Programme

Wednesday 23 May
19.30 Buffet reception

Thursday, 24th May
8.15 Registration and coffees
9.00 Bernadette Voogsgerd Welcome
9.05 Israel Berman Opening statement
Setting the scene for the conference Israel welcomes our guests and reviews the key theme.
9.15 Robert Ward The economic environment
Robert gives an overview of the global economic situation and predictions and implications for the future, looking at how the global economic environment is likely to influence international trade and the issues we will all face moving forward.
10.00 Jean-Marc Laouchez Why culture matters: the impact of culture on performance
Jean-Marc explains how corporate culture and business performance are linked. He draws on our robust research and his personal experience to explain how organisations can solve their cultural issues and improve business performance - proving that culture should be on every business leader’s agenda.
10.30 Mr Song Lin The culture behind Asian growth
CRC Chairman Mr Song Lin shows how a leadership and corporate culture transformation sustained the Asian conglomerate’s high-speed development.
11.15 Coffee break
11.45 Workshop session 1
12.45 Lunch
14.00 Tamara Erickson Engaging diverse workforces
What does it take to engage a diverse workforce and bring people together behind one common goal and strategic objective? How do you ensure people of different ages, cultures and career stages feel included and inspired? Can you create innovative cultures by engaging and enabling your employees? Does it matter if you fail and what are the benefits of success? Tamara tackles these important questions.
15.00 Christian Majgaard Overcoming barriers to change
What does it take to change an organisation? A new strategy or vision statement communicated to all, however well done, is unlikely to change the way people operate. You need to think about how people interact and what is preventing them from behaving in ways that support the organisational strategy. In this talk Christian describes how as top global executive for Lego responsible for branding, marketing and business innovation he helped to steer the culture of innovation and world renowned excellence.
15.30 Coffee break
16.00 Mr H.M. Nerurkar Values stronger than steel
Mr Nerurkar gives insight into the century-old operation of Tata Steel which was built on a strong foundation of values that have shaped a unique corporate culture. This enduring culture has enabled Tata Steel to overcome a multitude of economic challenges over the last century, create value for its stakeholders and hugely benefit the Indian nation.
16.40 Interactive panel discussion: what makes a culture work?
A debate with Jean-Marc Laouchez, Mr Song Lin, Tammy Erickson, Christian Majgaard and Mr H.M. Nerurkar – hosted by Scott Spreier.
17.25 Bernadette Voogsgerd Closing statement
17.30 Finish
19.30 Cocktails and dinner

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Friday, 25th May
08.50 Bernadette Voogsgerd Opening
09.00 Kim Hauer Shaping a culture – enabling a future
An organisation’s culture is the behavioural energy that steers a company. Making certain this energy takes the company in the right direction is why the strategic role of HR is critical. Human resource leaders must be integral in building the strategy in order to effectively shape a culture that implements the strategy. Kim shares how Caterpillar partners with their HR team to help employees release their full potential, deliver strategies, and position Caterpillar as the best team.
10.00 Workshop session 2
11.00 Coffee break
11.30 Anil Gupta Making strategies fly: increasing the odds for flawless execution
So what does make a strategy take off? And what do Apple, Google, IBM, Amazon, Samsung, Starbucks, Nike and Procter & Gamble have in common? Fundamentally it is their ability to keep widening the gap between themselves and their competitors. In this session, Anil discusses the twin ingredients behind the phenomenal success of these and other companies: bold innovative strategies coupled with nearly flawless execution. How can you discover opportunities for innovative strategies in your industry? And, how can you increase the odds for flawless execution?
12.30 Sylvia DeVoge Closing statement
Sylvia closes the conference by reviewing the arguments heard, drawing conclusions and outlining the key takeaways.
13.00 Finish
13.15 Lunch supplied

Please note, all plenary speeches will be simultaneously translated into French, Russian and Chinese.


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