ROC are Premier Sponsors of HR2008

Olivia Farry 30-Aug-2008

As part of the Premier sponsorship, seven speakers from ROC will feature in the conference line-up, including a keynote address from Les Hayman, Chairman of ROC. ROC will also host an evening reception for delegates on the 6th of November.

Les will deliver a speech entitled “The future of HR — can it survive in your organisation?” The address, given on Wednesday 5th November, will cover numerous important challenges facing the modern HR organisation including: the global war for talent and the importance of tackling business issues through HR. He will also look at the other critical business challenges keeping the world's CEOs awake at night. 

Alongside ROC, one of its most valued customers, Hampshire County Council will also speak about its own implementation of SAP Talent Visualisation (powered by Nakisa).

Trevor Stabb, of Hampshire County Council (HCC), will present a case study of the solution at the authority. The presentation will focus on the collection, management and organisation of HR-related data at HCC, the solution that was implemented, and how it was wielded to greatest effect. Trevor will also look at the how the visualisation and customisation of HCC's systems made the implementation even more rewarding. 

Damian Williams, UK Managing Director of ROC, expressed his excitement about the event: "This is a really important time for ROC, which has seen very rapid growth over the last 12 months. This event is a great opportunity to share some of our experiences with the HR community, whilst looking at some of our clients' great SAP successes. We are really proud of our close relationship with SAP and being the Premier sponsor of HR 2008 only helps strengthen these ties."

Several ROC consultants are also presenting and hosting sessions at HR2008. Tom Hallewell, Solution Architect, is delivering several conference breakout sessions on Talent Management as well as hosting a discussion forum on E-Recruitment. Richard Honnor, Practice Manager, is presenting 'An introduction to the SAP Workforce Planning and Optimisation solution. Stephen Burr, Solution Architect and Simon Humphreys, Practice Manager, are delivering Talent Visualisation and Talent Management presentations respectively. A member of ROC Nordic, the Norwegian arm of ROC, Jens Ejsing is also hosting a session for delegates, focusing on strategic design and delivery of a global deployment of SAP HCM.