6^th INTERNATIONAL FORUM

“Human Resources and Social Work in Oil and Gas Companies”

Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation
Petroleum Business Institute
Moscow, 18-19 of May 2011

Forum is held annually from year 2006. All latest trends in Human Resources and Social Policies, best Russian and foreign practices and best educational projects within Oil and Gas sector are discussed and analyzed during the Forum.

In 2010 special attention was paid to analysis of Human Resources Policy in the biggest American companies such as ExxonMobil (as example of Centralized Human Resources Management Model) and Chevron (as example of Decentralized Human Resources Management Model). Over 150 participants from more than 60 companies took part. This year best Human Resources Management practices and experiences of the leading European oil and gas companies such as BP, Neste and Total will be examined.

The objective of the Forum is to provide opportunity for discussion of the most vital issues for Human Resources Management and Social Policies in oil and gas companies.

Goals of the Forum are following:

• Share experience and work out new approaches to improve Human Resources Management in oil and gas companies
• Discuss possible development of social environment and employment relations
• Compare different approaches to structure Human Resources and Social Departments
• Consider key factors for successful HR Projects within oil and gas sector
• Evaluate possibility of use of best European practices in Russian companies

Forum Structure

   I. Theoretical and Practical Conference

   II. Topical Sections

   III. Specialized Workshop

Topics for speeches:

1. Oil and gas industry innovations and development under terms of governmental economic modernization policy
2. Human Resources and Social Policies in oil and gas management. Organizational structure of personnel management department
3. HR strategy in oil and gas business. Recruitment and development methods. Improvement of corporate policy and culture
4. Professional standards role in business development. Training standards for executive management, technical experts and workers
5. Career and development programs for oil and gas management, personnel reserve for executive management. Long life learning systems. Knowledge management
6. Social investment: Russian and international samples
7. Labor rating and remuneration improvement
8. Educational alliances, solutions for difficult scientific and technical tasks. Establishment of technical educational centers
9. Young talents support

II. Topical Sections

Section 1: Personnel policy in oil and gas companies

Development and improvement of Human Resources Management. Planning and labor provision. Budgeting for Human Resources department. Corporate culture and business development. Outsourcing in Human Resources Management

Section 2: Training, development and evaluation in oil and gas companies

Corporate standards and development systems for executive managers and highly talented staff. Knowledge management. Competences framework. Personnel attestation and evaluation. Working efficiency management. Young talents development programs

Section 3: Motivation and labor remuneration in oil and gas companies

Motivation and labor remuneration improvement. Implementation of unified systems for labor remuneration. Overtimed, fixed and unlimited work. Peculiarities for executive management compensation. Legislative peculiarities of contracting

Section 4: Social policy in oil and gas companies

Corporate social responsibility and social investments. HSE, working conditions, occupational traumatism and occupational diseases level. Insurance schemes. Housing programs

All participants are welcomed to make a report according to selected section.

Duration of oral report is 15 minutes. Report should be accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation containing general topics. Full text of the report with presentation should be sent to the Forum’s Organizing Committee not later than 01 May 2011 E-mail address: info@petroleum.ru

Dear speakers! Please specify your section, report title and author’s name at registration.

III. SPECIALIZED WORKSHOP

Oil and gas personnel evaluation. How to measure and increase Corporate IQ*
(consecutive interpretation into Russian)

Modern approaches, developed by leading Dutch scientists, introduce use of a new quantitative corporate IQ index together with the individual IQ. Higher corporate IQ means more effective business. World leading oil and gas companies have 30-40 points higher Corporate IQ index than on the average.

Purpose of this workshop is to provide top managers and HR managers with methodological tools for human resources efficiency evaluation.
Following problems related to formation and evaluation of corporate IQ will be examined:

• HR services role in formation of corporate IQ
• Individual IQ influence on formation of corporate IQ
• Managers role in increase of corporate IQ
• Selection of corporate IQ evaluation methods
• Detection methods for growth and reduction of corporate IQ
• Influence of increased corporate IQ on Company’s project efficiency

Place
Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation
Address: 119606, Moscow, Vernadskogo avenue 84.

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