Workshops 1 Reward: what are the new, emerging next best practices? Anne Ruddy, President of WorldatWork. Tom McMullen, Hay Group SA. 2 Growing in the emerging markets through M&A and joint ventures Matty Harary, Deputy CEO, Strauss Coffee. Gaurav Lahiri, Hay Group Singapore. Nurit Tal-Shamir, EVP & Chief Human Resource Officer, Strauss Group. 3 A robust approach to succession planning: preparing for leadership transitions at BAE Systems John Whelan, human resources director, Military Air Solutions. BAE Systems and Sherief Hammady, Hay Group UK. Jayne Antrobus, head of global talent of BAE Systems. 4 Engaging managers in employee engagement Tom Agnew, Hay Group Insight, Christine Dolan, The Pepsi Bottling Group.

Forums A Our new age of innovation: driving co-created value through global networks C.K. Prahalad B Strategy as changing the rules of the global game: creating the future Vijay Govindarajan C The starfish and the spider: the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations Rod Beckström D Creating more out of less: servant leadership across cultures Fons Trompenaars E Creating lasting value: what it takes for you to be energized and innovative Lynda Gratton

Reward: what are the new, emerging next best practices?
Anne Ruddy, President of WorldatWork Tom McMullen, Hay Group SA
(simultaneous translation on Thursday only)

Everyone, it seems, is in search of best practices. In our experience with the best organizations, many are already adopting good reward practices and are often in search of ‘next practices’ – those that will become ‘best’ in the next several years. These leading edge organizations also tend not to get caught up in benchmarking common reward practices. Instead they focus on evolving new practices to stay ahead of the curve and keep their employees engaged and motivated.

Anne Ruddy, President of WorldatWork, the largest professional association in the world focused on total rewards, and Tom McMullen, North American reward practice leader of Hay Group, will identify and share insights around some of these next best practices.

These findings and insights are the result of research jointly conducted by Hay Group and WorldatWork, focusing on the next reward practices of great global organizations. Topics covered include next practices in reward design and architecture; alignment of reward practices with other talent management systems, as well as reward implementation and doing business in a down economy.

This thought provoking presentation will provide a balance of data-based findings and real-world examples of what leading companies view as the ‘next’ best practices.

Growing in the emerging markets through M&A and joint ventures
Matty Harary, Deputy CEO, Strauss Coffee Gaurav Lahiri, Hay Group Singapore
Nurit Tal-Shamir, EVP & Chief Human Resource Officer, Strauss Group

This workshop looks at the lessons learnt from ventures in emerging markets as experienced by Strauss Coffee. Participants will hear how, over the last five years, the company has transformed from a small player in Israel to the seventh largest coffee company in the world.

From its humble beginnings, Strauss has become a leading coffee provider in emerging markets such as Brazil, Eastern Europe and Russia through a series of acquisitions and joint ventures.

Given the high risks involved in M&A and the challenges in making joint ventures work across different cultures, what has made Strauss so successful and what surprises did it encounter along the way?

Workshop attendees will learn about:

• the importance of managing your intangible assets in an M&A transaction
• building joint venture partnerships, especially in an emerging market context
• how to conduct effective due-diligence.

A robust approach to succession planning: preparing for leadership transitions at BAE Systems
John Whelan, human resources director, Military Air Solutions, BAE Systems and Sherief Hammady, Hay Group UK. Jayne Antrobus, head of global talent of BAE Systems.
(simultaneous translation on Friday only)

Driven by the need to better understand the strengths of their leadership pipeline, and whether it is fit for purpose to deliver future growth plans, BAE Systems put in place a succession planning process to shape the future of the organization. Four years ago Hay Group partnered with BAE Systems to start the work on a robust and insightful succession process in which BAE Systems could have full confidence.

After implementing the corporate succession planning process, John Whelan moved on to experience it as both the human resources director for Military Air Solutions (the largest UK BAE Systems business) and as a participant in his capacity as an executive leader.

As head of talent management, Jayne Antrobus is responsible for overseeing the operation of the senior succession planning process for BAE Systems. Reflecting on this experience, John and Jayne will share views on best practices and lessons learned.

The workshop aims to provide an overview of the process, how it dynamically responded to the changing business context and how participants of the process were empowered to track progress against their improvement as leaders.

Participants attending the workshop will have an opportunity to discuss topics related to implementing senior succession planning and development initiatives, reflecting on their own experiences with similar work.

Engaging managers in employee engagement
Tom Agnew, Hay Group Insight, Christine Dolan, The Pepsi Bottling Group.

With the challenging global economic environment, there is a need to do more with less, making the discretionary effort of employees all the more important. Involving managers at all levels – ensuring that they are well positioned to influence levels of engagement – is critical to the success of employee engagement programs.

In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how Pepsi Bottling Group has successfully aligned its employee engagement program with key strategic goals –including enhancing customer service and productivity, implementing processes to engage managers at all levels and ensured alignment and accountability in action-planning and implementation processes. Participants will also have the opportunity to discuss and share their experiences.

Christine Dolan is senior director, leadership development at The Pepsi Bottling Group, the world’s largest producer of Pepsi-Cola beverages. Tom Agnew is a senior consultant within Hay Group Insight, the employee survey division of Hay Group.