Planning A Robust Future Across Diverse Workforces
Oct 21, 2025 — 12:00 pm - 12:30 PMStage SO5

Description
What does it really take to future-proof your workforce using people analytics? In this behind-the-scenes session, senior analytics leaders from Ford Motor Company and Compass Group unpack their journey from initial resistance to boardroom endorsement. Discover how they embedded workforce planning into the business fabric, won over cross-functional leaders, and built systems that support long-term talent, process, and operational decisions. This is a masterclass in influencing change, building momentum, and making people data matter where it counts most. Attendees will gain practical insights, real-world examples, and proven tactics to accelerate talent forecasting, strengthen process planning, and embed analytics into strategic workforce decision-making. You chance to ask questions and gain fresh insights.
Key Discussion Points
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• How to shift the conversation from dashboards to decisions which will shape future diverse workforce needs
• How do you align people analytics with operational and strategic business planning
• Winning executive advocacy and embedding planning tools into talent and process decisions
• Building scalable frameworks for forecasting, capacity planning and workforce transformation
• Real-world examples of navigating stakeholder tensions and turning doubt into direction