About this event
Explore how Learning & Development practices can support current business goals.
The ‘Contemporary Issues in L&D’ event, will explore how Learning & Development practices can support current business goals.
You'll discover how technology is changing L&D strategies and identify the skills needed for employees to succeed in an AI-driven world. The event will also look at how to bring master's graduates into the workforce, understanding both their challenges and what value they can bring.
Additionally, the event will cover leadership strategies to meet today's tech and socio-economic challenges in the modern workplace. Finally, attendees will have the chance to network with experts and peers.
Agenda:
Opening
- Welcome and Introduction of the Keynote Speakers.
- Brief overview of the event's themes and objectives.
The key themes to be covered during the event are as follows:
- Learning & Development practices that can effectively support business objectives in today's dynamic work environment.
- How technology is reshaping L&D strategies.
- New skills needed to thrive in an AI-driven world of work
- Challenges and opportunities master's graduates face when entering the workforce.
- New skills graduates bring and how businesses can support these new talents.
- Strategies for developing leaders who face modern technological and socio-economic challenges.
Closing:
- Summary of key insights from the event.
- Thank you note and networking opportunity.
Timings
18:00 - 18:30: Registration, networking, and refreshments
18:30 - 20:00: Presentation
20:00: Close
About the speakers
Helen Chesney, Head of Learning, Skills, and Talent Management, Ipsos UK&I
Helen Chesney is the Head of Learning, Skills and Talent Management at Ipsos UK. Previously, she held the role of Head of Learning and Development at Kantar. Here she led award winning, global learning initiatives impacting the entire organisation. She is interested in and enthusiastic about learning strategy, skills development for all, digital learning, and agile L&D.
Ian Walker, Senior Director, Global Learning & Development, Salesforce
Ian Walker - I currently work at Salesforce, heading up a couple of the functions in Learning & Development, as well as managing our On-Boarding Operations team. Prior to joining Salesforce in 2015, I spent 15 years at Cisco, working out of Amsterdam, Tokyo and London.
My career started in the early 90's with a stint at Time Warner in London, before relocating to the Netherlands to become an L & D manager. This really triggered my love affair with learning & leadership development. In the mid-90s I joined Nike to help establish a new division, and explore the use of the internet for engaging with customers.
I am passionate about people leadership, having managed teams from 1 - 150 in size and always have at least 5 - 6 mentoring or coaching relationships on the go at any time. I have been very happily married to Sarah for the past 17 years, and we have two wonderful sons, Sam (18) and Milo (15). My most significant academic qualification is an MA in Theology from Oxford University.
Jelena Petrovic, Associate Professor at the University of Southampton, and Chair of the CIPD Branch in South West London
Personnel and Development (CIPD) Branch in South West London, and Knowledge Transfer Editor of Human Resource Management (a Financial Times Top 50 Business Journal published by Wiley). Jelena has 30 years of experience in teaching, research, and consultancy in corporate governance and strategic international human resource management in the UK and internationally.
She has received the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and Emerald Publishing Group award for her PhD in Strategic Leadership and Governance, and was awarded the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Chevening Scholarship for her MSc in human resource management.
Jelena is interested in transforming knowledge and ideas into action and is actively engaged in industry collaborations through design and delivery of executive development programmes, consultancy, and research. Examples include Park Plaza Hotels, the NHS, Volvo Cars, the Guardian, BT, the CIPD, and Mercer (ORC Worldwide).
Rhiannon Alexander, Consultant, ERM Karian & Box, Ipsos UK&I
Rhiannon is an Employee Experience Consultant at Ipsos Karian and Box. Having started her career as a specialist Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant, Rhiannon now works across the breadth of the employee lifecycle to support clients to create environments where people and businesses thrive.
Rhiannon works cross sector from FTSE 100 to local councils. She has experience working with notable Ipsos clients such as JLR, Rolls-Royce, British Airways and a number of major high street banks.
Rhiannon has a deep understanding of people in the workplace supported by evidence-based practice. She creates workplaces that thrive through delivering actionable insight from employee engagement research, and offering tangible recommendations from employee lifecycle audits.
Hosted by: Konstantinos Tasis, Learning & Development Programme Manager, Ipsos UK&I
Konstantinos is a Learning and Development Programme Manager at Ipsos UK and Ireland. He is a Fellow member of CIPD, a committee member of the CIPD's South West London Branch, and a mentor for the CIPD Trust.
With 12 years of experience in the learning and development sector, Konstantinos has helped businesses align employee development with their strategic goals. His career includes supporting organisations such as Wilson James, CarGiant, the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Currently, he is dedicated to supporting management and leadership development at Ipsos UK and Ireland.
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