Succession Planning and Talent Development for the Public Sector
Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent and Effective Knowledge Transfer
Conference: May 27 and 28, 2008
Optional Workshops: May 29, 2008
Minto Suite Hotel · Ottawa, Ontario
Conference Program Agenda - Day Two
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
| 8:00 - 8:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
8:00 - 8:30 |
8:30 - 8:40
Welcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair
Dr. David Cohen, Principal Strategic Action Group
8:40 - 9:30
Succession Planning in the Public Sector: Insights from a Practical
Case Study
Mark A. Schaan, Senior Policy Analyst, Human Resources and Social
Development Canada, Retirement and Aging
- Developing and implementing succession plans
- Updates to future succession planning projects
- Expected difficulties and strategies to overcome them
| 9:30 - 9:50 |
Networking Break |
10:10 - 10:30 |
9:50 - 10:50
Achieving Results with Your Retention Strategy
Jim Thomson, Director Human Resources Operations, Ceridian Canada
Limited
- Necessities of creating a successful corporate culture
- Management accountability for selecting and keeping talented workers and
relationship building
- Creating a retention strategy to ensure sufficient well-trained, high-quality
employees are available over the medium and long term
10:50 - 11:50
Case Study: Award-Winning Employer
Excellence in Older Worker Retention: A Community Hospital Strategy
Carrie Solmundson, Chief Administrative Officer, Seven Oaks
General Hospital
Rose Dziadekwich, Project Manager, Seven Oaks General Hospital
- Developing a work place culture that supports the mature workforce
- Meeting the challenges of leading and managing older workers
- Advantages of retaining older workers
- Why retirement management fits into effective succession planning
Best Employer for 50+ Award
Top 100 Employer Award
| 11:50 - 1:00 |
Luncheon Break |
1Q:QQ - 1:QQ |
1:00 - 2:00
Public Sector Workforce Planning and Business Integration
Ms. Kee Van Deurs, Assistant Director, Workforce Planning, Canada
Revenue Agency, Workforce Planning Section
| 2:00 - 2:20 |
Networking Break |
2:45 - 3:00 |
2:20 - 3:20
Recruiting and Retaining Skilled Immigrants: Increasing Your Talent
Pool
Kelly McGahey, Director of Stakeholder Relations, Hire Immigrants
Ottawa
- Integrating highly skilled immigrants into your organization
- Developing a strategy to create awareness and support for recruiting and
retaining skilled immigrants
- Overcoming barriers to recruiting immigrants
3:20 - 4:20
Monitoring and Evaluating Your Succession Planning Strategies:
Achieving Results!
Michael Snyders, Senior Partner, Future Focus Inc. - High
Performance Leadership
- Measuring the success and development of your talent
- Evaluating your succession plan's implementation and attainment of
objectives
- Tools and technology to manage, measure, and maintain your succession plan
- Continuous improvement through tracking measures and taking action!
4:20 - 4:30
Closing Remarks from the Chair
| 4:30 |
End of Conference |
Q:QQ |
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