Schedule
The 2012 HRO Today Forum will be full of exciting sessions, debates, networking, and learning experiences.
MONDAY, April 30, 2012
TUESDAY, May 1, 2012
| 7:00 am – 5:00 pm | Registration | ||
| 8:30 am – 9:00 am | Opening Remarks Richard Crespin, President, SharedXpertise & Chairman HRO Today Forum |
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| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Opening Keynote Panel: “Where do Jobs Come From: The Birds & Bees of Labor Flows & Job Creation“ Brink Lindsey from The Kauffman Foundation
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| 10:15 am -11:30 am | Debate: Is outsourcing good for America?
Pro-Outsourcing Team: Dan Griswold, Cato Institute & President of National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones, Daniel J. Ikenson, Director of the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies Anti-Outsourcing Team: Thea Lee, Deputy Chief of Staff & Former Chief International Economist AFL-CIO, David Adelman, Editor, World Policy Journal |
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| 1:30 pm – 12:45 pm | Luncheon | ||
| 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm |
Big Idea Lightning Round: “Data Driven Workforce Selection-Intelligent Hiring Comes of Age” with Dan Enthoven, Evolv-on-Demand, Chief Marketing Officer, Enthoven “Hiring Our Heroes” with The USO |
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| 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm | Networking Break and Technical Demos | ||
| Track 1: Job Growth & Competitive Workforce | Track 2: Global, Local, & Glocal HR | Track 3: Innovation & Competitive Advantage | |
| 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm | Managing the Blended Workforce: Are RPO and MSP Poised to Converge?
Rebecca Callahan, President, SourceRight; Marian Wilson, BAMS; Triumph Group, Inc. |
Global Strategies for Workforce Benefits, Administration, and Payroll Management
Julie Fernandez, Project Director, TPI/ISG |
HR Tech Demo |
| 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm | Transforming Talent Acquisition: Successfully Transitioning Your RPO Program
Angela Hills, Executive VP, Pinstripe & Susan L Meehan, HR Senior Manager, Allstate |
HR Transformation: Is it driving business performance?
Kevin Pennington, Director, PwC |
HR Tech Demo |
| 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | Why Can’t HR & Procurement Just Get Along: Partnering HR & Procurement to Strategically Manage Your Company’s Contingent Labor
Patty LaValle-Jones, Sara Lee & Elliot Clark, CEO, SharedXpertise |
State of the Learning BPO Marketplace, including the Emergence of Social Learning
Gary Bragar, HR Outsourcing Research Director, NelsonHall |
HR Tech Demo |
| 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm | Driving Sustainable Value for your Contingent Workforce: A Panel of Business Leaders Share Key Strategies for Achieving Long Term ROIPanelists:
Margie Durham, Director of Global HR Services, Dell; Patty LaValle-Jones, Director Supply Chain Indirect Procurement, Sara Lee; Janiene Madison, Program Manager, Land O’ Lakes
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Turning that “nice” corporate responsibility program into a “pointed” weapon in the war for talent.
A roundtable discussion with Baxter, CVS, & DeloitteModerated by Corporate Voices |
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| 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm | Networking Reception | ||
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | HRO Today Magazine Party | ||
WEDNESDAY, May 2, 2012
| 7:00 am – 6:00 pm | Registration | ||
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | MSP Executive Leadership Council | ||
| 8:00 am – 8:30 am | Opening Remarks
Richard Crespin, President of SharedXpertise & Chairman of HRO Today Forum |
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| 8:30 am – 9:15 am | Keynote Address:“Educating for a More Competitive Workforce”
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| 9:15 am – 10:15 am | iTalent Competition
In cooperation with StartUp America The Five Top Tech Innovations will give 10-minute pitches before our plenary audience and panel of HR technology experts, industry advisers, and investment analysts. Each pitch will get a “grilling” by our panel of experts. |
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| 10:15 am –10:45 am | Morning Break | ||
| Track 1: HRO Today Institute Competitive Workforce CongressHosted by Adecco MSP, AllegisTalent2, Guidant Group, & StaffManagement | Track 2: Global, Local, & Glocal HR |
Track 3: Innovation & Competitive Advantage |
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| 10:45 am –11:30 am | A Roundtable Discussion: Congressional Delegates Will Set Priorities for the Workforce Congress
Training for Upward Mobility. Debate issues, resolution & collective actions. |
“The Peace Corps Meets The Apprentice:” Building Leaders while Building Communities
Moderated by Amanda MacAthur, VP, CDC Development SolutionsPanelists: Tess Smith, Manager of HR, FedEx; Delegates from IBM, & Corning |
Bruce Morton, CMO, Allegis Group Services |
| 11:30 am – 2:15 pm | Swords into Plowshares
Debate issues, resolution, & collective actions.’ Invited guests: Allied Barton & USO |
“Can this Marriage Be Saved?” Considerations in Negotiation, Renegotiation, and Changing Providers Lead by TPI/ISG |
HR Tech Demo |
| 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm | Sponsored Luncheon |
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| 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | A Roundtable Discussion: Congressional Delegates Draft Joint Statement on Congress
Plugging the Drain |
Buyers Only Session – Update on the HRO Market
Jeff Croyle, Partner, TPI/ISG |
HR Tech Demo |
| 2:30 pm – 3:15pm | Big Idea Networking Activity & Break | ||
| 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm | Closing Keynote: “As One: Getting Large Groups to Follow your Lead”
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| 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Closing Remarks:
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| 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Gala Reception- VIP Reception | ||
| 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm | HROA “Be Exceptional Awards Gala | ||
*This is not the final program and is subject to change.
If you have any questions or inquires about the schedule please contact Theresa Tronolone at theresa.tronolone@sharedxpertise.com
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Brink Lindsey from The Kauffman Foundatio
Scott Case from Startup America
John Haltiwanger from the University of Maryland

James H. Quigley, CEO Emeritus of Deloitte Touche Tohmastsu Ltd. & Senior Partner, Deloitte LLP

