8:00 am Conference Registration & Networking

8:30 am What it Takes to Make a Leap a Reality

8:40 am Chair’s Welcome, Opening Remarks & Connection Before Content

Redesign Traditional TA Strategies to Cut Time-to-Hire

8:50 am Discover: Re-thinking how to Mitigate the Hourly Workforce Turnover & Successfully Cut Time-to-Hire

Synopsis

  • What can be done to better engage employees on the hourly side of the workforce and how to give the appropriate support?
  • Re-designing the employment and interview process to effectively cut time to hire and attract skilled hourly workforce
  • How forward-thinking TA Leaders have refined their strategy to effectively hire and reduce the rate of hourly workforce turnover

9:10 am Discover: Re-designing the Recruitment Process to Attract the Right Talent and Effectively Cut Time-to-Hire (VIRTUAL)

Synopsis

  • What can be done to ensure that the talent shortage is tackled, and the right talent is sourced?
  • Leveraging creating strategies to break into new talent pools across the manufacturing sector and attract the right, diverse talent
  • How forward-thinking TA Leaders are streamlining their processes to engage candidates, cut time to hire and retain a loyal, skilled workforce

9:30 am Discover: Labor Market Impacts & Insights: How to Gain a Competitive Edge in Manufacturing Recruitment

Synopsis

  • The pressures and labor market conditions for recruiting within the manufacturing space, including hourly workforce and salaried positions
  • Tools and techniques for positioning your company as a leader to capture the talent that you seek
  • Uncovering case study examples of how manufacturing firms have differentiated in a crowded recruiting market

9:50 am Develop: What More Can We Learn from the TA Leaders Rethinking How to Cut Time-to-Hire?

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

10:10 am Action: What Are You Now Going to Change to Reduce Time to Hire in Your Manufacturing Firm?

Synopsis

Output-focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

10:30 am Speed Networking Break

Boosting Diversity, Equality, & Inclusion in the Manufacturing Sector

11:10 am Discover: Re-designing the Role for Women in the Manufacturing Industry

Synopsis

  • What traditional thinking needs to be challenged to provide a fresh perspective and new opportunities to the role of women within the manufacturing industry?
  • Re-imagining the role for women in manufacturing and ensuring the correct support to enhance opportunities for growth
  • How forward-thinking TA leaders are introducing a new support system to leverage the number of women in industry and diversify their workplace

11:30 am Develop: What More Can We Learn from the TA Leaders Diversifying Their Workforce?

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

11:40 am Panel Discussion: How Are Progressive TA Leaders Taking New Approaches to Diversifying Their Workforce

  • Melinda White Senior Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Graphic Packaging International
  • Rowena Vinci Global Talent Acquisition Leader – Pfizer Global Supply, Pfizer
  • Dionne Mack Sr. Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion and Early Career Programs, Brooks Automation
  • Kathryn Purdy Senior Director Talent Acquisition, PepsiCo

Synopsis

  • What more can we do to challenge traditional thinking within manufacturing and further diversify our workforce?
  • Fresh Approaches to attracting more diverse talent into you manufacturing workforce to enhance opportunity for growth
  • Breaking away from conventional talent acquisition strategy to break into new diverse talent pools and offer more opportunities in a supported workforce cultur

12:20 pm Action: What Are You Now Going to Change How You Attract More Diverse Talent to Your Organization?

Synopsis

Output-focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

12:30 pm Lunch

Re-imagining Employee Benefits to Attract & Retain a Loyal Workforce

1:30 pm Discover: Re-Designing the Career Path for Employees in Manufacturing by Giving Clear Training & Succession Planning with Manageable Strategy & Employer Transparency

Synopsis

  • What new thinking can we apply to internal training and development schemes for existing employees and the next gen-workforce to give new opportunities and leverage growth?
  • Re-developing internal processes by implementing training to support entry level workers and advance opportunity for progression and promotion
  • How forward-thinking TA leaders have introduced clear career growth and succession planning to incentivise their workforce and keep engagement levels high whilst also attracting a next-gen workforce

1:50 pm Discover: Transforming Flexibility in the Workplace to Improve Work Life Balance for Employee

  • Barrie Green Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation

Synopsis

  • How forward-thinking TA Leaders are initiating better versatility in the workplace to provide employees with better work life balance and keep up retention of staff
  • Finding a new way to give employees flexibility to give them an opportunity for better relationships with their employer and better work/life balance
  • Re-invigorating traditional thinking behind flexibility in the workplace to bring a fresh approach to manufacturing and support the next-gen workforce

2:10 pm Develop: What More Can We Learn from TA Leaders Rethinking their Approach to Employee Progression and Wellbeing?

  • Barrie Green Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
  • Austen Schueler Talent Acquisition Manager, Vermeer Corporation

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

2:40 pm Action: How Are You Going to Rethink Succession Planning and Flexibility for Employees in your Manufacturing Organization?

Synopsis

Output-focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

3:00 pm Networking Break

Transform the Connection Between Talent Acquisition & Retention

3:30 pm Roundtable Discussions

  • Michael Lambert Director - Human Resources, Munters Corporation
  • Gabriele Tedoldi Head of Human Resources & Product Supply, Procter & Gamble
  • Anna Imialek Sr. HR Business Partner, Westlake Royal Building Products
  • Paul Helton Executive Director - LED FastStart, LED FastStart
  • David Barker Sr. HR Business Partner, Florida’s Natural Growers
  • Diane Willman Director - Human Resources, Airboss of America

Synopsis

In this quick-fire session, each table will be hosted by a TA or HR leader who will share the secrets of their most high-impact leap; you then get the opportunity to question the host before moving on to your next table. 

4:10 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Conference Day One