15 - 16 November, 2011

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Why you should attend

• This year, we have expanded the breadth and depth of the Senior HR Executive Conference. Attendees’ benefits include:
• A focus on The Future of Work – all sessions will give attendees insights into how work is changing, how leading companies are innovating, improving and developing their organizations to compete in the next decade
• Expanded and enhanced content, including two full days of sessions, two
  afternoons of highly interactive sessions, focusing on Management & Process, Issues & Strategies and Talent & Leadership
• New for this year – Thinking Outside the Box. Facilitated by Chicago City Limits Comedy and Improvisation Theater Group, all attendees will participate in an interactive workshop on how to think different, lead and collaborate
• Breakfast discussion tables focused on key issues, determined by the audience
• Insights from world-class business leaders on how to transform your organization to compete and win in the next 5-10 years
• Presentations from leading companies including AMD, American Express, Boeing, Black & Veatch, Campbell Soup Company, Cisco, Devon Energy, DIAGEO, FedEx, Fluor, GE Energy, General Mills, LinkedIn, Medtronic, NIKE, Pitney Bowes, PNB Paribas, and Rockwell Automation among others

Who should attend

Senior executives responsible for U.S. and global human resources, talent, employee engagement, leadership, recruiting, compensation and benefits, strategy, innovation and operations and their direct reports.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 8–8:45 AM
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS 8:45–9:15 AM
Christine Hess, Program Director, The Conference Board
Special economic update: Bart Van Ark, Senior Vice President and
Chief Economist, The Conference Board

A 8:45–10 AM

Keynote: The Future of Work

Stephen Fussell, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Abbott

NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENT BREAK 10–10:15 AM

B 10:15–11:15 AM

Enabling Innovation: Vision, Culture & Talent

Moderator
Kent Greenes, Program Director, The Conference Board
Panelists
Archana Singh, Corporate Vice President, AMD
Monique Matheson, Vice President, Human Resources, North America, Nike
Brenda Dennis, Strategy and Planning, Cisco

C 11:15 AM–NOON

Building Leadership Capability to Accelerate Business Results

Susan Schmitt, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Rockwell Automation

NETWORKING LUNCHEON NOON–1 PM

Concurrent Sessions 1 focus on HR Strategies and Issues.
Concurrent Sessions 2 focus on HR Management and Process.
Concurrent Sessions 3 focus on Talent and Leadership.

CONCURRENT SESSION D1 1:10–2 PM

Boost Employee Productivity and Retention: Create a Workplace that Cares

Russ Campanello, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, iRobot
Vivian Vitale, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Care.com

CONCURRENT SESSION D2 1:10–2 PM

Driving Results and Engagement: An Alternative Approach to Traditional Performance Management

Ken Fairchild, Vice President, Global Rewards, Medtronic

CONCURRENT SESSION D3 1:10–2 PM

Internal Coaching: The Importance of Trust and Training

Amy Lui Abel Ph.D., Senior Researcher, The Conference Board
William H. Hodgetts, Ed.D., Vice President, Talent Management, Fidelity Investments

CONCURRENT SESSION E1 2:10–3 PM

Legal HR: What HR Executives Need to Know Now and for 2012

Elise Bloom, Partner, co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Department and
co-head of the Class/Collective Actions Group, Proskauer

CONCURRENT SESSION E2 2:10–3 PM

Workforce Metrics and Analytics: A New Decision Science

Brian Kelly, Partner, Mercer

CONCURRENT SESSION E3 2:10–3 PM

Accelerating Leadership Development

Shirley Gaufin, Chief Human Resources Officer, Black & Veatch

NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK 3–3:20 PM

CONCURRENT SESSION F1 3:30–4:20 PM

Workers with Disabilities: Finding and Keeping Talent

Annie Livingston, Global Recruiting Leader, Alcoa Inc.
Mary Wright, Program Director, Workforce Readiness Initiative, The Conference Board

CONCURRENT SESSION F2 3:30–4:20 PM

Optimizing Human Capital with Strategic Workforce Planning

Mary Young, Senior Researcher, The Conference Board
Nicholas Garbis, Strategic Workforce Planning Leader, GE Energy Global Strategy and Planning

CONCURRENT SESSION F3 3:30–4:20 PM

Leaders for the Future: Getting the CEO Transition Right

Johnna Torsone, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Pitney Bowes

G 4:30–5:45 PM

Interactive Workshops: Thinking Out-of-The Box

Chicago City Limits Comedy and Improvisation Theater Group

COCKTAIL RECEPTION 5:45–6:30 PM

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 7:30–8:45 AM

H 7:45–8:45 AM

Breakfast Roundtable Discussions

I 8:45–9:30 AM

Keynote: The Workforce of Tomorrow

Richard Stephens, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, The Boeing Company

J 9:30–10:30 AM

What Employees Want: How Leading Organizations Engage and Retain Their Best People

Moderator
Meg Gottemoeller, Ed.D., Executive Director of Member Engagement, Human Capital, The Conference Board
PanelistsPamela Culpepper, Senior Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion Officer, PepsiCo
Bill Adams, Senior Faculty, Center for Creative Leadership
Patricia Milligan, President, Human Capital, Mercer

NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENT BREAK 10:30–10:45 AM

CONCURRENT SESSION K1 10:45–11:35 AM

Diversity & Inclusion: A Global View

Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale, Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Campbell Soup Company

CONCURRENT SESSION K2 10:45–11:35 AM

Data and Decision-making: Strategic Insights from Human Capital Analytics

Tana Cashion, Vice President, Human Resources, Devon Energy Corporation
Christie McKeown, Manager, Talent Acquisition, Devon Energy Corporation

CONCURRENT SESSION K3 10:45–11:35 AM

HR and the Board: Executive Compensation in 2012

Steve Hinden, Vice President, Executive Compensation, American Express

CONCURRENT SESSION L1 11:45 AM–12:35 PM

How Social Tools can Empower a Global Organization

Trish McFarlane, HR Business Partner, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Co-Founder, HRevolution
Steve Boese, Director, Talent Management Strategy, Oracle; Creator and Host at HR Happy Hour; Instructor, Rochester Institute of Technology

CONCURRENT SESSION L2 11:45 AM–12:35 PM

Managing Total Global Rewards for Tomorrow’s Workforce

CONCURRENT SESSION L3 11:45 AM–12:35 PM

The Talent Challenge in a Connected, Competitive, Global Age
Marc Effron, President, The Talent Strategy Group
Lynne Oldham, Head of Human Resources, North America, BNP Paribas

LUNCHEON 12:35–1:30 PM

M 1:30–2:30 PM

Future Growth: Competing in Emerging Markets

Judith Edge, Corporate Vice President, Human Resources, FedEx Corporation
Glenn Gilkey, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Fluor Corporation
Tanya Srepel, Global HR Strategies and Initiatives, General Mills

N 2:30–3:15 PM

The Organization of the Future and the Role of HR

Moderator
Christine Hess, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board
Panelists
Ryan Giles, HR Business Partner, LinkedIn
Jennifer McClure, President, Unbridled Talent

CONCLUSIONS AND CLOSING REMARKS 3:15–3:30 PM 

For speaking and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Meg Gottemoeller at meg.gottemoeller@conferenceboard.org.