Agenda
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Day 1: 27th September, 20167:30 am - 8:30 amConference Registration
Summary:
The ATC conference registration desk opens from 7:30am. For the early birds among you, come join us for coffee, mingle with other early rising delegates, get to know our speakers and meet our partners.
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Day 1: 27th September, 20168:30 am - 9:00 amConference Open, Welcome Remarks
Shane Little - Hays Talent Solutions
Kevin Wheeler - Future of Talent InstituteSummary:
Our 2016 MC’s will open the 5th Annual Contingent Workforce Conference.
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Day 1: 27th September, 20169:00 am - 9:45 amKeynote Session - Establishing & Evolving Contingent Workforce Models
Alan Wilkerson - CleanawaySummary:
Establishing and Evolving Contingent Workforce Models
Alan Wilkerson is a Strategic Procurement Manager who has developed, implemented and evolved Contingent Workforce Models at the NAB and now Cleanaway. Over the past eight years Alan has seen new Contingent Workforce Models and technologies emerge. This session will discuss the different approaches that Alan has taken and importantly outline the key lessons learnt. By understanding these lessons, you can improve or fast track the implementation of your organisation’s Contingent Workforce Solution.
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Day 1: 27th September, 20169:45 am - 11:15 amWorld Café Session
Trevor Vas - ATC Events & MediaSummary:
The World Café is a great way for delegates to network and create relationships. It provides an open forum for delegates to have their say, share their ideas and gain a practical understanding of the subject matter via a series of intimate roundtable discussions.
How does it work?
Each topic will be hosted on a separate table and participants are encouraged to select and move around to a table of their choice at their own discretion, or at the end of each round. There will be 3 x 20 min rounds and a wrap-up.
Some topics include:
- A recruiterless recruitment agency. Are we ready for the world of digital hiring platforms that remove the recruiter and put the power back in your hands?
- Using Technology to Manage SOW and Outsourcing
- Building your Contingent Workforce Business Case
- Establishing Contingent Workforce Metrics and KPIs
- Mitigating Risk in a Contingent Workforce
- Turning Analytics into Insight and Insight into Action
- Is Statement of Work a challenge or an opportunity? Practical solutions to understand and manage SoW spend
- The Evolving Role of MSPs – From Managing Programs to Offering Strategic Advice
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Day 1: 27th September, 201611:15 am - 11:45 amMorning Tea Break - Hosted by Nvoi
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Day 1: 27th September, 201611:45 am - 12:30 pmGeneral Session - Using your contingent workforce to create a sustainable competitive advantage - AECOM Connect
Warwick Absolon - AECOMSummary:
Using your contingent workforce to create a sustainable competitive advantage – AECOM Connect
Warwick Absolon is the Innovation and Technology Manager at AECOM – ANZ. Warwick is championing a project to improve the way that AECOM views and engages its contingent workforce. New systems, processes and behaviours are allowing AECOM to stay aligned with market and customer expectations. Warwick is building diverse, fit-for-purpose project teams by embracing flexible engagement models to attract and engage valuable workforce segments, including return-to-work mothers, older workers and part timers.
Warwick will share the opportunities and pitfalls common when adopting new workforce practices within a large enterprise. This session will discuss AECOM’s partnership with Adepto, the current “pilot project” and key lessons learnt so far. You’ll receive real time insight from someone driving change from within.
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Day 1: 27th September, 201612:30 pm - 1:15 pmPanel Session - Maximising the Benefits and Minimising the Risks of the GIG Workforce
Duncan Hills - Freelancer.com
Charles Cameron - Recruitment & Consulting Services Association (RCSA)
Rohan Geddes - PwC
Thomas Amos - SidekickerSummary:
Maximising the Benefits and Minimising the Risks of the GIG Workforce
There are both risks and benefits for organisations in using the GIG workforce. There are also a number of different mediums that can be used to access this workforce. This panel of experts will discuss the value of different approaches and then discuss potential issues and considerations.
Speakers:
Charles Cameron
CEO, Recruitment & Consulting Services Association (RCSA)
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Day 1: 27th September, 20161:15 pm - 2:15 pmNetworking Lunch - Hosted by Nvoi
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Day 1: 27th September, 20162:15 pm - 2:55 pmFoundation Stream Session 1 - Minimising Contingent Workforce Risk
Elizabeth Aitken - Moray & AgnewSummary:
Minimising Contingent Workforce Risk
Legal risk is a key consideration in employing the contingent workforce. This session will examine the key risk and provide advice on how to avoid them.
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Day 1: 27th September, 20162:15 pm - 2:55 pmAdvanced Stream Session 1 - How organisations can augment their workforce by accessing the GIG economy quickly
Dr Susan Entwisle - Technology LeaderSummary:
How organisations can augment their workforce by accessing the GIG economy quickly
Dr. Susan Entwisle of HPE Enterprise Services will discuss how platforms such as UpWork, Freelancer, and Toptal provide quick access to the gig economy and allow organisations to scale their workforce, be agile, and access high-quality talent at competitive cost.
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Day 1: 27th September, 20162:55 pm - 3:35 pmFoundation Stream Session 2 - The Future of Contingent Workforce Management, Today. A Case Study from CXC Global and Viva Energy
Nick Jones - Viva Energy AustraliaSummary:
The Future of Contingent Workforce Management, Today. A Case Study from CXC Global and Viva Energy
With a vision to streamline costs, management and remuneration accuracy of their contingent workforce, Viva Energy moved to a strategic contractor management solution. Powered by CXC Global’s vendor neutral VMS, the result for Viva have been impressive. In this session, you will hear from Nick Jones and learn about the power of Viva Energy’s quantifiable, efficiently managed contingent workforce.
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Day 1: 27th September, 20162:55 pm - 3:35 pmAdvanced Stream Session 2 - Making workplaces more freelance-friendly
Antonia Mochan - Freelance AustraliaSummary:
Making workplaces more freelance-friendly
Work is changing. The gig economy is growing and more anymore workplaces will find themselves with a mix of permanent and freelance staff. What does this mean for workplaces, and for the people that work in them? Antonia Mochan, co-founder of Freelance Australia, will explore some of the workplace challenges of the gig economy. Freelance Australia is a not-for-profit organisation representing the collective interests of Australian freelancers, contractors and independent workers and helping a smooth transition to a new Future of Work.
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Day 1: 27th September, 20163:35 pm - 4:15 pmFoundation Stream Session 3 - Top talent, on-demand: Justifying your just-in-time workforce
Bridget Loudon - Expert360Summary:
Top talent, on-demand: Justifying your just-in-time workforce
The gig economy is reshaping businesses and it’s our role to plan and respond accordingly in order to keep up. Retaining the status-quo is not an option!
But how do you explain the new future of work to your company, know what is right for your organisation and justify the tools and processes needed in order for you to succeed? In this session, Bridget will share with you:
- How to determine the right level of ‘on-demand’ talent for your organisation
- How to create a Business Case to justify your new on-demand workforce
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Day 1: 27th September, 20163:35 pm - 4:15 pmAdvanced Stream Session 3 - Wembley Stadium Partners with Hays and TempBuddy on a Massive Contingent Project
Matthew Dickason - Hays Talent SolutionsSummary:
Wembley Stadium Partners with Hays and TempBuddy on a Massive Contingent Project
Matthew Dickason the Global Managing Director for Hays Talent Solutions is a global subject matter expert on all things Contingent. Recently Matthew’s team at Hays Talent Solutions, used TempBuddy to staff a massive contingent project at Webley Stadium. This is the way many large contingent volume projects will operate in the future. Matthew will talk about why TempBuddy and the difference this technology made as well as the lessons learnt from this project.
Speakers:
Matthew Dickason
Global Managing Director, Hays Talent Solutions
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Day 1: 27th September, 20164:15 pm - 4:45 pmAfternoon Tea Break - Hosted by Nvoi
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Day 1: 27th September, 20164:45 pm - 5:30 pmGeneral Session - The law and the on-demand economy workforce: day of reckoning
Nick Duggal - Moray & Agnew
Elizabeth Aitken - Moray & AgnewSummary:
The law and the on-demand economy workforce: day of reckoning
Technology has revolutionised how consumers can engage labour. Drivers, couriers, handymen and food delivery are now only a tap away. The law in now ready to render its judgement on this workforce.
Several groundbreaking test cases locally and internationally are scheduled to test whether workers such as Uber drivers or Deliveroo riders are employees at law. This raft of decisions will have profound implications for the on-demand economy.
This presentation will provide a crucial update on how the law is now approaching on-demand economy workers. The presentation will contain crucial information on how to best engage labour in the on-demand economy, and the inherent risks and what to expect in the future. Join us for this timely, informative and robust debate with seasoned legal professionals who have dedicated expertise in this specialised area of law.
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Day 1: 27th September, 20165:30 pm - 5:45 pmConference Day 1, Closing Remarks
Shane Little - Hays Talent Solutions
Trevor Vas - ATC Events & MediaSummary:
The 2016 MC’s will wrap up the Day 1’s key take aways.
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Day 1: 27th September, 20165:45 pm - 6:45 pmNetworking Reception - Hosted by Nvoi
Day 1: 27th September, 2016
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Day 2: 28th September, 20167:30 am - 8:30 amConference Registration
Summary:
The ATC conference registration desk opens from 7:30am. For the early birds among you, come join us for coffee, mingle with other early rising delegates, get to know our speakers and meet our partners.
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Day 2: 28th September, 20168:30 am - 8:45 amConference Day 2, Welcome Remarks
Shane Little - Hays Talent Solutions
Trevor Vas - ATC Events & MediaSummary:
Our 2016 MC’s will open Day 2 of the 5th Annual Contingent Workforce Conference.
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Day 2: 28th September, 20168:45 am - 9:30 amGeneral Session - There’s no longer a war on talent. It’s now a race.
Mark Rowlands - NvoiSummary:
There’s no longer a war on talent. It’s now a race.
With the rise of the independent worker comes rise of the skills economy, where organisations can manage top talent on demand.
You don’t need a middleman to order you a taxi. In the new world of work, a 40 day turnaround won’t cut it either.
Are you ready for the new world of work? Meet Nvoi. We make work flow.
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Day 2: 28th September, 20169:30 am - 10:15 amGeneral Session - A well-managed, cost-efficient contract workforce
Gemma Allen - Medibank
Peter Oreb - CXC GlobalSummary:
A well-managed, cost-efficient contract workforce: Don’t believe it’s possible? Hear what CXC Global and Medibank have achieved.
Medibank had started to make changes to how they managed their contingent workers but they knew there was room for improvement. In this session Gemma Allen, Head of Organisational Development of Medibank, along with Peter Oreb from CXC Global, will discuss how engaging CXC Global’s MSP solution, has seen Medibank achieve significant cost savings across their entire contractor population, amongst a host of other benefits.
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Day 2: 28th September, 201610:15 am - 10:45 amMorning Tea Break - Hosted by Nvoi
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Day 2: 28th September, 201610:45 am - 11:45 amCrowdsource Think Tank
Trevor Vas - ATC Events & MediaSummary:
The Crowdsource Think Tank is a series of small interactive workshops to crowd source contingent workforce issues. You can join any discussion that interests you. The discussions will include:
- Developing simple business rules for when to use the Contingent Workforce
- Best metrics to measure the effectiveness of your Contingent Workforce
- Developing best practice SOW briefs and measuring performance against specifications
- Moving your Contractor Management to Best Practice
- Choose your own adventure
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Day 2: 28th September, 201611:45 am - 12:30 pmPanel Session - Managed Service Provider (MSP) versus Contractor Management Outsourcing (CMO)
Trevor Vas - ATC Events & Media
Richard Barnett - Hays Enterprise Solutions
Darren Morris - CXC Global A/NZSummary:
MSP versus CMO
MSP and CMO are both outsourced contract workforce models. The MSP model takes full responsibility for the end-to-end procurement and management of the contingent workforce. The CMO leaves the procurement up to you. It provides technology and management of the contingent workforce. This panel will discuss the attributes and benefits/issues associated with both models.
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Day 2: 28th September, 201612:30 pm - 1:30 pmNetworking Lunch - Hosted by Nvoi
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Day 2: 28th September, 20161:30 pm - 2:30 pmFoundation Workshop - Avoiding suprises through better employment tax planning
Rohan Geddes - PwCSummary:
Avoiding surprises through better employment tax planning
Having your workforce audited by the Commissioner for Payroll Tax or the ATO is no fun. Or telling your CEO that your organisation is up for a significant fine. This session will look at ways you can avoid this situation and sleep better at night.
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Day 2: 28th September, 20161:30 pm - 2:30 pmAdvanced Workshop - How an Engineering Firm Saved $500K p.a Implementing a New Contingent Model
Stan Rolfe - Nect Inc.Summary:
How an Engineering Firm Saved $500K p.a Implementing a New Contingent Model
Stan Rolfe carefully researched and implemented a new Contingent Workforce model at Barminco. However, due to changes in economic factors that impacted the model the RPI and results were different from initial expectations. While the model saved $500K it could have been more successful. This workshop will provide some invaluable lessons on how you can implement a new model and anticipate and avoid potential issues.
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Day 2: 28th September, 20162:30 pm - 3:00 pmAfternoon Tea Break - Hosted by Nvoi
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Day 2: 28th September, 20163:00 pm - 3:45 pmGeneral Session - Looking Back On The Workforce, Looking Forward To The Workforce
Kevin Wheeler - Future of Talent InstituteSummary:
Looking Back On The Workforce, Looking Forward To The Workforce
General Session details to come.
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Day 2: 28th September, 20163:45 pm - 4:00 pmConference Day 2, Closing Remarks
Shane Little - Hays Talent Solutions
Trevor Vas - ATC Events & MediaSummary:
The 2016 MC will summarise the key take aways from the 5th annual CWF, and leave you ready to drive change within your organisation.
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Day 2: 28th September, 20164:00 pm - 12:00 amConference Close
Summary:
End of the 5th annual Contingent Workforce Conference 2016.