Keynote Presentations
At this year’s World Conference, we’re featuring industry leaders and internationally renowned speakers who have created new possibilities and changed business as usual. Our keynote speakers will deliver presentations that will inspire you to transform your business dreams into reality.
This year's keynote speakers include:
Eric E. Schmidt, Executive Chairman, Google
Billy Beane, Vice President and General Manager, Oakland A’s
Mike Abrashoff, Former Navy Commander and Author, "It's Your Ship"
Speaker Breakout Sessions
The speaker breakout sessions we’re featuring this year will help you identify what’s possible in your business. We are offering several session tracks that showcase how to create new possibilities and turn business dreams into reality, relating to:
- HR Technology
- Engaging Your Workforce
- Quality of Hire
- Assessing the Right Fit
- High Performance Leadership
- Compensation
HR Technology Stream
Presentations include:
The Value of the Difference: Driving Profitable Business Growth and Heightening Your Strategic Importance
Kevin Martin, Senior Vice President,
Aberdeen Group
PepsiCo Refreshes Talent Acquisition
Paul Marchand, Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition,
PepsiCo
Sheila Stygar, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition,
PepsiCo
Global Staffing at The Walt Disney Company
Darren Jones, Business Technology Partner,
The Walt Disney Company
Susan Kramer, Director, Enterprise HRIS,
The Walt Disney Company
Successful Recruitment: A Journey of Successful Relationships
Maureen C. Solero, Global Head of Staffing,
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Going Beyond Facebook and LinkedIn: How a Social Strategy Can Save Recruiting
Abby Euler, Product Marketing Manager,
Kenexa
Attract, Don’t Recruit! A New Challenge for Talent Acquisition
Moses Bar-Yoseph , Executive Director, Talent Attraction, KPMG Canada
Further presentations will be added to this stream soon.
Engaging Your Workforce Stream
Presentations include:
Revealing the True Power of Achieving a Leading People Culture at Ernst & Young
Michael C. Liley, Global HR Director,
Ernst & Young
Patrick J. O'Donnell, Director-Strategy and Operations, Americas People Team,
Ernst & Young
Driving Strategic Human Capital Management by Centralizing Your Survey Approach
Melanie Deschner, Senior Manager Projects and HR,
adidas Group
Panel Discussion: Ignite the Passion: Engagement Stories and Best Practices
Linking Recruitment and Engagement Practices with Business Results: Dream or Reality?
Keith P. Wiedenkeller,
AMC Entertainent Inc.
Creating Dreams From Reality: How Volvo is Building for the Future Through a Culture of Engagement
Troy Heflin, Senior Vice President, Organizational Development and Change,
Volvo Group
The Management of Change: Myths and Realities
Peter Wright, Group Head of Human Resources,
Zurich Financial Services Group
Caterpillar's Employee Opinion Survey Evolution
Brian Gareau, Manager, Organizational Effectiveness and Engagement,
Caterpillar, Inc
Further presentations will be added to this stream soon.
Quality of Hire Stream
Presentations include:
Kenexa's Evolving Culture: How Kenexa is Leveraging Its Culture for Better Recruiting and Retention
Anthony Coe, J.D., Senior Consultant,
Kenexa
Quality Talent: A Dream Turned Reality
Shelly Zajic, Vice President, Talent Management,
Apollo Group
Little to Large, Using a Pilot as Proof of Concept
Ann Perrins, Talent Manager
BP
Kain Clark-Darby, Managing Director, RPO Middle-East,
Kenexa
From Post & Pray to Aim & Attract: Sourcing the Right Candidates
Jeff Weidner, Director of Sourcing Science,
Kenexa and Valerie Jones, Director of Employment Branding,
Kenexa
RPO: Managing the Talent Acquisition Space
Brian J. Schubmehl, Global Director of Talent Acquisition,
Whirlpool Corporation
Achieving Grown Up Dreams: Finding the Career-Life Bull's-Eye of Passion, Purpose and Pay
Anne E. Herman, Ph. D., Research Consultant,
Kenexa High Performance Institute
Sara Weiner, Ph. D., Executive Consultant and Global Program Director,
Kenexa
Social Recruiting and Attraction, It's All About Finding the Right Fit
Abby Euler, Product Marketing Manager,
Kenexa
Further presentations will be added to this stream soon.
Assessing the Right Fit Stream
Presentations include:
Scenario Planning: Placing People Processes a the Heart of the Business
Thomas Hedegaard Rasmussen, Ph.D.,
A.P. Moller - Maersk
Achieving the Hiring Dream: Leveraging Technology and Assessments to Improve Quality of Hire
Emily Giltner, Vice President of Operations,
Staffmark
Wishing Big: How Can Selection Assessments Impact Your Business?
Wendi Zeller, Human Resources Director, West At Home Division,
West Corportation
and Tiffany Greene-Shortridge, Ph.D.,
Kenexa
Innovation in Assessment: How Movie Magic is Transforming Online Testing
Ben Hawkes, Head of Simulation Development,
Kenexa
Transforming Shire's Competency Model and Selection Assessment Dreams into Reality
Jim Clements, Associate Director of Talent Management,
Shire Pharmaceuticals
Kathleen Frye, Ph.D., Organizational Consultant,
Kenexa
Further presentations will be added to this stream soon.
High Performance Leadership Stream
Presentations include:
Leadership Effectiveness in the 21st Century
Chris Parry, Managing Partner - Leadership Solutions,
Kenexa
"Who dares to teach must never cease to learn" - John Cotton Dana
Lessons from Implementing a Business Leader Behavior Model and Large Scale Surveying in an Educational Setting
Joan E. Auchter, Chief Innovation Officer,
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Sean Mills, Senior Client Partner,
Kenexa
Dan Thomas, Business Systems Analyst,
Kenexa
Securing Success While Growing Future Talent
Jo Dunne, Director of Talent Management and Resourcing,
G4S
Rachel Woolf, Senior Consultant,
Kenexa
Diversity and Inclusion - Alive, Dying or Dead?
William A. Guillory, Ph.D., Founder and President,
Innovations International, Inc. and Scott Horton, Principal Consultant, Diversity and Inclusion,
Kenexa
Insight Into Action: Creating High Performance Organizations by Linking Employee Engagement to Leadership Development
Rachel Woolf, Senior Consultant,
Kenexa and Anne Herman, Ph.D.,
Kenexa High Performance Institute
Where Are All the Senior Women? Are You Creating a Competitive Advantage Through an Inclusive Culture?
Ines Wichert, Ph.D., Senior Psychologist,
Kenexa High Performance Institute
Peta Latimer, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, EMEA,
Kenexa
Further presentations will be added to this stream soon.
Compensation Stream
Presentations include:
Panel Discussion: Preparing for 2012: Compensation Trends and Predictions
Athar Siddiqee, Managing Director of Client Solutions,
Kenexa
Deborah Nielsen, Director of Data Operations,
Kenexa
Lena Bottos, Vice President of Compensation,
Kenexa
Mark Szypko, Managing Director, International Compensation,
Kenexa
Reward Design: Is There an App for That?
Paul Rowson, Managing Director,
WorldatWork
Customer Panel Discussion: Making the Case for Compensation Technology
Turning Business Dreams into Reality Through Strategic Compensation
Ken Abosch, Compensation Consulting Practice Leader,
Aon Hewitt
Panel Discussion: Why is Compensation a Foundation of a Great People Strategy
Further presentations will be added to this stream soon.
Kenexa High Performance Institute Stream
Presentations include:
RESPECT: The Essence of Engagement and the Secret of Success
Jack W. Wiley, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director,
Kenexa High Performance Institute
Why Trust in Leadership Matters and How to Promote It
Rena Rasch, Ph.D., Research Manager,
Kenexa High Performance Institute
Further presentations will be added to this stream soon.