Events

Is your business ready to meet the needs of ageless talent, as people navigate longer working lives? And how can you retain the knowledge and skills of older employees as they step away from demanding careers? For this roundtable we’re delighted to welcome Morag Lynagh, former Global Future of Work Director at Unilever, to explore what changing demographics mean for the way we structure work to engage, mobilise and retain talent.

What’s the intelligence on future talent, and what does this mean for the people we recruit, the skills we need, and the careers we offer? For this roundtable we were delighted to welcome Daniel Wilson, Talent Intelligence Futurist - Global Talent Intelligence, Amazon to explore the latest talent intelligence and consider its impact on skills, our organisations, and the career experience we provide.

As organisations strive to enhance retention, mobility and critical skills, there’s a need for development within the existing workforce. But how do you identify the right interventions to support change at scale - and measure how you're meeting these strategic priorities? For this roundtable we welcomed Beatriz Barranco and Elese Rodriguez, Global Talent and Learning, IQVIA to explore how the ‘Be Bold in your career’ experience has had a transformative impact, with proven outcomes aligned to strategic goals.

Change is a given – in our organisations, societies, and the opportunities available to us. And businesses need adaptable employees who can learn and transfer skills. But how can we get everyone to lean into continuous career growth to meet this need? We were delighted to welcome Dan Smee, Senior Talent Manager at Lloyds Banking Group to explore how they’re engaging employees at all career stages, and building a culture of reflection, career growth and skill development.

HR teams are being challenged to increase internal career progression and fill roles and skill gaps internally, but achieving these aims is no easy feat. For this roundtable we welcomed Lindsay Hickey, Head of Talent & Careers, and Puja Power, Head of Talent Acquisition at BSI, to explore how they’ve worked in partnership to impact internal career progression and change the perceptions of career opportunities across BSI.

What are organisations doing to enable neurodivergent employees to thrive in their careers? For this roundtable we welcomed Rachel Foord, Organisational Psychologist and Learning and Career Development Consultant at The Career Innovation Company, to explore neuroinclusion and the employee lifecycle, the latest on career barriers and enablers, and a practical model for systemic support.

How can an organisation’s approach to sustainability positively impact on an employee’s values, sense of purpose, and career? For this roundtable we welcomed Natalie Ward-Smith, Global Careers Lead at Bupa to explore how sustainability reaches across and beyond the organisation, and impacts people’s experiences of work.

Many organisations are adopting a skills-based approach, but how well set up is HR to achieve this? For this roundtable we welcomed Asi DeGani, Director Skills and Talent Development, LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) to explore the relevance of HR in the age of skills.