CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

"ENERGY INDUSTRY UPDATE"

MARTIN ROSENBERG,
Editor-in-Chief of EnergyBiz

• Marty's presentation will look at an unprecedented wave of investments that has begun to break over the industry and by all accounts is going to increase dramatically in the years ahead.

• Look at how we create the electricity that powers our lives. Will we continue to lead the world in this area?

• Consider the information revolution in energy and the role that it will play.

• Lastly, we will turn to new technologies emerging in the electric sector and important developments in the developing world we need to pay attention to.

"SPEAK THE CEO LANGUAGE ON ENGAGEMENT & RETENTION: "DOLLARS!"

DICK FINNEGAN,
President Of Finnegan Mackenzie, The Retention Firm

Most CEOs climb their careers through sales and finance where the only reports they see are driven by dollars. How, then, can we expect them to take strong actions based on turnover percentages and engagement survey scores? Imagine if you could report these two critical people-management measures in dollars. Would your CEO be more likely to direct poor-performing managers to improve?
This session will be entirely devoted to learning the dollar values of turnover and engagement, and then applying calculations to learn your own true dollar values. Participants will walk away with formulas you can use in your organizations to develop data that drives real action.

"PLANNING FOR SUCCESS IN THE MULTIGENERATIONAL WORKPLACE" 

MARK TAYLOR, M.S.W., Ed.D.

Today's workplace can be an exciting, though not always harmonious, mixture of four generational cohorts; Traditionals, Boomers, Xers and our youngest workers from Generation NeXt.  Successful management, especially with the current changing generational dynamics and issues with worker availability and readiness, requires being able to understand, communicate with and lead everyone at work, from each generational group.  Understanding typical generational values, traits, preferences and styles can improve recruitment, workplace effectiveness, harmony and employee satisfaction and retention.  This program will address the generational issues and dynamics in the workplace with specific, immediately applicable suggestions for developing the most productive, positive and effective work setting for all workers.

"HOW TO PLAY A DIFFICULT HAND: ATTRACTING AND RETAINING TALENT IN AN ERA OF RECORD LOW NATURAL GAS PRICES."

JON WEINSTEIN is a Principal at Pay Governance
JEFF HYLER is a Principal at Spencer Stuart

Power generation companies are reeling from record low natural gas prices. Profit margins at utilities and merchant energy companies are being squeezed, leading to layoffs and stagnant growth. The added uncertainty of regulatory and fiscal policy decisions in Washington has compounded an already difficult situation. Jon Weinstein and Jeff Hyler will discuss how independent power companies are managing through these challenging times.

"BEYOND TRAINING: THE INDISPENSABLE ROLE OF COACHING AND MENTORING"

DAVE ARCH & Associates

This session by Dave Arch, author of the book The Pocket Guide To Coaching And Mentoring explores a proven approach to mentoring currently being used by Tenaska, Inc. company-wide.  Each participant will leave with an ebook of Dave Arch's book as well as access to a mentoring resource website.

"ENERGY INDUSTRY M&A: WHAT IS HAPPENING? WHAT IS DRIVING IT? WHAT IS HR'S ROLE?"

STU PEARMAN & TINA KREBS,
ScottMadden, Management Consultants

How much consolidation have we experienced in the energy industry? Why? What is the outlook? As an HR professional, what is your role should M&A occur? HR has a dual role during a merger or acquisition. HR professionals are not only responsible for participating in the integration of their function, but also for defining the HR policies required to support merger activities and restaffing the new organization. This can be a stressful role. As an HR professional, you must manage sensitive information and difficult issues affecting many people—all the while knowing you may not have a job in the new organization.
During this fact-based, interactive discussion, we will provide:

The role of HR in a merger or acquisition
• Options for executing HR's role
• Keys to success
• Key tools and techniques
• Lessons learned by those who have done this work

"ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS"

"AT LEAST 5 WAYS TO MAKE ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS BETTER" –
Facilitated by DICK FINNEGAN, President Of Finnegan Mackenzie, The Retention Firm

"Is it that time again?" Talking about engagement surveys is beginning to sound like budget talk. In this session participants will explore why engagement surveys generate few real solutions and will begin by asking, "What makes employees totally engaged, anyhow?" Once we solve that question, we can begin to identify better solutions for both administering our surveys and getting scores to improve.

"GENERATION NEXT GOES TO WORK" -
Facilitated by MARK TAYLOR, M.S.W., Ed.D.

Today's youngest workers from "Generation NeXt" are entering the workforce with characteristics and expectations that present unique challenges to those responsible for recruiting, orienting and initiating them into the professional world, as well as those supervising, managing and retaining them once they get there.  This session will provide attendees with a better understanding of the development and predictable issues of Generation NeXt, and describe what organizations and managers can do to help them transition into and be successful in the professional workplace.

PRECONFERENCE COMPENSATION WORKSHOP -
Presented by Aon Hewitt
GAURAB GHOSH, Senior Consultant

Join Aon Hewitt compensation consultants for an in-depth review and analysis of the results from the 2012 IEHRA Compensation Survey. This detailed workshop provides HR professionals and compensation practitioners with helpful information from the survey. By emphasizing key changes in year-over-year data and compensation trends specific to the energy industry, session participants will gain valuable insight into topical areas representing; base pay, variable pay, equity compensation, and industry dynamics that influence total rewards in the industry.

TOUR ZAPPOS HEADQUARTERS IN LAS VEGAS
Join us for a tour at the Las Vegas, Nevada corporate headquarters to learn about the Zappos Family approach to human resources, recruiting, training, and culture creation.  During this 60 minute tour, you'll get to experience the inner workings of the Zappos Family of companies, learn the history of Zappos.com and find out how $1 billion dollars in gross merchandise sales was achieved in less than 10 years. You'll also experience how a values based organization uses strong culture to live out every day.