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
Laura Patterson, Director Compensation, Benefits and HRIS, Black Hills Corporation

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

11:30am Promoting STEM Education-  Mid and Long Term Approaches to Ensure Talent Availability 

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, Director Human Resources, Noble Energy Corporation

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: A Moving Target –The Hidden Benefits of Talent Mobility

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 “Doing Good = Doing Well” – Leadership Training and Market Development Meet Corporate Citizenship

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

2:00pm Building a Winning Global Recruiting Strategy

Lisa Mullins, Global Recruiting Manager, Transocean

3:15pm Think Different – High Potential Programs and Creating Cultures of Change

Marcia MacLeod, Senior Vice President Human Resources and Administration, WPX Energy

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”