Agenda

Participate in panel discussions, get the latest innovations to empower your organization’s Human Resources, and seize the opportunity to enter into possible partnerships with other industry leaders. Cocktail events will follow after each conference day to make way for networking opportunities.

Agenda: Plenary September 4, 2008

8:00 am – 9:00 am	Registration
9:00 am – 9:05 am	Invocation
9:05 am – 9:10 am	National Anthem
9:10 am – 9:30 am	Welcome Remarks Speaker: Carol Dominguez, President and CEO, John Clements Consultants, Inc.
9:30am – 10:30 am	Opening Message: The Role of Talent Management in Attaining Competitive Advantage for Businesses and Organizations Speaker: Peter McAteer, Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Learning, Harvard Business School Publishing
10:30 am – 10:50 am	Coffee and Networking Break
10:50 am – 12:00 pm	Panel A: The Globalization of HR Companies are striving to develop global presence and leadership, using technology as a potent tool. This has resulted in a surge of fresh employment opportunities, and the expansion of the manpower pool from localities to the whole world, such that the HR recruitment process alone now covers different time zones. This has given rise to new challenges for HR professionals—aligning local objectives and operations with the global framework, and setting standards for delivery centers to follow—in the midst of cultural issues and workforce diversity. Introductory Speaker: Beth Lui, Country Managing Director, Accenture Panelist 1: John Philip Orbeta, Managing Director and Corporate Resources Group Head, Ayala Corporation Panelist 2: Gem Baltazar, Global Talent Manager, Baker & McKenzie LLC, USA Moderator: Perry Fagan, Global Business Director, Harvard Business Publishing
12:00pm – 1:15 pm	Lunch Break
1:15 pm – 2:35 pm	Panel B: HR Marketing through Employment Branding Employment branding is the HR process of creating corporate images such as “employer of choice” or “best place to work in”. The challenge of creating a strategic employment brand is achieved through proper marketing campaigns that showcase selling points in terms of employment satisfaction and workforce retention. What strategies should companies undertake in building their employment brand? With whom should the HR collaborate? How can HR ensure that those who leave the company remain an asset and not a liability? Introductory Speaker: Nandu Nandkishore, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nestle Philippines Panelist 1: James Lafferty, President and General Manager, Procter & Gamble Philippines Panelist 2: Roxanne Aquino, Managing Director, Effective Brands, Singapore Panelist 3: Imelda Centeno, Senior Vice President, Unilab Moderator: Perry Bedinger, Director for International Distribution, Harvard Business Publishing
2:35 pm – 3:50 pm	Panel C: Striking a Balance Between Recruitment and Retention Successfully hiring talented employees is only a facet of HR as a competitive advantage. While it’s important to build a strong workforce via recruitment, it is more important to keep talented people within the organization. In the face of rising attrition rate, especially in sectors such as BPO, IT and contact center, how does HR tip the scale to balance efforts and investments between recruitment and retention? Introductory Speaker: Terry Vannoy, Country Human Resource Director, Dell Philippines Panelist 1: James Matti, Managing Consultant, Watson Wyatt Philippines, Inc. Panelist 2: Matt McKelvey, Vice President for Operations, Kenexa, India Moderator: Perry Fagan, Global Business Director, Harvard Business Publishing
3:50 pm – 4:05 pm	Coffee and Networking Break
4:05 pm – 5:20 pm	Panel D: The Tech-Savvy HR The digital age requires HR to keep up with the technological shift and adopt IT tools and solutions that streamline various HR functions and empower people. What value can companies derive from adapting a technology-driven HR? What technological innovations have companies successfully implemented and translated into business results? What challenges should companies making the shift prepare for? Introductory Speaker: Steve Lowisz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Qualigence, USA Panelist 1: Jayjay Viray, Country Manager, JobsDB Philippines, Inc. Panelist 2: Anna Maria Roqueza, Country Human Resource Manager, IBM Philippines Panelist 3: Ma. Cristina Menorca, Head of Human Resources Management, Petron Corporation Moderator: Mike Pino, Manager of Technology Innovation, Harvard Business Publishing
5:20 pm – 5:30 pm	Day One Closing Speaker: Grace Sorongon, Vice President and Managing Director, John Clements Consultants