The HR Conference 2011

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

This is a two day conference scheduled for 25th & 26th August, 2011. We are delighted to invite the HR Executives and Managers to participate for the same. The theme for this HR Conference 2011 is “RECRUITMENT, DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT OF PERSONNEL IN THE FREE MARKET ECONOMY”

OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE

Some of the key objectives of the summit includes, empowering HR Executives and Managers for more effective and efficient performance and for taking a lead in nurturing high performing organizations; Providing HR Executives and Managers with pertinent contemporary information and knowledge which is key in their in their particular portfolios; Providing an East Africa Human Resources Network and Platform; Linking HR personnel with companies, organizations, institutions and other entities who have a stakeholders interest with HR personnel and providing training institutions and other stakeholders an opportunity for feedback and recommendations from the HR point of view and experience. More specifically, the conference will seek among other things;

i. To develop strategies for promoting East Africa’s human resource potential
ii. To discuss structural, policy, legal and other issues hindering the effectiveness of labor mobility in the region
iii. To share knowledge and skills on talent management for higher productivity and results
iv. To examine the position of East Africans in the competitive global economy and suggest ways to increase our competitiveness in the global labor market
v. To come up with practical recommendations that will lead and govern East African governments in short and long term plans to human capital development
vi. To examine the role ICT plays in promoting the competences of human resource in East Africa.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

i. Human Capital Development Organizations
ii. Human Resource Executives
iii. Human Resource Managers
iv. Recruitment Agencies
v. HR and OD consultants
vi. Executive Officials in Social Security Schemes
vii. Heads of Public Parastatals
viii. Employers
ix. Designers, Developers and Marketers of Management and Projects Software
x. Leaders of Labor Unions
xi. Training firms

HOW WILL YOU BENEFIT

i. Delegates will learn best ways to identify, develop, retain and manage talents at workplaces
ii. Delegates will be exposed to best case scenarios to raise efficiency and productivity of labor at work
iii. Delegates will have an opportunity to meet the representatives of the East Africa governments and recommend ways to achieve the goals of human capital development in the region
iv. Delegate will have an opportunity to connect to labor recruitment agencies across East Africa
v. Delegates will have an opportunity to connect to development partners and table their proposition on the agenda for human capital development in east Africa
vi. Delegates will be exposed to entities including colleges and universities with a pool of human resource potential
vii. Delegates will have an opportunity to develop the East Africa HR Network which will have myriad benefits for members’ effectiveness and efficiency.

WHY SHOULD YOUR COMPANY PARTICIPATE

The conference will also offer an opportunity for business to business negotiations between corporate executives, human resource managers, leaders of recruitment agencies in East Africa, Social security institutions, labor unions leaders etc. This is a precious opportunity for recruitment agencies to connect talents in East Africa to carriers of their choices thus realize their potential and contribute to personal, corporate and success of the region as a whole. Further to that, the platform will enable consultants, training firms and companies specialized in the designing and marketing of management software to engage in meaningful discussions with human resource managers and other management executives on the usefulness of their products and services for corporate growth and development.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Day I
Morning Session; The changing nature of human resource management: an OD perspective, Empowering organizational leadership; Emotional intelligence insights, HR and change management

Afternoon Session; Becoming an employer of choice, Maximizing workplace efficiency and productivity; Best case scenarios-working smarter, What ICT can do to your organization

Evening Session; Deliberating on the idea of formulating the East Africa HR Network

Day II
Morning session;The East African Labor Market: Challenges and Opportunities: An over view of the East African Community and Labor Laws: An intensive exploration of East Africa labor mobility; issues, concerns and opportunities, EAC and social security Schemes

Afternoon session The generation of workers; needs and demands, Re-engineering our organizations, Making our education systems meet the demand of the competitive labor market

Evening session; Networking and EA HR Network

PARTICIPATION FEE

Participation fee to the conference is US $ 300 per person which covers:
Resource persons and conference logistics costs including breakfast, lunch and refreshments during the conference, conference materials and stationary

To apply online, please fill the application forms below