1:30 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Eastern

    Session 10:     Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in the Workplace

    Ensuring an organization embraces and benefits from having a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive culture continues to be a challenge for business leaders and HR leaders in particular.  This session will include a discussion rooted in culture and the role of the CEO in creating a culture of diversity and inclusion and how it is HR's responsibility to enable the CEO to lead as a leader of a diverse and inclusive culture versus HR continuously implementing new programs that do not have the intended outcomes on a sustainable basis.  

    2:30 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. Eastern

    Session 11:     Reimagining HR for the Digital Age

    HR 3.0 is starting to emerge. HR was reinvented in the internet age with shared services, global process outsourcing and the HR business partner. With the advent of the cloud, AI, mobile, social media, blockchain, robotic process automation and heightened cyber security threats, HR is evolving into a new operating model.   This session will focus on how these technologies enhance HR's ability to impact the employee experience, how HR delivers to the organization, and HR's capacity and ability to further increase the value it brings to the organization.  

    3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern - Wrap-up    

    Session Concludes