CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

DAY ONE - Wednesday, 12 November 2008

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Cocktail Reception/Registration

7:30 - 9:30 p.m. - Hunt-Scanlon Global Human Capital Leadership
Awards Dinner

7:30 - 8:00 p.m. - Re-thinking a Company’s Talent Strategy

The Internet and technology continue to change the way people buy products and access information, creating a soaring demand for consumer marketing information and fueling rapid growth in the market research industry. For companies like Vodafone, delivering the talent to keep up with their client's needs is one of their main strategic challenges. The HR director at Vodafone will provide a rare look into the talent management issues they are contending with during this period of growth and will share his strategy for improving the way Vodafone attracts external talent and channels and redeploys internal talent to position his organization to meet the demands of the 21st century.

Matthew Brearley
HR Director
Vodafone

8:45 - 9:15 p.m. - Hunt-Scanlon Global Human Capital Leadership
Award Presentation

Since being named chairman of Reuters in 2004, Niall FitzGerald KBE has led 370,000 financial service market experts and approximately 17,500 staff located in 94 countries to continue successfully providing the tools and information financial professionals’ need. Through it all, Mr. FitzGerald has remained committed to fostering an atmosphere emphasizing integrity, respect and team work while embracing diversity and the work/life balance of his employees. Moreover, Reuters’ success can be attributed to Mr. FitzGerald’s strong focus on human capital innovation, making it no wonder why Reuters continues to be among the most read news sources on the Internet. Mr. FitzGerald has been called a pioneer for his ideas in human capital management as demonstrated when he was presented with the Award for Corporate Citizenship in May 2008, influencing the rest of his industry to follow Reuters’ lead as a responsible corporate citizen. We are pleased to present Mr. FitzGerald with the Hunt-Scanlon Global Human Capital Leadership Award for creating an organizational culture that has earned the respect and loyalty of Reuters’ employees, customers and shareholders.

Niall FitzGerald KBE (pending acceptance)
Chairman
Reuters

DAY TWO - Thursday, 13 November 2008

7:30 - 8:45 a.m. - Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 - 9:00 a.m. - Welcoming Comments by Moderator Michael Atkins

9:00 - 9:45 a.m. – On the Front Lines:
A McKinsey Update on the War for Talent

In 1997, McKinsey & Company coined the term “the war for talent” and simultaneously named their research on talent management practices and challenges just this, The War for Talent. Ten years later, this war is still raging and the fight has become fiercer and more severe. Today, the tremendous demand for talent and the stark demographic changes in an increasingly global market now provide the proper climate for a closer look at McKinsey’s analysis on the global talent wars. How does one attract and retain the best talent? What has caused the shortage of executive talent and how do we combat this? What types of tools do companies need to arm themselves with to withstand a fight? In this special presentation, we will uncover the findings from McKinsey’s recently updated War for Talent study and learn what companies need to do to win the war for talent.


Emily Lawson
Partner
McKinsey & Company

9:45 - 10:30 a.m. - Fueling Growth:
New Talent Acquisition Strategies

Shifts in demographics, technological innovation and an increasingly mobile workforce are just a few of the factors creating a scarcity in the people with the skills businesses need to fuel growth and innovation. Attracting the right people and building a pipeline of talent requires an active commitment from the top down, moving well beyond the vague notion that people are a company’s most important asset. In a candid session, we ask three corporate talent acquisition professionals to describe their approach to planning, sourcing, assessing, hiring and on-boarding the talent they need to support the business objectives of their organizations or that of their client companies.

Moderator:
Anthony Harling
Partner
Eric Salmon & Partners

Panelists:

Shaun Springer
CEO
Napier Scott

Christopher Yates (pending acceptance)
Human Resource Director
HSBC

Alyson Sparks
UK Human Resource Director
Deloitte

10:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Networking Break

11:00 - 11:45 a.m. - Why a Superior Workforce Culture Leads to
Successful Companies

Angela Ahrendts, CEO of Burberry Group plc., has an exceptional track record for revitalizing organizations in a manner that creates lasting results for shareholders, customers and employees. She has led several aggressive initiatives to transform her company's brand including new product launches, increased marketing, and recruiting and promoting over 200 of 300 top corporate executives. Identified as the model of a future CEO, our speaker is a results driven leader with "a natural warmth and interest in people," and runs a company that, under her leadership, has enjoyed a boost in the morale of its employees and an increase in market value. Ms. Ahrendts will share her perspectives on leadership, developing talent, and why it is important for organizations to create a superior employment experience for their people.

Angela Ahrendts (pending acceptance)
Chief Executive
Burberry Group plc.

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Luncheon

1:30 - 2:15 p.m. - How Important is Talent?

Identifying and recruiting talented people has always been at the center of human resources. But when it comes to securing the best leaders possible, to what extent does HR contribute? In the following presentation, Jason Collings, CEO of Norman Broadbent International, discusses the importance of talent, the role of the HR leader in talent management and what a CEO should expect when training and retaining top talent and the relationship between HR and executive search in this overall effort.

Jason Collings
CEO
Norman Broadbent International

2:15 - 3:00 p.m. - Defining and Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders

Identifying and recruiting top professionals is only the first step in the process of developing a talented and productive workforce. The keys to success lie in knowing how to retain the best leaders and then continuously upgrading the company's talent bench. Anthony Vardy, the managing partner of Spencer Stuart, will discuss how he defines and identifies future leaders, highlighting what strategies are essential for survival in a fierce and global marketplace. Mr. Vardy will also discuss his definition of effective leadership and the investment a top executive search firm must make to retain the best of the best for its client’s organizations.

Anthony Vardy (pending acceptance)
Managing Partner
Spencer Stuart

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. - The Human Capital Advantage:
How Every Organization Can Build an
Enduring Edge

HR's position within an organization has always given it a unique and powerful perspective but until recently the expectation of most HR departments has been limited to delivering necessary services and rarely acknowledged for creating value. Fierce market conditions, the scarcity of skilled talent and the continual search for differentiation are just a few of the factors changing that view. Today, companies are looking to leverage their HR department as a strategic asset, creating a crucial link between organizational capabilities, business objectives and shareholder value. In turn, they use the same high standards in hiring their top HR executives as they do in hiring any other high impact senior level executive. This new vision of HR represents a golden opportunity for professionals in the field of HR to become crucial contributors to the success of a business. O2’s head of HR, Ann Pickering, believes that making this aspiration a reality begins with HR professionals themselves. Ms. Pickering will discuss her perspectives on the new vision of HR, the skills professionals need to develop and the critical drivers she believes HR can contribute to an organization to create value.

Ann Pickering (pending acceptance)
Head of HR
O2

3:30 - 3:45 p.m. - Wrap Up & Closing