March 26th

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm WELCOME DAY SPECIAL CONTENT: PANEL

Panel Discussion: Women in Security

MODERATOR

Lanell Ohlinger

VP Human Resources

Kroger

Jennifer Weber

Chief People and Diversity Officer

The Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Patrick Curry

Head of Partnering & Operations, Americas

The LEGO Group

Jessica Jones

VP of Human Resources & Legal Compliance

Alliance Technical Group

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Explore this year’s themed lunch discussions led by industry leaders, where executives engage in focused conversations over a meal, discussing topics they’re passionate about alongside their peers.

4:20 pm - 5:20 pm WELCOME DAY SPECIAL CONTENT: PANEL

Town Hall: Secrets, Tips, and Tricks for Innovative Global HR Leaders in a World of Disruption and Change

Marybeth Gray

SVP Health & Welfare Consulting

Trion, a Marsh & McLennan Agency

Nakia McKenzie

VP, Compensation, Benefits & HRIS

AARP

Shammara Howell

VP, Chief Field People Officer

McDonald’s Corporation

Carlos Guerra

VP, Human Resources Americas

Nissan North America, Inc.

Barry Melnkovic

SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer

US Steel

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  • Understanding your workforce not as a monolith, but as different constituencies with different wants, needs, preferences, backgrounds, expectations, and understandings. How should HR best serve its many constituents without being caught in the middle of zero-sum games?
  • Building allies, alliances, ambassadors, and assets to bring meaningful change to organizations from the top down and bottom up
  • Working with critics and bringing opposition and pushback into the decision-making process to create stronger, better plans and
    projects
  • Finding the positives in roadblocks, obstacles, and challenges. HR’s role can often be as much about weathering storms as
    navigating the familiar day-to-day. What makes the difference in difficult times?
5:25 pm - 6:00 pm WELCOME DAY SPECIAL CONTENT: PANEL

Effective Strategies to Launch and Manage Second-Chance Employment Initiatives

Pat Rowan

VP HR Global Corporate Functions

Procter & Gamble

Anyah Land, MS, MPH, SHRM-CP

Human Resources Manager

Procter & Gamble

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  • Widening and deepening the available talent pool while improving both talent acquisition and talent retention of a motivated workforce of non-violent offenders who have paid their debt to society is not just good business, but good for business
  • What does getting started look like, and what do you need both internally and externally to get a second-chance employment program up and running?
  • Discussing some of the special considerations to keep in mind that empower your new employees to do well in their new roles while also understanding some of the challenges they are dealing with as they build the next chapter of their lives
  • What can other organizations take away from our experience to date?
6:00 pm

Drinks Reception

6:15 pm

executive dinner

(BY INVITE ONLY)
6:30 pm

March 27th

Stream One - Strategy
Stream Two - People
Stream Three - Technology
Stream 1 Chair

Carlos Guerra

VP, Human Resources Americas

Nissan North America, Inc.

Stream 1 Chair

Lindsay-Rae McIntyre

Chief Diversity Officer and Corporate VP of Talent Development

Microsoft

Stream 2 Co-Chair

Marybeth Gray

SVP Health & Welfare Consulting

Trion, a Marsh & McLennan Agency

Stream 3 Co-Chair

Robyn Barker

VP

AtlasJobs

Stream 3 Co-Chair

Heidi Manna

Chief Human Resources Officer

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

7:00 am - 7:45 am
7:45 am - 7:50 am

Opening Remarks and Important Announcements

Evan Wiggins

Sr. Director Global Employee Solutions

Adobe

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8:00 am - 8:35 am KEYNOTE

Fireside Chat: Purpose At Work: How Google Is Forging a New Frontier for Diversity and Inclusion

Melonie Parker

Chief Diversity Officer

Chief Diversity Officer Google

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  • Where are most companies missing the mark with diversity, equity, and inclusion? How is this affecting abilities to attract and retain top talent?
  • Shifting internal conversations to ensure leaders and teams are deeply engaged to build a culture of empowerment and safety
  • Focusing on senior leadership: Overcoming fears of failure, encouraging effort, whole-picture thinking, and deconstructing old habits
  • Leveraging partnerships that disrupt traditional approaches to DEI and building community and shared experiences across your corporate culture
  • Solving environmental issues that create exclusion to produce long lasting change
8:35 am - 9:10 am KEYNOTE

Talent Attraction, Development and Retention in Times of Shifting Employee Expectations

Monique Matheson

EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Nike

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  • Worker expectations are constantly shifting and HR is being challenged to step up and evolve in big ways to meet those expectations
  •  Discussing ways to build and strengthen connections between employers and employees, between management and teams, and
    between individual team members
  • Building opportunities to learn and grow personally and professionally as part of the larger effort to invest in our people to make what we do and who we are better
  • Making our organization a place where people want to work, feel valued, and know they are part of a larger whole that is creating a better world
  • Showcasing how our ability to attract, develop and retain a diverse and engaged workforce across Nike fosters and accelerates a culture of innovation which keeps us in the lead
Stream One - Strategy
Stream Two - People
Stream Three - Technology
9:15 am - 9:50 am Case Studies
Stream One - Strategy

The Future of Work: Where Are We, and Where Are We Going?

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  • Discussing Jazz’s approach to building and supporting our culture in a hybrid working environment
  • Offering ideas and insights into how leveraging the employee voice can make an enormous impact
  • Demonstrating that utilizing data to drive change is still the best way forward
  • What’s next for Jazz, and how can our experience inform other HR organizations in their own journeys?
Stream Two - People

The POWER of All Talent: Having the Courage to Impact Change

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  • What do we mean when we talk about Talent, and how has that term changed over time?
  • Discussing the importance of grit in how organizations understand, communicate, and apply their values of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging to their people
  • Demonstrating that all Talent thrives under inclusive leadership
  • Illustrating the power of a growth mindset expanding the capacity of individuals can have in driving business results
  • Offering insights into turning your DEIB initiatives into a key competitive advantage that does what other companies cannot do
Stream Three - Technology

Fireside Chat: Driving a High Performance Culture Through the Application of Performance Management

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  • Understanding there is no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to continuous listening
  • What is the best combination of survey tools and topics when shifting to a continuous listening approach?
  • Offering new ideas in census and pulse survey design as inspired by an organization’s strategy and leadership needs
  • Talking about what data the organization need most, how frequently, and where and when to collect and reflect on the information gathered about the employee lifecycle
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  • 10:00 am – 10:20 am : Meeting Slot 1/Networking
  • 10:25 am – 10:45 am : Meeting Slot 2/Networking
  • 10:50 am – 11:10 am : Meeting Slot 3/Networking
  • 11:15 am – 11:35 am : Meeting Slot 4/Networking
11:40 am - 12:15 pm Workshops
STREAM 1 WORKSHOP

High-Volume Hiring 101: Tactics For Success

Executive to be Announced

Avature

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Finding the most qualified candidates for a large number of open positions against the clock can feel daunting. Fortunately, the right tools and guidance can make high-volume hiring a lot easier. Join David Pumpelly, Avature SVP, as he shares valuable best practices from our customers’ to help reimagine your high-volume hiring efforts. Regardless of what your unique high-volume hiring scenario may be, these key insights will help optimize your recruiters’ day-to-day activities:

  • Saving time by starting off with a database of highly qualified talent
  • Identifying the most qualified candidates quickly with assessment features
  • Preventing bottlenecks and meeting unique requirements by leveraging smart automation and customization
  • Streamlining candidate engagement, screening and more
STREAM 2 WORKSHOP

Employee Experience: IT, HR and Operations Unite to Drive Desired Business Outcomes

Sandra Moran

Chief Marketing Officer

WorkForce Software

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Economic uncertainty and challenges in acquiring and retaining talent, are making employee experience (EX) an operational imperative. HR, IT and operational leaders often understand EX differently, and our global study reveals an even further divide between how employees feel their organizations are meeting their expectations.
To improve experience, now is the time to deliver EX initiatives that bridge the divide between employee expectations and desired business outcomes. We’ll share the global study results and discuss how to make improvements in employee experience that matter most.

STREAM 3 WORKSHOP

Managing Your Workforce During Periods of Market Volatility

Workshop

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In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, employers across all industries experienced various levels of labor imbalance. For many, this led to reductions in force. For others, a boom in hiring. Employers now face new pressures as they embrace for economic uncertainty, leading to questions and concerns about how to manage their workforce with minimal disruption. During this panel, we will share best practices for managing your workforce in a volatile market, including what your legal obligations are and the state and federal requirements to navigate when making certain restructuring decisions.

12:20 pm - 12:55 pm PANEL

Panel: The Business of Global Talent

MODERATOR

Joel Martinez

HR Director

Amazon

Stephane Charbonnier

Former Chief Human Resources Officer

L'Oreal USA

Tish Archie-Oliver

Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Officer

Unilever

Caroline Jecko-Parkes

VP Human Resources & Workplace North America

Airbus

Andre Joyner

SVP/Chief Human Resources Officer

JCPenney

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Explore this year’s themed lunch discussions led by industry leaders, where executives engage in focused conversations over a meal, discussing topics they’re passionate about alongside their peers.

12:55 pm - 1:55 pm

Executive Lunch Seating

(BY INVITE ONLY)
12:55 pm - 1:55 pm THEMED LUNCH DISCUSSION

Explore this year’s themed lunch discussions led by industry leaders, where executives engage in focused conversations over a meal, discussing topics they’re passionate about alongside their peers.

Unifying Teams, Eliminating Silos, and Building a Culture of Teamwork and Accountability

Kimberly Cockrell

Chief Human Resources Officer

Toyota

Unifying Teams, Eliminating Silos, and Building a Culture of Teamwork and Accountability

Stephanie Lundquist

Chief Human Resources Officer

Cargill

Unifying Teams, Eliminating Silos, and Building a Culture of Teamwork and Accountability

Jane Forman

VP Human Resources

Pepsico

Unifying Teams, Eliminating Silos, and Building a Culture of Teamwork and Accountability

Stephane Charbonnier

Former Chief Human Resources Officer

L'Oreal USA

Unifying Teams, Eliminating Silos, and Building a Culture of Teamwork and Accountability

Joan McGrail

Chief Human Resources Officer

New Balance Athletics, Inc.

Unifying Teams, Eliminating Silos, and Building a Culture of Teamwork and Accountability

Rosa Santos

VP Talent & Org Effectiveness

PepsiCo

Unifying Teams, Eliminating Silos, and Building a Culture of Teamwork and Accountability

Shammara Howell

Chief Field People Officer

McDonald’s USA

Unifying Teams, Eliminating Silos, and Building a Culture of Teamwork and Accountability

Yesenia Gallegos

Partner

McDermott Will & Emery

March 28th

8:45 am - 8:50 am

Chair's Welcome Address

8:50 am - 9:25 am KEYNOTE

The Workforce is Hybrid. Are You Ready?

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  • What are the implications of being “hybrid” on the workplace, company policies, culture, and talent?
  • Key things to consider to build a hybrid strategy that works for you
  • Lessons learned doing hybrid at scale for 10 years
  • Mythbusters! Can we debunk some of the worries and media around hybrid work and its impact on inclusion, culture, early in career talent, advancement and diversity?
9:25 am - 10:00 am KEYNOTE

Underrepresented or Institutionally Failed? Building in DE&I as a Strategy for Growth

Barry Melnkovic

SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer

US Steel

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  • Making the business case that DE&I is not just an HR exercise but one that needs to be built in as a core strategy for business growth or we are failing our key constituents: employees, consumers, and shareholders
  • Examining the new forces at play that are rapidly accelerating both employee and consumer expectations of the role companies play in driving equality both inside our companies and within our communities
  • Discuss how building an organization with a fairness mindset is key to our efforts and ultimately a strong, sustainable strategy
  • Share human insights through storytelling that recognize the different needs, beliefs and expectations of our key stakeholders
  • Reflect on the question – how do we build an organization that values, respects, and includes all so that employees can be their best self and we can make powerful connections with our consumers?

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