Leadership in Diversity & Inclusion NZ Auckland: 3 5 October 2017 Hear from the following companies:

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1 Leadership in Diversity & Inclusion NZ Auckland: 3 5 October 2017 Hear from the following companies:

2 GEORGINA BEYER World s First Openly Transsexual Mayor (Carterton) & Member of NZ Parliament KATRINA FELTON Director of People and Operations McDonald s Corporation JASON TUCK National HR Manager Countdown Supermarkets EMMA RUTHERFORD Head of Culture and Capability Coca-Cola LISA TONNER National HR Manager Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety NZ MICHELLE HAMILTON Group Director Culture and Performance New Zealand Media and Entertainment CLAIRE WALKER Group General Manager Human Resources Skycity Entertainment Group JANETTE ROSANOWSKI Director Executive Talent Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd DEBORAH JAMES Head of Diversity and Inclusion Auckland Council DIONE JOSEPH Diversity and Inclusion Advisor Department of Internal Affairs PAUL MCCLOSKEY General Manager Human Resources Vector Limited SHARON SCOTT National Corporate Services and HR Manager Waste Management NZ JULIE SIMPSON General Manager Experience and Employment Relationships The Warehouse Group ANNAMARIE JAMIESON Corporate Social Responsibility Manager and Commercial Operations Manager Fairfax Media SHAHANA KHAN Senior HR Advisor Bupa ANNA PARIS Organisational Development Manager Auckland Transport MARK CARRICK Inclusion Consultant Bank of New Zealand MICHAEL STEVENS Programme Director The Rainbow Tick

3 CONFERENCE OVERVIEW Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion 2017 will provide you with practical skills to ensure genuine diversity and inclusion in your organisation. Through proactive case studies from the private and government sectors, you will learn best practice approaches to implementing diversity and inclusion strategies. You will learn how to drive a holistic approach to diversity and inclusion, overcome program barriers, promote women in leadership whilst providing domestic violence support, eliminate unconscious bias, empower indigenous and disabled employees and create a safe environment for LGBTI employees. KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING Create genuine diversity and inclusion throughout your organisation Foster LGBTI awareness to ensure a safe environment Implement the appropriate D&I program for your organisation Eradicate unconscious bias Drive women in leadership programs Support your workforce with domestic violence programs Empower indigenous and migrant employees Attract, retain and upskill disabled employees AUDIENCE This forum will bring together human resources, people and culture, organisational development and diversity and inclusion, and related practitioners. The conference is particularly relevant for: Heads of Human Resources Human Resources Managers Head of Organisational Development Organisational Development Managers Director of Talent Heads of Diversity and Inclusion Diversity and Inclusion Officers Employee Relations Manager Head of People, Culture and Capability Corporate Social Responsibility Managers GROUP PACKAGES Send 3 delegates and receive 10% off the currently advertised rate Send 4+ delegates and receive 15% off the currently advertised rate Send 7+ delegates and receive 20% off the currently advertised rate CONFERENCE LOGISTICS Venue: Crowne Plaza Auckland Address: Auckland Dates: 3 5 October 2017 Start/Finish: 8:30 am 6:00 pm REGISTRATION AND ENQUIRIES To register for Leadership in Diversity & Inclusion NZ simply complete the registration form at the back of this brochure and send to: events@konnectlearning.com.au or call Alternatively, registrations can be made online at: SPONSORSHIP Strategic sponsorship opportunities are limited. Contact the sponsorship team on or events@ konnectlearning.com.au to discuss sponsorship package options.options.

4 8:30 Registration, morning coffee and tea 8:50 Opening remarks from chair: Georgina Beyer, World s First Openly Transsexual Mayor (Carterton) and Member of NZ Parliament APPROACHES TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION 9:05 The business case for diverse and inclusive employment What diversity and inclusion practically looks like in the workplace What does it mean? How is it achieved? Attain the business advantages of diversity and inclusion How diversity and inclusion enhances decision making and adds OPENING KEYNOTE: value to your organisation Georgina Beyer, World s First Openly Transsexual Mayor (Carterton) and Member of NZ Parliament 9:55 Driving a holistic approach to diversity and inclusion Understand the strategy of work groups and networks for increasing diversity and inclusion Successes of work groups and networks The limitations of work groups and networks Embedding support for diversity and inclusion through your organisation The role of workplace leaders to drive inclusion Deborah James, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Auckland Council 10:45 Morning tea 11:00 Retaining talent through workplace flexibility Understand how flexibility can drive a more diverse and inclusive workforce Retain employees throughout parenthood Encourage diverse approaches to work by maintaining migrant employees Preserve the knowledge of wisdom workers Lisa Tonner, National HR Manager, Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety NZ GENDER EQUALITY & UNCONSCIOUS BIAS 11:50 Promoting women in leadership The business case for promoting women to leadership positions Increased productivity Increased retention Driving equity through promoting women to leadership positions Strategies for attaining executive buy-in to promote women in leadership Annamarie Jamieson, Corporate Social Responsibility Programme Director and Commercial Operations Manager, Fairfax Media New Zealand 12:40 lunch 1:40 Driving domestic violence support and education throughout your workforce Providing happier and safer workplaces through domestic violence support to victims Building support structures and networks Educating your whole workforce on domestic violence issues Ensuring your leaders are appropriately skilled to address domestic violence Julie Simpson, General Manager Experience and Employment Relationships, The Warehouse Group DAY ONE: 3 October :30 Eradicating unconscious bias The science of unconscious bias Why you need to minimise unconscious bias Happier workforces Productive teams Gender diversity Ensure organisational buy-in to overcome unconscious bias Clamping down on unconscious bias at the recruitment level Ensuring career progression factors in unconscious bias strategies Jason Tuck, National Human Resources Manager, Countdown Supermarkets 3:20 Afternoon tea 3:40 The role of unconscious bias in ensuring diversity and inclusion How Skycity combats unconscious bias through HR strategies Designing and implementing an effective unconscious bias strategy Making your executives realise the importance of unconscious bias Claire Walker, Group General Manager Human Resources, Skycity Entertainment Group MĀORI & PACIFIC ISLANDER WORKERS 4:30 Retaining Māori and Pacific Islander employees through empowerment and engagement Strategies for increasing Māori and Pacific Islander employment Engaging Māori and Pacific islander employees throughout the employment lifecycle Upskilling indigenous employees Understanding the role data plays when employing minorities and overcoming a lack of data Dione Joseph, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor, Department of Internal Affairs 5:20 What are the different approaches to building diverse thinking and developing underrepresented groups? PANEL DISCUSSION: Understand the spectrum of approaches to diversity and inclusion What are the benefits of different organisational approaches? What are the negative effects of different approaches? Learn which approach is best to confront your organisations challenges Emma Rutherford, Head of Culture and Capability, Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand Paul McCloskey, General Manager Human Resources, Vector Limited Lisa Tonner, National HR Manager, Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety NZ 6:50 End of day one

5 8:30 Registration, morning coffee and tea 9:00 Opening remarks from chair: Georgina Beyer, World s First Openly Transsexual Mayor (Carterton) and Member of NZ Parliament MENTAL HEALTH & IMPROVING SERVICES 9:05 Improving workforce literacy and numeracy Improving workforce literacy and numeracy to: Drive improved business outcomes Enhance the productivity of migrant employees Designing and implementing effective education programs throughout your workforce Continuous improvement approaches to program development Sharon Scott, National Corporate Services and HR Manager, Waste Management NZt 9:55 Driving improved services through a diverse workforce PANEL DISCUSSION: Ensuring your workforce is reflective of the community How a diverse workforce improves your services and drives customer service success The role diversity plays in stakeholder engagement Katrina Felton, Director of People and Operations, McDonald s Corporation 10:45 Morning tea DISABLED & LGBTI EMPLOYMENT 11:00 Strategies for driving inclusion of disabled employees Empowering disabled employees through inclusion How to engage all employees with your disability strategy Methods for designing an effective disability strategy Michelle Hamilton, Group Director Culture and Performance, New Zealand Media and Entertainment 11:50 How do we ensure a safe and inclusive environment for LGBTI employees? What are the best ways to drive LGBTI awareness in your workforce and community? How does LGBTI inclusion add value to your workforce Mitigating workforce shortages Workforce productivity Workplace satisfaction How do we gain executive buy-in for LGBTI inclusion and engagement? Do we need to? Are executives already on board? Confronting executive bigotry How do we drive workforce awareness of changes in all minority communities? Emma Rutherford, Head of Culture and Capability, Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand Claire Walker, Group General Manager Human Resources, SKYCITY Entertainment Group Michelle Hamilton, Group Director Culture and Performance, New Zealand Media and Entertainment Michael Stevens, Programme Director, The Rainbow Tick 12:40 lunch 1:40 Overcoming barriers to diversity and inclusion programs Strategies for navigating difficult points of diversity programs Overcoming barriers through engaging employees Embedding diversity programs within organisational culture Mark Carrick, Inclusion Consultant, Bank of New Zealand DAY TWO: 4 October 2017 MIGRANT EMPLOYEES, WISDOM WORKERS & FUTURE CHALLENGES 2:30 Building diversity and inclusion for the future of work Preparing for future workforce issues Building diverse talent pools and careers Encouraging diversity of thinking and innovation Janette Rosanowski, Director Talent and Development, Fonterra Co Operative Group Ltd 3:20 Afternoon tea 3:40 Driving diversity through advancement for migrant employees Means by which Bupa encourages diversity through migrant employment Programs for migrant advancement How migrant employment and advancement benefits Bupa Shahana Khan, Senior HR Manager, Bupa Care Services NZ Ltd 4:30 Managing an ageing workforce and retaining wisdom workers Understand the present and future issues arising from New Zealand s ageing workforce Effective strategies to retain wisdom workers Future-proof your organisation through engaging wisdom workers with new and existing employees Anna Paris, Organisational Development Manager, Auckland Transport 5:20 Close of conference

6 DAY THREE: 5 October :30 Registration, morning coffee and tea 12:30 Lunch POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: 9:00am-5pm Employment Law Masterclass Employment law is a complicated and dynamic field of fundamental importance to government, business and the not-for-profit sector. Understanding employer and employee rights is key to the smooth running and functioning of your organisation. The Employment Law Masterclass, to be presented by Chapman Tripp, will discuss best practice approaches to employment law to ensure you remain compliant and throughout your HR processes. Attendees will ensure they are up to date with best practice approaches to employment law, more effectively implement lessons and strategies learned at the Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion conference through understanding related legal issues and concepts. You will learn how to: Understand the law relating to diversity and inclusion Prevent bullying and harassment throughout your organisation Manage mentally ill and at-risk staff Navigate terminations and prevent unfair dismissal claims Avoid costly workplace disputes Drive positive organisational and employee outcomes from: Employee engagement Union engagement Your Expert Facilitator: Marie Wisker, Partner, Chapman Tripp Marie advises clients on a wide variety of commercial disputes, specialising in employment law and health and safety. Marie works with a number of the firm s key clients, many of whom are large employers. Her broad range of general commercial experience means that she is able to provide practical advice relevant to the clients commercial objectives. Marie assists clients on the full range of employment and health and safety matters. She has represented clients in numerous mediations and hearings, has experience in acting for employers on health and safety investigations and prosecutions and works alongside clients to help them understand the new health and safety regime. Marie helps clients manage employment and health and safety risks through compliance advice and training, and she has spoken at a number of conferences on both employment and health and safety. Marie is recommended by Legal 500 Asia Pacific She is also recognised as an associate to watch by Chambers Asia Pacific 2016.

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