Annual International Human Resources Management Conference – Santa Clara, CA

Date: 7/26/06 - 7/27/06

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Santa Clara, California

Day 1 – July 26, 2006

8:00-8:30 REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST
8:30-8:45 WELCOMING REMARKS AND OVERVIEW
William R. Sheridan, Vice President – IHR Services, National Foreign Trade Council
GENERAL SESSIONS
8:45-9:45 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Peter Brew, Director, International Business Leaders Forum (U.K.)
10:00-11:00 GLOBAL TALENT MANAGEMENT: Supporting the Business Goals with Talent Predictability, Performance and Productivity Metrics
Jennifer Green, Senior Director – Human Resources, Synopsys
9:45-10:00 REFRESHMENT BREAK
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
11:00-12:00 A) GLOBAL EQUITY REWARDS: Current Issues and Trends
John Cunha, Director – Executive Compensation & Services Global Human Resources, HP
Matthew Pera, Global Equity Design Manager, IntelMarlene Zobayan, Senior Manager – International Assignment Services, Deloitte Tax LLP

B) SUCCESSFULLY INTERGRATING CROSS-BORDER MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS:
An International HR Solution to the People Problem

Stéphane Brahy, Director РGlobal Performance Solutions, Cartus

12:00-1:00 LUNCHEON
GENERAL SESSION
1:00-2:00 GLOBALIZATION: Export Controls, Free Trade Agreements, Homeland Security &
Intellectual Property Protection

William A. Reinsch, President, National Foreign Trade Council
2:00-2:15 REFRESHMENT BREAK
2:15-3:15 IMMIGRATION UPDATE: Overcoming In-Bound & Out-Bound Barriers to
Business Related Immigration

Kathy Curtis, Global Mobility Manger, Flextronics
Cynthia I. Lange, Partner, Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP
3:15-4:30 RECRUITING, RETAINING AND RELOCATING EMPLOYEES INTO & OUT OF CHINA
Sue Evens, Director – Consulting Services, CartusRobert Hartley, Assistant Vice President – Global Compensation & Benefits, Applied Materials
4:30-6:00 Networking Reception Hosted by:
 
Day 2 – July 27, 2006
8:00-8:30 NETWORKING BREAKFAST
GENERAL SESSIONS
8:30-9:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Kevin O’Connor, Executive Vice President – Human Resources, Solectron
9:30-10:15 INDIA – Sourcing and Retaining Talent
Sam Balaji, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
10:15-10:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
10:30-11:30 C) STEALTH EXPATRIATES – What You Don’t Know Will Cost You
Paul Benson, Worldwide Strategic Programs, Intel
Lorraine Cohen, Director, Deloitte Tax LLP
Cynthia I. Lange, Partner, Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP

D) GLOBAL MOBILITY PROGRAMS – How to Quantify Value to Corporate Strategy
Jan Eckert, Leader – Global Mobility Services, Honeywell
Larry Ghirardo, Vice President – Global Account Management, Cartus
David Lasater, International Human Resources, Dell

11:30-12:30 E) RISK MANAGEMENT: Approaches to Mitigating International HR Related Risk
Mike Timmer, Regional Director – Western Region, Generali Employee Benefits

F) IHR ISSUES IN HOT & COLD PLACES (Asia, Middle East, Russia…)
Booker Brown, Director – International Human Resources, Washington Group International
John de Leon, Vice President – Human Resources, CH2M Hill
Thomas K. Fuegner, Manager – International Assignments Management, Bechtel

12:30-1:15 LUNCHEON
GENERAL SESSIONS
1:15-2:15 UPDATE ON GLOBAL BENEFITS
Marc Reinhardt, Vice President, Generali Employee Benefits
2:15-3:00 GOVERNANCE! GOVERNANCE! GOVERNANCE
HR MANAGEMENT IN THE CORSS HAIRS: Ignorance is Not Bliss

Scott R. Flicker, Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP
Kristen D. Nevarez, Associate, Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP
3:15 CONFERENCE WRAP-UP
William R. Sheridan, Vice President – IHR Services, National Foreign Trade Council

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