30.05.2016

On 24 May 2015, the AEB Southern Regional Committee held its 8th annual HR conference “HR Value proposition for business in new realities” in the conference hall of Kuban State Agrarian University.

The conference brought together the heads of HR departments of leading Russian and foreign companies to discuss the current situation on the labour market and the actual role of HR in business processes. The conference participants were welcomed by Oleg Zharko, Chairman of the AEB Southern Regional Committee, Regional Corporate Affairs Director, Danone Russia, Tatiana Polutina, Vice Rector for International and Youth Policy of Kuban State Agrarian University, andIgor Brener, Deputy Chairman of the AEB Southern Regional Committee on HR Issues, HR Business Partner, European Office of Grains and Oilseeds Cargill, Russia.

Michael Germershausen, Chairman of the AEB Human Resources Committee, Managing Director, Antal Russia, was the key speaker at the event. Management representatives of AEB member companies, including Ralf Bendisch, CLAAS, Oleg Zharko, Danone Russia, Alisa Andreeva, Philip Morris Kuban, shared business strategies in the modern realities of the labour market.

In the second part of the conference, Anna Babakina, Syngenta, Anatoly Laryuhin, Nestle Russia,Ella Detkova, CLAAS, talked about the results of their projects on attracting and developing personnel and improving labour efficiency. Tatiana Sidorenkova, Ancor, introduced the results of the regional labour market analysis and reflection of nationwide trends.

The lively discussion among the conference participants confirmed the importance of the topics raised at the event as well as the necessity of attracting experts, and the exchange of opinions among regional HR community specialists through such events.