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The Great Transformation: A Global Employer Conference
10 – 12 September, Pembroke College, OxfordNetwork, reflect and prepare for what’s next
Join our exclusive conference for International HR leads and In-house Employment Counsel at Pembroke College, Oxford.
The conference will give you the opportunity to meet peers from other global businesses as well as DLA Piper lawyers from around the world, to network, reflect, and explore current and future key HR legal issues.
Conference highlights
- Hear from Tracey Follows, named in Forbes as one of the World's Top 50 Female Futurists, author of The Future of You and host of The Future of You podcast, on the impact of AI and other disruptive trends on global businesses, and how to prepare for what's coming next.
- Learn from Matthew Gardiner, an AI visionary, on the opportunities and challenges of generative AI and other frontier tech developments and what this means for your present and future workplace.
- Be inspired by Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It, a Financial Times book of the year and Sunday Times bestseller on productivity, the power of limits, and building a meaningful life in an age of bewilderment.
- Take away practical tips from our global experts on how to Run an internal employment investigation, anywhere in the world.
- Participate in roundtables on topics including AI, Reductions in force, Pay Equity, Positive action, Whistleblowing, Evolution of the in-house counsel role.
- Meet DLA Piper employment lawyers from 25+ countries to discuss the latest developments and your most pressing issues.
- Network and hear from your peers on the top issues impacting their workforces.
- Attend a reception and private viewing of the Egyptian Wing at the Ashmolean Museum.
- Join us on a guided run or walk around some of Oxford's historic sites.
- Stay and study in Pembroke College, founded in 1624.
Venue
Pembroke College was founded in 1624 and is a beautiful college with modern facilities. Reservations for the conference must be made through the conference registration process. Please do not make reservations directly with the venue or through a third-party booking site.
Pembroke College, Pembroke Square, Oxford, OX1 1DW
Agenda
16:00 onwards
Arrivals
19:00
Dinner
20:00 onwards
College bar
07:30 – 08:15
Guided 5k run or yoga session (optional)
07:30 – 9:30
Networking breakfast
10:00 – 10:10
Welcome
10:10 – 11:10
The Great Transformation: The impact of AI and Other Disruptors on Global Businesses
Tracey Follows, author of The Future of You and host of The Future of Your podcast
Matthew Gardiner, an AI visionary
11:10 – 11:30
Break / networking
11:30 – 12:15
The Client Perspective: How Global Employers are Responding to AI, ESG and Other Challenges
12:15 – 13:45
Country/sector lunch
13:45 – 14:40
This talk will change your life: How to think differently about time, and how to use it
Oliver Burkeman, journalist and author of Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It
14:40 – 14:50
Break
14:50 – 15:40
Breakout sessions, choose from:
- AI: An opportunity to dig into the workplace legal issues and hear how other businesses are approaching AI opportunities and challenges in practice
- Pay equity: Top tips for compliance with the new EU directive and beyond
- Positive action: Balancing risks –v- Benefits – Navigating the global legal landscape
- Sharing insights and tips on RIF pain points: Opportunity for delegates to talk about their experiences of running RIFs, sharing tips on process dos and don’ts and exploring some of the people impacts
- Whistleblowing: Implementing the Directive in practice
- Building the perfect in-house employment counsel: Exploring the progression of the in-house employment lawyer role towards a more integral, strategic business role, and the impact of ESG and AI on the role in practice
15:40 – 15:50
Break
15:50 – 16:40
Repeat breakouts
16:40 – 17:45
Free time
17:45 – 18:00
Reconvene in the Quad
18:00 – 19:30
Drinks reception at the Ashmolean Museum
19:30
Dinner
20:30
College bar
07:30 – 08:15
Guided 5k run or 3k walk, yoga session (optional)
07:30 – 09:15
Breakfast
09:20 – 09:30
Welcome
09:30 – 10:50
DLA Piper panel on Investigations: A practical guide to managing internal employment investigations
10:50 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 12:45
Country sessions/Country surgeries: sharing insights on the top challenges for international employers operating in those countries
12:45
Lunch and departures
Speakers
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Tracey Follows is Founder CEO of the consultancy, Futuremade, and is in Forbes’ list of the top 50 female futurists in the world.
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Matthew sits on several advisory boards. He has invested in and advised leading global AI and web3 companies and their clients in implementations and regulated launches in excess of $2bn.
Oliver Burkeman is a best-selling author and keynote speaker. His books include Four Thousand Weeks, Time and How to Use It [Penguin Vintage, 2021] as well as The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking [Penguin Vintage, 2012] and Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done [Penguin Vintage, 2011]. For many years Oliver wrote a popular weekly column on psychology for the Guardian, This Column Will Change Your Life. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Psychologies and New Philosopher. He has a devoted following for his writing on productivity, mortality, the power of limits, and building a meaningful life in an age of bewilderment.
Further information
Dress Code
There is no dress code for the conference. Most delegates will be in smart / business casual attire.
Travel
Pembroke College is at Pembroke Square, Oxford, OX1 1DW. We recommend that you take public transport where possible as parking options are limited. Get directions to Pembroke College.
By rail: Pembroke College is very centrally located, approximately 10 minutes’ walk from Oxford rail station.
By car: We recommend that delegates do not drive to Oxford as we are unable to offer car parking at the college but we can provide information about public car parks near to the college. If you are using GPS to find your way to Pembroke, the main college postcode is OX1 1DW, and the GAB is OX1 4NJ.
By air: From Heathrow airport, you can take a taxi (approx. 1 hour), bus or train to Oxford. There are also direct bus services from Gatwick, London, Stansted and Birmingham International airport.
Registration
Your invitation includes:
- Accommodation on September 10 and 11
- All meals during your stay, including dinner on September 10 and 11, breakfast and lunch on September 11 and 12
- Drinks reception at the Ashmolean Museum with optional private viewing of Egyptian wing on Monday, September 11
- Formal dinner in the Great Hall on Monday, September 11
- Full programme of conference session
A personalised registration link is included in your invitation email. If you would like this link re-sending or have any questions about the conference, please contact the Event Team.
