Thursday, 11th August: The Focus Group have announced today the dates and line-up for Engaging for Success 2011, an event dedicated to Employee Engagement. This year, they have attracted speakers from major organisations such as Virgin Active, Unilever, O2 and Deutsche Bank, as well as from the government-backed Task Force on Employee Engagement and authors of research on Employee Value Proposition.
The event is being sponsored by KPMG, who are also hosting it at their premises in London. Co-sponsors VOVICI are leading suppliers of business intelligence software.
Maggie Wheeler, Director of the Focus Group, said: “We are able to attract delegates to events because of the quality of the speakers, and the relevance of the messages they deliver. In a time of strained resources, employee engagement remains a low-cost, high-outcome method of companies maintaining and improving their brands. Engaging for Success (EFS) is about equipping our delegates to increase their engagement with any organisation’s prime resource – its people.”
“I’m really pleased with the breadth of speakers we’ve managed to attract to this event; from the public and private sectors, as well as leaders in academic research. Also the support of KPMG and VOVICI illustrates that employee engagement is seen as important regardless of the market sector you occupy.”
“Last year, we hosted delegates from 75 companies and public institutions whose combined turnover exceeded £250bn and who employ hundreds of thousands of staff. Delegates to our events return every year because of the value of the information they learn, and speakers know that they are engaging with those people able to make decisions and change policy.”
“I believe that employee engagement is a key component of stability and growth. As a result, I’m looking forward to the impact I expect EFS to have on the way organisations are run in the future.”
Engaging for Success 2011 takes place on the 16th – 17th November at the KPMG London Office, 15 Canada Square, London E14 5GL.
Details on the programme, speakers and how to attend can be found at: www.engagingforgrowth.com.
Further information can be supplied by Maggie Wheeler, The Focus Group: maggie.wheeler@thefocusgroup.org.uk or on: 01993 844466.
