Location: World Trade and Convention Centre 1800 Argyle Street, Suite 801 (signage will be available to direct ENS members to correct room)

Date: Wednesday, April 26th, 2017

Time: Lunch and Networking: 11:15 am -11:45 am, Presentation: 11:50 am – 1:00 pm

Cost: Free (lunch – please advise of any special dietary requirements)

RSVP: Please use our Online Registration process to register by Friday, April 21st, 2017.

This event qualifies for 1 Professional Development Hour (PDH) for the Engineers Nova Scotia CPD program.

Lunch Session Topic:

More than ever before, the human resource management discipline and role within organizations is in transformation. This shift is driven by the anticipated changes to work predicted for the upcoming decade. During this session, we will discuss several of the key HR trends including: 

- the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics on work – in broad terms and in relation to the field of engineering; 

- the change in the definition of talent – skills of the future and the nature of work; 

- and the evolution of analytics and big data to facilitate strategic HR decision-making.

Join us to explore some of the ways that HR decision-makers are preparing to deal with the fourth-wave of technological integration and disruption to work!

Bio: Wendy R. Carroll

Dr. Wendy R. Carroll is an award winning teacher and researcher who is the Director of the EMBA Program and associate professor in the Department of Management at the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University. Wendy’s research focuses on current issues and challenges faced by HR professionals in the areas of leadership, skills development, psychologically healthy workplaces, and factors impacting HR systems. As the founder and Faculty Director of the Workforce Strategies Research Group, she examined future labour skills and demand, and workforce practices to assist with labour force planning and policy development. In July 2016, Wendy was awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant for work on exploring employee silence in organizations after unjust events, such as harassment or bullying.Her excellence as an educator is evidenced by the seven teaching awards she has won over the past eight years. For her role as an educator and researcher impacting practice, Wendy has been named one of the Top HR Professionals of 2016 in Canada by Canadian HR Reporter Magazine.