AGENDA

• 8:15 AM

  Registration opens

• 8:45 AM

  Opening remarks from the chairperson

  

  Evelyn Moolenburgh

  Managing Director
  Learning Ventures

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  Evelyn Moolenburgh

  Managing Director
  Learning Ventures

  Evelyn is an entrepreneur with 40 years commercial and business experience. Her belief that leadership really matters to delivering business results has crafted her last 20 years in the Leadership and Learning and Development space.

  As Managing Director of Learning Ventures, she is a 4 x time finalist and winner of both AHRI and AITD Awards in categories of Leadership Development, Talent Development and Innovation & Creativity in Learning. In 2021 Evelyn and Learning Ventures won the AHRI Award for Best Leadership Development Program. Her belief is that great cultures and leaders can deliver measurable returns.

  Evelyn’s passion for leadership led to her role as Curator of the about to be published book “Leadership Lessons”. This book is a collection of short stories from Leaders in Australia including CEO’s Politicians and Social Entrepreneurs about their leadership lesson from the pandemic years. As a business owner, mum of 2 boys, volunteer fire fighter, mentor to women in leadership in the Pacific Islands, and kayaker, Evelyn brings a variety of perspectives to the table.

• 8:55 AM

  Welcome remarks from the event partner

  

  Sripathi Chakkravarthi

  Regional Director-ANZ
  Whatfix

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  Sripathi Chakkravarthi

  Regional Director-ANZ
  Whatfix

  At Whatfix, Sri is responsible for driving business outcomes for Whatfix’s customers and expanding Whatfix’s footprint within enterprises in the Asia Pacific. With 16 years of technology delivery (read: generous experience in failed projects), business consulting, and sales in the US, India, and Australia, Sri has had a ring-side view to digital transformation, and the many slips between the cup and the lip.

• 9:00 AM

  Creating a growth mindset in leaders

  The workplace has changed dramatically – with the great reshuffle, hybrid ways of working, and skills shortages as the backdrop – setting the conditions for workforce capability development is the one of the most pressing challenges organisations face today. How can our leaders and organisations prime their people to actively pursue learning with the ultimate outcome of growth: in our people, businesses and communities.

  • How can a growth mindset support us to address these challenges?
  • Realign the importance of learning and development with the company culture and values
  • Respectfully and intentionally nudge people to engage in learning through experimentation

  

  Dr. Jason Gindidis

  Head of Organisational Development & Learning
  Vocus

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  Dr. Jason Gindidis

  Head of Organisational Development & Learning
  Vocus

  Jason has over 10 years of experience in identifying, assessing and developing talent at executive levels, having done so with some of Australia’s most respected consulting firms, for himself running his own business, as well as partnering closely with organisations to deliver from within. A few years ago, Jason was awarded the prestigious Australian Psychological Society’s national excellence award for leadership development and was a runner-up for the Australian Human Resources Industry award for talent. While Jason is an organisational psychologist by profession, he also operates in the clinical domain as a counselling psychologist, supporting the community to overcome mental health challenges while simultaneously focusing on personal growth and fulfilment. Jason’s purpose is to enable others to deliver more value through creating meaning and fulfilment in their professional and personal lives. Working across dual-settings, Jason’s areas of expertise span people strategy, leadership development, culture transformation, talent management, capability development, psychometric assessment, and personal transformation.

• 9:30 AM

  Welcome and opening remarks from the chairperson

  

  Treasa Branagan

  Co-Founder and Director
  The Culture Movement

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  Treasa Branagan

  Co-Founder and Director
  The Culture Movement

  Treasa Branagan is the Co-Founder and a Director at The Culture Movement, a values-driven Leadership and Organisational Development Consultancy. Her work at The Culture Movement is committed to the positive evolution of the world of work and creating inclusive workplaces where people and businesses thrive. Treasa has more than 20 years of experience in learning and development, organisational development and human resource management, having held senior leadership roles in the Financial Services, Technology and Hospitality sectors. Her experience includes building and implementing human resources frameworks for startup organisations; developing and implementing workforce management, learning frameworks for large IT corporations to building human resources strategy, culture, diversity and leadership transformation programs. Her previous positions include Head of People and Culture at 1Cover Travel Insurance Group and Head of Learning and Organisational Development at NTT Australia (previously Dimension Data Australia). Treasa holds a Bachelor of Business degree with a major in Human Resource Management (WIT, Ireland). She holds a Cert IV in Training and Assessment, Hogan Assessment Certification, Coaching Level 1 Certification from the Institute of Executive Coaching, and is a Certified Online learning facilitator.

• 9:40 AM

  PANEL: Future-proofing your leadership development strategy

  Organisations are facing an extremely challenging business environment. The rapid pace of change, global competition and changing customer preferences makes it crucial for organisations to equip their leaders with the necessary skills to manage disruption. In this session, Australia’s top companies will discuss how they are shaping their leaders to become agile, forward-thinking and resilient to change.

  • Addressing gaps in leadership pipelines through rethinking leadership capability development strategies
  • Redesigning leadership development frameworks to help employees thrive in challenging environments
  • Replicating on-the-job learning experiences such as coaching and informal feedback in a remote environment

  Moderator

  

  Evelyn Moolenburgh

  Managing Director
  Learning Ventures

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  Evelyn Moolenburgh

  Managing Director
  Learning Ventures

  Evelyn is an entrepreneur with 40 years commercial and business experience. Her belief that leadership really matters to delivering business results has crafted her last 20 years in the Leadership and Learning and Development space.

  As Managing Director of Learning Ventures, she is a 4 x time finalist and winner of both AHRI and AITD Awards in categories of Leadership Development, Talent Development and Innovation & Creativity in Learning. In 2021 Evelyn and Learning Ventures won the AHRI Award for Best Leadership Development Program. Her belief is that great cultures and leaders can deliver measurable returns.

  Evelyn’s passion for leadership led to her role as Curator of the about to be published book “Leadership Lessons”. This book is a collection of short stories from Leaders in Australia including CEO’s Politicians and Social Entrepreneurs about their leadership lesson from the pandemic years. As a business owner, mum of 2 boys, volunteer fire fighter, mentor to women in leadership in the Pacific Islands, and kayaker, Evelyn brings a variety of perspectives to the table.

  Panellists

  

  Samantha Campbell

  Global Leadership and Talent Development Leader
  Lion

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  Samantha Campbell

  Global Leadership and Talent Development Leader
  Lion

  Samantha is the Global Leadership & Talent Leader for Lion. She works across the organisation to facilitate cultural shifts, optimise performance, and create the conditions where people can thrive.

  Sam’s 20+year career spans leadership and talent development, cultural transformation, Head of People and Culture roles and she is an accredited coach.

  Her experience spans multiple industries ranging from financial services, travel and tourism, retail, technology, insurance, and consumer goods.

  

  Sarah Grafton

  Head of People and Culture ANZ
  Fujitsu Australia

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  Sarah Grafton

  Head of People and Culture ANZ
  Fujitsu Australia

  Sarah has over 25 years’ experience in Human Resources with a post-graduate diploma from Macquarie Graduate School of Management. Her broad generalist experience covers several industries both blue and white collar.
  In her current role, she has been responsible for driving meaningful organisational change and transformation which resulted in a significant improvement in culture.

  As a member of the Executive team, Sarah’s current strategic people focus is Inspirational Leadership that creates community connection and Wellbeing and Engagement of our people.

  

  Clare Di Leva

  Talent and Development Lead
  AstraZeneca

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  Clare Di Leva

  Talent and Development Lead
  AstraZeneca

  Clare Di Leva is a Learning and Development professional with experience in the Professional Services, Insurance and Pharmaceutical Industries. Clare has led L&D teams both in Europe and Australia focused on transforming learning cultures, designing and delivering learning experiences and equipping leaders with the skills to empower, inspire and coach their people and teams to succeed. Her passion lies in developing leadership development programs that focus on enabling organisations to achieve their business priorities as well as empowering people and teams to perform at their best.

  

  Shivan Selva

  Senior Enterprise Account Executive
  Coursera

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  Shivan Selva

  Senior Enterprise Account Executive
  Coursera

  Shivan has worked with numerous Australian enterprise level organisations, the challenges that he constantly hears is the difficulty to find and attract the right talent, manage talent as “individuals” and upskill and train staff to prepare them for digital transformation, which is affecting every industry.  
   
  As a senior sales executive for Coursera For Business, Shivan’s and his team partner with clients to provide the best education from over 200 universities and partners globally that enable organisations to drive their skills transformation initiatives.  
   
  Coursera’s belief is that learning empowers us to change and grow and redefine what is possible. That is why we partner with the best institutions in the world to bring the best learning to every corner of the world.  

• 9:40 AM

  Workshop 1: The importance of integrating behavioural awareness in all aspects of training

  It has never been a more critical time to build constructive organisational cultures. Training provides organisations with an opportunity for employees to reflect on their behaviours so they may actively become more constructive. Integrating cognitive reflection into the instructional design process creates deep and reflective learning experiences. 

  • The role of learning in building constructive cultures 
  • How instructional design creates self-awareness  
  • What we can learn from cognitive behavioural science  
  • Instructional design techniques to encourage constructive behaviours 

  

  Andres Jonmundsson

  Founder
  Training Culture

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  Andres Jonmundsson

  Founder
  Training Culture

  Andres Jonmundsson (AJ), is the founder of Training Culture, a training and coaching organisation specialising in developing leaders. Having over 22 years as an organisational learning and development professional, AJ has held executive roles across varied industries including Banking, IT Consulting, Manufacturing and Pharmaceuticals. AJ is also a practising therapist and coach for professionals looking to optimise performance while maintaining physical and psychological well-being.

• 10:10 AM

  Workshop 2: Future of Work – Taking a skills-first approach and the impacts for L&D leaders

  The World Economic Forum estimates that almost one-third of all jobs worldwide are likely to be transformed by technology in the next decade and every member of the workforce will need to continuously expand their skillset. It’s important for organisations to cultivate a culture of internal mobility to give employees access to on-the-job learning opportunities and to retain employees. Join this session to discuss key ideas around: 

  • How adopting a skills-based approach is crucial for an organisation’s long-term success 
  • The change in skills since 2015 
  • What skills you need to stay competitive

  

  David Bellas

  Director, LinkedIn Talent Solutions
  LinkedIn Learning

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  David Bellas

  Director, LinkedIn Talent Solutions
  LinkedIn Learning

  David Bellas is a Director for LinkedIn’s Talent Solutions business for Australia and New Zealand. David and his team are responsible for helping organisation the way they plan, hire, and develop talent. This is possible through the disruptive technology and unique data and insights from LinkedIn’s 800 million members and 57 million companies.

  He is passionate about investing in people, everything sales, turning business visions into reality and working with customers to meet their business objectives.

  Over the past 9 years at LinkedIn, David has had the opportunity to lead the growth and distribution efforts across all sectors at LinkedIn. When LinkedIn acquired Lynda.com in 2015, an online learning company, David was appointed as Head of Learning for Australia and New Zealand and helped oversee the successful transition to LinkedIn Learning.

  Over the past several years David has been recognised with awards such as Diversity and Inclusion Manager of the Year and LinkedIn Manager of the Year and has a reputation for inspiring, coaching and developing talent.

• 10:40 AM

  Morning tea and refreshment break

• 10:40 AM

  Morning tea and refreshment break

• 11:10 AM

  Digital transformation of learning: Learning in the flow of work

  Remote experiential learning — sounds kind of like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Pivoting to deliver successful, engaging, impactful experiential learning in digital and hybrid environments has required L&D teams to do more than merely replicate their old, in-person offerings. Instead, they’ve had to reimagine them, experiment, iterate and monitor the outcomes. Join this discussion focused on how learning leaders are pushing boundaries and rethinking the traditional in order to deliver powerful, transformative digital learning and development.
  

  • Identify the challenges faced by your peers in the L&D community when it comes to bridging the technology skills gap
  • Learn some of the best practices in delivering knowledge that is instant, contextual, and experiential
  • Get a sneak peek into how a Digital Adoption Platform can help you enable learning in the flow of work

  

  Sripathi Chakkravarthi

  Regional Director-ANZ
  Whatfix

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  Sripathi Chakkravarthi

  Regional Director-ANZ
  Whatfix

  At Whatfix, Sri is responsible for driving business outcomes for Whatfix’s customers and expanding Whatfix’s footprint within enterprises in the Asia Pacific. With 16 years of technology delivery (read: generous experience in failed projects), business consulting, and sales in the US, India, and Australia, Sri has had a ring-side view to digital transformation, and the many slips between the cup and the lip.

  

  Alice Hodgson

  Managing Director
  TrainTheCrowd

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  Alice Hodgson

  Managing Director
  TrainTheCrowd

  Alice founded TrainTheCrowd 10 years ago to fill the gap in the development and delivery of SaaS enterprise end-user training programs for Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, and Qualtrics. TTC has grown significantly and counts numerous ASX200 and global blue-chip organizations as clients. Alice is passionate about empowering people to work smarter using technology. She has 20 years of experience in the IT industry, supporting over 200 companies with their IT systems implementations. Alice has recently relocated her family to the Northern Beaches. She enjoys an active lifestyle getting out on the water and socializing with friends.

• 11:10 AM

  Workshop 3: It starts from the top: investing in leadership development to become a catalyst for success

  A recent Gallup research study found that employees don’t leave companies, they leave managers, and these managers account for 70% of the variance relating to engagement, retention, and performance. In this session, we will discuss how Whole Brain® Thinking has helped organisations improve team engagement, increase job satisfaction, decrease turnover, and drive performance. 

  • How to motivate, retain, and build high-performing teams using Whole Brain® Thinking 
  • How to improve personal and professional development using Whole Brain® Thinking 
  • How to develop learning and development plans and strategies tailored to match thinking preferences for maximum benefit 

  

  Michael Morgan

  CEO
  Herrmann Asia

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  Michael Morgan

  CEO
  Herrmann Asia

  After working closely with Ned Herrmann, Michael founded Herrmann International Asia in 1988 and remains its Chief Executive.

  For over 30 years, the Whole Brain® Model has been his passion and he is one of the region’s leading experts on how the HBDI® can stimulate innovation and creativity in the workplace.

  Over three decades, Michael has worked with some of Australia and Asia Pacific’s largest industrial, pharmaceutical, technological, educational and financial organisations. Through Whole Brain® Thinking, he has helped them develop and harness the true power and potential of their workforces. Using this powerful and scientific instrument, he has helped people at all levels develop a recognition and appreciation of their individual thinking styles. These transformative insights have enabled individuals to become more creative, intuitive, analytical and productive. He has helped teams communicate and collaborate more effectively and better appreciate one another’s vital contribution to achieving their shared goals.

  Michael’s approach is to apply the principles of the Whole Brain® Model to stimulate innovative and problem-solving thinking that will be relevant to the client’s business model and drive bottom line results.

  As well as delivering programs, Michael is a keynote speaker who has addressed professional audiences from a broad range of categories across Asia. He’s also the author of two seminal books – Making Innovation Happen and Creating Workforce Innovation. When he’s not working, Michael likes to use all four quadrants of his brain in the relaxing but sometimes challenging past-time of sailing.

• 11:40 AM

  Workshop 4: The hidden costs of learning management system implementation

  With the digital wave and the rise of eLearning as a solution for corporate training, more and more businesses are looking to invest in a Learning Management System (LMS). However, as budgets get tighter, affordability in such systems has become a priority. What most don’t realise is that implementing eLearning is more than just buying an LMS. Multiple processes and their costs also need to be considered before choosing an LMS service provider. This session will cover everything you need to know about the total cost of LMS ownership as well as which expenses you need to take into account before investing.

  • Implementation and ongoing costs to your business
  • Measuring the return on investment of your LMS solution
  • Defining your content strategy
  • Ensuring your LMS is today and future-ready

  

  Dean Saunders

  VP of Corporate Training
  Open LMS

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  Dean Saunders

  VP of Corporate Training
  Open LMS

  A founder of eCreators and Vice President of Corporate Training at Open LMS, Dean is regarded as one of the leaders in the EdTech space. With over 20 years experience in an eLearning industry, he wants to create a difference through the belief that learning should be creative, innovative and most importantly, enjoyable.

• 11:40 AM

  CASE STUDY: Redesigning career pathways to retain high-performers

  In addition to increased compensation, employees are seeking growth opportunities more than ever before. How are organisations rethinking internal job mobility and succession planning to retain employees in this highly competitive job market? In this session, hear how Cotton On Group revamped their career pathways to provide challenging yet rewarding opportunities for high-performers.

  • Building transparent career development plans with clear objectives and outcomes
  • Creating leadership opportunities for mid-level employees
  • Implementing innovative and customised opportunities for continuous learning

  

  Jo Barr

  Head of Group Talent
  Cotton On Group

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  Jo Barr

  Head of Group Talent
  Cotton On Group

  Jo made the move from London to join the Cotton On Group during a phase of major global growth in 2014. 7 years on and the evolution from operational recruitment into ‘Talent Management’ has been a key shift in reaching the commercial goals across the Group.  

  In her role as Head of Talent, Jo spends her days ensuring the Group has a robust talent strategy. Like their brands, COG has an Aussie laid-back approach to everything they do. They like to ‘keep it real’, and culture is no exception.  

  Jo is true commercial-minded talent leader, delivering 80% internal fill rates and zero external agency spend, whilst navigating the ever-changing global retail landscape. With diverse teams operating across 19 countries and 8 brands, Jo is focused on building a global team of talent to fuel the business growth – all whilst having fun along the way.  

• 12:20 PM

  Networking lunch

• 12:20 PM

  Networking lunch

• 1:30 PM

  Workshop 5: Learning culture: A solution for inclusion

  Inclusion has taken centre stage in the culture agenda for many organisations. In this session, we take a look at how a learning culture is essential for achieving inclusive cultures and leadership. We will explore the interconnectedness between learning and the inclusion agenda, and how learning is a key tenant for the business case for inclusion.

  • How leaning into inclusive leadership can unlock performance, innovation, creativity, problem solving and change resilience
  • Inclusive leadership capabilities that champion learning and enable people to reach their potential
  • Steps organisations can take to embrace the inclusion strategic imperative and enable a learning culture

  

  Emma Jacob

  Co-Founder and Director
  The Culture Movement

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  Emma Jacob

  Co-Founder and Director
  The Culture Movement

  Emma Jacob is a leadership and culture specialist and is the co-founder and Director at The Culture Movement, a leadership and organisational development consultancy.  Emma has spent the past two decades in the people & culture field, delivering tactically and strategically to nurture talent, shape company culture and drive high performance teams.  At The Culture Movement, Emma designs and delivers executive leadership programs that enable authentic and inclusive workplaces.  Emma is also a leadership coach and holds a Bachelor of Social Science at UNSW. 

• 1:30 PM

  PANEL: Reimagining the classroom: Learning design strategies for a hybrid workplace

  Employees are seeking greater flexibility in their work and this transition includes the evolution of the learning experience. How can organisations find the balance between collaborative in-person learning activities and investing in hybrid options? Hear how Australia’s top companies are evolving their learning strategies to effectively engage hybrid workers.

  • Examples of successful self-directed learning activities for remote and off-site workers
  • Converting traditional learning programs into hybrid and flexible options
  • How do you maintain the level of trust and engagement with learners in a dispersed environment?
  • Identifying and retaining peer-to-peer learning activities that enhance collaboration and engagement
  • Integrating experiential learning with virtual programs to validate knowledge sharing

  Moderator

  

  Evelyn Moolenburgh

  Managing Director
  Learning Ventures

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  Evelyn Moolenburgh

  Managing Director
  Learning Ventures

  Evelyn is an entrepreneur with 40 years commercial and business experience. Her belief that leadership really matters to delivering business results has crafted her last 20 years in the Leadership and Learning and Development space.

  As Managing Director of Learning Ventures, she is a 4 x time finalist and winner of both AHRI and AITD Awards in categories of Leadership Development, Talent Development and Innovation & Creativity in Learning. In 2021 Evelyn and Learning Ventures won the AHRI Award for Best Leadership Development Program. Her belief is that great cultures and leaders can deliver measurable returns.

  Evelyn’s passion for leadership led to her role as Curator of the about to be published book “Leadership Lessons”. This book is a collection of short stories from Leaders in Australia including CEO’s Politicians and Social Entrepreneurs about their leadership lesson from the pandemic years. As a business owner, mum of 2 boys, volunteer fire fighter, mentor to women in leadership in the Pacific Islands, and kayaker, Evelyn brings a variety of perspectives to the table.

  Panellists

  

  Sarah Scott Paul

  Group Head of Learning & Development
  Enero Group

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  Sarah Scott Paul

  Group Head of Learning & Development
  Enero Group

  Sarah is the Global Head of Learning & Development and Head of People & Culture – Australia, for the ‘Enero Group’, as ASX-listed international network of marketing and communication businesses located in 13 countries around the world. Country born and bred, Sarah commenced her career more than 15 years ago in HR roles for multinational food and beverage organisations ‘Stuart Alexander’ and ‘Lion’. Since 2013, Sarah has been an integral member of the Enero Group, developing, training, and coaching their 600+ team members across the world. Sarah’s personal journey of overcoming adversity has led to the shaping of her professional outlook: to lead with passion and empower the people around her to flourish and be the best they can be both personally and professionally. She knows instinctively that life can be hard – however demonstrates to people the power of showing up to emotions, being authentic, vulnerable, and intentional in leadership.

  

  Stephanie Carman

  Head of Organisational Development & Business Partnering
  humm group

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  Stephanie Carman

  Head of Organisational Development & Business Partnering
  humm group

  Stephanie is an experienced strategic people and culture leader who specialises in organisational transformation through aligning organisational design, culture and performance to create sustainable organisational culture change and inclusive leadership to maximise business performance outcomes.

  Her passion for transforming the people experience at all stages of organisational growth has seen her setting up a HR function in a rapid growth consultancy scale-up (Across Australian, New Zealand, United States and Canada); transforming the people and customer experience within a large health organisation; and completely redesigning and transforming the organisational design, from a dated Financial Service Company into a fast-moving Fintech within an ASX listed environment (Across Australian, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom and Canada).

  

  Michael Ghazi

  Head of Talent Management, Leadership and Learning
  ING Australia

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  Michael Ghazi

  Head of Talent Management, Leadership and Learning
  ING Australia

  “Michael is a pragmatic and progressive HR leader, who’s passionate about empowering and unlocking the potential of people. He finds it fulfilling to see his people achieve professional and personal success.

  Culture + Capability + Change = a winning combination for what Michael gets the most energy out of.

  He loves to learn and considers himself a true HR generalist. Michael has immersed himself in various HR roles during his career, everything from Senior HR Business Partnering, Talent Management, Leadership, Capability & Development and HR Operations to name a few. The best part is he has developed this experience across a diverse range of industries and cultures.”

  

  Linda Greenleaf

  A/Director Education & Skills Digital
  TAFE Digital

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  Linda Greenleaf

  A/Director Education & Skills Digital
  TAFE Digital

  TAFE Digital is the online provider for TAFE NSW. TAFE Digital provides online education to over 100,000 students in NSW, Australia and overseas. Linda’s portfolio includes Cyber Academy, a collaboration with Deloitte and the University of Wollongong, the Women in Business Program, byte size learning and social engagement for 15 000 female entrepreneurs and Ear Train, an Aboriginal Closing the Gap initiative.

  Linda has 20 years’ experience in in the higher education and vocational education sector in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. She started her career as a lawyer, followed by roles with global consulting firms. Linda is passionate about using technologies to provide more students with improved access to employment outcomes.

  [email protected]

• 2:00 PM

  Workshop 6: Implementing learning and development strategies around hybrid working

  Organisations need to rethink their learning strategies to find the right balance between focus and collaboration, avoiding disconnection and over-connection in hybrid work settings. How do we shift learning and development mindsets to help make great work happen, individually and collectively? This session will discuss implementing new rules of engagement for how we communicate and collaborate in a hybrid working environment.

  • Helping leaders focus on optimisation, not control
  • Building an action-based learning culture
  • Changing expectations about availability, responsiveness and quality
  • Embedding trust as the ultimate learning lubricant

  

  Gavin Nelson

  Productivity Ninja
  Think Productive

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  Gavin Nelson

  Productivity Ninja
  Think Productive

  Gavin Nelson is a certified Productivity Ninja, professional facilitator, and learning and development specialist practitioner.

  Having spent many years of working life in the corporate world, Gavin has first-hand knowledge and experience to understand the pressures faced in today’s fast-paced environment.

  Gavin’s passionate about helping people – by understanding what motivates them, their wants, and their needs.

  He has experience in multinational, large and small organisations as well as leading sporting organisations. This provides a broad perspective when discussing productivity, stress management, mindfulness and work life balance.

  Gavin’s style has been described as “a great facilitator”, “engages well with everyone”, and “super-helpful”.

• 2:20 PM

  Leveraging analytics to drive learning initiatives

  Learning analytics can be a powerful tool to better understand employee trends and create positive learning experiences for a diverse workforce. In this session, Ingrid will demonstrate how L&D leaders can draw data from online and blended learning activities to support employees’ learning objectives.

  • Identifying data points and metrics to measure ROI on learning
  • Measuring and comparing training effectiveness of virtual and in-person programs
  • How to optimise your learning management system (LMS) to track and analyse learning trends

  

  Ingrid Massey

  Director of People, Pacific
  CBRE

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  Ingrid Massey

  Director of People, Pacific
  CBRE

  Ingrid Massey leads the People function for CBRE across the Pacific, working within a global organisation to ensure HR strategy and transformation programs translate to business outcomes and performance. Ingrid is responsible for driving high performance, developing talent and creating inclusive cultures, and has a solid understanding of how People & Culture can partner effectively to achieve business strategy and results. Ingrid’s passion is developing leadership capability and coaching others, driving cultural change and enabling careers. Prior to her role in commercial real estate, Ingrid spent twenty years in talent and learning roles within the airline and travel industries, financial services and fast moving consumer goods.

• 2:30 PM

  Workshop 7: Data storytelling for L&D leaders

  The L&D function is creating more data than ever before. This has led to increasing pressure on L&D leaders to weave this information into compelling data stories about L&D alignment with business strategy, assessment of capability gaps and the success of learning interventions. Join TEDx speaker and StoryIQ CEO Isaac Reyes in this highly interactive workshop that will see participants apply a simple five step framework for creating effective L&D data stories. 

  

  Isaac Reyes

  Co-Founder and CEO
  StoryIQ

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  Isaac Reyes

  Co-Founder and CEO
  StoryIQ

  Isaac Reyes, Co-Founder at StoryIQ is a TEDx speaker, international keynote presenter and thought leader in data storytelling. He was the keynote speaker at the 2019 Open Data Science Conference in Brazil and over 2018-2019, his “Art of Data Storytelling” speaking tour visited 26 cities across 5 continents. A data scientist by profession, his ultimate goal is to empower every organization to derive value from data.

• 3:00 PM

  End of workshops

• 3:00 PM

  Afternoon tea and refreshment break

• 3:30 PM

  Integrating gamification to create learning opportunities

  For at least a decade, gamification proponents have claimed that gamification has the potential to revolutionise learning. Numerous platforms and applications have been rolled out with promises of improving performance and increasing motivation. While it is hard to dispute the potential of gamification, the reality is yet to reach those lofty aspirations. This session will discuss how to apply gamification to produce engaging and effective learning opportunities.

  • Explore the initial challenges of gamification in learning
  • Understand how we can improve on simplified gamification of points and badges
  • Learn to apply gamification elements that lead to better learning outcomes

  

  Claire Seldon

  Learning Designer
  NSW Department of Education

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  Claire Seldon

  Learning Designer
  NSW Department of Education

  Claire Seldon works as a Learning Designer with the NSW Department of Education. and a lecturer in Learning Design at the University of Technology Sydney. She was previously a Science and Technology high school teacher. She uses her teaching and ICT background to create student centered, interactive, online resources with a focus on gamification and emerging VR/AR/MR experiences.

  

  Dr. Keith Heggart

  Lecturer, Learning Design
  University of Technology Sydney

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  Dr. Keith Heggart

  Lecturer, Learning Design
  University of Technology Sydney

  Dr Keith Heggart is an early career researcher with a focus on learning and instructional design, educational technology and civics and citizenship education. He is currently exploring the way that online learning platforms can assist in the formation of active citizenship amongst Australian youth.

  Keith is a former high school teacher, having worked as a school leader in Australia and overseas, in government and non-government sectors. In addition, he has worked as an Organiser for the Independent Education Union of Australia, and as an independent Learning Designer for a range of organisations.

• 4:10 PM

  PANEL: Cultivating a self-driven and proactive learning culture 

  Employee engagement continues to be a key concern for organisations which presents a unique opportunity to leverage workplace learning to meet changing employee motivators. How can organisations create learning opportunities to actively engage employees? In this session, L&D leaders will discuss how to promote a self-driven learning culture to boost employee engagement.

  • What tools can you adopt to enable ownership of learning so that employees are motivated and engaged?
  • Realigning the importance of learning and development with the company culture and values
  • How do you improve the selection and access of learning resources to enable a self-driven learning approach?

  Moderator

  

  Natasha Watkins

  Customer Success Manager-APAC
  Udemy

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  Natasha Watkins

  Customer Success Manager-APAC
  Udemy

  As an Enterprise CSM, Natasha partners with L&D leaders in driving success strategies to equip a hybrid workforce with the ability to upskill, re-skill and cross-skill. ​

  Her passion for promoting a growth mindset has only increased over the years and is at her happiest when developing programmes that engage learners and enhance the learner experience, to promote lifelong learning and a thirst for knowledge. ​

  Panellists

  

  Megan Bennett

  Head of Learning, IB&M
  Commonwealth Bank

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  Megan Bennett

  Head of Learning, IB&M
  Commonwealth Bank

  Megan Bennett is the Head of Learning for Institutional Banking and Markets (IB&M) at the Commonwealth Bank. Her focus is developing a culture where learning is ongoing, flexible, experiential and meaningful. Her team’s mantra is “we create learners not learning.”

  As a psychologist and certified organisational coach, Megan has spent her career helping individuals and teams operate consistently at their best. She also has extensive experience leading learning and OD teams and projects across multiple industries including Finance/Fintech, Proptech and Consulting.

  

  Melanie Cole

  Head of People & Culture
  Car Next Door

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  Melanie Cole

  Head of People & Culture
  Car Next Door

  Melanie Cole is Head of People & Culture at Car Next Door. She has extensive experience leading purpose-driven technology startups through significant growth across a range of unique industries. Melanie is also skilled across all facets of employee experience: from talent acquisition, engagement, learning and development, through to separation. Car Next Door is Australia’s leading peer-to-peer car share platform and is currently experiencing significant growth. Their mission is to lead positive environmental change to protect future generations through freeing people from the ‘one person, one car mentality’.

  

  James Allan

  GM Organisation Development & Corporate
  Stockland

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  James Allan

  GM Organisation Development & Corporate
  Stockland

  James Allan has worked in a range of senior HR roles over 20 years advising large, complex organisations going through major transformational change, including Deloitte, Qantas and currently Stockland. 

  Many of these roles have involved working closely with senior leaders to enhance capability and evolve culture towards new strategic priorities. 

  Earlier career experiences in the professional sports sector, consulting and front-line sales have helped James develop diverse perspectives and networks. 

  He lives in Sydney with his wife and two girls, maintains close ties to his homeland in New Zealand, is an avid non-fiction reader, and has recently started following major league baseball. 

   

• 5:00 PM

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