HR and Innovation Conference November 11, 2008

5.25 CPE Credits

Join the Northern California HR Association and the Bay Area Human Resource Executives Council for this dynamic event on innovation in HR. Departments of all sizes can capitalize on cutting-edge techniques and technologies to generate different offerings and build new capabilities. Senior HR professionals and thought leaders will learn from the best about applying fresh ideas to familiar HR practices and revolutionizing today's work environment. Sessions include:

Encouraging a Culture of Innovation

Speaker: Brendan Boyle, Partner at IDEO

Panel Discussion -- Innovation in Action: How Some of the Most Creative Bay Area Companies Foster Innovation in Everything They Do

Panelists:
Bob McDowell, Former Vice-President, Research, Sunesis; Kari Pulli, Research Fellow, Nokia Research Center; Beng-Hong Lim, Senior Director of R&D, VMware; Ivan Ernest, Director of Engineering & HR Operations, Google; Bob Schultz, SVP Software Business in Storage and Servers, Hewlett Packard
Facilitator:
Britt Huber, Director of HR, Adamas Pharmaceuticals

Leaping in Virtual Worlds and 3D Internet

Speakers: Eilif Trondsen, Director and Chairman of eLearning Forum, SRI and Charles Hamilton, Learning and New Media Manager for IBM's 3D Internet, IBM

Working Anywhere, Anytime, Any Way

Speaker: Ann Bamesberger, VP Open Work Service Group, Sun Microsystems

Case Study: Hewlett-Packard's Workforce Planning Innovations

Speakers: George Haddad, Vice-President, Enterprise Storage & Servers HR, Hewlett Packard and Shawn Williams, Vice President, Workforce Planning & Strategy, Hewlett Packard

Closing remarks -- Taking Innovation Home

Speaker: Catherine Moore, Director, Business HR, Nokia Research Center

NCHRA Members: $325 / General: $395.

Official Website: http://www.nchra.org