HOME ABOUT US CONTENT TALK RADIO CONFERENCES MAGAZINE Houston 9 Nov   GLOBAL CHANGES, 2012 CHRO BUSINESS CHALLENGES   Conference-day Outline 07:30, check-in, coffee, networking, sponsor tables open 08:15 until 17:15, Education course 10:20, networking coffee break, sponsor tables open 12:30, Working Luncheon, sponsor tables open 17:15, Networking Reception, sponsor tables open Introducing... © All Rights Reserved   to be held at... KPMG, 44th floor, 811 Main Street, Houston 77002 • Nov 8th 6pm WELCOME Reception + Dinner (no host); THE GROVE, 1611 Lamar, Houston for more info or to reserve space, contact ... news@globalhrnews.com     Memo from EDWIN B.COHEN Conference Chairman & Moderator; CEO & Editor, GLOBALHRnews.com Hello and welcome to our annual TEXAS ENERGY event. This edition is designed for senior-managers and other subject-matter experts. Delegates will take-away practical information and guidance about... Aligning Your Organization for Productivity, Innovation and Adaptability for Today's "Changes" happening right now... impacting your company today! KEYWORDS... Leadership Teamwork Aligning Communicating Execution UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE: You, as a delegate, will take-away practical information and techniques that work. Our Faculty has the experience and practical know-how, indeed in-depth knowledge and proven delivery skills. If you do not meet new people who can help you and your business and/or if you cannot take-away practical guidance then, after a discussion with you and a faculty-member, I will credit your paid-registration to your choice of one 2012 US-based GLOBALHREDUCATION Conference . This is my promise to you. Questions? Please contact me... ed@globalhrnews.com GLOBALHR BUSINESS EDUCATION CONFERENCE 09 November 2011, Houston AGENDA / meeting-plan 07:30 Check-in, coffee and... Sponsor tables open 08:15 WELCOME REMARKS, "Your Conference ROI" Presented by... Ed Cohen, conference developer & moderator CEO & Editor, GLOBALHRnews.com introducing... GLOBAL to LOCAL STRATEGY MAP ... EXECUTION ... Originator and Presenter... SCOTT HAMILTON, Founder and CEO of Executive Next Practices Institute; ALLIGN coFounder, Senior Partner 09:00 until 09:45 Talk & workshop GLOBAL HR TODAY, Benchmarking Policy & Practices Presenter/Thought-Leader JOHN PFEIFFER, Manager - Global Human Resources Mustang Engineering Board Member, Worldwide ERC 09:45 until 10.20 TAX UPDATE: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT MANAGEMENT Presenter/Thought-Leader PATRICK LANDERS, Managing Director, KPMG LLP 10:20 – 10:45 coffee break, sponsor tables open 10:45 until 11:20 THE NEW NORMAL - WHAT'S AHEAD FOR GLOBAL MOBILITY? Join Lauren Smith as she discusses the current economic and political events happening around the world and how that will impact your global mobility program. Among the issues, Lauren will discuss currency fluctuations, inflation, tax regimes as well as the unexpected events of recent days such as earthquakes, the tsumami and the Arab Spring. Thought-Leader LAUREN SMITH, Vice-President, ECA International 11:25 until 12:00 HR GLOBAL TALENT OPTIMIZATION Thought-Leader IMAAD MAHFOOZ, Managing Principal, Chronos Consulting. Chronos Consulting is a Houston-based organization focused on significantly improving client's business results in the areas of Human Capital (HR restructuring, downsizing, global talent optimization), Global, Virtual and Cross-functional Team-building and Shared Services Implementation, especially in conjunction with SAP & Oracle ERP projects. 12:00 until 12:40 UPDATE: EMPLOYMENT LAW CROSS-BORDER EMPLOYMENT - UNDERSTANDING THE LEGAL CHALLENGES OF MANAGING A GLOBAL WORKFORCE • Which law governs the employment relationship? • What flexibility exist in structuring the relationship with the employee? • What are the different wage-hour-issues to consider? • What are the areas of compliance risk? Thought-Leader KERRY E. NOTESTINE, Shareholder & Partner, Littler Mendelson PC Kerry E. Notestine represents employers in all aspects of employment matters, including litigation under federal, state, and local anti-discrimination statutes, as well as the common law; administrative proceedings before various federal and state government agencies; and counseling employers regarding employment issues, particularly reductions-in-force. Kerry’s book, Employment Law Trials: A Practical Guide, published in 2005 by LexisNexis Publishing, is a leading work on the trials of employment cases. Kerry has tried 19 lawsuits to verdict in federal and state courts, including one class action, and has represented companies in more than 20 administrative trials, non-labor arbitrations, and labor arbitrations. His federal jury trials include: Multi-plaintiff race discrimination case involving nooses in the workplace; Fair Labor Standards Act misclassification case Several cases involving alleged unlawful discrimination and retaliation; Several cases involving alleged breach of employment agreements; He also handled a federal class action bench trial involving alleged denial of retiree medical benefits in violation of ERISA, as well as state jury trials involving claims of denial of employment benefits, unlawful discrimination and retaliation, employment law torts, and breach of employment contracts. Additionally, Kerry has represented employers in administrative law trials and arbitrations involving exempt status under the Washington wage and hour statute, retaliation under the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, sexual harassment claims, and numerous matters relating to union/management relations. 12:40 LUNCHEON keynote... TECHNOLOGY & MOBILITY: Past, Present & Future There are key technology areas that keep coming up as most critical for managing international assignees. They are: Information/Tools Communication Compliance Management. Each of these important topics is explored in detail from their inceptions in the past, their current state with active providers detailed and what is likely to happen in the near future. This presentation was debuted in Dallas in mid 2011 and has provoked a much needed dialogue in the industry on what technologies are needed that will serve us best. Presenters MICHAEL CADDEN, MBA,SGMS, Managing Director-Intl; Living Abroad LLC ROBERT HORSLEY, Executive Director, Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP Michael Cadden began in the Global Mobility profession with Craighead Publications in 1995. Soon after joining he became the driving force behind converting 1000s of pages of country-specific information from paper to online. With that success he later became a principle and Managing Director of Living Abroad LLC in 2002 and is behind its highly successful transformation, culminating with the acquisition of the legacy Craighead business in 2008. He has created several breakthrough presentations and delivered them dozens of times in the USA, Latin America and Europe. Winning topics have included “10 Year Trends in Global Mobility” (2005), “The Dark Side of Short-term Assignments” (2006), “Relocating Generation Y” (2007), “Technology and Global Mobility” (2008) “Technology vs. Global Employee Privacy” (2009), Social Media for Global Employees (2010) and Technology & Mobility 2020 (2011). Michael is also the creator of the industry’s cartoon icon, “X Pat” Moose. He has written several articles for Mobility Magazine including the Nov 2011 topic on Emerging Technologies. 13:50 until 14:30 HOW COMPANIES LINK INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS with SUCCESSION-PLANNING ... Best Practices and Considerations Leveraging international assignments to meet strategic goals is an ongoing challenge for HR and Mobility practitioners. Participants will hear about challenges, pitfalls and best practices companies may consider as they link talent development with the business need of assignments. With a long-term holistic approach and proactive planning, firms can leverage expatriation as part of strategic succession planning. Participants will leave with strategies and practical ideas to address the ever-growing need of succession planning in relation to international assignments. Presenter JESSE ROWELL, Senior Consultant, Client Strategy APERIAN GLOBAL Jesse joined Aperian Global in 2007 in a client strategy capacity and is based out of Chicago, Illinois. His career has focused on international business development, and over the last fifteen years he has worked with US companies to launch products and services abroad, as well as helping overseas firms establish a presence into the North American market. As a Client Strategy Consultant with Aperian, he works with some of the firm’s largest clients to develop and implement culturally-effective curricula and solutions for their employees. Jesse began his career at International Business Machines (IBM) in sales and marketing, moving progressively into strategic roles that included joint venture structuring, alliance marketing/co-branding and channel development. He speaks Spanish and has lived and worked in South America, with additional time spent in Western Europe, India, South Africa, and Asia. Jesse has a BS degree in Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA in International Marketing from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Serving more than a quarter of Fortune 100 companies, Aperian Global is the largest privately held firm of its kind. As an intercultural management consulting firm, Aperian Global is solely dedicated to helping our clients’ employees become more productive working across borders. With offices in Bangalore, Boston, Copenhagen, Dubai, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and staff and associates on the ground in over eighty locations worldwide, we are able to serve clients worldwide through local relationships. Please visit www.aperianglobal.com, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter 14:30 until 15:55 LEGAL UPDATE: BUSINESS IMMIGRATION Presenter Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP 15:00 until 15:15 BREAK 15:15 until 15:55 LESSONS LEARNED from the ARAB SPRING; Planning & Communicating...Safety and Protection This past year has provided a string of incidences that have challenged many companies to re-evaluate their travel risk management programs. From natural disasters such as the earthquake in Japan to political uprisings in the Middle East, companies have to think beyond traditional security scenarios and consider how well planned their programs are and how well equipped their providers are to handle long, protracted events that don’t always follow traditional security protocols. The presenters will discuss a case study on the hundreds of evacuations that were carried out during the recent Arab Spring and draw upon the lessons learned from this unique situation to provide participants with best practices to incorporate into their travel risk management program. Presenters GARY TICE, Corporate Sales Manager, Europ Assistance USA CHRISTIAN MOORE, President, Drum Cussac Americas Ltd. In his position Christian Moore is responsible for developing the company’s business across the Americas. He is the company’s lead on Ethical Compliance, including Drum Cussac’s signatory status with the United Nations Global Compact and the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers, as well as the incorporation and promotion of the Voluntary Principles on Security & Human Rights. Prior to joining Drum Cussac, Mr. Moore served on the staff of the Directorate of Special Forces during the invasion of Iraq and retired from the military after commanding an SBS squadron. Before this, he served for 20 years as a commissioned officer with the Royal Marines, including 10 years with the Special Boat Service (SBS). His area of personal expertise is in the maritime domain and he regularly supports the work of the Maritime Division. Mr.Moore is a graduate of the Joint Services Command and Staff College with a Master’s degree in Defense Studies. Gary Tice is now responsible for promoting and driving increased sales of Europ Assistance USA’s (EA) corporate security products including emergency travel assistance, data breach response and identity theft resolution services. In his 20-year career, Gary developed the first comprehensive travel and security assistance program for the corporate market. He led a team that launched the first online medical and security information and alert subscription service and was instrumental in creating an executive assistance card with services and benefits that included rental car insurance, lost laptop coverage and telecom messaging services. Prior to EA, Gary held high-level sales positions with On Call International, Medaire, HTH Worldwide, AIG International and International SOS. He is also a member of the Society of Human Resources, International Association of Privacy Professionals and the American Society for Industrial Security. 16:00 until 17:15 …GENERAL ASSEMBLY...audience participation GLOBALHR TALK SHOW CRITICAL HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES > Employee Engagement/Wellness/Productivity/Loyalty > Global-Local Strategy Mapping and Execution > Flexible Mobility ...right people, right place > Aligning Performance, Succession, and Benefits/Rewards > 5 Key Business Objectives of your company: defining, executing change Thought-Leader/Commentators include... Michael J. Hack, Global Manager, Behavioral Health & EAP Services ConocoPhillips Company Patrick Landers, Managing Director, KPMG LLP Colleen Papke, Manager - Talent/Mobility BP Patrick Carmichael is the Vice President of Senior Executive Boards at the Best Practice Institute, Inc. where he is responsible for the management, research, coaching, consultation and facilitation of senior executive peer groups among Fortune 500 organizations. Traci Callan, CPP, Global Executive Coordinator Team Member Services Operations Whole Foods Market Holly Holmes, Regional Manager, AIReS 17:15... RECEPTION Sponsor tables open REGISTRATION NOTES for November 9th Education: SAVE MONEY...COME WITH A COLLEAGUE OR PARTNER... Group Rate for 2 people @ $250 each Group Rate for 3+ @ $188 each Please contact me for more info ... ed@globalhrnews.com     CONTACT For more information, contact Ed Cohen: Email: news@globalhrnews.com Phone: +1.619.297.5700   Houston 9 Nov         Conference Sponsors: