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The Future Workforce
What it means for HR, HSE and Leadership
Wednesday 4th November | 4:30pm to 7:00pm

Event Details:
Address:
MinterEllison | 40 Governor Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Pl, Sydney NSW 2000
Hosted By: The Next Step, The Safe Step and MinterEllison

A panel and networking session for HR and HSE Leaders
AI and emerging technology are already reshaping roles, structures and risk profiles, often faster than workforce strategies can keep up. Join The Next Step, The Safe Step and MinterEllison for a panel and networking event exploring what the future workforce really looks like, and what HR, HSE and leadership teams need to do about it now, not eventually.

The Panel & The Facilitators

Facilitated by Stephen Coldicutt, our panel brings together senior voices including Andrew Nolan and Harriet Eager, Jane Bourke, Cathy Doyle and Stacey Edmonds.  Over the panel and networking, we will get into which roles are changing fastest, where the capability gaps are opening up, how leaders are balancing innovation against risk and culture, and what organisations are actually doing now rather than planning to do later.

What attendees will get:
- A clear read on which roles and structures are changing fastest and why.
- Insight into the capability gaps HR and HSE teams need to close first.
- Grounded, current examples of what organisations are doing now, not aspirational roadmaps
- Time with peers wrestling with the same leadership trade-offs between innovation, culture, risk and workforce sustainability.

Agenda:

- Arrival from: 4:30pm
- Panel Discussion from: 5:00pm
- Q&A from: 5:45pm
- Networking from: 6:00pm
- Event Close: 7:00pm

Meet your panel and facilitator
Harriet Eager | Partner - MinterEllison

Harriet advises organisations on complex employment and industrial relations matters, supporting both day-to-day issues and longer-term workforce strategies. She has particular expertise in enterprise agreement negotiations, restructuring and outsourcing, workplace litigation, executive remuneration and safety. Harriet has worked with major organisations across banking and finance, higher education and construction, advising on high-stakes workplace matters, industrial disputes, investigations and safety incidents.

Jane Bourke | Group Director, Safety, Health & Wellbeing - Woolworths

Jane is an experienced senior leader with a strong track record in driving strategy, transformation and sustainable business performance across complex organisations. Her career has included senior roles with global organisations including Amazon and BP, as well as leading Australian companies such as Origin Energy and Telstra. She specialises in transformation and change, bringing a strong risk-based approach and commercial focus to complex environments. Jane has extensive experience across HSE transformation, mergers and acquisitions, retail, construction, oil and gas, transport, logistics and warehousing.

Andrew Nolan | Former CPO - CIMIC Group

Andrew helps organisations turn AI ambition into practical, enterprise-wide adoption through his consultancy, Cadant. His work spans identifying high-value AI opportunities at the task level, developing adoption strategies at scale and building the engineering capability needed to support transformation. Most recently, Andrew was Chief People Officer at CIMIC Group, leading People & Culture across 40,000 employees in 20 countries. He also brings a broader technology perspective, having held executive responsibility for IT within a 6,000-person organisation.

Cathy Doyle | Chief People Officer - NobleOak

Cathy is an experienced executive and board leader with over 30 years’ experience across diverse industries and regions, including ASX-listed and purpose-driven organisations. She specialises in aligning people, AI and IT strategies with business goals to deliver meaningful outcomes. As Chief People Officer, Cathy brings a strong focus on inclusive governance, technology transformation, culture, talent and succession planning. Her work has been recognised through industry awards, including being named a finalist for HRD of the Year in 2022. She is also committed to social impact through NFP board roles and mentoring emerging leaders.

Stacey Edmonds | Founder - Lively (a Learning Agency)

Stacey is an award-winning founder, social scientist and GenAI ethicist focused on the human side of cyber safety and digital trust. As Co-founder and CEO of Lively, she leads product, GenAI and commercial growth across enterprise, education and banking. Her career spans youth work, digital people and culture, and senior consulting roles with Deloitte and Korn Ferry, helping major organisations navigate digital strategy, transformation and change. Stacey specialises in GenAI adoption, with a focus on the culture, learning and behaviour change needed to help organisations adopt AI safely and effectively.

Stephen Coldicutt | Associate Director - The Safe Step
Stephen is an Associate Director at The Safe Step in Sydney, partnering with senior HSE, Risk and Environment professionals in both permanent markets. Stephen holds over 20 years’ experience in search and talent acquisition and is passionate about the development and career advancement of his wide HSE network. He works across all industries and has deep domain experience within the Manufacturing, Engineering, Government and Construction sectors and is seen as a trusted partner within his client base.