1st
Annual
South Africa
Future of Talent
Retreat
13 & 14 October 2014
Mount Grace Country House & Spa
Why should you attend?
1st
Annual
South Africa
Future of Talent
Retreat
• Gain early insight into talent trends globally and
locally. Future of Talent’s trends map and
predictions have helped past attendees avoid
being surprised as talent issues arise and senior
management look to talent managers for
solutions
• Develop a clearer picture of the major issues and
trends and how they interconnect with your HR,
talent acquisition and learning strategies
• Benefit from group thinking to flesh out solutions
to your specific issues
• See new technologies and practices that may be
able to help solve the issues you face
• Develop a strong network of senior HR, talent
and learning colleagues
Who should attend?
• HR business partners
• HR leadership and executives
• HR directors
• Talent acquisition managers/leaders
• Learning & Development managers/leaders
• Organisational development practitioners/
managers/leaders
• Talent management practitioners/managers/
leaders
Envisioning the workforce
of 2020
The next wave is here
This year’s retreat will explore the early trends that
we are seeing that are shaping how organisations
think about and define what an employee is. We’ll
show examples of new organisational structures
and ways of getting work done that reflect the
trends we’ve been seeing over the past five years.
From a South African perspective how do we get to
grips with a country desperate for key and critical
skills while at the same time dealing with crippling
youth unemployment. Can technology be the great
leveller between urban and rural job-seekers?
If you are already seeing changes in what it means
to be an employee, thinking about the skill sets that
will be critical in the next decade, looking for ways
to better engage your employees and are
challenged by the younger generation and their
needs then the 1st Annual South Africa Future of
Talent retreat is for you.
13 & 14 October 2014
Mount Grace Country House & Spa
in association with
What is the next wave of talent
and work shaping up to look like?
The venue
Registration fee & dates
Special offer
Mount Grace Country House & Spa
R12,199 per delegate attending, which includes:
Nestled amongst the ruggedly beautiful Magaliesburg
Mountains, an hour's drive from Johannesburg or
Pretoria, with sweeping views of the valley, the
property is an oasis for delegates to focus on the
challenges of the future of talent in the workplace.
• two-day retreat (13 & 14 October 2014)
Book and pay before 31 July 2014 and claim a R2,000
early bird discount (pay only R10,199)
• one night’s accommodation (Mount Grace)
• full board (incl beer, wine & soft drinks),
refreshments, take-away materials
How to register
http://feinics.co.za/future-of-talent/booking-form/
www.mountgrace.co.za
Kevin Wheeler
Kevin Wheeler is Founder and Chairman
the Future of Talent Institute. He started the Institute
out of his passionate belief that organisations need a
more powerful and thoughtful architecture for talent
than they currently have. After a 25-year career in
corporate America serving as the Senior Vice President
for Staffing and Workforce Development at the Charles
Schwab Corporation, the Vice President of Human
Resources for Alphatec Electronics, Inc. in Thailand,
and in a variety of Human Resources roles at National
Semiconductor Corporation, Kevin has firsthand
knowledge of the need for better strategies and
approaches to finding, developing and retaining
people
Kevin is a globally known speaker, author, teacher and
consultant in human capital acquisition and
development, as well as in corporate education. He is
the author of numerous articles on human resource
development, career development, recruiting, and on
establishing corporate universities. He is a frequent
speaker at conferences. He writes a weekly Internet
column on recruiting and staffing, which can be found
at www.ere.net, and he and Eileen have written a book
on corporate universities, The Corporate University
Workbook: Launching the 21st Century Learning
Organization. He has served as adjunct faculty at San
Jose State University, the University of San Francisco
and on the business faculty at San Francisco State
University.
Core Themes
Trends that matter : a
presentation of Future of
Talent’s analysis and
trends map for 2014 and
beyond
A discussion of what are
the latest best (and future)
practices in workforce
planning, attraction,
assessment, performance
management, learning &
development, and
retention
A presentation and
discussion of the best
technologies for the
future of HR, recruitment,
performance
management, and
learning
A deep dive into how to
solve the South African
dilemma of a shortage of
critical skills coupled with
a chronic youth
unemployment rate
Our format
What we expect from you
No long-winded speeches, no motivational pep talks –
just deep discussion and the presentation of facts.
• Willingness to share your experiences in talent
management - both good and bad
We’ll invite a few experts and thought leaders to share
their knowledge, observations, and experiences. We’ll
also include a few out-of-the-box thinkers to
challenge you.
• Openness to new experiences
We’ll have conversations and discussions using
collaboration techniques and tools to enhance the
process.
• Willing to make a commitment to try and implement
the ideas we come up with and share your
experiences with us all
It’s informal, conversational, and fun with deep
learning and networking.
• The daring to be different and brave enough to state
your opinions; take a stake
Terms and conditions of registration
Payment must be received prior to the event taking
place. Féinics reserves the right to refuse admission
to the event should proof of payment not be available
on the date of the event.
We confirm all bookings in writing vie e-mail once
payment is received in full together with a completed
booking form. Should you require further
confirmation please contact us on rise@feinics.co.za
or 076 246 9736.
If you are unable to attend the retreat, the options
below are available to you. You must inform us, in
writing via e-mail to rise@feinics.co.za, of your
preferred option:
• you may send a substitute delegate : please
inform us by e-mail of your substitute's name, email address and dietary requirements
Payment must
be received
7 days before
the retreat
starts
• you may cancel your registration, in writing via email, up to 26 September 2014 for a refund of
66,67%. Cancellations after this date will be liable
for the full retreat fee, including accommodation
• no refunds will be provided to delegates who do
not attend without any prior notice
In the event of unforeseen circumstances Féinics reserves the right to change the programme content, the
speakers, the venue or the dates. You will be notified no less than 5 working days prior to the retreat should there
be any such changes. Should we have to postpone the retreat you will have the option to attend on the new
dates or to receive a 66.67% refund of the registration fee.
Payment made be made via EFT only (cheques and
credit cards are not accepted) to Investec Private
Bank, branch code : 580105, account number :
10010030205 : account type : current. Please
include your name and company name as reference
on the payment.
Proof of payment must be e-mailed to
rise@feinics.co.za before booking will be confirmed.
Retreat programme
Monday | 13 October 2014
Sunday | 12 October 2014 *
Tuesday | 14 October 2014
Afternoon
early arrival if desired
from 08h00
arrival & registration
from 07h30
breakfast
Evening
informal networking dinner
09h00 - 10h30
keynote : envisioning the
workforce of 2020
KEVIN WHEELER
09h00 - 10h30
deep dive into the single most
impactful trend arising from the
discussion on day 1
* Sunday is not included in the retreat fee
associated costs will be for each attendee’s account
REFRESHMENT BREAK
enjoy sharing & networking over tea & coffee
11h00 - 12h30
world café : so what does this
mean for me?
12h30 - 13h00
invited guest speaker
LUNCH
sustenance for a creative afternoon
14h00 - 15h00
exploring Mount Grace : seeing things differently with
your colleagues; by spending
time with nature what insights
can a different perspective bring?
REFRESHMENT BREAK
enjoy sharing & networking over tea & coffee
15h30 - 17h30
exploring how we respond to a
changing world?
DINNER
connecting and sharing over a private winterwarming dinner
REFRESHMENT BREAK
enjoy sharing & networking over tea & coffee
10h30 - 12h00
deep dive into the single most
impactful trend arising from the
discussion on day 1
(continued)
LUNCH
sustenance for a creative afternoon
13h00 - 14h00
closing speaker : mobile in
South Africa & Africa
(Africa as a first-mover in the
recruitment & mobile space)
DAVE JENKINS
REFRESHMENT BREAK
enjoy sharing & networking over tea & coffee
14h30 - 15h00
close
Féinics and the Future of Talent endeavour to adhere to the
programme included in this brochure. However changes may be
necessary and may be made to speakers and timing without prior
notice
Retreat speakers
Kevin Wheeler
(President : Future of Talent Institute)
Richard Warren-Tangney
(Owner : Féinics)
Dave Jenkins
(Co-founder & Director : GradConnection)
Kevin Wheeler is
Founder and
Chairman the
Future of Talent
Institute. which
started from his
passionate belief
that
organisations
need a more
powerful and
thoughtful
architecture for
talent than they
currently have. After a 25-year career in corporate
America Kevin has firsthand knowledge of the need
for better strategies and approaches to finding,
developing and retaining people.
Richard started his career at KPMG as an accounting
trainee and progressed at the firm being admitted as
a partner in 2004. During his time he obtained
experience in financial accounting and auditing, IT
consulting and talent acquisition.
Dave Jenkins, co-founding Director of
GradConnection, started his career like most students
: upon completion of his Bachelor of Commerce &
Administration at Victoria University in Wellington, he
entered a
graduate
program in IT
and
commenced
with Westpac
alongside Mike
Casey and Dan
Purchas.
Kevin is a globally known speaker, author, teacher
and consultant in human capital acquisition and
development, as well as in corporate education. He is
the author of numerous articles on human resource
development, career development, recruiting, and on
establishing corporate universities. He is a frequent
speaker at conferences. He writes a weekly Internet
column on recruiting and staffing, which can be
found at www.ere.net, and he and Eileen have written
a book on corporate universities, The Corporate
University Workbook: Launching the 21st Century
Learning Organisation. He has served as adjunct
faculty at San Jose State University, the University of
San Francisco and on the business faculty at San
Francisco State University
When admitted as a partner he was responsible for
the talent acquisition and secondment functions for
KPMG in South Africa. He also served as the firm’s
national training officer, chaired the KPMG EMEA
talent task force and was a member of the Training
Requirements Committee (TRECO) of SAICA. He
represented large firms on the board of FASSET and
chaired the SAICA AMS sub-committee. He remained
a member of the global firm’s strategic resourcing
group.
More recently he has left KPMG to open up the
Féinics consultancy to pursue his passion for talent
acquisition and development, workforce planning,
employee branding and digital media
After going
through the
graduate
recruitment
process themselves, they saw an opportunity to
create a site for graduate employers to better
connect with graduates and students :
GradConnection was born.
Since its beginning in 2007, the GradConnection site
has continued to grow and now runs internationally.
Dave has successfully led the adaption of the
GradConnection Platform and initiated expansion
into the African market. Clients include professional
services firms, banks, engineering and mining
employers, and federal government agencies
Dave is a respected expert in his field with
GradConnection being nominated for Best
Contribution to the Recruitment Industry (Australia) in
2013.