Hosted by Hogan Assessments in collaboration with Phoenix Consulting International, the JVR Africa Group, and Career Connections, this free event will feature many case studies from businesses in different regions across the continent.
You’ll have the opportunity to learn about leadership performance and resilience during times of volatility, how to use assessments to promote leadership for disruption, how to integrate values assessment to develop an Ubuntu culture, and more. Don’t miss the keynote address by Robert Hogan, PhD, founder and president of Hogan Assessments, about the science of personality, and a presentation by Ryne Sherman, PhD, chief science officer at Hogan Assessments, about the impact of AI on workplace assessments. Don't miss this first-of-its-kind event!
Event Agenda
11:05 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. GMT 12:05 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. BST
Keynote Presentation
The Future of Work
Presented by: Adrian Furnham, DPhil, DSc, DLitt, MSc
The world has changed since the millennium. The COVID-19 pandemic and developments in artificial intelligence have greatly exaggerated the rate of change. What can the changes that have already occurred tell us about the future of work? And how will factors such as GPTi change the whole work landscape? Led by Adrian Furnham, DPhil, DSc, DLitt, MSc, one of the world’s foremost experts in psychology, this session will explore these questions and more.
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. GMT 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. BST
Business Case Spotlight
Investing Internally: Using Data to Assess Promotion Potential
Presented by: Seniora El-Hage and Yasmine Adel
Competing in today’s environment requires the right leaders. Compared to external hires, promoting from within has been shown to increase efficiency, productivity, and operational returns. To ensure leaders are prepared for the requirements of a new role, assessing potential is vital, and benchmarking it with the leaders’ competencies is of utmost importance. Showcasing best practices for making these critical talent decisions, this session will reveal how the National Bank of Egypt has used scientific data in promotions to achieve a positive ROI.
12:30 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. GMT 1:30 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. BST
Keynote Presentation
Ubuntu Awareness: Links Between the Ubuntu Way of Life and the Hogan Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory
Presented by: Dumisani Magadlela, PhD
The concept of Ubuntu, meaning “I am because we are,” regards viewing our world and each other as interconnected. In its application, leaders can realize their full potential. This session will explore how the scales on the Hogan Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory align with the principles, values, and philosophy of Ubuntu to drive humanistic leadership and empowerment.
1:20 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. GMT 2:20 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. BST
Business Case Spotlight
Leading Through Digital Disruption
Presented by: Madeleine Dunford, MSc, and Japheth Achola, MSc
Leaders today are finding it challenging to cope with the increasing pace, scale, and unpredictability of change, as technology, globalization, and innovation have revolutionized the competitive landscape. Having future-ready leadership is critical to ensure adaptability to environments characterized by disruption. This panel will present a case study on an 18-month Digital Leadership for Disruption program facilitated by Career Connections. Find out how they used assessments to understand resilience, agility, and innovation among 60 senior executives in East Africa’s largest bank.
1:50 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. GMT 2:50 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. BST
Keynote Presentation
How Artificial Intelligence Is Impacting the Assessment Industry
Presented by: Ryne Sherman, PhD
Artificial intelligence is not new. However, recent access to large language models has given us all a glimpse at just how powerful AI can be. Assessment has been turned upside down by the potential that AI offers to both assessment providers and users. In this talk, Ryne Sherman, PhD, chief science officer at Hogan Assessments, discusses the impact of AI on the assessment industry, threats and opportunities that AI poses, and what we can expect from AI in the future.
2:40 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. GMT 3:40 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. BST
Business Case Spotlight
Adapt or Die: Surviving Constant Change from a Leadership Perspective
Presented by: Jopie de Beer, PhD, and Jani Wiggett, MSc
Change is the only constant in life. One could argue easily that this idea, credited to Greek philosopher Heraclitus, has never been truer than now. In Africa, being able to adapt to changing circumstances is critical to being an effective leader. Effective leadership is furthermore essential for organizations to survive. Join us in unpacking what we uncovered in our research on adaptive leadership and the role personality plays in navigating constant change.
3:10 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. GMT 4:10 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. BST
Keynote Presentation
The Science of Personality: Why It Matters
Presented by: Robert Hogan, PhD
Business success depends on money and people. If organizations make poor people decisions, they will fail. Personality is the key to identifying talent, and a well-validated personality assessment is the key to understanding personality. In his keynote address, Robert Hogan, PhD, founder and president of Hogan Assessments, explains why validity has always been the cornerstone of our ability to predict performance.
3:50 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. GMT 4:50 p.m. - 5:20 p.m. BST
Keynote Presentation
Leadership Development Is Broken
Presented by: Wendy Howell Hogan, MA
Organizations spend more than $366 billion annually on leadership development worldwide. Yet 75% of companies say their leadership programs are not very effective. Traditional leadership development programs clearly aren’t working. In this presentation, Wendy Howell Hogan, MA, CEO at Hogan Assessments, covers the common shortfalls of leadership development initiatives, including how leadership should be defined and how organizations should select leaders.
Register to Attend
This virtual event is free to attend. After you submit your registration, you will receive an email with a calendar placeholder and further instructions about how to join the conference via Zoom.
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Meet the Hogan Distributors
As the official distributors of Hogan's assessments in Africa, Phoenix Consulting International, Career Connections, and the JVR Africa Group play a critical role in helping organizations hire the right employees, identify and develop talented individuals, and build better leaders. Join each distributor's Business Case Spotlight session to learn more.
Meet the Featured Guests
Meet the Keynote Speakers
Dumisani Magadlela, PhD
Executive Coach, Team Coach, Coach Trainer, Leadership Skills Development Practitioner, and ICF Global Board (Chair)
