ATLANTA

GLOBAL HR BUSINESS & MOBILE TALENT

APRIL 11

Registration (click)   $123   

TIME:  9 – 5

Venue:   ROAM Buckhead, 3365 Piedmont Rd. NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta 30305 Conveniently located within walking distance of the Buckhead MARTA Red line. Parking in Tower Walk parking deck. Roam Buckhead offers 3 hour validation for guests ($7 for each additional hour and $15 for the full day).

 

 Agenda

  9,

Moderator’s Welcome Remarks and Delegate Introductions

Ed Cohen, Conference Content Developer

Publisher  Global Business News    Broadcast Host Global Radio Talkshow


9:30 – 10:15, Keynote

HOW TO ACHIEVE 100% ROI on MOBILE TALENT

Horace O. Porras, Vice-President Human Resources, Latin America

American Tower Corporation


10:15 – 10:35, BREAK


10:35 – 11:15,

Keynote workshop focuses on the keynote topic; audience encouraged to participate. Leaders …

Tammi Walsh, HR Consultant

Garrick Respress, BGRS

Scott Williamson, CapRelo


11:15 – 12,  workshop

BRANDING, ENGAGEMENT

J. Kim Scholes, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Director of Human Resources 

Aldridge Pite, LLP

ABOUT

J. Kim Scholes is a certified HRCI Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SCP) with an extensive background in human relations for both the government and private (public and non-public) sectors, having held progressively-responsible positions for large and medium-sized organizations, including the Department of Defense/Army, the U.S. General Services Administration, the Southeast Regional Headquarters of Cingular Wireless (AT&T Mobility), Network Communications, Inc., and Booz Allen Hamilton. She is a generalist with strategic human capital operations management, systems, and M&A expertise, and is a subject matter expert in employee/labor relations and risk management with particular emphasis in coaching and facilitating progressive discipline through technology and alternative dispute resolution. Kim has successfully consulted with and trained bargaining and non-bargaining unit employees, supervisors, managers and senior executives within the defense and telecommunications branches of the federal government, including implementing change management during a critical period of reorganization due to national reinvention initiatives. She has also completed merger/integration projects by developing a double-digit, multi-million dollar budget and three-year strategic plan, facilitating change management, maintaining policy oversight, and providing guidance on national/regional employment issues for previous employers.


12 – 1:15,

LITE LUNCH

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INNOVATIVE DEMO:

EXPENSE MANAGEMENT for TALENT ACQUISITION, BUSINESS TRAVEL, EMPLOYEE RELOCATIONS

SHAWN SWEENEY, SVP

ORION MOBILITY

 


1:15 – 1:30,

BREAK


1:30 – 2,

TALENT  &  MOBILITY  LIFE-CYCLE

will include specially-invited corporate practitioners and also

Garrick Respress, Vice-President , BGRS


2:15 – 3:30,  workshop

FUTURE of WORK… IT’S HERE NOW

TAX LAW; IMPLICATIONS GLOBAL MOBILITY


Greg Schupp, Partner – People Advisory Services

EY  (Ernst & Young LLP)


Maya Smallwood, Partner – People Advisory Services

EY  (Ernst & Young LLP)


Ella Avdyeyeva,  Senior Manager – People Advisory Services

EY  (Ernst & Young LLP)


Penny Head-Walker, Manager – People & Organization Change

EY  (Ernst & Young LLP)

 


3:30 – 5  panel + audience

GERMAN /US CORPORATE RELATIONS

GLOBAL MINDSET … GLOBAL BUSINESS

CULTURE DOES EAT STRATEGY… and what about language and style of communicating? German directness … American euphemisms … it’s the hell of cross-cultural communication

Christian Höferle

President & CEO, The Culture Mastery


Gabriele Weber
Senior Manager, Human Resources

WACKER POLYSILICON  North America LLC wacker.com

CREATING TOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS:   The creation of a supply of mainly renewable energy sources is one of the 21st century’s major challenges. In this respect, the sun and the wind play an essential role in a future energy mix. The key raw material for manufacturing solar cells is polysilicon – the purest material to permit large-scale production worldwide. Being an industrial-scale producer of hyperpure polysilicon since 1959 has made WACKER a pioneer in this growth market.


Justina Brown, Director- Finance/Admin
OECHSLER Motion, Inc.
the only manufacturing site for adidas footwear in USA

Justina received her bachelor’s degree in Managerial Sciences from Georgia State University and has over 10 years of human resources and organizational development experience. Prior to shifting to the manufacturing industry, Justina spent most of her career in law firm operations management. She has dealt with a broad range of topics including strategic planning, recruitment, retention, training, employee relations, compensation and benefit plans, policy development and implementation, as well as regulatory and legal compliance.  Justina is an advocate for intentional living and is driven by her passion for helping people and businesses grow.


Bernd Deffland, CPA, LL.M., President & CFO
Dipl. W.jurist (FH), Dipl. Kfm. (FH)
Dieffenbacher USA Dieffenbacher.comDieffenbacher is an international company in the field of machine and plant engineering, with more than 1,750 employees, 17 production facilities and sales offices worldwide. Dieffenbacher is a leading manufacturer of press systems and complete production systems for wood, automotive and component industries. The Wood division designs and builds complete lines for the production of wood-based panels such as particleboard, MDF, OSB, LVL, wood fiber insulation boards and pellet plants. The forming business unit develops presses and fully automated production lines for the production of fiber reinforced plastic components. 

5,  ADJOURN