HR executives, serving on a board of directors and working with their boards, can provide unique insight and perspective about the effective deployment of human capital in the enterprise. In this session, Patricia Nazemetz will discuss her experience serving on the board of directors for WMS Industries, and her extensive involvement in chair and trustee positions with educational and medical entities as well as supporting the board of directors in her company.

Session discovery topics:

• Understanding the board of directors - expectations and responsibilities
• Preparing for the role of board member - benefits and risks
• Bringing the HR perspective to the boardroom - adding value to the overall business strategy

In the past five years, Adobe has grown from 4,200 employees to more than 8,000 worldwide. As the organization has expanded, so has the need to develop exceptional leaders globally across the company. Developing exceptional leaders internally creates competitive advantage, drives strategic growth and is critical to Adobe's ongoing success.

Adobe's goal has been to develop exceptional leaders who drive strategic growth for their respective businesses. The company aims to develop leaders who know how to engage global, cross-business teams in a manner consistent with the company's values, build exceptional customer experiences, and build a collaborative network with other Adobe leaders.

Session discovery topics:

• Identifying talent by defining leadership and management criteria
• Benefits of building vs. buying leadership bench
• Preparing future leaders to drive the company's strategic growth

Now that health care reform has occurred, all stakeholders have new challenges and opportunities to enhance the health of their constituents and improve the affordability of health care. During his presentation, Dr. Tuckson will discuss:

• The steps necessary to sustain the benefits derived from the recently passed legislation
• The strategies necessary to address quality health outcomes
• The importance of achieving cost containment that leads to more affordable health care

Companies continue to be significantly impacted by new legislation and regulation on executive staff compensation. The consequences and expectations of emerging regulations require companies to think of innovative ways to offer compensation to their top executives while balancing shareholder expectations. Join this session and participate in a provocative discussion from a panel of compensation experts on new regulations and the evolving role the HR executive has in shaping the landscape of executive compensation.

Session discovery topics:

• Discussion of executive compensation programs offered by panel member companies
• Significant trends and developments in regulation and best practices
• Aligning with shareholder and public expectations

Jane Marvin has co-championed a business plan that embraces a vision of change by driving engagement, connection and the importance of people to improve productivity and customer service. In this session, Marvin will share the challenges and triumphs of executing this culture shift within a large retail organization and the key role proactive HR plays in this strategy.

Session discovery topics:

• Identifying key success factors - understanding core competencies
• Empowering the workforce - engagement, connection and support
• Improving skills across the company - driving individual development plans to frontline employees

With more than 200,000 employees worldwide, Flextronics is one of the world's largest electronics manufacturing organizations. In 2006, the executive staff adopted a new business model, making HR transformation a priority. Join Paul Humphries as he illustrates the accomplishments and challenges of aligning and centralizing a global HR function.

Session discovery topics:

• Adding strategic value - HR as a business partner
• Aligning HR operations and administration
• Creating consistency - implementing policies, strategies and leadership development programs
• Fostering a culture of change through transformation

Serving 150 countries worldwide, Ingram Micro is the world's largest wholesale distributor of computer products. Challenged to streamline and simplify the organization's global performance management structure, Lynn Jolliffe established a calibration system to review and maximize human potential. Implementing this change has led to employee development and opportunity, globally impacting the organization.

Session discovery topics:

• Creating opportunities through performance review
• Cultivating innovative thought and driving organizational change
• Achieving higher levels of accountability from senior management through rating scales and process review

At Electronic Arts, Inc., social networking is an essential part of enabling collaboration between colleagues in different physical locations. Trends are emerging from a new generation of workers, who blend their work and personal lives through social interfaces such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Bert Sandie, Director of Technical Excellence at Electronic Arts, envisaged an opportunity and implemented an internal, enterprising social networking system for better business partnership.

Session discovery topics:

• Fostering a collaborative culture — encouraging employees to share ideas, knowledge and skills
• Social networking as an HR tool — a new way of looking at talent management and career development
• Quantifying social media for business growth — return on investment of an internal networking system

Cultivating a collaborative community of HR leaders provides a forum for insightful dialog and facilitates powerful and strategic discussions about the challenges facing HR executives. As principal steward of Chevron's "Invest in People" strategy, Joe Laymon recognizes the importance of a leadership networking environment that is provocative in thought and rallies the HR community. With more than 31 years of experience in human resources, Laymon will share the significant impact that leadership networking has had on his professional journey.

Session discovery topics:

• Inspiring thought - inspiring and motivating future HR executives
• Utilizing the power of relationships and networking
• Seizing opportunities - leading through change and overcoming challenges