Empowering HR for the AI-driven future
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Empowering HR for the AI-driven future

Practical steps for HR leaders and teams who want to embrace AI and embed it into their organisation.

By The CIPD Branch in Wessex

Date and time

Wednesday, May 21 · 6 - 8pm GMT+1

Location

Highbury College

Tudor Crescent Portsmouth PO6 2SA United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

Wondering how your HR team can build understanding, confidence, and governance around AI in your organisation?

Tired of hearing about AI and not sure what you need to do about it in your role and in your organisation?

Thinking about how you can prepare your HR team to evolve and be ready for the rise of AI?


Join us for an engaging and practical session on how HR leaders and their teams can harness the transformative power of AI—not to replace the human element, but to amplify it across the organisation. By adopting AI strategically, taking practical steps to build the confidence and governance around how we factor AI into our workforce plans, we can create a future where technology complements and enhances what people do best. We will cover the key questions your HR team should be willing to ask and key terms to be aware of regarding AI and its usage.


The key takeaway? "AI won’t replace managers, but the managers (and teams) who use AI will thrive above those who don’t."


Guest speaker: Dr Eilis Collins

Dr Eilis Collins specialises in working with HR leaders and their teams to improve the service they offer to employees and their own productivity. Over the past twenty years she has worked as a HR consultant and delivery leader across a wide range of sectors. Her experience at IBM involved working with clients on HR outsourcing and offshoring programmes, HR automation projects, HR service delivery projects. She presents at academic and HR practitioner conferences and since completing her doctorate in 2022 at the University of Southampton, she has continued to carry out research.

Her research interests include:

  • The new skills which needed by HR teams as AI continues to be used more widely.
  • Digitisation and automation and the effect of these on HR skills and team structure.
  • How to build data analytics skills across all HR team members.
  • HR operating models -current and future trends in HR operating models and team structures.


Please note:

1. Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the morning of the event.

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4. Please cancel your ticket so someone else can take your place if your plans change and you can no longer make it – there is usually a waitlist for our events.

5. This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.

6. Please note that refunds for CIPD Non-Member tickets will only be available until 7 days prior to the event, any cancelled tickets after this will not receive a refund.

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Organized by

The CIPD Branch in Wessex is one of the largest CIPD branches in the country with a growing membership base of over 5,000 members across South of Hampshire, parts of Wiltshire and Dorset. Specifically we cover five regions and host events in each: Andover & Salisbury, Bournemouth, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

We aim to support, inform and inspire everyone who has an interest in people management and development in the Wessex area. We offer a topical programme of events throughout the year designed to meet the needs of all our members. This provides opportunities for networking and continuous professional development.

We have three Special Interest Groups (SIGs):

- HR, where HR professionals meet on a quarterly basis, via Teams

- Learning and Development, where HR & L&D professionals meet on a quarterly basis, via Teams

- Coffee and Connect, where all CIPD members are invited to meet in-person for a chat and connect over refreshments.

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