BME Global - Industry professionals abstruse New Human Resource Strategies at HR Directors Summit

HR Directors Summit 2009Store this angel in big sizeThe 2nd Annual HR Directors Summit captivated on February 10th-12th 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Brussels, Belgium. The accident was acutely able-bodied accustomed by industry practitioners, academics and band-aid providers of arch all-embracing organisations. The Summit provided its participants with avant-garde ability through unique, applied case study-driven presentations from accustomed industry insiders.

Winning pre-event focussed Spotlight Day

The day above-mentioned to the event, a appropriate Spotlight Day was held; which focused on the applied ancillary of Talent Management & Leadership as able-bodied as Recruitment & Retention Strategies. It became a abundant belvedere for acquirements and networking, due to the abutting alternation of assembly through alternate sessions and several annular tables.
The Talent Management Stream of Spotlight Day was chaired by David Lamond, Associate Dean of Nottingham Business School and the accomplished HR experts from Danone, BT, Nike, Oliver Wyman and Progreso. They provided insights into altered approaches appear able Talent Management and the enactment of a Corporate Performance Culture.
Hilary Sears, Chairman of the Association of MBAs opened the Spotlight Day. The aboriginal branch was delivered by the HR Director of BT on how to body an Effective Employee Value Proposition to bear absolute ROI in the harder times. Meanwhile, Sej Butler, IBM’s Head of European Recruitment, , emphasised the accent of Diversity in the organisational development.
The programme of the day was a assorted mix of presentations, alternate discussions, afflictive assorted absolute feedback, that agreement our customer’s success and access of their business potential.

Informative and alarming sessions at the Main Summit

The Two day Summit offered a different networking befalling for HR Professionals about Europe. Attendees benefited from case studies and abstruse from top companies how to auspiciously plan and apparatus a company’s Talent Management & Leadership Strategies as able-bodied as able Recruitment & Retention plans.
The acme offered altered streams to accept from, chaired by outstanding HR professionals, such as Peter Haen, VP of EAPM – European Association of Personal Management and Jan Kingsley, Director, Association for Professional & Executive Learning (former Director of EFMD).
The presentation of Tony Williams, Group Head of HR from ABN Amro and RBS, accepted decidedly interesting, as it gave insights into the HR challenges above borders throughout Mergers & Acquisitions. Introduced by Marc Timermann from Hudson, the affair of approaching leaders and Women at the Top was able-bodied received.
The additional day of the HR Directors Summit alien added affective alternate presentations from arch experts of General Electric, Honeywell, Shell and Adecco.
The event’s highlight was the presentation of Prof. Lynda Gratton, whose attendance at the HR Directors Summit apparent her aboriginal presentation afterwards alpha of the crisis and provided new perspectives. The presentation was acutely agreeable and inspiring, all-embracing the accent of activity and addition in today’s world. “Having Lynda Gratton as capital bedfellow apostle was decidedly valuable.”, said Jorge Aisa Dreyfus, Director of Organizational Effectiveness EMEA.

Exclusive ability and amount for all participants

The black arrangement affair at the La Vierge Noire restaurant was a added befalling for assembly to abide altercation about the day’s accident in a airy and accidental environment. Over adorable French cuisine, participants were able to absolutely appoint with the industry peers, arrangement and to abide to allotment account and solutions for the adopting challenges of the market.
"I decidedly acknowledge the time aloof for networking” said, Mark Timmerman, Executive Director of Talent Management Europe from Hudson. “The speakers and attendees accept above HR adventures and it is one of the few adored moments in the year that one can apprentice from others and analysis one’s own account or Talent Management practices."
The in-takes from the Three day accident are absolutely extensive. Just to acknowledgment a few proposed pillars of the able HR for 2009 which were Trust and Transparency, Communication, Team Work and the Importance of Good Leadership. Ultimately, the advancing year will crave new account to accouterment the challenges airish by the market. ¨Innovation is the key to success¨ - appear Lynda, closing the 2nd HR Directors Summit.

“The HR Director acme in Brussels was a abundant befalling for me to affix with added HR practitioners and a amount of acclaimed suppliers. Speaking to a abreast admirers sharpens the mind! If you are accommodating to let yourself be surprised, this will absolutely present opportunities. I took abroad a few nuggets for Shell that I will use in the HR, Change and Communication domain.” Sander Nieuwenhuizen , Vice President, HR - IT

The 3rd HR Directors Summit for next year is appointed for the 16-18th of February 2010. The programme of this approaching accident will be acquaint on www.bmeglobal.com
For added advice on the summit, amuse accord us a alarm at +34 93 903 61 59 or forward us an email to hrdirectors@bmeglobal.com

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