Upcoming Live Webcasts

1. New Trends in Energy Markets and More Competitive Economies (Part 2)
   28 May, 2013 12:00 PM EST [12:00]
   Despite concerns about the environment and macroeconomic impacts, shale gas is projected to make the Unites States less dependent on imported sources of energy and fuels.

1. New Trends in Energy Markets and More Competitive Economies (Part 3)
   30 May, 2013 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   Emerging markets, notably China, increasingly rely on imported sources of energy and fossil fuels while mature economies, such as the United States, Germany and Japan, become relatively self-sufficient or substitute toward alternative energy sources.

1. Organization Diagnostics (Part 2)
   21 June, 2013 02:00 PM EST [14:00]
   AlignOrg Solutions builds on "Part 1: Unleashing HR Strategic Potential" by providing approaches to skillfully merge with client needs while buying the time needed to accurately diagnose.

Webcasts On Demand

1. New Trends in Energy Markets and More Competitive Economies (Part 1)
   23 May, 2013 01:00 PM EST [13:00]
   While the rapid growth of emerging economies creates upward pressure on many energy and commodity prices, there is also considerable volatility in these markets depending on supply and demand conditions as well as short term shocks.

1. Organization Diagnostics (Part 1)
   17 May, 2013 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   AlignOrg Solutions presents an empowering framework with associated tools and skills that enable HR professionals to accurately diagnose and propose organization interventions that move the business forward and position HR as a strategic partner.

1. Integrating Sustainability into Your Company’s ROI Strategy (Part 3)
   07 May, 2013 01:00 PM EST [13:00]
   Investors are increasingly taking a proactive approach that allows them to profit from companies that plan to provide products and services that address the most pressing sustainability issues, driven by the market of those looking for solutions.

1. Human Rights Risk (Part 2)
   02 May, 2013 01:00 PM EST [13:00]
   We will hear from corporate leaders and why they have committed resources to manage their human rights risks. We will discuss how they got started in this area and who internal stakeholders are within companies.

1. Integrating Sustainability into Your Company’s ROI Strategy (Part 2)
   01 May, 2013 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   Initiating sustainability practices for your company can be a challenge. In order for sustainability efforts to be measurable, thorough, and long lasting, it is essential that everyone in the company participate and understand their role.

1. Human Rights Risk (Part 1)
   30 April, 2013 01:00 PM EST [13:00]
   We will learn the who, what, why, and how of human rights risks. While many think of this as an issue for emerging markets only, human rights violations happen in every country around the world.

1. How Companies Communicate and Engage on Sustainability (Part 2)
   25 April, 2013 01:00 PM EST [13:00]
   Part 2 of this series looks at different stakeholder engagement approaches and variations in level and scope of engagement, and discusses the need to explore and develop linkages between existing, and sometimes competing, sustainability standards.

1. Integrating Sustainability into Your Company’s ROI Strategy (Part 1)
   23 April, 2013 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   As sustainability practice evolves to emphasize return on investment, it becomes critical to measure and quantify results. This webcast will analyze Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that demonstrate successful completion of sustainability goals.

1. How Companies Communicate and Engage on Sustainability (Part 1)
   22 April, 2013 12:00 PM EST [12:00]
   Part I of this series explores how companies choose to focus their sustainability communication efforts, and sheds light on the issue of materiality by identifying those practices which are most frequently included in sustainability reports.

1. How We Work (Part 2)
   28 March, 2013 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   Reconsidering facilities demands a thoughtful look at your business needs and your current and future workforce. How do you create a workspace that reflects your culture and empowers your employees to do their best work?

1. Work, Income, and Consumption (Part 3)
   28 March, 2013 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Gad Levanon and Kathy Bostjancic will discuss how the different trends discussed in parts 1 and 2 will impact consumer spending.

1. Work, Income, and Consumption (Part 2)
   26 March, 2013 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Bart van Ark and David Autor will discuss new trends in income inequality, their causes and impact on consumer spending.

1. How We Work (Part 1)
   14 March, 2013 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   Who makes up the workforce at our companies today? How do our employees work? We will examine what today's multi-cultural, multi-generational workforce needs to help their companies meet their objectives.

1. Work, Income, and Consumption (Part 1)
   14 March, 2013 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Gad Levanon and Bert Colijn will discuss the main trends in global labor markets and their impact on the ability of household to consume.

1. Managing the Total Workforce: Contingent Labor in Strategic Workforce Planning (Part 2)
   16 January, 2013 01:00 PM EST [13:00]
   How can companies get started on the path to total workforce management?

1. Managing the Total Workforce: Contingent Labor in Strategic Workforce Planning (Part 1)
   09 January, 2013 12:00 PM EST [12:00]
   We’ll explore the shift in the labor force and its impacts by examining the current state of contingent worker (CW) management, current trends in CW use, and what CW management and SWP can contribute to Total Workforce Management.

1. Strategically Accelerating Global Leadership Development (Part 2)
   06 December, 2012 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   In this episode we will discuss managing and overcoming such obstacles with HC executives who have implemented successful leadership development strategies outside the US.

1. Strategically Accelerating Global Leadership Development (Part 1)
   29 November, 2012 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   New research examines trends of how companies are accelerating leadership development. Best practices from organizations are discussed.

1. Global Economic Imbalances: What businesses need to know (Part 3)
   18 October, 2012 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   One of the major reasons for the depth and persistence of the global economic crisis is the accumulation of macroeconomic imbalances around the world. Market forces have elicited some correction in the imbalances, but is the improvement temporary?

1. Global Economic Imbalances: What businesses need to know (Part 2)
   12 October, 2012 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   One of the major reasons for the depth and persistence of the global economic crisis is the accumulation of macroeconomic imbalances around the world. Market forces have elicited some correction in the imbalances, but is the improvement temporary?

1. Global Economic Imbalances: What businesses need to know (Part 1)
   11 October, 2012 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   One of the major reasons for the depth and persistence of the global economic crisis is the accumulation of macroeconomic imbalances around the world. Market forces have elicited some correction in the imbalances, but is the improvement temporary?

1. Emerging Market Risk (Part 3)
   25 September, 2012 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00], 02:00 PM GMT [14:00], 09:00 PM HKT [21:00]
   While emerging markets offer significant opportunities for multinational company growth, these markets also have their own unique risks. Part 3 of this series will explore the risks to consider when doing business in Brazil.

1. Emerging Market Risk (Part 2)
   19 September, 2012 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00], 02:00 PM GMT [14:00], 09:00 PM HKT [21:00]
   While emerging markets offer significant opportunities for multinational company growth, these markets also have their own unique risks. Part 2 of this series will explore the risks to consider when doing business in Russia.

1. Emerging Market Risk (Part 1)
   18 September, 2012 09:00 AM EST [09:00], 03:00 PM CET [15:00], 02:00 PM GMT [14:00], 09:00 PM HKT [21:00]
   While emerging markets offer significant opportunities for multinational company growth, these markets also have their own unique risks. Part 1 of this series will explore the risks to consider when doing business in Africa.

1. Global Economic Policy–What lies ahead? (Part 3)
   22 June, 2012 02:00 PM EST [14:00]
   Recent tumult in the European financial markets raises questions as to what direction policy makers will take in Europe. Will the deterioration of the fiscal crisis force one or more countries to exit the European Union and abandon the Euro?

1. Think Global, Act Local: Strategies for Success (Part 2)
   21 June, 2012 10:30 AM EST [10:30], 04:30 PM CET [16:30], 03:30 PM GMT [15:30]
   Leaders in every sector, every function, every size of organization are increasingly trying to “fix” what they see as problems of consistency between local teams and those at Headquarters.

1. Global Economic Policy–What lies ahead? (Part 2)
   21 June, 2012 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   China is facing its largest leadership change in a decade, which raises some questions as to how the new generation of leaders will manage fiscal and monetary policy.

1. Global Economic Policy–What lies ahead? (Part 1)
   12 June, 2012 09:00 AM EST [09:00]
   In this session, we examine what possible policy actions could be taken and the medium-term direction of monetary and fiscal policy following the results of the key presidential and congressional elections.

1. Think Global, Act Local: Strategies for Success (Part 1)
   30 May, 2012 10:30 AM EST [10:30], 04:30 PM CET [16:30], 03:30 PM GMT [15:30]
   Leaders in every sector, every function, every size of organization are increasingly trying to “fix” what they see as problems of consistency between local teams and those at Headquarters.

1. Coaching Practices: Expanding Your Human and Business Performance (Part 2)
   22 May, 2012 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session will focus on equipping HR professionals with tools on how to best coach teams, and the value of developing leaders with this approach.

1. Coaching Practices: Expanding Your Human and Business Performance (Part 1)
   15 May, 2012 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Learn and debate with expert speakers and practitioners the contrasting views of coaching credentialing and credentialing bodies that represents the confusion in the industry.

1. Information and Communication Technology: Strategies for the Road Ahead (Part 3)
   14 May, 2012 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   How will the regulatory environment for information and communication technology evolve in the coming decade, and what new challenges will regulators face as new applications and platforms emerge?

1. Information and Communication Technology: Strategies for the Road Ahead (Part 2)
   10 May, 2012 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   While the economic and business gains from ICT are clear, how has it impacted society and culture? How can we reduce negative social and cultural effects from transitioning to new applications?

1. Information and Communication Technology: Strategies for the Road Ahead (Part 1)
   03 May, 2012 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   The past decades have seen major economic, social, and cultural gains from Information and Communication Technology. But what more can we expect? Has ICT run its course, or are the new applications around the corner? And what barriers remain?

1. Women and Leadership (Part 2)
   25 April, 2012 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   What's keeping women under the glass ceiling? High-performing women simply don't have the sponsorship they need to reach the top!

1. Strategic Workforce Planning Across National Borders (Part 2)
   12 April, 2012 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   In this session, you will learn how HR and strategic workforce planning can contribute to better footprint optimization, why lower labor costs should not be the deciding factor, and how people factors can make or break a company’s strategy.

1. Business Model Transformation (Part 2)
   06 April, 2012 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   This session focuses on the steps and approaches that forward-looking companies are using to build the internal capability required to lead and support business model transformation efforts on both the enterprise-wide and business unit/functional levels.

1. Strategic Workforce Planning Across National Borders (Part 1)
   04 April, 2012 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Veteran strategic workforce planning leaders share their triumphs and frustrations in researching offshore talent and providing business leaders with workforce intelligence to make better decisions.

1. Using Employee Engagement to Drive Global Growth–One Location at a Time (Part 2)
   20 March, 2012 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   How much does an engaged workforce pay off for your business? This 2-part series explores how global companies are using engagement data to retain key people, build a global workforce of high performers, and improve business results around the world.

1. Women and Leadership (Part 1)
   20 March, 2012 01:00 PM EST [13:00]
   Dr. Valerie Young, leading expert on women and the impostor syndrome and the author of “The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women” will outline the key reasons why women are more susceptible to fraud fears, and how it hurts women and their organizations.

1. Using Employee Engagement to Drive Global Growth–One Location at a Time (Part 1)
   15 March, 2012 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   How much does an engaged workforce pay off for your business? This 2-part series explores how global companies are using engagement data to retain key people, build a global workforce of high performers, and improve business results around the world.

1. Business Model Transformation (Part 1)
   02 March, 2012 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   One of the most important capabilities an organization must develop is the ability to create a new business model. This first session will describe a proven three-step process to help business leaders translate strategy into new business models.

1. Global Labor Market Outlook (Part 3)
   23 February, 2012 10:00 AM EST [10:00], 11:00 PM HKT [23:00], 04:00 PM CET [16:00]
   As opposed to Europe and the U.S. the main labor market topic in Asia, is talent shortage. We will discuss the outlook for the labor markets in Asia, with a specific focus on China.

1. Global Labor Market Outlook (Part 2)
   21 February, 2012 10:00 AM EST [10:00], 11:00 PM HKT [23:00], 04:00 PM CET [16:00]
   This session will discuss the labor market implications of the upcoming recession in Europe and the great uncertainty around it. We will focus on the large differences between the labor markets in the core and periphery of Europe.

1. Global Labor Market Outlook (Part 1)
   16 February, 2012 11:00 AM EST [11:00], 05:00 PM CET [17:00] | 17 February, 2012 12:00 AM HKT [00:00] |
   This session will discuss the implications of the disappointing recovery in the labor market for compensation and the prospects of talent shortage. We will then present our outlook for the labor market in 2012.

1. Social Media and Business (Part 3)
   09 February, 2012 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   We'll show you what progressive organizations are doing to capitalize on their own body of knowledge, as represented by the informal networks of their own people, and how they're becoming more responsive and competitive in the process.

1. Social Media and Business (Part 2)
   03 February, 2012 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   So, how do you get on the side of the angels when it comes to the "tsunami" we call social media? We'll give you a litany of companies that have made the transition, explaining what they've done and how they've done it.

1. Social Media and Business (Part 1)
   01 February, 2012 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   We'll show you why the social media "tsunami" is happening and what you can do to predict--and prepare for--how this business changer will forever reshape your company and your life.

1. Global Sustainability Reporting and Corporate Functions: Going Public with Performance (Part 2)
   08 December, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session will explore case studies on companies that have embarked upon disclosure, particularly in the areas of human capital and will focus on best practices from their evolving experiences in this area.

1. The Rapid Evolution of the Digital Function: Finding the Path to Value Creation (Part 2)
   06 December, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session will explore the relationship between IT and Business Units including a discussion of who and what drives the funding of digital initiatives and the metrics used to measure results. We will also assess trends over the next 6-24 months.

1. Global Sustainability Reporting and Corporate Functions: Going Public with Performance (Part 1)
   01 December, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session features a practioner's perspective and will focus on the emerging challenges companies face as they work to include this new information in their reporting. We will also discuss the current state of adoption for the guidelines.

1. The Rapid Evolution of the Digital Function: Finding the Path to Value Creation (Part 1)
   29 November, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session will discuss how to create an effective governance structure and build productive relationships with the Business Units. We will focus on employing Project Management for governance and managing the growing demand for new skills.

1. Emerging Practices in Corporate Political Spending (Part 4)
   22 November, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This final sesion will explore some of the new tools and indexes and how organizations in this space are looking to engage with business on the topic. We will also take a moment to disucss what 2012 may bring in this area.

1. Driving Leadership Performance Through Work Life Balance (Part 3)
   21 November, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00], 05:00 PM CET [17:00], 04:00 PM GMT [16:00]
   Learn how busy leaders can recover more than one hour of their time each day in order to gain control of their calendar, and stay focused and prepared for key moments.

1. LGBT in the Work Place: What's New, What's Changed? (Part 2)
   17 November, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   As we have seen with other underrepresented groups in the workplace, the involvement of the members of the majority populations is an important component in making change happen.

1. Driving Leadership Performance Through Work Life Balance (Part 2)
   14 November, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00], 05:00 PM CET [17:00], 04:00 PM GMT [16:00]
   We translate the science of world-class endurance athletes to realistic fitness goals for the business lifestyle. Learn how leaders can develop an individualized plan for exercise, nutrition and their resilience to stress.

1. LGBT in the Work Place: What's New, What's Changed? (Part 1)
   10 November, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   What’s changed with LGBT initiatives and what are organizations are doing to attract, retain and engage LGBT leaders, staff and customers.

1. Emerging Practices in Corporate Political Spending (Part 2)
   09 November, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   In this session, we will focus on current business practices. Topics include a discussion on how companies developed their processes and whatt hey are doing to address shareholder concerns regarding accountability and disclosure.

1. Driving Leadership Performance Through Work Life Balance (Part 1)
   07 November, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00], 05:00 PM CET [17:00], 04:00 PM GMT [16:00]
   Leaders who believe they don’t have time for the personal life report feeling drained and being distracted while they are at work.

1. Emerging Practices in Corporate Political Spending (Part 1)
   01 November, 2011 01:00 PM EST [13:00]
   This session will discuss the legal framework for corporate political activity including what is now allowed with the Citizens United decision, the current legislation/regulation in process, what it means for business, and its likelihood to pass.

1. The CEO Challenge in Asia: Implications for Human Capital Professionals (Part 2)
   28 July, 2011 01:30 PM EST [13:30], 11:30 AM HKT [11:30], 09:00 AM IST [09:00], 11:30 AM SGT [11:30]
   In the Part 2 of this series, Dr. Ray will lead a conversation with senior practitioners on how they are addressing key challenges

1. The CEO Challenge in Asia: Implications for Human Capital Professionals (Part 1)
   26 July, 2011 01:30 PM EST [13:30], 11:30 AM HKT [11:30], 09:00 AM IST [09:00], 11:30 AM SGT [11:30]
   The first session will provide an overview of the results of The Conference Board’s study and how Asia CEOs compare with counterparts globally in their approach to human capital issues.

1. Innovation Hands On: The Four Critical Steps to Successful Implementation (Part 2)
   21 July, 2011 09:30 AM EST [09:30]
   Join us for this unique, two-part Knowledge Series and learn from leading practitioners how innovation is actually done: ‘hands-on.’

1. Innovation Hands On: The Four Critical Steps to Successful Implementation (Part 1)
   19 July, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Join us for this unique, two-part Knowledge Series and learn from leading practitioners how innovation is actually done: ‘hands-on.’

1. The 2011 Proxy Season (Part 3)
   29 June, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Looking back, how well did companies communicate with their shareholders? Did direct communications help investors better understand companies’ views and practices? What do shareholders advise corporations to do in the communication arena over the next year?

1. The 2011 Proxy Season (Part 2)
   15 June, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   What were the overall results of proxy voting this year? Sustainability and political spending led the list of shareholder initiated proposals. How did they fare? What are institutional shareholder views on these two topical matters? What do they expect from companies? How can companies best respond?

1. Escaping the Sovereign-Debt Crisis: Is There a Way Out? (Part 3)
   09 June, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   In the final part of this series we take look at the policy context in which the balancing of growth and budget control takes place. In particular, what issues does “the Hill” have on the table, and what difference will it make to budget and debt?

1. The 2011 Proxy Season (Part 1)
   08 June, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This first webcast discussion looks at the compensation picture. How have companies fared in the compensation advisory votes? Is there any pattern to the periodicy of future advisory votes? What do shareholders expect from companies that receive negative votes?

1. Escaping the Sovereign-Debt Crisis: Is There a Way Out? (Part 2)
   02 June, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   In this second part we look at the complexity of the European deficit and debt situation. How do the large aggressively tackle the debt problem?

1. Escaping the Sovereign-Debt Crisis: Is There a Way Out? (Part 1)
   25 May, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   In this first part of the series we introduce a possible escape strategy from the current debt and deficit situation. Professors Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy will address the dominant variable to successfully resolving a debt-to-GDP crisis: Sustained economic growth.

1. Sustainability in Transition: Moving From the Margin to the Core (Part 2)
   17 May, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This two-part series will look at the impact of sustainability on business thinking, structure and strategy across the entire organization.

1. Sustainability in Transition: Moving From the Margin to the Core (Part 1)
   10 May, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This two-part series will look at the impact of sustainability on business thinking, structure and strategy across the entire organization.

1. Revolutionizing Talent Selection in Emerging Markets( Part 3)
   12 April, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session will discuss how to define global leadership competencies, identify leadership potential and develop individuals to lead in emerging markets.

1. Revolutionizing Talent Selection in Emerging Markets (Part 2)
   05 April, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session will discuss how to select appropriate talent, develop a compelling employment brand, create community connections and rely upon local leaders to identify talent in emerging markets.

1. Knowledge Transfer in the Digital Age: Crossing Boundaries (Part 3)
   30 March, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This three-part KnowlEdge Series examines how social media and other digital tools can be integrated with current learning and knowledge management practices to expand the depth, breadth, and flow of learning and knowledge across an organization with remarkable efficiency.

1. Revolutionizing Talent Selection in Emerging Markets (Part 1)
   29 March, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session will discuss how to evaluate your approach to organization development – the structure and processes that guide talent decisions- and explore how to define and implement talent management in the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China.

1. Knowledge Transfer in the Digital Age: Crossing Boundaries (Part 2)
   24 March, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This three-part KnowlEdge Series examines how social media and other digital tools can be integrated with current learning and knowledge management practices to expand the depth, breadth, and flow of learning and knowledge across an organization with remarkable efficiency.

1. Knowledge Transfer in the Digital Age: Crossing Boundaries (Part 1)
   16 March, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This three-part KnowlEdge Series examines how social media and other digital tools can be integrated with current learning and knowledge management practices to expand the depth, breadth, and flow of learning and knowledge across an organization with remarkable efficiency.

1. Total Rewards in Asia: Building an Integrated Strategy for Attracting and Retaining Talent (Part 2)
   15 March, 2011 09:00 PM HKT [21:00], 06:30 PM IST [18:30] | 16 March, 2011 12:00 AM EST [00:00] |
   This webcast will include case studies on effective Total Rewards from companies with experience researching, developing and managing total rewards programs.

1. Total Rewards in Asia: Building an Integrated Strategy for Attracting and Retaining Talent (Part 1)
   01 March, 2011 10:00 PM HKT [22:00], 07:30 PM IST [19:30] | 02 March, 2011 01:00 AM EST [01:00] |
   The first session will provide an overview of Total Rewards and current thinking on best practices

1. Diversity & Inclusion and Men (Part 3)
   23 February, 2011 01:00 PM EST [13:00]
   Men of color remain underrepresented in the leadership ranks of most US corporations. Often, the careers of high potential men of color are derailed long before they reach the top of their organizations. What can men of color and organizations do to prevent this exodus? What tactics and strategies can be used to reverse this trend?

1. Diversity & Inclusion and Men (Part 2)
   16 February, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Through this discussion, we will work to explore and understand the experience of today’s working fathers in their roles both as worker and parent.

1. Diversity & Inclusion and Men (Part 1)
   09 February, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This webcast will focus on creating an environment where white men can deliver better business results by building more effective relationships with staff and customers who are women and/or people of color.

1. Housing Markets: The Continuing Story of Bubble and Bust (Part 3)
   27 January, 2011 09:30 AM EST [09:30]
   China is the leading economic engine pulling the global economy. In addition to its industrial growth, China is experiencing a spectacular boom in real estate construction with prices that continue to escalate, reaching record levels in 2010. Does this furious growth mask underlying weakness in the economy?

1. Housing Markets: The Continuing Story of Bubble and Bust (Part 2)
   20 January, 2011 09:30 AM EST [09:30]
   Have home prices in the developed economies found a bottom, or is there a likelihood of further price declines?

1. Mobilize Your Organization: Digital Media Goes Mainstream in Support of Corporate Functions (Part 3)
   19 January, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Explore how digital media are ‘going mainstream’ and becoming an integral part of the core functions of corporations.

1. Total Reward: Compensation, Benefits and Beyond (Part 2)
   18 January, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Companies are talking about Total Reward as a program to retain and motivate employees but what does it actually mean and how are companies using it?

1. Housing Markets: The Continuing Story of Bubble and Bust (Part 1)
   13 January, 2011 09:30 AM EST [09:30]
   What does the near-term outlook hold for the housing market and global recovery?

1. Total Reward: Compensation, Benefits and Beyond (Part 1)
   11 January, 2011 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Companies are talking about Total Reward as a program to retain and motivate employees but what does it actually mean and how are companies using it?

1. Mobilize Your Organization: Digital Media Goes Mainstream in Support of Corporate Functions (Part 2)
   08 December, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Explore how digital media are ‘going mainstream’ and becoming an integral part of the core functions of corporations.

1. Mobilize Your Organization: Digital Media Goes Mainstream in Support of Corporate Functions (Part 1)
   01 December, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Explore how digital media are ‘going mainstream’ and becoming an integral part of the core functions of corporations.

1. Shared Responsibility: New Governance Requirements and Corporate Executive Roles
   16 November, 2010 01:00 PM EST [13:00]
   This three-part KnowlEdge Series will focus both on the governance responsibilities of boards of directors and on the functional and operational responsibilities of corporate staff who provide support to the board or board committees as they address these changed requirements.

1. Global Business Growth in Emerging Markets and the Energy, Climate and Sustainability Nexus (Part 2)
   11 November, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This two-part series will include discussions with experts on the increasing impact of global growth on the short and longer term business environment and executives from global companies immersed in the on-the-ground risks and opportunities connected with investment in emerging markets.

1. The HR Challenge in Emerging Markets
   04 November, 2010 11:30 PM EST [23:30]
   This two part webcast will examine key factors that concern global HR practitioners.

1. Can the Global Consumer Continue to Drive Sustainable Economic Growth? (Part 2)
   04 November, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This three-part KnowlEdge Series will look at the consumer in a range of emerging markets where global companies are focusing their expectations for growth. Hosted by Lynn Franco, Director of The Conference Board’s Consumer Research Center, these programs will feature up-to-date economic forecasts for emerging economies, with high level research on consumer behavior and trends from TNS.

1. The Endless Search for Advantage: Supply Chain in Emerging Markets (Part 2)
   03 November, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This two-part KnowlEdge Series program will examine current issues related from the perspective of companies experiencing the pressures of expansion in emerging economies.

1. Shared Responsibility: New Governance Requirements and Corporate Executive Roles
   02 November, 2010 01:00 PM EST [13:00]
   This three-part KnowlEdge Series will focus both on the governance responsibilities of boards of directors and on the functional and operational responsibilities of corporate staff who provide support to the board or board committees as they address these changed requirements.

1. Can the Global Consumer Continue to Drive Sustainable Economic Growth? (Part 1)
   02 November, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This three-part KnowlEdge Series will look at the consumer in a range of emerging markets where global companies are focusing their expectations for growth. Hosted by Lynn Franco, Director of The Conference Board’s Consumer Research Center, these programs will feature up-to-date economic forecasts for emerging economies, with high level research on consumer behavior and trends from TNS.

1. Global Business Growth in Emerging Markets and the Energy, Climate and Sustainability Nexus (Part 1)
   28 October, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This two-part series will include discussions with experts on the increasing impact of global growth on the short and longer term business environment and executives from global companies immersed in the on-the-ground risks and opportunities connected with investment in emerging markets.

1. The Endless Search for Advantage: Supply Chain in Emerging Markets (Part 1)
   27 October, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This two-part KnowlEdge Series program will examine current issues related from the perspective of companies experiencing the pressures of expansion in emerging economies

1. The HR Challenge in Emerging Markets
   21 October, 2010 11:30 PM EST [23:30]
   This two part webcast will examine key factors that concern global HR practitioners

1. Global Economic Shifts and the New Reality for HR (Part 2)
   05 October, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This 2-part KnowlEdge Series will explore the macro trends that are transforming the business environment in both mature and emerging markets and how HR leaders in two global companies, in different sectors, are responding to these new challenges.

1. Global Economic Shifts and the New Reality for HR (Part 1)
   28 September, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This 2-part KnowlEdge Series will explore the macro trends that are transforming the business environment in both mature and emerging markets and how HR leaders in two global companies, in different sectors, are responding to these new challenges.

1. The Emergent Organization: Enabling Change and Growth Through Digital Media (Part 3)
   29 July, 2010 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   This final session will examine a company that used social media and other digital applications to create teams and integrate cultures after a major transition.

1. The Emergent Organization: Enabling Change and Growth Through Digital Media (Part 2)
   22 July, 2010 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   This session will discuss internal uses of digital media for large companies to remain agile enough to recognize and embrace new opportunities

1. The Emergent Organization: Enabling Change and Growth Through Digital Media (Part 1)
   15 July, 2010 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   This session will present a case study from a company that has transformed its core business model by empowering consumers through the innovative use of digital media.

1. Strategic Workforce Planning Across National Boundaries (Part 2)
   30 June, 2010 11:30 AM EST [11:30]
   This session will examine enterprise-wide implementation of SWP. Hear how Swiss-based cement manufacturer Holcim conducts global workforce planning, while allowing for local differences across national borders.

1. Strategic Workforce Planning Across National Boundaries (Part 1)
   23 June, 2010 11:30 AM EST [11:30]
   This session will explore one company uses SWP to attract and retain the right talent in China and develop capability with across the organization.

1. Climate Change: Getting the Incentives Right in Asia (Part 2)
   17 June, 2010 11:30 AM EST [11:30]
   This session will discuss the regulations, policies, and market factors that promote a low carbon economy, their effects on carbon intensive activities, and their impact on companies’ competitive positioning.

1. Climate Change: Getting the Incentives Right in Asia (Part 1)
   10 June, 2010 11:30 AM EST [11:30]
   This webcast will focus on Producers: How to Drive Low Carbon Production? Guests will discuss how the architecture of incentives impacts energy production and consumption, as well as how this architecture may need to change if the Copenhagen targets are to go from wish to reality.

1. The Supreme Court and Free Speech (Part 3)
   03 June, 2010 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   The recent Supreme Court case Citizens United vs. FEC has been denounced by some as a catastrophe for the democratic system of governance and praised by others as a vindication of free speech rights for corporations, labor unions and NGOs

1. The Supreme Court and Free Speech (Part 2)
   27 May, 2010 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   The business view on political issues is seldom monolithic. Will the opinion lead to costly spending wars between industries that are on different sides of a particular issue or who support rival candidates that represent these opposing issues?

1. Applying Economic Forecasting to Strategy Building (Part 3)
   25 May, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Learn how one company is building and maintaining a planning structure that constructs consistent data sets, monitors the accuracy and usefulness of forecasts over time, and communicates the results in clear language to the board and throughout the organization.

1. Applying Economic Forecasting to Strategy Building (Part 2)
   20 May, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session gives specific and practical techniques for identifying relevant and reliable indicators for industries and determining if they are coincident or leading.

1. Applying Economic Forecasting to Strategy Building (Part 1)
   18 May, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session will show types of macroeconomic and industry data that can be useful in business forecasting, how to use coincident and leading indicators for your sector, and data analysis practices and available software that can help develop better quality forecasts and plans.

1. The Changing Face of Shareholder Activism (Part 3)
   13 May, 2010 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   This KnowlEdge Series presents timely information from The Conference Board’s new set of resources on shareholder activism, including The Shareholder Activism Report and Resource Portal, which provide support to board members and investment managers seeking to assess, engage and respond to shareholder activism.

1. The Changing Face of Shareholder Activism (Part 2)
   06 May, 2010 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   This KnowlEdge Series presents timely information from The Conference Board’s new set of resources on shareholder activism, including The Shareholder Activism Report and Resource Portal, which provide support to board members and investment managers seeking to assess, engage and respond to shareholder activism.

1. The Changing Face of Shareholder Activism (Part 1)
   29 April, 2010 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   This KnowlEdge Series presents timely information from The Conference Board’s new set of resources on shareholder activism, including The Shareholder Activism Report and Resource Portal, which provide support to board members and investment managers seeking to assess, engage and respond to shareholder activism.

1. Aligning with the Business: Diversity & Inclusion’s Strategic Partners (Part 2)
   22 April, 2010 11:30 AM EST [11:30]
   With minimal resources supporting D&I initiatives across Asia, how can companies extend the reach and impact of their policies, practices and programs? Employee Networks provide a powerful and far-reaching means for expanding scope. What are the challenges and barriers as well as the best practices when considering the use of Employee Networks?

1. Aligning with the Business: Diversity & Inclusion’s Strategic Partners (Part 1)
   15 April, 2010 11:30 AM EST [11:30]
   Making the business case for D&I and connecting diversity and inclusion to the bottom line

1. Consumers: what will change consumer behavior?
   31 March, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   The second session explores which incentives have the potential to change consumer behavior toward a lower carbon intensive path

1. Aligning with the Business: Diversity & Inclusion’s Strategic Partners (Part 3)
   11 March, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session will explore how can R & D, Product Development, Innovation and other business partners can better utilize their D&I to access new talent, new ideas and new markets.

1. Aligning with the Business: Diversity & Inclusion’s Strategic Partners (Part 2)
   04 March, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Whether expanding into a new market, launching a new product or rebranding a core product, or communicating with old customers or attracting new ones, diversity & inclusion can and should play a key role in how an organization approaches this work

1. The New Economic Reality – How One Company is Adapting
   02 March, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session discusses how companies are changing their supply networks in the context of the economic recovery

1. Aligning with the Business: Diversity & Inclusion’s Strategic Partners (Part 1)
   25 February, 2010 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   In this session, we identify some of the barriers to full participation of D&I in the overall business strategy and speak with an organization that has overcome them to create a partnership between HR and D&I to benefit the business.

1. Global Teams: Achieving Corporate Agility to Address Critical Needs (Part 3)
   09 December, 2009 05:00 AM GMT [05:00]
   The social media channels that are breaking down structural barriers and enabling revolution are proving to be a powerful tool for building both formal and ad hoc teams within organizations.

1. Global Teams: Achieving Corporate Agility to Address Critical Needs (Part 2)
   07 December, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session will look at how, using global team, P&G innovated a whole new manufacturing process in order to build – and maintain – their competitive position in Latin America.

1. Global Teams: Achieving Corporate Agility to Address Critical Needs (Part 1)
   01 December, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This session will address the human and technical issues related to building and leading an effective cross-functional global team.

1. Corporate Citizenship through Employee Volunteerism (Part 3)
   19 November, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   For global companies committed to truly global programs, how can non-U.S. employees be more engaged in the company’s community involvement efforts?

1. Carbon Shift: How Putting a Price on Carbon will Affect Corporate Value (Part 2)
   19 November, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   What will be the new sources of advantage and disadvantage in the low-carbon era that has begun?

1. Employee Engagement in Asia-Pacific: The Key to Retaining Critical Talent (Part 2)
   17 November, 2009 11:30 AM EST [11:30]
   This session will explore how companies can asess their current EVP for those in critical roles against measures of Employee Engagement and the expectations of key employees.

1. Corporate Citizenship through Employee Volunteerism (Part 2)
   12 November, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   How do younger workers differ from their older counterparts when it comes to volunteering? How can they best be engaged?

1. Carbon Shift: How Putting a Price on Carbon will Affect Corporate Value (Part 1)
   12 November, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   What is the status and magnitude of the efforts to set a price on carbon that are a part of this trend? How should companies prepare for the change to come, no matter how the coming global climate change talks in Copenhagen turn out.

1. Employee Engagement in Asia-Pacific: The Key to Retaining Critical Talent (Part 1)
   10 November, 2009 11:30 AM EST [11:30]
   The goal of this session is to help companies in Asia identify, monitor and understand the dynamics of employee engagement with this vital segment of your workforce.

1. Corporate Citizenship through Employee Volunteerism (Part 1)
   05 November, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   This session will discuss skills-based and capacity-building volunteerism programs

1. Corporate Governance and the New Focus on Leadership (Part 3)
   29 October, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   From the shareholders’ perspective, what are best practices for the highly sensitive issues of executive compensation, CEO succession? How can transparency and communication around these issues be improved?

1. Corporate Governance and the New Focus on Leadership (Part 2)
   15 October, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   Discover how Cisco is preparing a pool of successors to the CEO role based on potential future business models.

1. China in the Lead (Part 3)
   15 October, 2009 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   With the fall off in export demand from the US and EU, China has been focused on expanding trade relationships in Asia and other emerging markets.

1. China in the Lead (Part 2)
   08 October, 2009 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   Acquiring resources and intellectual property to defend positions in domestic Chinese markets may be the primary motivation, not expanding China’s competitive footprint internationally—yet.

1. Corporate Governance and the New Focus on Leadership (Part 1)
   01 October, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   What data is the Board likely to require and what are the relevant issues around transparency and accountability they will be looking for?

1. China in the Lead (Part 1)
   30 September, 2009 10:00 AM EST [10:00]
   China arguably has the right conditions and tools to achieve world-leading recovery. However, the stimulus programs and measures embrace some old centrist formulae that may not work for today’s China and/or amidst the current global backdrop.

1. Managing Human Capital Risk: Applying Risk Management Tools to Strategic Workforce Planning (Part 2)
   29 September, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Many companies have little information about their contractors or the potential risks they pose in terms of intellectual privacy, data security, depletion of critical workforce segments or knowledge loss.

1. Managing Human Capital Risk: Applying Risk Management Tools to Strategic Workforce Planning (Part 1)
   15 September, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   What can Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) learn from applying Risk Management processes and tools and how can Risk Management gain by using SWP to manage human capital risks? The two functions use many of the same tools and face similar obstacles to imp

1. Accepting the Challenge: Is it Time to Embrace Sustainability as the New Operating System? (Part 3)
   30 June, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   This session discussed where growth, innovation and sustainability intersect.

1. Accepting the Challenge: Is it Time to Embrace Sustainability as the New Operating System? (Part 2)
   25 June, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   This session discussed winning and losing business models in a sustainable enterprise world

1. Accepting the Challenge: Is it Time to Embrace Sustainability as the New Operating System? (Part 1)
   24 June, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   This session discussed what sustainability means for business, how the rules of the playing field are being redesigned and the post-crisis landscape for sustainability.

1. Freeze and Thaw: Managing Human Capital Through the Downturn while Preparing for the Upturn (Part 3)
   18 June, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   This session draws on The Conference Board’s ongoing research on labor markets and strategic workforce planning to help companies develop strategies and plans to deal with both short and longer term effects of the economic downturn and the structural changes that are affecting the labor markets and your workforce.

1. Driving Competitive Advantage Through Service Innovation (Part 4)
   17 June, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   In the fourth and final session we will follow a successful company that had a legacy service product come under pressure from disruptive innovation on the outside.

1. Freeze and Thaw: Managing Human Capital Through the Downturn while Preparing for the Upturn (Part 2)
   11 June, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   This session takes a look at the ripple effects of delayed retirement, lack of workforce mobility and changing demographics on the workplace over the coming years.

1. Driving Competitive Advantage Through Service Innovation (Part 3)
   10 June, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   One service innovation approach is bringing together multi-disciplinary teams to solve significant business challenges. PwC will share its story of how it solved a well-understood business challenge faced by many finance departments with a team of specialists possessing unique skills for a professional services firm.

1. Freeze and Thaw: Managing Human Capital Through the Downturn while Preparing for the Upturn (Part 1)
   04 June, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   This first part of the KnowlEdge Series will address Survivor Syndrome and other downturn-related factors that are affecting workplace effectiveness now, and threatening the ability of companies to respond quickly to market opportunities as the economy recovers.

1. Driving Competitive Advantage Through Service Innovation (Part 2)
   03 June, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   In this session, we will review the case of a traditional (B2B) service provider, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, which has a new (B2C) offering for those who cannot get health insurance through their employers, delivered through shops in malls.

1. Emerging Economies and the Evolving Economic Landscape (Part 3)
   28 May, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   From the perspective of a global consumer company, has their view of emerging markets changed? How do consumer companies analyze the opportunities and risks in these markets?

1. Driving Competitive Advantage Through Service Innovation (Part 1)
   27 May, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   During the first session we will sketch the broad perspective on the evolving world of service innovation through IBM’s effort to develop a new business school curriculum centered on "service science, management and information".

1. Emerging Economies and the Evolving Economic Landscape (Part 2)
   14 May, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   From the perspective of a global consumer company, has their view of emerging markets changed? How do consumer companies analyze the opportunities and risks in these markets?

1. Emerging Economies and the Evolving Economic Landscape (Part 1)
   07 May, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   This first session will look at emerging markets globally and give an overview of how they are faring in the economic downturn from an economic perspective.

1. Embracing Social Media to Corporate Advantage (Part 3)
   29 April, 2009 11:00 AM EST [11:00]
   Efforts to harness social media to enhance productivity and innovation often stall on issues of control over the self-organizing nature, potential detrimental use, lack of trust and legal and security issues. What are best practices that can help mitigate these very real concerns?

1. Mobilizing the Strategic Power of HR (Part 3)
   25 March, 2009 03:00 PM GMT [15:00]
   This program will address how to build analytic heft with or without the latest technology.

1. Mobilizing the Strategic Power of HR (Part 2)
   11 March, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   Building an enterprise-level perspective of the business becomes easier when you are able to look at the organization from various functional points of view. Integrating these points of view into the competencies of the HR team increases the team's relevance to business partners and its potential impact on the business.

1. Mobilizing the Strategic Power of HR (Part 1)
   25 February, 2009 03:30 PM EST [15:30]
   This session will address the issue of ensuring that the HR strategy is derived from the overall strategies of the business. It will discuss the current evidence for how HR, appropriately aligned with the business strategy, can be an integral factor in improved organizational performance.

1. Managing Towards a New Business Reality (Part 3)
   28 January, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   What is the Wealth Creation Model? What are the types of decision vectors in Marketing, Margins and Productivity that protect long term value? How can they be preserved in difficult economic times?

1. Managing Towards a New Business Reality (Part 2)
   21 January, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   What is the new reality in regard to government/ business interaction? What will be the priorities in the new administration? What can companies do to adapt?

1. Managing Towards a New Business Reality (Part 1)
   15 January, 2009 03:00 PM EST [15:00]
   The first session will look at medium term economic scenarios and the factors to watch to determine the course of the economy.