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8:30 – 9:30 am: Networking Breakfast/Registration

9:30 – 10:00: Welcome Remarks and State of Hourly Workers

10:00 – 11:15: Panel:  Work Life Issues and Flex Options on the Front Line

Hourly workers and their families often face unique challenges and complicated scheduling issues that, if not acknowledged and supported by their employers, can severely impact attendance and job performance.  The work life needs of the hourly workforce also vary at different stages of life.  If an employee can’t make work and life fit – the chances of future development and staying power diminish.   What are the work life challenges on the front line that tend to increase absenteeism and costly turnover?  Top companies and experts share best practices, inventive scheduling and creative flex options that help meet changing needs and go a long way to create a supportive culture that allows high potential hourly employees to perform at their best for the long-term.

11:15 – 12:30: Flex Solutions Breakout Groups:

Participants break into small groups to take a deep dive into specific challenges and creative flex solutions to meet work life, education and development, and manager training needs for the hourly workforce.  Expert facilitators will guide the discussions and Corporate Thought Leaders will share strategies and best practices – all with an emphasis on shaping effective take-back-to work action plans.

 i. Flex Solutions for Different Life Stages

 ii. Flexible Solutions for Education,  Training and Development

    Facilitator: Corporate Voices for Working Families

iii. Flex as Good Management Practice:  Tips and Tools to Prepare Managers

     Facilitator: WFD Consulting

12:30 – 2:15: Awards Lunch and Keynote

2:15 – 3:30: Flex Solutions Report- Out and Open Forum

  ***Agenda subject to change

Registration

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Attendee Prices

Individual                               $1,495

Govt/Nonprofit                       $1,195

Group (per person, 5-9)           $1,395

Group (per person, 10-14)       $1,275

Group (per person, 15-19)       $1,125

Group (per person, 20-25)       $1,075

Group (per person, 26+)          $1,050

*No refunds after Feburary 24, 2012

Speakers

Carol Evans

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

Sponsors

Marriott International, Inc.

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading lodging company with nearly 3,700 lodging pr...

Hotel & Travel

The Mayflower® Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, District of Columbia
20036 202-347-3000

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Agenda

8:00 - 9:00 am Registration / Breakfast

9:00                 Welcome

Carol Evans, President, Working Mother Media
Donna Klein, CEO, Chair of the Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families

9:20                 Key Issues Panel: The Value to Business of Beyond Job-Related Training

It is considered a standard practices that companies provide job-related training to entry level employees. It has great market appeal, but does that really help the employee develop the necessary training and key workforce skills, such as professionalism and teamwork, to excel in the company and in their lives overall? What specific programs are companies most proud to offer their hourly employees?

Conversation will focus on:

-         What educational courses and training companies offer that will increase hourly workers’ skills.
-         Plans to start or further pre-employment training programs.
-         Career navigation and growth tools for hourly employees.
-         Economics of offering tuition reimbursement and how it relates to the business case.

Hear representatives from some of our Best Companies for Hourly Workers on what their programs are and how they go beyond expectations to increase the skill level of their employees, while creating future opportunities for professional and personal development.

Moderator:
Jennifer Owens, Director, Working Mother Research Institute, Working Mother Media

Panelists:
Bonnie Shelor / Senior Vice President, HR / Bon Secours Virginia Health System
Jennifer Laiahsang / Territory Human Resource Director / Best Buy
Donna Schaar / Senior Director, HR / Capital One Financial Corporation
Meredith Leigh Moore / Director, External Relations and Brand Outreach / McDonald’s Corporation
Emily Simmons / Assistant Vice President of People Services Strategy & Planning / USAA

10:20 – 10:30  Break

10:30 – 11:45  Breakout Discussions

Discussions will be centered around four key areas that have been an issue with regard to training and developing the skills of hourly workers. Representatives from the top Best Companies will be at each table to act as Thought Leaders and share best practices from their companies and what solutions can be implemented.

Moderator:
Elyse Rosenblum / VP, Workforce Readiness Policy / Corporate Voices for Working Families

1. Skills Gap: How Big is it at Your Company? – What is the gap? The gap shows the disparity in the level of key skills that high school graduates have as opposed to two and four-year college graduates. The keys skills range from basic skills – reading, writing - to professionalism, teamwork and critical thinking. How can companies develop strategies to help bridge that gap, and open up more opportunities for hourly workers to attain the necessary skills to advance professionally.

Thought Leader / Facilitator:
James J. Pendergast / Administrator Human Resources / UNM Hospitals

2. Taking the Leap: Entry-Level to First Line Managers – What are the kinds of training programs companies have implemented to help develop entry level employees to first line managers? What is the success rate? Learn from Best Companies on how they have been able to successfully help entry level employees make the transition into managers, and what programs and steps were needed in the process.

Thought Leader / Facilitator:
Leonard C. Stephens / Senior Vice President, Human Resources / Cricket Communications
Mary Beth Andres / Director of Training & Development / Sodexo University

3. Learn + Earn – Companies are interested in helping their employees grow so that they can retain top talent. Learn and earn programs are being implemented that offer a range of educational courses, career and personal development training. Companies are even offering “School at Work” programs to prepare employees for a more advanced education. All of this contributes to the professional and leadership development of hourly employees and allows them to the chance to excel within the company. What programs are being offered at your companies? What new programs and best practices should be implemented to keep employees happy and loyal?

Thought Leader / Facilitator:
Leslie Lenser / Vice President, Human Resources / Valassis
Janice Bultema / Senior Vice President, Human Resources / University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

4. Life-Skills Training – People cannot grow in any field of employment unless basic skills are first established. To excel in life, it is imperative to have an education and develop literacy, computer and basic financial skills since these are things we often use. Many companies offer programs to their employees that they may not be able to access otherwise. These programs focus on life-skills training, such as free interview and resume-writing workshops and GED programs. Learn what companies are doing to help their employees gain the confidence and knowledge to take the next steps in their careers and lives.

Thought Leader / Facilitator:
John Wilcox / Deputy Director / Corporate Voices for Working Families

11:45 – 12:00  Report back/Closing

12:00 – 2:30    Awards Luncheon

    Lunch Begins

    Welcome Remarks: WMM Hourly Workers Data

    Carol Evans, President Working Mother Media

    Keynote

    Honorable Hilda L. Solis / U.S. Secretary of Labor

     Presentation of Awards:

Best Buy Co. Inc.
Carol Surface / Executive VP Human Capital

Bon Secours Richmond Health Systems, Inc.
Peter J. Bernard /CEO Bon Secours Virginia, EVP Bon Secours Richmond Health Systems, Inc

Capital One Financial Corporation
Heather Cox / Senior VP Card Customer Operations

Carlson, Inc.
Susan Macholda / Senior Director Human Resources

Cricket Communications
Leonard C. Stephens / Senior VP Human Resources

Marriott International, Inc.
Maruiel Perkins-Chavis / VP, Workforce Effectiveness and Diversity

McDonald’s Corporation
Meredith Leigh Moore / Director, External Relations and Brand Outreach

Sodexo
Peri Bridger / Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer

University of New Mexico Hospitals          
James J. Pendergast / Administrator Human Resources

University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Janice Bultema / Senior VP, Human Resources

USAA
Emily Simmons / Assistant Vice President of People Services Strategy & Planning

Valassis Communications, Inc.
Leslie Lenser / VP, Human Resources   

2:00-2:30 Closing/Photo Op

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Speakers

Mary Beth Andres

Director of Training & Development

Sodexo

Carol Evans

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

Janice Bultema

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Donna Klein

Executive Chair, Corporate Voices for Working Families

Jennifer Laiahsang

Territory Human Resources Director

Best Buy

Leslie Lenser

Vice President of Human Resources

Valassis

Meredith Leigh Moore

Director, External Relations and Brand Outreach

McDonald’s USA

Jennifer Owens

Editorial Director - Working Mother Magazine & Working Mother Research Institute

James J. Pendergast

Administrator Human Resources

UNM Hospitals

Elyse Rosenblum

Vice President of Workforce Readiness Policy, Corporate Voices for Working Families

Donna Schaar

Senior Director of Human Resources and Diversity

Capital One Financial

Bonnie Shelor

Senior Vice President of Human Resources

Bon Secours Richmond Health System

Emily Simmons

Assistant Vice President of People Services Strategy and Planning

USAA

Secretary Hilda L. Solis

U.S. Secretary of Labor

Leonard C. Stephens

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Cricket Communications

John Wilcox

Deputy Director, Corporate Voices for Working Families

Sponsors

Marriott International, Inc.

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading lodging company with nearly 3,700 lodging pr...

Best Buy

With operations in Europe, Asia and the Americas, Best Buy is a multinational retailer of technol...

Sodexo

Quality of Life plays an important role in the progress of individuals and the performance...

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, located in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin, is one of ...

Corporate Voices for Working Families

Corporate Voices for Working Families is the leading national business membership organization re...

Hotel & Travel

The Mayflower® Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, District of Columbia
20036 202-347-3000

Please click here for directions and hotel information.