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ConversatiON with Jen Bergren

Date
Jan 18, 2023 5:00 PM (GMT)
Description

New Year, New Ops: Getting the Right Documentation Systems In Place Documentation is essential for business and career growth. By setting up good documentation systems and processes, you can: • Offer 30-hour workweeks and attract talent • Onboard new employees quickly, to increase revenue faster • Easily see, agree on, and improve your processes • Iterate and experiment more efficiently Yet so often, documentation is still looked at as a nice-to-have - or worse, a chore - and gets banished to the bottom of our priority lists.Ops often leads the charge in getting documentation systems in place - and with the start of a new year, it's the perfect time to start off strong and do some clean-up that will make everyone's lives easier. Guest Speaker: Jen Bergren, Former Head of Operations at Remotish, a HubSpot RevOps & WebOps agency

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Organiser: Operations Nation 🎟 Registration 🌐 Online event

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A cONference for operations professionals.

Join us for our annual, fully virtual cONference on the 3rd & 4th of October 2022.

A global two half-day virtual conference specifically designed for startup and scaleup operations professionals to discuss the many challenges encountered along the path to “operational excellence”, hear from seasoned ops leaders, and connect with other ops folks from across the globe.

👀 DISCOVER what operations is all about from seasoned operations professionals.

🌱 GROW by learning what it takes to bring you to the next level in your career path.

🤝 CONNECT with like-minded people by networking in our breakout rooms.

🎉 CELEBRATE everything that makes an operations career such a fascinating choice!

Get your cONference 2022 ticket here

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Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsors:

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Agenda

All times in BST (London/UK time)

Monday, 3rd of October

1:00 - 1:10 pm — Day 1 Welcome from Operations Nation Team

1:10 - 1:40 pm — Networking Session

1:50 - 2:35 pm — Strategy vs. Operations: What comes first, the chicken or the egg?

Meet two former COOs who are now CEOs of their own companies, transitioning from Operational leaders to Strategic leaders. Should the Strategic head wag the Operations tail, or should the Operations tail wag the Strategic head?
Meet two former COOs who are now CEOs of their own companies, transitioning from Operational leaders to Strategic leaders. Should the Strategic head wag the Operations tail, or should the Operations tail wag the Strategic head?

2:45 - 3:30 pm — People Debate: Is Operations just a cost centre or a growth accelerator?

During the COVID pandemic and now in the midst of the VC winter, many tech companies are desperate to cut costs. If you reduce Ops headcount, you could save money, but lose clients due to poor customer experience, not to mention create all kinds of pain points within the company, perhaps leading to regrettable attrition.
During the COVID pandemic and now in the midst of the VC winter, many tech companies are desperate to cut costs. If you reduce Ops headcount, you could save money, but lose clients due to poor customer experience, not to mention create all kinds of pain points within the company, perhaps leading to regrettable attrition.

3:30 - 4:00 pm — Networking Session

4:15 - 5:00 pm — Organisational Design: When should Operations be centralised versus decentralised?

This session will explore:
- The pros and cons of centralising operations as a company expands into new regions;
- The top-down devolution of “general ops” into Ops specialities like RevOps, People Ops and Product Ops;
- The evolution of generalist ops professionals into ops specialists and vice versa.
This session will explore: - The pros and cons of centralising operations as a company expands into new regions; - The top-down devolution of “general ops” into Ops specialities like RevOps, People Ops and Product Ops; - The evolution of generalist ops professionals into ops specialists and vice versa.

5:10 - 5:55 pm — Organisational Performance: As an Ops Leader, are you supposed to be more of an Aggregator or Influencer of metrics?

Often ops leaders are expected to own organisational performance, implementing KPI frameworks such as OKRs across the company. Yet, how responsible are we for driving metrics across the org, even in functions that don’t report into us?
Often ops leaders are expected to own organisational performance, implementing KPI frameworks such as OKRs across the company. Yet, how responsible are we for driving metrics across the org, even in functions that don’t report into us?

Tuesday, 4th of October

1:00 - 1:10 pm — Day 2 Welcome from Operations Nation Team

1:10 - 1:55 pm — Risk Management: How do you identify and mitigate risks as you scale your operations without becoming too risk-averse?

Everyone knows that building a startup is risky, but there’s a fine balance between being risk-tolerant and reckless. While managing multiple stakeholders like customers, investors, and employees, how do you decide when and where to gamble?
Everyone knows that building a startup is risky, but there’s a fine balance between being risk-tolerant and reckless. While managing multiple stakeholders like customers, investors, and employees, how do you decide when and where to gamble?

2:10 - 2:55 pm — Customer Operations: How do you ensure operations is embedded into the entire Customer Journey?

All too often, the Product/Tech team drives product innovation without considering the entire end-to-end customer journey. Customer Operations teams often have incredibly valuable insight from servicing clients day-in and day-out and/or play an integral role in customer experience. How can cross-functional teams break down silos to maximise the customer value of their products and services?
All too often, the Product/Tech team drives product innovation without considering the entire end-to-end customer journey. Customer Operations teams often have incredibly valuable insight from servicing clients day-in and day-out and/or play an integral role in customer experience. How can cross-functional teams break down silos to maximise the customer value of their products and services?

3:00 - 3:45 pm — Networking Session

3:50 - 4:50 pm – Systems and Processes Debate: SaaS vs. No-Code

In a world where there’s a SaaS company for every process you could possibly dream of, it’s understandable how startups end up managing dozens of software subscriptions. Meanwhile, ops folks are starting to take process improvement into their own hands with no- or low-code automation. Are SaaS and no-code friends, enemies, or frenemies?
In a world where there’s a SaaS company for every process you could possibly dream of, it’s understandable how startups end up managing dozens of software subscriptions. Meanwhile, ops folks are starting to take process improvement into their own hands with no- or low-code automation. Are SaaS and no-code friends, enemies, or frenemies?

4:50 - 5:00 pm — cONference Wrap Up

6:00 pm — After-Party in London! NB: tickets are sold separately — grab yours HERE 🍻😉

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Speakers & Panelists

People Debate moderator
People Debate moderator

Ben Gateley

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CEO and former COO of CharlieHR
Systems and Processes Debate moderator
Systems and Processes Debate moderator

Caro Griffin

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General Manager at Tech Ladies, Founder of Opsy
Strategy vs. Operations Debate moderator
Strategy vs. Operations Debate moderator

Charlene Chen

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Co-Founder of Operations Nation, Former COO of AZA Finance and Lantum
Organisational Design Debate speaker
Organisational Design Debate speaker

Clare Hawthorne

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Senior Director, Product Operations at Oscar Health
Risk Management Debate speaker
Risk Management Debate speaker

Delali Attiogbe Attipoe

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COO at 54Gene
Organisational Performance Debate moderator
Organisational Performance Debate moderator

Elain Tse

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COO of Bird Eats Bug
Organisational Design Debate moderator
Organisational Design Debate moderator

Fadi Hindi

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Fractional COO & Advisor, former Founder & CEO of Operate Co
Customer Operations Debate speaker
Customer Operations Debate speaker

Fiona Chorlton-Voong

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COO & Co-founder at The Portfolio Collective
Organisational Performance Debate speaker
Organisational Performance Debate speaker

Ghilaine Chan

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Chief of Staff at Final Version Ltd and Hubbub
Risk Management Debate speaker
Risk Management Debate speaker

Hari Raghavan

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CEO of AbstractOps
Customer Operations Debate speaker
Customer Operations Debate speaker

Hugo Froes

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Product Operations Lead at OLX Motors EU
Organisational Design Debate speaker
Organisational Design Debate speaker

Huw Bevan

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COO at Jyre
Strategy vs. Operations Debate speaker
Strategy vs. Operations Debate speaker

Jeffrey Szczepanski

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CEO and Founder at Reframe Technologies
Customer Operations Debate moderator
Customer Operations Debate moderator

Jeremey DuVall

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Customer Experience at Ness
Systems and Processes Debate speaker
Systems and Processes Debate speaker

Joe Aurilia, Jr.

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SVP of Operations at Cyware
Systems and Processes Debate speaker
Systems and Processes Debate speaker

Karina Mikhli

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COO at Enertech Search
Strategy vs. Operations Debate speaker
Strategy vs. Operations Debate speaker

Kristen Shannon

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CEO at Highliner Technology
Organisational Design Debate speaker
Organisational Design Debate speaker

Lex Sisney

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CEO at Organizational Physics
People Debate speaker
People Debate speaker

Louis Warner

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COO at Founders Factory
Risk Management Debate moderator
Risk Management Debate moderator

Maria Campbell

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COO of Griffin
People Debate speaker
People Debate speaker

Rahul Desai

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General Manager, Operations Cluster at Sylva
Systems and Processes Debate speaker
Systems and Processes Debate speaker

Riley McGhee

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COO at PVL
Customer Operations Debate speaker
Customer Operations Debate speaker

Rona Ruthen

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Former VP of Customer Operations at Monzo Bank
Organisational Performance Debate speaker
Organisational Performance Debate speaker

Sabrina Castiglione

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COO at Pento
Risk Management Debate speaker
Risk Management Debate speaker

Sarah Touzani

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Fractional COO - Advisor
Systems and Processes Debate speaker
Systems and Processes Debate speaker

Sarah Zarling

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Sr Product Operations Manager at Color Health
People Debate speaker
People Debate speaker

Selina Parmar

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Global Head of People at Sideways 6
Organisational Performance Debate speaker
Organisational Performance Debate speaker

Seni Sulyman

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Founder of Black Ops, Former VP of Global Ops at Andela
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Hosts

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Astrid Verstraete

Co-Founder of Operations Nation, Operations Consultant

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Aušrinė Keršanskaitė

Co-Founder of Operations Nation, Head of Operations at Reframe

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Charlene Chen

Co-Founder of Operations Nation, Former COO of AZA Finance and Lantum

"We wanted to create an accessible space where any operations professional can easily find the right resources and content to thrive in their careers." — Astrid, Aušrinė and Charlene

Sponsors

Our cONference would not be possible without the help and support of our sponsors. Thank you so much for helping us make this event happen!

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Hubble makes hybrid working easy. It's the only platform that helps you configure, deliver, and manage all of your workspace needs in one place, whether that's an HQ office, home or on-demand. Its mission is to improve the working lives of one million people by 2025, as it knows your people are your most valuable asset. Hubble is our gold sponsor and also Operations Nation team's go-to for any event/meeting spaces and co-working. The ON team will, in fact, be running this cONference from one of the Hubble spaces!

Pento lets you run payroll in real time, automating the entire process. With their CIPP-qualified expert support at hand, you never run payroll alone. Add to that a software which is easy to use, automates calculations and payments, syncs with HMRC, and integrates with leading HR and accounting systems, Pento removes any need for manual intervention around data entry, double-checks and human errors. Pento is our silver sponsor and when we have UK payroll, we'll run it on Pento for sure.

Trust Keith is the first founder-centric global data protection solution, offering a dedicated DPO, a data compliance platform, and data protection training, so you can get world-respected compliance certifications. Trust Keith is our bronze sponsor and Operations Nation's long-standing partner for all things data protection and compliance.

JBM is the go-to recruitment company for high-growth companies and future leaders. They’re on a mission to disrupt the traditional recruitment model, by creating lasting human connections through their diverse networks to culturally aligned talent with the skillsets to make a positive impact on business growth and people’s lives. JBM is our bronze sponsor and Operations Nation is also a proud partner of their COO Secrets podcast.

Onside Accounting are Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers supporting high growth businesses in the UK. They offer a vast range of accountancy, tax and other advisory services, working flexibly and collaboratively with their clients. Onside Accounting is our bronze sponsor and has been a longtime supporter of Operations Nation as our accountants and advisors.

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