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                                                                                         2021 CRF PROGRAMME
2021 CRF PROGRAMME INTRODUCTION - Corporate Research Forum
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                                                                              ABOUT CRF
                                                                              CRF’s purpose is to increase the effectiveness of the HR function,
                                                                              in order to drive sustained organisational performance, through
                                                                              developing the capability of HR professionals.
                                                                              Our approach is evidence-based and rooted in the principles of social science. Questioning
                                                                              and reflective, our research and events enable members to deepen their knowledge,
                                                                              improve practices and engage with peers and other experts.
                                                                              By bringing outside thinking in and challenging existing ways of working, we build individual
                                                                              capability to drive organisational improvement and effectiveness.

                                                                              DELIVERING VALUE TO HR
                                                                                                                                        Participate at regular expert-
   As we publish our 2021 programme, it remains                                                                                         led learning and networking
                                                                                                                                        webinars and events
   uncertain how the Covid-19 pandemic will continue to                                Online access
                                                                                    to a rich library of
   determine the course of our lives. 2020 has taught us                          practical, applicable
                                                                                         research and                                              Use our advisory
   the value of remaining connected, focusing outwards,                          associated resources                                              support service to
                                                                                                                                                   connect with our team
   learning from each other, and responding with                                                                                                   of experienced HR
                                                                                                                                                   professionals, experts
   flexibility and innovation to a fast-changing context.                                                                                          and fellow members

   This mindset drives our 2021 programme. The themes of our research                 Receive curated
   and events focus on how we in HR can lead ourselves and our                    content and engage                                    Build individual and
                                                                                  with peers on timely                                  organisational capability through
   organisations with agility and purpose.                                        issues in our Digital                                 On Demand, Open and
                                                                                        Communities                                     Bespoke learning programmes
   We are also designing our events with flexibility in mind. We hope to                                                                for HR professionals
   resume face-to-face events, but are poised to deliver them in a format
   that’s interactive and engaging, regardless of circumstances.                 Already a CRF member?                          Not yet a CRF member?
                                                                                ...and would like to further optimise your     ...and wish to find out more about
                                                                                membership, please contact Melissa Bates,      membership benefits, please contact
                                                                                Member Engagement Manager.                     Richard Hargreaves, Commercial Director.
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 INTRODUCING                                                                                     WATCH COMMUNITIES INTRO

 To complement our existing programme of research, webinars and
 events, in 2021 we will be launching four Digital Communities.
 In 2020, we have seen the value of regular exchange in developing capability and
 enhancing performance, despite the difficulties faced in attending physical events. Our
 new Digital Communities enable us to be agile in responding to your priorities as they
 arise throughout the year. Each community will run a version of ‘action learning’ where
 participants share, co-create and exchange experiences and good practice.
 Through the new CRF website you will be invited to join and actively participate in the
 following four communities:

     HR Directors

     Organisation Development, Culture and Change

     Talent, Leadership and Learning

     Diversity, Inclusivity and Wellbeing

 Each Digital Community will deliver a curated mix of regularly updated content, webinars,
 expert-led insight and facilitated peer exchange within a confidential environment built on
 trust and the desire to share and develop.
 Throughout this programme, we have highlighted which of our main events are most
 relevant to each community using the above key.
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  EVENTS                  DELIVERING VALUE       HYBRID WORKING            STRATEGIC                  REINVENTING THE         THE OD                   DESIGN THINKING
  SCHEDULE                THROUGH M&A            POST-COVID                WORKFORCE PLANNING         BUSINESS MODEL          SYMPOSIUM                FOR HR LEADERS

         HR Directors’ Briefing                             Online Briefing with Discussion Paper        Wednesday 20 January                Online
         Delivering Value Through Mergers and
                                                            Online Masterclass and Research Paper        Tuesday 9 March                     Online
         Acquisitions: HR’s Critical Role
         Making a Success of Hybrid Working Post-Covid      Peer Exchange Forum and Research Paper       Tuesday 30 March                    Online
         Strategic Workforce Planning: Unlocking Future
                                                            Online Masterclass and Research Paper        Thursday 15 April                   Online
         Capabilities to Drive Business Success
         Reinventing the Business Model:
                                                            Online Masterclass                           Tuesday 18 May                      Online
         Leading in the New Landscape
         The Organisation Development Symposium –
                                                            Live-Streamed Masterclass                    Thursday 10 June                    London and Online
         Improving Agility, Analysis, Learning and Action
                                                                                                         Tuesday 29, Wednesday 30 June
         Design Thinking for HR Leaders                     Three-part Online Workshop                                                       Online
                                                                                                         and Tuesday 6 July
        Education: A Manifesto for Change                   Online Summer Lecture                        Thursday 8 July                     Online
        Thrive: A Vision for the Future                     Online Masterclasses                         Thursday 15 July                    Online
        Leading for Reinvention                             Online Masterclass                           Thursday 2 September                Online
        Building a Future-fit Workforce:                    Live-Streamed Masterclass and
                                                                                                         Tuesday 21 September                London and Online
        Reskilling and Rethinking Work                      Research Paper
        Building and Sustaining Great Organisations         Conference Live                              Tuesday 12 October                  London and Online
        The Art of Leading Organisational Change:
                                                            Masterclass and Drinks Reception             Wednesday 20 October                London
        Lessons from the World of Jazz
        Beyond Engagement: Creating a Purposeful
                                                            Masterclass and Research Paper               Tuesday 2 November                  Amsterdam
        Employee Experience
        HR Directors’ Dinner: The Year Ahead                By Invitation Members Dinner                 Tuesday 24 November                 London
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  SCHEDULE                      THROUGH M&A                 POST-COVID                       WORKFORCE PLANNING                 BUSINESS MODEL                        SYMPOSIUM                         FOR HR LEADERS

                                                                                                             It has become axiomatic that too high a percentage             Learning objectives:

   Delivering Value Through
                                                                                                             of mergers are ill-conceived and poorly executed. At           • Identify how HR can help develop competitive
                                                                                                             their outset there is bullish talk of synergies, combined        advantage by maximising the value of M&A
                                                                                                             strengths and market share, only for senior executives
                                                                                                                                                                            • Explore the unique contribution of HR at each phase
                                                                                                             to later acknowledge that very few of the benefits
                                                                                                                                                                              of the process, target identification, due diligence,

   Mergers and Acquisitions:
                                                                                                             were realised. HR must share responsibility for this.
                                                                                                             It has a critical role to play in the identification,            completion, post-deal integration
                                                                                                             due diligence and integration phases of M&A. Early             • Consider how to assess, integrate and transform
                                                                                                             participation of HR professionals is needed to identify          cultures during and post-transaction
                                                                                                             critical talent or capabilities in the market that support     • Review your company’s approach to the people and

   HR’s Critical Role
                                                                                                             the strategic development of the company.                        culture elements of M&A.
                                                                                                             Notwithstanding the impact of Covid-19, the data
                                                                                                             reveals an encouraging counter-intuitive growth                 We recommend members of the following
                                                                                                             strategy for those companies prepared to turn crisis into       communities to attend this online masterclass:
                                                                                                             opportunity. Periods of economic volatility generally
      ONLINE                                                                                                 lead to increased consolidation or restructuring and                 HR Directors
   Online Masterclass and Research Paper                                                                     higher levels of M&A activity, with greater potential                Organisation Development, Culture & Change
                                                                                                             returns for those who move quickly.
   Tuesday 9 March                                                                                                                                                                Talent, Leadership and Learning
                                                                                                             We will hear from IMD business school’s Salvatore
   12.00 – 14.00                                                                                             Cantale on the drivers for M&A, from brand                           Diversity, Inclusivity and Wellbeing
                                                                                                             acquisition and market share to talent acquisition and
                                                                                                             enhancing digital capability. We will also explore case
                                                                                                             studies with senior HR practitioners who have been
                                                                                                             central to their company’s growth through acquisition                  WATCH EVENT INTRO
                                                                                                             and examine how the post Covid-19 environment
                                                                                                             might change some M&A assessments.

             PROF. SALVATORE CANTALE is Professor               DANIEL CLOKE held senior HR Director                          GEORGE GOUDRIAAN is a senior
             of Finance at IMD Business School. His             roles for over 25-years in a variety of                       international HR Manager at ABN AMRO
             major research interests are in value              industries undergoing change. He has                          Bank NV, in Amsterdam. In this position, he
             creation, valuation, and the way in which          substantial experience of mergers,                            leads the HR Workstream for acquisitions
             corporations choose financing options.             acquisitions, and disposals for global                        and divestments. Before joining HR,
             Salvatore was previously an analyst with a         companies. Most recently as Group HR                          George worked as a Private Banker in
             large investment bank in London, and held          and Internal Comms. Director for GVC                          Rotterdam, followed by a role as Business
             other academic posts within US business            Holdings PLC, where he led the integration                    Manager. George holds a Master’s Degree
             schools. He holds a BA in Economics and            of Ladbrokes and Gala Coral. Daniel now                       in International Business Administration
             Finance, a Master’s Degree in Management           works as an independent consultant with a                     from Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
             and a PhD in Finance from INSEAD.                  range of UK and multi-national clients.
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  SCHEDULE                THROUGH M&A          POST-COVID             WORKFORCE PLANNING           BUSINESS MODEL                        SYMPOSIUM                     FOR HR LEADERS

                                                                                 This session will bring together members to discuss         Learning objective:

   Making a Success of Hybrid
                                                                                 approaches to the post-pandemic workforce and the           • Provide some initial commentary to start a discussion
                                                                                 successful implementation of a hybrid working model.          among members, enabling us to build a picture of
                                                                                 Our latest research Permanent Flexibility:                    how organisations’ approaches to reimagining the
                                                                                 Reimagining Remote Working Post-Covid found                   post-pandemic workforce are evolving.

   Working Post-Covid
                                                                                 that the coronavirus pandemic has debunked many
                                                                                 assumptions about the feasibility of hybrid remote
                                                                                 working and has shown employers what is possible.
                                                                                                                                              We recommend members of the following
                                                                                 As a result many are planning for a hybrid workforce
                                                                                                                                              communities to attend this online masterclass:
                                                                                 post-Covid.
      ONLINE                                                                     However, the new approach raises many                             HR Directors
                                                                                 fundamental questions:                                            Organisation Development, Culture & Change
   Peer Exchange Forum and Research Paper
                                                                                 • Are teams as productive remotely, and how can we
   Tuesday 30 March                                                                                                                                Talent, Leadership and Learning
                                                                                   monitor productivity?
   12.00 – 13.00                                                                 • What are the leadership qualities required in a                 Diversity, Inclusivity and Wellbeing
                                                                                   hybrid working environment?
                                                                                 • Will corporate cultures erode without face-to-face
                                                                                   interaction, and does a hybrid environment provide
                                                                                   the same opportunity for innovation?
                                                                                 • Will talent stagnate without opportunities for
                                                                                   informal learning?
                                                                                 • What is the purpose of an office in a hybrid model?
                                                                                 • How do we monitor wellbeing in this new context?
                                                                                 This peer-exchange will explore these topics
                                                                                 and their policy implications. It is suitable for all
                                                                                 members interested in discussing further the policy
                                                                                 considerations of a hybrid working model.
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  SCHEDULE                       THROUGH M&A                  POST-COVID                       WORKFORCE PLANNING                BUSINESS MODEL                        SYMPOSIUM                     FOR HR LEADERS

                                                                                                               Effective talent management starts with the business

   Strategic workforce planning:
                                                                                                               strategy: identifying and building the capabilities          We recommend members of the following
                                                                                                               needed to deliver future business performance.               communities to attend this online masterclass:
                                                                                                               Yet many organisations’ talent strategies simply
                                                                                                               extrapolate forward from today, failing to consider              Talent, Leadership and Learning

   unlocking future capabilities
                                                                                                               how the business context will change. Strategic
                                                                                                               workforce planning is key to avoiding this trap,
                                                                                                               enabling the organisation to identify the talent
                                                                                                               needed to execute the strategy.
                                                                                                                                                                                  WATCH EVENT INTRO

   to drive business success                                                                                   Learning objectives:
                                                                                                               • Explore how to make workforce planning a
                                                                                                                 meaningful process that’s focused on executing
                                                                                                                 business strategy.
      ONLINE                                                                                                   • Consider how to connect workforce planning with
                                                                                                                 people strategy and other talent management
   Online Masterclass and Research Paper                                                                         processes.
                                                                                                               • Assess your current approach to workforce
   Thursday 15 April
                                                                                                                 planning to determine how to make it more
   12.00 – 14.00                                                                                                 effective and future-focused.
                                                                                                               • Develop a practical approach to workforce
                                                                                                                 planning that has business impact, and is not just a
                                                                                                                 data collection cottage industry.

             JILL FOLEY is a thought leader in                    WENDY HIRSH works as a researcher and                        GILLIAN PILLANS has worked as a                            JOHN WHELAN MBE is a Director
             strategic talent management and an                   consultant in future-oriented aspects of                     senior HR practitioner and OD specialist.                  at Corporate Research Forum (CRF).
             experienced OD consultant. She has                   people management: workforce planning,                       Prior to her HR career, she was a                          Formerly UK HR Director of BAE Systems,
             spent the last 20 years building expertise           sustainable org. performance, succession,                    management consultant and is also a                        John’s strengths lie in business and HR
             in what makes organisations deliver                  talent and development. She is a Principal                   qualified solicitor. As Research Director,                 transformation, organisation development
             their full potential, through working with           Associate of the Institute for Employment                    Gillian has written various CRF reports                    and employee relations. Prior to joining
             some of the world’s most respected                   Studies and Visiting Professor at Derby                      on subjects including HR strategy,                         BAE, he held a variety of HR roles at
             companies. In 2020 Jill founded niche                and Kingston Universities. Her recent                        organisation design and development,                       companies including Matra-Marconi
             consulting firm On3 Partners, offering               research explores responses in workforce                     leadership development, talent                             Space where he was HR Director for the
             strategic talent management services.                planning to Brexit.                                          management, coaching and diversity.                        UK and latterly, Group HRD.
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  SCHEDULE                       THROUGH M&A                   POST-COVID                         WORKFORCE PLANNING               BUSINESS MODEL                          SYMPOSIUM                  FOR HR LEADERS

                                                                                                               Recent events have led many organisations to

   Reinventing the business
                                                                                                               rapidly adapt to the future of work and adopt                   We recommend members of the following
                                                                                                               technological solutions to enable their business                communities to attend this masterclass:
                                                                                                               to survive and thrive. The world is changed, in the
                                                                                                               new economic, political and societal landscape,                     HR Directors

   model: leading in
                                                                                                               organisations are rethinking their strategies in                    Organisation Development, Culture & Change
                                                                                                               response to advancements in technology, social
                                                                                                               and cultural trends, political sensitivities and the rise           Talent, Leadership and Learning
                                                                                                               of platforms and ecosystems. The need to reinvent

   The new landscape
                                                                                                               is greater than ever before which makes leadership
                                                                                                               increasingly complex and requires different skills and
                                                                                                               competencies. HR can help leadership reflect on                      WATCH EVENT INTRO
                                                                                                               what we have learned about new ways of working
                                                                                                               and the implications for leadership.

      ONLINE                                                                                                   We will be joined by Professor Mark Greevan and
                                                                                                               Professor Katharina Lange; world-class experts
   Online Masterclass                                                                                          from IMD Business School, to discuss and debate
                                                                                                               innovation in a crisis, transformation and the
   Tuesday 18 May
                                                                                                               difficulties leaders face making decisions in today’s
   13.00 – 15.00                                                                                               business environment.

                                                                                                               Learning objectives:
                                                                                                               • Reflect on what we have learnt during the crisis and
                                                                                                                 what lessons HR can embed within the DNA of their
                                                                                                                 companies to help build more agile, resilient and
                                                                                                                 successful organisations.
                                                                                                               • Explore the ways some of the most successful
             PROF. MARK GREEVEN is a Chinese-                      PROF. KATHARINA LANGE is Professor
                                                                                                                 organisations embrace change in order to thrive.
             speaking Dutch Professor of Innovation                of Leadership at IMD Business School,
             and Strategy at IMD Business School and               where she teaches self-leadership and       • Discover practical ways HR can support leadership
             former faculty at Zhejiang University,                cross-cultural team leadership in times       and develop business culture in response to change.
             China’s top academic institution. He is the           of change. A PhD in pharmacology, she       • See how they can support organisational leaders
             author of Pioneers, Hidden Champions,                 is also a published case study writer for     to manage dilemmas and trade-offs in the new
             Changemakers, and Underdogs and                       Harvard Business Publishing and the SMU       landscape.
             Business Ecosystems in China. Mark is on              Case Center, and member of the Board
             the “2017 Thinkers50 Radar list of 30 next            of UNICON, the global consortium for
             generation business thinkers.”                        university based executive education.
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  SCHEDULE                      THROUGH M&A                 POST-COVID                       WORKFORCE PLANNING               BUSINESS MODEL                      SYMPOSIUM                   FOR HR LEADERS

                                                                                                           In 2019, we produced our well-received OD Manifesto

   The organisation development
                                                                                                           that suggested a greater than ever need for OD and         We recommend members of the following
                                                                                                           advocated the need for strategic links, analysis before    communities to attend this masterclass:
                                                                                                           action, a theoretical base, people involvement and
                                                                                                           evaluation of outcomes. This masterclass will expand           Organisation Development, Culture & Change

   symposium: improving agility,
                                                                                                           on these issues.

                                                                                                           Chaired by Rupert Morrison, CEO of orgvue, this
                                                                                                           masterclass is based on the well understood need for            WATCH EVENT INTRO
                                                                                                           speed and agility, and presented by Joe Perfetti and

   learning and action
                                                                                                           an understanding of the Cynefin framework from its
                                                                                                           originator Dave Snowden. Dr. Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge
                                                                                                           will discuss practical issues which can enable further
                                                                                                           progress.

         LONDON AND ONLINE                                                                                 Our symposium objectives are:
                                                                                                           • To present new knowledge and concepts
   Live-Streamed Masterclass
                                                                                                           • To enable participant learning, collaboration and
   Thursday 10 June                                                                                          development
   09.00 – 12.00                                                                                           • To provide frameworks to deliver improved
                                                                                                             organisational effectiveness
   Oakley Court, Windsor Road, Water Oakley, Windsor SL4 5UR                                               • To energise participants for further action.

             DR. MEE-YAN CHEUNG-JUDGE is                        RUPERT MORRISON is an economist,                           PROF. JOSEPH PERFETTI is a speaker,                    PROF. DAVE SNOWDEN is the founding
             a Senior Fellow of Singapore Civil                 author and leader in organisation design                   consultant and expert in corporate                     Chief Scientific Officer of Cognitive Edge
             Service College, Duke University Exec.             and human capital strategy. Formerly                       finance and strategy. He has delivered                 and Founding Director of the Centre for
             Programme and the NTL Institute, where             a management consultant, he is now                         more than 2,000 executive teaching days                Applied Complexity at the University of
             she was Dean. Mee-Yan was a trustee                CEO of orgvue. He has dedicated                            over the past 25 years for organisations               Wales. His work covers government and
             on the Board of the ODN and founded                his career to helping businesses                           such as McKinsey, Google, Santander,                   industry, looking at complex issues relating
             the OD Network in Europe. The author               revolutionise the way they see, plan and                   Merck and Nokia. Joe currently serves                  to strategy and decision-making. He has
             of numerous articles, books and reports,           manage through the innovative use of                       as a Lecturer at the RH Smith School of                held significant academic appointments
             she is also a member of the board of the           data. His book Data-Driven Organization                    Business at the University of Maryland,                worldwide and founded the Cynefin
             Journal of OD Practitioner.                        Design was shortlisted for the 2017                        where he is also Professor of Finance.                 Centre for Organisational Complexity.
                                                                Management Book of the Year Award.
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  SCHEDULE                      THROUGH M&A                           POST-COVID                            WORKFORCE PLANNING             BUSINESS MODEL                       SYMPOSIUM                        FOR HR LEADERS

                                                                                                                       How can we shape the future when it’s coming at us            Learning objectives:

   Design thinking
                                                                                                                       faster than ever? We can’t always predict what is yet
                                                                                                                                                                                     • HR leaders will learn to both unlock their own
                                                                                                                       to come, but that doesn’t mean that potential futures
                                                                                                                                                                                       creativity and enable it in others
                                                                                                                       are unknowable. Design Thinking and Organisation
                                                                                                                       Design are ways of working that combine creativity and        • HR teams will learn to use design thinking for rapid
                                                                                                                                                                                       problem-finding, framing and solving

   for hr leaders
                                                                                                                       strategy to help organisations shape and prepare for
                                                                                                                       alternative futures. By looking at today’s driving forces,    • Organisations will benefit by enabling internal ways of
                                                                                                                       we can anticipate and identify customer and company             working that consistently lead to innovative outcomes.
                                                                                                                       needs to act on breakthrough possibilities.
                                                                                                                       Design thinking is a process for creative problem-
      ONLINE                                                                                                           finding, framing and solving. It’s a way of working that       We recommend members of the following
                                                                                                                       is human-centred. Founded and developed at Stanford            communities to attend this residential workshop:
   Three-part Online Workshop                                                                                          University’s Institute of Design (the d.school) and at
                                                                                                                       IDEO, design thinking encourages organisations to                   HR Directors
   Tuesday 29 June, Wednesday 30 June and Tuesday 6 July                                                               focus on the people they are creating for, which leads              Organisation Development, Culture & Change
   13.00 – 17.00 (each day)                                                                                            to better products, services and experiences.
                                                                                                                                                                                           Talent, Leadership and Learning
                                                                                                                       Design thinking can help HR create adaptive, resilient
                                                                                                                       organisations aligned through purpose and culture,                  Diversity, Inclusivity and Wellbeing
                                                                                                                       and to develop a more human-centred employee
                                                                                                                       experience. Participants in this workshop will engage
                                                                                                                       with the design thinking process to learn the methods
                                                                                                                       and their application to HR.                                          WATCH EVENT INTRO
                                                                                                                       These immersive digital experiences will provide hands-
                                                                                                                       on learning of Design Thinking and Organisation
                                                                                                                       Design as innovation disciplines, and will illuminate
                                                                                                                       how we can reframe challenges as strategic
             JUSTIN FERRELL is an experienced educator and creative leader specialising in design and                  opportunities. Participants also will explore the qualities
             organisational culture. He has led innovation engagements for Global 500 and other organisations          of creative leaders, and will learn how technological
             including Facebook, Google, PepsiCo, The United Nations, the U.S. Department of State and the World       and other disruptions and their effects on human
             Economic Forum. He also teaches at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and globally with             behavior can lead to multiple possibilities that have
             Duke Corporate Education. Justin is also the founder of the Professional Fellowship Program at the        real-time implications for innovation.
             Institute of Design at Stanford University, where he leads strategic partnerships and teaches graduate
                                                                                                                       Each session will maximise for participant engagement
             courses in design thinking and organisation design. Prior to this, Justin was a career journalist.
                                                                                                                       in a virtual environment, as we reinforce concepts and
                                                                                                                       tools with interactive challenges and hands-on learning.
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             MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE                 REINVENTION                          WORKFORCE                     GREAT ORGANISATIONS                  EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE           DINNER

                                                                                                                    Education is the most important factor determining

   Education: a manifesto
                                                                                                                    the future of our children, our economy, our society        We recommend members of the following
                                                                                                                    and ultimately our planet. Richard uses his experience-     communities to attend this summer lecture:
                                                                                                                    driven insights to clarify the vision, thinking and
                                                                                                                    processes we must adopt if we are to develop an                 HR Directors

   For change
                                                                                                                    education system that prepares our young people for             Organisation Development, Culture & Change
                                                                                                                    the future.
                                                                                                                                                                                    Talent, Leadership and Learning
                                                                                                                    Bringing together his career as a former award-
                                                                                                                    winning teacher, globally renowned principal, school            Diversity, Inclusivity and Wellbeing
                                                                                                                    and university board member and government policy
      ONLINE                                                                                                        advisor, Richard explains exactly what skills, behaviours
                                                                                                                    and attributes our children need to achieve success in
   Online Summer Lecture                                                                                            the modern world.                                                 WATCH EVENT INTRO
   Thursday 8 July                                                                                                  Learning objectives:
   12.00 – 13.30                                                                                                    • Be stimulated by the innovative thinking required to
                                                                                                                      bring systematic change
                                                                                                                    • Translate the ideas, concepts and creativity into your
                                                                                                                      own organisation
                                                                                                                    • Share and discuss this critical topic in an informal
                                                                                                                      and relaxed environment.

             RICHARD GERVER is an award-winning speaker, author and thinker, who began his career in
             education as Headmaster of the failing Grange Primary School. In two years, he famously transformed
             the school into one of the most acclaimed learning environments – celebrated by UNESCO and
             the UK Government. Richard has since transitioned to the stage where he delivers passionate, and
             provocative speeches, drawing on his insights from frontline education to explore the links between
             great leadership, human potential, change and innovation.
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              EDUCATION: A                         LEADING FOR              FUTURE-FIT                         BUILDING & SUSTAINING                PURPOSEFUL                      HR DIRECTORS’
              MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE                 REINVENTION              WORKFORCE                          GREAT ORGANISATIONS                  EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE             DINNER

                                                                                                              While reflecting on lessons learned from recent

   Leading for Reinvention
                                                                                                              events, businesses need to ensure their leaders have           We recommend members of the following
                                                                                                              the capabilities required for success in the digital age.      communities to attend this masterclass:
                                                                                                              This workshop will reveal some of the counterintuitive
                                                                                                              and surprising impacts of the pandemic, and how                    HR Directors
                                                                                                              you can continue to grow and thrive during turbulent               Organisation Development, Culture & Change
                                                                                                              times. HR has a crucial role in ensuring that leadership
      ONLINE                                                                                                  have the skills they need to be prepared for an                    Talent, Leadership and Learning
   Online Masterclass                                                                                         uncertain and fast-paced future.

   Thursday 2 September                                                                                       Learning objectives:
   09.30 – 11.30                                                                                              • Learn about the outcomes of BTS ‘future back’
                                                                                                                                                                                  WATCH EVENT INTRO
                                                                                                                thinking sessions with senior leaders to explore
                                                                                                                future working and the impact for leaders
                                                                                                              • Explore how highly successful leaders seize
                                                                                                                opportunities during crises, pursue new business
                                                                                                                opportunities, adapt their business model during
                                                                                                                periods when resources have to be preserved, and
                                                                                                                rapidly pivot to transform their businesses when
                                                                                                                faced with a crisis
                                                                                                              • Gain practical insights into developing future-proof
                                                                                                                leaders with the skills to ensure their organisations
                                                                                                                are successful.

             PROF. AMELIA HADFIELD is Chair in                   FREDRIK SCHULLER has innovated                                 JOHN WHELAN MBE is a Director                             PROF. GEORGE YIP is Emeritus Professor
             European and International Relations and            many of BTS’ core services, led some of                        at Corporate Research Forum (CRF).                        of Marketing and Strategy at Imperial
             Head of the Department of Politics at the           the largest customer relationships and led                     Formerly UK HR Director of BAE                            College Business School, Visiting Professor
             University of Surrey. She has held senior           one of its largest units. He is a member                       Systems, John’s strengths lie in business                 at Northeastern University and Fellow of
             academic posts in the UK and Europe and             of the European leadership team with                           and HR transformation, organisation                       the Academy of International Business. A
             her key areas of research, consultancy              special focus on the Nordics, global                           development and employee relations.                       member of the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame
             and teaching include Common Security                Oil and Gas, and digital services. He                          Prior to joining BAE, he held a variety of                and on Editorial Advisory Boards, as well
             and Defence Policy, EU Neighbourhood                has worked with executives at many of                          HR roles at companies including Matra-                    as a writer, George’s previous business
             and Development policies, EU relations              Silicon Valley’s tech companies and the                        Marconi Space where he was HR Director                    positions include Capgemini Consulting,
             and European Energy Governance.                     world’s largest Oil and Gas majors.                            for the UK and latterly, Group HRD.                       Price Waterhouse (USA) and Unilever.
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             EDUCATION: A                           LEADING FOR             FUTURE-FIT                            BUILDING & SUSTAINING                 PURPOSEFUL                           HR DIRECTORS’
             MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE                   REINVENTION             WORKFORCE                             GREAT ORGANISATIONS                   EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE                  DINNER

                                                                                                                 Fast forward ten years from today and the workforce             • Explore how we might harness innovation in how we

   Building a Future-Fit
                                                                                                                 is likely to look substantially different across multiple         organise and design work, not just in how we deploy
                                                                                                                 factors including demographics, skills, technology,               technology
                                                                                                                 and working practices. The impact will be greatest              • Consider the implications for learning and development,
                                                                                                                 among workers in frontline roles, such as customer                remote working, and how we design jobs to optimise

   Workforce: Reskilling and
                                                                                                                 services or operations.                                           meaning, purpose and engagement
                                                                                                                 We will explore the implications of the coming shift            • Navigate your way through what could be a set of
                                                                                                                 in terms of reskilling, designing how and where work              significant challenges.
                                                                                                                 takes place, and how we organise, manage and deploy

   Rethinking Work
                                                                                                                 people. We will examine what steps organisations can
                                                                                                                 take to prepare for this future, and explore case studies
                                                                                                                 of businesses which have already made progress on
                                                                                                                                                                                    We recommend members of the following
                                                                                                                 this journey.                                                      communities to attend this masterclass:
                                                                                                                                                                                        HR Directors
         LONDON AND ONLINE                                                                                       Learning objectives:
                                                                                                                                                                                        Organisation Development, Culture & Change
                                                                                                                 • Review your people strategy to determine how
   Live-Streamed Masterclass and Research Paper                                                                    well prepared your organisation is for the expected                  Talent, Leadership and Learning
                                                                                                                   workforce shift
   Tuesday 21 September                                                                                                                                                                 Diversity, Inclusivity and Wellbeing
                                                                                                                 • Consider ongoing shifts in patterns of employment
   09.00 – 16.00                                                                                                   and what they mean for your workforce and your
   Church House, Deans Yard, Westminster, London SW1P 3NZ                                                          business
                                                                                 CLICK TO REGISTER
                                                                                                                 • Think through your responsibilities as an employer
                                                                                                                   and how to support your people in preparing for the
                                                                                                                   future workplace

             NICK DALTON is a speaker, author and                 IAN GOLDIN is Professor of Globalisation                          RAVIN JESUTHASAN is the global                                   GILLIAN PILLANS has worked as a
             advocate for ‘Paradox HR’. Until the end             and Development at the University of                              leader of Mercer’s Transformation                                senior HR practitioner and OD specialist.
             of 2020, he was Executive Vice President             Oxford, Fellow at Balliol College, and from                       Services business. He is a recognised                            Prior to her HR career, she was a
             HR Business Transformation for Unilever              2006 to 2016 was the founding Director of                         global thought leader, futurist and author                       management consultant and is also a
             with responsibility for all HR partnering            Oxford University’s interdisciplinary Oxford                      on the future of work and workforce                              qualified solicitor. As Research Director,
             globally. Nick began his career at Unilever          Martin School. He currently leads research                        transformation. He has led multiple                              Gillian has written various CRF reports
             in 1986 as an Employee Relations                     programmes on Technological and Economic                          research efforts on the global workforce,                        on subjects including HR strategy,
             Manager in a Bird’s Eye Walls Factory.               Change, Future of Work and Future of                              the emerging digital economy, the rise                           organisation design and development,
             His passion is for change management,                Development. He has published many journal                        of AI and the transformation of work                             leadership development, talent
             organisational development and                       articles and books, most recently Rescue:                         for organisations including the World                            management, coaching and diversity.
             industrial/employee relations.                       From Global Crisis to a Better World.                             Economic Forum.
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  SCHEDULE                      THROUGH M&A                  POST-COVID                       WORKFORCE PLANNING                BUSINESS MODEL                       SYMPOSIUM                    FOR HR LEADERS

             EDUCATION: A                          LEADING FOR             FUTURE-FIT                         BUILDING & SUSTAINING               PURPOSEFUL                     HR DIRECTORS’
             MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE                  REINVENTION             WORKFORCE                          GREAT ORGANISATIONS                 EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE            DINNER

                                                                                                              The capacity of organisations to adapt and reposition

   Building and sustaining
                                                                                                              has been tested through 2020 and 2021, as the               We recommend members of the following
                                                                                                              world continues to wrestle with the coronavirus             communities to attend this masterclass:
                                                                                                              pandemic. Our programme of expert academics and
                                                                                                              leading practitioners will investigate how to create            HR Directors

   great organisations
                                                                                                              success, develop great people, deal with failure and            Organisation Development, Culture & Change
                                                                                                              implement high-growth strategies. We will take a
                                                                                                              long-term view to look at how Covid-19 may have                 Talent, Leadership and Learning
                                                                                                              changed our view of ‘greatness’, and what we can                Diversity, Inclusivity and Wellbeing
                                                                                                              learn from the experience.

         LONDON AND ONLINE                                                                                    In addition to the day’s speakers, members attending
                                                                                                              the event in person will have the choice of seven
   Conference Live                                                                                            morning masterclasses from Achieve Breakthrough,
                                                                                                                                                                               WATCH EVENT INTRO
                                                                                                              Advanced People Strategies, Bird & Bird, BTS, EY
   Tuesday 12 October                                                                                         Lane4, Mercer and RHR International.
   09.00 – 20.00
                                                                                                              View the full conference programme here, complete
   JW Marriott Grosvenor House, 86-90 Park Lane, London W1K 7TN                  CLICK TO REGISTER            with the agenda and masterclass options.

             STEPHEN CARVER lectures in Project                  MATTHEW INGLE founded Howdens                                WHITNEY JOHNSON is one of the 50                         HELEN PITCHER OBE is an experienced
             Management, Action, Execution and                   Joinery Group in 1995 and was CEO until                      leading business thinkers in the world                   Chairman, Board member, Board
             Implementation at Cranfield University.             2018. As part of the MFI Group, Howdens                      (Thinkers50) and an expert on disruptive                 facilitator and Coach. She works across
             He previously worked in oil and for                 grew rapidly. Its ‘worthwhile for all’                       innovation and personal disruption. She                  the range of FTSE, Professional Service,
             Virgin, with project and risk management            culture, unique business model, innovative                   has written widely on disruption and is a                Private Equity and Family firms, where
             experience in most sectors. He is a                 products and relentless focus on customer                    co-founder of the Disruptive Innovation                  she has led some of the biggest Board
             prolific writer, much sought-after speaker          service set it apart, and in 2017 it was                     Fund with Harvard Business School’s                      Evaluations. Helen is also a coach to
             and highly regarded as a global expert in           ranked the 7th best large company to                         Clayton Christensen.                                     many leading CEOs, Chairman and
             Risk, Influencing and Crisis.                       work for by The Sunday Times.                                                                                         NED’s. She was awarded an OBE for
                                                                                                                                                                                       services to Business in 2015.
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              EDUCATION: A                          LEADING FOR                FUTURE-FIT                    BUILDING & SUSTAINING              PURPOSEFUL                    HR DIRECTORS’
              MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE                  REINVENTION                WORKFORCE                     GREAT ORGANISATIONS                EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE           DINNER

                                                                                                            The concept of ‘employee experience’ is grabbing

   Beyond engagement:
                                                                                                            attention, but is it a powerful new way to rethink        We recommend members of the following
                                                                                                            an employee’s journey within your organisation,           communities to attend this masterclass:
                                                                                                            or just the latest HR fad? At this event and in its
                                                                                                            accompanying Research Paper, we will investigate              Talent, Leadership and Learning

   creating a purposeful
                                                                                                            what employee experience is, why it matters, its core         Diversity, Inclusivity and Wellbeing
                                                                                                            components, and the tools and processes that enable
                                                                                                            it – all with a focus on organisational purpose.
                                                                                                            • What is employee experience and how is it
                                                                                                                                                                           WATCH EVENT INTRO

   employee experience
                                                                                                               different from employee engagement?
                                                                                                            • What are the business benefits of crafting an
                                                                                                               outstanding employee experience?
                                                                                                            • What do organisations need to get right to enable
                                                                                                               a great employee experience? Is it about tools and
      AMSTERDAM                                                                                                technologies? Learning opportunities? Wellbeing?
                                                                                                               Inclusion? Advancement?
   Masterclass and Research Paper                                                                           • What tools and relationships are essential to
   Tuesday 2 November                                                                                          building a robust employee experience?
   09.00 – 16.00                                                                                            • What is the relationship of organisational purpose
                                                                                                               to the employee experience, and how can
   Pestana Amsterdam Riverside Hotel, Amsteldijk 67,                                                           organisations effectively articulate it?
   1074 HZ Amsterdam, Netherlands                                                   CLICK TO REGISTER       Learning objectives:
                                                                                                            • Develop a working definition of employee
                                                                                                              experience, and an understanding of how it’s
                                                                                                              different from employee engagement
             PROF. ALYSON MEISTER is Professor of                             DR. CARMEN VON ROHR           • Develop the business case for creating a
             Leadership and Organisational Behaviour at IMD                   is a social scientist with      compelling employee experience
             Business School, where she supports organisations                extensive quantitative        • Discover the different components of employee
             in leading diversity and change, managing evolving               and qualitative research        experience and learn about tools that will help craft
             and boundaryless career trajectories, and cultivating            experience. She joined          your organisation’s approach.
             globally-minded, adaptive, and resilient leaders.                CRF in 2018 to contribute
             She holds an HBA from the Richard Ivey School                    to the research and
             of Business in Canada, and a PhD in Management                   learning content.
             from the University of Melbourne in Australia.
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  SCHEDULE                      THROUGH M&A                           POST-COVID                           WORKFORCE PLANNING            BUSINESS MODEL                       SYMPOSIUM                FOR HR LEADERS

              EDUCATION: A                         LEADING FOR                           FUTURE-FIT                    BUILDING & SUSTAINING               PURPOSEFUL                     HR DIRECTORS’
              MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE                 REINVENTION                           WORKFORCE                     GREAT ORGANISATIONS                 EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE            DINNER

                                                                                                                      We customarily host a dinner for the most Senior

   HR Directors’ Dinner:
                                                                                                                      HR Community at the start of the year, but this is          We recommend members of the following
                                                                                                                      not possible in 2021. We have therefore decided to          communities to attend this dinner:
                                                                                                                      organise this in November, by which time, we hope,
                                                                                                                      a degree of normality will pertain. The dinner is an           HR Directors

   The year ahead
                                                                                                                      opportunity for us to give a brief update on CRF’s
                                                                                                                      plans and progress and a chance for you to network
                                                                                                                      with fellow Senior Practitioners in a convivial context.
                                                                                                                      We hope you can join us.

                                                                                                                      The venue for this event is to be determined but will
      LONDON                                                                                                          be consistent with previous locations and will be
                                                                                                                      suitable to stimulate peer-to-peer exchange in an
   By Invitation Members Dinner                                                                                       informal, confidential environment.
   Tuesday 24 November
                                                                                                                      Learning objectives:
   18.30 – 21.30
                                                                                                                      • To launch CRF’s 2022 programme
   Central London                                                                                                     • To provide an opportunity for meaningful
                                                                                                                        networking and exchange in a confidential,
                                                                                                                        convivial environment.

             MIKE HAFFENDEN has worked in Senior HR roles in the US and Europe with businesses including
             Avon, Rowntree, Unilever and Hewlett Packard. He founded CRF to investigate the principles and
             practices that make a difference in people management and formed PARC to examine good
             practice across performance, reward, and governance. He is also a founder of leading HR recruitment
             business Strategic Dimensions.
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                                                                                                          ON DEMAND
                                                                                                          CRF Learning on Demand is a library of online courses for individuals
                                                                                                          interested in building their careers, and organisations looking to
                                                                                                          upskill teams together as a cohort. Our syllabus takes a ‘business first’
    CRF Learning delivers on demand, bespoke and open development                                         approach with insights from globally renowned experts and leaders
                                                                                                          and flexible learning paths. Participants can tailor the curriculum
    programmes designed to enhance the capability of HR leaders to
                                                                                                          to their interests and enrol in up to six courses including Effective
    drive organisational performance.                                                                     Business Partnering, Integrated Talent Management, Leading
    Backed by over 25 years’ experience in the field of HR research and practical application,            Organisational Change, and Workforce Analytics.
    CRF’s learning programmes are business-focused, evidence-based and rooted in the
    principles of social science.                                                                                                                    WATCH BESPOKE INTRO
    Through interactive sessions, they foster both individual and organisational development              BESPOKE
    to meet the immediate issues facing businesses today, and the strategic dimension                     For those requiring a bespoke service, we leverage our existing
    needed for tomorrow’s people challenges.                                                              content from the On Demand and Open programmes to develop
                                                                                                          custom team solutions tailored to the specific requirements of your
                                                                                                          organisation. Working with global multinationals, medium-sized and
                                                                                                          public sector organisations, CRF Learning has developed a flexible
                                                                                                          and cost-effective approach to delivering impactful solutions in both
                                                                                                          face-to-face and online environments.

                                                                                                                                        WATCH OPEN PROGRAMMES INTRO
                                                                                                          OPEN PROGRAMMES
                                                                                                          Our Open offering is an annual programme of courses, delivered
                                                                                                          both face-to-face and online, for intermediate and senior HR
                                                                                                          professionals. Topics include Becoming an Effective HRD, HRBP
                                                                                                          – Business Catalyst, Creating Business Impact Through People
                                                                                                          Analytics and Integrated Talent Management. Each course delivers
                                                                                                          rich content from leading experts, with the added value of learning
                                                                                                          alongside peers from other organisations.
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        Thrive:
        A Vision for the Future
        Thursday 15 July, 11.oo – 14.oo
                                     th

        online
    Following the chaos of the past year, take a pause to get up to speed
    with the latest HR trends and topics at CRF’s Thrive event. Discover
    how HR can create a vision for the future, and get-ahead in the
    challenging world we all now operate in.
    We have curated the industry’s sharpest minds and thinkers for a morning of presentations,
    discussion and networking. Come together with experts and fellow HR specialists to
    exchange views on the sectors’ pressing issues.
    The online event will open and close in conversation with our two keynote speakers                    VIKRAM MANSHARAMANI is a global               MICHAEL WADE is a Professor of
                                                                                                          trend-watcher who shows people                Innovation and Strategy at IMD Business
    Michael Wade, IMD Professor of Innovation & Strategy, and Vikram Mansharamani, Author,
                                                                                                          how to anticipate the future, manage          School and holds the Cisco Chair in
    Academic and global trend-watcher. In-between, attendees can join one of five content                 risk, and spot opportunities. An author,      Digital Business Transformation. He has
    streams – each with insightful inputs from the sectors’ leading players. View more details            frequent commentator and contributor          many published works and numerous
    including the agenda, and register attendance here.                                                   to publications including Forbes, and         books and has been named one of
                                                                                                          The New York Times, Vikram is also a          the top ten digital thought-leaders in
                                                                                                          lecturer at Harvard University.               Switzerland three times.
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   Accenture                                        Advanced People                                  Bird & Bird                                        Emerald Works
   www.accenture.com                                Strategies (APS)                                 www.twobirds.com                                   www.emeraldworks.com
                                                    www.advancedpeoplestrategies.co.uk
   Contact: Ritvik Bhawan, Global Organisation                                                       Contact: Ian Hunter, Partner and Co-Head,          Contact: Nahdia Khan, Head of Learning
   Strategy                                                                                          International HR Services Group                    Community and Customer Voice
                                                    Contact: Rob Field, Learning and
   Email: ritvik.bhawan@accenture.com               Development Director                             Email: ian.hunter@twobirds.com                     Email: nrkhan@emerald.com
   Mobile: +44 (0) 7827 986 223                     Email: rob@advancedpeoplestrategies.co.uk        Tel: +44 (0) 20 7415 6140                          Tel: +44 (0) 7983 297 139
                                                    Tel: +44 (0) 1327 437 000                        Mobile: +44 (0) 7711 014 378
   Accenture is a global professional services                                                                                                          At Emerald Works we’re committed to helping
   company with leading capabilities in                                                              Bird & Bird is an international law firm with      individuals and organisations around the
                                                    With over 15 years’ experience helping
   strategy, consulting, digital, cloud and                                                          over 1,400 lawyers and legal practitioners in      world to realise their full potential. By using
                                                    organisations select, grow and develop talent,
   security. Combining unmatched experience                                                          30 offices worldwide. Bird & Bird specialises      evidence-led learning solutions that work.
                                                    APS have become established as a trusted
   and specialised skills across more than 40                                                        in combining leading expertise across a full       Together, we build learning cultures that
                                                    partner with their clients. Drawing on world-
   industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting,                                                     range of legal services in key jurisdictions       empower people to bring about real change
                                                    class psychometric assessments and partnering
   Interactive, Technology and Operations                                                            covering Europe, the Middle East and Asia-         for real impact.
                                                    with highly-respected academic leaders, we
   services — all powered by the world’s largest                                                     Pacific. They also have a representative office
                                                    create and implement talent management                                                              Our team brings expertise from three learning
   network of Advanced Technology and                                                                in downtown San Francisco.
                                                    solutions built on scientific principles.                                                           organisations – GoodPractice, Towards
   Intelligent Operations centres. Our 569,000
   people deliver on the promise of technology      APS are distributors of world-class talent       The firm’s International HR Services group         Maturity and Mind Tools. We’ve come
   and human ingenuity every day, serving           assessment tools, providing executive            offers both international and domestic             together to create one exciting new company.
   clients in more than 120 countries. We           coaching, leadership masterclass                 clients a comprehensive range of legal             Between us, we have around 60 years’
   embrace the power of change to create value      programmes and virtual development. As UK        advice across employment, immigration,             experience creating learning solutions that
   and shared success for our clients, people,      distributor for Hogan Assessment Systems,        incentives and benefits and trade secrets in       really work. We deliver learning experiences
   shareholders, partners and communities.          APS provide official Hogan Certification         an efficient and cost-effective manner. Each       that engage, inspire and stick, and our 100-
                                                    training and support covering the full           of their offices are staffed with employment       plus experts have helped thousands of people
                                                    product range. APS work with clients both        lawyers enabling them to provide advice on         be the best version of themselves.
                                                    across the UK and internationally. Their         national employment legislation in addition
                                                    consultants are highly qualified, experienced    to international employment directives.
                                                    and have a business background.
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                              ®

     REAL LEARNING. REAL IMPACT

            Institute for Management                         Mercer                                            RHR International
            Development (IMD)                                www.mercer.com                                    www.rhrinternational.com
            www.imd.org
                                                             Contact: Natalie Jacquemin, Partner – HR          Contact: Simon Callow, Senior Partner and
                                                             and Workforce Transformation                      Region Leader – London
            Contact: Göran Folkesson, Client and
            Marketing Development Director                   Email: natalie.jacquemin@mercer.com               Email: scallow@rhrinternational.com
            Email: goran.folkesson@imd.org                   Tel: +44 (0) 7557 031 277                         Tel: +44 (0) 20 7799 5243
            Mobile: +41 79 646 4662                                                                            Mobile: +44 (0) 7990 534 138
                                                             At Mercer, we believe in building brighter
                                                             futures. Together, we’re redefining the world     RHR International LLP is an independent
            At IMD, we develop leaders who transform         of work by developing workforce strategies
            organisations and contribute to society. We                                                        global leadership consulting firm whose
                                                             that position organisations for success today     mission is to unlock potential in leaders.
            are an independent academic institution with     and into the future. We always bring a point      Through its behavioural lens, RHR has worked
            Swiss roots and global reach, established by     of view.                                          side by side with CEOs, board directors,
            business leaders for business leaders.
                                                                                                               and senior executives for more than 75
            Led by an expert and diverse faculty, we         Inspired by research, technology and
                                                                                                               years, helping them acquire the knowledge,
            deliver Real Learning Real Impact through a      innovation, we help HR drive transformation
                                                                                                               wisdom, and the skills necessary to achieve
            unique combination of teaching, research,        to enable both businesses and individuals to
                                                                                                               business results.
            coaching and advisory services.                  thrive. We do this by harnessing the power
                                                             of digital and people, by understanding data      RHR’s practical solutions, guided by in-
            Based in Lausanne (Switzerland) and              and applying it with a human touch and by         depth analytics, lead to business outcomes
            Singapore, IMD has been ranked in the top        turning ideas into action to spark positive       that further clients’ success. RHR offers
            five for executive education worldwide for       change. For 75 years, we’ve been providing        Executive Bench®: Talent Pipeline suite of
            17 years and in the top three for the last       trusted advice and solutions to build             services, Board and CEO Services, Senior
            nine years (Financial Times). IMD is the only    healthier and more sustainable futures for        Team Effectiveness, Leading Transformational
            Swiss business school and one of less than a     our clients, colleagues and communities.          Change, Executive Development, and
            hundred globally to hold the coveted ‘triple                                                       Executive Assessment across industry sectors.
            crown’ of accreditations from AACSB, EFMD        Welcome to a world where economics and
            EQUIS and AMBA.                                  empathy make a difference in people’s lives.
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   Achieve Breakthrough                              BTS                                                 EY Lane4                                           Glint
   www.achievebreakthrough.com                       www.bts.com                                         www.ey.com/en_uk/ey-lane4                          www.glintinc.com

   Contact: Mike Straw, CEO                          Contact: Willem Pennings, Vice President            Contact: Francoise Nash, Client Relationship       Contact: Dana Guthrie, Head of EMEA
   Email: mike.straw@achievebreakthrough.com         Email: willem.pennings@bts.com                      Consultant                                         Marketing
   Tel: +44 (0) 1225 852 863                         Mobile: +44 (0) 7827 786 618                        Email: francoise.nash@uk.ey.com                    Email: dguthrie@linkedin.com
                                                                                                         Tel: +44 (0) 1628 533 775                          Mobile: +44 (0) 7799 340 049
   Achieve Breakthrough is a transformational        BTS is a global strategy implementation             Mobile: +44 (0) 7841 362 050
   leadership and people development                 and talent development consulting firm                                                                 Glint is the people success platform that
   consultancy. They enable organisations to         headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with            The combination of EY and Lane4 focusses           leverages real-time people data to help
   shift mindsets, develop new behaviours and        more than 850 professionals in 35 offices           on harnessing the power of people. Powered         global organisations increase employee
   deliver seemingly impossible breakthrough         located on six continents. They focus on            by technology, EY puts humans at the centre        engagement, develop their people, and
   results.                                          the people side of strategy, working with           of business transformation. Lane4 takes            improve results.
                                                     leaders at all levels to help them make better      people beyond performance, giving them the
   By removing the barriers to change, Achieve                                                                                                              Leading brands like Boots, Bupa and Sky
                                                     decisions, and act on these to deliver results.     skills and mindset to achieve things they never
   Breakthrough frees talent to make a positive,                                                                                                            leverage Glint’s unique combination of
   profound difference. Many of the world’s          At their core, they believe people learn            thought were possible. We’ve come together         intuitive design, sophisticated analytics, and
   largest and most complex multinational            best by doing. For 35 years, BTS has been           to deliver on our purpose – to build a better      actionable intelligence to help employees be
   organisations, including seven of the top         designing engaging, powerful simulations and        working world.                                     happier and more successful at work. Glint is
   pharmaceutical giants, work with Achieve          experiential learning programmes that have                                                             now a part of LinkedIn.
                                                                                                         Organisations need to put people at the heart
   Breakthrough to deliver extraordinary results     a profound and lasting impact on people
                                                                                                         of their decision-making. At EY Lane4, we
   in even the most difficult and ambiguous          and their careers. They inspire new ways of
                                                                                                         bring together some of the most influential
   situations. Achieve Breakthrough helps            thinking, build critical capabilities and unleash
                                                                                                         leaders around the world, drawing on their
   organisations to revolutionise the way their      business success. It’s strategy made personal.
                                                                                                         insight to shape how we support clients with
   people and teams grow, change, lead and
                                                                                                         their people and transformation challenges.
   engage.
2021 CRF PROGRAMME                INTRODUCTION                      COMMUNITIES                        EVENTS                                   CRF LEARNING                      CRF PARTNERS

  2021 PARTNER                               PROGRAMME                               EVENT                                    KNOWLEDGE
  EVENT                                      PARTNERS                                PARTNERS                                 PARTNER                                  ASSOCIATES

       HireRight                                       Imperial College Business                       LHH                                              LinkedIn Learning
       www.hireright.com/emea                          School Executive Education                      www.lhh.com/uk/en                                www.learning.linkedin.com
                                                       www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/
       Contact: Peter Cleverton, General               executive-education                             Contact: Burak Koyuncu, Ph.D., Workforce         Contact: Christina O’Connor, Senior
       Manager, EMEA                                                                                   Solutions Director – UK & Ireland                Marketing Manager
       Email: peter.cleverton@hireright.com            Contact: Mike Davis, Director of Open           Email: burak.koyuncu@lhh.com                     Email: coconnor@linkedin.com
       Tel: +44 (0) 20 7264 7186                       Programmes and Marketing                        Mobile: +44 (0) 7384 117 320                     Tel: +44 (0) 20 7438 5411
                                                       Email: mike.davis@imperial.ac.uk
       HireRight is the premier global background                                                      In today’s marketplace, organisations are        LinkedIn Learning is a leading online
                                                       Tel: +44 (0) 20 7594 1042
       screening and workforce solutions provider.                                                     discovering the need to turn their attention     learning platform that helps professionals
       We bring clarity and confidence to vetting      Mobile: +44 (0) 7593 130 055                    inward to find their future talent. At LHH, we   learn relevant skills and achieve their goals.
       and hiring decisions through integrated,                                                        help companies see the possibilities in their    It combines a library of 16,700+ up-to-date
       tailored solutions, driving a higher standard   Executive Education at Imperial College         people. Through assessments, coaching,           courses in 7 different languages with an
       of accuracy in everything we do.                Business School combines Imperial’s             upskilling and transitioning, companies          engaging, intuitive, and personalised learner
                                                       capabilities in science and technology          can realise the untapped potential within        experience. LinkedIn Learning also includes
       Combining in-house talent, personalised         with strong industry connections to deliver     their own workforce, resulting in increased      real-time skills insights that help learning
       services, and proprietary technology, we        impactful professional development              productivity, morale, and brand affinity.        leaders identify skills gaps.
       ensure the best candidate experience            programmes. We offer short courses
       possible. We offer expertise from our           for individuals and customised learning
       regional centres across 200 countries and       solutions for organisations.
       territories in The Americas, Europe, Asia-
       Pacific and the Middle East. Our EMEA           We are pleased to offer all CRF members a
       headquarters are in Canary Wharf, London.       15% discount across our range of immersive
                                                       short programmes delivered through
       Our commitment to get it right every time,      online, virtual and on-campus formats. Our
       everywhere, makes us a trusted partner of       programme portfolio includes courses in
       businesses worldwide.                           leadership, digital transformation, fintech,
                                                       strategy, and analytics, all designed to make
                                                       people, their teams and their organisations
                                                       more competitive and sustainable.
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