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Asia Ireland Higher Education and Global Talent Forum

9 July 2015Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin

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‘How Asia and Ireland Can Partner in Education to Create Global Talent Clusters and Drive FDI’

9 July 2015Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin

Managing Global Talent in the Digital Age

Ryan ShanksManaging Director, Accenture Strategy

Ryan Shanks, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy - Ireland

Managing Global Talent in the Digital Age

Introduction to Accenture…

~346,000 employees globally

Global HQ in Ireland~1,700 employees

We are a professional services company – Strategy, Consulting, Digital, Technology and OperationsPeople is our business.

~57% of our employees are based in Asia

$968m

$

FY04 FY14

$3,886m

APAC REVENUE

Digital is Changing the World…

… and the Workforce

This means more and more remote communities are joining the workforce…

DIG ITAL TECHNOLOGY IS AUTOMATING

MUCH OF WHAT WE DO…

The expectations of the workforce are changing…

Managing Global Talent in the Digital Age

Target and attract high-performing talent

Identify skills required across the workforce in the digital age

Develop talent within the organisation, maximising their potential through collaboration and online learning

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http://mashable.com/2014/09/01/google-glass-businesses/&ei=KK2bVZa4H9CN7Aby-bqYAw&bvm=bv.96952980,d.bGg&psig=AFQjCNGFR-PfinyF_gb-CLq50KAB24SPhw&ust=1436352162632473

Accenture’s Career Marketplace

THANKYOU

Global Business Strategies Global “Talent Strategy”

Ireland ↔ Asia

Appendix

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Links

• Kaggle

• Yammer Workforce of the Future Group

• Accenture’s Career Marketplace

• Accenture Open Education

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