Kristine Dery

Professor of Work, Technology and Innovation

Macquarie University

Kristine Dery is the Professor of Work, Technology and Innovation at Macquarie Business School, and an Academic Research Fellow with MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research (MIT CISR). Kristine’s current research explores what it takes for large companies to transform their workforce to be relevant in a digital world. Together with colleagues at MIT CISR, Kristine has recently published a framework that helps firms understand the degree to which their workforce is future-ready. Kristine’s previous research has explored the employee experience in the context of Agile Ways of Working, Virtual Connectivity, and also what it takes to attract and retain the Talent with the digital skills to successfully deliver on the challenges of new digital business models. She works closely with research colleagues both at MIT CISR and Macquarie Business School to ensure that her research is integrated into the broader context of digital transformation.

KRISTINE'S SESSIONS

Wednesday, May 10

US/Central from 9 :00 AM to 10 :30 AM ( 1 hr 30 mins )

[Master Class] Designing a Future-ready Workforce: Framework and Leadership Strategies

Discover the key principles and strategies for designing and implementing a successful Future-ready Workforce program in your organization. This master class will provide a comprehensive framework for building a sustainable program that enables you to focus on the skills, capabilities and technologies to support your people to succeed in a digital world. Learn how to effectively lead and manage workforce initiatives, gain buy-in from stakeholders, and create a roadmap for success. Through interactive discussions and real-world case studies, you will leave with actionable insights to transform your organization's approach to ensuring that your people are future-ready.

Audience will learn:

How to leverage the framework to engage the organization in an informed discussion about where you are now
How to identify the inhibitors that are making progress hard and how make changes by removing the blockers
Techniques to create a roadmap that will ensure that you are moving toward making your workforce future-ready, including identifying key areas for improvement and prioritization.

Master Class

Employee Experience: Design, Build, Listen & Optimize

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Thursday, May 11

US/Central from 4 :25 PM to 5 :00 PM ( 35 mins )

[Keynote] Investing in your Workforce, is Investing in your Customers

In this keynote address, Professor Kristine Dery shares the findings from her years of research - including the latest data and case studies captured pre-, during and post- pandemic, on the dynamic between technology and the way that people work, including the design and management of the workplace to understand how organizations use digital capabilities internally to create more effective ways of working, and the impact of new ways of engaging with talent in the digital era.

Q&A facilitated by Reworked / CMSWire Editorial.

VIP attendees will receive priority, reserved seating. Get up close and personal with our keynote speaker!

Keynote

Leadership & the Modern Organization

Lone Star Ballroom (A-E), 3rd Fl

Wednesday, May 10

US/Central from 10 :45 AM to 12 :15 PM ( 1 hr 30 mins )

[Master Class] Leading the Future-ready Workforce

In this master class, we will unlock the power of the future-ready workforce framework by examining who should lead these efforts and how you would know if you were making progress. We will explore several case studies of companies who are making significant progress to create sustainable value for the enterprise. Learn how to take the outcomes of the first session, and apply those to creating data-informed decisions for ongoing optimization. We will discuss the challenges of who should lead these efforts, how to avoid the pitfalls, and strategies for monitoring, evaluating, and optimizing your initiatives to continuously improve the ability for employees to be future-ready.

Audience will explore:

What it would take to move their people toward being more future-ready
Who should lead these efforts and how to make optimal decisions to maintain momentum on progress
Practical strategies for continuously monitoring and evaluating performance, and making data-informed decisions for ongoing optimization.

Master Class