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2021 Conference

9am - 4.45pm

30 June 2021 | Hilton Newcastle Gateshead

People Power 2021 will be delivered as a hybrid conference. The live event will be your first chance to come together and re-connect and network with our business leaders, managers and HR professionals in a Covid-safe environment, while we will also be offering the opportunity to join online and access a reduced version of the agenda with a virtual conference ticket.

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AGENDA

We are working hard to develop an agenda packed full of sessions that will provide you with the knowledge and support that you and your teams need right now.

KEYNOTES: A fantastic line up of thought leaders and experts will inspire and energise you and leave you with actionable learning.

CASE STUDIES: Leaders from other businesses will share their stories of success and the challenges that they have met along the way. They will explore what the future holds and how they planning to stay one step ahead.

WORKSHOPS: Interactive workshop sessions will give you the opportunity to really connect and share with other business leaders and managers.

The agenda includes a series of concurrent sessions, with delegates free to choose from a number of sessions happening at any one time.

Session start/end times will be staggered to enable social distancing, the below timings are as a guide only. Delegates will receive a fully timed agenda ahead of the event.

Session 1

Lysa Morrison

MASTERING MOTIVATION TO CREATE HIGHLY ENGAGED TEAMS

Discover the key components that facilitate true employee engagement.

AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY

Jo Darby

SPEAK LIKE A LEADER

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How to get some gravitas and impact into your communication (face to face and online)

Pete Rogers

A NEW WORLD OF LEARNING AT WILMOTT DIXON

Find out how one of the UK's leading construction companies are transforming their approach to Learning & Development.

Session 2

Emily Pearson

COLLABORATING FOR MENTAL HEALTH CULTURE CHANGE

This keynote will leave you with a new perspective on creating a mentally healthy workplace.

AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY

Kirsty Ramsey, OPR

SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE

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In this session, we'll talk about the skills we all need to succeed in business and how to develop the skills we feel we are lacking.

Dr Gillian Danby & Dr Gosia Ciesielska

THE ART OF COACHING FOR DIVERSITY

How arts-based methods can be used in the workplace to support women's career progression.

AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY

Session 3

Joanne Lockwood

FINDING THE 'WHY' IN D&I AND THE RELEVANCE TO YOU

In this brilliantly engaging and thought provoking session, Jo will challenge the way you think about Diversity & Inclusion.

Simon Clayton

HOW TO OPTIMISE & GROW YOUR PERSONAL BRAND

Your ‘Personal Brand’ is the most powerful marketing and sales tool we all possess in business. Discover how to use it to your advantage.

Session 4

Stacey Copeland

FROM PRO-SPORT TO PAVING THE WAY

Inspirational and energising.

A brilliant story told with humility and humour. Stacey will share her story of the challenges that she has met as a women in a mans world and how she is now paving the way...

One not to be missed!

AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY

Paul-Jervis Heath

BEYOND THE HYBRID MODEL

Reimagining work in the wake of the pandemic to maximise productivity and wellbeing

AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY

Emily Pearson

DEVELOPING TODAY'S LEADERS FOR TOMORROW'S WORKPLACE

Learn how to develop a management team who have mental health at the core foundation of their leadership style.

Session 5

Session 5

Sarah Ellis

5 STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL SQUIGGLY CAREER

This session will help you and everyone in your organisation to take ownership for their development and do their best work.

AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY

Elouise Leonard-Cross

Northumbrian Water Group

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COLLEAGUES AS CONSUMERS

Using a marketing mindset to create an impactful employee experience, with Northumbrian Water's Head of People Strategy & Experience.

Chris Steele

POWERPOINT: VISUALISE THE MESSAGE

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Learn how to simplify working with images, create your own info-graphics, work with video for visual stimulation, stagger the delivery of information to control audience attention and more!

Session 6

Maureeen Brown & James Bunting

HOW TO FIND THE TIME AND BUDGET TO TRULY PERSONALISE ONBOARDING

Discover how to improve retention by 82% and increase productivity by over 70%

Rob Baker

PERSONALISATION AT WORK: EXPLORING THE POWER OF JOB CRAFTING

Lessons from a positive deviant. A fantastic session filled with light-bulb moments!

Session 7

Julia Smith

TRANSFORMING PEOPLE PERFORMANCE

Create a culture and philosophy of performance management that inspires, motivates and engages.

AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY

Laura Royal

DNA Coach

DEVELOPING A RESILIENT & ENGAGED MINDSET

What if I told you that we all have superpowers within us already and you can access them at any time you need them?

Paul Cheetham

“OOPS I DID IT AGAIN!”

How greater awareness of your patterns of Thoughts, Feelings & Actions can lead to fewer ‘Toxic’ situations

Session 8

Graham Perkins

Dale Carnegie

DEVELOPING AN AGILE AND ENGAGED WORKFORCE

The most successful businesses are those who build a culture of organisational agility. Find out how!

Delivered by one of the top 20 global training organisations.

The most successful businesses are those who build a culture of organisational agility. Find out how!

Delivered by one of the top 20 global training organisations.

AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY

Bruce Daisley

MAKE WORK BETTER

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An inspiring key note on workplace culture from one of the world's most influential voices on fixing work.

AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY

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TICKET OPTIONS

Full access conference ticket

Full access conference tickets cost £75.+VAT

Access to all conference areas as well as to recorded sessions post-event. Includes lunch and refreshments, access to the live exhibition and event guide and bag, including a copy of The Squiggly Career: Ditch the ladder, Discover opportunity, Design your career.

Virtual tickets cost £35+VAT

Access to a reduced agenda of live-streamed keynotes and recorded workshops, access to recordings after the event and networking opportunities via our event portal.

Online ticket

Join online for a reduced agenda of live streams and recorded keynotes, and virtual networking opportunities.

£35+VAT.