8:00am – 8:55am

Breakfast

8:55am – 9:00am

Opening Remarks

9:00am – 9:05am

Introducing Marianne Jackson:

John Rooney
Regional Vice President
AchieveGlobal

9:05am – 9:45am

Marianne Jackson
SVP Human Resources
Blue Shield of California

9:50am – 10:35am

Panel Discussion

“Strategic Transformation at Companies Faced with Disruptions to their Business Model”

Today’s businesses are faced with many challenges to survive, much less prosper. While many of these challenges are beyond their leader’s control - whether due to economic, regulatory, political, technology advancements or disruptions, and natural resource or disaster issues - those companies that can stay ahead of the competition often must change their business model. Effectively engaging and partnering with Human Capital Leadership executive management to:

• Align Management and Talent to the new strategy
• Change behavior to mold capabilities throughout the organizational matrix
• Create the mindset and passion necessary to ensure successful strategy execution

Moderator:
Dan Parisi
Executive Vice President & Global Partner
BTS

Panelists:
Susan Burnett
Senior Vice President, Talent and Organization Development
Yahoo

Erin Flynn
SVP, Talent Development
Salesforce.com Inc

Steven Parker
Talent Management Practice Leader
Taleo

Gabrielle Toledano
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Electronic Arts Inc.

10:35am – 10:50am

Coffee Break

10:50am- 10:55am

Introducing Bina Chaurasia:

Bruce Morton
Chief Marketing Officer
Allegis Group

10:55am – 11:35am

Keynote Presentation

"Building Capability for the Networked Society"

Bina Chaurasia
Senior Vice President and Head of Human Resources
Ericsson

*Please note this session is off the record

11:40am – 12:00pm

Thought Leadership Presented by Oracle

"People Strategies for the Innovation Economy:  A Focus on Talent Analysis"                          

Innovation is becoming a core component of overall corporate strategies around the world, and critical talent is one element that truly differentiates a company. Leading HR operations are looking at the implications of technologies as it relates to human talent that affect skills, jobs, collaboration and the demand for talent analysis.  As HR works with business leaders on the front lines, analytics are becoming critical in making more effective decisions related to workforce planning, recruitment, skills definition, compensation, and deploying critical talent to foster innovation and drive productivity growth.

• Why do increasingly powerful technologies affect skills, jobs, and collaboration?
• What skills do HR professionals need to sharpen?
• What happens once both line managers and HR have talent analytics at their fingertips?
• How do actionable frameworks improve talent analysis?
• How do HR organizations foster innovation and talent overall?

Marcie Van Houten
Director, HCM Strategy
Oracle

12:05pm – 12:50pm

Panel Discussion

"Leadership Speaks: HR Predicts and Prepares for 2012"

• What are the toughest challenges HR will be facing in 2012?
• How are new technologies changing the role of HR?
• How can cloud computing elevate your HR organization and company?
• What are some best practices to succeed in an ever-changing economic and regulatory environment?
• How do you balance the short terms needs of the organization, with the long term needs of sustainable growth?
• How does the role of the HR Professional continue to evolve?
• How are the skill sets within HR changing?
• What are the critical dimensions of your workforce and how do you continue to measure them?

Moderator:
Debi Hirshlag
Vice President of Human Resources
Workday

Panelists:
Bryan Gillette
VP HR
Topcon Corporation

Spence Harrell
Vice President Human Resources
Polycom

Dan Henkle
SVP Human Resources
Gap

Patrick Shannon
Partner
Mercer

Karen Weisz
Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Services
Standard Insurance Company

12:50pm – 1:45pm

Lunch

1:45pm – 2:25pm

Panel Discussion

"Workplace Evolution | Bridging the Generational Divide"

With more generations in the workplace than ever before, it's vital for employers to be aware of how the varying needs of different age groups affect recruitment, workplace productivity, loyalty and satisfaction.  By understanding what various subsets of employees prioritize, it becomes easier to foster a more productive working environment.

• What workplace issues are most important to young, middle-aged, and older employees respectively?
• Understand the social media landscape and how to bring your recruitment to life
• Learn up-to-date statistics on the global outlook of employment and retention
• Harness the explosion of information on the web
• How do challenges across different age groups impact productivity and engagement in the workplace?
• What work-life solutions and strategies are available to address these challenges?
• How can employers foster loyalty and retain talent by understanding the needs of different generations?

Moderator:
Bruce Morton
Chief Marketing Officer
Allegis Group

Panelists:
Pat Brosseau
Vice President, Human Resources
HSBC Bank Canada

Nancy Long
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation

Adam Pisoni
Co-Founder, CTO and Board Member
Yammer

Joe Wegener
Vice President Human Resources
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc.

2:30pm – 3:10pm

Panel Discussion

"Keeping Employees Engaged and Developing Future Leaders"
 
Human Resources leaders understand that keeping employees engaged and developing their talent is crucial to the successful growth and improvement of an organization.

• How have you been able to identify professionals that you want to cultivate and grow over time?
• What are the business needs that drive the need for continually identifying and maintaining a talent pipeline?
• How do you balance the short terms needs of the organization, especially in terms of the economy, with the long term need to develop and cultivate future leaders?
• How do you determine the best practices for determining the successes and failures of these approaches? What are lessons learned from each?

Moderator:
Erin Flynn
SVP, Talent Development
Salesforce.com Inc

Panelists:
Ron Garonzik
US National Leadership Development & Talent Management Practice Head
Hay Group
 
Mindy Geisser
Vice President- Global Human Resources
Colliers International

Jing Liao
Vice President Global Human Resources
Atmel Corporation

Jo Stoner
SVP, Worldwide Human Resources
Informatica Corp.

3:10pm – 3:35pm

Coffee Break

3:35pm- 3:40pm

Introducing Brett Hooper and Gautam Srivastava:

Barbara Snowball
Regional Sales Manager
SuccessFactors, Inc.

3:40pm – 4:10pm

“How HR is Moving the Needle”

Brett Hooper
Senior Vice President Human Resources
JDS Uniphase Corporation

Gautam Srivastava
SVP, Human Resources & Corporate Marketing
LSI Corporation

4:15pm- 4:45pm

"Employee Engagement and Innovation"

Mindy Geisser
Vice President- Global Human Resources
Colliers International

4:45pm – 4:50pm

Closing Remarks

4:50pm -5:50pm

Closing Reception