Executive Real Talks featuring Sonia Boyle, Leigh Brown and Paul Pierroz-Full


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Starts:03/09/2017 4:00 PM

Ends:03/09/2017 7:30 PM

Registration Closes:03/09/2017 5:00 AM

Event Type: Executive Programs

2.5 Hours Hour(s)

Location:
Silver Screening Room - The Hazelton Hotel 118 Yorkville Ave Toronto, ON

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HRPA Members:
$225 + Taxes
Non-Members:
$270 + Taxes
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Registration Deadline:
March 8, 2017

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We've reached maximum capacity for this event. Please send a note to ituka@hrpa.ca to be placed on waiting list. Please check also who speaks at the nextExecutive Real Talkson April 11, 2017.


HRPA’s executive Real Talks features challenge, conversation and networking between HR Leaders.

Open to senior HR Executives, Real Talks is a unique, high-level opportunity to build your own conversation around your interests, challenges and passions.

Bring your Real Talk to the table and get feedback from your HR executive peers.


Event open for Registration to Senior Executives. CEOs welcomed. Please submit registration requests toituka@hrpa.ca

Presentations; Cocktail between Sessions: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Networking: 7:00PM - 7:30PM


Featured Themes for March 9th Meeting:


1. Disrupted by Technology:

Technology is quickly becoming one, if not the, greatest driver of business change. New technologies bring huge opportunities, but also new threats to markets, values and business models.


Topic: Workforce, Disrupted


As HR professionals, we know that people, culture and technology are crucial to achieving an organization’s vision and strategic objectives. But in an ever-shifting business landscape, there are several forces of change at play, both within Financial Services and broadly, which are driving new talent practices and new ways of working – technological disruption, shifting societal expectations and shifting demographics are just a few of the key forces reshaping the landscape.


Join Leigh Brown and Alan Richardson as they discuss the journey RBC HR is on to reimagine HR so that it will be an accelerator for exceptional client experience and sustainable growth through best talent, exceptional employee experience and a values-based high performance culture.



Presenter:

Leigh Brown, VP, HR, Global Functions, RBC and Co-Presenter Alan Richardson ,VP, HR Transformation, RBC



2. Find Your Way:

You know the problem, how you’re currently trying to solve it, and what dimensions of performance matter. The key here is understanding that you're not alone. If you're having this problem, it's likely hundreds of thousands of others are in the same boat. There's your market.



Topic: Human Capital Meets Innovation – HR’s Role at the Crossroads


Hear about the critical role HR plays in designing and building an innovative, high-performance organization. Join Paul Pierroz, senior vice-president, business services and human resources at Shawcor Ltd., as he tells his story of transition to operations and important role of technologies in that process. Learn how the two functions compliment and support each other from a cross-functional executive managing both portfolios.


Presenter:

Paul Pierroz, SVP Business Services & Human Resources, Shawcor Ltd.


3. Future is Now:

The future hasn’t happened yet, but many people act as if it has. The truth is that the future will catch us by surprise – but that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare for it.


Topic: Performance Development: Redesigned


Gone are the days of annual performance reviews with time consuming feedback sessions. General Electric has transformed this process into a contemporary approach for employees, renaming it Performance Development and introducing it through a new app. Hear Sonia Boyle, Vice President, Human Resources at GE Canada discuss the new performance development platform and share experiences, learnings and best practices from the shift.



Presenter:

Sonia Boyle, Vice President, HR, GE Canada


Space is limited to 28 attendees.

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Speaker bio(s)
Sonia Boyle, Vice President, HR – GE Canada

Sonia Boyle is Vice President, Human Resources at GE Capital Canada. Her responsibilities include the development and execution of the HR strategy to drive growth across the business platform..


Sonia joined GE in January 2006 as HR Leader for Capital Solutions – Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) Canada. After leading that business through an integration and cultural change, her role was expanded in 2010 to include the GE Capital Canada Commercial function and the Ontario Site HR leader, in addition to still being the HR Leader for CDF. In February 2011, she was promoted to Senior Human Resources Leader for GE Capital Canada. Her career expands over 20 years within progressive, senior Human Resources roles in industries as diverse as healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services. Prior to joining GE, Mrs. Boyle held senior roles at Maple Leaf Foods Inc., and Deloitte & Touche LLP..


Sonia holds two bachelor’s degrees (BA), in Labor Relations and Sociology, from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. She has also obtained her post-graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management and holds the designation of Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP). She is an active member of the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPA). Sonia resides in the Greater Toronto area with her husband and two children.


Leigh Brown, Vice President, Human Resources, Global Functions, RBC

Leigh Brown is VP Human Resources, Global Functions. In her role, she partners with multiple C-suite leaders to develop and drive business integrated people strategies and solutions. As a member of the Human Resources, Finance, and, Group Risk Management Operating Committees, she contributes to the development of overall strategy and direction.


An accomplished human resource professional with more than 18 years of experience, Leigh provides trusted advice and guidance on all aspects of human resources, including talent management, leadership & employee development, performance and workforce management, organizational change and design. Prior to her current role, Leigh held various HR roles both as an HR Business Partner and within the Talent Management Centre of Expertise. Before joining RBC in January 2010, Leigh was part of the human resources team of a major consumer goods organization as well as a life sciences company.


Leigh holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from McMaster University and a Masters in Organizational Leadership from the University of Guelph. She and her husband live in Hamilton with their two children.


Paul Pierroz, CHRE, SVP Business Services and HR

Paul Pierroz is the Senior Vice President, Business Services and Human Resources at Shawcor Ltd., a Toronto-based, global energy services company specializing in Pipeline Performance, Composite Production Systems, Inspection and Integrity Management, Oilfield Asset Management and Connection Systems. Shawcor operates through nine business units with over 7,000 employees serving customers from more than 100 locations in 18 countries in every major oil and gas producing region.


Paul joined Shawcor’s Executive Team in May 2008 and is responsible for Information Technology, Human Resources and Corporate Business Services including Marketing Communication and Business Intelligence. He is focused on building the unique organizational and business capabilities required to deliver the Shawcor strategy.


Prior to joining Shawcor, he held Senior Management positions with Barrick Gold Corporation, Amcor PET Packaging and Husky Injection Molding Systems in Canada and the United States.


Paul holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario and has completed the Advanced Program in Human Resources Management at the University of Toronto – Faculty of Management.