International Strategic HR Conference 2010

Held at the Mary Ward House in London, UK, on 26th March 2010, the fourth International Strategic HR Conference featured presentations on 'Bringing People Together to Fight Poverty', 'The INGO Management Agenda', 'Leader Development for All' and 'Working with Partners: Is HR being strategic enough?'.  These presentations were also accompanied by two break-out sessions which focused on 'Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Operations' and 'Climate Change and the Role of the HR Function'.  The conference concluded with a relevant 'thought piece' and a final opportunity to network at a drinks reception.

Speakers:

Marg Mayne, Chief Executive Officer, Voluntary Service Overseas

VSO - Bringing People Together to Fight Poverty

Audio (note: low volume)

Presentation

Jo Hennessy, Director of Research and International Development, Roffey Park

The INGO Management Agenda

Audio (note: low volume)

Presentation

David G. Altman, Executive Vice-President of Research, Innovation and Product Development, Center for Creative Leadership

Leader Development for All

Audio

Presentation

Uma Narayanan, Human Resource and Organisational Development Consultant

Working with Partners: Is HR being strategic enough?

Audio

Presentation

Shay McConnon, Author and Founder of People First Limited

Thought Piece

Audio

Videos

Coming soon.

The Agenda:

 

9.30 Registration
9.50                        Welcome from People in Aid Executive Director Jonathan Potter
9.55 - 10.10 Introduction from Richard DaCosta, People in Aid Trustee and Conference Chair
10.10 - 10.40

Marg Mayne, Chief Executive Officer, Voluntary Service Overseas

VSO - Bringing People Together to Fight Poverty

10.40 - 11.10

Jo Hennessy, Director of Research and International Development, Roffey Park

The INGO Management Agenda

11.10 - 11.30 Reflections, Q&A, discussion in chaired plenary
11.30 - 12.00 Refreshment break
12.00 - 12.25

David G. Altman, Executive Vice-President of Research, Innovation and Product Development, Center for Creative Leadership

Leader Development for All

 12.25 - 12.50

Uma Narayanan, Human Resource and Organisational Development Consultant

Working with Partners: Is HR being strategic enough?

 12.50 - 13.10  Reflections, Q&A, discussion in chaired plenary
 13.10 - 14.10  Networking lunch
14.10 - 15.00

Break-out sessions, either;

Marie-Luise Ahlendorf, Senior Programme Coordinator, Transparency International

Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Operations

or

Charles Whitehead, Facilitation and Consultancy for Change Consultant

Climate Change and the Role of the HR Function

15.00 - 15.20 Summary, reflections, Q&A, discussion in chaired plenary
15.20 - 15.40 Refreshment break
15.40 - 16.00

Ben Emmens, Director of HR Services, People in Aid

The People in Aid Perspective: What next?

16.00 - 16.50

Shay McConnon, Author and Founder of People First Limited

Thought Piece

16.50 Networking reception

Summary

We would like to extend our thanks to all participants for their attendance and to our guest speakers, Marg Mayne, Jo Hennessy, David Altman, Uma Narayanan, Marie-Luise Ahlendorf, Charles Whitehead and Shay McConnon, who did a fantastic job.  We would also like to thank Richard DaCosta for chairing the conference; the discussion was well-led and lively.

Feedback for the event was extremely positive with 95% of attendees stating that the conference was of significant use to them.

Also for those who requested it, here is the link to the Transparency International report on Preventing Corruption in NGOs.

Pictures

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