HR Directors Institute

Thursday, October 19 | Saturday, October 21 | Sunday, October 22

Collaborative Core Co-chairs: N.C. Mohan, AES-New Delhi & Freny Dastur, ASB-Mumbai

The NESA Human Resource Directors Collaborative will follow a blended program throughout the conference including facilitated planning, peer-to-peer learning, and attending selected conference sessions. Throughout the conference the Collaborative will be developing its multi-year plan for sustained, systemic professional learning.

**NOTE: On Friday, October 20, HR directors are invited to attend other conference sessions in order to mix with other delegates and experience other workshops in the wider context of the NESA Conference, adding to their human resources training a good blend of other relevant educational topics.

Target Audience: Human Resource Directors

Outcomes: Participants will. . .

• Understand the conceptual model of the collaborative.
• Explore the potential of industry norms/principles of practice.
• Begin to build intentional and developmental planning.
• Learning through keynotes, relevant conference sessions and peer-to-peer learning.

Thursday, October 19

8:30-12:00 Extended Keynote with other FLC delegates: Carolyn McKanders, What Makes for Human Flourishing: Creating a Culture of Wholeness in Schools

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-4:30 FACILITATED PLANNING (includes 30-min, coffee break, 2:30-3:00)

- Facilitator: JAMES TULLEY Senior Learning and Development Specialist, HR Learning and Development, KAUST, Saudi Arabia

• Introduction to the Collaborative Structure - under the oversight of the Governance Advisory Committee
• Inputs into Planning
  • Industry norms and standards - unpack and establish context
  • Guiding principles and best practice
• Develop inputs to guiding statement of purpose for the collaborative
• Conduct informal audit of HR needs - priorities
• Articulate strands and priorities setting out a deliberately developmental journey for sustained systemic professional learning.

6:30 Welcome Reception - "Bayshore" pool Area, InterContinental Hotel

Friday, October 20

HR professionals are invited to attend other conference sessions in order to mix with other delegates and experience other workshops in the wider context of the NESA Conference, adding to their human resources training a good blend of other relevant educational topics.

Saturday, October 21

8:30-9:30 Keynote: Ron Berger, An Ethic of Excellence

9:45-1:15 Jennifer Abrams workshop: Having Hard Conversations (includes 30-min. coffee break, 11:15-11:45)

1:15-2:15 Lunch

2:15-3:15 Facilitated planning (continued)

Free afternoon/evening

Sunday, October 22

8:30-8:50 Final Plenary Session: Madeleine Hewitt, NESA Executive Director

9:00-10:00 Peer-led sessions (topics to be confirmed)

10:00-10:15 Coffee Break (15 minutes)

10:15-11:45 Collaborative Core Team meeting (wrap-up)

11:45-12:00 Coffee Break (15 minutes)

12:00-1:30 Meet, if needed.

CONFERENCE ADJOURNS