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2007 Great Place to Work® Conference Presentations

Keynote Speakers:

Diverse People, Great Ideas, Extraordinary Accomplishments

Amy Lyman, Ph.D., Co-Founder & Chair of the Board, Great Place to Work® Institute

Keynote: Collaborative Leadership - How NetApp’s Executive Team Fosters a Great Workplace and a Great Company

Dave Hitz, Founder and Executive Vice President, Network Appliance
Dan Warmenhoven, CEO, Network Appliance, Inc.
James Lau, Founder, EVP and Chief Strategy Officer, Network Appliance

Keynote: Google - the Best Company to Work for in 2007

Laszlo Bock, Vice President, People Operations, Google

Keynote: No Secrets Here - Creating a Culture of Communication

Robert A. Colvin, President and CEO, Memorial Health

Keynote: Sustaining a Vibrant Corporate Culture

Terri Kelly, President and CEO, W.L. Gore & Associates

Keynote: Voice of the Crew - Vanguard Listens to its Employees

William McNabb III, Managing Director, Vanguard Group

Opening Keynote: How to Get Ordinary People to do Extraordinary Work

George Zimmer, Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Men's Wearhouse

Closing Keynote

Robert Levering, Co-Founder, Great Place to Work® Institute

Session speakers:

Awards Ceremony and Luncheon

Dr. Daniel Sullivan, EVP of Human Resources, QUALCOMM
Mike Brezina, Vice President of Human Resources, David Weekley Homes
William E. Cook, Jr., Chair of the Diversity Committee, Arnold & Porter LLP
Marc LeBaron, Chief Executive Officer, Lincoln Plating
Michelle Clements, Vice President of Human Resources, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)

Best Practices for Building Pride

David Jayo, Corporate Giving Manager, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)

Best Practices for Conveying Respect

Dan Krick, Vice President - People Resources, Lincoln Plating

Best Practices for Ensuring Fairness

William E. Cook, Jr., Chair of the Diversity Committee, Arnold & Porter LLP

Best Practices for Establishing Credibility

Tim Bresenden, Director of Human Resources, QUALCOMM

Best Practices for Establishing Credibility

Rick Jimenez, Director, Employee Communications, QUALCOMM

Best Practices for Supporting Camaraderie

Mike Brezina, Vice President of Human Resources, David Weekley Homes

Bridging the Divide: Addressing Generational Differences at Work

David Clark, Vice President, USA Human Resources, Nike

Bridging the Divide: Addressing Generational Differences at Work

William D. Albright, Director, Quality of Work Life and Benefits, The MITRE Corporation

Communicating your Workplace Strengths to Attract and Retain Great Employees

Paul Graziani, President and CEO, Analytical Graphics, Inc.

Conducting Fair Performance Reviews

Michael Fenlon, People Strategy Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Barbara Kraft, Partner in charge of Human Capital Communications, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Confronting Poor Culture Fit

Terry Terhark, President and Founder, The RightThing Inc.
Maureen Underwood, VP, People Department, TDIndustries

Corporate Culture, Local Culture: Creating a Great Workplace in a Global Economy

William G. Margaritis, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Communications & Investor Relations, FedEx Corporation

Creating a Giftwork™ Culture: The 9 Steps for Building a Great Workplace

Michael Burchell, Director of Client Services, Great Place to Work® Institute

Creating a Giftwork™ Culture: The 9 Steps for Building a Great Workplace

Robert Levering, Co-Founder, Great Place to Work® Institute

Dollars and Sense: Your Roadmap to Enlisting Cultural Change Champions

John Signer, Vice President, Human Resources, Acuity
Suzanne Vickberg, Consultant, Great Place to Work® Institut
Jennifer Robin, Consultant, Great Place to Work® Institute

Engendering Pride in the Organization through Corporate Social Responsibility

Gordon Peterson, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Timberland

Fundamentals of a Great Place to Work®

Hal Adler, President, Great Place to Work® Institut
Marcus Erb, Consultant, Great Place to Work® Institute

Future of Work: How Flexibility Benefits both People and Business

Rob Keeling, Vice President of Diversity, Capital One

Integrating and Communicating Corporate Values

Dennis Berger, Vice President of Coworker Services and Executive Committee Member, CDW

Introduction to the Great Place to Work® Model©

Jessica Rohman, Associate Consultant, Great Place to Work® Institute

Leadership in Action: Your Role in Creating a Great Workplace

Jane Weiss, Senior Consultant, Great Place to Work® Institute
Jessica Rohman, Associate Consultant, Great Place to Work® Institute

Maintaining Trust under Challenging Circumstances: When Bad Things Happen to Good Companies

Dr. Dwight Reighard, Chief People Officer, HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation

Managing Sites with a Multicultural, Multilingual Workforce

Valerie Murzl, Corporate Vice President of Human Resources and Training, Station Casinos

Serving the Front Line: Building Trust with Customer Facing Employees

Eric Stille, President and CEO, Nugget Market
Chris Carpenter, General Manager, Nugget Market

Supporting Leaders at all Levels: How Managers across the Organization Contribute to Building a Great Workplace

John Daniel, Executive Vice President, Employee Services, First Horizon National Corporation

The Role of Trust in Confronting Disaster: Stories of Survival

Scott Halliday, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young
Ruth Piña, Director of Staffing and Employee Services, Valero Energy Corporation

Turning Challenge into Opportunity

Bruce Pfau, Vice Chair of Human Resources, KPMG, LLP

Workplace Transformation Story

Jim Sennish, Vice President of Human Resources, Firelands Regional Medical Center
Tami Jackson, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Firelands Regional Medical Center
Charles (Chuck) Stark, President and CEO, Firelands Regional Medical Center

 
   
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