The 2012 Peer Awards Finalists present their inspirational
Corporate Responsibility and People & Performance initiatives on 12, 13, 14 June in London.
Click a date for that day’s programme, then select a company name or logo to read their entry.
- Tuesday 12 June 2012 conference programme
[08:45 to 09:15]
Registration[09:30]
Conference Welcome and Introduction
The Director of The Peer Awards, Stephen Citronand then the conference splits into two streams…
Corporate Responsibility
Chair: Kate Bull
CEO, The People’s Supermarket[10:00]
Early Morning SeminarLloyds Banking Group
Helping UK communities with money managementSpeechly Bircham
Educating children and parents to manage their privacy and reputation online[11:00]
Break[11:30]
Late Morning SeminarFriends Life
Reducing environmental impacts through simple campaigns to capture the imaginationChair’s Keynote: Kate Bull
CEO, The People’s Supermarket
“When profit is not the only measure of success – changing the corporate game”[12:30]
Morning Peer Circles and Lunch[13:30]
Afternoon SeminarBurdens
Challenging the role of business by combining employee co-ownership with a charitable foundationMarsh
Integrating many CSR activities in a fully engaging, results-driven wayThomson Reuters
Providing young people in East London with an insight into journalism
People and Performance
Chair: Andrew Mayo
HR Author and Speaker[10:00]
Early Morning SeminarBuckinghamshire County Council
Empowering people facing redundancy with a route to finance to build a business
Rackspace
Focusing on developing strengths rather than “correcting” weaknesses
[11:00]
Break[11:30]
Late Morning SeminarBupa International
Supporting the development of distributors and engaging them in Bupa’s vision
McDonald’s
Engaging with employees online with messages, competitions and news
[12:30]
Morning Peer Circles and Lunch[13:30]
Afternoon SeminarBP
Using story-led interactive videos featuring realistic characters to explain performance planningTearfund
Working with social entrepreneurs to impact many in resource poor environmentsParliament Educational Services [CR]
Engaging youth with politics with entertaining learning that nurtures creativity
and then the two streams revert back…
[15:00]
Afternoon Peer Circles[15:30]
Voting[15:45]
Chair’s Keynote
Andrew Mayo
HR Author and Speaker
“Managing the Performance that Matters – Value added to Stakeholders”[16:30]
Peer Award Announcement
Celebrating the ideas voted most inspirational on the day[16:45]
Close - Wednesday 13 June 2012 conference programme
[08:45 to 09:15]
Registration[09:30]
Welcome and Introduction
The Director of The Peer Awards, Stephen Citronand then the conference splits into two streams…
Corporate Responsibility
Chair: Peter Holbrook
CEO Social Enterprise UK[10:00]
Early Morning SeminarBank of America Merrill Lynch
The Financial Education and Employability ProgrammeTurner Broadcasting
The company behind CNN and Cartoon Network building schools in Africa
[11:00]
Break[11:30]
Late Morning SeminarMcDonald’s
Employee engagement for awareness of the environmental performance of restaurantsThe @one Alliance
A collaboration to reduce carbon in Anglian Water’s delivery across the East of England[12:30]
Morning Peer Circles and Lunch[13:30]
Afternoon SeminarCity & Guilds
A new accredited Quality Mark for youth organisationsFPA
Educating people with learning disabilities about relationships & sexuality
People and Performance
Chair: Nick Shackleton-Jones
Group Head eLearning, Leadership Development and Talent, BP[10:00]
Early Morning SeminarBank of America
Sourcing external talent into critical roles, and providing an excellent hiring experienceRackspace
Creating a big GREAT company rather than a great BIG one, despite fast growth
[11:00]
Break[11:30]
Late Morning SeminarKent County Council
Empowering parents of disabled children by training them as coachesIPA
Social learning in the Advertising Industry, for people to learn individually or with others[12:30]
Morning Peer Circles and Lunch[13:30]
Afternoon SeminarRoyal Caribbean Cruises
Virtual environments giving travel agents an experience that helps them sell their productThomson Reuters [CR theme]
Workshops to inspire displaced young people to build a future vision of themselves
and then the two streams revert back…
[14:30]
Afternoon Peer Circles[15:15]
Voting[15:30]
Chair’s KeynoteNick Shackleton-Jones
Group Head eLearning, Leadership Development and Talent, BP
“Next Generation Projects”[16:30]
Peer Award Announcement
Celebrating the ideas voted most inspirational on the day[16:45]
Close
- Thursday 14 June 2012 conference programme
[08:45 to 09:15]
Registration[09:30]
Welcome and Introduction
The Director of The Peer Awards, Stephen Citronand then the conference splits into two streams…
Corporate Responsibility
Chair: Yogesh Chauhan
Chief Adviser Corp. Sustainability, BBC[10:00]
Early Morning SeminarChannel 4
4Talent Days – creative workshops to attract talent to the media industryThe De Vere Academy
Training and finding work for apprentices in the hospitality sector[11:00]
Break[11:30]
Late Morning SeminarCommunity-Links with Barclays
Educating and empowering people to take control of their finances and avoid debtRackspace
Selecting and supporting their Charity of the Year, an opportunity for staff to give back
[12:30]
Morning Peer Circles and Lunch[13:30]
Afternoon SeminarCitizenship Foundation
Educating, connecting and empowering young people on climate change issues
Coca Cola Enterprises
Encouraging consumer recycling at Summer festivals and via partnerships with retailersWipro [P&P theme]
Individual Learning Plans through an Integrated Talent Management System
People and Performance
Chair: Carol Wilson
Coaching Author, Speaker, Thinker[10:00]
Early Morning SeminarBritish Gas
Shifting the mindset of its teams to think like customers, for a shift in company cultureCapGemini
An induction that’s high on theatre, helping new VPs prepare for the unexpected[11:00]
Break[11:30]
Late Morning SeminarMitie
Training teams to better approach challenges, to solve problems and to interactRoyal Caribbean Cruises
Experiential learning for a lasting impression that helps their network when selling[12:30]
Morning Peer Circles and Lunch[13:30]
Afternoon SeminarBupa
Blended learning using agile methodologies to support a business critical changeMarsh
A social learning community for staff to tap into colleagues’ expertise and knowledgeVirgin Media
Sharing knowledge via a platform similar to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Skype
and then the two streams revert back…
[15:00]
Afternoon Peer Circles[15:30]
Voting[15:45]
Chair’s KeynoteCarol Wilson
Coaching Author, Speaker, Thinker
“Creating a Coaching Culture”[16:30]
Peer Award Announcement
Celebrating the ideas voted most inspirational on the day[16:45]
Conference Close
Changes may be made to the above in the lead-up to the conference.