Talent Summit: Back to Base Camp Talent Summit

Meet the team behind the teams who have propelled New Zealand to become the highest performing sporting nation in the world. We'll examine what gives New Zealand its competitive advantage, diving into Maori culture, performance arts, sport, and business. Join Daragh Sheridan and Christian Penny of High Performance Sport New Zealand for a truly fascinating insight into:


New Zealand's indigenous human technology
How difference drives enduring performance
Owning, creating and expressing performance



Talent Summit's Back to Base Camp series brings some of Talent Summit's most popular keynote speakers and special guests back to share their insights, expertise, and thought leadership, as the working world experiences decades of transformation each passing week. We will explore how HR leaders can positively affect business continuity in the short term, grow market share in the medium term, and enhance the working lives of our people in the long term.

Patty McCord, Author, TED Speaker and Former Chief Talent Officer of Netflix helps us explore how to reWORK work!


We'll look at the organisation transformation and unique culture that enabled Netflix become the disruptive force it has become;
We'll peel back the layers of HOW this was achieved, WHY it's important now and;
What we can do now to drive competitive advantage in the medium term while enhancing the working lives of our people in the long term.



Talent Summit's Back to Base Camp series brings some of Talent Summit's most popular keynote speakers and special guests back to share their insights, expertise, and thought leadership, as the working world experiences decades of transformation each passing week. We will explore how HR leaders can positively affect business continuity in the short term, grow market share in the medium term, and enhance the working lives of our people in the long term.

As the lines between work, family and society blend, the work-type and workforce we value most has come sharply into focus, leaving us questioning - what is it we stand for? Joining us this week is;


Robert (Bob) Gibbs, Associate Administrator, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration will be sharing how NASA’s enduring purpose and collaboration has culminated in this week's historic human space flight, LAUNCH AMERICA and how it guides critical decision making.
Heath Slawner, ignitor with Simon Sinek Inc. on how to reclaim our WHY!
Rory Best, former Irish rugby captain on what elite sport teaches us about purposeful leadership and teaming



Talent Summit's Back to Base Camp series brings some of Talent Summit's most popular keynote speakers and special guests back to share their insights, expertise, and thought leadership, as the working world experiences decades of transformation each passing week. We will explore how HR leaders can positively affect business continuity in the short term, grow market share in the medium term, and enhance the working lives of our people in the long term.

This week we are exploring the evolving function and influence of HR Leadership, as this human crisis becomes a defining period for the CHRO, as the financial crisis was for the CFO. Joining us in this conversation is Jane Datta, Chief Human Capital Officer at NASA, Mira Magecha, Chief People Officer at Just Eat and Fiona Mullan, Chief People Officer at Ding.com.

Talking points include;


Where are HR chiefs impacting business and people most, beyond the traditional HR remit?
Reworking work: workforce, workplace and work-type
Leadership competencies for a more effective robust recovery and preparedness for future volatility

Talent Summit's Back to Base Camp series brings some of Talent Summit's most popular keynote speakers and special guests back to share their insights, expertise, and thought leadership, as the working world experiences decades of transformation each passing week. We will explore how HR leaders can positively affect business continuity in the short term, grow market share in the medium term, and enhance the working lives of our people in the long term.

World-renowned TED speaker, entrepreneur, and author, Margaret Heffernan joins Robert Mac Giolla Phádraig, Founder of Talent Summit to explore the topic “Uncharted Leadership” and how we can navigate this human crisis for a better working world. Margaret will be sharing;


insights from her latest research;
how to navigate complexity;
new leadership competencies;
the need for legitimacy in recovery;
lessons from pandemic management;
how we re-build social capital and create a just culture to enhance the working lives of all our people.

Talent Summit's Back to Base Camp series brings some of Talent Summit's most popular keynote speakers and special guests back to share their insights, expertise, and thought leadership, as the working world experiences decades of transformation each passing week. We will explore how HR leaders can positively affect business continuity in the short term, grow market share in the medium term, and enhance the working lives of our people in the long term.

David Barrett, Chief Commercial Officer of Aon Assessment Solutions and Ian McClean, Founder of Flow Group join Talent Summit founder Robert Mac Giolla Phádraig to discuss how HR can lead through the chaos to unlock a more robust and agile organisation?

Join us to explore the new leadership skills required to:


Navigate short term chaos to sustain business continuity
Return to new operating models as we reconvene
Transform full-scale ways of working to drive competitive advantage



Talent Summit's Back to Base Camp series brings some of Talent Summit's most popular keynote speakers and special guests back to share their insights, expertise, and thought leadership, as the working world experiences decades of transformation each passing week. We will explore how HR leaders can positively affect business continuity in the short term, grow market share in the medium term, and enhance the working lives of our people in the long term.