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Conference Agenda at-a-glance |
DAY ONE:
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 |
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7:30 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:15 AM |
Opening Comments from the Chair |
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8:30 AM |
Keynote Address |
The business case for assessing the true cost of workplace bullying, and preventing it |
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Gary Namie,
Author, The Bully at Work |
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9:15 AM |
Case Study: GoodLife Fitness |
Best practices in recruiting and on-boarding to reduce turnover of new employees |
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Alana Free,
Director of People, GoodLife Fitness |
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10:00 AM |
Networking Break |
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10:30 AM |
Case Study: Holt Renfrew |
Best practices in becoming a better-managed company: Creating a culture that builds new leaders |
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Diane Whidden, Vice President, Human Resources, Holt Renfrew and Co. |
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11:15 AM |
Case Study: Sysco |
Engaging leadership in succession planning to better manage your long-term strategies |
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Ken Carrig, Executive VP, Administration, Sysco |
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12:00 PM |
Networking Luncheon |
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Luncheon Address: |
“Why didn’t I think of that? Streamlining the Talent Search”
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Jeremy Lappin, CEO, BountyJobs Inc. |
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1:30 PM |
Case Study: Abbott Laboratories |
Developing women as global corporate leaders to maintain top talent and diversity |
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Delores Patterson,
Director of Business Human Resources, Abbott Laboratories |
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2:15 PM |
Case Study: Shell Canada, Limited |
Practical Recruitment and on-boarding strategies that produce higher retention |
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Ernst Blom, Manager Recruitment, Shell Canada Limited |
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3:00 PM |
Networking Break |
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3:30 PM |
Selling your employment value proposition to attract the right talent |
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Lorraine Lewis, Managing Partner, Lewis Companies, Inc. |
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4:15 PM |
Case Study: Windsor Family Credit Union |
Becoming an employer of choice: Solutions and strategies from the field
Voted one of the best small companies to work for in Canada |
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Martin J. Komsa, President and CEO, Windsor Family Credit Union |
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5:00 PM |
Conference Adjourns to Day Two |
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Day Two:
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 |
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7:30 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:15 AM |
Opening Comments from the Chair |
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8:30 AM |
Case Study: McDonald’s Canada |
| Creating and selling your employment brand to attract talent |
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Len Jillard, Senior Vice President,
Human Resources, McDonald’s Canada |
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9:15 AM |
Case Study: ArcelorMittal Dofasco |
Strategic recruiting to feed your talent pipeline |
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Jim Hill, Manager, Talent Management, ArcelorMittal Dofasco |
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10:00 AM |
Networking Break |
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10:30 AM |
Case Study: TDL Group (Tim Hortons) |
| Strategies for working with generation X + Y employees |
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Brigid Pelino,
Senior Vice President, Human Resources, TDL Group (Tim Hortons)
Sandra Sturgess, Employment Brand Manager, TDL Group (Tim Hortons) |
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11:15 AM |
Contract Staffing: Effective strategies to increase your acquisition and retention of top talent |
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Frank McCrea, President, Procom Consultants Group |
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12:00 PM |
Networking Luncheon |
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1:30 PM |
Evaluating Your Recruiting Agency Partners: Finding the Right Fit to Deliver Optimal Results |
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Sylvie Hyndman, President, 3DORS Incorporated |
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2:15 PM |
Case Study: SunTrust Bank |
Tapping into the pool of disabled workers to meet your employment demands |
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Katherine McCary, Vice President, SunTrust Bank, and Manager, Accessing Community Talent Program, Disability Resource Center Sun Trust Bank |
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3:00 PM |
Networking Break |
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3:30 PM |
Practical solutions and strategies to better manage your talented and aging workforce |
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Dan Hilbert, CEO, Orca Eyes |
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4:15 PM |
Developing work-life programs that can increase employee engagement and retention |
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Randall Craig, President, Pinetree Advisors, and Author, Personal Balance Sheet – a Career Planning Guide |
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5:00 PM |
Conference adjourns |
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