About speaker:
I am a researcher and culture-first leader offering expertise in industrial-organizational psychology, strategic HR, people analytics, and survey design.

I have fifteen years of experience in talent assessment, learning product development, HR advisory, and research program management. I am an experienced presenter and credentialed leadership coach.

I am scrappy and I thrive by solving problems. I love to synthesize information and find a vision and plan to execute an abstract or undeveloped idea. I translate people science into frameworks and actions.

I am continuously looking for ways to improve or add value to the organizations of which I belong. I have a simple and direct communication style. I believe nothing great can be accomplished alone, and I excel inside high-performing teams. I pride myself in being self-aware, values-driven, and competitive.

Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are my own.

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Educator with demonstrated ability to teach, motivate, and direct students while maintaining high interest and achievement. Articulate communicator able to effectively interact with diverse populations of students at a variety of academic levels. Consistently maintain excellent relations with students, parents, faculty, and administrators. Self-motivated with strong planning, organizational and leadership skills.

Presentation topic:
Emergence of HR Analytics

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Will work on HR Analytics.

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I co-founded CircleLytics / CouncilWise to help organizations to engage with people: employees, customers, citizens. We're the next generation after traditional one-loop surveys, such as employee (pulse) surveys.

CircleLytics is an early-stage, fast-growing company, delivering software-as-a-service and a provider of proprietary solutions to collect unstructured feedback and turn it into actionable insights.

Customers such as ING Bank, KLM, Unilever, various municipalities, PostNL, Reclassering NL, health care, etc, rely on us to engage with their business-critical stakeholders such as employees. Our solutions make it easy, safe, and rewarding for these stakeholders to share their personal insights and experiences to enable making informed decisions.

Customers use CircleLytics to build smarter strategies, extend product offerings, speed-up innovation, increase employee happiness, improve workplace efficiency, monitor performance, etc. CircleLytics applies psychology, design, complex algorithms and the wisdom of crowds to turn the voice of people into sophisticated insights.

We offer annual dialogue subscriptions to corporate customers, branche organisations and municipalities. In addition, we're happy to provide APIs and support to leverage your traditional multiple choice surveys to benefit from our knowledge of unstructured feedback.

Presentation topic:
Collective intelligence & dialogue at any scale: why surveys are only half the truth

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How does collective intelligence and employee dialogue at scale identify trends earlier, solve problems faster and predict results more accurate? How do you approach employees as a living, learning network of minds, instead of resources along the lines of an organisational chart? What comes after the single loop survey and how do you go beyond natural language processed employee feedback, to move to emerging insights from them as a collective?

About speaker:
Eszter is an established thought leader in the European HR community: a globally recognized Human Resources (HR) Leader, Digital Workplace Strategist, and Organizational Design Expert. She stands for and is known for co-designing futureproof organizations via harmonizing digital and human approaches responsibly, aligned with business strategy and purpose.

Her North Star is Augmented Organizational Intelligence: successful AI adoption in HR and in other corporate functions. She builds on her 20+ years of international HR and Leadership experience gained in organizations like DHL, Pepsi, augmented with the digital leadership accumulated in her 10+ years as international HR Director of Microsoft. In 2017 she founded esthra-HR Orchestration and brought organizational transformation successes for corporate clients (Audi, Shell, DLL), start-ups, and educational institutions. She is an executive coach, a certified Platform Design Facilitator, and a member of the Advisory Board of Ms. AI and HumanAIze. Eszter is based in Munich and runs projects in English, German and Hungarian.

About speaker:
Senior data-driven and agile HR with experience in transformation in the tech and engineering industry. A strategic and analytic thinker with operational excellence across all stages of the employee experience. Using a combination of technology and human-centered approaches in all aspects of HR with a high level of confidentiality and integrity.

Organizational Psychology, Data Analytics, Business Administration, Human Resources and Change Management.

About speaker:
As Founder and CEO of Karian and Box, Ghassan drives the business forward strategically, while working closely with C-suite and senior leaders across the breadth of our client base, helping to shape organisational change.

Prior to establishing Karian and Box in 2006, he spent 10 years in-house, serving as Director of Internal Communication for British Gas, ICI plc and Rolls-Royce plc.

Presentation topic:
Taking people analytics to the next level

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▪ The latest, innovative methods of extracting actionable insight from passive and active employee data.
▪ Aligning insight to strategic business needs, and for those of your key stakeholders.
▪ Tips on making the data work harder for you and your stakeholders.

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I am a researcher, global educator and coach focusing on the Future of Work. My passion is to develop innovative approaches to Talent and Organizations and help discover higher purpose for the next economy.

I teach at New York University and lecture globally. Everyday I learn from the networks I develop and join. I am an Academic Advisor to a variety of organizations and serve on the Editorial Board of Workforce Solutions Review.

My book " Humans at Work" is about the new pivot towards human-centered organizations.

Presentation Topic:
Hybrid: Designing Work for Humans

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My mission is to empower non-techie HR professionals to maximize career opportunities by coaching & teaching automation, analytics, and digital transformation.

I am a qualified HR and L&D professional who has implemented effective analytics, automation, and digital transformation. I have made mistakes along the way but now I know what works.

Learning and development are in my DNA. Over 30 years ago I started in training and have designed and delivered many programs over the years. I believe in the power of technology to make your life easier so you can focus on what matters: People.

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People Analytics Leader | Data Scientist | Talent & Business Strategy Consultant | Well-Being & Equity Advocate.

After working and consulting in the people analytics space for sometime now I've seen the impact people data can have on an organization, if used correctly. Implementing people data securely and ethically to benefit organizations and the people who work for them, enabling an optimized and equitable workplace for all, is more than a job for me, it's my passion. People data can be a force for good.

Presentation topic:
People Analytics at Scale

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The ability to provide actionable analytics at scale is all about mechanisms - including having the right governance, automation, and workflows in place. This discussion will provide an overview on building and maintaining end-to-end people analytics platforms and products as well as touching upon data architecture, data flows, security, documentation, and data consumer eduction.

About speaker:
Shane is a Deloitte People Analytics leader with over 8 years' experience in organisations building and operating People Analytics functions. He is focused on enabling better decisions through a variety of talent data including full HCM suite, survey, and domain specific datasets. His breadth and depth of experience with HR datasets, data preparation, analysis techniques and visualization/presentation generate valuable insights and analytical solutions which impact decisions with minimal friction.

Presentation topic:
Creating impact with People Analytics, lessons learned from the Australian People Analytics Survey

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72% of organisations see Human Resources analytics as a high priority, but only 3% of executives have the information they need to make sound people decisions. The potential benefits of people analytics have long been an unfulfilled promise for most organisations. Deloitte launched the 2022 Australian People Analytics Survey to understand the current state of HR/People analytics in Australia and measure the maturity of 26 Australian organisations against Deloitte's People Analytics Maturity Model. The survey showed no single path to increasing maturity, but several shortcuts available to increase impact. Respondents shared many powerful examples of workforce-related innovation and impact in the Australian environment. Join us for this insightful session to learn how you can increase the impact of people analytics in your organisation and better understand the:
• Common Challenges – issues facing analytics teams
• Highest Priorities – building blocks required to increase maturity
• Hottest Topics – critical questions analytics teams are answering
• Drivers of Action & Performance – what more mature organisations do to increase impact
• Inspiring Case Studies – examples of the impact being created in Australia

About speaker:
David Swanagon is an award winning People, HR Ops, Technology and Lean Continuous Improvement executive for $BN+ multinationals in the Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Technology, and Hospitality industries.

He has led high performing teams in the United States, Middle East, Europe, and APAC. This includes serving as a senior leader for world class brands such as PPG, Ericsson, Saudi Aramco, The Venetian and Palazzo Resorts, and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt, a Harvard graduate, a recipient of CIPD's top HR program in the Middle East, a semi-finalist for the Wharton People Analytics White Paper competition, and a member of the Forbes HR Council.

David has served as an industry SME for the HRCI (SPHR) data ethics initiative, while also appearing as a featured guest on the HR Leaders, PeakOn, Freshworks, and Lead2Suceeed Podcasts. In addition, he has served as a keynote speaker for the CWI Digital Conference (APAC), a guest lecturer for the University of North Texas and King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), and a presenter at the HR Congress TechFest. David has also been cited by CapGemini and Insights222 as an Fortune 500 HR leader.

Presentation topic:
The Future of Work = People + Machines

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The future workplace is an exciting proposition, which requires CHROs to adopt a new mindset. In the future, ...

• The CHRO and Chief Digital Officer positions will become more integrated. In fact, some organizations may merge the positions.
• The top HR executive will be an engineer trained in machine learning and advanced statistics.
• Automated Manager Bots will become fully utilized, with technical employees reporting to a machine for their project work.
• New hires will be connected to the company's three dimensional space: physical headquarters, hybrid office, and metaverse.
• Digital avatars will be used to mirror employee actions during non-working hours.
• Retirees will use AI enabled knowledge transfer apps to serve as mentors.
• Engagement surveys will assess facial reactions to questions, alongside verbal feedback and text comments.
• Every physical asset will be connected to the cloud and fully accessible by each employee's phone or wearable devices.
• Diversity initiatives will incorporate network analysis to ensure that project and employee connections are equitably distributed.

Overall, the human + machine interface will completely change the way work is completed. To succeed, HR professionals must prepare for this new environment by building the digital fluency needed to interact with machines. This requires understanding the role of People Analytics, alongside the importance of building a robust data-driven culture. In this presentation, Mr. Swanagon will review the Future of Work glidepath, while providing a roadmap for HR leaders to follow when preparing their organizations for the technology changes of the future.

About speaker:
Stefan holds an MBA from the French ESCP-EAP and worked at digital consultancies and corporations such as Bertelsmann, Siemens, US Tech Startups and Deutsche Bahn. As an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University (SIPA) he taught "Data Science for Social Innovation", also "People Analytics" at different Leadership Academies. His passion lies in using data science to improve organizations and the workplace.

Presentation topic:
How clear principles improve data driven decision-making and strengthen the organization

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Why understanding and developing organizational values and culture is the new competitive advantage.

About speaker:
Jeff Higgins is founder and CEO of Human Capital Management Institute(HCMI), a predictive analytics, workforce planning software and consulting company. HCMI features SOLVE predictive analytics, the only ISO30414 compliant human capital reporting software on the market today. Using ISO30414, SOLVE also meets US Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) disclosure requirements.

Mr. Higgins is an adjunct professor of HR & People Analytics at the University of Southern California(USC), founding member of the Workforce Intelligence Consortium, member of the ISO Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on human capital, US lead for #ISO30414 Human Capital Reporting Standard, board member Center for Talent Reporting (CTR) and editorial committee member IHRIM Workforce Solutions Review (WSR) magazine.

Jeff and HCMI help companies turn workforce data into intelligence with over 600 standardized metrics, predictive and prescriptive solutions for companies of all sizes. With his unique experience as both a senior HR executive and former CFO, Jeff helps organizations gain insights and solve talent issues to unlock billions of dollars in workforce ROI.

Mr. Higgins was EVP client services at Inform a workforce planning and analytics company, EVP of Workforce Planning at Countrywide Financial Corp., and senior HR leader driving workforce analytics and planning at The Irvine Company and OneWest Bank. Previously Mr. Higgins spent 15 years in finance and accounting roles of increasing responsibility for Johnson & Johnson, Baxter International, Colgate Palmolive and Klune Industries, ultimately as a Controller, VP of Finance and CFO.

In September 2019, and Mr. Higgins and HCMI were featured on a CFO magazine cover story on Human Capital Reporting "human-capitals-big-reveal".

Presentation topic:
Using Talent Market Data to Create Workforce Intelligence

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While CEOs and organizations say they are doing great things in people analytics, yet many key questions about talent have become even more critical than before the pandemic and remain unanswered. Organizations are drowning in data both internally and externally. Yet, if this data can be properly harnessed, integrated, standardized analyzed and compared, then we could turn this pile of data into true workforce intelligence with the potential to solve urgent workforce issues that the organization can use and create value with, much like turning oil from the ground into usable products like gasoline, plastics and more.

The keys to leveraging market data to solve workforce puzzles lies in answering some long-term talent questions that spotlight the people value create stories that drive action to improve and Solve these workforce challenges. This session will show the business impact of using talent market data integrated with internal organization data to create powerful insights and workforce intelligence in that answers questions and tells a story. Using case studies and powerful metrics, this webinar will answer the following:
1. How can we better manage and forecast our workforce size, cost and key talent needs?
2. Using Analytics and competitive market data to reduce employee turnover
3. Solve workforce talent gaps with talent supply and compensation Data
4. Finding where our best talent comes from, is it internal mobility or external hiring and if external what is our best hiring source?
5. Storytelling with Data Convincing skeptical leadership to act

Workforce data can truly drive a more powerful, productive and effective workforce that in turn drives superior business results. This session covers select metrics and case studies that are easily understood by CFO's and business leaders.

About speaker:
As a naturally-curious person with a passion for data and helping people, I've gained unique experience in HR, Finance, and Operations. With this perspective, I approach HR leadership from a true business partner perspective and balance strategic thinking with agile execution.

Whether scaling operations for a startup, establishing multifaceted people functions, or delivering critical insights to large, global companies, I utilize the latest technology tools to drive the digital agenda, predict outcomes, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

When leveraged to its full potential, people analytics is an incredibly exciting field, providing an opportunity to positively shape people experiences, improve equity in the workplace, and equip leaders to make decisions that lead to optimal business outcomes and sustained growth.

Presentation topic:
People Analytics in startups - an impossible task?

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People analytics in smaller organizations may seem impossible, due to lack of budget, different priorities and tiny to non-existent HR teams and processes. However, this should not be the case -as I will discuss, people analytics is as necessary in smaller organizations as it is in large corporates.

About speaker:
Benoit Hardy-Vallée has been consulting with global organizations on HR technology, transformation, and employee experience for the last 15 years, working with clients in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. From digital transformation to change management, Benoit had the opportunity to work across the HR value chain as a consultant, advisor, and subject matter expert. Through white papers, speaking engagements and his podcast Abrupt Future, he shares his perspectives on the changing world of work with a variety of audiences. He is passionate about developing ambitious programs that help modernize HR functions and workforces by leveraging cloud, AI and automation technologies.

Benoit received his bachelor's and master's degrees in philosophy from the University of Quebec in Montreal. He completed his doctorate in philosophy and cognitive science from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS-Paris), and a post-doctorate fellowship at the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto. His research focused on the psychological and neural mechanisms that underlie economic decision-making.

Presentation topic:
Digital Experience Technology - an indispensable ally for HR evolution

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Many organizations intend to significantly increase their hiring in order to meet their business objectives, which is a real challenge for HR teams given that attracting and retaining talent has never been more difficult.

The digital transformation of business continues to present its share of challenges and opportunities for human resources. If we want to reap dividends from the digitization of organizations, it must bring more than new technology to HR: it must first and foremost offer new ways of working and engaging talent, focused on experience, analytics and agility. From an HR perspective, digitization requires an examination of the expectations and contributions of the various stakeholders - employees, managers, HR professionals - and an exploration of the new possibilities offered by cloud technologies, artificial intelligence and automation (and tomorrow - the metaverse).

This talk will provide insights into how to leverage technological advances in HR. It will present examples of digital innovations that position the function as a strategic and business partner.

About speaker:
Long-term, I aim to help increase the self-awareness of everyone on the planet as it might just be our best bet to improve overall flourishing, self-actualization, better politics, and more. My primary vehicle for this work is my startup Pandatron. Mid-term, our vision is a world where leaders see a 100x return from investing in their people. Short-term, we aim to make coaching affordable with chatbot coaching as a product.

Besides that, I think life is great and it would be nice to live a bit longer than 100 years. Thus, I am supporting the aging research field. I am part of OnDeck Longevity Biotech and Foresight Institute communities and co-found companies supporting the field, e.g. LongHack.org.

Looking at what the future of leadership and organising can be is, in my eyes, one of the most impactful questions, as it transcends sectors to explore how progress works. Hence, I am working on a PhD studying novel systems of management. Namely, I investigate the practices of self-managing organizations like DAOs, Teal, and Holacracy. Real-world examples of organizations employing these management systems would be, respectively, VitaDAO, NAPA, and Spindle.

Presentation topic:
AI coaching as an unexpected data source for people analytics

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Did you know that AI coaching is about to disrupt the traditional human-to-human coaching? What's remarkable is that opportunities AI coaching opens are not only connected to scalability of coaching, but also to people analytics. AI (chatbot) coaching allows us to collect data on critical systemic issues present in the organization. In comparison to HR surveys, anonymized coaching conversations allow us to involve more people, collect more qualitative data, and dig deeper into the uncovered challenges. In this talk I will present to you a few case studies of using AI coaching data with no lesser results than e.g. changing the 5 year corporate strategy due to the insights uncovered.

About speaker:
As a seasoned People Analytics Consultant & Business Psychologist, I help ambitious professionals to develop their analytics, strategy and leadership skills.

Executive Coaching: My coaching is straight-talking and inspirational and encourages exceptional and measurable financial and productivity improvements from leaders who cannot afford to fail and demand the best from themselves and their teams.

Recruitment: We source exceptional analytics talent for companies for companies seeking to fill demanding roles.

Analytics Consultancy: Our analytics consultancy bridges the worlds of business performance, analytics, D&I and sustainability using sophisticated AI and machine learning analytics to design creative and productive workforces that help organizations to gain a competitive edge and contribute to a better sustainable and diverse world for everyone.

Personally, I am a keen researcher and educator with roles as a Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds Business School and a Visiting Researcher at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and Goldsmiths, University of London.

Our client list includes Nestle, ABB, Hilton Hotels, Lloyds Register, Swarovski, the BBC, Barclays Corporate and the MOD amongst others. Please see the references section below for testimonials about my work.

I have worn many hats in my career – Accenture consultant, company founder with successful IPO, strategist, and technologist. In addition to my coaching and consultancy work, I am a Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds and a Visiting Researcher in the Marshall Business School at the University of Southern California and at Goldsmiths University of London.

You can read about my work in books like The Power of People (Jonathan Ferrar, IBM), An Introduction to People Analytics (Dave Millner & Nadeem Khan), and Supervision in Coaching (Jonathan Passmore), and in Agile Workforce Planning (Adam Gibson).

Presentation topic:
How can #PeopleAnalytics prevent incidents like the Twitter firings?

About speaker:
Cole Napper, PhD has 12+ years of rapidly escalating experience building multiple HR COE functions from the ground up to scale - with an expert focus on People Analytics. He is currently serving as the VP of People Analytics for Orgnostic and Principal Owner of Directionally Correct, LLC.

Cole has repeatedly demonstrated his ability to create competitive advantage using People Analytics in companies big (Texas Instruments, Toyota, PepsiCo) & not-so-big (KeepTruckin/Motive, Booster), public & venture-capital backed, hyper-growth and spanning industries such as Technology/SaaS, Hardware, Semiconductor, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Oil & Gas, and Industrial Supplies. His internal & external consulting areas of expertise include:

1) People Analytics Consulting (Expert)
2) HR Technology/HRIS/HCM
3) People Science and People Operations
4) Talent and Performance Management
5) Learning & Development
6) Compensation & Benefits

Cole is a transformational leader with a strong track record proving the impact of analytics on HR, moving from being a cost center to a profit center, and enhancing the company's core business model. All work streams are prioritized based on science, data, and an execution-focus. Cole is characterized by his peers, executives, and direct reports for adhering to four Operating Principles comprised of: (1) Alignment - Always do what's best for the business, (2) Scalability - Do something once for 100 people, not 100 times once, (3) Innovation - Get 1% better everyday, & (4) Credibility - Measure twice, cut once. He has led large global teams up to 15+ employees, consistently created a culture of "doing what works, and only that," while attracting & developing top-notch talent.
Cole also serves in the following roles outside of work:

1) Co-Host of the "Directionally Correct" People Analytics Podcast
2) Leader of the DFW People Analytics Meetup
3) StartupExperts HR Expert and DFW Lead
4) Author (publishing a book) and content creator (Substack Newsletter) on People Analytics
5) Adjunct Professor of Management, teaching People Analytics in top MBA programs
6) Guest speaker at industry conferences & academic/university consortia

On the personal front, Cole is originally from north Louisiana in a town called Monroe. He is married to Rakshya; they have two young children, and live in a Dallas, TX suburb. Cole has a PhD and MA in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. In his free time, Cole loves to golf, read and write, spend time with his family, streaming & listening to podcasts.

Presentation topic:
CEO's Guide to People Analytics

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• The Current Moment
• Pressure on CEOs from the BoD & Investors
• The Value of People Analytics
• C-Suite Top People Analytics Priorities
• Why now?

About speaker:
I have 15+ years of experience designing and conducting large-scale behavioral and survey studies with human participants in-person and online.

I love working with clients and organizations in understanding what story they need to tell so I can find interesting, accurate, and compelling ways to visualize and organize their data.

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Measuring Empowerment Within Organizations

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Establishing a high degree of employee empowerment is critical for achieving a high degree of innovation potential in an organization (Cekmecelioglu & Gunsel, 2013; Grey, 2019) and is correlated with higher employee retention (Grey, 2019).

The Organizational Empowerment Model and Assessment was developed by the research and measurement team at Cultivate. The model draws on research concerning the relationship between empowerment and innovation within large organizations and the assessment was developed and validated to measure empowerment maturity within large departments and organizations (50+ employees).

The assessment allows for measurement of empowering and disempowering attitudes, policies, and behaviors within organizations by surveying employees' perceptions of their work experiences. The elements of the empowerment model and use cases of the assessment will be discussed.

Cekmecelioglu, H.G. & Gunsel, A. (2013). The effects of individual creativity and organizational climate on firm innovativeness. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 99, 257-264.

Grey, A.M. (2019). Cultures of innovation and the role of the leader. (Publication No. 13899149) [Doctoral Dissertation, University of California, San Marcos] ProQuest Dissertation Publishing.

About speaker:
Andrew Pitts is the Founder and CEO of Polinode, a leading provider of organisational network analysis software and solutions for enterprises. Polinode is used by over twenty large enterprises and consulting organisations around the world for a variety of applications including: identifying emerging and/or hidden talent; improving collaboration; finding influencers; succession planning; organisational design; and diversity and inclusion. Since founding Polinode in 2013 Andrew has enjoyed working at the intersection of technology and HR and is passionate about using technology to help optimise and improve modern organisations.

Presentation topic:
Current and Future Trends in Organizational Network Analysis

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In this presentation, Andrew Pitts will first provide some context around Organizational Network Analysis - what it is and the key historical use cases. He will then walk through some of the emerging and future trends in ONA, such as combining Active and Passive data, using ONA to measure inclusion, predicting attrition and combining relationship data with engagement data.

About speaker:
Alec Levenson is Senior Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations, University of Southern California. His action research and consulting work with companies optimize job and organizational performance and HR systems though applying organization design, job design, human capital analytics and strategic talent management. Dr. Levenson's approach combines the best elements of scientific research and practical, actionable knowledge that companies can use to improve performance. He uses economics, strategy, organization behavior, and industrial-organizational psychology to tackle complex talent and organizational challenges that defy easy solutions. He has trained HR professionals globally in operating model optimization, and the integration of organization development and people analytics.

Presentation topic:
Future Proofing People Analytics

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People Analytics (PA) has made a lot of progress in recent years, but substantial gaps remain. As the economy goes into recession and cutbacks are made, PA runs the risk of bearing more than its share of cost savings – if it continues to fall short of demonstrating maximum business impact. This session reviews the relative strengths of PA versus organization development (OD), and the HR business partners (HRBPs), identifying the areas where PA can partner with and leverage the expertise of OD and the HRBPs to increase relevance and maximize business impact.

About speaker:
I'm Co-Founder and CEO of Equalture, a fast-growing HR tech scaleup based in The Netherlands. Equalture's hiring software helps SMBs collect unbiased insights on the skills and behaviors of both their team and candidates to hire the best-fits without bias, by using a gamified approach. I have started this company, as well as my previous company, together with my twin sister Fleur.

Having the experience of running two different HR-focused companies, I'm on a mission to disrupt the HR tech market by removing gut feelings and introducing data in every single form of people's decision-making.

My first years of being an entrepreneur have led me to several public speaking activities and nominations, including the top 8 most talented female entrepreneurs of The Netherlands, LOEY Talent Award, Sprout 25 under 25 and Sifted's top 14 European Gen Z Founders.

Public interview:
Neuroscience and gamification applied to hiring to objectify candidate evaluations

About speaker:
Rob is WorkTango's co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer and has spent the last 18 years building HR Technology and advisory companies. Rob was on the founding team at Achievers, where he spent 10+ years growing the organization and his passion for improving the employee experience led him to co-founding WorkTango in 2015 to help companies collect and act on authentic employee feedback. He was named one of the 100 Top Global Employee Engagement Influencers each year between 2017 and 2020 and has had the privilege of speaking to HR leaders in over 40 cities. He is an avid hockey and volleyball player, traveler, used to play guitar in a metal band, and in his own terms a 'pointaholic' – he collects loyalty points for everything and anything! You can reach him at rob@worktango.com or @RobCatalano on twitter.

About speaker:
Peter Romero is the People Analytics Lead of The Psychometrics Centre, University of Cambridge and researcher at Keio University, Tokyo. Being educated in Hamburg, Tokyo, and Cambridge, he taught at several major universities both undergraduate and graduate students. He has 20 years of experience in the talent business, of which he spent six years in R&D, and fourteen in consultancy. Having overseen several global People Analytics projects in cooperation with People Analytics functions from top organisations, he also teaches senior leaders and executives. He is a founding member of Advanced Cognition Labs (www.acl.institute) - an interdisciplinary institute focusing on research in the area of Artificial Intelligence.

Presentation topic:
Predicting financial outcomes with people data

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In order to not only secure but lead the strategy table, People Analytics practitioners need to be able to demonstrate their impact on the bottom line. While this fundamental prerequisite should be self-evident, financial outcomes play a surprisingly small role in the field. We present a novel method to predict financial outcomes using people data, based on the case study of a Japanese market leader.

About speaker:
Kevin Martin is the chief research officer at the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp); the leading research firm focused on discovering the people practices that drive high-performance.

In addition to guiding i4cp's research agenda and deliverables, Kevin also advises corporate and human resources leadership teams on best- and next-practices in a broad range of topics that range from talent risk management and corporate culture, to human capital strategy and organizational agility. He also serves as executive sponsor of i4cp's distinguished Chief HR Officer Board.

Prior to i4cp, Kevin worked for several years at research firm Aberdeen Group where he built one of the industry's leading human capital management (HCM) research practices and then held a variety of roles of increasing responsibility which included SVP of Research Operations with general management oversight of the company's 17 research practices, and SVP of International Operations where he led the firm's expansion efforts in to Europe.

A highly sought-after international keynote speaker on all aspects of human resources and talent management, Kevin has been recognized as a "Top 100 HR Influencer" by HR Examiner. His and his team's research have been cited in leading business media, including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Inc. Magazine, Bloomberg, the Financial Times, CFO Magazine, CIO Applications, and on CNBC.

He is also an occasional contributor for the Financial Times.

Kevin currently serves on the advisory councils for the University of Dayton's school of business administration and school of engineering. He also serves on the board of advisors for Bullseye Engagement. From 2005 to 2014, Kevin served on the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massachusetts, which included a two-year term as board chairman (2009-2011). In 2006, Kevin was awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts's "Big Brother of the Year".

Kevin earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Dayton. He resides in the Massachusetts with his wife (Laura) and their three sons.

Presentation topic:
Empowering Your Board with the People Analytics That Matter

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The human capital data that board directors have visibility to is not nearly enough, according to new research by i4cp and Extraordinary Women on Boards. Specifically, the metrics they see paint an incomplete or blurry picture that fails to highlight the risks and opportunities an organization's culture, talent practices, and workforce represent.

How can people analytics teams work more closely with the CHRO to deliver the best, most impactful data—and more importantly, story—to the Board? In this session, i4cp chief research officer Kevin Martin will:

• Share four key findings from the latest research
• Highlight key ways that the board and CHROs can better align
• Outline the top human capital data that board directors would view as valuable—but rarely see

About speaker:
NSF funded Data Scientist with experience in Pharmaceutical data and People Analytics.

Presentation topic:
Attrition Prevention

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How to use People Analytics to save billions in cost caused by Attrition.

About speaker:
Talent Retention Management: solving employee engagement & retention with AI enabled data driven insights, and proactive, personalized retention actions.

Presentation Topic:
Solving Employee Attrition with Talent Data & AI

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Talent Retention Management is a new category of People Technology which unifies enterprise and HCM data, applies advanced AI, reveals talent risks early in real-time, provides actionable insights, root cause explanations, comparisons, recommendations, and enables employee care at scale to materially improve employee engagement and retention.

About speaker:
People Analytics, HR Data Strategy, Workforce AI Ethics.
More info: https://www.littalics.com/keynote-speaking

Presentation Topic:
Will People Analysts Always Be Humans? Ethics and Procurement Implications

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Why? As analytics projects are transformed into products, People Analytics leaders must fit the right tools to business questions.

How? Explore two new skills needed in any HR department: Procurement and Ethics in the industry of People Analytics.

Best for: People Analytics Leaders, Human Resources Executives, Business Leaders.

Key Takeaways:

• Incorporate values in AI procurement;
• Translate values into practices;
• Reviews about workforce AI products;
• Influence employees and communities.

About speaker:
An organised and highly motivated Analytics Expert and Conference Speaker with excellent interpersonal and time management skills. Analytical mind-set alongside strong ethical values and a positive attitude. Passionate about reaching strategic objectives and developing sustainable competitive advantage for a business based on informed and evidenced based decisions through analytics, systems utilization and effective communication at all levels. Experience in public, private and voluntary sector attaining diverse business knowledge, project management and leadership skills.

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A scientist working on People Analytics area for more than 10 years. She's done PhD in economics and psychology, applying ONA (Organizational Network Analysis) in organizational design. Over a dozen scientific papers on network analysis. She built her experience into the Network Perspective software, which gives people leaders advanced insights about their teams' collaboration habits to enable talent-centric & high performing hybrid organizations.

Presentation topic:
How to make data actionable? Lessons from the teams on how to turn numbers into stories, ownership and great drivers of change

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I work with data and love it. However, I realize that for most people, data = boring and overwhelming numbers that you don't really know what to do with. I'll share lessons learned by the teams I work with on how to turn numbers into stories, ownership and great drivers of change.

About speaker:
Talent solutionist, builder of high-performing teams, people champion and engaged leader with broad recruiting and people experience. Proven success in inclusive leadership, operational excellence, and large-scale recruiting initiatives, specifically in Tech, R&D, and GTM. Expertise in creating and implementing scalable strategies in Talent Acquisition, Employer Branding, Candidate Experience, Retention and hiring culture adds versus culture fits. Published author, speaker, and Head of Talent at TeamSnap.

Presentation topic:
Turning the Great Resignation into the Great Reinvention

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All over the world, attrition rates are higher than ever before. While inflated comp and sign-on bonuses may stop the bleeding for a while, it's not sustainable in the long-term, nor does it stop systemic retention issues that plague many organizations today. It's easy to blame attrition on the Great Resignation, but organizations need to stop focusing on outward trends and start looking inward for company centric solutions. Through real-world data, find out how to stop attrition before a new employee starts with proven analytics on transparent workplaces and retention, as well as tough questions every organization needs to ask themselves before the next offer goes out.

About speaker:
International Volunteer Cooperation, Diversity & Inclusion, Refugees & Migration.

Presentation topic:
Corporate and start up partnerships in international volunteer development programs

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▪ Corporate and start up partnerships in international volunteer development programs.
▪ The future of volunteering.
▪ Diversity & Inclusion in international Development.

About speaker:
Amit is a versatile change, transformation, and analytics leader with global experience driving innovation, change, and scale at industry-leading companies in technology, healthcare, finance, and retail e-commerce.

Amit's areas of expertise include transformation and change, talent management, workforce planning, and intelligent automation. He is recognized as a pioneer of and leading authority on people analytics. He is known for fostering alignment, integration, and collaboration across business units and functions; scaling people-related programs and platforms; attracting talent; and growing high-performing, inclusive teams.

Amit is a member of the advisory boards of Mathison, R-Squared, TrustSphere, and the People Intelligence Alliance and an executive coach for HR and people analytics leaders. PaddleHR, another company he advised was acquired by LinkedIn. He was the founding program director for The Conference Board's Intelligent Automation Executives Council and has been a Conference Board Senior Fellow in Human Capital.

Amit has taught people analytics to aspiring CHROs at the UC Berkeley Extension and teaches people analytics at Stanford Continuing Studies. He is an occasional guest lecturer at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

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Innovative HR Strategist, Executive Consultant, and Author collaborates to offer expert guidance on HR strategic planning. Deborah customizes HR technology recommendations to maximize leadership, talent, learning, and knowledge management. Deborah's business acumen and consulting skills earned her the Alpha Eta Award, the Ralph Stone Servant Leader Award, the AT&T 5.0 Award, and accolades of satisfied clients.

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Analytics are changing how people manage people.

Presentation topic:
Session title: People Analytics: the epicenter of management and work

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Session:
1) I'm going to do an intro on why people analytics is WAY bigger than anyone thinks. People analytics isn't about HR, it's about a new operating system for management where the person is the central analytical object around which we get insight and take action. The work we are all doing together is fundamentally changing how people work, manage people, and allocate capital. Moreover, it will have massive repercussions outside of work as the data is applied to even bigger problems.

2) Let's bring this to life with practical examples. I'll bring along Nigel Stoodley (former CCO of Tableau & Visier, current GM of our ACS division that's pushing the bounds of operational data + core people data) in a fireside chat around how customers, today, are bringing people insight to business impact.

About speaker:
Experienced talent and organization strategist focused on building collaborative #peoplefirst strategies through innovative business model design and optimization of the organization and its talent for sustained high performance and growth.

I am skilled in strategic workforce planning, organization design, human capital analytics, talent management, change management, cultural transformation, organization development, leadership development, and lean/agile management.

Presentation topic:
Organizational Health: A People Team's path to Minimum Viable 'Workforce' Planning [MV(w)P]

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Our People teams can all do 'minimum viable workforce planning' focused on building core capabilities for the organization without the advantage of advanced people analytics functions. We will walk through how people team members can coach and guide leaders about the financial impact of people planning and scenario plans through Organizational Health consultations - regardless of their financial challenges.

Key Takeaways:
• Data-driven people teams can be a valuable partner to finance and business leaders
• You don't need to have a fully matured People Analytics function to be data-driven and do scenario planning models
• Scenario planning, even in generalized models, allows for the people team to provide proactive guidance to core stakeholders

About speaker:
Dr. Moon is a talented HCM Strategist and People Analytics expert with a proven ability to provide unique and innovative insights and solutions in the management and application of human capital. She uses a grounded approach to people management through a unique blend of evidenced-based and research driven processes.

About speaker:
Author of Adaptive Space, which is based on a decade long research initiative that won the 2017 Walker Prize from People + Strategy. As Chief Talent Officer for GM launched GM2020, a grass roots initiative designed to enable employees to positively disrupt the way they work, which was highlighted in Fast Company and Fortune.

Presentation topic:
Collaboration for the New Way of Working

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These last few years have been truly extraordinary times. This session will focus on the shifting role of work in the context of a hybrid world which has threatened to deplete one of our most important and relevant resources—our social capital. Perhaps more than ever, how we are connected is essential for determining performance, innovation, and how we influence. Based on years of organizational network research, this session will focus on the importance of essential collaboration by suggesting three strategies to claw back 18-24% of collaboration time: imposing structure, challenging beliefs, and altering behaviors. The time saved can then be reinvested towards intentional collaboration around four primary work modes - discovery, development, diffusion, and delivery - to adapt to the new way of working.

About speaker:
I worked as a strategic consultant, worked on the HR team, and majored in mathematics during my undergraduate studies. Interestingly, this career background naturally led me to the field of HRA/PA.

As an HR/People analytics researcher and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Leeds in the UK, I am studying 'HR/People Analytics' which facilitates better decision-making through a data-driven approach in the field of HR. Prior to the research, I worked on system development at ZoomSystems in San Francisco, USA; carried out strategic planning consulting as a business consultant; and undertook a wide range of HR-related projects in the HR department at E-land Group, one of the top 30 conglomerates in Korea.

I have been regularly contributing HR articles related to work and employment issues from the UK/Europe through <Talent Management magazine> since 2019 in Korea. I am also the author of the book <Business Partner: HR Analytics>, the first published book to engage with the topic of HR analytics in Korea from a global perspective. I hold a BSc in mathematics from Hanyang University and an MSc in Human Resource Management from the University of Exeter, UK.

Presentation topic:
Where are we now? Exploring contemporary people analytics by reflecting on precedented PA conferences and workshops in the last decade

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It has been several years since People Analytics (PA) has gained global attention, and companies have eagerly embraced it. Where does PA stand today? Do we still need to explain the concept of PA and convince management of its value? Or have we overcome the challenges of introducing and utilising PA? Are we now seeking more effective and efficient ways to leverage PA, which has already been established to some extent? While each organisation is at a different stage, we can make general conjectures about the future of PA based on PA-related conferences and workshops over the past few years.

The presenter has observed this trend while attending various PA conferences and workshops over the past decade. They now believe that there is relatively little need to convince people or management about what PA is and why it is valuable. What other changes can we expect? Will the PA market continue to grow, or will it fade away as a management fad amidst increasing uncertainty and high risks from external environmental changes? At the PA conference of the day, leading experts no longer focus on sharing their best practice case studies but prefer to discuss specific issues. What brought about this shift? While analysis methods like word clouding and network analysis visualisations were once attractive and drew stakeholders' interest, leading companies presenting at conferences seem to be moving away from these superficial approaches. Now, more than ever, it's time to get back to the essence of People Analytics: "Business". Along with the aforementioned points, this presentation will summarise the discussions held at PA conferences from the past few years to the present and suggest implications for future thinking.

Presentation topic:
ChatGPT and the Future of Work

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In recent years, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) have transformed the landscape of human-machine interaction. One groundbreaking development in this field is ChatGPT, a powerful language model capable of generating coherent and contextually relevant responses. The rise of ChatGPT and similar AI technologies holds profound implications for the future of work, particularly in the realm of people analytics. This presentation explores the potential of ChatGPT as a transformative tool for people analytics, focusing on its applications, benefits and challenges. We delve into how organizations can leverage ChatGPT to unlock valuable insights from employee data, driving evidence-based decision making and enhancing workforce productivity and engagement.

About speaker:
We accelerate the speed at which organisations adopt evidence-based people decision-making. We specialise in strategy and change management around the topics of people and HR analytics, and strategic workforce planning. I have personally delivered over 50 projects in these HR practices over the last 10 years.

Specific milestones:
- Founded 3n Strategy in 2012.
- Founded the HR Analytics ThinkTank in 2015.
- Founded the HR and People Analytics Meetup London in 2016.
- Founded the #ThisIsHR HR Tech Startup community in 2017.

Presentation topic:
Asking and Answering Questions: The Journey to Data-Driven HR Success

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The success of people analytics is ultimately based on two main components: The ability of an organisation to ask questions and the ability of a people analytics function to answer those questions. In this talk, Nigel Dias will talk to employees about both sides of the journey, exploring what different types of questions get asked and how people analytics functions answer them over time.

About speaker:
The good, the bad, and the ugly:

My kid will always be the coolest thing I've ever done.

I still read research articles, but I'll try not to send them to you.

I think you should apply for that job you think you're under-qualified for.

And, yeah, a lot of times I think I probably shouldn't have said that too.

About speaker:
Strategic analyst responsible for supporting C-suite executives with the data and analytics needed to drive talent decisions. Experienced with shaping the strategy of delivering analytics, insights, and reporting from concept to execution. Comfortable collaborating with stakeholders and combining data from across the organization to develop metrics aligned with strategic objectives. As a skilled communicator, I regularly transform raw data into executive-level presentations with impactful data visualizations and clearly explained statistical results.

Presentation topic:
Navigating Opportunities and Risks: A Responsible Approach to People Analytics

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People Analytics is a rapidly developing field that leverages digital innovation to gather and analyze data related to employees, teams, and the broader workforce, ultimately enhancing organizational intelligence. Nonetheless, this domain brings forth a fresh set of ethical, managerial, and societal quandaries. With the increasing public awareness of data risks and the implementation of stricter privacy regulations, organizations must address these concerns to avoid severe economic and reputational repercussions. Consequently, it is vital to strike a balance between the pursuit of innovation and the fulfillment of ethical obligations. This presentation seeks to examine the opportunities and ethical challenges associated with People Analytics, while also proposing a framework for integrating ethical strategies and practices within organizations.

About speaker:
Strategic Workforce Planning & People Analytics.

Presentation topic:
A Skills-Based Approach to a Digital Talent Transformation

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Skills isn't just the competitive currency of an organization. It can drive transformation within an organization. Using NLP, personalized learning pathways, and a talent marketplace that enables employees to be empowered, educated, and experience new skills and projects they create their own destiny and help change the trajectory of health for humanity.

About speaker:
HR analytics, various data driven themes possible (e.g. diversity and inclusion or culture, etc.)

Presentation topic:
HR analytics, various data driven themes possible (e.g. diversity and inclusion or culture, etc.)

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About speaker:
Applications of Data science / AI / ML in business, people analytics in executive search, STEM careers.

Presentation topic:
Leveling the playing field in executive recruitment

More about presentation:
• Where AI/ML can be utilized in the recruiting process
• Example use cases from executive search
• Challenges and benefits of utilizing these capabilities within executive search and professional services

About speaker:
Fanni Kadocsa is the founder and CEO of Hybridge Consulting, a people analytics startup powering midsized companies with people insights in CEE.

Prior to starting her own business, for 20 years Fanni pursued several leadership positions at various big multi-nationals. She started her career at PwC's audit and advisory services division. She worked for Xerox as Head of Accounting and Controlling and 15 years for Microsoft in different leadership roles (such as Head of Controlling, CFO, Regional Controlling Manager). She has an Masters in Economics, an MBA, a BA in Psychology and is a certified coach as well as a qualified data analyst.

Presentation topic:
Unlocking the power of capability building: Maximizing the impact of training investment to drive transformative business results

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In a world of talent shortages, restricted training budgets, as well as overwhelmed employees, it becomes crucial to be able to prioritize training budgets and training time. Return on investment is a great tool to measure the effectiveness of training as well as its financial impact. How do you calculate the ROI of a training? What are the things to consider and measure?

In this very pragmatic session, Fanni will:
• introduce you the Measurable Instructional Design Model as well as the Kirkpatrick Evaluation Model
• highlight the key considerations for success
• guide you thru a concrete example from a recent project she drove – enabling you to get concrete ideas to bring your learning and development activities to the next level with state of art people analytics

Presentation topic:
Leveling the playing field in executive recruitment

More about presentation:
• Where AI/ML can be utilized in the recruiting process
• Example use cases from executive search
• Challenges and benefits of utilizing these capabilities within executive search and professional services

About speaker:
Future of Work.

Presentation topic:
Why Anchor Days Are Sinking Productivity & What to Do About It

More about presentation:
• The pandemic accelerated the rise of distributed teams, which has changed how we work & how we collaborate
• Return-to-office policies are built on the assumption that we can do more faster when we're all in-person together. That assumption doesn't hold true for distributed teams.
• Here's how we expect new collaboration patterns to shape the future of team work

About speaker:
Talent Development, Talent Analytics and Learning Analytics enthusiast and evangelist.

Senior HR leader and generalist with profound hands-on global leadership capabilities. Master Professional (CCI) of Business Management (IHK) and Certified Business Economist (DeLSt). Innovating 20+ years in human resources and 15 years in technical and managerial roles in telecommunications industry. Excelling as trusted senior management sparring partner and coach to develop business and people in a relentlessly and changing dynamic environment. Continuously improving people and processes with game changing strategic initiatives.

Presentation topic:
Beyond Skills: Supporting Workforce Transformation with Talent Analytics and Skills-based Approach to Talent Management

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Gain invaluable guidance on implementing a skills-based approach to talent management. Expand your understanding of defining critical skills, crafting talent development programs, and leveraging talent analytics and AI for seamless workforce transformation. Unlock the full potential of your talent and drive resounding success in today's dynamic business landscape.

Throughout this session:

1. We will define skills-based approach to Talent Management, learn the importance of considering skills, competencies, experiences, and career aspirations, as they contribute to a comprehensive understanding of an individual's potential.

2. We will learn how to identify critical skill, discover effective techniques to identify essential skills that drive successful transformation within your organization, create talent development programs and establish effective workforce planning for future success.

3. We will discuss how to align skills with business goals and explore strategies for connecting individual skills with organizational objectives to drive desired business outcomes.

About speaker:
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; People Analytics; Surveys; Assessment.

Presentation topic:
Inclusive Research Practices

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Not everyone experiences the workplace the same. Further, those aspects of work most important to different demographic groups in the workplace differ substantially. This is why it is important to really dig into your data and analyze it, not just from the overall perspective - but also from group and individual differences perspectives. This session will review som techniques and tools to ensure differing perspectives are taken into account when making data-driven decisions.