Human resources managers and other top executives will discuss best practices to engage employees and manage costs at The Conference Board’s 2005 Employee Benefits Conference. This meeting will be held June 23-24 at the The Drake Hotel in Chicago.
The conference is being presented with assistance from i Plan, Vital Spring Technologies, Cigna Behavioral Health, and Matria Healthcare.
The opening session, “Using Communication and Change Management to Create a World-Class Healthcare Program,” will feature Barbara Jacobs, Midwest Practice Leader, Communications, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and Greg Kuhn, Senior Manager, Total Rewards, Deloitte Consulting LLP.
“Health Savings Accounts: Practical Application and Lessons Learned” will be addressed by Justine Goode, Director or Product Development, DefinityHealth, A UnitedHealth Group Company, and Scott H. Beeken, Divisional Vice President-Human Resources, Great American Insurance Company, American Financial Group, Inc.
“Employee Health = Corporate Health: How to Maximize the Health and Productivity of Your Population” will be examined by Dr. Ron Loeppke, Senior Vice President and Chief Health Officer, CorSolutions.
“Leveraging Technology to Optimize Cost and Quality of Health Benefits” will be addressed by Sreedhar Potarazu, President and Chief Executive Officer, VitalSpring Technologies, and Michael Aldrich, Director, Total Compensation & Organizational Development, Pactiv Corporation.
“Branding the Benefits Program to Facilitate Effective Learning” will be explored by Phil Micali, Founder & President, bWell International, Inc., and Joseph Wert, Vice President, Human Resources, Reuters America LLC.
“Targeted Removal of Barriers to HealthCare: A Pitney Bowes Case Study” will be presented by David Hom, Vice President, Employment Brand Total Rewards, Pitney Bowes, and Greg Judd, Consultant, Benefits Information Group.
“Implementing an HSA Across the Enterprise: A Kroger Case Study” will feature Theresa Monti, Manager, Corporate Benefits Department, The Kroger Co.
“Promoting Retention via Employee Benefits: Creating a World-Class Customer Experience” will be addressed by Tom Martorana, Vice President, Customer Experience and Operations, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.
“Full Time Benefits to Part Time Workers?” will be examined by Chet Kuchinad, Senior Vice President, Total Pay, Starbucks Corporation.
“Best Practices in Disability Management” will be addressed by Eric Hamilton, Assistant Vice President, CIGNA Group Insurance, CIGNA Corporation, and Diane Gawle, Benefits Manager, Ace Hardware.
“Domestic Partner Benefits and Same-Gender Marriages” will be addressed by Todd A. Solomon, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, and co-author, Domestic Partner Benefits: An Employer’s Guide, Thompson Publishing Group.
“Benefits for Generation Y” will be discussed by Devon Scheef, Co-Founder, The Learning Café.
“Improving Your Benefit ROI by Making Value Count” will be examined by Dennis Ackley, President, Ackley Associates.
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