Chief learning and development officer conference

Knowledge Resources is hosting the Chief Learning and Development Officer Conference and pre conference workshop 17-19 September 2012 at the SPIER WINE ESTATE in Cape Town

Make sure that your learning function is a sophisticated, integrated and innovative strategic resource for your organisation. Benchmark your company and connect with other chief learning officers to discuss best practice, trends and successful case studies. Attend this event and take your organisation to the next level!

Pre conference workshop 17 September - Imagination to Innovation: Surviving and Thriving in the 2020 Workplace (Steve Dahlberg, VP Innovation, Future Workplace ) USA

Just some of the speakers and topics at the two-day conference (18 and 19 Sept 2012) include:

• Leading the 2020 Workplace: How the CLO can prepare NOW
Steve Dahlberg, VP Innovation, Future Workplace (INTERNATIONAL)
• The present and future of Learning and Development - Challenges for the Chief Learning and Development Officer
Joe Samuels, Chief Executive Officer, SAQA
• Best practices in managing, retaining and developing top talent: Developing the next generation of emerging market leaders
Professor Steve Bluen, HR Consultant and Professor at Gibs and Former HR Executive
• Developing and maintaining a learning culture
Annette Bredenkamp, Head of Skills Development, First Rand Banking Group
• The evolving role of the CLO
Tracey Potgieter, Group Talent and Learning Manager, Coca-Cola
• Continuous development of learning professionals
Dr Anita Maürtin-Cairncross, Manager: Staff Development, UWC
• SABMiller case study - The changing role of an In-house training facility as part of the broader Learning and Development function
Dr Tienie Ehlers, Human Resource Development Manager, SABMiller
• Challenging social contexts as a learning laboratory for business leaders (Scene Set - business response to skills challenge)
Dr Louise van Rhyn, CEO and Founder, Symphonia for South Africa
• Challenges for academics and learning practitioners to bridge the gap between academic and the world of work: Maximising employees' graduateness and employability
Professor Melinde Coetzee, Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, UNISA
• Global learning & development trends: 10 lessons from some of the world's greatest companies (including IBM, Proctor & Gamble, L'Oreal, Siemens, Accenture, Vodafone and more!)
Terry Meyer, Strategy and Leadership Consult, Leadership SA
• Measurement and Evaluation - Proving the return on investment of learning and development
Professor Gregory Lee, Associate Professor (Decision Sciences) and Talent Director, Wits Business School

More topics include:

- Integrating social media and mobile into a learning and development strategy
- Aligning training and development with organisational strategy
- Branding and marketing your learning and development function
- A fresh look at E-learning in the workplace
- And more!!!

Venue

Date: 17 September 2012 to 19 September 2012
Time: 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Location: Spier Wine Estate, Cape Town
Cost: Please enquire for special offers

Contact: Debbie Atwell
Company name: Knowledge Resources
Telephone number: +27 83 651 1664
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