The Conference Board HR Outsourcing Conference

Source: Exec Digital USA

Date :8/28/2007 12:32:06 PM

At The Conference Board 2007 Human Resources Outsourcing Conference, senior executives and leaders will discuss trends and practices in HR outsourcing.

This meeting will be held September 18-19 at the Drake in Chicago. Participating companies include Fidelity, Hewitt Associates, SAP, TPI, The Hartford, Ceridian and others.

"Strategic HR planning is now an expectation," says Carole Weinstein, conference program director. "The outsourcing of HR functions as part of this planning is expected to demonstrate success and to streamline processes and performance for greater return on investment. Continued drivers include cost savings, innovation and growth, improved compliance, enhanced capabilities and expanded services."

Sessions include:

Moving from Doing Service Delivery to Managing Service Providers.

Speakers: Julia McCarthy, senior vice president, relationship management, Fidelity, and Karen Macke, senior vice president, total rewards and HR pperations, The Hartford.

Benefits Administration and Managing Health Care Costs Through Provider Relationships.

Speakers: Brad Kimler, senior vice president, Fidelity Employer Services Company, and Judith Kleemeier, director, health and welfare strategies, ICI, Americas, Inc.

Service Quality: Identifying the Key Indicators for Outsourcing Success.

Speakers: Meg Feenan, director, production innovation and optimization, HRX.

The Next Generation of HR Business Process Outsourcing.

Speakers: Mike Wright, global sales leader - HR outsourcing, Hewitt Associates.

Change Management: Strategies to Realize the Intended Results of HRO.

Speakers: Esther Laspisa, partner and change management competency leader, TPI, Inc., and Glenn Gienko, senior vice president, human resources, GMAC.

Competencies and Accountabilities: Standards for Measurement.

Speaker: Craig Warren, Director, HR Business Services, Rockwell Automation.

Offshore/Outsourcing to India: Divided by a Common Language.

Participants: Gunjan Bagla, managing director, Amritt Ventures, Inc., and Paul Sterngold, director, Worldwide, QA, Midway Games Inc.

Service Level Agreement: Lessons and Trends.

Speaker: Elliot Clark, CEO, outsourcing Today; Debora Card, HRO contracts and benchmarking competency leader, TPI, Inc.; Keith Strodtman, SVP business development, North America, Ceridian; Brad Peterson, partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe LLP, and Lori Ridgeway, director, Global HRIS, Johnson Diversey.

What We Have Learned from 15 HRO Providers and 130 HRO Customers.

Speaker: Dr. Christian Baader, vice president, BPO, SAP AG.

The Next Decade: Predictions.

Speakers: Dr. Christian Baader, vice president, BPO, SAG AG, and Terry Terhark, chief executive officer, The Right Thing, Inc.