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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
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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
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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

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

Government/Non Profit

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

Gala Dinner

$650

* Early Bird by August 1st.

For more information, email events@workingmother.com.

Speakers

David W. Anderson

Executive Vice President of Human Resources, Organizational Learning, and the Chief Compliance Officer

Wellstar Health System

Linda Anderson, Ph.D.

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

Rolando Balli

Diversity & Inclusion Strategist

Dell

Deborah Barrett

President, DH Barrett Solutions LLC

Andrew Bernstein

President & CEO, ActivInsight Inc

Michelle Birnbaum

Manager of Work Life Programs

MetLife

Kelley Black

Founder & Managing Director, Balancing the Executive Life

Andrea Wicks Bowles

Senior Consultant, Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Wendy C. Breiterman

Director, Global Work Life Strategies

Johnson & Johnson

Gaia Bruschi

Business HR Manager, Abbott Italy

Abbott

Lynette Chappell-Williams

Associate Vice President, Workforce Diversity and Inclusion, Cornell University

Ted Childs

Principal, Ted Childs LLC

Jennifer Christie

Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President, Executive Recruitment

American Express

Maureen Corcoran

Vice President - Health, Life & Inclusion

Prudential Financial

Maria Curran

Vice President, Human Resources and Community Benefit

VCU Health System

Amy Hilbrich Davis

Founder & CEO

FamilyLife Success

Gale Davis

Geriatric Care Manager

VCU Health System

Dean Debnam

Chief Executive Officer / Workplace Options

Kim Drumgo

Chief Diversity Official

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Fran Durekas

Founder and Chief Development Officer

CCLC

Tamara J. Erickson

Award-winning Author; Expert on Organizations, the Changing Workforce, and Generations at Work

Carol Evans

President, Working Mother Media; CEO, Diversity Best Practices, NAFE

Jana Fallon

Vice President, Recruiting

Prudential Financial

Christine Fossaceca

Vice President Global Work-Life Director

JPMorgan Chase

Marsha Gewirtzman

Consultant

Stacey Gibson

Principal, Rupert & Company

Samantha Greenfield

Employer Engagement Specialist, The Sloan Center on Aging & Work, Boston College

Danielle Hartmann

Director of Corporate Partnerships, BC Center for Work & Family

Jane Hong

Director, Performance Management

Scripps Health

Helen Jonsen

Director of Digital Media, Working Mother Media

Kevin Jordan

National Manager, Diversity and Corporate Responsibility

KPMG

Maureen Jules-Perez

Senior Technical Director

AOL

Kathy Kacher

President, Career/Life Alliance Services

Betsy Kiss

Senior Director, Workplace Strategies

Marriott International

Joan Sheridan LaBarge

Vice President/Group Publisher, Bonnier/ Working Mother Media

Anne Lang

Chief Human Resource Officer

Grant Thornton

Peter Lease

Partner

Ernst & Young

Lillian LeBlanc

AVP, HR Strategy & Culture

Baptist Health South Florida

Steve Lerner

Operations Director - Oracle Practice

Accenture

Stephanie Lilak

Vice President, Chief Staffing Officer

General Mills

Peter Linkow

President, WFD Consulting

Cindy Martinangelo

Director, Global Work Environment

Merck & Co.

Jennifer Owens

Editorial Director - Working Mother Magazine & Working Mother Research Institute

Debbie Phillips

Vice President, WFD Consulting

Andrea Ramsey

Associate Director, Americas Inclusiveness

Ernst & Young

Eileen Raymond

Executive Director of Experienced Hire Recruiting

KPMG

Ansley Rivers

Work Life Consultant

WellStar Health System

Dr. Michelle Robin

Founder and Chief Wellness Officer, Your Wellness Connection P.A, The Wellness Connection

Consuelo Rodriguez

Global Diversity & Inclusion Strategist

Dell

Karol Rose

Principal, Advisory Services, FlexPaths

Meryl Rosenthal

CEO and President, FlexPaths

Linda Roundtree

President, Roundtree Consulting LLC

Paul Rupert

President, Rupert & Company

Lauren Scott

Diversity and Inclusion Consultant, Associate

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Michele Siegel

Senior Manager, Corporate Research Initiatives, Bonnier Corporation

Paul Silverglate

Partner

Deloitte

Betty Spence, Ph.D.

President, NAFE

Marilyn Huffman Thompson

Director, Global Diversity and Inclusion

Johnson & Johnson

Amy A. Titus

Director

Deloitte

Helen Tucker

Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion

Procter & Gamble

Barbara Turvett

Deputy Editor, Working Mother

Dana Vandecoevering

Corporate Work Life Manager

Intel

Janet Wang

Senior Vice President Staffing Executive, Global Banking & Markets

Bank of America

Lisa Whitten, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Psychology Dept. SUNY, College at Old Westbury and Private Practitioner

Cara Williams

Administrative Director, Human Resources

Scripps Health

Billie Williamson

Americas Inclusiveness Officer

Ernst & Young

Sponsors

SC Johnson

SC Johnson is a family-owned and managed business dedicated to innovative, high-quality products...

Bright Horizons

Bright Horizons offers a family of solutions that address your employees’ most significant work/...

Ernst & Young

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. World...

GE

GE (NYSE: GE) is a diversified infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world’s to...

MasterCard International

MasterCard Worldwide advances global commerce by providing a critical economic link among financi...

Sittercity

Sittercity’s Corporate Program is the leading web-based child and eldercare benefit solving employee...

KPMG LLP

KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm (www.us.kpmg.com)...

PwC

PwC firms provide industry-focused assuranc...

IBM

IBM works with clients around the world to help their businesses grow "smarter" as the planet bec...

Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a leading provider of management and technology consulting services to th...

WellStar

WellStar Health System’s vision is to deliver world-class healthcare.  As a not-for-profit h...

Dell

For more than 25 years, Dell has played a critical role in transforming computing, enabling more ...

Deloitte

Deloitte LLP is among the nation’s leading professional services organizations, providing audit, ...

Novartis

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NPC) researches, develops, ...

Prudential Financial

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader with approximately $883 billi...

Abbott

Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufa...

AMEX

American Express is a leading global payments and travel company founded in 1850 with a deep and ...

Capital One

Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) i...

Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world's #1 nonfiction media company re...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is a leader in delivering innovative health care pro...

Johnson & Johnson

Caring for the world, one person at a time…inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnso...

VCU Health System

For more than 173 years, VCU Health System, has cared for patients, educated the next generation ...

CCLC

At CCLC, we help employers find, keep, and motivate their top talent by elevating their family care ...

AEP

American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering...

Allstate

The Allstate Corporation is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer. A Fortune ...

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop ...

Grant Thornton LLP

Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the six gl...

Kraft Foods

Kraft Foods is a global snacks powerhouse with an unrivaled portfolio of brands people love. Prou...

New York Life

New York Life Insurance Company, a Fortune 100 company founded in 1845, is the largest mutual lif...

Ogilvy

With a legacy of marketing innovation, insights driven creativity, and a relentless focus on our ...

P&G

P&G touches and improves the lives of about 4.4 billion people around the world with its port...

Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc.

Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc., New Jersey’s oldest and largest health insurer, is a tax-paying, ...

MetLife

MetLife is a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., a leading global provider of insurance, annuities and ...

Eli Lilly and Company

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AstraZeneca

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