8:00am – 8:55am 

Breakfast

8:55am – 9:00am  

Opening Remarks

9:00am – 9:30am

“Quit Apologizing and Accept Your Role”

Caroline Stockdale
Senior Vice President Human Resources
Medtronic, Inc.

9:35am – 10:15am

Panel Discussion

“Creating a Consistent Leadership Language”

Session topics include, but are not limited to:
The interconnectivity of operating units, as companies continue to expand and have a dispersed workforce, underscores the need for a common methodology to developing leaders. Often, however, leadership development remains separate within each business segment and therefore lacks cohesion across the enterprise. Best-in-class companies have found ways to execute on leadership development strategies throughout the enterprise, resulting in stronger, more consistent leaders.

Moderator:
Sharon Daniels
President & CEO
AchieveGlobal

Panelists:
John E. Derry
Senior Vice President Human Resources
Kansas City Southern

Katie Lawler
Senior Vice President Human Resources
GATX

Jon Leatherbury
VP, Talent Management and OD Human Resources
Fiserv, Inc.

Andy Maus
Chief Learning Officer
Sears Holdings Corporation

10:20am – 10:50am

“Succession Planning Process”

Brian Hults
Vice President, Global Organizational and People Development
Newell Rubbermaid

10:50am – 11:20am 

Coffee Break

11:20am – 12:00pm

Panel Discussion

“How Human Capital Professionals Are Driving Business Results and the Corporate Agenda”

Moderator:
Steve Toomey
Senior Vice President
BTS USA Inc.

Panelists:
Sid Chapon
SVP – Operations, People & Culture
Leo Burnett Worldwide

Barbara Kennedy
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
United Stationers Inc.

Kurt Olson
Associate Partner & Director – Capability Solutions
Accenture

Steve Walker
AVP Organizational Development
State Farm Insurance

12:05pm – 12:10pm

Introducing Carleen Haas:

Lynne Morton
President
Performance Improvement Solutions

12:10pm – 12:40pm

"Transformational Change"

Carleen Haas
Vice President Talent Strategies
Humana

Session topics include, but are not limited to:

• When Life isn't Business as usual how do you respond?
• HR is in the perfect position to provide leadership and direction when a company needs to change direction or transform its business model.
• Health reform created a real world situation for Humana that gave the enterprise the opportunity to rethink what the future could hold.  By embracing the possibilities and engaging in an exercise to create a dream for the future, Senior Executives along with Human Resources embarked on a transformational change process to become a company focused on Life-long Wellbeing.  Join us for a practical roadmap outlining the 5 stages of change and how Humana engaged it's leadership team in the journey.

12:40pm – 1:40pm

Lunch

1:40pm – 2:10pm

“HR and the Board:  Are You Ready?”

David Kaput
Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
ACCO Brands

2:15pm – 2:55pm

Panel Discussion

 “Doing More with Less!”

Session topics include, but are not limited to:
With the economic downturn came a substantial loss of HR budgets, and fewer employees to handle the tasks.  As companies begin to grow:

• What are the key steps in order to succeed with fewer resources and bodies to handle the overwhelming HR responsibilities?
• How do you handle the tremendous workload required to properly recruit, screen, and hire new employees while at the same time trying to keep up with other key HR priorities?
• Moving into 2011 and beyond what are the biggest challenges HR professionals face?

Moderator:
George Arteaga
Commissioner of Human Resources
City of Chicago

Panelists:
Mindy Mackenzie
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc.

Wayne Reschke
Vice President, Human Resources
Alliant Energy

Andrew P. Slentz
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources
Peabody Energy Corp.

2:55pm – 3:25pm

Coffee Break

3:25pm – 3:55pm  

“Delivering ROI (Results/Outcomes/Impacts): HR Innovation Powers Strategic Planning and Business Impacts” 

Angela Cinefro
Vice President of HR, L&D and Talent
Hewlett-Packard

*Please note this session is off the record

4:00pm – 4:30pm

"Earning a Seat at the Table"

Richard Baer
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer
Qwest Communications

4:30pm – 4:35pm

Closing Remarks

4:35pm – 5:35pm

Closing Reception

 

*Please note agenda is subject to change