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Monday, October 21

12:30 pm - 6:00 pm            Registration

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm              Breast Cancer Risk Factors: Just Knowing Your Family History is Not Enough

Learn about other critical risk factors in developing breast cancer and what you should be asking your doctor today!

Did you know that breast density, implants and scarring, as well as family history and culture, are all critical factors in your risk for breast cancer? Learn more about how these play a role and what technologies are available to physicians today to help screen and diagnose this deadly disease.

4:30 - 6:00 pm                   Working Mother 100 Best Application Update

This is your chance to weigh in on the 2014 Best Companies application and also to find out more about how the editors select the winning companies each year. Whether your company has been on and wants to stay on the list, or would like to figure out how to "crack the code" and get on, you'll want to be here!

Join this favorite annual review of "What's Next" for the Working Mother 100 Best Companies application process. Each year our editors comb through the application to add, subtract and revise its questions, based on their own research and your input.

Tuesday, October 22

7:30 am – 7:00 pm             Registration

7:30 – 9:30 am                   Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 am                   Signature Opening

9:00 – 9:15 am                   Welcome Remarks

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

9:15 – 9:45 am                   Opening Keynote: Time for the Real Work-Life Revolution to Begin

You can promote a full range of work-life initiatives, but ultimately, the promise of engagement, profit and growth depends upon a partnership that, in most workplaces, doesn't exist.  Each person needs to meet their employer halfway.  They must capture the work flexibility and supports offered, and create a work+life fit that sustains their best performance, on and off the job, day-to-day and at major life transitions.   But most have no idea what that means or where to start. Internationally-recognized work-life flexibility strategist and author Cali Williams Yost will challenge us to expand the traditional employer-focused approach to work-life to include each individual as an equal and valuable partner.  Drawing on nearly two decades of experience and research, Yost will explain why knowing how to "tweak and reset" our work+life fit is not only a modern skill set we all -- employers and employees -- need to succeed, but also it's where the success of the work life revolution begins.

Cali Williams Yost / CEO & Founder, Flex+Strategy Group / Work+Life Fit, Inc.

9:45 – 10:45 am                 Research Panel: Just the Facts: Informing the Work Life Revolution

Fresh research results revealed that will engage attendees in targeted discussion around the impact on approaches to Work Life and future work practices. 

Moderator:

Jennifer Owens / Director / Working Mother Research Institute

Panel:

Katie Lamkin/Principal National HR Leader/McGladrey, LLP

Michael W. Morris/ Chavkin-Chang Professor of Leadership Management/ Columbia Business School

10:45 – 11:15 am               Networking Break

11:15 am – 12:45 pm         ThinkFest Round I: Viewpoints from an Increasingly Flexible and Inter-Generational Workplace

In this new format - featuring ThinkTalks and action planning discussions - join work life leaders, subject matter experts, and forward thinking innovators from our best companies as they present snapshots of innovative approaches, strategy and thinking related to some of work life’s most pressing issues.  Following ThinkTalks, join facilitated small-group conversations to explore issue-focused action planning.

Stage A: Flex and Mobility ThinkTalks

Stage B: Generational ThinkTalks

12:45 – 2:00 pm                 Keynote Luncheon

2:00 – 3:30 pm                   ThinkFest: Round II – Perspectives on Women’s Leadership and a Healthy Work Life Future

In this new format - featuring ThinkTalks and action planning discussions - join work life leaders, subject matter experts, and forward thinking innovators from our best companies as they present snapshots of innovative approaches, strategy and thinking related to some of work life’s most pressing issues.  Following ThinkTalks, join facilitated small-group conversations to explore issue-focused action planning.

Stage A: Women's Leadership ThinkTalks

Stage B: Health and Wellbeing ThinkTalks

3:30 – 4:00 pm                   Networking Break

4:00 – 5:30 pm                   Moms in Balance

Our Moms in Balance track returns this year with another informative session; Stay tuned to find out how we’ll kick off this year’s round of programming for working parents, who rely on a variety of supportive programs and resources to help make balancing work and family life possible.

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm            Reception

Wednesday, October 23

7:30 am – 12:30 pm           Registration

7:45 – 9:45 am                   Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:30 am                   Welcome Remarks: 100 Best Executive Summary

Working Mother reveals the key trends from Working Mother 100 Best Companies.

9:30 – 10:30 am                 Keynote & Conversation

10:30 – 11:00 am               Networking Break

11:00 – 12:30 Concurrent Sessions: Round I — A. Two-for-One Case Studies: It takes a Village – Work Life from the Team Perspective

Two of our best companies roll up their sleeves and take a deep dive into cutting edge work life development with a rare look into the internal workings across departments.  In this comprehensive session, teams from two companies tackle the nuts and bolts of implementation, sustainability, delivery, customization, communications, and more.  Executives, leaders and practitioners join together to elaborate on their roles, approaches and successes related to key work life concepts.  Hear about ROI at its best, learn from pitfalls and challenges across departments, and learn more about effective strategies that best companies employ in the work life world.

B.  Moms in Balance: Work Life Workshop

Our Moms in Balance workshop offerings address some of the most pressing concerns of today’s working parents.  Facilitators lead attendees through activities and materials designed to give participants a taste of practical stress-busting and sanity-saving strategies to help them manage busy careers while raising healthy, happy families.  Watch this space for program updates.

12:30 – 2:00 pm                 Awards Luncheon

• Ted Childs Life Work Excellence Award

• Hall of Fame Awards Inductions

• Quarter Century Award Inductions

2:00 – 3:30 pm                   Concurrent Sessions: Round II

A. Case Studies: Economic Realities of a Revolution – What it Takes to Reboot, Retool, and Rework

Despite an expected economic upturn, top companies are still working within tight budgets.  They must meet the needs of a leaner workforce, tasked with greater expectations, pressures and challenges.  They have to find a way to recruit top talent, while retaining all talent.  Possible work life practices may include:

• Doing more with less (creativity/innovation)
• Investment strategies/decision-making
• Determining ROI/the business case for work life

Registration

 • Individual Conference Registration (includes Dinner Ticket): $2,095

• Dinner Table only: $6,000

• Individual Conference Registration Government/Nonprofit (includes Dinner Ticket) - $1,495

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Monday, October 8, 2012 *

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm             Registration — sponsored by American Express

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm             Working Mother 100 Best Application Update

Moderator:

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

100 Best Companies Team:

Jennifer Owens / Editorial Director / Working Mother magazine & Director / Working Mother Research Institute

Kristen Willoughby / Senior Manager, Editorial Research & Initiatives / Working Mother Research Institute

Michele Siegel / Senior Manager, Corporate Research / Bonnier Corporation 

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm               NAFE Regional Meeting — sponsored by Prudential Financial

Are you as financially savvy as you need to be?

New research shows that women often lack the confidence, expertise or time to profitably manage their money. Join an informative session with three financial experts and learn the latest information and solutions for managing your personal and family finances.

Moderator:

Betty Spence Ph.D. / President / NAFE

Speakers:

Joan Cleveland / SVP / Prudential Life Insurance

Deborah Owens / Deborah Owens / President / Owens Media Group LLC

Jean Setzfand / VP, Financial Security / AARP

*NAFE Members and Conference Attendees welcome

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm             Exhibit Hall Opens / Reception

Work Life Congress Silent Auction
All proceeds benefit NAFE Women’s Foundation
Advancing Women Through Professional Development, Research and Economic Empowerment
 
Silent Auction Opens:
Monday, October 8
Exhibit Hall from 6:30 pm
 
Silent Auction Closes:
Tuesday, October 9
Cocktail Reception at 7 pm
Attendees will then be able to pick up prizes that evening and the next morning to give them time. Donation by check encouraged

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 *

7:30 am – 7:00 pm             Registration — sponsored by American Express

7:30 am – 8:30 am             Continental Breakfast —
sponsored by KPMG

8:30 am – 9:00 am             Signature Opening —
sponsored by Grant Thornton, Marriott International, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Procter & Gamble

Create Your Best Work Life Future, By Creating Your Best You

• Learn how to motivate anyone, including yourself, to be fit and healthy, starting with 5 minutes.
• Experience the best exercise that will not only fit into your busy life, but will make you stronger and smarter.
• Uncover nutritional secrets to achieve your ideal weight and fuel your professional and personal life.
• Conquer stress by turning frustration into motivation.

Peter K / Health Coach / Peter K Fitness

9:00 am – 9:15 am             Welcome Remarks

Joan Sheridan LeBarge / Vice President/Group Publisher, Working Mother Media / Diversity Best Practices / NAFE

9:15 am – 9:45 am           Keynote: Dare to Dream

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

What’s Important Now? - Trends and Insights to Inform a Best Work Life 

As a lead-in to our ThinkFest sessions and to help inform our plans to design Best Possible Work Life Futures, a panel of consultants and academics report on trends and research findings from significant and growing segments of the workforce.  Learn findings and insights that will have important implications for companies interested in supporting their working families.

Hear from:

●      Bentley University’s Center for Women and Business about the results from their qualitative assessment of women’s opinions and their collective solutions on the major issues women are dealing with to simultaneously be successful in their careers and their lives. 

●      Bright Horizons will reveal an inside glimpse into the lives of a growing segment of the employee population –Breadwinning Moms –who are equal or primary earners in their families and  often retain the role of primary organizer and emotional fulcrum of the family as well.  Because this combination of roles does not have a substantial history in our society – breadwinning moms find themselves forging new territory.

●      WFD Consulting will share gender-related data, and other themes related to focus, technology, pace of life and work from their new study,  “The Changing Needs of American Families”   – which captures the views of diverse types of workers and families, including working parents, Latino workers, LGBT working parents, African American professionals, workers age 50+, workers caring for grandchildren,  and more!

Moderator:

Jennifer Owens / Editorial Director, Working Mother magazine; Director, Working Mother Research Institute

Panel:

Susan Adams / Senior Director, Center for Women & Business; Professor of Management / Bentley University

Lucy English / Senior Consultant / Horizons Workforce Consulting – A division of Bright Horizons

Amy Richman / Senior Consultant / WFD Consulting

10:45 am – 11:15 am         Networking Break

11:15 am – 12:30 pm ThinkFest Solutions Part I: Discovery/Dream -  Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

Our Think Fest Sessions will incorporate the Appreciative Inquiry Method. Together we’ll work through Appreciative Inquiry’s four stages – Discovery/Dream/Design/Destiny as we roll up our sleeves and tackle four critical topics. We’ll uncover what organizations and individuals are doing well – and zero in on ways to create a Best Work Life Future in the areas of Flexibility & Mobility; Work & Family Life; Engagement & Culture; and Health & Wellbeing. Sessions will help you fill in the framework for realizing goals, develop boiler plates and action plans to support the work, and provide the momentum and drive to design a possible future. 

 Topics: 

1.     Flexibility & Mobility

Facilitator: Paul Rupert / President / Rupert & Company

2.     Work & Family Life

Facilitator: Kathy Kacher / President / Career/Life Alliance Services, Inc.

3.     Engagement & Culture

Facilitator: Debbie Phillips / President / WFD Consulting, Inc.

4.     Health & Wellbeing

Facilitator: Teresa Hopke / Principal, SVP, Client Relations / LifemeetsWork

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm               Keynote Luncheon — sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton, MasterCard Worldwide

Keynote:  Do Your Employees See Their Future in Your Future?

In order to create the best work/life future, managers at every level must be able to converse with their direct reports about their career aspirations.  The problem is how to do this in an already packed, time-starved, priority-rich environment in which we all operate.  Dr. Beverly Kaye offers an interactive keynote that will provide ways to engage in short, ongoing conversations that surface needs, passion and options. And, she’ll help you look at your own career at the same time!

Beverly Kaye / Founder/Co-CEO / Career Systems International; Co-Author: Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm                    ThinkFest Solutions Part II: Design/Delivery - Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

Drawing from the morning's Appreciative Inquiry Process focusing on the Discovery and Dream stages, groups will capture key themes and participants will continue the work of designing possibilities for change. Attendees from all groups will select ideas around which to create strategies for change that will impact their organizations.

Topics:

1.     Flexibility & Mobility

Facilitator: Paul Rupert / President / Rupert & Company

2.     Work & Family Life

Facilitator: Kathy Kacher / President / Career/Life Alliance Services, Inc.

3.     Engagement & Culture

Facilitator: Debbie Phillips / President / WFD Consulting, Inc.

4.     Health & Wellbeing

Facilitator: Teresa Hopke / Principal, SVP, Client Relations / LifemeetsWork 

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm                Networking Break — sponsored by Kraft Foods

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm                MOMFest: Moms in Balance — sponsored by SC Johnson

The 100 Best Companies this year cultivate resilience by advancing and challenging their working mom employees while also providing the supportive programs that help make balancing work and family life possible.  Meed executive moms from the Top 10 companies and find out the stress-busting and sanity-saving strategies that help them manage busy careers while raising healthy, happy families! 

Co-Moderators:

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

Kelly Semrau / Senior Vice President / SC Johnson

Panel:

Priya Misra / MD, Head of US Rates Strategy / Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Candan Erenguc / Senior Manager - Strategy and Operations / Deloitte Consulting

Meredith Friga / Senior Manager / Ernst & Young LLP

Katy Dickson / VP/ Unit Director, Meals Division / General Mills

Erica O’Malley / National Managing Partner of Women's Initiatives and Programs / Grant Thornton LLP

MyHong NguyenPhu / Director, Power Systems Program PMP®,   System & Technology Group / IBM

Rema Serafi / Managing Principal of KPMG LLP’s (U.S.) Transfer Pricing Practice / KPMG LLP

Helen Tucker / Global Diversity & Inclusion Leader / Procter & Gamble

 Lori Driscoll / Managing Director / PwC

Michelle Robinson / Vice President, Marketing, PR and Internal Communications / WellStar Health System

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm                Opening Reception — sponsored by Bank of America, VCU Health Systems

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 *

7:45 am – 8:45 am                Continental Breakfast — sponsored by PwC

8:45 am – 9:15 am                Day 2 Remarks

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

9:15 am – 10:30 am               Keynote + Conversation – Unleashing Your Inner Visionary

To envision a preferred future that is deeply meaningful we must access three powers: the power to see, the power to say, and the power to do. These powers support us to follow what has heart and meaning.

Patrick O’Neill will introduce simple tools that can unleash the visionary in all of us along with true-life stories that instruct and inspire us to dream. 

Patrick O’Neill / President / Extraordinary Conversations

10:30 am – 11:00 am            Networking Break

11:00 am – 12:30 pm            Concurrent Case Study Sessions – Round I

Track 1: Business As Usual - How Best Companies Make Women’s Advancement Top Priority

Two companies discuss the implications and importance of programs that provide support, development and advancement opportunities for women – including re-entry moms looking to ramp up their career. IBM offers insights on how working mothers can function at high-performing levels while also meeting their obligations at home and solidifying their future at work, through supportive policies and programs that underscore the commitment to the advancement of women.  IBM’s Global Business Services (GBS) sector which offers a broad set of programs and resources designed to help female employees accelerate their careers and maximize potential - and the Network of Emerging Women (NEW) Leaders program that helps women build and develop their skills within a targeted community as well as helps them reach their full leadership potential.    In an increasingly competitive environment where small differences in performance differentiate performers, it can be a challenge to evaluate individuals who have worked significantly less time than their peers in a given year in a relative performance review system.  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC outlines an important policy that helps retain and level the playing field for high potential talent who may be transitioning back to work from extended leaves, including new mothers who have chosen to take extended time at home after having a child.

Moderator:

Elizabeth Nieto / Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer / MetLife

Presenters:

Janis Fratamico / Director, Client Experience and Sales Integration, IBM Global Client Centers / IBM

Jennifer Allyn / Managing Director, Office of Diversity / PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Track 2: Trends in Innovation - Fresh Takes on Flex: Innovative Strategies to Secure Leader Support

Flexibility is an important factor in how employees rate satisfaction with work life fit…but what are companies doing to secure critical leadership support and prepare managers for the challenge of leading flexible and often mobile teams?  Career/Life Alliance Services, Inc. shares results from The National Workplace Flexibility Study (conducted in collaboration with Boston College Center for Work & Family and Life Meets Work Inc.) on the effects of a targeted intervention to prepare managers and the resulting impact on the success of an organization’s flexibility initiative. Johnson & Johnson outlines an innovative approach to building accountability through the introduction of Flex Ambassadors at the leadership level in their finance department.  And Deloitte Services LP introduces their recently created Workforce Analytics Center of Expertise which uses advanced analytic techniques to quantify and demonstrate the importance of worklife fit, flexibility, and other workplace factors - and therefore add weight to arguments that improvements in these areas will pay off for the business.

Moderator:

Kathy Kacher / President / Career/Life Alliance Services, Inc.

Presenters:

Suzanne Vickberg / Senior Manager, Inclusion / Deloitte Services LP

Wendy Breiterman / Director, Global Work/Life Strategies, Office of Global Diversity & Inclusion  / Johnson & Johnson

Thought Leaders:

Laura Benedetto / Controller /Johnson & Johnson

Laura Cakolli / Controller, Pharma Group Controls & Compliance / Johnson & Johnson

Track 3:  Change as Constant - Empowering Employees with Tools to Manage Change

Companies and their employees experience significant and continual change while faced with on-going pressures - and the ability to respond to change quickly and effectively is a valuable and necessary skill.  The stress of change can take a toll on organizations and employees – and supportive workplaces do everything they can to help minimize the negative impact.  Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina has developed a Change Training program that has been added to the Learning Plan of approximately 600 leaders and managers – which incorporates a model, process and toolkit that leaders and employees can use to execute change faster and more effectively, along with training for leaders, and training and tools for individuals.  What goes into a strong financial support program for employees?  American Express is among a small number of companies offering financial wellness programs, and will share details about their Smart Saving initiative, which has empowered employees with a suite of services.  

Moderator:

Aida Sabo / Vice President Diversity/Inclusion / Cardinal Health

Presenters:

Rebecca Olejar / Senior Organizational Development Consultant / Blue Cross Blue Shield NC

Barbara Kontje / Director, Global Retirement & Smart Saving / American Express

Track 4:  Moms in Balance – From Hassles to Harmony: Parenting Solutions for Morning, Noon & Night — sponsored SC Johnson

Whether it’s getting you and your kids out the door on time, figuring out what to make for dinner (again!), or battling over homework and bedtimes, a mom’s daily routine is often chock-full of chaos!  And if the stress alone weren’t bad enough, employees’ parenting challenges impact productivity and a company’s bottom line. 

If you feel like your daily routines have turned into a non-stop nag-fest, take notice! In this interactive, high-energy session, four nationally renowned experts team up to deliver concrete strategies to help your daily routines hum.  Appropriate for parents of toddlers to teens, this session will teach you specific step-by-step toolbox solutions you can use right away, including:

• Five must-have tools for nag-free morning routines you and your kids will love
• Simple solutions for easy and healthy packed lunches your kids won’t want to trade 
• Fast fixes for homework hassles and more
• Time & money-saving strategies to ditch the “What’s for dinner?” drama
• The prescription for curing the bedtime blues
• Must-have organizing systems to streamline your routines

Moderator:

Barbara Turvett / Executive Editor / Working Mother magazine

Presenters:

Aviva Goldfarb / Creator / The Six O’Clock Scramble books and online program

Kelly Lester / Author of Cooking with Trader Joes: Easy Lunchboxes and Creator of Easy Lunchboxes

Lorie Marrero /Creator /The Clutter Diet book and online program

Amy McCready / Founder, Positive Parenting Solutions and Author of If I Have to Tell You One More Time…

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm             Awards Luncheon - sponsored by Deloitte

• Ted Childs Life Work Excellence Award

• Hall of Fame Awards Inductions

• Quarter Century Awards

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm                Concurrent Case Study Sessions – Round II 

Track 1: Business As Usual Re-imagined – Getting the Word Out: How Best Companies are Rethinking Internal Communications and Collaborations

An effective communications strategy can help companies leverage employee and team stories, as well as what’s working well to instill pride, build value, and link great place to work culture to business success. Find out how WellStar has transformed their employee newsletter, in home mailer, screen savers and company intranet site into a culture transformation platform, and leveraged creative mediums to communicate about their culture in a way that is meaningful and relevant for both the business and the people. Intel continues to focus on enhancing the work environment through their Great Place to Work Initiative and enlisted their Corporate Services group to focus on making Intel one of the Coolest Places to Work – including efforts to get families more engaged, leverage programs and offerings to create excitement, enhance the work environment, and create events to highlight what’s new and what’s working!

Moderator:

Helen Tucker / Global Diversity & Inclusion Leader / Procter & Gamble

Presenters:

Michelle Projekt / Director-Americas Communications and Marketing / Ernst & Young LLP

Dana Vandecoevering / Corporate Work/Life Manager / Intel

Kim Menefee / Sr. Vice President, Public/Government Affairs / WellStar Health System

Michelle Robinson / Vice President, Marketing, PR and Internal Communications / WellStar Health System

Track 2: Trends in Innovation — Age Diversity and Flexibility in the Workplace: Transformative Strategies for a Multigenerational Workforce

In 2012, the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College released the fifth in a series of Innovative Practices – Executive Case Reports. The latest report is titled, “Flex Strategies to Attract, Retain and Engage Older Workers.”  Learn the latest research as it applies to the multigenerational workforce. Two Working Mother “100 Best Companies” – Marriott and Dell – will reveal their organization’s multigenerational transformational strategies and efforts.

Marriott will share the latest updates from their multi-phased Aging Workforce Project, as well as innovative flexibility approaches that support a multigenerational and hourly workforce. One or two associates from the New York Marriott Marquis will be invited to share their personal success stories that demonstrate flexibility in action.

Dell will share updates on their Connected Workplace initiative that is expanding globally and is more than just “telecommuting.” Dell is leveraging technology to create mobile work environments inside and outside of Dell buildings; tearing down cubicles to create collaborative work spaces; enabling team members more choices in when, when and how work gets done; and improving the overall Dell culture.

Additional innovative best practices aligned with the following flexibility drivers will also be shared with participants.

●      Recruit, retain, and engage older workers

●      Retain experienced staff and circumvent massive retirements

●      “Re-career” older workers instead of losing them to external opportunities

●      Help older workers continue to be effective on the job

●      Engage retirees and tap into their knowledge and skills

Co-Moderators:

Linda Roundtree / President / Roundtree Consulting

Samantha Greenfield / Employer Engagement Specialist / The Sloan Center on Aging & Work Boston College

Presenters:

Betsy Kiss / Senior Director Workplace Strategies / Marriott International

Raynelle Bull / Senior Human Resources Manager / New York Marriott Marquis

Consuelo Rodriguez / Global Diversity and Inclusion Strategist / Dell

Track 3: Change as Constant — Driving Wellness and Engagement by Empowering Working Parents to be More Successful in Family Life

Working parents are a large and valuable segment of the workforce, representing about two in three US employees at the “key leader age” of 35 to 44 years-old. Yet, data shows that only one in three parents, whether working or staying at home, feels successful in raising a family.  This uncertainty and lack of confidence leads to guilt, stress, and anxiety, all of which can result in physical and mental absenteeism. Morgan Stanley will share the results of a program that has resulted in dramatic improvements in the wellness and productivity of its employees who are working parents. Participants reported an eight-fold increase in commitment to their wellness and 96 percent stated that success and happiness in their family life allows them to be more productive at work. FamilyLife Success will share some proprietary research on working parents and Morgan Stanley will share how:

• Helping parents be more successful in their family life has a measurable business impact in the areas of productivity and engagement.
• This approach complements existing work-life efforts and provides an effective solution to optimize existing wellness programs.
• Working parents have time and energy barriers that can limit the effectiveness of any wellness efforts unless strategies to balance personal and family needs are addressed.
• Working parents are eager for help to achieve greater success in family life.

Presenters:

Amy Hilbrich Davis / CEO / FamilyLife Success

Cheryl Geremia / Managing Director / Morgan Stanley

Track 4: Moms in Balance — Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids: Conversations that Count with Tweens and Teens — sponsored by SC Johnson

What are the vital issues that children face growing up and what tools and materials can help parents open the lines of communication and talk about difficult topics with their kids?  Parents are begging for information, tips and strategies to raise resilient kids, and supportive organizations recognize the value of family communication in reducing presenteeism and increasing productivity. Jeanne Blake, the Creator of Words Can Work, will present a multimedia workshop about raising emotionally healthy kids in a stressful world – through effective communication and creating nurturing connections. And Bradley Snyder, author of The 5 Simple Truths of Raising Kids, and consultant to governments and Fortune 500 companies on the behaviors of children and adolescents, applies these truths along with concrete parenting qualities to modern problems that children face, and shares techniques to promote healthy behaviors with respect to computers, television, videogames, texting, and bullying.

Moderator:

Barbara Turvett / Executive Editor / Working Mother magazine

Presenters:

Jeanne Blake / Creator, Words Can Work® / Communications Consultant / President, Blake Works Inc.

R. Bradley Snyder / Author, The 5 Simple Truths of Raising Kids / Senior Research Scientist, New Amsterdam Consulting, Inc.

2:30 pm – 5:00 pm             SVP/HR FORUM (by invitation only)
— sponsored by Bright Horizons 

Next Generation Work Life: Employee Wellness & Wellbeing   

Modeled after our powerful CEO Roundtable initiative, join top HR executives from Working Mother 100 Best Companies for a high-level discussion that will address critical topics, challenge conventional thinking and identify best possible solutions –as the Best Companies are uniquely suited to do.

Our focus this year is Next Generation Work Life: Employee Wellness & Wellbeing.  Looking at Health and Wellness through the well-being lens acknowledges the fact that many of the primary factors influencing employee success exist outside of the workplace.

Bright Horizons will share data from a national study of working adults as well as case studies from organizations who have adopted a well-being approach to support employee resilience, sustained high performance, and success both at work and at home.  From Working Mother Media, learn some of the rising wellness related statistics from the 100Best Companies, and what Best Companies are doing to cultivate resilience, maximize employee contribution, and support overall employee success.

What contributes to an effective well-being approach?  Learn and discuss how the next generation of work/life and overall people practices can positively impact employee health and well-being and enhance recruitment, retention and employer of choice status, sustain productivity, and serve as a catalyst for engagement, creativity, and innovation?

Moderator:

Andrés Tapia / President / Diversity Best Practices

Presenters:

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

Danroy “Dan” T. Henry / Chief Human Resources Officer / Bright Horizons

Lucy English / Senior Consultant / Horizons Workforce Consulting – A division of Bright Horizons

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm             Gala Cocktail Reception
— sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Prudential Financial, WellStar Health System

7:00 pm – 9:30 pm             Gala Awards Dinner: Working Mother 100 Best Companies —
sponsored by Bright Horizons, Ernst & Young, Capital One Financial, SelectPlus (formerly SitterCity)

9:30 pm                               The After Party — sponsored by SelectPlus (formerly Sittercity)

Location:

R Lounge at Two Times Square
Renaissance New York Hotel
714 Seventh Avenue at W. 48^th Street
(less than 2 blocks from the hotel)

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• Individual Conference Registration

(includes Dinner Ticket): $2,095 (Early Bird: $1,895)

• Dinner Table only: $6,000

• Individual Conference Registration Government/nonprofit

(includes Dinner Ticket) - $1,495 (Early Bird: $1,295)

• Dinner ticket only: $650

• Dinner ticket for sponsors or purchasers of corporate packages: $600

* Early Bird by August 23, 2012

**No refunds after October 2, 2012

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

APPLICATION PANEL

3:45 - 5:45             Working Mother 100 Best Application Update

This is your chance to weigh in on the 2011 Best Companies application and also to find out more about how the editors select the winning companies each year. Whether your company has been on and wants to stay on the list, or would like to figure out how to "crack the code" and get on, you'll want to be here!

Join this favorite annual review of "What's Next" for the Working Mother 100 Best Companies application process. Each year our editors comb through the application to add, subtract and revise its questions, based on their own research and your input.

Moderator:
Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

100 Best Companies Team:
Jennifer Owens / Senior Director, Editorial Research & Initiatives / Working Mother Media
Michele Siegel / Manager, Corporate Research / Bonnier Corporation
Kristen Willoughby / Manager, Editorial Research & Initiatives / Working Mother Media

6:00 - 7:30             Welcome Cocktail Reception – Sponsored by GE and Virginia Commonwealth University Health System


Wednesday, October 27, 2010

6:45a - 7:30a        Walk Live with Heather Buyers

Walking just 15 minutes can change your life. Our Walk Live Program is designed for individuals interested in walking for health and wellness or weight loss. This is a fitness program that virtually anyone can do. Classes are conducted using the indoor walking techniques established and proven through the many years of success of Leslie Sansone's Walk At Home programs. This way of walking allows participants to walk miles indoors or outside in a group setting.

Program Components:
- 4 Basic Steps, in an Easy-to-Learn format. "You can't do it wrong!"
- Music Speed & Pace is designed to improve health and promote calorie burning.
- A proper warm-up and cool-down safely transitions the workout and intensity.
- Unique 'Steps to Miles' system converts to walk 1, 2, 3 or more miles without leaving the room.

7:45a - 8:45p        Registration – Sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Capital One

7:00 - 8:45a           Continental Breakfast - Sponsored by KPMG

8:45 - 9:15             Signature Opening: "Rock Me Mama" Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects – Sponsored by American Electric Power, BP, EMC², Grant Thornton, Procter & Gamble

9:15 - 9:35             Welcome Remarks

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

9:35 - 10:30          Opening Keynote & Conversation: The Top Technologies and Trends that are Changing the World and How to Leverage Them

Carlos Dominguez / Senior Vice President, Office of the Chairman and CEO / Cisco

10:30 - 11:00        Networking Break

11:00a - 12:30p   Key Findings: "What Moms Think: The Working Mother Report" Research

What Moms Think: The Working Mother Report is a landmark analysis and call to arms on work/life and women's advancement by Working Mother and the 100 Best Companies. This four-part challenge focuses the nation's attention on the needs of women in the workplace and the tremendous contribution women are making to companies around the globe. Join us for a discussion of the study results and pick up your copy of the Executive Summaries.

Moderator:
Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

Panel:
Billie Williamson / Partner-Assurance Services, Americas Inclusiveness Officer / Ernst & Young LLP
Patricia Lewis / Vice President, Diversity & Employee Experience / IBM
Helen Tucker / Global Diversity & Inclusion Practice Leader  / Procter & Gamble

12:30 - 2:00          Keynote Luncheon:  Inspire A Desire - Sponsored by Morgan Stanley

Dr. Kathleen Hall / C.E.O. / The Stress Institute

2:15 - 3:45            ThinkFest Solutions: Learning Teams - Sponsored by American Express, Johnson & Johnson

Facilitated learning teams discuss critical productivity, wellness, diversity and other issues facing worklife professionals. Participants share their points of pain/points of pride around the topic and share solutions and action plans for next steps.

ThinkFest Workshops - Additional Material

Please click HERE for a list of additional materials.

1. Phased Retirement: What's So Complicated?
Click HERE for Phased Retirement Thinkfest Workshop Summary

Despite clear indicators that extending employment of older workers is a "win-win" for corporations and workers, we are short on best practices on Phased Retirement Programs. This Thinkfest discussion will include practical next steps for moving forward on Phased Retirement Programs at your corporation.

Deb Barrett / President / DH Barrett Solutions, LLC

2. Flexible Work Options - Finding Solutions to a Changing Work Environment
Click HERE for Flexible Work Options Thinkfest Workshop Summary

Retaining a talented, motivated and engaged workforce is critical to business success. Learn about the value of utilizing flexible work options and alternative work schedules to meet the varying needs of the business, its customers and your employees. Establish policies and guidelines for the effective practice of your flexible work options program.

Robin Miller / Vice President, HR People Strategy / Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

3. Going Global: What It Looks Like?
Click HERE for Going Global Thinkfest Workshop Summary

Ever wonder how you can clone yourself or your team so you can work globally 24x7x365? Or perhaps you ponder how your competitors seem to have the inside track on keeping remote and global team members happy and charged up? Discover tips and tools on the "New Normal" for today's global company. Leaders from IBM will share strategies and techniques in an open and honest group dialogue about what works and doesn't work for our respective businesses. Share, learn and takeaway fresh ideas about the new global business model that never sleeps!

Jamila Petite / Manager, Diversity Center of Competency, Diversity Strategy Thought Leader  / IBM Corporation

4. Transforming Negative Emotions & Empowering Organizational Energy
Click HERE for Transforming Negative Emotions Thinkfest Summary

Learn to address the energy imbalances that contribute to depression in the workplace. Understand how to achieve mind-body integration and positive repatterning (psychological and behavior) in as little as three minutes. Walk away with powerful self-management tools for yourself and your team. Leave this session understanding how to activate the brain in order to shift from a state of depression to a state of balance, enabling positive outcomes.

Kelley Black / Founder & Managing Director / Balancing the Executive Life

5. How to De-stress Work? Focus on Self-knowledge and Self-care
Click HERE for How to De-Stress Work Thinkfest Summary

Self knowledge and self-care are vital worklife skills for women. Yet, a number of social and psychological barriers can prevent us from learning and cultivating these skills. Learn strategies for increasing our understanding as we overcome these roadblocks.

Lisa Whitten, Ph.D. / Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Director Office of Services for Students with Disabilities / State University of New York-College at Old Westbury
Linda Anderson, Ph.D. / Consulting Psychologist, Professor / Hostos Community College

6. How Do We Create WorkLife Champions?
Click HERE for How Do We Create WorkLife Champions Thinkfest Workshop Summary

Through collaborating with a wide range of internal business partners, you may identify synergies in strategic business objectives. These synergies can lead to development of aligned and integrated approaches to achieving Work/Life objectives. By gaining an understanding of other perspectives - including resistance - you can forge strong alliances and the creation of Work/Life Champions.

Wendy C. Breiterman / Director, Global Work-Life Strategies, Office of Global Diversity & Inclusion / Johnson & Johnson

7. Disability Initiatives - Sourcing Top Talent
Click HERE for Disability Initiatives Thinkfest Summary

Top talent can come from a variety of sources. One often overlooked source is people with disabilities. Now, the largest minority segment in the world, in the U.S., surpassing the Hispanic population by 5%, these individuals present with education, skills and a strong desire to work. In this Thinkfest session we will address the issues and best practices relative to successfully sourcing this untapped labor pool.

Shelley A. Kaplan / Manager, ADA Hotline & Corporate Training / Springboard Consulting, LLC 

8. WorkLife Basics for New Practitioners

There are many approaches that organizations can take to implement a successful work/life strategy. Discussion topics will include an overview on the concept, key elements of the strategy, a review of a dependent care road map and highlights on best practice do's and don'ts. Participants will share their experiences and engage in conversation that is informative and supportive.

Andrea Wicks Bowles / Senior Consultant / Bright Horizons Family Solutions

9. Stuck in the Middle Again: Getting Managers to Understand Flex
Click HERE for Stuck in the Middlge Again Thinkfest Summary

We know that managers are where the action is. What are the most pressing issues managers face in managing teams that work on different schedules and from different places, and what are the best new ideas for how to deal with these issues? How does your organization inspire, equip and celebrate managers' efforts to manage flexibility?

Sandy Burud / Chief Strategy Officer / FlexPaths LLC

10. The WorkLife/Diversity & Inclusion Connection

The complexity of today's economic climate demands unique business approaches that recognize the shifting demographics and increasing purchasing power of nontraditional consumer segments. Successful organizations understand that a diverse employee base is best equipped to create innovative business solutions that meet the needs of their customers. The discussion will explore how worklife policies can be a key differentiator in attracting and retaining high performance employee talent from all segments of the population.

Donna Alligood Johnson / Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer / MasterCard Worldwide
Tyronne Stoudemire / Global Director of Diversity and Inclusion / Hewitt & Associates

3:45 - 4:15             Networking Break – Sponsored by New York Life Insurance Company

4:15 - 5:45             CONCURRENT CASE STUDY SESSIONS - Round I

Learn from the "Best of the Best" in these informative drilled down examinations of worklife success stories. Learn first-hand the amount of preparation and work it takes to "make it look easy." Presenters provide conception-to-execution details plus ROI on their most successful and innovative solutions.

Track 1: MESSAGING WORKLIFE - Creating and Leveraging Employee Surveys and Focus Groups
Part 1 of PowerPoint
Part 2 of PowerPoint

Spherion's 2009 Emerging Workforce study reported that few employers plan to add work-life programs over the next few years, despite the fact that 90% of organizations say their work-life programs have improved worker satisfaction. Learn how two companies are leveraging the information they gather during employee surveys and focus groups to fortify existing work-life programs and create new strategies to attract, cultivate and retain talent. Find out how Scripps Health became a Top 10 Health System and Best Place to Work through innovative practices such as key employee groups, work-life messaging and two-way communication. McGladrey will also share examples of how they used employee data in a systemic way to integrate work-life messaging into their broader talent management efforts and how they leveraged those communications to drive a culture of work-life support across the organization.

Moderator:
Kathy Kacher / President / Career/Life Alliance Services

Panel:
Jane Hong / Director, Performance Management / Scripps Health
Cara Williams / Administrative Director, Human Resources / Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Teresa Hopke / Senior Director, Talent Management / McGladrey

Track 2: NEXT GENERATION OF WORKLIFE STRATEGIES - Working Mother's What Really Works Initiative: Lessons Learned from 25 Years of 100 Best Companies Research

Based on 25 years of the Working Mother 100 Best Companies list, this 2010 real-life research initiative examines findings and best practices from the Best Companies to give marching orders for the next 25 years. The research reports feature trends from the 100 Best Companies' work on women's representation and advancement, flexibility and company culture.

Moderator:
Jennifer Owens / Senior Director, Editorial Research & Initiatives / Working Mother Media

Panel:
Barbara Adachi / National Managing Principal, Women's Initiative / Deloitte
David Anderson / EVP Human Resources, Chief Compliance Officer / WellStar Health System
Karol Rose / Chief Knowledge Officer / FlexPaths

Track 3: NEW APPROACHES TO ENGAGEMENT - Talent Retention Strategies for Economic Recovery
Part 1 of PowerPoint
Part 2 of PowerPoint

Current research indicates that most employees leaving employment do so voluntarily and experts say the trend will only continue. According to Right Management, an HR consultant, at the end of 2009, 60% of workers planned to leave their jobs when the market got better while the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed the number of employees voluntarily quitting in February 2010 surpassed the number being fired or discharged for the first time since October 2008. Savvy employers anticipate such talent drains and implement proven measures to reduce possible turnover. Since November 2006 Bon Secours Richmond Health System has reduced its turnover rate from over 23% to 15% and is eager to share their best practices from a talent management model drawn from interviews with top performers to utilizing all work-life benefits such as flexible work schedules and environments. American Express has also developed a win-win method to retain high potential talent who are faced with child care and elder care challenges, by creating Project Resource Teams (PRT) that focus on high impact projects but work reduced hours to assist their work/life needs. Find out how the two "Best" companies developed and implemented retention strategies to engage and support top talent.

Moderator:
Jennifer Brown / CEO & Founder / Jennifer Brown Consulting

Panel:
Kim Coleman / Administrative Director, Talent Acquisition / Bon Secours Health System
Therese Valadez / VP Workforce Transformation / American Express
Penelope Wood-Kulko / Vice President / American Express OPEN

Track 4: Creating a Culture of Wellness – Building a Better Business Case For Wellness & The High Cost of Stress
Part 1 of PowerPoint
Part 2 of PowerPoint

Investing in the health of your employees is an investment in the overall health of your company. Organizations that implement a corporate wellness strategy gain valuable benefits through lowered healthcare costs, increased productivity, reduced absenteeism and improved morale. In this session representatives from AXP and Discovery Communications will discuss steps to establishing onsite wellness programs that return a strong ROI, primary factors that impact your medical costs and key components for an effective wellness strategy that impacts the bottom line. Bright Horizons will set the stage by revealing the impact of their recent research study findings on employee health and the associated costs to employers.

Moderator: 
Andrea Wicks Bowles / Senior Consultant / Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Panel:
Wayne N. Burton, MD / Global Corporate Medical Director / American Express Company
Adria Alpert-Romm / Senior EVP, Global HR / Discovery Communications
Thomas A. Sondergeld / Director of Health & Clinics / Hewitt Associates, LLC


Thursday, October 28, 2010

6:45a - 7:30a        Walk Live with Heather Buyers

Walking just 15 minutes can change your life. Our Walk Live Program is designed for individuals interested in walking for health and wellness or weight loss. This is a fitness program that virtually anyone can do. Classes are conducted using the indoor walking techniques established and proven through the many years of success of Leslie Sansone's Walk At Home programs. This way of walking allows participants to walk miles indoors or outside in a group setting.

Program Components:
- 4 Basic Steps, in an Easy-to-Learn format. "You can't do it wrong!"
- Music Speed & Pace is designed to improve health and promote calorie burning.
- A proper warm-up and cool-down safely transitions the workout and intensity.
- Unique 'Steps to Miles' system converts to walk 1, 2, 3 or more miles without leaving the room.

7:45 - 8:45           Continental Breakfast – Sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers

8:45 - 9:00             Day Two Remarks

Joan Sheridan LaBarge / Vice President, Group Publisher / Working Mother Media

9:00 – 9:30            Keynote - Choose. Empower. Succeed.

LaVerne H. Council / Corporate Vice President & Chief Information Officer / Johnson & Johnson

9:30 – 10:30         25th Anniversary Instant Polling - Sponsored by SC Johnson

Kelly Semrau / Vice President, Global Public Affairs and Communication / SC Johnson

10:30 – 11:00       Networking Break - Sponsored by Kraft Foods

11:00a – 12:30p Concurrent Case Study Sessions - Round II

Track 1: Messaging WorkLife – Integrating Technology Tools into Learning Programs

Technology is a key enabler to promote connectivity and collaboration among employees, leaders and teams, in addition to saving time and increasing productivity. To promote greater connectivity and encourage flexibility in an organization, common tools and processes can create a community or network that can be leveraged by employees - while supporting the ability to share information and collaborate with one another. The end results are the potential for increased innovation, productivity and bottom line business results. What organization wouldn't want that?  This session will focus on ways to successfully leverage technology by creating the environment for greater learning, connectivity, collaboration, productivity and internal social networking to drive positive results.

Moderator: 
Robin Roschke / COO / FlexPaths  

Panel:
Therese Valadez / VP Workforce Transformation / American Express
Wendy C. Breiterman / Director, Global Work-Life Strategies, Office of Global Diversity & Inclusion / Johnson & Johnson
Sharon Klun / Director Work-Life Initiatives / Accenture

Track 2: Next Generation of WorkLife Strategies – Aligning and Leveraging Corporate Initiatives

Several organizational initiatives impact and influence each others’ success, including WorkLife, Diversity & Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility, Women’s Advancement, and Wellness. Organizations realize that leveraging the power of all these initiatives collectively conveys a cohesive and comprehensive message about their values and work environment. Prudential recently moved its work/life function fully to its health and wellness organization as part of an initiative to leverage work/life, health and wellness and employee benefits for a seemless employee experience around health and an increase in accountability for creating a culture of health at the company. Abbott has created true culture change by taking an integrated approach for employee wellness, managing worklife and corporate social responsibility in The Netherlands. KPMG has similarly aligned its work with citizenship, diversity (including worklife), ethics and the environment by supporting diversity and youth and education in their communities. Discussion will include management support as a critical success factor, employee engagement and retention opportunities via community involvement, and why responsible corporate citizenship means more than good business.

Moderator:
Helen Jonsen / Director of Digital Media / Working Mother Media

Panel:
Maureen Corcoran / Vice President - Health, Life & Inclusion / Prudential Financial   
Ellis Minnesma / Compensation & Benefits Manager / Abbott Laboratories
Barbara Wankoff / Director, Workplace Solutions / KPMG LLP

Track 3: New Approaches to Engagement – Refreshing Flex for What’s Real and What’s Next
Part 1 of PowerPoint
Part 2 of PowerPoint
Part 3 of PowerPoint

Global competition and tough economic conditions are making it more difficult for organizations to achieve growth, profitability, sustainability, diversity and maintain employee engagement. Flexible work arrangements have gained significant momentum to achieve these goals. Dell has developed an innovative, Web-based flexible work arrangements modeler to calculate the multiple avenues to benefit from the use of flex. Even though General Mills has been providing flexibility programs for over a decade, they have launched a number of initiatives to raise awareness of flex options and build skills to ensure successful utilization. This discussion will include what strategy components were the most critical to successful buy-in from leadership and have the greatest impact as well as how to develop a tool and quantifiable “menu” of flexible options to begin a massive workplace transformation effort.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

APPLICATION PANEL

4:00 – 6:00 pm                       Working Mother 100 Best Application Update

Moderator:
Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

100 Best Companies Team:
Jennifer Owens / Editorial Director / Working Mother magazine & Director / Working Mother Research Institute
Kristen Willoughby / Senior Manager, Editorial Research & Initiatives / Working Mother Research Institute
Michele Siegel / Senior Manager, Corporate Research / Bonnier Corporation

6:00 – 7:30 pm                       Exhibit Hall Opens

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

7:45 am – 7:00 pm                 Registration - Sponsored by Capital One

7:45 – 8:45 am                       Continental Breakfast  - Sponsored by KPMG

8:45 – 9:15                              Signature Opening - Sponsored by AEP, Grant Thornton, Procter & Gamble

9:15 – 9:35 am                       Welcome Remarks: 100 Best Executive Summary

How are the Best Companies serving their employees in the toughest economy in decades? Working Mother reveals the key trends from Working Mother 100 Best Companies.

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media 
Jennifer Owens / Editorial Director / Working Mother magazine & Director / Working Mother Research Institute

Download the 2011 Executive Summary

9:45 – 10:30                            Opening Keynote: Work Life 3.0—Addressing The Most Overlooked And Under-leveraged Dimension of Work Life

You’re doing all you can to increase employee engagement, yet scores are down. What are you missing? Amy Hilbrich Davis, CEO of FamilyLife Success and Author of the award winning balance MAP, shares a game-changing strategy to take your company’s engagement, productivity, and wellness to the next level.

Amy Hilbrich Davis / Founder & CEO / FamilyLife Success

10:30 – 11:45                          Editorial Panel: Staying on Top with Top Talent: The X Factor

Straight from the editorial pages of Working Mother magazine, join top recruiters from Best Companies who will discuss talent management trends and issues in and environment that continues to be rife with economic pressures.

Moderator:
Barbara Turvett / Deputy Editor / Working Mother magazine

Panel:
Stephanie Lilak / Vice President and Chief Staffing Officer / General Mills
David W. Anderson / Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Organizational Learning and Chief Compliance Officer / WellStar Health System
Eileen Raymond / Executive Director of Experienced Hire Recruiting / KPMG LLP
Jana Fallon / Vice President, Recruiting / Prudential Financial

11:45 am - 12:30 pm               Exhibit Hall Break

12:30 – 2:00 pm                     Keynote Luncheon: Bringing out the Best in Every Employee: Work Environments to Mobilize Intelligence Across the Generations - Sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton, MasterCard

Tamara J. Erickson / Award-winning Author; Expert on Organizations, the Changing Workforce, and Generations at Work

2:15 – 3:45 pm                       Thinkfest Solutions: Discussion Groups - Sponsored by American Express, Johnson & Johnson 
Facilitated learning teams discuss four critical areas of focus for work life professionals, and provide the opportunity to learn how fellow practitioners process and think about solutions. For the first time, each room will be limited to one critical area of discussion, with the chance to drill down further into key questions, challenges, opportunities and strategies.

1. Men and Work Life

What are the forces restraining men from engagment with work life and how can these be removed? How do we get men to openly and transparently join the work life conversation? This session will explore the top line results of the recent study "Men and Work Life Integration: A Global Study: and then zero in on an action discussion around forces that restrain organizational leaders from taking the reins of work life. What are innovative ways to remove key barriers? Join this session on men and work life, examine challenges and potential strategies, and find out what participants can do to open up the work life conversation for men.

Peter Linkow / President / WFD Consulting

2. Communications Strategies for Work Life

Do you ever wish that everyone in the organization knew and understood what you know about the importance of work life? This Thinkfest session is going to focus on the 3 main elements of a work life communication strategy: First, we'll challenge you to align the work life strategy with the overall mission of your organization. We know that until we speak the language of our organization it is challenging to get leadership to support the message. Second, we will work to identify the media and communication channels that will convey the message and help to strengthen the culture of work life. Finally, the Thinfest will wrap up by discussing specific tools and resources targeted to the manager, a key messenger for work life success, including employee engagement conversation starters and considerations for working with employees from diverse cultures, across time zones, and on remote work teams. We invite you to share your best practices and new ideas for integrating and delivering the work life message.

Danielle Hartmann / Director of Corporate Partnerships / BC Center for Work & Family
Kathy Kacher / President / Career/Life Alliance Services, Inc.

3. Impact of the Economy on Work Life

In the face of shrinking and stagnant budgest, HR departments have had to get creative to keep employee morale and satisfaction up, even as benefits and employee programs have been reduced or dropped in many cases. Many employers are trying to do more with less, when compared to what they were offering at the beginning of 2008. All of these factors combined are creating a concept of work intensification - where employees, on average, are being asked to do a little bit more, and take on more responsibility, for largely the same basic compensation. In this session, we will address the areas of employee communication, employee give and take, creative benefits options and making tough decisions. We'll discuss top challenges and find out how fellow HR and Work Life professionals respond and strategize for best possible answers and solutions.

Dean Debnam / CEO / Workplace Options

4. Integrating Diversity and Work Life

Whether your organization has separate work life and diversity & inclusion departments that need to work together, or you are responsible for both areas - it is increasingly important to address the structural issues that come into play. How do you work it when you're responsible for both work life and diversity & inclusion functions? What are the challenges around setting priorities, bridging responsibilities, and addressing and meeting goals of both content areas? Share ideas and strategies for effectively integrating efforts or collaborating across departments to improve business outcomes.

Wendy C. Breiterman / Director, Global Work Life Strategies, Global Office of Diversity & Inclusion / Johnson & Johnson
Marilyn Huffman Thompson / Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion for WW Pharmaceuticals & Corporate Staff / Johnson & Johnson

3:45 – 4:15 pm                       Networking Break - Sponsored by New York Life

4:15 – 5:45 pm                       Concurrent Case Study Sessions - Round I

Track 1: Basics of Success
Millennials Speak: In Search of Focus, Flexibility and Feedback

Much has been written and said about the distinct workplace values and behaviors of the millenials (those born between 1977 and 1997 and just entering the workforce). In this study, we hear them defined in their own words. Rupert & Company partnered with 9 companies in a major focus group study. The overall report and feedback from two participant companies challenges myths in the area of flexibility, performance feedback and managing for results. Findings from this study will provide practical and eye-opening guidance to HR strategists and managers.

Presenters:
Paul Rupert / President / Rupert & Company
Stacey Gibson / Principal / Rupert & Company
Michelle Birnbaum / Manager, Work Life Programs / MetLife

Track 2: Metrics Matter
Flex, Productivity and Profitability

Top companies offer an inside look at successful flex programs to isolate effective strategies to implement and effectively measure productivity and bottom line impact. Identify ways to  assess and leverage ties between workplace flex and increased productivity to develop programs that support employee work life needs and deliver improved business outcomes.

Moderator:
Meryl Rosenthal / President and CEO / FlexPaths

Presenter:
Helen Tucker / Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion / Procter & Gamble
Kim Drumgo / Chief Diversity Official / BCBSNC

Track 3: Creating Culture Shift
Embedding Work Life in Corporate Culture

Successfully embracing Work Life as an intrinsic part of corporate culture involves a real sense of commitment at all levels of the company.  How have top companies moved effectively from offering policies and programs, to creating a supportive culture that promotes the use of options and fosters a healthy balance between work and personal roles, commitments, and responsibilities?

Moderator:
Rolando Balli / Principal / RRB Ventures

Presenters:
Cara Williams / Administrative Director, Human Resources / Scripps Health
Jane Hong / Director, Employee Portal / Scripps health
Amy A. Titus / Director / Deloitte Consulting LLP

Track 4: Business Futures
Strategies for Workplace Transformation

How are top companies acting on predictions and trends, and leveraging internal work life efforts to transform the workplace?  In 2010, the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College launched a research and Case Study project titled, “Age: A 21st Century Diversity Imperative” to answer basic questions about age diversity:

1. How are leading employers making decisions about age diversity?
2. What are the business drivers that are influencing their decisions?
3. What are some examples of promising practices (i.e., best practices) that are being developed by employers?

This case study session will share findings from research and multigenerational case studies with leading organizations in various industries, and reveal the transformational strategies and efforts being leveraged as a result.

Moderator:
Linda Roundtree / President / Roundtree Consulting

Presenters:
Samantha Greenfield / Employer Engagement Specialist / The Sloan Center on Aging & Work, Boston College
Betsy Kiss / Senior Director Workplace Strategies / Marriott International
Lynette Chappell-Williams / Associate Vice President, Workforce Diversity and Inclusion / Cornell University
Consuelo Rodriguez / Senior Manager, Global Diversity & Inclusion / Dell

6:00 – 8:00pm                          Welcome Cocktail Reception - Sponsored by VCU Health System, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC

Thursday, October 20, 2011

7:45 – 8:45 am                       Continental Breakfast - Sponsored by PwC

8:45 – 9:00 am                       Day Two Remarks

Joan Sheridan / Vice President, Group Publisher / Working Mother Media

9:00 – 9:30 am                       Keynote: Changing the Way We Do Change: Transforming Work Life from the Inside Out

Most of us seek change from the outside in, trying to alter behaviors in order to improve the organization. In this keynote, Andrew Bernstein, CEO of ActivInsight Inc and author of The Myth of Stress, will show you how to also drive change from the inside out, shifting the way people think about challenges so they can take action more effectively.

Andrew Bernstein / CEO / ActivInsight Inc

9:30 – 10:30 am                     Executive Conversation: “What Moms Choose” Results, Impact, and Implications

Working Mother Research institute reveals results from its latest national survey examining the internal and external factors that determine why moms choose to stay at home, stay at work or seek a new way to live their lives. Join a lively discussion of the implications for women and their employers.

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media
Jennifer Owens / Editorial Director / Working Mother magazine & Director / Working Mother Research Institute
Billie Williamson / Americas Inclusiveness Officer / Ernst & Young

10:30 – 11:00                          Networking Break

11:00 – 12:30 pm                   Concurrent Case Study Sessions - Round II

Track 1: Basics of Success
Dependent Care Strategies that Work

Get a front row look at winning strategies that top companies employ to address the varying dependent care needs of their employees.  Best Practice examples highlight tactics to help work life professionals quickly take the pulse of what’s necessary and what works, build a menu of creative programs and resources, and successfully market offerings to meet the dependent care needs of a diverse employee base.

Moderator:
Fran Durekas / Vice-Chair and Founder, Knowledge Universe Work-Life Solutions; Founder and Chief Development Officer / CCLC

Presenters:
Dana Vandecoevering / Corporate Work/Life Manager / Intel
Maria Curran / Vice President, Human Resources and Community Benefit / VCU Health System
Gale Davis / Geriatric Care Manager / VCU Health System
Gaia Bruschi / Business HR Manager, Abbott Italy / Abbott Laboratories - Italy

Track 2: Metrics Matter
Employee Surveys: The Critical Baseline of Work Life Success

What role can employee surveys play in supporting top companies’ work life and business success?  Explore the effective development, implementation and assessment of this critical employee engagement tool.  Identify opportunities for employee surveys to contribute valuable metrics that can be leveraged to better position work life initiatives, policies and programs within your organization.

Moderator:
Jennifer Owens / Editorial Director / Working Mother magazine & Director / Working Mother Research Institute

Presenters:
Lillian LeBlanc / Assistant VP, HR Strategy and Culture / Baptist Health South Floria
Christine Fossaceca / Vice President, Global Work Life Director / JPMorgan Chase

Track 3: Creating Culture Shift
Move over Mentorship: Sponsorship, Women’s Advancement and Workplace Impact

Women's advancement into leadership roles has stagnated in recent years. A recent Harvard Business Review study pointed to the one possible reason: men are more liekly than women to have sponsors. Learn what role sponsorship plays in career advancement, how smart companies view the sponsor relationship, and what kind of programs they are implementing in order to create a culture that ensures women have the sponsors they need to advance. 

Moderator:
Betty Spence, Ph.D. / President / National Association for Female Executives (NAFE)

Presenters:
Jennifer Christie / Chief Diversity Officer, Global Diversity & Inclusion / American Express
Anne Lang / Chief Human Resource Officer / Grant Thornton

Track 4: Business Futures
Leveraging Gen Y Engagement & the War for Talent

Smart companies are working hard to take the pulse of the youngest generation entering the workplace – to effectively understand and harness the power for innovation and change, as well as the unique set of values and needs that will shape the workplace of the future. How are top companies responding in terms of program development and leveraging Gen Y Engagement to remain competitive in the war for talent, and current in the face of change?

Moderator:
Tiffany Westover-Kernan / Vice President of Business Development and Government Relations / Corporate Voices for Working Families

Presenters:
Maureen Jules-Perez / Senior Technical Director / AOL
Janet Wang / Senior Vice President Staffing Executive, Global Banking & Markets / Bank of America
Kevin Jordan / National Manager, Diversity and Corporate Responsibility / KPMG

12:30 – 1:45 pm                     Awards Luncheon - Sponsored by Abbott, Deloitte

Emcee:
Helen Jonsen / Director of Digital Media / Working Mother Media

●      Ted Childs Life Work Excellence Award: 
Maureen Corcoran / Vice President, Health, Life & Inclusion / Prudential Financial

Award Presented by:
Ted Childs / Principal / Ted Childs, LLC

●      Hall of Fame Awards Inductions:
Ernst & Young  and KPMG

2:00 – 3:30 pm                       Concurrent Case Study Sessions - Round III

Track 1: Basics of Success
ERG Effectiveness and the Impact on Work Life Success

What expert tactics and best practices do companies use to build a successful Employee Resource Group program?  Learn foundational and strategic steps to effectively launch, develop, and evolve ERGs within your organization, and identify opportunities to leverage these groups for employee engagement and business success.

Moderator:
Marsha Gewirtzman / Consultant

Presenters:
Lauren Scott / Diversity and Inclusion Consultant, Associate / Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Andrea Ramsey / Associate Director, Americas Inclusiveness / Ernst & Young LLP
Peter Lease / Partner / Ernst & Young

Track 2: Metrics Matter
The Holistic Approach to Employee Support: Monitoring Employee Health, Well-being and Engagement

Demonstrating the business benefits associated with supporting the needs of employees from the perspective of overall well-being can be tricky – especially for programs and initiatives that have long-term impact but lack an immediate effect on the business bottom line.  What key indicators have companies developed to measure the future progress of employee support offerings, and how do they effectively monitor the relationship between work life practices and improvements in employee health, well-being and engagement?

Moderator:
Kelley Black / Founder and Managing Director / Balancing the Executive Life

Presenters:
Ansley Rivers / Work Life Consultant / WellStar Health System
Andrea Wicks Bowles / Senior Consultant / Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Track 3: Creating Culture Shift
Engaging Men to Strengthen Work Life

Find out what companies are doing to remove the stigma that lingers and overcome barriers to engage ALL men – employees and managers alike – to improve acceptance of family-friendly benefits and increase usage across the board in efforts to strengthen work life support and effectiveness.

Moderator:
Karol Rose / Principal, Advisory Services / FlexPaths

Presenters:
Paul Silverglate / Partner / Deloitte & Touche LLP
Steve Lerner / Operations Director - Oracle Practice / Accenture

Track 4: Business Futures
Global Work Life Strategies

The global workplace has fast become reality – and it’s brought with it a unique set of work life needs and challenges.  Chart the future for your company in the global space and keep pace with continual change and global work life needs.  Find out how top companies address and effectively plan for the impact that operations across different time zones, different locations, and different cultures present for the workplace of the future.

Moderator:
Debbie Phillips / Vice President / WFD Consulting 

Presenter:
Cindy Martinangelo / Director, Global Work Environment / Merck

3:30 – 4:00 pm                       Networking Break  - Sponsored by Kraft

4:00 – 5:30 pm                       Work Life Sampler Workshops

1. Embracing A Wellness Lifestyle
Being well is not the absence of disease. It is the flourishing of the whole being – mind, body and spirit. Do you wonder why you keep reading health books, joining gyms or diet clubs and just don’t seem to make long term progress? It isn’t enough to want health and wellness or know what to do. You must fully embrace a wellness lifestyle to truly shift your well-being. Embracing a wellness lifestyle begins with understanding your “why” – why is being well important or not important to you. Following your Why, craft your vision and set the intention. Free your space – mind, body and environments to lay the foundation for a new path of better choices. Setting out on your journey, seek out and find your tribe to support you along the way. Through this process of discovery you will get connected to your wellness, shift perspective and move into action to fully embrace a wellness lifestyle. 

Presenter:
Dr. Michelle Robin / Founder and Chief Wellness Officer / Your Wellness Connection P.A. / The Wellness Connection

2.  The Joys of Parenting Teens:  Discovering our “Best Selves”
You’re at the workplace, but your mind is constantly on the home front. Sound familiar? If you’re like many working mothers, you know that the demands of raising teens and striving in the workplace can be more than a day’s work. But fear not, this workshop can help you discover the joys of parenting on your way to discovering your best self!

Whether you are parenting in a nuclear, single or blended family, this workshop is for you.  Enhancing your listening skills increases the likelihood that meaningful communication can take place between you and your teen. This session is an opportunity to remind yourself about what you love about your teen, and her/his strengths. 

Ready to step out of the ring and end the verbal sparring and mental power struggles with your teen? We’ll explore ways you can respond effectively to your ever-changing teen. Keeping in mind that the early, middle and late adolescent years can pose distinct challenges for teens and parents, you’ll learn:

·           How to enhance the parent-teen relationship.
·           How to take care of yourself during these challenging years.
·           About workplace resources and services that are available to support you and your family.
·           How tapping into your own memories and experiences of being a teen can inform your communication with and enhance your compassion for your teen.
·           How managers who are not parents can support the development of a workplace that is parent sensitive and a place where working mothers can thrive.

Let’s turn the crisis of adolescence into the opportunity for a new relationship with your teen.

Presenters:
Lisa Whitten, Ph.D. / Associate Professor, Psychology Dept. SUNY/College at Old Westbury and Private Practitioner

Linda Anderson, Ph.D. / Chairperson and Professor / Hostos Community College, City University of New York; Consultant / Dalton School 

3.  Managing Cross Generations Workshop
This workshop is designed to review the differences between BabyBoomer, Gen-X, and Gen Y/ Millennials generations and the impact on the workplace.  Different strategies are required to attract, retain and engage employees across the various generations.  This workshop will move beyond the stereotypical assumptions about generations and move to a practical, real-world approach and proposed solutions.  As companies are driven to “do more with less,” an understanding of how to engage these different subsets of employee populations will enhance productivity, engagement and consumer loyalty.

As emerging Millennial employees become a larger component of the workforce, corporations must consider strategies for attracting this employee, transferring knowledge from the Baby Boomers, and revising the traditional work-life paradigms.  How can leaders prepare for this challenge and construct work life propositions that leverage the social networking expertise, tech-saaviness, and connectivity of this newest generation in the workforce?  The usual ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach will not prove effective with the Millennials. In a world dynamic where collaboration is central to success, the Millennials offer a true value-added component.  The corporation that considers the need for enhanced cross-generational communication will harness a true competitive advantage in the emerging global market.

Presenter:
Deborah H. Barrett / President / DH Barrett Solutions LLC

         2:30 – 5:00      4. Senior Vice President/HR Forum [by invitation only] - Sponsored by Bright Horizons

Modeled after our powerful CEO Roundtable initiative, join top HR executives from Working Mother 100 Best Companies for a high-level discussion that will address critical topics, challenge conventional thinking and identifying best possible solutions - as the Best Companies are uniquely suited to do.

Discussion Topics:
Next generation flexible work arrangements: What working moms will expect by 2015
How the advancement of women has stalled and what to do about it.

Welcome:
Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media
Dan Henry / Chief Human Resource Officer / Bright Horizons

Moderator:
Andres Tapia / President / Diversity Best Practices

6:00 – 7:00 pm                       Gala Cocktail Reception - Sponsored by Discovery Communications, Novartis, Prudential Financial and Wellstar

7:00 – 9:30 pm                       Gala Awards Dinner: Working Mother 100 Best Companies - Sponsored by Bright Horizons, Ernst & Young, SC Johnson, Sittercity

*Agenda subject to change

Registration

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Individual

$1,995 (Early Bird: $1,795)

Government/Non Profit

$1,395 (Early Bird: $1,195)

Gala Dinner

$650

* Early Bird by August 1st.

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