21 - 22 June, 2012

Benefits of attending

• Develop a change mindset in your organization. Tell the truth about today in clear, compelling business language to fuel innovation, not frustration.
• Develop a change skillset for leaders and teams. Initiate conversations that invite candid, honest input and align talent to business needs.
• Make change a choice for every associate by translating change into daily beliefs and actions.

Who should attend

If you are a change practitioner, or executive responsible for change and direction setting, attend this conference to gain practical advice and innovative strategies from market leaders—as well as to expand your network of others who share these challenges.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Registration of the pre-conference seminar includes the award-winning book, Terms of Engagement: New Ways of Leading and Changing Organizations and a 30-day follow up webinar. Click here for details.

Employing High Engagement Methods to Effect Organizational Change Pre-Conference Seminar

Thursday, June 21, 2012

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 7:30–8:30 AM

INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME 8:30–9 AM
Dick Axelrod, Conference Chairperson, author: Terms of Engagement: Changing the Way Organizations Change
Molly Breazeale, Program Director, The Conference Board

MORNING SESSIONS 9–11:30 AM

Inside Your CEO’s Mind

Rebecca Ray, Senior Vice President, Human Capital, The Conference Board
Ed Boswell, Principal, U.S. Leader, Advisory - People and Change, PwC

Change: Build, Buy or Invest?

Paul Joyce, Director, Change Management, Advisory - People and Change, PwC
Antonia Cusumano, Principal, U.S. Change Management Leader, Advisory - People and Change, PwC
Melanie Francis, Senior Director, Change Management, Symantec
David Nashif, Senior Director, Change Leadership, McKesson Corporation
Kristin Harper, Director of IT Strategic Change, McDonald’s Corporation
Sarah Fotis, Director, U.S. Internal Change & Communications Leader, Advisory, PwC

Managers in the Middle: Leading Change

Fabio Sala, Director, Organization Effectiveness and Development, EMC2 Corporation
Kenny Loo, Senior Director, Global Strategy and Operations, EMC2 Corporation

LUNCHEON 11:30 AM–1 PM

AFTERNOON SESSIONS 1–5 PM

Communication is Key: Keeping Employees and Other Stakeholders Engaged

Jan Burnham, Co-founder and President, ROC Group
Betsey Strobl, Director, Culture and Enagement, Kraft Foods

Four Keys to Driving Results: Changing Culture

Paul Dyer, Ph.D., Manager of Leadership and Organizational Development, Devon Energy
Harry Hutson, Ph.D., Director of Leadership and Organizational Development, Devon Energy

Innovation=Tenacity, Timing and Teamwork Yesterday’s Innovation is Tomorrow’s Expectation

Matthew Valenti, Ph.D., Director, Global Market Research, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Worldwide Inc.

Transforming the Typical: A Physician CEO’s Journey

Laura Quinn, Global Markets Design + Delivery Manager, Center for Creative Leadership
Larry McEvoy, Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Health System

Collaborating for Change: Help Shape Our Change Management Agenda

Kent A. Greenes, Program Director, Learning & Knowledge Management Council, The Conference Board

Closing the Change Gap

Dick Axelrod, author: Terms of Engagement: Changing the Way Organizations Change

NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION 5–6 PM

Friday, June 22, 2012

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 7:30–8:30 AM

MORNING SESSIONS 8:30 AM–NOON

Opening Activity: A Focused Conversation

Dick Axelrod, Conference Chairperson, author: Terms of Engagement: Changing the Way Organizations Change
Molly Breazeale, Program Director, The Conference Board

Strategic Change Management at IBM: Innovation and Speaking the Language of Business

Nancy DeViney, Vice President, Organizational Change Management, IBM

A C-Suite Change Effort: Up Close and Personal

Susan Gueli, CIO, Nationwide Financial
Kathleen Smith, Assistant Vice President, IT Human Resources, Nationwide

Transformation at the San Diego Airport Authority

Angela Shafer-Payne, Vice President, Planning and Operations, The San Diego Airport Authority
Gary Magenta, Senior Vice President, Root

LUNCHEON NOON–1 PM

AFTERNOON SESSIONS 1–4 PM

Social Media: Talent, Organization and Change…Are you Ready?

Ted Shelton, Managing Director, Social Media, PwC
Lucy Garrick, Manager, U.S. Change Management, Advisory-People and Change, PwC

Data Overload: What are We Going to do About It?

Ross McAllister, Manager, Executive Development, FedEx Corporation

Keynote Address: Three Non-Negotiables for Leading Change

Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, President, Sanborn & Associates, Inc.

For speaking and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Mary Beth Reidy at marybeth.reidy@conferenceboard.org.