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Minneapolis CHRO Executive Summit
May 23, 2018 | Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
May 23, 2018
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with your peers to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Minneapolis CHRO Executive Summit.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CHROs today:
Leading through a new employee experience
Redesigning HR strategies, structures, and service delivery models
Modernizing mental health and well-being programs in a new era of work
Minneapolis CHRO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CHROs, for CHROs.
Co-Chairs

Angie Freeman
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Chief Human Resources Officer

Loren Heeringa
Land O'Lakes, Inc.
SVP & CHRO

Stephanie Lundquist
Target
EVP & CHRO

Laurie Marsh
Ecolab
EVP, Human Resources

Carol Surface, Ph.D.
Medtronic plc
Chief Human Resources Officer
Agenda
May 22, 2018
May 23, 2018 - morning
7:00am - 7:45am Registration & Breakfast
7:45am - 8:50am Keynote
Just Because They Make It in Your Size, Doesn’t Mean It Fits
Hosted by bswift
Caroline Wanga
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Vice President Human Resources
Target
Progress in embracing diversity and championing inclusion is elusive when it is designed as a what-everyone-else-is-doing, one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, it is a journey that curates your organization’s purpose, values, beliefs, culture, brand and business strategy into a what-size-fits-you sustainable approach for equity and parity.
8:50am - 9:20am Networking Break
9:20am - 10:10am Breakout Session
Addressing Challenges in the Talent Ecosystem
Hosted by Workday
Scott Peterson
EVP & CHRO
The Schwan Food Company
Deb Broberg
Executive Director
RealTime Talent
Companies across the country are struggling to meet the demands of growing into global marketplaces as their talent pipelines dwindle. The metrics in Minnesota are no different — the demand for a skilled workforce is outpacing the supply of qualified candidates. This gap is driving HR leaders to get creative as they compete for talent, but how can they be most effective with their energies? In this session, Scott Peterson, EVP & CHRO at The Schwan Food Company, and Deb Broberg, Executive Director at RealTime Talent, offer solutions, talk about the support systems that exist, and ask leaders to be more active in addressing the risk.
9:20am - 10:10am Breakout Session
Workforce Revolution — Smart Tech Meets Human Ingenuity
Nicholas Whittall
Managing Director, Talent & Organization
Accenture
Understanding the future workforce is more than just an HR responsibility — it’s an opportunity to accelerate the business. In the U.S. alone, nearly 43 percent of workers are expected to be freelancers by 2020. With these shifting business models, new technologies driving automation, demographic shifts and fluctuating consumer preferences, the journey requires reimagining the future workforce. Leading companies embrace these transformations and shape new talent strategies by enabling the latest technologies. Join this session to explore the trends that will impact the future of work and the workforce and the role of HR as a strategic partner to the business.
9:20am - 10:10am Executive Boardroom
Improving HR Analytics and Better Leveraging Your Technology Investments
Klaus Unger
Director HR Systems
Mayo Clinic
Join Arun Chidambaram, Global Head Talent Analytics at Pfizer, and Klaus Unger, Dir. HR Tech, Mayo Clinic as they lead a conversation on understanding the maturity of your data journey. Engage with a room of HR data and analytics capability holders and help identify what metrics are most important, and get clarity on the biggest talent decisions and how data can play a role in making better decisions, faster.
10:10am - 10:40am Networking Break
10:40am - 11:30am Breakout Session
Waking Up at Work — How to Make a Good Job Great
Hosted by HealthPartners, Inc.
Theresa Glomb
The Toro Company-David M. Lilly Chair in HR
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
It’s natural to focus on getting a good job. But how many employees focus on making a job good? Too often, people sleepwalk through their days with a lack of attention to how to create purposeful and satisfying work. What would happen if they were more intentional and recognized they have the power to improve their workdays?Theresa Glomb’s goal helps people create positive experiences at work through growth, happiness and satisfaction. Ultimately, she is trying to make work great — or at least a little bit better. In this unique blend of research, personal stories and practical disciplines, she shares simple, evidence-based micro-interventions designed to improve anyone’s working life.
10:40am - 11:30am Breakout Session
Living Your Mission — Whole Person, Relationship-Focused Care
Hosted by Saba Software

Christine Webster Moore
SVP, CHRO
Allina Health System
Allina Health has long been focused on providing complete care for its patients and the community. As part of that mission, it has been dedicated to building and maintaining strong relationships, and fostering personal vitality in Minneapolis and beyond. As it progressed on its journey, it became clear that a company can’t live its truth with its customers if it isn’t breathing it with its employees. Join this conversation on how culture is anchored in relationships. Learn why your promises to your people are just as important as your promises to your community.
10:40am - 11:30am Executive Boardroom
Addressing Harassment as a Workplace Hazard

Paul Knutson
CHRO
Otter Tail Corporation
Michael Rossman
Chief Human Resources Officer
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Colleen Dockendorf
SVP, Human Resources
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Harassment is a workplace health and safety hazard. When companies correctly identify it as such, they can make the messaging and training to address the issue an imperative. Prior to the #metoo social movement, companies explained the rights and responsibilities of all employees but — now more than ever — it is important to create an environment that welcomes an open a dialogue. In this session, talk with HR peers to learn what tools and strategies can help establish a healthy, safe and engaged workplace. Come prepared for an interactive conversation on best practices and fresh ideas for keeping your action plan up-to-date.
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CHROs). To reserve your seat, please contact: Ben Baca at 971-222-2391 or ben.baca@evanta.com.
May 23, 2018 - mid-afternoon
May 23, 2018 - afternoon
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