AGENDA

THURSDAY 30.1.2020

8:30 Registration & Breakfast

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Attract, Develop and Retain the Right Talent

9:00 The Moderator Kick Off

9:05 KEYNOTE Creating an Agile Culture During Times of Change

Andrew Cocks, Associate Subject Matter Expert, Questback​

• Ensuring employee alignment

• Building a shared commitment to act

• Involving everyone in the change process​

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9:30 Intelligent Community in Modern Organisation

Jaana Kilpimaa, Senior Advisor, Leadership and Business Development Services, Azets Insight 

Krista Leppänen, HR Advisor, Recruitment Services, Azets Insight  

• Human centric design and working patterns

• From competence to continuous learning

• Work life skills or life skills?

9:50 The Importance of Employee Engagement and Tips for Improvement

Paulus Maasalo, Country Manager, Quinyx Finland

• The commercial advantages of having a happy workforce

• Reasons to consider peer recognition

• On the benefits of pulse surveys​

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10:10 Possibilities and power of HR driven capability planning

Katja Söderman, Business Lead, Sofigate

• What does it mean to be the owner of a company’s capability and skills development?

• Strategic approach to workforce planning

• How HR Directors, CIOs and COOs develop business capabilities together

10:30 BUSINESS MINGLE & COFFEE

11:05 Rehumanizing Work and Promoting Sustainability Through Purpose, Meaning and Capabilities

Jaakko Sahimaa, Account Director, Organisational Psychologist, HRM Partners

Paula Kilpinen, CEO, HRM Partners

• Leveraging capabilities to create purpose and promote sustainability

• Leading with meaning

• How to make working life more meaningful?

11:30 Common pitfalls in modernizing HR and Payroll processes and how to avoid them

Eric Matsgård, CMO, Aditro Group

• More than half of HR and Payroll system projects are still failing to deliver the value they promise. Why is that so?

• Common pitfalls and mistakes when modernizing HR and Payroll processes and systems

• Winning recipe for successful HR and Payroll system implementation

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11:50 KEYNOTE Steps for Creating Staffing Strategies That Work

Brigette Hyacinth, Author, Founder, MBA Caribbean Organisation

• How to go from reactive to strategic 

• Having the right skills for your current business needs to meet strategic goals

• Planning for unpredictability

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12:20 TIME FOR LUNCH

Innovate Roles of HR with Delivering Greater Business Results

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13:25 More Pressure to Become 'Agile'

Björn Lorentzon,  Business Development Manager, Sympa

• Business cases for agile HR

• Delivering better business results through talent

• Is HR actually ready for what it means to be agile?

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13:40 Towards Self-Directed Organisations - Observations, Myths and Practical Proposals

Laura Lares,  CEO, Ablers / Hosted by Rastor-instituutti

• Global insights and future trends

• Eye on the preconditions

• Pitfalls and groundwork

• Practical steps towards the future

13:55 From Competency to Compatibility Based Recruitment – Case: Why Companies Like K Group Use Video Interviews

Visa Myllyntaus, Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, K Group

Miikka Tuomola, Business Development Director, RecRight

• Global insights and future trends

• Why video is an essential part of the recruitment strategy

• How to gain efficiency, accuracy, quality and time-savings through video interviews

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14:10 Guaranteed Cost Savings for HR with Automation

Elina Seppänen, Senior Advisor, Practise Owner, Sofigate

Susanna Grundström, Advisor, Sofigate ​ ​

• The role of technology in modern day HR

• Employee experience transformation with technology

• How automating operations brings cost savings

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14:25 Proactive, Goal-Oriented and Long-Term Work Ability Management

Mervi Lamminen, CEO, Auntie

• A good leader knows what promotes good work ability

• The core leadership skills needed

• The rise of “Presenteeism” in the workplace 

• Case: Key results partnering with the healthcare professionals

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14:40 Cultivating Employee Engagement and Retention through Skills Building and Integration

Marjo Launonen-Espinosa, Language Center Director, Berlitz

• Fostering confidence through language and culture training

•  Nurturing expat employees by being involved in the integration process

• Ensuring employee competence in evolving business landscapes

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14:55 BUSINESS MINGLE & COFFEE BREAK

15:25 HR Can’t be Strategic Until it Excels at Operations

Michael Maier, Country Manager Nordics, Personio

• The three stages of HR transformation (Digitization, Optimization, Insights)

• Getting rid of manual, repetitive work to focus on value creating tasks

• Real-life examples: Efficient Recruiting & Onboarding when growing from 3 to 375 employees in 4 years

15:40 Success Through Funmaster Commitment – Case Linnanmäki Amusement Park

Pia Adlivankin, CEO, Linnanmäki

• The wheel of success for workplace (well) fun-being

• Success is built through inspiring company culture and coaching leadership

• Funmaster concept at Linnanmäki

15:55 The Role of Culture in Employer Brand

Kaisa Salakka, Director, Product Management, Unity Technologies

• Building the best employer brand

• Talent acquisition and survival in the competition between employers for best people

• Leadership from every seat at the table

16:15 KEYNOTE Building a Dream Team

Dr. Zunaira Munir, Founder and Managing Director, Strategize Blue

• The role of HR in supporting strategic creativity in an organization

• How to shift any organization out of a competing mindset and into a creating mindset

• 3 tools to build people’s confidence so they drive the creative process to seize new growth and create a compelling future

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16:45 COCKTAILS & MINGLE