Learning & Capability Development / Wellbeing & D&I

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Opening remarks from the Chairperson

Workshop 1: Strategic recruitment – how to attract and hire top employees

Recruitment in 2025 can feel like The Hunger Games, with organisations vying for top talent. This workshop explores the psychology and neuroscience behind strategic hiring, using dating apps as a playful example, to help you achieve a ‘swipe right’ and stand out in a highly competitive talent market. 

Workshop 2: Present Strategic Workforce Planning Report – Building a Future-Proof Talent Strategy

This workshop will explore how strategic workforce planning can help your organisation align its talent strategy with business goals, anticipate market trends, and adapt to change. Through practical tools and real-world examples, we’ll show you how to forecast workforce needs, identify gaps, and create flexible strategies to keep your organisation ahead. 

Morning tea and refreshments break

Workshop 3: Creating a strong employer brand

How can you clearly define your company culture and craft a compelling employee value proposition (EVP) that resonates with both current and prospective employees? In this workshop, we will explore the critical steps to creating a robust employer brand that attracts and retains top talent.

Workshop 4: Becoming an employer of choice – delivering a winning candidate experience

The candidate experience can be a key deciding factor to attract top applicants. In this session, hear how you can transform the candidate experience by improving communication, efficiency and personalisation to win the race for talent.

Workshop 5: Innovative onboarding strategies for a hybrid workplace

This workshop will explore how to approach hybrid onboarding in an engaging and efficient way, integrating technology and flexibility while fostering early employee connections. You’ll also learn how to ensure smooth transitions for both in-office and remote employees.

Networking lunch

Workshop 6: The role technology plays in employee experience

What role does technology play in the employee experience and EVP? This panel discussion will explore three companies’ journeys implementing Auto-UX – the first end-to-end digital novated leasing platform – to drive transformation of the employee experience and how they’re leveraging data insights to measure and evolve their EVP. 

Workshop 7: Embrace the future of payroll

Explore the latest trends revolutionising payroll management. Learn strategies to maximise employee ROI, enhance pay transparency and wellbeing, and improve payroll accuracy, compliance, and efficiency—all designed to empower your workforce and streamline operations for the future. 

Afternoon tea and refreshments break

INNOVATION HUB SPOTLIGHT: Auto-Pilot: We’ve digitised the end-to-end UX of novated leasing

Novated leasing is an incredible employee benefit, so why are adoption rates so low? Because our sector is technologically stuck in the dark ages. Until now. Auto-UX has built the first digital end-to-end novated leasing platform in Australia. Build quotes, configure options, get finance and finalise a lease anytime, on any device. 

Workshop 8: Engage Every Mind — Empowering Employees to thrive in any workplace

Explore how to elevate engagement, boost morale, and unlock your team’s full potential with Whole Brain® Thinking. Reflect on what inspires and motivates your mind, and learn how to engage the diverse minds of your colleagues. Gain insights from Doug Conant’s engaging leadership journey at Campbell Soup, and leave with actionable strategies tailored to various thinking styles. This fast-paced, interactive session will equip you with tools to overcome workplace challenges, reignite passion and foster a purpose-driven work environment. 

Workshop 9: Designing an inclusive employee experience for neurodivergent teams

Gain insight into strategies that improve employee experience by supporting neurodivergent individuals, promoting collaboration, accessibility and a sense of belonging in the workplace. In this session, uncover what it takes to create an inclusive workplace by understanding and accommodating diverse cognitive needs.

Day one ends