Having launched the first phase of its global Learning Management System (LMS) in 2008, Rolls-Royce has utilised the additional functionality of the LMS in areas such as performance management and competence assessment. In this special extended HR Summit presentation, you can learn all about it.

Rolls-Royce is one of the few global companies that has deployed the extended benefits offered by the major LMS platforms to assign and assess competencies for all employees. This activity supported a major corporate focus of 'Functional Excellence' where each of the key functions, Finance, Engineering, Purchasing, Quality, HR etc. has taken global responsibility for defining generic jobs and associated competencies; previously, each of the major business units defined their own requirements and standards, leading to a multitude of methods of working and in many cases duplication of roles. The two-year project addresses the needs of all 38,000 employees at every level across all the countries in which Rolls-Royce operates. The project was managed through 21 major functional work streams that were then further divided into a total of 68.

Brian Stanton is currently responsible for the definition and deployment of the Rolls-Royce global customer and product training strategy. The bulk of his career has been spent in Rolls-Royce of which 27 years have been in a wide variety of training roles. Previously he worked for 5 years in the Royal Signals, British Army and a major UK control systems company working on Nuclear and Aerospace systems. Brian holds a Master of Philosophy degree in management learning, and has been a visiting professor to two Chinese universities. He is currently an advisor to the University of Derby schools of Business, Law and Computing and was the founding chair of the British University in Dubai Advisory Board. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). From 2007 to early 2009 Brian was based in Singapore and was responsible for creating the learning systems, processes and infrastructure for Rolls-Royce employees in Asia and the Middle East. In 2009, Rolls-Royce won the British Business Award in Singapore for Education and Training.

In this Singapore exclusive presentation, you will learn how to align your employee's aspirations to those of your organisation.  This high-worth approach to learning and development offers you a number of people development initiatives that will enable you to build an organisation where people thrive and high levels of engagement and performance become the norm.

Robert Whittaker is an accomplished management educator and executive coach working internationally with executives. He specialises in helping organisations to improve their employees' development, conceptual thinking, performance and engagement whilst improving the bottom line.  He has worked extensively with people from every country in Asia.

As the face of our workforce changes so do our traditional ideas about how we deliver and facilitate learning to a new generation of learners. Techno-savvy, connected, globally and culturally diverse, this new generation of learners brings with them unique learning preferences and expectations for the workplace. In this case study presentation, Agilent Technologies will share their best practices on how they have shifted and aligned their learning design to engage and develop their new generation of learners.

Key topics  include:

• Shift in Learning Styles of the New Generation
• Aligning Learning and Development to the Learning Styles of the New Generation
• Key Lessons Learned

Christopher Goh Soon Keat is responsible for the implementation of Agilent's core leadership development curriculum for employees and first level managers. His areas of specialisation and interests are in designing and implementing strategies, systems and processes in the field of leadership development, performance management, succession planning, change management, coaching, mentoring, 360 degree feedback and competency modeling. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Arts and Social Science (Economics) from University of Malaya, Malaysia, and a Master of Science in Asia Pacific Human Resource Management from National University of Singapore. He is also a member of American Society of Training and Development (ASTD).

Nishant Kasibhatla is a trainer, speaker & author of best-selling book "Instant Memory Improvement". He is a World Record Holder and the only Grandmaster of Memory and International Master of Memory in Singapore. He has over 13 years experience in conducting Peak Mental Performance training in 8 countries across 3 continents. Some of his clients include: Citibank, Shell, Coca Cola, Philips, Petronas, Nestle, American Express, LG Electronics, Singapore Police Force etc.

His next book "Maximise your memory for success" (Marshall Cavendish Publishers) to be released in 2010 will deal with proven and powerful information and memory management techniques to improve the productivity of employees at all levels from executives to CEOs.

He is also the President of Asia Professional Speakers, Singapore (2009-2010).

Imagine that your employees could achieve nearly 100% mastery in areas that are important to the productivity and bottom line of your company. Think of how effectively communication would flow during times of change if people were all on the same page. Envision an organisation that honors and encourages emotionally intelligent interaction. Educational science has found a way to make that a reality through Confidence Based Learning™. This HR Summit exclusive presentation will show you how high levels of skill and knowledge, coupled with high confidence, are the key ingredients to mastery. It also explores how approximately 15% of the knowledge being used in companies today is incorrect, and that it can lead to serious consequences for the organisation.

Attend this presentation and you will discover:

• How to achieve mastery through Confidence Based Learning™ in your organisation
• How productivity and efficiency go up when people are confident of skills and knowledge
• How the widespread use of misinformation can cripple an organisation and what you can do to change that company wide

Scott Halford, CSP is a speaker, author and adult educator to organisations worldwide. His best-selling book, "Be a Shortcut: The Secret Fast Track to Business Success" is considered an excellent primer on using mastery and emotional intelligence to increase your value. He is a monthly columnist on brain-based learning and behavioral change for several publications. Scott is accredited in several emotional intelligence processes and a brain mapping instrument, called Emergenetics™.
His rich experience in achievement psychology and human performance, along with his captivating storytelling and humor, make him a must-see speaker and teacher.

In this Singapore exclusive presentation, Beth Terry focuses on what many in HR are being asked to practice and implement across all departments and employees - resilience. Discussing how, in today's economic environment, many are being instructed to improve: input, output, throughput, bottom line and top line. Often whilst having to simultaneously manage cut backs and tight budgets.
Beth will share how such challenges are not as impossible as many believe. And will detail how you can instill resilience across your departments and employees through a series of strategies.

Creating a successful learning culture across regional and global businesses involves a delicate mix of many incongruous elements. From external variables like market maturity, talent dynamics and learning styles at play, to internal factors like organisation culture and values. Organisational learning needs a flexible, inclusive yet intensive approach to deliver competitive value and in this HR Summit presentation, Gyan will share Deutsche Bank's strategies.

Gyan Nagpal is the Regional Head of Learning & Development for Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank AG. With over 17,000 employees in 17 countries, Asia Pacific is the fastest growing region for the bank. His team works close to business in creating a culture of learning and capability development tied closely to the organisation's strategic growth agenda

The current economic climate clearly demonstrates the need for a new era of innovative practices if HR and business leaders are to connect with, motivate and retain their best employees. Their challenge and success for this new era will be measured by their ability to: articulate the business vision and objectives; provide clarity and sense of purpose for employees; build trust and engage - all whilst empowering and motivating staff to fulfil that vision. In order to achieve this, the onus is now on organisations to implement learning and development initiatives that will improve and enhance the skills, competency and capacity of their human capital. During this Singapore exclusive presentation, Larry Gould will outline his views on this new and evolving direction of learning & development and how successful businesses of the future are aligning their HR strategies to the delivery of business outcomes. He will explain how such an approach can help build capacity within the business when supported by a well planned knowledge transition model utilising staff across all generations.

Larry Gould passionately believes these are exciting times filled with unprecedented opportunities for those organisations that strategically position themselves today for the business and global economy of tomorrow. His 30 year career experience extends across a broad range of industries including: chemical manufacture, tourism, service, banking & financial services along with pioneering learning & development initiatives across the globe.

Yong Fook Chyi is responsible for the strategy-formulation, policy-making and implementation plans of HRD and HRM in the National Parks Board, Singapore.  His portfolio also includes the management and operations of Procurement Services, Legal Services and the Board Secretariat.  Fook Chyi specializes in training management and development and has experience in consultancy management in the areas of organization development and practices.  He has an MSc in Asia-Pacific HRM from NUS, and is a Professional Member of the Singapore Human Resource Institute. 

This jointly-facilitated session will discuss the business case for talent and learning measurement in times of economic turbulence and uncertainty. AchieveGlobal and KnowledgeAdvisors have partnered to provide best-in-class human capital measurement solutions across Asia and globally. This session will review current measurement trends, articulate processes and tools to make measurement practical yet credible, provide an overview of leading measurement models and identify specific examples of where these concepts have been used in practice. Jeffery and Roy will also highlight creative ways of using data to drive better decision-making and provide case examples from leading companies.

Jeffrey Berk works closely with clients globally to implement KnowledgeAdvisors' Metrics that Matter® capability and devise appropriate human capital measurement strategies and tools to improve learning and development processes. He is the author of the book, Champions of Change: A Managers Guide to Sustainable Process Improvement and co-author of the book Human Capital Analytics: Measuring and Improving Learning and Talent Impact.

Roy Magee has worked with a broad range of clients to implement learning strategies which accelerate the execution of business strategies and improve business results. Roy is responsible for leading AchieveGlobals wholly-owned Asian operations and is tasked with improving the brands presence and growing market share in this region.

When it comes to human capital, we are not all the same. Psychologically and chronologically an employee who is 25 years old experiences, values and prioritizes work very differently from an employee who is 45. And a staff member who is 65 requires a different kind of treatment than his or her younger peers if the company wants to get optimum output from that individual.

Today's world of work must make room for employees of all ages and stages of development. HR can pave the way by understanding some of the basic differences among employees depending on their stage of life.

Harvard-trained psychotherapist Katherine Crowley offers an introduction to the different stages of psychological development for adults from the ages of 20 to 70.

• Understand the psychological and emotional orientation of employees at each stage of development.
• Explore what employees require from supervisors, peers, and management depending on where they are in their life cycle.
• Discover what HR professionals can do to help employees progress professionally while they juggle the developmental challenges of each stage.

Katherine Crowley is a trained psychotherapist and the co-author of Working for You Isn't Working for Me - The Ultimate Guide To Managing Your Boss and the best selling business book Working With You is Killing Me - Freeing Yourself From Emotional Traps At Work.

Katherine is also the Vice President of K Squared Enterprises, a Management Consulting firm located in NYC. As a psychotherapist and consultant, she specializes in the psychological and interpersonal challenges involved with people working together.

Published author, college educator, public speaker and veteran consultant, Katherine Crowley, along with her co-author Kathi Elster, has created a process that allows employees at all levels to achieve their business goals while managing difficult personalities and emotionally charged situations.