2009 Eastern Ontario HR Conference & Trade Show Agenda

2009 Eastern Ontario HR Conference & Trade Show Agenda

Agenda

For more information on each session, please visit the program information webpage.

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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Time Program
8:00 - 10:00 am

Employees' Choice Awards Breakfast
Included in Conference Fees

Register for Breakfast Only 
Members - $55
Non-Members - $65

10:00 - 10:15 am Break and Tradeshow Viewing Time
10:15 - 11:15 am Session 1
HR Law Update – Panel Discussion

Panelists:
Chair: Dan Palayew, Partner, Heenan Blaikie, LLP
Caroline Richard, Partner, Bird Richard
Melanie Polowin, Partner, Gowling Lafleur Henderson, LLP
Steven Williams, Lawyer, Emond Harnden, LLP
11:15 - 11:25 am Break
11:25 am - 12:15 pm

Session 2
Analyzing Internet Behaviour to Determine HR Best Practices: “Leveraging Internet Trends and Social Media for Corporate Advantage”

Presenter:
Chris Skerrett, Director of Sales,
CareerBuilder Canada

12:15 - 1:45 pm

Lunch in the Tradeshow -

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1:00 - 1:45 pm

Session 3
Service Canada Programs to Aid Employers in the Economic Downturn

Presenter:
Evelyne Power Reid,
Director, Eastern Ontario/Directrice, L'est de l'Ontario
Citizen Service Branch / Direction générale de service aux citoyens

1:50 - 2:35 pm Session 4
Workforce Analytics – Enabling HR Transformation

Presenter:
Bert Pereboom, IBM
2:35 - 3:00 pm Tradeshow Viewing Time
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Keynote Presentation
Personalities at Work during an Economic Crisis: Free Traits and Third Natures

Presenter:
Dr. Brian Little, Harvard Professor

           4:00 pm Conference Closes