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Learning Leaders Panel Day 2 Thursday June 10 15:00 - 16:00
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Continuous learning for today's knowledge based workforce to meet business objectives |
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2010 is already off to a stirring start with dynamic conversations and diverse viewpoints among Learning Leaders on how to build the modern workforce. Is continuous learning aligned with business results the key? Central for companies today is the reality that the changing workforce brings many challenges. How do we continually engage talent to drive business results? How do we get everyone in an organisation connected and focused on the same business goals? Many learning leaders share the same challenges and during this panel discussion you will share experiences in an open forum and grow from others learning lessons.
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| Greg Harper |
Arndria Seymour |
Lindy MacPherson |
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| Jeevan Joshi |
Indrani Choudhury |
Carolyn Barker |
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| Panel Presenters -- |
| Greg Harper, CEO - National Retail Institute |
Greg Harper shares his time between his role as General Manager of the National Retail Association’s Training Institute and his consulting business with Strategon Capital. He has over 25 years experience in senior leadership roles in the TAFE, university and private sectors. Greg is a former CEO of two TAFE Institutes in Queensland and was a senior executive in the Department of Education, Training and the Arts. Greg has particular experience and interest in workforce development, enterprise learning and the use of educational technology.
He has many publications on these subjects.
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Arndria Seymour, Head of Training Design and Delivery - Commonwealth Bank |
Arndria Seymour heads up the Training Design and Delivery team at CBA for Institutional Banking & Markets and Business & Private Banking. She has extensive experience in Human Resources, in particular training and organisational development and holds tertiary qualifications in Marketing (Bachelor of Commerce) and Organisational Development (Masters of Commerce). Arndria is well known in the Finance Sector, where she has worked in blue chip Banking, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Life Insurance, General Insurance and Workers Compensation companies over the past 30 years. Arndria has held many senior Learning and Development/organisational development roles with demonstrated success in aligning Learning Management technology and solutions with operational and strategic learning requirements. Significant proven experience across enterprise-wide Learning Management Systems, service delivery, quality assurance and project management areas. Conceptual and first-hand experience in the operation, cultural change, project management and implementation of strategic Learning and Development programs within large global organisations. Arndria has strong people management and interpersonal skills combined with exceptional negotiation and financial management skills necessary for management and key performance reporting to Boards and organisational executive teams, ensuring benefit realisations plans are achieved.
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Lindy MacPherson, National Manager People Solutions, Organisational Development & HR - DATA#3 |
Data#3 is a national Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Solutions company, with customers covering a wide range of industries including banking and finance, mining, tourism and leisure, legal, healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, government and utilities that are located throughout Australia and Asia Pacific. Lindy is responsible for the development of the expertise of Data#3 staff – technically, professionally and personally. She is the instigator, senior manager sponsor and program leader of Data#3’s e-Learning strategy, which underpins the Data#3 School of Excellence. Lindy has held operational management roles for over twenty years, with experience working in small business as well as large multinational corporations. She holds qualifications in Leisure Management and is currently studying in the field of Social Science majoring in Management and Leadership.
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Jeevan Joshi, CLO - KnowledgeWorking |
Jeevan Joshi is a Principal Consultant at KnowledgeWorking assists organisations improve business performance through the innovative and practical use of Knowledge Management, Learning and Collaborative solutions. Jeevan has over 16 years of experience in delivering technology enabled workforce and business productivity solutions including for customers such as Telecom New Zealand, Vodafone, Babcock & Brown, St George Bank, BASF, Centrelink, Ernst & Young New Zealand, and Coles Myer Ltd.
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| Indrani Choudhury, Business Head - Element K International |
Indrani heads the International Business of Element K and has close to 18 years of extensive experience in the field of Learning and Development. She has held several senior roles across both for-profit and non-profit enterprises. For most part of her career, she has been instrumental in the growth of Asia’s # 1 Training Company, NIIT Ltd. There she has been working closely with the Business and L&D teams of large transnationals to design and deploy online or blended training solutions that are aligned to their strategic/business goals. In addition, she has also been part of the esteemed President William J Clinton’s foundation, responsible for the design and roll out of several country-wide training programs for the Government of India. In her current role as the Head of International business of Element K, she has been instrumental in replicating the best practices and success stories for deploying different Learning Solutions in organizations across the globe.
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| Carolyn Barker, CEO - AIM Qld / NT and Managing Director - TheCyberInstitute. |
| Carolyn is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of Management Qld & NT (AIM) and Managing Director of the TheCyberInstitute Pty Ltd. Under Carolyn's leadership the AIM Group has grown to be an interrelated cluster of commercial education, publishing, online learning and information businesses. As a young manager, Carolyn owned and operated two significant SME’s both in the services industry. Over the last 10 years, she has worked in executive management roles in both the private and public sector, principally in business reconstruction. Initially working for the media in news and journalism and news presenting roles, Carolyn has brought a strong understanding of the role communication plays to her career; to the extent that her current strengths lie in re-positioning organisations to better handle ever-changing business environments. Carolyn has undertaken executive leadership roles for the past decade. In order to stay close to strategic management and leadership issues, she regularly consults to organisations, executive management and industry with a particular focus on leadership, innovation and change. Carolyn is currently the Chair of the Brisbane City Council’s City Business Advisory Board and Chair of the Griffith Business School Strategic Advisory Committee. Carolyn is also a Director of Intouch, a private company in the health and fulfilment services sector. Carolyn was previously Chairman of the Queensland Orchestra and Deputy Chairman of the Powerhouse Centre for Live Arts. In 2002 Carolyn was awarded QUT’s Business School Alumni of the Year and in 2004 she was made an Adjunct Professor of Business at Griffith University. In 2005 Carolyn was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours list being awarded a Member in the Order of Australia for her service to business through management and educational organisations, and to the arts through The Queensland Orchestra. Carolyn conceptualised the ground breaking and best selling Management Today book series published by McGraw Hill and is the Series Editor of the Management @ Work books published by John Wiley & Sons. She is the co-author of the Character of Leadership and CATS: The Nine Lives of Innovation Workbook with international author Steve Lundin. Carolyn is a much sought after keynote speaker and is known for her engaging, down to earth style. Something that may interest you about Carolyn is that she holds an articulated bus license and owns a small farm in Toogoolawah. | |
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