Agenda

Conference Agenda
Day 1: Wednesday 5th Nov. 2008

08:30 am – 09:00 am Registration
09:00 am - 09:15  am Official Opening
09:15 am – 09:30  am

H  E  Eng. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori - Minister Of Economy 
Conference Main Speech

09:30 am – 10:30 am

Key Note Session
Larry Hochman - Main Speaker
The War for Talent & The Future

If there is a War for talent, why do some appear to be winning while others are fighting a losing battle?  Do these winners have a stronger brand, superior talent strategies better skilled recruitment and HR staff or smarter use of technology? The answer is yes, they will have all of these in some degree. The companies who are coming out on top in a tight labour market haven’t got there by chance, but through innovative practices underpinned by a strategic vision.

10:30 am – 11:30 am

General Session
Dean Elaine Eisenman, Former HR Executive with American Express  
Talent Leadership & Innovation

How do organizations strengthen their resolve to discover and optimize talent to achieve high performance, including creating a future pipeline of business leaders? Does the answer lie in capability acquisition from outside the organization or nurturing it from within? Find out exactly what processes and strategies are critical in developing an organization full of talent, aptly deployed to match the business challenge. Uncover the relationship between talent and leadership.

11:30 am – 11:45 am Coffee Break & Networking

11:45 am – 12:45 pm

General Session
Peter Bedford, Head of Resourcing & Employment – Nokia
Build A Robust And Reliable Talent Supply Chain 

Peter will discuss how Nokia has taken a Talent Mapping approach to understand how internal and external talent matches the desired business criteria, in order to structure the sourcing and selection process, reducing requirement costs, staff turnover, and installing a successful leadership plan. This presentation will provide an understanding of the shift in mindset, behavior and language of leaders (and HR!) to think about their talent, performance and development of their people that is forward moving.

12:45 pm – 01:45 pm

General  Session
Darril Wilburn, Former Toyota HR Executive
Get the Basics Right: People Processes and Systems that Work

The speaker will share his point of view and first-hand experience in the area of succession planning and top talent development strategies in a global operating environment. He will discuss lessons learned and unique challenges in developing the right talent, in the right place and at the right time in an increasingly global, uncertain, and competitive world.                                      

01:45 pm – 02:30 pm Prayer & lunch

02:30 pm – 03:30 pm

General Session
Juliette Regisford, Regional Senior Relationship Manager - HSBC
Drive True Innovation To Make Your Talent Strategy Deliver Results

As your organization reacts to market changes and business pressures you need to ensure your talent has the knowledge and skills to develop and drive your business forward: aligning long term business strategy with your talent development strategy creating a talent management process that is robust enough to adapt to your business, developing diverse talent pools and flexible training programmes that can respond to changing needs.
03:30 pm – 04:30 pm General Discussion
Closing

Workshop Agenda
Day 2: Thursday 6th Nov. 2008


Workshop 1: Psychology of Talent Management
Judith Leary – Joyce, Servant Leadership Centre, UK

08:30 am – 09:00 am Registration

09:00 am – 11:00 am

Session 1

All organizations are looking for gifted, motivated and loyal staff. They recognize this as a major key to their future success . But what is talent ? Where do we find it ? how can we measure it ? And what are issues in managing talented individuals? Are talent types possible to breakdown? Can we take "Average types” and exploit their talent.   

11:00 am – 11:30 am Coffee Break

11:30 am – 01:30 pm

Session 2

Identifying and measuring high-flyers. Defining talent, fast stream, high-flyers . The psychology of giftedness, genius and creativity. Cognitive ability and social intelligences . Assessing, managing and developing talent assessment centres for special talents. Coaching, mentoring and developing the best rewards for talented people.

01:30 pm – 02:30 pm Prayer & lunch

Workshop 2: Emotionally Intelligent Talent
Kevin Rodgers, CEO - Destination Performance, UK   

08:30 am – 09:00 am Registration

09:00 am – 11:00 am

Session 1

This session will give a brief overview of the models and mechanics of emotional intelligence. Help you to understand the impact of emotional intelligence on the potential of your talent and the potential of those working with them.  Guide you to use ‘softer’ competencies as part of your rigorous selection process. Explore the link between Emotional Intelligence and high performers.

11:00 am – 11:30 am Coffee Break

11:30 am – 01:30 pm

Session 2

This session will build on the first session but will be accessible for people who have not attended the first session. The session will give a brief overview of the models and mechanics of emotional intelligence and how they impact on high performers. Suggest high level strategies for developing an Emotionally Intelligent workplace. Suggest practical management and personal ways to develop emotional intelligence. Help you to identify when emotional intelligence is a smaller part of the equation.

01:30 pm – 02:30 pm Prayer & lunch

Workshop 3: International Talent
Julia Palmer, Managing Director- BConsulted, Australia

08:30 am – 09:00 am Registration

09:00 am – 11:00 am

Session 1

Network Relation Management: Learn what the world’s leading organizations know about surviving in any market by investing in NRM.

Examine the links between business relationships and organizational productivity. Build and leverage employee engagement, mobility and knowledge through internal and external networking & relationships. Identify the critical factors that will influence successful talent management, including internal incentive schemes, brand representation and client / community engagement.

11:00 am – 11:30 am Coffee Break

11:30 am – 01:30 pm

Session 2

International talent: With the skills crisis upon us, cultural diversity a rising consideration and globalization accelerating rapidly, it’s essential to invest in individual talent development:

Why do communication styles and cultural nuances have such an impact on bottom line figures?  What does a connected person look like and what is Relationship EI?  How can we lead our talent into the future business environment based on understanding the psychology and neurology of excellence to achieve critical business outcomes?

01:30 pm – 02:30 pm Prayer & lunch