Lessons learned while managing in a pandemic: Examining how organizations, culture, and people were tested in the face of a crisis and using these learnings to understand what the role of HR looks like in the future

COVID-19 as a Catalyst for Change in Human Resources

• How HR professionals responded to the challenge of the Covid-19 outbreak and helped guide their organizations through the pandemic
• Understanding how the crisis has prompted many organizations to accelerate moves towards diversity and decentralization
• How have the day-to-day roles and responsibilities of senior leadership evolved in recent years? What is driving that change?
• What changes are permanent and which ones are not: preparing for a post-pandemic world

Technology Adoption Done Right: How to Make the most of your Technology Investments

• Strategies for aligning your employees and management team with your technological vision
• How to gain buy-in and commitment early from your end-users and leadership team
• Understanding how end-users will use your technology and designing your technology to meet those specific use-cases
• Why technology adoption often fails and how you can overcome resistance to change

FOCUS GROUP TOPICS:

Building culture and driving engagement in a remote workforce
Celinda Farias Appleby – Director, Talent Attraction – Visa

The future of human resources: best practices in technology adoption
Kenneth Reeves Sr. – VP Human Resources – Performance Food Group

Leveraging AI and Machine Learning to drive better decision making in HR
Tobin Williams – VP Human Resources – ProMedica

How a modern, intelligent human capital management technology platform can improve diversity and help you become truly inclusive
TBD – Mercedes Benz

Celinda Farias Appleby – Director, Talent Attraction – Visa
TBD – Mercedes
Tobin Williams – VP Human Resources – ProMedica

• Recognizing HR’s role as a driver of organizational change and innovation and leveraging HR as a source of competitive advantage
• Understanding what employees from their employers and reshaping HR to better address those needs
• How will our health benefits strategy change to reflect how we operate in a post-Covid-19 world
• Why it is essential that, in the future, we include HR, HR functions, and employee benefits programs in business-continuity and emergency-response plans

Leveraging Technology as an Ally for Greater Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

• Recognizing the limitation of technologies and that technology itself is often biased
• Understanding that despite these inherent biases, technology can also be used to improve inclusion and diversity and in turn improve bottom lines
• Leveraging recruitment tools to mitigate biases during the hiring processes
• Using technology to build inclusive cultures and establish transparent people practices

The New Employee Experience: How The Changing Outlook on Remote Work will Impact the Future of HR

• Examining traditional perceptions of remote work and how these have evolved as we moved through Covid
• What are some of the learnings from the past year are you actually going to keep?
• How will you adapt to changing employee expectations around remote work?
• Building a culture that fosters equity and advancement regardless of whether an employee works in office or remotely
• Reimagining remote work as a source of competitive advantage for your organization

FOCUS GROUP TOPICS:

Developing an effective mental health and employee wellbeing strategy during a time of crisis

Generating high productivity through training and total workforce engagement
Jill Boone – AVP, Talent & Development, European Operations – Enterprise Holdings Inc.

Leveraging diversity as a source of organizational improvement

Moving from a collective to a personalized approach to employee management

Rachel Kelly- Chief Human Resources Officer – Smokey Bones Bar
Laura Lee – Chief Human Resources Officer – MGM Resorts International
Lisa Mulrooney Gross – SVP People – Fitbit

• Starting at the top: getting your leadership fully committed to embracing a culture of learning
• Recognizing that promoting and fostering individual growth will lead to greater productivity and will have a positive impact on the bottom line
• Leveraging tools like training, mentorship, and job shadowing to increase job satisfaction and contribute to developing a culture of learning
• Understanding the importance of feedback in letting employees know the value of their work and giving them the drive to reach new professional milestones