Tuesday 27 January 2009
Barbican Conference Centre, London
09.30-16.15
Employer supported volunteering has long been considered a respected approach to developing employee skills while 'giving something back'. In the current economic climate, the advantages of volunteering should be even clearer. However, many businesses have still not integrated volunteering into their human resources structure. During this conference we will explore these issues, facilitate lively debate and look into the answers to these issues.
Who will be there?
Managers from business and the public sector with responsibility for employer supported volunteering, human resources managers, volunteer managers from the voluntary and public sectors and employer supported volunteering brokers.
Programme information
The programme will open with keynote speeches on the topic of the skills agenda – the employers’ perspectives. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions. The panel of speakers includes: Eoghan Mackie, Chief Executive, Challenges Worldwide, Sarah Shillito, Foundations Employee Engagement Manager, Vodafone and Susan Lacey, Learning & Development Manager, City of London Corporation.
Following this session, delegates will have the opportunity to choose from four interactive workshops, led by:
- Wendy Bates, Corporate Responsibility Officer, City of London Corporation.
- Jonathon Brookes, Social Responsibility Manager, Lakehouse.
- Stephen Barthorpe, Group Corporate Responsibility Manager, MITIE Group PLC.
- Alison Braybrooks, Associate Director, Corporate Citizenship and Manager, London Benchmarking Group.
To complement the morning programme, the afternoon will start off with keynote speeches from the brokers’ perspective, when we will be hearing from those in volunteer involving organisations, speak about the skills agenda. Speakers include Lesley Nicholls, Employee Volunteering Director, CSV, Mike Tyler, Director at Tower Hamlets Education Business Partnership and Udeni Salmon, Head of Volunteer Services, Leonard Cheshire Disability.
The programme will continue with a great debate: If employer supported volunteering is such a great way for employees to gain skills, why isn’t this the norm? Speakers include Catherine Sermon, National Community Impact Director, Business in the Community, Melanie Heaver, Associate Manager Stakeholder Strategy, Pfizer, Sarah Hodgkinson, Chief Executive, Getting on Board Hudson and Victoria Speers, Director of Talent Management, Hudson.
| Be part of the debate
Send us your comments before the conference If employer supported volunteering is such a great way for employees to gain skills, why isn’t this the norm?
Email your comments or questions to events@volunteeringengland.org |
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