Agenda at a Glance

8:30am Opening Keynote: Building a New Company in a Forgotten Basin

Tim Duncan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Talos Energy

9:15am Harnessing Engagement – Leveraging Employee Feedback to Become a More Competitive Employer

Bob Myers, Chief Human Resources Officer, Black Hills Corporation
Jennifer Landis, Director Corporate HR and Talent Management, Black Hills Corporation

10:45am Leveraging Retiring Talent – Strategies to Attract, Retain and Engage Older Workers

11:30am Engineering, Engineering Education and the Crew Change – Changing Conversations

Dr. Teri Reed, Assistant Dean of Engineering for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University

1:15pm Fueling the Internal Talent Pipeline – Accelerating the Development of Emerging Leaders

Jon Swartzentruber, Vice President Leadership Development, Kiewit Corporation
Ian Gray, Director Leadership Development, Kiewit Corporation

2:00pm Attracting Top Talent and Accelerating Competency with Graduate Development Programs

3:15pm High Potentials on the Fast Track – Accelerating Talent Development Through Leadership Roles

Amanda Snowden, Global Senior Manager Talent Management and Acquisition, Parker Drilling Company

4:00pm Keynote: Tribal Leadership 

Dave Logan, Best Selling Author, Management Consultant and Professor, University of Southern California

8:30am Cross Industry Case Study: The Monsters Inc Effect – Don’t Be Afraid of Reaching Candidates

Brad Wilkins, Director Talent Management and HR Services, Adcap Network Systems
TheLadders.com #1 Top Individual Recruiter at a Corporation

9:15am Happy 2.0 – Driving Employee Engagement Through Social Media

10:30am Creating Value Through Social Tools & Collaboration – Do’s and Don’ts

Jim Kochan, Knowledge Management Consultant, ConocoPhillips and President, Vitesse Solutions

11:15am Volume Recruitment – Chasing Efficiency When Hiring in Large Numbers

1:00pm Measuring, Monitoring, and Building Employee Engagement

David Isaac, Senior Vice President Human Resources, Rockwater Energy

1:45pm Panel Discussion: Simulation, Gamification and Other Tech Forward Approaches in Gen Y Training

3:00pm Strategic Hiring – Forecasting Talent Supply/Demand and the Use of Workforce Planning

Thomas Smouse,Vice President Human Resources and Administration, Newfield Exploration Company

3:45pm Knowledge and Information Management – Preserving Our Most Valued Resource

Susan Rosenbaum, Director of Knowledge Management, Schlumberger

8:30am Keynote: The Shift – Building Next Generation Enterprises for a Next Generation Workforce

Seth Mattison,  Founder and Chief Movement Officer, FutureSight Labs

9:30am: Global Mobility Trends and Strategies for Success

Judy Verses, President Global Enterprise & Education, Rosetta Stone

Sonya Kaleel, Director Global Learning and Development, Aperian Global

Sponsored by Rosetta Stone

10:45am Structured Mentoring – Building and Retaining a Competitive Global Workforce

Meta Rousseau, Manager Learning Processes & Standards, Baker Hughes

11:30am Tapping Underutilized Talent Pools Through Diversity Recruiting  

1:15pm Building a Winning Global Recruiting Strategy

2:00pm “Doing Good = Doing Well” – Leadership Training and Market Development Meet Corporate Citizenship

John Kolmer, Manager Global Leadership Development, The Dow Chemical Company

3:15pm Well Rounded – Developing the Head, Heart & Guts of a Leader

Jenny McCauley, Senior Vice President Human Resources, Southwestern Energy Company  

4:00pm Closing Keynote: Dynamic Diversity, Development and Direction

Gindi Eckel Vincent, Counsel, ExxonMobil Corporation; President, Women’s Energy Network; Author of “Learning to Lead”