We will be exploring talent as an art form.

The people in talent who create new and experimental ideas and methods - the avant-garde to the Modern - where the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of experimentation. The new ways to approach how we recruit and work with our people.

We will look at the Romantics with their emphasis on emotion and individualism. Or maybe the Realists who sought to portray real people and situations with truth and accuracy, and not avoid the unpleasant side of life. The modern EVP.

And let's not forget those that blended the art with science like da Vinci who was active as a painter, draftsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. The rise of talent intelligence and people analytics.

In much of the world today, an artist is considered to be a person with the talent and the skills to conceptualise and make creative works. Their artworks can take many forms and fit into numerous categories, such as architecture, painting, ceramics, and digital art. We find many of us are combining many roles in a modern talent team - the sourcer, the employer brand manager, employee experience specialist to name a few.

Of greater importance, artists are the individuals who have the desire and ability to envision, design, and fabricate the images, objects, and structures we all encounter, use, occupy and enjoy every day.

Get your outfits ready! We are dressing up as artists and celebrating our ability to create, invent, and practice talent as an art form. It can be as simple as a t-shirt with an art theme or you can come dress as your favourite singer or a whole art installation!

It's Monet to Beyonce baby! 

We are currently confirming topics and a whole lot more speakers.  Check back here for the full speaker list. 

Click on their names for a full rundown of what their sessions are about. 

Continuing our tradition of booking fabulous venues that help us create an atmosphere of learning and celebration, this year, we are going to The Timber Yard in Port Melbourne. The Timber Yard is built on the philosophy of recycling, upcycling and bringing people together for amazing events.

Located on 6000 sqm comprised of indoor and outdoor space, in the Port Melbourne industrial precinct, the site has been restored remaining true to its heritage of second hand timber storage and fabrication.

The Timber Yard, 351 Plummer Street, Port Melbourne