Kirsten Edwards
Global Head of People Data and Insights
Rio Tinto
Kirsten Edwards is the Global Head of People Data and Insights at Rio Tinto. With over two decades of international experience in Analytics, HR and Management Consulting, she has supported various organisations across multiple sectors, empowering them to utilize people data and analytics more effectively. Her first book, Predictive HR Analytics, Mastering the HR Metric, now in 3rd Edition, is the core text used in over 20 universities worldwide in the study of People Analytics and over 6000 copies have been sold. She has also just released a 2nd book “Using R in HR Analytics”.
SESSIONS
Day 2
3:10
Panel: Building a Data-Drive Culture from the Centre: Uplifting Capability Across HR Function
Upskilling a multi-generational workforce: Adapting learning strategies to different levels of digital and data proficiency
Developing data literacy across HR by building capability to interpret, validate, and apply people data
Strengthening analytical thinking by improving understanding of what data shows—and what it doesn’t
Kirsten Edwards, Global Head of People Data and Insights, Rio Tinto
Rebecca Sexton, Director, HR Reporting, Analytics and Surveys Section, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Sam Catlow, HR Transformation & People Analytics Leader, Virgin Australia
Day 2
4:05
Roundtable Exercise
Join your peers in a collaborative session where you'll workshop real challenges presented during the project pitches. Apply your own experience to co-develop practical solutions and offer feedback to the next wave of people analytics talent.
Group A: Sam Catlow, HR Transformation & People Analytics Leader, Virgin Australia
Group B: Kirsten Edwards, Global Head of People Data and Insights, Rio Tinto
Group C: Rebecca Sexton, Director, HR Reporting, Analytics and Surveys Section, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing