Tuesday 8 August – Friday 11 August 2006
The Marriott, Gold Coast, Queensland

The 2006 Asia-Pacific Conference

The 2006 Infohrm Conference was our most successful to date! Conference numbers were the highest ever, with over 220 senior HR practitioners in attendance. New benchmarks were also set in the quality of presentations, a fact not lost on our attendees who provided us with testimonials like the following:

• "One of the best conferences I have ever attended."
• "High standard of presentations compared to other conferences."
• "Good ideas to take back to the workforce."
• "Very practical, focused and relevant."
• "Sessions were fantastic, staff are fabulous, food and entertainment excellent."
• "Great event. Looking forward to next year's."
• "Very informative and relevant information."
• "Good opportunity to hear the latest research. Good networking opportunities."
• "Very good and well organized. Excellent speakers."
• "Great conference. Very interesting and enjoyable."
• "The range of options in the 4 streams meant there was something for everyone."
• "Brilliant, really enjoyed it, well run by a very dynamic and enthusiastic organization."
• "High quality professional experience."
• "Line up of speakers was great."
• "Very professional and informative - well done!"
• "A great exposé of some current thinking and research. That's what I'm here for!"
• "The best aspects were the new initiatives being used and shared, the sharing of evidence to support argument, and the sharing of drivers and results."
• "I appreciated the opportunity to network and be challenged with how to better utilize metrics and why."
• "Carefully considered program that is pitched at today's real issues. Really like the future focus."
• "Loved it, met some great people, took away ideas and a renewed enthusiasm."
• "Fantastic - I'll be back next year!"
• "Many thanks again for the committed and professional organization and selection of speakers."
• "This was one of the best conferences I have ever been to!"
• "I enjoyed meeting like-minded people facing similar challenges, and the opportunities for personal and professional development."
• "Fantastic opportunity to learn from fellow HR Professionals and their challenges. Hope to be able to come back next year."
• "Fantastic learning and networking opportunity. Incredibly relevant and useful information."
• "The best aspect was the sharp focus on measurement and metrics."
• "Hard to think of a session that wasn't valuable. Keynote speakers were all a highlight."
• "The conference reinforced many ideas and systems that we are currently using or contemplating using."
• "Well worth my investment of time. Lots of new info and ideas and a lot of reinforcement of key issues."
• "I enjoyed it immensely... speakers were excellent quality and there was a good range of topics."
• "Well worthwhile. Definitely a 'Must Do.'"
• "This would have to be one of the best conferences I've been to - extremely well done in all aspects."
• "Very enjoyable. My first Infohrm conference but definitely not my last!"

Conference Photos

You can view a small gallery of photos from the 2006 Conference.

2006 Presenters

The 2006 lineup of presenters from Australia and overseas included:

• Dr Eve Meceda, Senior Director, Corporate Leadership Council, USA
• Dr Melissa Graves, Senior Manager of Partner Research and Development, Starbucks Coffee Company, USA
• Dr Scott A. Snell, Professor of Human Resource Studies; Director of Executive Education, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, USA
• Ed Verrett, Vice President Global Real Estate, JAPA, American Express, USA
• Judith Manion, HR Relationship Leader, Consumer Card and Merchant Business Groups, American Express, Singapore
• Jonathan Terrell, President - North America, Infohrm Group, USA
• Ainslie Langshaw, Director, Dept of Health & Aging
• Colin Dobbie, Gold Coast City Council
• Michael May, Gold Coast Water
• David Reynolds, MD, Chandler McLeod
• Derek Duffy, Strategic HR Manager, Suncorp Metway
• Dr Bernd Irmer, Senior Consultant, Infohrm Group
• Dr Brad Jorgensen, Senior Consultant, Infohrm Group
• Dr Jacqueline M. Drew, University of Queensland
• Dr Karen Morley, Associate Dean, Executive Programs, Mt Eliza Centre for Executive Education
• Ewen McDonald, Group Manager, Corporate Strategy Group, Dept of Education, Science and Training
• Frank McManus, Vice-President/Director of People Resources, McDonald's
• Heather Moon, Private Health Care Administrator
• Mark Ney, Federal Agent, National Manager of HR, Australian Federal Police
• Michael Nobelen, Manager, Human Resources – Operations, Accident Compensation Corporation, New Zealand
• Scott Baker, Level 3
• Trish Butler, Vice President Human Resources, CSC Australia
• Maureen Frank, CEO, Creating Exceptional Leaders, Australia
• Peter Howes, CEO, Infohrm Group, Australia
• Anastasia Ellerby, Managing Director, Infohrm Group, Australia