HOME CONTENT MEDIA CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT US PAST ISSUES SUBSCRIBE Lisboa,17 April GLOBAL HR NEWS CONFERENCE   WORLD TRADE, TAX REFORM, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY and INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT MANAGEMENT ...in the world we live in today     to be held at... Marriott Lisbon • lisbon@marriothotels.com contact RESERVATIONS, +351.21.723.5400     YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to attend the conference business social... NETWORKING DINNER PROGRAM April 16th evening ... please make plans to come ...from 1930 hrs. Restaurante Lisboa à Noite http://www.lisboanoite.com Rua das Gáveas, 69 — Bairro Alto 1200-206 Lisboa Local Tel: (+351) 213 468 557 You will taste local wine followed by a scrumptious 3-course Dinner with wine, and the Program. Come and meet with and enjoy bright people with good cheer in a Lisbon restaurant, away from the more formalized education conference atmosphere. This business social is open to delegates and their invited guests, including people who cannot register for the education conference. Cost per person 100 Euros. RSVP in advance required; pre-payment required via Amex, Visa, MasterCard... thanks. To register ...click... news@globalhrnews.com Thank You. ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE We will meet on 17 April in Lisboa to learn about international human resources policies in the world we live in today. How would you define that world? To some leading thinkers, the world we live in today is increasingly dangerous. An article in the New York Times calls it this way: "Threats to people’s future prospects come from complex, decentralized phenomena... including... Islamic extremism, failed states, global competition, global warming, nuclear proliferation, a skills-based economy, economic and social segmentation." In the closing keynote session, the TALK SHOW open-forum idea exchange, we will discuss several aspects of the world we live in today, including: WHAT WE SHOULD EXPECT FROM OUR LEADERS... This conference education course is advanced-level and features a very distinguished and experienced conference faculty who will present cutting-edge, practical information useful in your office the very next business day. This "idea exchange" conference will be highly interactive. YOUR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION includes... 17 April Education sessions and Faculty Materials, Sponsor resources, Coffee and Networking, Corporate Luncheon Program, Closing Wine Reception on 17 April, Annual Subscription to GLOBAL HR NEWS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE PRODUCER ... GLOBAL HR NEWS CONFERENCES™ present a continuing study of WORLD TRADE and "the effects of Globalization" and the impact on COMPANY STRATEGY, on corporate HR Policy for INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS and EXPAT TOTAL REWARDS COMPENSATION, the impact on the Assignees and Families, and the impact on the affected CULTURES. CONFERENCE EDUCATION COURSE From 0745 hrs ... CHECK-IN OPENS NETWORKING ... CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 0840 hrs ... OPENING CEREMONY WECLOME REMARKS & INTRODUCTIONS Presented by ISABEL REIS, Senior Managing Partner, TRIPLICADO PORTUGAL RELOCATION and ED COHEN, CONFERENCE PRODUCER, PUBLISHER - GLOBAL HR NEWS 0900 hrs - 1000 hrs WORKING and COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY ACROSS CULTURES: ALIGNING EXPATRIATE TRAINING WITH BUSINESS STRATEGY Presented by SHEIDA HODGE, President, Hodge International Advisors (www.hodge-ia.com) SESSION SYNOPSIS: International assignments have changed dramatically since companies first introduced country briefings for expatriating employees and their families. Today, most existing cross-cultural training models and approaches fall short in providing the necessary in-depth knowledge and customized training that will help expatriates achieve assignment objectives. This session presents a new model of expatriate training and aims to create new ideas and strategies to meet the needs of today’s relocating employees and their families. Example of Sheida's Practice: Hodge International Advisors’ January 2007, Executive Cultural Coaching for a Thyssen Krupp relocating executive, demonstrated the efficacy of this model, where the training was specifically designed around achievement of measurable performance objectives. At the end of the two-day program we developed a detailed action plan that applied the deliverables from the training to the workplace. A detailed outline was developed which identified specific actions and strategies that would positively affect the work environment and on the job performance of the relocating employee. ABOUT SHEIDA: Sheida Hodge with over 25 years of business experience, is the president of Hodge International Advisors––a training, coaching, and consulting firm in Seattle––offering a full range of services geared toward helping executives succeed in global business. Ms. Hodge has authored a book: Global Smarts: the Art of Communicating and Deal Making Anywhere in the World ...published by John Wiley & Sons. She has an MBA and a BS degree in mathematics. Ms. Hodge’s recent clients include Bayer, Thyssen Krupp, The Gucci Group, Hugo Boss, European Relocation Associations, Booz Allen Hamilton, Colgate, Ralph Lauren and Honeywell. She has designed, developed, and led courses on international communication and negotiation skills at the University of Washington Global Executive MBA program, UCLA, University of California Irvine, and Thunderbird. She started her career with GE where she gained invaluable international experience traveling to Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East in support of GE’s international business development. More recently, she led Berlitz International’s Cultural Consulting Division as their Worldwide Managing Director. Ms. Hodge has been quoted as a leading expert in her field in such major publications such as The Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the Orange County Register, CNBC, and CNN. She has also published numerous articles in several major trade publications. 1000 hrs - 1030 hrs NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK 1030 hrs - 12Noon ... Corporate Benchmarking Conference Keynote Address INTERNATIONAL TALENT: HOW TO IDENTIFY, ASSESS, DEVELOP AND RETAIN...THE ARCELOR EXAMPLE IN CHINA Presented by JEAN-MARC SALVANES, HR VP, Arcelor; and MARC RAYNAUD, Partner of ICM Associates, Paris THE PRESENTERS: JEAN-MARC SALVANES Jean-Marc Salvanes has degrees in Law and Business Administration. He first worked as HR site manager at Thomson, before heading up the MD department in one of Valeo’s international Operating Unit. He then held the position of EVP Human Resources in Plastic Omnium and took an active part in the international development of the group. After the buyout of Sommer Allibert, he joined Faurecia and contributed to the creation of the new group as well as the development of the company organizations, policies and identity. From December 2005 on, he has been working at Arcelor Mittal, first as responsible of the Group MD and now as VP HR for Corporate and Shared Services. MARC RAYNAUD Marc Raynaud, French and Canadian, has degrees in international marketing and management from three French, Swiss and Canadian business schools. His interest in corporate culture and internal communications first brought him to ICM as a client, and in 1987 he joined as one of the managing directors. With an MBA from the University of Sherbrooke (Canada), Marc held executive positions in marketing in several international companies before joining Aluminium Alcan of France in 1979 as their marketing and planning officer. In 1981 he took up responsibilities as sales manager in the Benelux countries, then profit centre manager in 1982, and finally as managing director of an Alcan subsidiary in France. For the past sixteen years Marc has been helping international companies face change in turbulent times. He runs teambuilding sessions with top managers, helping them to define a shared mission, clarify their goals and determine roles and action steps. He develops communication tools for a better understanding of international strategy and organizational structure change. He also conducts Culture Bridging audits across borders and large employee communication surveys. He has worked in depth with companies in such countries as China, France, Sweden, Poland, Finland, Greece, England , the United States , Canada and Japan. Clients include Air France KLM, Airbus China, Arcelor, TCL Thomson Electronics (TTE) Alcatel, Delta airline, Danone, L’Oréal, Bourjois-Chanel, Generali, Sky Team, EDF (Electricité de France), Gaz de France, BSN, AT&T, Hewlett Packard, Norsk Hydro, Valeo, JVC, Thomson, Volvo Trucks, Carrefour. 12 Noon ... NETWORKING LUNCHEON 1300 hrs - 1350 hrs LUNCHEON KEYNOTE HOW TO NAVIGATE YOUR WAY IN A VERY UN-FLAT WORLD... UNDERSTANDING THE RISE OF INDIA, CHINA, EASTERN EUROPE, BRASIL Presented by DEAN FOSTER, President of Dean Foster Associates, New York & Brussels Synopsis: There is no doubt that global economics has levelled the playing field around the world for many countries that previously did not participate in global growth. However, interpreting the unfolding of events in the 21st century as occurring in a flattened world, as is the case with fashionable "flat-earth" thinking, overlooks the more critical challenge that societies face working in this new economic environment: navigating the more formidable cultural mountains encountered on the global terrain. This presentation will explore some of the key cultural mountains that need to be overcome for global success, and how cultural differences actually determine the roles that different countries play as they assume their place in the global economy. ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Dean Foster consults worldwide on intercultural business issues with most Fortune 500 companies in the United States and around the globe. For over twenty years, Dean has played a major role in the development of intercultural training and the relationship between culture and globalization: formerly he was founder and Managing Director of Berlitz Cross-Cultural Worldwide, Vice President GMAC/Windham Intercultural, and founder of Cross-Cultural Consulting Associates, New York. Dean has written many articles, as well as the books ...The Global Etiquette Guide to Europe, The Global Etiquette Guide to Asia, The Global Etiquette Guide to Latin America, The Global Etiquette Guide to Africa, and Bargaining Across Borders, which the American Library Association voted as one of the top ten business books of 1994. Dean is a Contributing Editor for Executive Travel Magazine, Contributing Editor for National Geographic Traveler writing the CultureWise monthly column, and he is Senior Contributing Editor for the International webpage of Monster.com. Dean is a frequent guest on TV and radio, guest lectures at major educational institutions such as Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School, Darden Business School and others, and keynotes at major international professional conferences. Dean is regularly featured in the New York Times, and is a guest commentator on CNN and CNBC regarding global culture and business trends; in Europe Dean has appeared on the BBC, in the International Herald Tribune, and in one of Western Europe’s leading business magazines, L’Echo. Dean is on the faculty of American University, Intercultural Management Institute, and the New School for Social Research, New York City, where he received his M.A. in Sociology. 1350 hrs ... BREAK 1400 hrs - 1515 hrs UPDATE on TAX ISSUES: PORTUGAL and SPAIN * Tax residence rules in Portugal * Withholding tax issues in Portugal for outbound expatriates * Double taxation issues * Incentives for outbound expatriates assigned from Spain * Special tax regime for inbound expatriates assigned to Spain Presented by António Neves, ITS Senior Manager, Ernst & Young Lisboa and Marta Álvarez-Nóvoa, Socia Directora/Director Partner, Human Capital Ernst & Young Abogados, S.L. Madrid 1515 hrs - 1600 hrs LEGAL UPDATE: BUSINESS IMMIGRATION Presented by DIRCK NUYTS, Of Counsel to FRAGOMEN DEL REY BERNSEN & LOEWY, LLP; Brussels ABOUT THE PRESENTER Mr. Nuyts was educated at Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), law degree(1998. Mr. Nuyts is a member of the University of Leuven's Institute for Migration Law and Legal Anthropology. He lectures at the Law Faculty of the University of Leuven regularly. He is also an editorial staff-member of the immigration law review Tijdschrift voor Vreemdelingenrecht (Die Keure) and the 'Administratieve Wegwijzer voor Vreemdelingen, Vluchtelingen en Migranten' (Kluwer). Mr. Nuyts has been appointed as the National Representative for Belgium for the International Young Lawyers Association/Association des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA). He has authored several academic articles related to migration law, international social law, international private law and nationality law. Prior to joining Fragomen, Mr. Nuyts was employed by one of the leading business law firms in Belgium. He was also previously a junior partner to one of Belgium's top immigration law firms. He served as an assistant at the Institute for International and Foreign Law at the Law Faculty of the University of Leuven (1998-2002). Mr. Nuyts is a Member of the Brussels Bar since 1998. He is fluent in Dutch, French, English, and German. Contact him by Email: dnuyts@fragomen.com and by Direct Phone: +32 2 550 10 20 1600 hrs - 1620 hrs STRESS REDUCTION TECHNIQUES: Bridging Mentalities...East Meets West. In this interesting but brief interactive session you will learn how to use the art of calm communication as an integral part of managing transferees and expats. You will learn simple techniques to quickly and effectively bring calm and relieve stress; using breathing methods & guided relaxation. Presented by SHANA EHRLICH, Principal and Founder of Individual Solutions and Negotiating Calm ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Shana Ehrlich founded Individual Solutions (ISNY) in 1998, offering her unique talents, resources and passion to improve the quality of life and empower a wide range of individuals in corporate and private settings. Her specialties include: event mediation and planning; inventing, organizing and reinventing personal spaces and workplaces; lifestyle and crisis management; and oversight of restoration, renovations and development projects. Her background includes a BA from Bard College, a certificate from the French Culinary Institute, and she is presently pursuing a Masters in Feng Shui. She is a Shinkiko Therapist, Reiki Master, Yoga Therapist, All Faith Minister, and a certified Black Sect Feng Shui consultant. Rev. Ehrlich has studied with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama, Prof. Robert Thurman, Dr. Kazuko Tatsmura, Irene Dowd, Sharon Salzberg, David Life, Masato Nakagawa, H.H. Prof. Lin Yun Rinpoche, Khandro Crystal Chu Rinpoche, and numerous other distinguished individuals. She officially launched ISNY's sister company, Negotiating Calm, in February of 2005 with an aim to bring well-being to hectic New Yorkers on an individual basis. Recognizing the need to bridge the gap between wellness and corporate America, she has since developed workplace seminars and lectures on Mindful Stress Reduction, Demystifying Feng Shui, and The Ergonomics of Habitual Use. 1620 - 1630 hrs BREAK 1630 hrs - 1800 hrs GLOBAL HR NEWS TALK SHOW ...the Idea Exchange Panel will include Corporate Directors of Human Resources Management and a cross-section of the global mobility service industry. TALK SHOW Host & Moderator: ED COHEN, Publisher - GLOBAL HR NEWS DISCUSSION TOPICS AND THOUGHT-LEADERS WHO WILL INTERACT WITH THE AUDIENCE NOW INCLUDE... HUMAN CAPITAL AND CORPORATE STRATEGY JEAN-MARC SALVANES, Vice-President Human Resources, Arcelor Corp. GLOBAL HR MANAGEMENT MARC RAYNAUD, Partner, ICM Associates (Paris) VENDOR SELECTION: MANAGING PERFORMANCE TO MAXIMIZE RESULTS NATALIE MOREAU, Primacy Relocation CUSTOMER SERVICE: MANAGING THE DETAILS SYLVIA EHRLICH, The Intrepid New Yorker PORTUGAL'S NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH ISABEL REIS, Triplcado Portugal Relocation EASTERN EUROPE CORPORATE SITE SELECTION LOGISTICS JON HARMAN, MoveOne Relocations (Budapest) SPAIN IN THE NEW ECONOMY AXEL ZORN, Relocation Espana (Madrid) FROM NEW YORK, NOW LIVING IN MOSCOW ANGELA BAXTER, Berlitz International (Moscow) MANAGING GLOBAL VENDORS NINO NELISSEN, Executive Mobility Group (Amsterdam) 1800 hrs ... NETWORKING WINE RECEPTION     CONTACT For more information, contact Ed Cohen: Email: news@globalhrnews.com Phone: +1.619.297.5700 Edwin Cohen Publisher & Editor GLOBAL HR NEWS www.globalhrnews.com phone: +1.619.297.5700 email: news@globalhrnews.com President COMARKETING PARTNERS 7910 IVANHOE AVENUE SUITE 432 LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA 92037 USA   Lisboa,17 April GLOBAL HR NEWS CONFERENCE         Conference Sponsors: