ANNUAL SEMINARPROGRAMME

40 YEARS OF PPMA – 16TH AND 17TH APRIL 2015

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Welcome to PPMA Annual Seminar 2015 “Our past, Our present and Our future.”

We are delighted to welcome you to the Public Service People Management Association Annual Seminar at the Grand Hotel, Bristol. It’s certainly a welcome back to the great, vibrant and multicultural city of Bristol as it was only 2013 when we had a very successful seminar with the theme of “Talent, Opportunity, Prosperity”. I look forward to the welcome address from the Mayor of Bristol, George Ferguson and celebrating the fact that Bristol was recently awarded the title of European Green Capital 2015 by the European Commission.

As you know this year’s theme has a Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby colour theme and possibly a music theme! We will be celebrating 40 years of PPMA and its predecessor SOCPO (Society of Chief Personnel Officers) looking back at the last 40 years and at what has influenced us all to the present day. We will also be looking forward to the next 40 years of HR, People Management and Organisational Development, in the local, regional, central government arena in fact across all public services. We will recognise 40 years of progress, celebrate the achievements of members and partners, and look forward to equipping the workforce of the future.

We will be offering you, the delegates, the opportunity to think creatively and explore where organisations are going with organisational design and workplace practices involving maybe technological developments, communications, virtual workplaces, continued global employment and more besides. With your support we will create a sense of excitement about the future.

The seminar programme will offer powerful case studies, master classes and thought pieces balanced with the opportunity to challenge and plan your own strategic thinking.

We hope you enjoy the seminar and networking with peers and colleagues.

BARRY PIRIEPresident PPMA 2015/16

LOUISE TIBBERTPresident PPMA 2014/15

9.00am Registration Hotel foyer

10.00am - 10.30am

Annual General Meeting Marlborough Room

10.30am - 10.50am

Past President Louise Tibbert hands over to Barry Pirie – new PPMA President

Wessex Suite

10.50am - 11.20am

Shaping the Future – Leadership for Change in Bristol

Bristol is European Green Capital for 2015 and Mayor George Ferguson will open the seminar with his view of building great places to live, work and play. Local Authorities face unprecedented challenges and need to develop to continue playing a lead role in placemaking now and into the future. The session will also look at how HR can make a critical contribution to this transformation and we a key business partner in this shift.

Speakers:

Seminar officially opened by the Mayor of Bristol – Mayor George Ferguson

Richard Billingham – Director of HR, Bristol City Council

Wessex Suite

11.20am - 12.10pm

View from the top

Councils need to be adaptable and agile to meet the challenges of uncertainty. They therefore need to help their people to be even more adaptable and agile.

Speakers:

Mark Rogers – Chief Exec, Birmingham City Council – President of Solace

Barry Quirk – Chief Exec, Lewisham Council

Wessex Suite Session hosted by Terry McDougall, Solace in Business.

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WELCOME PROGRAMME OF EVENTSTHURSDAY 16TH APRIL 2015DAY ONE

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PROGRAMME OF EVENTSDAY ONE THURSDAY 16TH APRIL 2015

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12.10pm - 12.40pm

Stop Managing. Start Achieving. Why management needs a makeover.

Good management achieves growth and productivity, boosts employee engagement and wellbeing, and attracts and retains talent. So why is it then that 80% of UK employees think their manager sets a bad example and 72% of UK organisations say they lack good management and leadership?

In this seminar Ann Francke will uncover the key trends affecting management and leadership and the impact it is having on UK businesses. She will then outline the five easy steps that all managers can undertake to give themselves a “Management Makeover” and start achieving through managing and leading well.

Speaker:

Ann Francke - Chief Exec, Chartered Management Institute

Wessex Suite Jobsgopublic. Session hosted by Miles Skelton, Managing Director, Jobsgopublic.

12.40pm - 1.20pm

40 years young or 40 years old.

Julie Towers, the Managing Director of Penna Recruitment Solutions, will facilitate this thought provoking plenary and Q and A session to look at the future issues for people development. There will be two key inputs to stimulate thought and questions. Julie will firstly introduce Gary Browning the Chief Executive of Penna PLC, who will set out his thoughts on the future issues in people development and for HR professionals, gained from his many years of experience of working with private and public sector HR leaders. Julie will then introduce Roy Vella who is a leading futurologist specialising in how technology and mobile devices in particular are rapidly shifting customer and employee expectations.

Speakers:

Gary Browning – Chief Exec, Penna

Julie Towers – MD Resourcing Solutions, Penna

Roy Vella – Digital Expert

Wessex Suite Penna

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1.20pm - 2.00pm

Networking lunch The Ballroom

2.00pm - 3.00pm

The Engagement Conundrum

Applying the lessons of the last 40 years to developing Employee Engagement Programmes that work.

Author, Academic and Employee Engagement Expert, Paul Hannam, will explain why most engagement programmes do not work. In the last 40 years there have been significant breakthroughs in the understanding of engagement from the fields of psychology and neuroscience. Paul will argue that it is time to integrate these findings into Employee Engagement, and provide practical tools and strategies for getting started.

Speaker:

Paul Hannam – Academic, Writer and Consultant

Wessex Suite Guardian Jobs. Session hosted by Stacey-Rebekka Karlsson, Guardian Jobs.

3.00pm - 3.30pm

Tea/coffee break and networking The Ballroom

3.30pm - 4.00pm

Talent Showcase – everyone is talking about it

Come and enjoy and be inspired by the HR leaders of the future who have taken part in this year’s ‘Rising Stars’ and ‘Peer into the Future’ talent programmes. The PPMA’s unique and inspiring talent offerings have captured the imagination of its members and we are excited to share these with you.

Speakers:

Leatham Green – Assistant Director (Personnel and Training), East Sussex County Council

Ellie Goddard – Organisational Design Manager, East Sussex County Council

Sue Evans – Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development, Warwickshire County Council

Yvonne Skingle – Executive Search and Selection, Penna

Wessex Suite ManpowerGroup. Session hosted by Nick Heckscher, ManpowerGroup.

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PROGRAMME OF EVENTSDAY TWO FRIDAY 17TH APRIL 2015

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4.00pm - 4.45pm

The Future of Public Sector Work

Looking back and looking forward: are they the same?

In this session we’ll take a quick skim over the last 40 years of public services. You’ll return to now for a view of the current landscape and then head off to see what’s changed 40 years from now. We’ll focus on the design of public services and what skills and capabilities a workforce needs to be effective in the different designs.

Speaker:

Dr Naomi Stanford – Organisation Design Consultant/Author

Wessex Suite The MJ. Session hosted by Mike Burton, The MJ.

4.45pm - 5.15pm

Day one seminar closing remarks – Barry Pirie, PPMA President Wessex Suite

7.15pm - 7.45pm

Drinks reception and entertainment from the Bristol Samba Band The Ballroom

8.00pm - 1.00am

PPMA Annual Charity Dinner with PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards 2015

Disco from 11.15pm - 1.00am

Snap in a Box photobooth available 8.00pm - 1.00am – photos, fun snaps, video and karaoke in a booth

Wessex Suite

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8.30am - 9.15am

Employment Law session for PPMA

The presentation will consider the legislative changes introduced since the 2014 PPMA Conference and examine further proposed changes, particularly the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill. It will also analyse recent significant case law and its implications for local authorities.

Speaker:

Stuart Chamberlain – Croner

Wessex Suite Croner. Session hosted by Stuart Chamberlain, Croner.

9.15am - 9.30am

President’s Opening – Day Two – Barry Pirie, PPMA President Wessex Suite

9.30am - 10.15am

A Collaborative Advantage: HR and People Managers leading together towards the future of work

In this session Peter Cheese will highlight the mega trends affecting us all and how he sees the HR profession positioning itself to provide maximum support, gain an advantage for a future work, workplace and workforce. Joining him, Perry Timms will take us through connecting media and the socialisation of work through innovations in digital technology. Together they will demonstrate how vital the coming together of HR and ALL People Managers will be to bring about better work and working lives for us all.

It’s time to connect; collaborate; and create the future of work we are all proud of.

Speakers:

Peter Cheese – Chief Exec, CIPD

Perry Timms – Hacker and Future Thinker

Wessex Suite GatenbySanderson. Session hosted by Jon Houlihan, GatenbySanderson.

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10.20am - 11.00am

Track 1People Analytics: Turning data into Insights.

Track 2Cost Effective Employee Benefits

Track 33 perspectives on HR and OD. The view from here…and here and there!

There has been a lot of discussion on how to use people related data to support organisational decision making with adoption rates patchy and success limited. Using practical examples from the public and private sector Simon will demonstrate how people analytics can be used to drive tangible benefits and the elements required to build a lasting capability within your organisation.

Speaker:

Simon Constance – Director – UK&I People Analytics Lead, EY

Location: Wessex Suite Sponsor: EY

The best voluntary benefits schemes are engaging, user-friendly, adaptable, affordable and also deliver financial benefits for employers. Adding voluntary benefits to enrich an existing core benefits plan makes good business sense, rather than either cutting back in other critical areas that may impact on services or losing key colleagues to other employers. Within the public sector, delivering voluntary benefits not only has a real impact on colleagues’ spending power but also contributes to a good work-life balance and makes a real difference when there are limited pay rises. Such benefits can be used as a magnet to attract and retain talent and, in our case, support Nottingham City Council’s objective of being regarded as an employer of choice. Imminent changes to childcare and the saving this brings to any organisation, innovation and diversity of offering, is key not just for staff, but also for the business more than ever before.

Speakers:

James Malia – P & MM Lynn Griffin-Pearce – Nottingham City Council

Location: Duchess Suite Sponsor: Serco. Session hosted by Ian Allen, Serco.

HR professionals from our Peer into the Future Cohorts will debate three perspectives on HR and OD with HR colleagues from two private sector organisations – you will be amazed at the synergies.

Put your questions on the Penna Commentree and we’ll debate how it works in different companies. Come and join the debate.

With Waitrose and Virgin Holidays.

Speakers:

Sue Evans – Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development, Warwickshire County CouncilYvonne Skingle – Executive Search and Selection, Penna – will facilitate the debate.Nebel Crowhurst – Learning and Development Manager, Virgin HolidaysClaire Hart – Business Partner Delivery Operations, Waitrose

Location: Marlborough Room

11.00am - 11.40am

Tea/coffee break and networking The Ballroom

11.40am - 12.10pm

To Infinity and Beyond!

This session will explore how we can equip the workforce of the future with the resilience and mindset needed to thrive in a complex and changing world. We’ll look at how the art and science of Organisational Development can help us as workforce leaders to look at complex problems with fresh eyes.

Speaker:

Paul Taylor – NHS Employers, Assistant Director (Organisational Development)

Guidant Group. Session hosted by Melanie Forbes, CEO of Guidant Group.

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1.00pm - 2.00pm

The Rise of the Humans: How to Outsmart the Digital Deluge

The rapid growth of internet-connected devices has brought huge advantages, however the same technology has also disconnected us. We are drowning in a digital deluge where the haze of information and devices vie for our attention to the point where they are beginning to remove us from the real world. Business leaders, meanwhile, worry that they might miss the next big technology trend and fail to realise the true potential of the big data wave.

In this session we will explore how the rapidly rising volume of information is affecting all aspects of our lives as individuals, as consumers and customers, as workers, and in business. We’ll look at the problems we face, and the mistakes and assumptions we make and how we should be using technology to reimagine how we live, work and do business.

Speaker:

Dave Coplin – Chief Envisioning Officer, Microsoft UK

Wessex Suite

Session hosted by Kate Wilson, TMP Worldwide

Sponsor: TMP Worldwide

2.00pm - 2.15pm

Day two and seminar closing remarks – Barry Pirie, PPMA President Wessex Suite

2.15pm Networking lunch The Ballroom

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12.15pm - 1.00pm

Track 1The Future of HR – Using Strategic Workforce Planning to Manage in an Age of Uncertainty

Track 22020 Vision

Track 3From the disco to the download: How working in local government has changed over the last 40 years

Strategic workforce planning (also known as strategic staffing, talent demand planning and workforce shaping) is used by organisations to help them understand the workforce they will need in the future to execute on their planned strategy. This in turn allows them to target their HR programmes and workforce investments in order to work towards the workforce needed, rather than just fire-fighting with today’s issues.

In this session, we will discuss the why, what and how of strategic workforce planning, so join us to learn:

• Why strategic workforce planning is important in today’s volatile economic, political and workforce environments

• What strategic workforce planning is, with practical case examples of the outcomes

• How the strategic workforce planning process should be structured and tips for success.

Speaker:

Julia Howes – Mercer

Sponsor: Mercer

Location: Wessex Suite

This session provides an overview of the political and financial futures for local government, and sets out some potential scenarios for the sector for the year 2020.

Speaker:

Guy Clifton – Grant Thornton UK

Location: Duchess Suite

This session will consider the huge changes in the world of work over the past 40 years by considering the employment experiences of staff employed in 1975, those employed now and the expectations of the millennials who will join the world of work over the next 5 years. It will consider the evolving nature of the employment deal over the years, and encourage delegates to consider what councils will need to do to ensure they can attract and retain talent and create workplace practices and cultures for the next generation of workers.

Speaker:

Sarah Messenger – LGA

Location: Marlborough Room

Sponsor: LGA

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SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIES

SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIESLord Victor Adebowale CBE MA MCIH FCGI – Director of Leadership in MindVictor is Chief Executive of Turning Point and a Non Executive Director at 360 IT Collaboration Ltd and Leadership in Mind. Victor is a champion for the cause of those affected by poverty, mental ill health, drugs, alcohol addictions, a learning disability and those with cross cutting and complex needs. He has driven forward government policy, been instrumental in negotiating significant change within large organisations, chaired regeneration projects and managed large organisational budgets. He is one of the country’s top sector leaders in the policy and delivery of health and social care.

Victor is a Visiting Professor and Chancellor at the University of Lincoln and holds numerous honorary doctorates as well as being a Fellow of the City & Guilds of London Institute, an associate member of the Health Service Management Centre at the University of Birmingham and of Cambridge University Judge Business School. He is the founder and Chair of Collaborate at London South Bank University.

Gary Browning – Chief Executive, Penna Gary Browning joined Penna in 2002 and was appointed Chief Executive in 2005. Gary’s earlier career included 12 years with the WPP Group where, from 1997 to 2002, he was Group Managing Director of BDG McColl Ltd, a brand communications consultancy employing 200 people. Gary has sat on the Investor’s in People UK Human Capital Management standards group Board and is currently Chair of the Strategic HR Network. He has run recruitment businesses and consults on a wide array of talent management issues with particular interest areas in Engagement strategies, leadership development and HR Due Diligence. As a qualified coach, he coaches and mentors senior executives with a particular emphasis on improving performance and leadership competence. Gary is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and qualified with KPMG having studied for his degree at Warwick University.

Stuart Chamberlain – CronerStuart Chamberlain is an author and consultant in employment law at Croner. After working in journalism and holding senior management positions in further and higher education, he underwent legal training at Nottingham Law School and the University of Leicester. He is the author of Croner’s Employment Contracts Handbook, the two-volume Encyclopaedia of Employment Law and Practice and the second volume of Croner’s Employment Law as well as contributing to other Croner services.

In addition, Stuart writes and lectures regularly on employment law issues and their implications and presents in-house seminars and tailored training for HR and personnel staff in both the public and private sectors, and is a regular presenter at the PPMA annual conference.

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Simon Constance - Director – UK&I People Analytics Lead, EYSimon is part of the leadership team for Human Capital Consulting in UK and Ireland at EY, and leads the People Analytics practice in the UK and EMEA, and has also held HR leadership positions.

Simon is currently working with clients and researching how organisations can improve investment decisions around the people agenda. This includes looking at developing new ways of comparing investments across all assets including people, and developing tools to allow c-suite executives to better target their investments.

Dave Coplin – Chief Envisioning Officer, Microsoft UK Dave Coplin is the Chief Envisioning Officer for Microsoft UK and an established thought leader on the role of technology in our personal and professional lives. He has worked across a wide range of industries and customers, providing strategic advice and guidance around the intersection of a modern society and technology both inside and outside of the world of work. Dave is passionate about turning the base metal of technology into valuable assets that affect the way we live work and play and in so doing, move the focus from the technology itself to the outcome it enables.

His first book: Business Reimagined, provided a view of a new working environment based on collaborative and flexible working. His latest book, The Rise of the Humans provides a further call to action, for both individuals and organisations to harness not hate the digital deluge, to rise up and take back control of the potential that technology offers our society.

Dave can be found on Twitter – @dcoplin and at his online home, www.theenvisioners.com

Nebel Crowhurst - Learning and Development Manager, Virgin Holidays Nebel is currently working for Virgin Holidays leading the Learning & Development department in delivering career development opportunities for all employees across the business. Nebel and the team have won numerous awards for the work they do and most recently were recognised as the Learning & Development Team of the Year at the Learning Awards 2015. Nebel is a passionate supporter of career development and enabling people to reach their fullest potential.

Sue Evans – Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development, Warwickshire County Council Head of HR and OD at WCC and deputy lead for Workforce Strategy for PPMA. I have a background in leadership and people development. My experience has been gained as a Teacher, Army Officer, civil servant and latterly in Local Government. I am passionate about leadership, people development and public service and working with the PPMA has brought all this together. I am proud to be involved in leading debate and shaping the public service workforce for a challenging future.

Mayor George Ferguson CBE PPRIBA RWA George Ferguson, past President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, was co-founder of Ferguson Mann Architects in 1979 and founded the national UK wide network of practices, Acanthus, in 1986. He was elected Mayor of Bristol in November 2012 and is the first independent mayor to lead a major city in Britain.

SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIESPeter Cheese – Chief Exec, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)Peter Cheese joined the CIPD as chief executive in July 2012 and is leading a significant change agenda for the CIPD and for the future of the HR and Learning professions.

He had a long career at Accenture holding various leadership positions and culminating in a seven year spell as Global Managing Director leading the firm’s human capital and organisation consulting and services practice.

After leaving Accenture in 2009 and before joining the CIPD, Peter became Chairman of the Institute of Leadership and Management, was an Executive Fellow at London Business School, and continued with some consulting as well as teaching and writing.

Peter is a member of the Advisory Board of the Open University Business School, a member of the Board at BPP University, and a member of the Council of City&Guilds. He has authored numerous articles, speaks on many platforms, and has authored a book on globalisation and the trends in organisations and people management called ‘The Talent-Powered Organisation’. He holds an honorary doctorate from Kingston University, is a Fellow of the CIPD and a Fellow of AHRI, the Australian HR Institute, and a Companion of the Institute of Leadership and Management.

Guy Clifton – Head of Local Government Advisory, Grant Thornton UK LLPGuy is a member of Grant Thornton’s Public Sector Assurance practice and is Head of Local Government Advisory. He is also a member of Grant Thornton’s national Local Government board.

A CIPFA qualified accountant, Guy joined Grant Thornton in 2007 where he has held a number of senior assurance and advisory roles, including national lead for Grant Thornton’s Value for Money work. Before joining Grant Thornton he was a Managing Consultant within RSM Robson Rhodes public sector advisory practice for 5 years. Prior to this he spent 12 years in local government holding a number of operational roles, including Head of Finance of a London Borough.

His focus over the past decade has been local government improvement and he is currently supporting clients in relation to finance, governance, and collaboration solutions.

Guy has spoken at many regional and national events and has had numerous articles published, most recently in The Guardian, LGC, Public Finance, Accountancy Age, Room 151, The Times and The MJ. He is also the author of Grant Thornton’s three national reports on the financial health of local government: Surviving the Storm (December 2011), Towards a Tipping Point? (December 2012) and Tipping Point 2016? – Challenging the Current (December 2013) and was the Grant Thornton lead for the 2020 Vision report (October 2014). You can follow him on Twitter @guy_clifton

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SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIESClaire Hart – HR Business Partner, WaitroseClaire has worked for the John Lewis Partnership for over 20 years, spending the last 14 of those in the Personnel arena. Claire is a highly motivated and driven HR professional with a real passion for people.

Claire has developed a wealth of operational experience whilst also playing a key role in the delivery of both divisional HR and business strategies. Claire balances her time as a strategic partner, change agent and functional expert and uses her strong interpersonal skills when meeting new stakeholders and clients.

Julia Howes – MercerJulia is a Principal in Mercer’s talent consulting business, based in London, with over 10 years’ of experience specialising in workforce analytics and workforce planning. She has supported a wide range of organisations with HR data analytics, from the formulation of workforce planning and analytics strategies through to understanding the impact of the insights gained.

James Malia – Managing Director of P&MM Employee BenefitsJames is Managing Director of P&MM Employee Benefits. They have been delivering award winning voluntary and salary sacrifice benefits to Nottingham City Council and a wide range of other Public Sector bodies for nearly 10 years. Innovation and engagement are key to the successful relationships they have built.

Sarah Messenger – Head of Workforce, Local Government Association Sarah is Head of Workforce for the Local Government Association. Her key responsibility is to lead priority work programmes to support, promote and improve local government, shaping national pay and workforce policy on behalf of councils and representing the LGA and the sector on workforce issues.

Sarah’s role includes developing the strategic direction and priorities of the LGA workforce team to meet the employment challenges and objectives of a range of employers including Local Authorities, Fire Authorities, Education Authorities and the Police Service. This includes identifying and promoting initiatives that will drive productivity within the local government workforce, defining and pursuing policy objectives for the Local Government Pension Scheme and negotiating the pay of two million public sector workers with a pay bill of over £45 billion.

Ann Francke – CEO of Chartered Management Institute and Author of: Financial Times Guide to ManagementAnn Francke, CEO of Chartered Management Institute and author of: Financial Times Guide to Management.

At CMI, she promotes best practices in management and leadership across the UK and beyond. Ann sits on the advisory boards of the OUBS, Lancaster Management School and Tongal, a California-based technology start up. She is a CRUK Woman of Influence Board Member and an expert on challenges faced by women in the workplace.

Ellie Goddard – Organisational Design Manager, East Sussex County CouncilEllie is an Organisational Design Manager at East Sussex County Council working in partnership with Surrey County Council. In 2013 Ellie won the first ‘Rising Stars’ competition which set out to showcase the talents of future HR leaders across public services.

Before joining East Sussex County Council, Ellie enjoyed a successful HR career in the professional and financial services and higher education industries.

Leatham Green – Assistant Director (Personnel and Training), East Sussex County Council Leatham began his career in the hospitality sector, before moving into the National Health Service and, for the past 15 years, into Local Government. Initially he managed the Schools Meals Service for Kent County Council and then for East Sussex County Council. Leatham is Assistant Director of HR for East Sussex County Council, leading the delivery of HR to over 15,000 employees. On successfully completing an MBA at the University of Kent in Canterbury, Leatham changed direction in his career and took on the challenge of managing ICT, HR and Finance for one of East Sussex County Council’s departments. He has led on the implementation of the Council’s corporate IiP accreditation, implementation of SAP (HR, finance, payroll, pensions and procurement), leadership development and a range of high impact organisation development interventions. He is a successful team and individual coach and a master practitioner of NLP. Leatham introduced the award winning mediation service into the Council in 2009.

Lynn Griffin-Pearce – Reward and Retention Consultant, Nottingham City CouncilLynn has worked for the Council for 25 years in generalist and specialist positions, including as a HR Business Partner. In her current role she manages the award winning Employee Benefits ‘Works Perks’ programme, delivering on new contracts and salary sacrifice schemes. She is a Chartered Member of the CIPD.

Paul Hannam – Academic, Writer and ConsultantPaul is MD of iPerform that provides a unique App and e-learning programme to boost employee engagement in the public and private sector. His partners are Olympians Roger Black and Steve Backley. Paul has 30 years experience in organisational psychology, has written two books and was a Fellow at Oxford University.

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SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIESStephen Moir – Chief People Officer for NHS EnglandResponsible for a range of corporate functions, including: People and Organisational Development, Health, Wellbeing and Safety, Workplace Diversity and Inclusion, Internal Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility. He is also the Head of Profession for HR in the NHS.

With broad ranging experience covering a number of corporate functions and with a particular focus upon improving organisations, leadership, people management and development, he has worked in senior HR/OD roles across local government, the police service and latterly the NHS, having operated as a Director responsible for HR since 2003.

In addition to his ‘day job’, Stephen is a Non-Executive Director of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), having been elected to the Board in April 2009 and is a member of both the Nominations and Audit Committee.

Barry Pirie – Associate Director People and Business, Wiltshire CouncilBarry Pirie is Director of People and Business at Wiltshire Council, he joined the council in 2009 when it became a Unitary Authority and has supported both its successful transition and transformation. He is an accomplished HR and Business Services senior manager with strong organisational development expertise and is currently responsible for Human Resources including Payroll and Recruitment, Organisational Development and Learning, Strategic Assets and Property Operations, Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), Business Service - Finance, Customers Services and Registration Service.

Barry has a commercial and operational business background, having worked in the private, voluntary and public sectors during his career, including over 20 years in senior management and leadership role.

He is a keen champion of continuing professional development and is MBA qualified, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management (CMI) and a fellow of the CIPD. He has previously been a CIPD External Moderator, an External Tutor for Careers Advisory Council (CRAC) running Graduate School Programmes for PhD students, a Muir Trek Leader for the Institute of Earth Education and an elected community councillor in Scotland.

Barry is passionate and proud to be involved in the PPMA and looks forward to leading debate and shaping the public services workforce agenda in 2015/16.

Gill Quinton - Managing Director (Business Enterprise and Shared Services) at Buckinghamshire County CouncilGillian started her career in retail management with the Kingfisher Group and has since focussed on public sector roles. Gillian joined Buckinghamshire County Council in 2005 as Director of HR and Organisational Development. Since then, Gillian’s portfolio has grown and she is now responsible for Finance, Legal, HR, ICT, Customer Services, Business Support, Property and Business Transformation. Gillian leads a number of change programmes including a the Council’s corporate transformation programmes which have delivered over £21m savings to date and which is now focussed on delivering a more commercially minded operating model.

Gillian is a Past President of the national Public Sector People Managers Association (PPMA), was a member of the Editorial Board of People Management Magazine and has been named as one of the Most Influential HR Practitioners in the Country by Human Resources magazine from 2010 to 2014.

Barry Quirk – Chief Exec, Lewisham Council Barry Quirk has been Chief Executive at Lewisham since November 1993. He has worked in local government for over 35 years, with experience in five London councils. He is a leading local government Chief Executive nationally, involved in the improvement of public services across London and the UK. He is an author and lecturer on public policy and management.

Mark Rogers – Chief Executive, Birmingham City CouncilIn December 2013, Mark was appointed to the role of Chief Executive and Director of Economy at Birmingham City Council and took up the role in March 2014. This combination is designed to have maximum impact on the City Council’s three priorities of achieving greater prosperity, fairness and democracy for citizens, ensuring that Birmingham lives up to its status as Britain’s premier regional city.

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Perry Timms – Founder and Director, PTHR Perry is an independent HR professional, a Chartered Member of the CIPD and Visiting Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University. With over 20 years’ experience in organisational change through technology, Perry’s speciality is in digitisation and the future of work. Perry is CIPD adviser, Social Media & Engagement and HR Hackathon guide.

Julie Towers – Managing Director, Recruitment Solutions, Penna Plc Julie joined Penna in April 2011 to lead its newly combined Recruitment Solutions business which covers Attraction, Resourcing, and Executive Search and Interim. For the nine years before joining Penna, Julie was Chief Executive of Tribal Resourcing Ltd, a leading public sector resourcing company. Before this she was Managing Director of Euro RSCG attraction and consultancy business both in the UK and Europe. She is a well known and highly regarded executive recruiter, having appointed more local government chief executives and senior managers than anyone in the industry. Having joined the private sector after a short career in local government HR, she is an expert in the design and delivery of creative and innovative recruitment strategies to attract and retain executives in the public sector. She speaks regularly at conferences on the subject and writes regularly for The MJ. Julie is proficient at working with Members and delivers coaching to a number of leaders, ensuring that her networks and knowledge on executive recruitment are relevant and up to the minute.

Roy Vella – Digital ExpertRoy provides executive management consultancy, strategic advice and commercial services to digital leaders globally, particularly as an expert in the fintech industry. Notable clients include: Visa Europe, Vodafone, British Gas, Allianz Insurance, the GSM Association (Mobile World Congress Producer), Lloyds Banking Group, Coutts & Company, Rabobank, MasterCard Advisors, Experian, Intuit, Camelot Group, Travelex, Bank Hapoalim, Saudi British Bank, Nets and ABSA Capital as well as many London-based incubators and their fast-growing European startups.

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SPEAKERS’ BIOGRAPHIESYvonne Skingle – Executive Search and Selection, Penna Yvonne has worked in Executive Search and Selection over the last six years following a successful public sector career in HR and OD. She has supported organisations across the public sector (Local and Central Government, Health, Fire and Rescue, Police, Probation and ‘not for profit’ organisations) to appoint their most senior talent and has a national HR profile.

Yvonne has a reputation for successful partnership working with organisations to support their corporate transformation and change. She has a broad Executive Search portfolio including Chief Executives and social care and regeneration roles. She has recently supported Bristol City Council with seven senior roles. Yvonne has recently appointed the Strategic Director of Place, Bristol City Council; the Head of Economic Development, London Borough of Havering and the Head of Economic Development and Regeneration, Braintree District Council.

Recently Yvonne won the National Executive Search Consultant of the Year Award at the 2014 Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP) Awards.

Dr Naomi Stanford – Organisation Design Consultant/AuthorDr Naomi Stanford is a consultant, teacher, and author. Her work as a consultant is in organisation design and development in all its manifestations. She is the author of five business books. Before leaving the UK to live in the US she was a corporate employee of large multinational companies. During her years in the US she consulted to a range of organisations in the government, non-profit and private sectors. Currently she works in the UK government sector.

Paul Taylor – Assistant Director (Organisational Development) at NHS EmployersPaul created and leads Do OD, the national Organisational Development resource for the NHS that helps OD professionals to connect, share and learn. Paul joined NHS Employers in April 2013 following a decade of interesting and successful OD, HR and Workforce roles in the NHS. Before the NHS, Paul worked in Local Government and has had brief stints in the private and voluntary sectors. He is a member of CIPD, has a degree in Psychology, a Masters in HR Leadership and is currently working on his Doctorate in Professional Studies. You can chat with Paul on Twitter @NHSE_PaulT and find out more about his work at www.nhsemployers.org/OD

Louise Tibbert – Head of HR and OD, Hertfordshire County CouncilCurrently Assistant Director HR and OD at Hertfordshire County Council, Louise’s local government and HR career spans almost 30 years. As PPMA President 2014-15 Louise was shortlisted for HR Director of the Year 2014. She is also a regular contributor to media articles and national conferences. Louise is a Chartered Member of CIPD and a member of the Hertfordshire University Business School Advisory Board.

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BroadbeanBroadbean is the global leader in providing sophisticated, yet easy-to-use candidate sourcing tools that help recruiters improve efficiency and increase return on investment.

The company’s software makes it easy to distribute jobs and search for talent online, while providing tools that optimise your recruitment process and integrate internal systems.

Broadbean helps over 110,000 users, ranging from one-person staffing agencies to international corporations, to recruit people online.

The launch of Broadbean’s new Data Analytics Suite, will significantly reduce the hours spent compiling and debating company data by simplifying multiple sources into one ‘Big Picture’. By providing clear visibility and insight into company analytics, Broadbean’s Data Analytics Suite enables stakeholders to move forward with key decisions and helps solve difficult business challenges.

ChangeboardChangeboard is the most engaged marketplace for HR decision makers.

Since our launch in 2004 we’ve established the most trusted and engaged network of senior HR professionals in the UK, and developed sophisticated and measurable tools to enable service providers to access them.

Changeboard can provide you with a 360-degree solutions package for jobs, targeted messaging and branding.

Comenius Talent Management “YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR PASSION”

Comenius has grown a practice centred on two core principles...

“Your Success & Our People”

Together these principles give us a unique view of your people strategy, a view that challenges and informs, consults and collaborates, but critically makes your strategy a reality through action, delivery and effective technology solutions.

Community Care Jobs

Community Care Jobs is the leading dedicated job site for social work and social care professionals, the official job site of Community Care. We work closely with our clients to help them recruit the right social care candidate for their vacancies online.

http://jobs.communitycare.co.uk/

SPONSORS

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SPONSORSGreen ParkGreen Park Interim & Executive Search is an award winning supplier of interim management, retained executive search and board advisory solutions, operating across the UK and internationally. We are one of the UK’s leading suppliers of senior interim managers to local authorities and the wider public sector. Green Park was ranked 19 in the 2010 Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100, and has regularly featured in the top 4 of the International Recruiter Hot 100, as well as achieving recognition in the National Business Awards, Recruiter Awards for Excellence, and the Recruitment International Awards. We provide diversity-focused, environmentally friendly resourcing solutions with a focus on exceptional customer service and delivering ‘right first time.’

Guardian JobsThe Guardian is at the heart of the public sector, working with employers to attract and retain the highest level of talent.

Guardian Jobs can help you attract high-quality professionals. Our clients benefit from the power of our trusted brand and our extensive reach across print and online.

To talk to the best candidates, talk to us. Visit our stand or call 020 3353 3400.

Guidant GroupGuidant Group specialise in outsourced recruitment services and we are proud to work with many respected UK organisations in the public and private sector. We pride ourselves on bringing simplicity and transparency to complex recruitment processes and always align our hiring processes to every client’s unique requirements.

All of our clients trust us to provide innovative, quality driven resourcing services that reduce their costs and allow them to concentrate on their core business.

Havas PeopleWe help brands build lasting relationships. This means we not only attract prospective candidates, we help engage – and keep them engaged – too. To us, this means actually making an impact – whether that’s through a digital attraction strategy, our industry-leading Engage ATS or our Talent Match service. Whatever the challenge, we’ll use brilliant communication to help you attract, recruit and perform. And we get results too. We see our clients as partners and the trust we earn lets us grow together. If you’d like to hear more about how we can help your organisation grow, get in touch.

E: simon.bracewell@havaspeople.com W: havaspeople.com

CronerAs one of the most respected and trusted HR specialists; you can rely on Croner to help manage your people.

From intelligent tools that save time and resources to a comprehensive suite of on- and off-line services and expert advice, we can reduce your day-to-day HR administration burden.

For more information visit www.cronersolutions.co.uk/ppma15 or call 01455 897147.

DAC BeachcroftThe People Pool from DAC Beachcroft is a unique service. It brings together employment lawyers and HR specialists, to deliver tailored, flexible and cost effective solutions. Our specialists work across all sectors and can deal with everything from reward strategies to large scale cost saving programmes, complex investigations to organisational development programmes.

Their extensive experience and expertise, combined with the ability to use us as a legal sounding board, means risks are reduced and complications avoided. We offer a bespoke pricing structure to match your budget and help you achieve your goals. www.thepeoplepool.com

Ernst & Young LLPEY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 175,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

The HR Advisory practice, within Human Capital, provides consultancy services for organisations world-wide, specialising in large-scale HR transformation and technology programmes, enabling business performance through workforce planning and human capital analytics and additionally supports organisations with their merger and acquisition activities. Our UK&I team of professionals brings HR, consultancy and project management expertise, supported by subject matter experts and sector-specific experts across EMEIA, Americas, AsiaPac and Japan, to deliver exceptional client service.

GatenbySandersonGatenbySanderson is a leading provider of executive recruitment across Government, Health, Education and Not for Profit. We specialise in high quality search, interim and assessment solutions. Known for our ability to appoint to challenging, high profile roles we aim to broaden diversity by introducing skills from outside the public sector.

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SPONSORSLocal Government AssociationWe work with councils and their partners to help create a workforce able to respond to major changes within the public sector. Our support is designed to:

• Help councils develop a flexible and productive workforce

• Ensure an affordable and flexible pay, reward and conditions system for local government

• Work with different public sector employers to address the challenges and opportunities in the local workforce

We have a key role in providing the main interface between employers and trade unions for consultation and negotiations. The employment groups within our remit include:

• Local government staff

• Teachers

• Police and police support staff

• Firefighters

If you want to contact LGA workforce about any of the above then please visit our website: www.lga.gov.uk/workforce

LGCjobs.com – Local Government Jobs LGC delivers essential information that enables local authority chief executives, their senior colleagues and the companies they work with to provide better public services.

Meaning that when you work with LGC Jobs you are targeting the best candidates within local government. To find out how LGC Jobs can help you recruit email james.teixeira@emap.com

ManpowerGroupManpowerGroup™ has been the world’s workforce expert, creating innovative workforce solutions, for more than 65 years. As workforce experts, we connect more than 600,000 men and women to meaningful work across a wide range of skills and industries every day. Through our ManpowerGroup family of brands – Manpower®, Experis™, Right Management® and ManpowerGroup™ Solutions – we help more than 400,000 clients in 80 countries and territories address their critical talent needs, providing comprehensive solutions to resource, manage and develop talent. In 2014, ManpowerGroup was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the fourth consecutive year and one of Fortune’s Most Admired Companies, confirming our position as the most trusted and admired brand in the industry. See how ManpowerGroup makes powering the world of work humanly possible: www.manpowergroup.co.uk

iKenIken is the leading supplier to local government of specialist case management, work tracking, document-bundling and time management software. Iken integrates information automatically across teams - including shared services – delivering proven productivity improvements and faster processes, while reducing risk through full audit trails and auto-alerts.

Find out how Iken supports HR teams at www.iken.biz

JobsgopublicJobsgopublic is a digital resourcing company offering a range of software, marketing and advertising solutions designed to provide the best possible experience for job seekers as well maximising response for the employer.

We are the longest serving provider of online resourcing solutions to the public and the not-for-profit sector, delivering innovative recruitment services since 1999.

Whilst we are mainly known for our public sector jobs board (jobsgopublic.com), our passionate team has developed a varied catalogue of software, marketing and advertising solutions that are specifically designed to respond to the constantly changing needs of public sector recruitment.

You can see passion in everything we do and we take great pride in our ever-growing list of satisfied clients.

Learning PoolAs the leading e-learning provider to the UK public sector, Learning Pool is on a mission to improve your organisation and inspire your team.

Learning Pool can give you all the e-learning services you’ll need to manage your talent in new ways. And we’ve done this before. Our one million learners love the support we provide.

Visit www.learningpool.com to find out more.

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SPONSORSSercoSerco is an international service company, which combines commercial know-how with a deep public service ethos. Around the world, we improve essential services by managing people, processes, technology and assets more effectively. We advise policy makers, design innovative solutions, integrate systems and - most of all - deliver to the public. As a dynamic global service organisation, our people have the expertise and intimate knowledge of our customers’ markets as well as best practice processes and technologies to exceed expectations. We have the vision, agility and determination to deliver cutting-edge business process solutions and set ever-higher standards in the markets we serve. We offer our local and central government customers a genuine end-to-end service solution - from front line to pure back office services. We have developed and acquired a strong set of capabilities, delivering multi-service transformation deals that operate under a strategic partnership model, service transitions and transformations, and a commitment to service innovation to meet the requirements our public sector clients.

More information can be found at www.serco.com, our latest thought leadership at www.lgcplus.com/serco-delivery and follow us on Twitter: @sercolocalgov

Solace in Business (SiB)Solace in Business (formerly SOLACE Enterprises) has been a trusted provider of executive level interim and permanent recruitment services, and consultancy and leadership development, for 20+ years. We work primarily with Local Authorities and with key partners – health sector, police, fire and rescue services and voluntary organisations – to provide bespoke solutions based on the extensive, senior local authority experience of our Associates and staff.

In the private and not-for-profit sectors, we work for housing associations and companies who work with (or wish to work with) the public sector. We have also worked with national bodies such as the Local Government Leadership Centre and the LGID (formerly IDeA).

The MJThe MJ Magazine (Management Journal) is the leading weekly local government news magazine. Highly respected, it provides the latest news and information from the public sector. Providing unrivalled political comment, outstanding features and in-depth coverage of the stories behind the headlines, The MJ is also the primary source of senior local government recruitment opportunities. Offering innovative creative solutions to recruitment campaigns and guaranteeing 100% coverage of the target audience, The MJ delivers both quality and quantity of response at a cost effective rate.

For further information please contact: Dave Lawrence or Andy Lees on 01625 614000.

IN BUSINESS

Matrix SCMMatrix SCM is a technology company that specialises in the procurement of temporary, interim/consultants and permanent staffing services. The company has developed a web-based technology system - CR.Net, which systemises the end-to-end process of procuring these services.

Using a combination of people, process and technology, Matrix SCM offers two distinct solutions; a Software as a Service (SaaS) model or alternatively a Primary Contractor Managed Service.

MercerMercer is a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement, and investments. We help clients around the world advance the health, wealth, and performance of their most vital asset – their people.

MidlandHREstablished in 1984, MidlandHR is the leading provider of HR, talent management and payroll software and outsourcing services. We support approximately 10% of the total UK workforce equating to over 3 million employees. Our solutions are used to manage 20% of the UK’s local authority staff, a third of the UK’s police staff, a quarter of university staff, 70,000 people working for charities, and much more.

NGA Human ResourcesNGA Human Resources are market leaders in helping organisations transform their business critical Payroll operations to deliver more effective and efficient people critical services. We help our clients become better employees through smarter, more streamlined business processes, save money and manage employee lifecycles. Our payroll solutions are flexible and powerful to support business growth and are available on-premise, via the cloud or as a fully managed outsourced service.

PennaPenna is a global HR Services Group, helping organisations to improve business performance through their people. We achieve this by bringing together expertise from across the employment lifecycle in a way that enables us to develop unique solutions to specific business challenges. Our range of in-depth expertise in Human Resources solutions includes Resourcing, Executive Search, Executive Interim, Assessment, Coaching, Learning and Development, Performance and Change, and Outplacement.

We are able to deliver wherever our clients need support, through our innovative approaches and a network of offices and partner organisations in Europe, the USA, Canada, South America, the Far East and Australasia.

For further details please visit www.penna.com

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When it comes to delivering the best possible outcomes for communities, it takes wholehearted amounts of courage, passion and effort to recruit, develop and transition your workforce. We’re very proud to work with many of the organisations recognised, and also those who definitely will be in the future. Congratulations everyone.

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We don’t want to make the Recruitment Awards winners blush.

But we will.

SPONSORSThe PlannerThe Planner and The Planner Jobs are the only titles to reach the entire RTPI membership of over 23,000 Planners providing advertisers with unique access to the largest possible audience of Chartered Town Planners in the UK and Europe.

86% of registered candidates on The Planner Jobs site are RTPI members.

TMP WorldwideTMP Worldwide helps local authorities to attract, select and retain great talent. And whilst doing this we generate great cost efficiencies; we’ve saved our public sector clients over £20 million in the last year.

Whether it’s using deep web mining to source professionals with rare skills, developing strategies to harness digital communications or auditing and outsourcing recruitment processes, we deliver real value.

For example, we recently helped Coventry City Council to recruit nearly 40 experienced Social Workers through a single campaign and gain national recognition and awards.

What can we do for you?

Find out more by contacting kate.wilson@tmpw.co.uk or call her on 07768 885 564.

www.tmpw.co.uk