Workforce Capacity Planning Conference

The Workforce Capacity Planning conference, to be held at The Grace Hotel in Sydney from June 29^th to July 1^st, will examine how to structure and plan your workforce to achieve sustainable high performance.

smartmanager subscribers will receive 10% off when registering for Conference.  Register here to receive your discount. 

Presenters at the event include Anastasia Ioannou, Westpac’s Manager of Strategic Workforce Planning and Metrics, who will discuss how workforce planning can assist in determining the current and future performance requirements to reach business objectives.

Also presenting will be Daljit Singh, Baker & McKenzie’s Director of Global Talent Management, who will discuss how to design competency frameworks and leadership development programs aligned to the company’s strategic goals.

Other issues to be addressed by HR practitioners at the event include:

• Determining critical roles to achieve business success
• Developing plans to ensure resourcing priorities are met such as training, succession planning and talent development
• Re-designing an organisational structure aligned with changing market conditions and long-term corporate objectives
• Collecting data to gain a picture of your workforce profile and labour trends
• Planning strategic responses to an ageing workforce and the next generation of staff
• Identifying key competencies and behaviours candidates should possess to perform efficiently in their job such as decision making abilities

The conference will also examine capacity planning priorities during the economic downturn.

Principal Workplace Relations Advisor Vasuki Paul will discuss strategies to ensure your organisation remains resilient as organisations make restructuring, outsourcing and downsizing decisions.

Goodman Fielder HR professionals Steve Schofield and David Lawson will discuss the company’s revised people management strategies during the downturn, such as investigating alternative arrangements for talent sourcing and building capacity through training and development.

Other workforce planning experts presenting at the conference include:

• Steven Eager, CEO, WB Financial
• Christopher Paterson, Director, Hudson Talent Management
• Robert d’Andrea, GM of Human Resources, Linfox Armaguard
• Kelly Dickson, Manager - Organisational Development, People & Culture, National Australia Bank
• Naomi Simson, Chief Experience Officer, RedBalloon Days
• Peter Saul, Futurist and Director, Strategic Consulting Group
• Jessica Fisher, Partner – Workplace Relations, FCB
• Kurt Elder, Remuneration and Benefits Manager, Medibank Private
• Fiona Shipman, Professional Development Manager, Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA)
• James Allt-Graham, National Managing Partner - Business Performance Services, KPMG
• Anne Hatton, Managing Director, Hattonneale
• Juliet Bourke, Partner, Aequus Partners
• Anne Scahill, Director - Change and Development, Universityof Sydney
• Graham Childs, Director,Mastertek

Tonkin Corporation is offering a 10% discount off any bookings for Smartmanager readers.  Combined with the early bird offer, this represents a significant saving of over $750 if registrations are received by 17 April 2009.

Find out more and register here or contact Tonkin Corporation on (02) 9224 6000, email registrations@TonkinCorporation.com or go to www.tonkincorporation.com.au