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| Business of HR: The “New” Global Mindset: Unleashing the Full Potential of Your Organization for Extraordinary Growth and Improved “Work Experience” |
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Welcome to the GLOBALHRNEWS Conference...
Where Global Leaders Collaborate and Decisions Get Made
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Seattle Hyatt Regency, Pine Street
• NETWORKING RECEPTION & DINNER 30th from 6pm Waterfront Seafood Grill, Pier 70
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PROGRAM GUIDE, March 31st
from 7.30am ...check-in desk open
GLOBALHRNEWS TALK SHOW "Meet the Delegates"
Over coffee & continental breakfast, join this "bright & early" discussion group. Listen to "what's going on", learn new things, participate with peers and special guests. Delegates will be asked to define what "next practices" they are trying to implement for 2010...in contrast to "survivor tactics" employed in 2009.
Host: ED COHEN
8.40am to 9.30am
Opening Keynote
THE NEW GLOBAL MINDSET - UNLEASHING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH AND IMPROVED "WORK EXPERIENCE"
Key topics (covered interactively and using actual case examples)
> (Re) orienting your executive team to the scope, depth and complexity of global to local workforce leadership challenges
>Faster roll-out of new initiatives and concepts (and how to develop a stronger business case for immediate action)
>More efficient cross-border sharing of “next practices”
>Greater sophistication and analysis regarding the trade off between local adaptation and global standardization
>Gaining early mover advantages in talent acquisition and employer branding opportunities
>Global Mindshare- the next steps to tapping multi-generational, multi-national collective intelligence
Presenter
Mr. SCOTT HAMILTON, Co-Founder and Senior Partner, ALLIGN; a global-to-local advisory firm that helps organizations tap the full potential of their workforce and leadership through superior internal/external alignment programs.
Scott Hamilton has devoted over 20 years to the successful improvement of executive and workforce performance in “Fortune 500” through mid-market companies. From his experience as a senior corporate executive and external advisor, Scott has helped leaders to improve their personal effectiveness in managing and leading teams to create powerful working relationships and achieve greater business value. His executive and organizational coaching expertise includes leading major change management programs, developing strategic talent and workforce development programs, internal branding for external market success, improved leadership team performance sessions and the pioneering use of “collective intelligence” alignment programs. He has worked with leaders at all levels in building on their strengths to maximize team commitment, focus and results in both start-up and established businesses.
Scott’s industry exposure has been both broad and deep. He has held executive roles in HR, OD and Operations the execution of major strategic initiatives in such companies as McDonald’s, Nestle USA, Bergen Brunswig, AlliedSignal Distribution and DirecTV. Scott has also managed business and executive consulting practices that coached hundreds of leaders and their organizations through large-scale change efforts, teambuilding, and merger and acquisition/integration activity teams, and developed in-house executive development programs.
Scott’s particular expertise is in executive and engagement programs that bring measurable value to initiatives such as strategic visioning, internal brand development, advanced employee engagement programs , change management, succession planning, strategy execution programs and leadership team building. He is the co-founder of Allign, a company that has developed and introduced a proprietary process that integrates leadership vision and performance expectations to align all stakeholders into unified, accelerated and positive action (AllignMaps™ and LineofSite Scoreboards).
Scott is a frequent keynote speaker to CEO groups, Trade associations and Industry conferences on organization innovation and alignment topics among others.
9.30am
COFFEE BREAK
9.50am to 10.30am
Corporate Benchmarking
DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA:
Hiring and Retaining Top Talent
Presenter
Ms. CAROL M. OLSBY, GPHR, GRP, is the Director, Human Resources - Americas & Asia, for Helsinki-based TIETO Corporation. Carol is based in Seattle region and divides her time between Asia, Europe, and the US.
Carol has extensive human resources experience designing and building high-growth, high-technology companies, including Tieto, Bainbridge Networks, WesTower, Universal Avionics Systems, GTE Spacenet and American Satellite. Carol is currently the WA SHRM International Director. Carol co-founded the Global HR Consortium, the society for international human resources professionals. She founded and chairs the HR Roundtable, the northwest’s society for high-technology human resources professionals. She has represented technology companies as a technical expert lobbyist on human resources issues. All the lobbying efforts she has been involved in were successful resulting in amendments to Washington State laws. Carol has an MS in Human Resources from Chapman University and a BS in Business from Columbia Union. She also participated in an Executive International Business Program through IFL/Stockholm School of Economics.
Tieto is an IT service company providing IT, R&D and consulting services. With approximately 16,000 experts, (from website) we are among the leading IT service companies in Northern Europe and the global leader in selected segments. We specialize in areas where we have the deepest understanding of our customers' businesses and needs. Our superior customer centricity and Nordic expertise set us apart from our competitors. Tieto has focus on serving large and medium-sized organizations in our main markets – Northern Europe, Germany and Russia. In telecom, forest, oil and gas as well as digital services, we serve our customers globally. We work hand in hand with many of the world's leading companies and organizations and grow in step with them. The company’s shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX in Helsinki and Stockholm.
10.35am to 11.15am
Morning Keynote
Update: REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT; Tax Regulations
Presenter
Ms. HEATHER SECREST, Tax Managing Director,
KPMG LLP
Heather specializes in International Executive
Services issues which involve cross-border
transactions. Heather is a senior manager in KPMG’s Seattle International Executive Services
practice and is active in the leadership of the Pacific Northwest practice for IES. She
has more than thirteen years of experience in tax planning and tax compliance for
companies and their international assignees. Her clients include Microsoft Corporation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
PopCap Games, SSA Marine, and Professional Associations. Heather is a Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; and, Member of Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants. Her education includes: Bachelor of Arts in Accounting – University
of Washington; Masters of Professional Accounting – University of Washington; Certified Public Accountant, Washington.
11.20am to 12Noon
Corporate benchmarking
CHANGE MANAGEMENT...get ready...it's a continuum
Ms. TICA GORDON, GPHR, is the Director of Human Resources of CALLISON, LLC; a global architectural and design firm with offices in the US, Mexico, UK, UAE, India, and China. Tica is responsible for all strategic and functional areas of human resources worldwide.
Tica has held senior level global human resources positions in several medium to large sized multi-national companies in the high-tech and architectural industries over the past 16 years. Tica has been instrumental in helping US companies expand globally, as well as helping companies headquartered outside the US to expand into and through North America. She has extensive experience with U.S. domestic and international mergers and acquisitions. Her strengths include building and managing effective global HR teams, global performance management, employee and leadership development, and global mobility. Tica is a founding member of the Global Human Resources Consortium and a member of the HR Executive Forum, Society for Human Resources Management, and Large Firm Human Resources Roundtable. Tica has a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Washington.
Our global reach and focus on clients' business goals make Callison one of the world's top architecture and design firms. As the number one retail design firm in the world and a global leader in mixed-use, this broad market experience gives us unequaled strategic insight. From retail to corporate and hospitality to residential, we help clients create memorable destinations that continue to outpace expectations year after year. We partner with our clients for long-term success. As Fortune 500 companies and global leaders, they need a firm that understands their business strategies and can help them achieve their goals. Many of our clients have used our services for a decade or more. Nothing succeeds like experience. Designs that generate economic and emotional returns require more than creativity. Few firms can match the knowledge and cross-market expertise of Callison's world-class team. By translating client goals into strategic designs, we achieve long-term market share for our clients.
12Noon
LUNCHEON
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
UPDATE ON BUSINESS IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND THE US CONGRESS
Presenter
Ms. CYNTHIA LANGE, Partner;
Co-Chair of the firm's Corporate Compliance Practice
FRAGOMEN DEL REY BERNSEN & LOEWY LLP
Cynthia Lange leads the firm’s High Tech practice in the heart of Silicon Valley. As the Managing Partner of the firm’s Northern California practice, she directs the strategic representation of companies ranging from large fortune 500 companies to small start-up companies in the firm’s “e-group.” She has worked with numerous companies to set up and manage worldwide immigration compliance programs. Cynthia is a long time Adjunct Professor at Southwestern University School of Law where she has taught since 1988. She also frequently lectures on corporate immigration and, as a thought-leader in the industry, she has written numerous articles on business immigration law matters. Cynthia is also the Managing Partner in charge of the firm’s I-9 Service Center, which offers state of the art electronic I-9 tools and advisory services for proper I-9 and E-Verify completion. She specializes in government investigations, audits and establishing compliance programs for companies. Cynthia joined Fragomen over 22 years ago, after beginning her career at the U.S. Department of Justice as an INS trial attorney. She is a Member, American Bar Association; Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA); Member, Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA); Member, Association of International Educators (NAFSA); Member, California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP); Member, Northern California Human Resources Association; Member, Santa Clara Bar Association; Member, San Francisco Bar Association. Cynthia Lange is Admitted to the Bar in California, District of Columbia, and New York. With respect to Court Admissions: U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Her formal education includes: Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1985;Brigham Young University, B.A., Phi Kapa Phi Honor Society, 1981.
1.05pm
BREAK
1.15pm to 1.55pm
EXPAT COACHING: ROI of INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY
With all the cost-cutting initiatives and reductions in the international workforce we have seen over the last two years, the optimal integration between talent management and international mobility is the very next competitive advantage which a few international corporations have already successfully acquired.
This session will describe these essential practices in order to assess, grow and retain your successful mobile workforce for the decisive years to come and will reveal best-in-class approaches.
Presenter
Mr. ALAIN VERSTANDIG, President and CEO
NET EXPAT, Inc.
Alain Verstandig graduated with an Engineering degree in 1986. After 18 months of intensive traveling through more than 50 countries, he decided to supplement his technical background with an MBA. He has over twelve years of experience working for major multinational corporations where he acquired first-hand knowledge of the international private sector. Over these years, he gained experience in various fields of management and was expatriated on several occasions. In 1998, Alain Verstandig founded NET EXPAT, which currently helps over 200 International Corporations and thousands of their mobile employees a year through a series of Career & Life transition programs. NET EXPAT has made its reputation as one of the global market leaders and most innovative specialist in assessing, training and coaching internationally mobile employees. NET EXPAT has offices in 45 countries across America, Europe and Asia. www.netexpat.com and email, info@netexpat.com
2pm to 2.40pm
Corporate Benchmarking
PREPARING FOR 2011 ...business model
1. STRATEGY REVIEW: MODIFY OR OVERHAUL?
2. ADDRESS "HYGIENE" ISSUES
3. ENRICH EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS
Presenter
Ms. MELANIE SPRAGUE, Director of Compensation and Benefits, Dendreon Corporation
Dendreon is a Seattle-based biotechnology focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to fight cancer. Melanie Sprague has 12 years of global HR experience, and has been an HR professional for 18 years. She formerly managed the Starbucks compensation and global assignment programs, and was a Towers Watson international compensation and benefits consultant in both the US and the UK.
2.45pm to 3.15pm
ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNEES IN 2010
1. WHAT ARE ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS?
a. Definitions
b. Examples: Facebook, MySpace, Linkedin, etc..
2. WHAT'S ONLINE FOR EXPATS TODAY?
a. Blogs and Forums
b. Examples: expatexchange.com, reloblogger, etc…
c. Social Network: Internations.com
d. The Good and the Bad
3. ANYTHING FOR CORPORATIONS AND THEIR ASSIGNEES?
4. WHAT WOULD AN IDEAL SYSTEM LOOK LIKE?
a. Connects families, not just assignees
b. Destination orientation by users
c. Advertising Free
d. Controllable by Company HR
e. Can be intra-company
f. Not open to the general public (private)
g. Personal Site for deeper destination and HR information.
Presenter
Mr. MICHAEL CADDEN, Managing Director-
International Operations
LIVING ABROAD LLC
Michael Cadden began in the Global Mobility profession with Craighead Publications in 1995. Soon after joining he became the driving force behind converting 1000s of pages of country-specific information from paper to online. With that success he later became a principle and Managing Director of Living Abroad LLC in 2002 and is behind its highly successful transformation, culminating with the acquisition of the legacy Craighead business in 2008. He has created several breakthrough presentations and delivered them dozens of times in the USA, Latin America and Europe. Winning topics have included “10 Year Trends in Global Mobility” (2005), “The Dark Side of Short-term Assignments” (2006), “Relocating Generation Y” (2007), “Technology and Global Mobility” (2008) and “Technology vs. Global Employee Privacy” (2009). Additionally, he has moderated a number of NFTC Global Mobility panels. He was named “Man of the Year” in 2007 by Global HR News. Michael is also the creator of the industry’s cartoon icon, “X Pat” Moose. Prior to 1995, he worked in various marketing and management roles with high tech firms Texas Instruments, Digital Equipment and Data General. Education includes Boston University (MBA) and Boston College (BA). He has obtained GMS (Global Mobility Specialist) designation from the ERC. Michael lives with his wife in Norwalk CT and has 4 children. Outside interests include History, Birding, Yoga, Hiking, Science and World Affairs. Since 1990, Living Abroad LLC has built a solid reputation as a leading source for reliable and accurate international relocation destination information. Their International Resource Center has online information over 155 international destinations and hundreds of links. It contains essential information on visas, housing, schools, finance, healthcare, and business practices. Online Tools include: International Move Planner, Help Desk, and DFA Culture Compass. For HR they have a Visa & Passport Real-time Database and AIRINC Housing Costs. Traditional, short-term, localized and commuter assignments minimize information searches, reduce the stress of relocation and minimize calls to HR. Living Abroad LLC has just announced the world’s first private social network, OurWorldConnect. Living Abroad LLC is independently owned and operated with international headquarters in Norwalk, CT and European headquarters in Belgium. They have a cross-section of Global 1000 corporations as clients and are members of the following industry organizations: Worldwide ERC, SHRM Global, Forum for Expat Management and NFTC. Information about Living Abroad LLC can be found at www.livingabroad.com
3.20pm
Keynote Panel with audience participation
Having the right people in the right place at the right time !
Moderator: ED COHEN, GLOBALHRNEWS.com
THOUGHT-LEADERS will include:
Mr. PHILIP A. RUDOLPH, The Boeing Company - Global Staffing Manager
Mr. CHRIS TICE, The Boeing Company - Global Mobility;
Sr. Consultant - International Assignments.
Chris Tice joined Boeing in 2007 as Senior Consultant in Global Mobility – International. Since then he has guided policy development and led projects to select global immigration and destination service providers. Prior to that Chris was with DuPont in Core Human Resources as Global Manager – Transferee Services, where he led the international team. In that role he also established the Global Mobility Center of Expertise, generated the first global policy for international assignments and led various corporate projects. Chris has served on various councils, including the NFTC’s Expatriate Management Committee, the Dept of State Overseas Schools Advisory Council, ORC Client Advisory Group, and Deloitte & Touche’s Conference Executive Advisory Board. He has presented papers on using Six Sigma in global mobility, managing relocation vendors, outsourcing global HR functions, and developing international assignment policies. In 2006 on behalf of DuPont, he received the Runzheimer Best Practices Award for International Assignment Management.
Philip A. Rudolph is a “focal” for international contract labor activities for Boeing. He has over 15 years of experience in the field of HR. Over 10 years has been in the international HR arena. He has lived and worked in both the U.S. and Europe. He has a master’s degree in International Business, bachelor’s degree in Human Resources and holds the following professional certifications: CBP, CCP, GPHR, GRP, SPHR.
Boeing is the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Headquartered in Chicago, Boeing employs more than 158,000 people across the United States and in 70 countries. This represents one of the most diverse, talented and innovative workforces anywhere. Along with commercial and military aircraft, the people at Boeing design and manufacture rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. Boeing has customers in more than 90 countries around the world and is one of the largest U.S. exporters in terms of sales. More than 83,800 of our people hold college degrees--including nearly 29,000 advanced degrees--in virtually every business and technical field from approximately 2,800 colleges and universities worldwide.
Mr. JIM WALSH, CEO, Alliance Relocation Services.
Jim Walsh, Alliance Relocation Services Inc. CEO, formed Alliance in January of 1999 when he took a leap of faith, quit his job in “downstate New York” and relocated his family to Central New York. Since that time, Alliance has experienced tremendous success, and is now one of the Nation’s leaders in providing specialty services to the Corporate Relocation Industry. Jim has over 20 years of experience in the Relocation Industry, including more than five years as President of another Third Party Moving Company. Jim has obtained industry designations as a CRP (Certified Relocation Professional) and also a GMS (Global Mobility Specialist). Jim is a former Board Member of the American Moving and Storage Association and Certified Moving Consultant Program. Jim is a graduate of The State University of New York at Oswego, where they both obtained degrees in Criminal Justice.
Ms. PEGGY SMITH, SCRP, GMS, is the Director, Global Mobility for Microsoft Corporation. Her responsibilities include design and implementation of Microsoft’s global program strategy for permanent and assignment relocation, management of Microsoft’s Relocation Center of Excellence Operation, and evaluation of all relocation policies.
Peggy’s previous Microsoft positions include OEM operations manager for North America and marketing account manager for various internal customer units. Prior to joining Microsoft, she spent 11 years in various customer service, operational and international sales functions at R.R. Donnelley & Sons.
She holds a B.A. from Seattle University, as well as the Worldwide ERC® Senior Certified Relocation Professional (SCRP) and Global Mobility Specialist (GMS) designations. Her involvement with Worldwide ERC® has included presentations, articles, and a variety of committee assignments, and led to recognition with a Meritorious Service Award in 2004 and the Distinguished Service Award in 2006, 2007 and 2009. Peggy currently is a board member of the Worldwide ERC® Coalition – Center for Governmental Issues and is a past President for the Worldwide ERC® Board of Directors. In 2005, she was honored with an HR Compass Award for her outstanding work and partnerships in the HR community, and is a current member and former Board member of the Pacific Northwest Relocation Council.
Ms. DAWN LAIRD, Director, Compensation & Benefits, VERTAFORE.
Vertafore is the leading provider of software, services, and information to the insurance distribution channel including independent agents, brokers, MGAs, carriers and reinsurers. Vertafore leverages a unique industry presence to deliver meaningful solutions - powerful technology, critical information and robust insights to help organizations effectively respond to business challenges and capture new opportunities. Vertafore solutions have helped more than 15,000 customers and 200,000 users gain a competitive advantage to accelerate their business performance. For more information about Vertafore, please visit www.vertafore.com.
Mr. PAT RILEY is the Tax Partner in KPMG’s Seattle International Executive Services (IES) practice and Global Lead Partner in charge of the Pacific Northwest practice for IES.
Pat invests 100% of his time servicing major international assignment
programs. He has over 6 years with the firm and over 14 years of IES experience and has served as IES global engagement partner for Microsoft, Boeing, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Nintendo among others. Pat has significant global project management experience both
in his role in leading the Pacific Northwest IES Tax Practice and global engagement partner for clients. Pat Riley also has significant
experience working with global stock plans including assisting companies in qualifying their plans in foreign locations, reviewing
U.S. withholding obligations for foreign employees of U.S. based multinationals, and analyzing the U.S. and non U.S. income tax
consequences of employee exercises and vests.
Pat is extensively involved in and responsible for driving the delivery of all services, including US and non-US tax mitigation
strategies; international remuneration policies and procedures; payroll planning and compliance; global incentive compensation planning and consulting; and technology implementation. He has advised clients on business strategy and structural issues. Pat Riley has assisted companies in structuring the retirement of key executives that resulted in significant reductions for the executives
world wide tax burden. He has consulted with various companies regarding the formation and review of their foreign assignment policies and their tax equalization policies. Pat's formal education includes Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and Master of Business Administration from Washington State University, and is a Member of AICPA & WSCPA, and licensed in Washington.
4.45pm
NETWORKING RECEPTION
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For more information, contact Ed Cohen:
Email: news@globalhrnews.com
Phone: +1.619.297.5700 |
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Edwin Cohen
Publisher & Editor
GLOBAL HR NEWS
www.globalhrnews.com
phone: +1.619.297.5700
email: news@globalhrnews.com |
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