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Programme

Day One – Sunday 20 April 2008

08: 00	Registration and refreshments
08:30	Chairman’s opening remarks
08:45	Integrating competency management with HR activities for maximum performance § Ensuring staff have the right skills and knowledge to perform effectively § Managing and tracking individual skill levels to ensure consistency in productivity § Designing and implementing a comprehensive competency-based system	Speaker: Geoff Cripps Vice President, Human Resources, Aujan Industries (UAE)

09:30	Building and maintaining a proactive HR planning and succession management § Identifying tools and resources to aid in succession management initiatives § Providing employees with growth opportunities and challenges	Speaker: Angela Jandu Head of High Performance Culture, BT

10:15	Engaging your employees for improved business performance § Understanding the concept that ‘employees are our most important assets’ § Demonstrating the business benefits of employee engagement § Linking your organisation’s business strategies and goals with employee performance	Speaker: Abdulla Sambaig HR Manager, Emarat (UAE)
11:00	Morning coffee break
11:20	Developing a new employer brand for a company that doesn't exist § Building the business case to invest in understanding § Investigating what attracts and retains § Aligning processes and behaviours of two different companies § Building understanding across cultures	Speaker: Peter Bedford Head of Resourcing and Employment, Nokia Siemens Network WSE (UK)

12:05	Designing and Implementing Competency Assurance Based Systems and Orientation Programs § Designing an effective Competency Assurance Based Systems § Ensuring employees are satisfied with performance strategies § Maintaining a high-level performance culture through incentive programs strategies	Speaker: Mohammed Naji GASCO’s Ex Competence Assurance Coordinator
12:50	Networking lunch break
14:00	Developing and nurturing talented young people for the future § Helping young people to build strategic career path § Establishing an effective learning and development strategy § Aligning and Integrating young people values with the national development strategy.	Speaker: Dr Nader Nada Director, Egyptian Center for Human Development
14:45	Leveraging your brand to attract, engage and retain key talent § Establishing an effective talent acquisition strategy § Ensuring employees are satisfied with performance strategies § Maintaining a high-level performance culture through incentive programs	Speaker: Tony McCarthy Director – People
15:30	Afternoon coffee break
15:45	Bayt
16:00	PANEL DISCUSSION: Exploring tried and tested methods for coaching employees § This session will bring together experts to discuss best methods for coaching.	Chair: Geoff Cripps Vice President, Human Resources, Aujan Industries (UAE)
17:00	Chairman’s closing remarks
17:15	Close of day one

Day Two – Monday 21 April 2008

08: 30	Chairman’s opening remarks
08:45	Developing a comprehensive learning and development approach § Ensuring learning and development objectives are aligned with the overall strategic goals § Co-ordinating and developing a strategic development program for all employees § Gaining buy-in from managers to ensure a continuous and successful learning and development plan	Speaker: Bernard Kunerth Vice President, Human Resources, Coca-Cola Hellenic

09:30	Motivating employees through empowered career development plans § Helping individuals to build strategic career path § Building a roadmap for succession planning § Jobs for life: understanding the balance required for a successful career	Speaker: Danny Kalman HR Director Panasonic Europe

10:15	Re-energising your organisation - the next level of engagement § Dealing with more intensity, demands and work pressure § Sustaining engagement and high performance under increasing pressure § How Sony Europe are taking employee engagement to next levels	Speaker: Jane Sparrow Head of Employee Engagement & Communication, Sony
11:00	Morning coffee break
11:30	Developing HR Policies that Advance Effective Human Capital Management § Applying effective training and human resource strategies § Step-by-step guide to determine successful HR policies to suit your organization § Ensuring your workforce adheres to your organization's HR policies	Speaker: Dr Gamal El-Din Khazindar Senior Training Manager Dubai Institute for Human Resource Development (DIHRD)

12.15	Establishing strategies for successful coaching § Identifying and applying the most effective coaching § Building staff confidence to work more efficiently § Demonstrating the benefits and pitfalls of coaching	Speaker: Bob Hughes Employee Engagement Manager, Network Rail
13:00	Networking lunch break
14:15	Applying the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Model to your talent management system § What is Analytical Hierarchy Process and how this benefits your organisation § Understanding the link between Analytical Hierarchy Process and employee selection § Integrating Analytical Hierarchy Process with current systems	Speaker: Dr Mohammed Tikrity Managing Director, Alpha Training

15:00	Building Superior Talent in Unilever § Unilever's challenges in Talent Management in this region. § Unilever's practices in Talent Management § Graduate development role in building sustainable talent flow	Speaker: Omar Najjar Leadership Development Team Talent Director
15:45	Afternoon coffee break
16:00	Panel Discussion
16:45	Sponsors
17:00	Chairman’s closing remarks
17:15	Close of conference

Day Three – Tuesday 22 April 2008

‘Talent Management’ Implementation Planning Workshop

This workshop is designed to identify ‘Gaps in your own Talent Management Strategy’; Build an Outline Talent Management Vision; Assess potential ‘Risks’ of not closing those Gaps for your Business and Determine ‘Actions’ needed to close the gaps and mitigate risks; whilst introducing some tools to assist you along the way.

Facilitator:

Simond Bladford, Principal Consultant, Mercer

Workshop objectives:

By the end of the workshop you will be able to:

§ Create a ‘Talent Management Vision’

§ Gap Analyse your Talent Management Processes,

§ Identify the Risks to your company

§ Initiate an Action Plan to implement the vision, close the gaps and mitigate the risks.

Workshop Content

08: 30	Registration and refreshments
09:00	Introduction and objectives § Objectives and Agenda § Ground rules
09:45	Introduction to workshop § Talent Management Overview; Tools and Techniques, and § Critical Success Factors Brainstorm
10:45	Morning coffee break
11:00	Part 1 of the workshop § Talent Management SWOT Analysis (Syndicate Session) – using one select example from the syndicate group to develop a SWOT analysis using brainstormed CSFs § Plenary Shared Feedback
12:30	Networking lunch break
13:30	Part 2 of the workshop § Talent Visioning – (Syndicate Group) – using one example from the syndicate group to brainstorm 5 year ‘Vision’ / Features / Benefits of an ideal Talent Management Programme § Implementation Risk Analysis – (Syndicate Session) - to brainstorm ‘Risks’ that could ‘derail’ delivery of the vision and potential ‘Actions’ to address them
14:30	Afternoon coffee break
14:45	Part 3 Feedback and Q & A session § Plenary Shared Feedback § Open Plenary Q & A session
15:30	Summary of workshop § Benefits, Concerns and Next Steps Arising
16:00	Close of workshop