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Networking Breakfast

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Work-Life Balance – A Sound Investment for Your Business

Have you seen investment in work-life balance program as positive contribution towards your bottom-line? The fact remains that many corporate leaders fail to see this direct connection. In this presentation Kathie Lingle will take us through the fundamental principles of successful work-life programs and its impact on your bottom line. Further more we shall take a practioner’s view and take a close look at
the latest initiatives and results of work-life programs at GlaxoSmithKline. By dispelling popular myths and misconceptions this presentation will provide you clear and practical tips and approaches that you can use.

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Kathie LingleKathleen M. Lingle
Executive Director
Alliance for Work-Life Progress
WorldatWork




Annette ByrdAnnette Byrd
Head of US Work Life Programs
GlaxoSmithKline

Health and Benefit Plan Privacy – A Risk Based Approach

HIPAA, PCI, Sarbanes Oxley and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are just some of the legislations and regulatory changes that impacted business processes across North America in the past decade. Privacy, data security, transparency and disclosure issues come to the forefront in most business’ risk analysis. For some, the challenges have been magnified due to inability to meet the various overlapping laws and regulations. In this presentation, Robert Devine will lead us through the risk-based umbrella approach his company implemented to properly assess and remediate regulatory risk of their health and benefit plan privacy and data security components while incorporating these efforts with all other regulatory and legislative requirements of related acts and laws.

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Robert DevineRobert Devine
Director, Employment Law Counsel
Winn-Dixie Stores

When the Pendulum Swings: Preparing to Manage the Impact of Economic Cycles on Your Compensation and Benefits Strategies

An uncertain global economy, a falling US dollar, soaring oil prices, a volatile equity market and increasing food and commodity prices have sent several alarming signals to business leaders across the nation. These factors have obviously had a significant impact on corporate business strategy. In this session, Bill Rodgers will take us through major economic indictors, their implications and future forecasts that will help you understand and proactively meet the dynamic demands of the business.

Topics discussed will include:

  • An in-depth analysis of the state of the economy
  • Latest update on the recovering mortgage and credit market
  • Evaluating cost of living changes and impact on wages
  • Economic outlook for 2009 and beyond that you need to know now
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Dr. William RodgersDr. William Rodgers
Chief Economist, John J. Heldrich Center
Rutgers University

Effective Retirement Plan Design – Latest Strategies and Trends to Minimize Risks

In an economy that has been recently rocked by sub-prime mortgage crisis and an ensuing credit crunch, there hasn’t been much relief for employees who have significantly lost property and savings. What steps can you take to not only assist them in times of financial hardship but enable them to proactively plan their retirement and financial savings from day one? In this panel presentation we will see how to different companies have structured their retirement and financial planning programs that suited the needs of the business and its employees. We shall also see what critical and timely actions have helped them achieve sound results to these initiatives..

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Kay Curling Kay Curling
VP, Human Resources
SI International

Closing Networking Luncheon

12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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