Conference Sessions

Addresses

Opening Keynote Address:
Total Leadership. Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life.
Speaker: Stewart D. Friedman PhD, Practice Professor of Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Founder and CEO, Total Leadership
Results from 2009 Staying at Work Survey:
Speakers: Shelly C Wolff, Group and HealthCare North American Leader, Health and Productivity, Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Special Address:
Health work and wellbeing UK- the case for change
Speaker: Dame Carol Black, Professor of Rheumatology at the UCL Medical School, United Kingdom's Director for Health and Work
Welcome Address:
Speakers:
Pamela A. Hymel MD, Sr. Corporate Director, Integrated Health and Global Medical Director, Cisco Systems Inc.
Wayne N Burton MD (retired) Sr. Vice President, Medical Executive, JPMorgan Chase

Breakout Sessions

Breakout I
Breakout Session I-A:
Maximizing the Impact of Health & Productivity Management Programs to Reduce Health Risks in Your Employee Population
Speakers:
Edward Mauceri MD, Executive Director, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Mark Sullivan, Vice President of Health and Wellness, Pepsi Bottling Group
Ron Z. Goetzel PhD, Vice President, Thomson Reuters
Breakout Session I-B:
Work/Life Balance: a Key to Effective Health and Productivity Management
Speakers:
Ann Kuhnen MD, Vice President Employee Health and Performance, GlaxoSmithKline
Joseph G Grzywacz PhD, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Associate Director for Research, Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Breakout Session I-C:
Integrated Health Management Programs- Leading Edge approaches from Two Large Employers
Speakers:
Kyle L Wendt, Vice President, Benefits, Lowe's
Leslie L Fore, Health and Productivity Manager, Michelin North America
Mary G Henderson, President, Health Data Management Solutions
Sarah N Redmond, Co-Manager Health and Productivity, Michelin North America
Breakout Session I-D:
Rethinking Optimal Human Capital Management: Aligned Incentives and a Focus on the 95/5 Problem
Speakers:
David Kasper, Vice President, Employee Benefits, Waste Management
Wendy D. Lynch PhD, Director of Research, Health as Human Capital Foundation
Breakout II
Breakout Session II-A:
Effective Design of an Absence Management System
Speakers:
Tom Mullady, Managing Director, Global Compensation and HCMP, Federal Express Corporation
Jennifer Ramos, Senior Manager HCMP, Federal Express Corporation
Dan Blaney, Executive Vice President, OCI
Breakout Session II-B:
Health and Productivity Benchmarking: extracting the Value from EMPAQ for Timely Decision Making
Speakers:
Dee W Edington PhD, Director, Health Management Research Center, University of Michigan
Susanne Gartner, Manager, corporate Health Services, Harley Davidson Motor Company
Caroline O'Connell, Occupational Health and Safety Lead, Harley Davidson Motor Company
Ron Finch EdD, Vice President, National Business Group on Health
Breakout Session II-C:
Eliminating Health Disparities in the Workplace: A Sustainable Intervention for Hepatitis B
Speakers:
May Tran, Business Development Manager, Global Service Sales Operations and Co-Chairperson, Cisco Asian Affinity Network, Cisco Asian Affinity Network
Martin J Sepulveda MD, IBM Fellow and Vice President, Integrated Health Services, IBM Corporation
Samuel So MD, Director, Asian Liver Center and the Lui Hac Minh Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine
Breakout Session II-D:
Finding the Route to Improved Health and Proving It
Speakers: Sarah Lecuna, Senior Benefits Analyst, Intuit Inc.
Kim Frericks, Director of Client and Member Services, Ohio State University Health Plan
Kathy Harte, Co-Leader, Health and Clinical Solutions, Hewitt Associates, LLC
Gary A. Stanford, Measurement and Analytics Lead Consultant, Hewitt Associates, LLC
Breakout III
Breakout Session III-A:
Navigating a Tough Economy to Build and Support a Culture of Health
Speakers:
Marilyn Paluba, Director of Integrated Health Strategies, CIGNA
David H Sensibaugh, Director, Integrated Health, Eastman Chemical Company
Mary L. Tavarozzi, Principal, National Practice Leader- Absence and Disability Management, Towers Perrin
Breakout Session III-B:
Evidence Based Medicine Compliance Impact on Costs at IBM - A Year Later
Speakers:
Stewart Sill, Wellness Program Manager, IBM Integrated Health Services
Marianne DeFazio, Director, Global Health Benefits, IBM Corporation
Neil S Austin, Managing Consultant, Ingenix
Breakout Session III-C:
GE Health Coach: Increasing Health & Wellness Program Effectiveness Through a Unique Program of Transparency and Personal Health Advocacy
Speakers:
Ginny Proestakes, Director- Health Plans, General Electric
Angela Cafferillo, Leader, Strategic Projects & Initiatives- Health Benefits, General Electric
Richard Migliori MD, Executive Vice President, Business Initiatives& Clinical Affairs, United Health Group
Breakout Session III-D:
A Multi-Employer Study on Health and Productivity as a Business Strategy: The Cisco Case Study Example
Speakers:
Pamela A Hymel MD, Sr. Corporate Director, Integrated Health and Global Medical Director, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Ron Loeppke MD, Co-Chair of the ACOEM Section on Health & Productivity, Consultant in Health & Productivity
David Whitehouse MD, Chief Medical Officer for Strategy and Innovation, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions

Plenary Sessions

Opening Plenary Session:
Activating Your Human Capital: Employee Engagement Solutions to Promote Better Health
Speakers:
Tim J. Crimmins MD, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, General Mills, Inc.
Kathy Harte, Co-Leader, Health and Clinical Solutions, Hewitt Associates, LLC
Joseph M. Henry MD, Executive Director, Safety, Health, & Environment, AstraZeneca
Plenary Session Two:
Your Aging Workforce: Prevention, Treatment, and Benefit Design in Improving Workplace Efficiencies
Speakers:
Lynn Zonakis, Managing Director, Health Strategy and Resources, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Bob Berglund, Vice President, Employee Benefits & Insurance, Boyd Gaming Corporation
Frank R Kopenski, Jr, Principal and Consulting Actuary, Milliman Inc.
Barbara J. Hodge, President and CEO, Integrated Therapeutics Institute, LLC
Plenary Session Three:
Building a Culture of Health- Employer Practices & Outcomes
Speakers:
Gillian Pieper, Director of Health Promotion, PATH and Vermont School Boards Insurance Trust
Gen Barron, Sr. Manager, US Health & Wellness and Work Life, Medtronic, Inc.
Harlan Levine MD, Principal, Towers Perrin
Jonna Kurucz, Staff Vice President, HMC
Plenary Session Four:
Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workforce: Two Employer Examples
Speakers:
Pamela A. Hymel MD, Sr. Corporate Director, Integrated Health and Global Medical Director, Cisco Systems, Inc.
William B Bunn MD, Vice President, Health, Safety, Security and Productivity, Navistar International Corporation
Nathan L Kleinman PhD, Director of Research Services, Human Capital Management Services
Plenary Session Five:
Improving Consumer Activation and Employee Health through Comprehensive Health Management: Results from the "Activate Trial" and Case Studies from Lowe's and University of Michigan
Speakers:
Bob Ihrie, Senior Vice President of Employee Rewards and Services, Lowe's
Ann M. Sheagren, Associate Director, University Health and Well-Being Services, University of Michigan
Paul E. Terry PhD, President and CEO, StayWell Health Management
Plenary Session Six:
Creating a Culture of total Health: A customer Imperative
Speakers:
Steve Lafferty, Director of Health Benefits, Target Corporation
Candace Jodice, Director, Health and Welfare Strategy, CVS Caremark Corporation
Paul J. Wallace MD, Medical Director, Health & Productivity Management Programs and Senior Advisor, Avivia Health, Kaiser Permanente
Thomas A. Curtin Jr., Senior Vice President, National Sales & Account Management, Kaiser Permanente
Plenary Session Seven:
Proactive, Targeted Interventions: The Key to Making Your Health & Wellness Strategy Payoff
Speakers:
Kathleen Herath, Associate Vice President, Health and Productivity, Nationwide Insurance
Dawn Weddle, Wellness and Behavioral Health Manager, Navistar, Inc.
David Whitehouse MD, Chief Medical Officer for Strategy and Innovation, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions
Plenary Session Eight:
Achieving Health Behavioral Change through the Measurement of Corporate Well-Being
Speakers:
Michael L Taylor MD, Medical Director for Health Promotion, Caterpillar Inc.
Neil Waldron, Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Rocky Mountain Health Plans
James O Prochaska MD, Director, Cancer Prevention Research Center; Professor of Clinical & Health Psychology, University of Rhode Island
Anne Wilkins, EVP, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, Healthways

Workshops

Workshop Session A-1:
EMPAQ 2009: Why EMPAQ? Why Now?
Speakers:
Dee Edington PhD, Director, Health Management Research Center, University of Michigan
Richard Dorazil, Vice President, Total Rewards Western Hemisphere, BP America, Inc.
Maribeth Rouseff, Assistant Vice President, Baptist Health South Florida
Michael C. Neal, Leader, Absence Management Technology, Hewitt Associates, LLC
Stacy Hodgins, Director, Institute on Health, Productivity, and Human Capital, National Business Group on Health
Workshop A-2:
End of Life Care: A Workplace Issue
Speakers:
Brent Pawlecki MD, Corporate Medical Director, Pitney Bowes, Inc.
Carolyn Smith, Leader, Employee Health & Productivity, GE Global Business Services, US Employee Services
Pamela J Kalen, Vice President, Membership and Member Services, National Business Group on Health
Randall Krakauer MD, National Medical Director, Aetna
Workshop Session B-1:
Maximizing Health and Human Capital
Speakers:
Michael D. Parkinson MD, Senior Consultant Health and Productivity, UPMC
Jake Flaitz, Director of Benefits and Human Capital, Paychex, Inc.
Pamela B. Peele PhD, Vice President, Health Economics, UPMC Health Plan
Kim Jacobs, Executive Director, Health Work Performance, UPMC Health Plan
David M. Weir, President, UPMC Work Partners
Workshop Session B-2:
Mental Health Parity and Benefit Planning: Implementing an Employer's Guide to Behavioral Health Services
Speakers:
Daniel J Conti PhD, Managing Director, EAP and Work/Life, JPMorgan Chase
Michael Schoenbaum PhD, Senior Advisor for Mental Health Services, National Institute on Mental Health
Ron Finch EdD, Vice President, National Business Group on Health
Scott Rothermel, Consultant, Rothermel Associates LLC
Rhonda Robinson Beale MD, Chief Medical Officer, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions
Workshop Session B-3:
2009 Health Care Policy: Legislative Survival Guide and Toolkit for Compliance and Optimization
Speakers:
Jon A Neiditz, Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Steve E Wojcik, Vice President, Public Policy, National Business Group on Health
David S. Levine, Sr. Vice President, PPC Worldwide