Ochre House HR Directors Annual Symposium
Sponsored by MrTed, KnowledgePool and Talent2

Making your people your Competitive Advantage

Global events over the past few years have fundamentally changed the business landscape. Organisations now need to be more agile than ever, reacting quickly to changing market drivers and new business strategies.

In this new world order the ultimate competitive advantage for any business will be its people and the ability to rapidly change, bringing the talent agenda to the centre of business strategy execution.

All of which gives rise to the question: what exactly is a truly talent centric organisation?

This event for senior HR professionals and other business leaders explored the latest strategic thinking on what a talent centric organisation could look like and its importance to the future health and success of businesses. It also challenged accepted theories of talent management and examined what needs to change to turn it from aspiration into reality.

Our line up of speakers and session facilitators included:

• Sue Brooks, Managing Director, Ochre House
• Ian Ruddy, European People Services Director, Telefónica O2 Europe
• Danny Kalman, Global Talent Director, Panasonic
• Tariq Ahmed, Head of Engagement & Performance, Royal Sun Alliance
• Terry Lockhart, Director, Executive Development
• Stella Estevez - Global Head of Talent & Resourcing, National Grid
• Chris Roebuck - Visiting Professor of Transformational Leadership, Cass Business School
• Kate Rider - HR Director, HP
• Michael Maynard - Director, Maynard Leigh

Date: 13th May 2010
Where: Wentworth Club, Surrey

• Aligning Talent and Business Strategies - facilitated by Tariq Ahmed, Head of Engagement & Performance, Royal Sun Alliance
• Global Talent Strategies - facilitated by Danny Kalman, Global Talent Director, Panasonic
• The New Employee Proposition - facilitated by Terry Lockhart, Director, Executive Development
• Employee Experience - facilitated by Sue Brooks, Managing Director, Ochre House