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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
In today's ever-changing global marketplace, even the healthiest organizations can be vulnerable to unforeseen challenges that could impede growth and performance. Leading companies are preparing to meet these challenges head-on by having the right procedures in place to attract and retain the best talent and to develop future leaders who will help ensure current success and prosperity lasts for years to come.
Join us for a special day-and-a-half event, designed to provide human resource professionals, executive recruiters and management consultants with a forum to engage in lively discussion and debate on the critical challenges they face when planning talent management strategies for the long-term success. You will hear candid perspectives, thought-provoking insight, and proven strategies from some of the world’s most distinguished and admired business leaders.
DAY ONE - Wednesday, October 18, 2006
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception (Reid Salon) - SPONSORED BY THE LADDERS
7:00 - 7:30 p.m. - Defining Quality Metrics in Search
One of the byproducts of the maturation and institutionalization of the executive search industry is the need for metrics to enable users to buy services more effectively. Some industry observers argue that the search completion rates firms report tend to be skewed and inconsistent. Why not report placement rate? This is the true measure of meeting the client's needs - placing a world-class candidate into position. Does the search industry need an independent verification process for accurately measuring placement rates and other vital performance statistics so that hiring managers have transparency and assurance that their assignments will be completed? Brian Sullivan, chairman of Christian & Timbers, one of the world's premier search firms, weighs in on the need for firms to report more than just their sales figures.
Brian M. Sullivan
Chairman and CEO
Christian & Timbers
7:30 - 8:15 p.m. - Dinner (Villard Ballroom) - SPONSORED BY THE LADDERS
8:15 - 9:00 p.m. - Special Presentation: Learning from the Leadership Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses the ability of great chief executives to assemble and mold a group of talented, diverse and often competitive direct reports into a cohesive team with shared values and objectives. Drawing upon her most recent work, Team of Rivals, Ms. Goodwin describes how the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer, Abraham Lincoln, rose from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president. Like many other gifted CEOs Lincoln had a mastery of men that enabled him to convert rivals into allies as they together shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history.
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Historian and Author
DAY TWO - Thursday, October 19, 2006
7:30 - 8:45 a.m. - Registration and Continental Breakfast (Reid Salon)
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. - Welcoming Comments by Moderator Jon Wortmann (Villard Ballroom)
9:00 - 9:45 a.m. - Keynote Address: Why Winning in the Workplace Leads to Winning in the Marketplace
Doug Conant of Campbell Soup has an exceptional track record for revitalizing organizations in a manner that creates lasting results for shareholders, customers and employees. Since he took over in 2001, Mr. Conant has led several aggressive initiatives to transform his company's brand including new product launches, plant upgrades, increased marketing, and recruiting and promoting over 200 of 300 top corporate executives at Campbell Soup. Identified as the model of a future CEO, Mr. Conant is a results driven leader with "a natural warmth and interest in people," a winning recipe for Campbell Soup, a company that under his leadership enjoyed a boost in the morale of their its employees and an increase in market value to $3.6 billion. It has been said "he wins with brands in the market and with people in the organizations he has led." Mr. Conant will share his perspectives on leadership, developing talent, and why it is important for organizations to create a superior employment experience for their people.
Douglas R. Conant
President & CEO
Campbell Soup Company
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Introduction by:
Gayle Mattson
EVP and Global Leader, Board & CEO Practice/Corporate
DHR International
9:45 - 10:30 a.m. - How Current and Projected Business Trends Affect Human Capital Strategies
In just about every sector of the current U.S. economy, businesses have never been healthier or more profitable. Nevertheless, some large corporations are approaching growth conservatively, remembering lessons learned during our most recent recessionary period and keeping an eye on the uncertainties in today's global economy. Considering how trends like rising healthcare costs, globalization, record high oil prices and threats of inflation will affect their business in the short and long-term is a key responsibility of the executive suite and their organization's success can depend on how they react. Renowned BusinessWeek executive editor Magazine and author of eight books on business, leadership, and management, including Jack: Straight from the Gut, John Byrne will discuss key business trends that are affecting the human capital strategies of the world's top employers and share his candid perspectives on how these trends will play out.
John A. Byrne
Executive Editor
BusinessWeek
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Networking Break (Reid Salon)
11:00 - 12:00 p.m. - Executive Roundtable: Diversifying an Organization's Human Capital Portfolio
According to a Fortune study, the composite stock returns of the 50 Best Companies for Minorities outperformed the S&P 500 on both a three and five-year time period. This statistical finding combined with looming demographic and population shifts supports the viewpoint that companies without strong diversity initiatives in place are increasingly at a competitive disadvantage. Today, most leading organizations understand that the importance of building a culturally diverse workforce goes beyond just establishing a positive workplace environment - it also makes good business sense. In a special roundtable discussion, a panel of corporate diversity professionals will discuss their company's diversity initiatives, the impact they have on overall performance and how these strategies sustain the support of their executive teams.
Panelists:
Philip A. Berry
Vice President, Global Workplace Initiatives and Corporate Officer
Colgate-Palmolive
Douglas C. Freeman
Chief Executive Officer
VirtCom Enterprises
Stephen J. Pemberton
Chief Diversity Officer
Monster
Herbert C. Smith Ph.D.
Chairman and CEO
H.C. Smith Ltd.
Melinda B. Wolfe
Head of Global Leadership and Diversity
Goldman Sachs
Moderated by:
Edie Fraser
President and Founder
Diversity Best Practices and Business Women's Network
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Luncheon and Human Capital Advantage Award Presentation (Holmes I & II) - SPONSORED BY CHRISTIAN & TIMBERS
The Hunt-Scanlon Human Capital Advantage Award recognizes a leading U.S. Chief Executive who understands the direct connection between an organization's human capital management strategy and the long term financial success of the company. Beyond traditional HR programs, Human Capital Advantage Award recipients actively demonstrate the commitment to placing human capital at the center of their organization's agendas and support investing in programs aimed at attracting, training, developing and retaining talent. In turn, their organizations enjoy high-levels of employee loyalty and customer satisfaction while generating earnings that outperform their competition. We are pleased to present this year's award to Robert Nardelli, chairman and CEO of The Home Depot.
Robert Nardelli
Chairman and CEO
The Home Depot
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Introduction by:
Thomas J. Neff
Chairman
Spencer Stuart U.S.
To learn more about how Robert Nardelli's management philosophy has impacted The Home Depot, we recommend you read Ram Charan's recent article in Harvard Business Review entitled Home Depot’s Blueprint for Culture Change.
Overview: Deep lasting culture change requires an integrated approach that remodels a company’s social systems. The leadership team of Home Depot employed a remarkable set of tools to do that. Read more...
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. - Thinking Outside of the Online Recruiting Box:
Building Your Future Talent Pipeline Now
Using new tools like social networks, blogs and industry specific websites, companies are beginning to proactively engage and open up a dialogue with elusive passive candidates. This innovative approach to online recruiting has helped these companies both strengthen their employment brand and build relationships with future qualified candidates. Online recruiting pioneer, Marc Cenedella will provide a brief review of the evolution of the industry to help determine how we arrived at this point. Further, he will share his insight on how you can leverage these new tools to take your online recruiting strategy to the next level and begin to build your future talent pipeline now.
Marc Cenedella
President & CEO
TheLadders.com
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. - New HR Leaders: Lessons Learned in the First Year
In recent years, corporate decision-makers have come to expect more from their HR departments and are using the same high standards in hiring their top HR executives as they would in hiring any other high impact senior level executive. This ensures that HR will have the team and procedures in place to achieve the best results and will have the authority to drive the necessary improvements that better align organizational capabilities with ever-changing long and short-term business needs. In a candid session, we ask three newly placed human resource executives to describe how they are building their HR team's talent and functionality to be a strategic asset for their organizations. Panelists will share experiences, lessons learned, and best practices on key issues including HR transformation, CEO and C-suite dynamics and expectations, linking HR to business strategy, interacting with oards, and what it takes to build a top HR team.
Panelists:
Melanie Hughes
SVP, Human Resources
Interpublic Group
Evelyn Rodstein
Chief Talent and Development Officer
KPMG
Sharon Werner
SVP, Chief People Officer
Synapse Group
Moderated by:
Jason Hanold
Executive Director, Global Human Resources Practice
Russell Reynolds Associates
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. - Wrap Up & Closing
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