Happy@Work Conference by HR Club
They say that in order to be truly happy you need 3 things: to love, to do something meaningful, and to have something to hope for. Happy @Work Conference comes up with something from each category:
Happy People
In order to care for others, you must first care for yourself and love yourself. Silje Løkeng - Head of Wellbeing with TechnipFMC (Norvegia) will share her personal story: what changes she made in her life to improve her physical and mental state after being diagnosed with cancer, how she decided to change, and how she is taking care of herself now. Her professional story is equally "wow": Which is the place and the role of the wellbeing department in the organization, how they build and monitor the wellbeing plan for the company employees, how they take care of each one.
Happy People/Happy Organizations – Panel Discussions
Sustainable development is the path towards the future we want for everybody. It offers us the framework to generate economic growth, to achieve social justice, to manage the environment, and to strengthen governance within organizations. There has been increasingly frequent talk about ESG (Enviroment, Social, Governance), sustainability KPIs of the organization. What is HR's role in the sustainable development of the organization?
We will talk with Mihai Purcarea - President & CEO, BRD Asset Management, Iuliana Stan - Managing Partner, Human Synergistics Romania and Steven D'Souza - Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry (UK).
"How to" Masterclasses
Lately, HR Club community conversations have frequently touched on topics such as: „We have some wellbeing actions in place, but I would like to build a strategy” or „We believe in DE&I, we do some things, but I don't know where to begin to achieve something impactful”. Our 2 masterclasses were designed as an answer to these concerns of HR professionals who want their organization to have social impact. More details in the left menu, the Special session tab.
How the Future Works
Peter Drucker said: The best way to predict the future is to create it.
In the closing session of Happy @Work Conference we will look towards the future. We already know that the future of work is hybrid. How we can build a suitable hybrid model for our organization we will find out from Nick South - Senior Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group (UK). He will also present the results of the BSG survey "Future of Work" 2022, with it conclusions focused on Romania.
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Agenda
Detalii sesiuni
09:15-10:15 | Keynote speech | Happy People - Silje Løkeng - Head of Wellbeing, TechnipFMC, Norvegia
Silje will share with you how her organization structures and work with employee wellbeing. Her speech will include topics like; Work-Life-Balance, Sports &Social, Flexible Work Program, Employee involvement, Communication, and how important it is to have involvement from all parts of the organization when you structure you wellbeing program.
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11:00 -12:30 | Happy People/Happy Organizations - Panel Discussions
Sustainable development is the path towards the future we want for everybody. It offers us the framework to generate economic growth, to achieve social justice, to manage the environment, and to strengthen governance within organizations. There has been increasingly frequent talk about ESG (Enviroment, Social, Governance), sustainability KPIs of the organization. What is HR's role in the sustainable development of the organization?We will find out more from Mihai Purcarea, President and CEO of General al BRD Asset Management, ESG certified.
Organizational culture reflected through employee experience is, according to the World Economic Forum, an important factor in all the 3 ESG pillars. We will find out for the first time from Iuliana Stan, Managing Partner Human Synergistics, some of the conclusions of the Human Synergistcs National Research about 2021 organizational culture in Romania, and its evolution over the last challenging decade.
In 2020 and 2021 many organizations promissed to place DE&I on top of their priority list. But are significant steps forward actually being taken? Korn Ferry asked 4,496 business leaders across 97 countries about a range of issues relating to DE&I; their organizational challenges, their DE&I practices, their talent processes and more. They supplemented this data with insights from Korn Ferry’s employee opinion database, which contains views from 1.7m employees across 50+ countries and 90+ organizations. The results gave them a clear picture of general trends and how well the corporate world is progressing on their DE&I journey. Steven D'Souza, Senior Client Partner Korn Ferry (London) will present these results.
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16:30 - 17:30 | How the Future Works
Peter Drucker said: The best way to predict the future is to create it.
In the closing session of Happy @Work Conference we will look towards the future. We already know that the future of work is hybrid. How we can build a suitable hybrid model for our organization we will find out from Nick South - Senior Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group (UK). He will also present the results of the BSG survey "Future of Work" 2022, with it conclusions focused on Romania.
No translation services from English are supplied.
13:30-16:00 | "How to" Masterclasses | Parallel sessions
Lately, HR Club community conversations have frequently touched on topics such as: „We have some wellbeing actions in place, but I would like to build a strategy” or „We believe in DE&I, we do some things, but I don't know where to begin to achieve something impactful”. Our 2 masterclasses were designed as an answer to these concerns of HR professionals who want their organization to have social impact.
Important note! The two sessions will take place in parallel, and prior registration is needed at alina.musat@hr-club.ro. No translation services are provided.
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Masterclass 1 | How to design a wellbeing strategy - Herdis Pala Palsdottir (Islanda)
In this interactive workshop Herdis Pala will discuss well-being from various perspectives, where are we coming from with this topic and where are we going with it, in terms of future of work and various challenges in the labor market. She will discuss the importance and benefit for each company putting together their own well-being strategy, in alignment with their own overall strategy, workplace culture, etc.
Herdis Pala will share her own experience of putting together and implementing well-being strategies for different companies. She will also share various other examples and ideas. Then participants will have discussions and work together in groups. At the end of the workshop ideas and conclusions from the groups will all be gathered into a document that participants get access to, a resource full of well-being examples and ideas.
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Masterclass 2 | How to design a DE&I strategy - Steven D'Souza, Korn Ferry (UK)
2020 and 2021 were transformation years. Many organizations accelerated their DE&I efforts and examined the impact of their practices on talent, clients, communities and other partners from the ecosystem. In 2021 KornFerry launched a survey on the ways EMEA organizations manage DE&I. Many organizations promissed to place DE&I on top of their priority list. But are significant steps forward actually being taken? The masterclass delivered by Steven D'Souza, Senior Client Partner Korn Ferry, will cover the following topics:
- Exploration of key concepts for diversity, equity and inclusion;
- Introduction to the Korn Ferry Maturity Model on DEI;
- Explore current DEI maturity in both behavioral and structural inclusion along five dimensions: Compliance, Awareness, Talent Integration, Operations Integration, and Market Integration;
- Examples of DEI strategies - best practices and pitfalls to avoid;
- Determine future-state priorities and next steps.
Speakers
As Head of Wellbeing with the Norwegian company TechnipFMC, Silje is passionate about employee wellbeing, but is also an advocate of breast cancer awareness after she was diagnosed with breast cancer herself at the age of 40. Her personal story is a journey through the darkest moments of her life, to taking measurements to improve her physical and mental health. Her first physical challenge after treatment was to walk to her mailbox.
She is now the project manager for a fundraising expedition, where she and 3 other Scandinavian survivors will be crossing the icecap on Greenland May 2023. She is a living example of that every obstacle in life can be overcome, by taking one step at the time.
Herdis Pala has worked in the field of HR and general management for over 20 years. She has been in C-suite positions for about 13 years and on management boards for various companies and associations. In 2021 she did a research in Iceland on Future of Work and a book she co-wrote on that was published in September 2021. In the last 15 years or so there have been published a great number of articles that she has written, in various papers and magazines in Iceland. She has also frequently been on radio and TV, discussing leadership and management and has also presentations at many conferences, internationally.
She is active on Medium and Linkedin where she also publishes articles in English.
Herdis Pala has MBA, with concentration in HR, B.Ed. and graduated as an Executive Coach in 2012.
Iuliana has over 16 years experience in the field of Organizational Culture and Values Development process for organizations. Diagnose and consulting work for implementing Constructive Cultures in Romanian organizations.
Iuliana is the first author for the research Culture of Romanian Organizations (2008-2009) and for the National Leadership Impact Research (2011). She is author, co-author and coordinator of several books on organizational culture: "Bun Simt Organizational" (2013), "Constructiv" (2019), "Provocari pentru managementul resurselor umane in organizatiile moderne" - capitolul "Premisele unei culturi de organizatie inalt performante" (2020), "100 de fete ale inovației" (2015). She has authored over 70 articles on organizational culture, professional development and business philosophy in Business Magazine from 2011 to date.
Mihai Purcarea is President of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at BRD Asset Management, one of the most important investment management companies in Romania. Previously he was Chief Investment Officer at Erste Asset Management, being involved in managing some of the largest investment funds in Romania in the past 15 years.
Mihai is also board member of CFA Society Romania and the Fund Managers Associations of Romania.
Steven is a Senior Client Partner in the Leadership and Professional Development practice based in the London office. He has global experience across industries and has worked in the fields of HR, Leadership and Talent Management, Inclusion and Diversity and Organisational Development.
Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Steven was Global Head of Leadership, Executive Development and Coaching at an FMCG, supporting the company through the biggest transformation in the industry. Steven also worked with the Deputy CEO and Global Commercial Team of an international broadsheet, assisting in their transformation from print to digital and with a global bank in their Culture and Values transformation, setting up an Academy for their MD’s globally. Prior, he served as Head of DEI and a Vice President in a global top-tier Investment Bank, Wealth Management EMEA and also in a global retail bank as Head of Inclusion and Diversity for the UK, setting up several successful Employee Resource Groups and developing DEI strategy and policies.
Nick South joined BCG in 2003 and is a core member of BCG’s People and Organisation Practice. He has led the People and Organisation team in the UK since 2010, and in the Netherlands and Belgium since 2017. He is an expert on operating model and organisation redesign and how to change organisational culture. Over the last two years, Nick has been involved in a wide range of research into the future of work and has written and commented widely on the topic.
Nick has an MBA from INSEAD and a BA in Modern History from Oxford University. Prior to joining BCG he worked for 10 years in communications, first as a political speechwriter and press spokesman and then in corporate communications at Burson-Marsteller, where he was director of the Corporate Reputation team in London. He has wide-ranging experience in communications and change management.
Event Partners
Registers
To register for Happy @Work Conference, please write us at alina.musat@hr-club.ro.
Depending on your HR Club membership type and your chosen option, these are the participation fees:
PROMOVEAZA-TE LA HAPPY EXPO!
HAPPY EXPO is part of Happy @Work Conference by HR Club - the biggest HR Club event of the year, the place where we will discuss about wellbeing, learning and digitalization in the context of the hybrid work model and its impact on employees and companies. It is the place where you can promote the newest products and services dedicated to improving employee experience, so your brand can become top of mind among HR professionals.
HAPPY EXPO means 14 stands which offer you the opportunity to network with over 400 participants - CEOs, HR Directors, specialists in areas such as Recruiting, Training, Performance Management, etc. Also, HAPPY EXPO offers you a stage where you can present your services live.
HAPPY EXPO MAP
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CONFIRMED PRESENTATIONS
HAPPY EXPO PACKAGES
EXHIBITOR - 1,000 EUR |
PRESENTER - 500 EUR0 |
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TERS & CONDITIONS
- 10% discount on both packages;
- For the EXHIBITOR package: approximate stand surface - 2x2 sqm; standard fitting - 1 table and 2 chairs;
- For the PRESENTER package: the topic of the presentation will be agreed upon together with HR Club; the presentation must offer quality content (case studies, research, how-to, tips&tricks etc.);
- For a sustainable conference and less cut down trees, we strongly encourage you to choose goodie bag promo items that are not made from paper; ex. gadgets, antistress objects, stationery objects, candy/snacks etc.
If you are interested in finding out more info about the stands and the included benefits, please write us at iulia.nani@hr-club.ro.
