Sessions will be held at Hyatt Regency newport
See Room Assignments in Grid Below
Hotel Floor Plan

  Click on any program title below for more details or
see Program Summaries for descriptions of all programs

The programs are pending approval from HRCI for re-certification credits for PHR, SPHR and GPHR credit.

  Wednesday, April 7, 2010

6:00 pm
- 8:00 pm 

  Thursday, April 8, 2010 

7:00 am - 8:15 am  

Continental Breakfast for Legislative Pre-Conference Attendees

8:15 am - 12 noon  

Legislative Pre-Conference
Sponsored by: Hinckley Allen Synder and Cornerstone Group
2.5 Strategic Credit* 1 General Credit*

12 noon - 5:00 pm  

CONFERENCE BEGINs / Exhibit Hall Open

12 noon - 1:00 pm  

Registration & Lunch
Sponsored by Six Flags

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Opening Keynote: Today’s Economy: HR’s Critical Value  
China Miner Gorman, Chief Global Engagement Officer, SHRM
Sponsored by Provant Health Solutions, LLC
1 Strategic Credit*

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm 

Break / Exhibit Hall / Travel Between Sessions

Tracks>>

Strategic HR Leadership in Uncertain Times
Sponsored by
University of Connecticut

Strategic Culture: Facilitating Business Strategy
Sponsored by
Protector Group Insurance

Innovations for Business Partner Excellence
Sponsored by
Mercer

Global HR: High Performance Practices
Sponsored by
Towers Watson

Session 1:

2:15 pm - 3:45 pm  

"Just So” Stories? Causal Inference, Operational Codes, and Military Strategy from Iraq and Afghanistan
1.5 Strategic Credit*

The Expanding Role of Recruiters in Strategic Talent Management
1.5 General Credit*

Providing Leadership: HR Alignment to the Global Business Strategy
1.5 International Credit*

           EXhibit Hall VIsits

3:45 pm 
- 5:00 pm 

5:30 pm 
- 9:30 pm 

Evening / Dinner Event
Event Details; U.S. Naval War College
Ambassador (ret.) Mary Ann Peters, Speaker
Sponsored by Robinson & Cole, Attorneys at Law

  Friday, April 9, 2010

6:45 am- 8:30 

Breakfast
Sponsored by Six Flags

7:00 am- 2:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Open

Tracks>>

Strategic HR Leadership in Uncertain Times
Sponsored by
University of Connecticut

Strategic Culture: Facilitating Business Strategy
Sponsored by
Protector Group Insurance

Innovations for Business Partner Excellence
Sponsored by
Mercer

Global HR: High Performance Practices
Sponsored by
Towers Watson

Session II:
7:30 am- 9:00 am

Internal Communications: On the Precipice of Crisis
1.5 Strategic Credit*

Resiliency: Critical Competence for High Performance in Turbulent Times
1.5 General Credit*

Building Performance in Turbulence
1.5 General Credit*

Leading Practices and Implementation of Global Mobility Programs
1.5 International Credit*

9:00 pm - 9:15 pm 

Break / Exhibit Hall / Travel Between Sessions

Session III:
9:30 am - 11:00 am 

HR's Role as Business Leader- Stewardship of Organizational Communications
1.5 General Credi*

Assessing Your Culture for Organizational Sustainability
1.5 Strategic Credit*

The World Turned Upside Down: Pay Strategies That Reflect Our Time
1.5 General Credit*

The Role of Global Communications & Global Teaming in Driving Change
1.5 International Credit*

11:15 am 
- 1:15 pm 

           EXhibit HalL VISITS          

11:15 am - 12:15 pm 

Luncheon Keynote: The ROPI Effect (Return on People Investment)
Scott Cawood, Ph.D., SPHR 
Sponsored by Bryant University Executive Development Center
1 Strategic Credit*

12:15 pm 
-1:15 pm 

 LUNCH
Sponsored by Six Flags

Session IV:
1:30 pm 
- 3:00 pm 

High HR Value: Key Transitional Levers in Change
1.5 Strategic Credit*

Culture as a Strategic Differentiator
1.5 Strategic Credit*

Healthcare & Business:
“The Way Forward”
1.5 General Credit*

Balancing a Global, Corporate-Wide Performance Management Strategy with Local Implementation
1.5 International Credit*

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm 

Break / Exhibit Hall / Travel Between Sessions

Session V:
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Re-Commissioning HR: New Models for Elevating HR Performance
1.5 Strategic Credit*

Culture Change Rollouts: Planned for Success or Doomed to Fail?
1.5 Strategic Credit*

HR Support to Business: Leveraging Workplace Flexibility
1.5 General Credit*

Employment Law Risks for Multinationals Operating in Global Markets: Launching Global Codes of Conduct and Employee Handbooks
1.5 - International Credit*

2:00 pm 

Exhibit Hall Closes