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Day One – Wednesday 5 September
8.30am |
Registration Opens – Coffee on Arrival |
9.30am-10.45am |
Conference Orientation and Warm-up; Establishing Communities of Interest - Introduction to the Conference, Setting the Scene, Breaking the Ice Ed Bernacki |
10.45am-11.00am |
Coffee |
11.00am-12.00pm |
Career Development Workshops – Investing in You!
CD1 Career Log – Create Your Own Career Guide Kelly Shea and Nick Reuhman
CD2 Accreditation Explained – Putting Together Your Application Jim Pope FHRINZ
CD3 Mentoring - an Overview on Being a Mentor and Mentoree Tina Nation AFHRINZ
CD4 Coaching – What to Look for in a Good Coach Christian Dahmen AFHRINZ |
12.00pm-1.00pm |
Lunch – Communities of Interest |
1.00pm-2.00pm |
Concurrent Sessions
F1 – HR Tool Box Removing the Blocks to Innovation Annette Ryan, The Effect Ltd
F2 – Partnering Innovation Partnering with Tomorrow’s Employees – a Real Win:Win Vince Arbuckle, NZ Fire Service and Graeme Dingle, Foundation for Youth Development
F3 – Lessons Learned
ADHD – the Powerhouse of Innovation and Bane of HR Deb Gilbertson, Te Kaihau Ltd
F4 – NZATD L&D Session Old Dogs and New Tricks Is It Possible? Colin Cox |
10.30am-4.00pm |
HR Business Leaders’ Big Day Out – Invited Guests |
2.15pm-3.15pm |
Concurrent Sessions
F5 – HR Tool Box Workplace Wellness: Linking Productivity and Health Louise Schofield, Health and Human Performance Ltd
F6 – Partnering Innovation
Workplace Literacy Training – Making a Difference to Productivity Warwick Millbank, Fletcher Aluminium and Katherine Percy, Workbase
F7 – Lessons Learned ‘The Rock’ – Three Years On Wayne Norrie, Revera
F8 – NZATD L&D Session ANZ National – Two Banks Now Beat as One Richard Long, ANZ National Bank |
3.15pm-3.30pm |
Coffee |
3.30pm-4.30pm |
Concurrent Sessions
F9 – HR Tool Box A Legal Roadmap: Legal Strategies, Tools and Processes to Achieve Results in Your Business Samantha Turner and Kate Tretheway, Simpson Grierson
F10 – Partnering Innovation Accessing Youth Talent Working in a Global Market Michelle Phillips, Fonterra and Nikita Wong, AIESEC
F11 – Lessons Learned Increasing Productivity by Changing Practices Justine Cannon, Department of Labour and Candice Harris, AUT
F12 – NZATD L&D Session Creating an Award Winning Organisation Nic Veltman and Catherine Taylor, Kiwibank |
5.00pm-7.00pm |
Welcome Reception – Networking |
7.00pm-10.00pm

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Professional Members’ Dinner – Invited Guests
Mentors’ Dinner – Invited Guests
President’s Dinner – Invited Guests |
Day Two – Thursday 6 September
8.00am |
Registration Opens |
8.00am |
Expo Opens – Networking |
9.00am-10.30am |
Conference Opening and Welcome Bill Shields AFHRINZ, National President
Opening Keynote Address On the Edge – HR as Innovator Guo Xin, Mercer, Greater China |
10.30am-11.00am |
Expo Break – Networking |
11.00am-11.45am |
Plenary Panel – Diversity@Work Business and Organisation Reality Bill Shields, HRINZ President (Chair) Philippa Reed, EEO Trust Teva Loos, Frucor |
11.45am-12.30pm |
Plenary Panel – Productivity@Work Tripartite Innovation at its Best John Duncan, Platform Consulting (Chair) Phil O’Reilly, Business New Zealand Ross Wilson, CTU Andrew Annakin, Department of Labour |
12.30pm-1.00pm |
Members’ Forum |
1.00pm-2.00pm |
Lunch and Expo – Networking |
2.00pm-3.00pm |
Keynote Address Creative Remuneration Vicki Hersh, WorldatWork |
3.00pm-3.30pm |
Expo Break – Networking |
3.30pm-4.15pm

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Award Winning HR – Three Different Aspects Robyn Leeming (Chair) HRINZ HR Initiative – Margaret Gracie, Toll NZ HRINZ HR Person – Teva Loos, Frucor Beverages HRINZ Young HR Practitioner – Connie Nicholson, Christchurch City Council |
4.15pm-5.00pm
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Keynote Address Building a Company Without an HR Manager Sam Morgan, Trade Me |
5.00pm-6.00pm |
Networking at the Expo |
7.30pm-late |
Gala Dinner and Party |
Day Three – Friday 7 September
8.00am |
Expo Opens – Networking |
8.00am-8.50am |
Breakfast with The Petrie Brothers How Innovative NZ Companies are Teaching their People to Think Like Top Athletes and Hit New Heights Nick and Richard Petrie |
9.00am-10.30am |
Keynote Address Changing Colours and Cultures Jim Tamm |
10.30am-11.00am |
Expo Break – Networking |
11.00am-12.30pm |
Plenary - In a Perfect World the Workplace Should Look Like… Andrew Little, Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union Phil O’Reilly, Business New Zealand Open discussion & conclusion led by Geoff Summers |
12.30pm-1.30pm |
Expo, Lunch and Prize-Giving – Networking |
1.30pm-2.25pm |
Keynote Address Stop Killing Ideas and the People Who Create Them Ed Bernacki, Ideas Factory |
2.30pm-3.15pm |
HR Innovation Case Studies
CS1 A Successful Five Pronged Approach to Culture Change Donna Hickey and Craig Hill, Ministry of Education
CS2 Migrant and Refugee Work Experience Programme: Using Initiative to Support Socially Responsible Employment Practice Sue Quirk, Wellington City Council
CS3 Internal Recruitment Centre: Creating a Winner Julie Maude and Sarah Caunter, Toll NZ |
3.15pm-3.30pm |
Coffee on the Run |
3.30pm-4.15pm

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Closing Keynote Address The Future of Humanity and its Attitude to Work Andy West, AgResearch |
4.15pm-4.30pm |
Conference Closes |
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