Latin American Human Resource Roundtable

Date: 3/27/03

ROUNDTABLE

March 27, 2003 ‚Äì Yale Club of New York

Agenda

The latest economic, civil, political, cultural, and legislative issues as well as key HR trends and strategies in Latin America and Mexico are the focus of this roundtable. In addition to presentations by recognized specialists and experienced corporate professionals, an informative open-forum discussion with a question and answer period will be conducted to address your unique concerns and/or interests.

8:15 ‚Äì 8:45 CONTINENTAL NETWORKING BREAKFAST AND
REGISTRATION

8:45 ‚Äì 9:00 OVERVIEW OF TODAY”S ROUNDTABLE MEETING
Bill Sheridan, Senior Director, NFTC

9:00 ‚Äì 9:45        WORKS-IN-PROGRESS AND KEY TOPICS OF INTEREST
                        Briefs of participants” current projects and key areas of interest.
                        Moderated by Bill Sheridan

9:45 ‚Äì 10:30      KEY COUNTRY UPDATE
                        In 2003, the economic and political environment will be the key factors directing HR
                        strategies in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela.
                        Bob Dicianni, AIG

10:30 ‚Äì 10:45 REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:45 ‚Äì 11:30 MEXICO UPDATE

Legislative, economic, and trade issues affecting business in 2003.

Segundo N. Tascon, Watson Wyatt (Mexico)

1:30 ‚Äì 12:15 UPDATE ON EMPLOYMENT LAW ISSUES
E. Johan Lubbe, Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzer & Krupman

12:15 ‚Äì 1:00 LUNCH

1:00 ‚Äì 1:30 HIGH RISK SECURITY ENVIRONMENT: PROTECT YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSETS
Simulation Exercises of real life incidents; HR”s responsibility in preparing short/long-term assignees and business travelers for doing business in these dangerous times; designing and implementing a proactive Crisis Response Plan and cost effective security strategies.
Thomas A. Clayton, Clayton Consultants, Inc.

1:30 ‚Äì 2:00 BREAK-OUT GROUPS
Small topical groups discuss specific areas of interest and/or critical concerns.

2:00 ‚Äì 2:45 EXECUTIVE TOTAL COMPENSATION AMONG LATIN AMERICAN COMPANIES ‚Äì WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Best practices and trends for 2003.

2:45 ‚Äì 3:00 WRAP-UP
Bill Sheridan

To register, complete and return the attached registration form to Denise Schulman at dschulman@nftc.org or via fax to 212-399-7144.

For further information, contact Bill Sheridan at wsheridan@nftc.org or Grace O”Rourke at gorourke@nftc.org. Alternatively, you may call us at 212-399-7128.

Event

Latin American Human Resource Roundtable