* Unlisted conference sessions (Plenary Sessions 5 and 6) have not been approved for post-conference sharing.
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Speaker: Fiona C. Laird, Senior Vice-President Human Resources and Communications, Unilever AmericasSpecial Address:
Speaker: John Howard, MD, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesWelcome Address:
Speaker:Pamela A. Hymel, MD, Sr. Corporate Director, Integrated Health and Global Medical Director, Cisco Systems Inc.
Breakout Session I-A:
Taking Bold Steps During Uncommon Times to Engage the Organization and EmployeesSpeakers:Breakout Session I-B:
Kathy Sanchez, Program Leader, Employee Health Services, General Electric Company
Kathy Durbin, Director, Benefits, H-E-B Grocery Company
Kathy McAlpine, Senior Director, U.S. Benefits, Kraft Foods
Shelly Wolff, North American Leader, Health and Productivity, Health and Group Benefits, Towers Watson
The Wide World of Workplace Wellness: Global Trends and ChallengesSpeakers:Breakout Session I-C:
Agnieszka Siemko, Global Benefits Program Manager, Human Resources, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Jacque Canfield, Global Occupational Health and Safety Manager, Nokia Group
Barry Hall, Global Wellness Research Leader, Buck Consultants
Wolf Kirsten, Founder & President, International Health Consulting
Value Based Rx Benefit DesignSpeakers:Breakout Session I-D:
Karen Graham, Health Plan Manager, Marriott International, Inc.
Michael Sokol, MD, Corporate Medical Director, Merck & Co., Inc.
Iver Juster, MD, Senior Vice President, Health Informatics, ActiveHealth Management, Inc.
Sarah N Redmond, Co-Manager Health and Productivity, Michelin North America
Leveraging EAP: A New Program Design to Achieve Health Improvement & EngagementSpeakers:
Carole Berwick, Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP), Northrop Grumman Corporation
Kathy Ege, Manager, Benefits, R.R. Donnelley
John Evans, Lead Consultant, Hewitt Associates, LLC
Rich Paul, Vice President of Health & Performance Solutions, Value Options
Breakout Session II-A:
From In-House to Outsourced: Removing LOA/FML Administration Burdens & ObstaclesSpeakers:Breakout Session II-B:
Nancy Lewis, Human Resources Project Manager, Family Dollar
Greg Rousseau, Director, Employee Services, Ingersoll Rand Company
Matt Morris, Senior Employment Counsel and Absence Compliance Leader, Hewitt Absence Management
Innovative Pharmacy Benefit Solutions: Two Case Studies *
* Slides approved for sharing include presentations from US Airways and CVS Caremark. Interstate Hotels & Resorts and Express Scripts presentation slides are not included.Speakers:Breakout Session II-C:
Kari Gaudet, Sr. Director, Human Resources, Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Pam Weier, Director, Benefits, US Airways
Asif Ally, Vice President, Marketing Strategy, CVS Caremark
Robert Nease, PhD, Chief Scientist, Express Scripts
Using Incentives to Improve Elective Surgery Decision Making: Improving Quality, Empowering Employees, and Reducing Healthcare CostsSpeakers:Breakout Session II-D:
Mary Egan, Director, Health Care & Insurance Programs, Honeywell
Jan Kelly, Director, Health & Welfare Programs, Campbell Soup Company
David Hines, President, Consumer’s Medical Resource
Weight Loss Powered by Peppy: The Employee Wellness ProgramSpeakers:
Natalie Romero, Wellness Dietician, Wellness Advantage, Baptist Health South Florida
Maribeth Rouseff, Assistant Vice President, Wellness Advantage, Baptist Health South Florida
Breakout Session III-A:
Chronic Health Challenges: Global LessonsSpeakers:Breakout Session III-B:
Janis Davis–Street, MD, Associate Manager, Health and Productivity, Chevron
Heidi Kaufman, Global Health Benefits Program Manager, IBM
Paurvi Bhatt, Senior Director, HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care Program, Levi Strauss and Co.
The Healthcare Reform "Do-Over": Let’s Do it Locally!Speakers:Breakout Session III-C:
Jake Flaitz, Director, Human Capital and Benefits, Paychex, Inc.
Becky Lyons, Manager, Health Care Design, Wegmans Food Markets
Time Warner's Data Driven JourneySpeakers:Breakout Session III-D:
Kathleen Harris, Director, Strategic Benefits and Pensions, Time Warner
Stephanie Tobin, Director, Health and Welfare, Time Warner
Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: Engagement Strategies at Safeway and HeinzSpeakers:
Donna Frisch, Group Leader, Health and Wellness Plans, H.J. Heinz Company
Shawn Leavitt, Vice President Benefits, Safeway, Inc.
Lori Block, Principal, Buck Consultants
Scot Marcotte, Global Technology Solutions Leader, Buck ConsultantsPlenary Sessions
Plenary Session 1:
700 Billion Reasons to Act: Five Industry-Wide Approaches that Can Reduce Waste in Health Care SpendingSpeakers:Plenary Session Two:
Donna Shenoha, Health Promotion Program Manager, Wells Fargo
Bruce Sherman, MD, Corporate Medical Director, Whirlpool Corporation
Ray Fabius, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Thomson Reuters
The Kansas City Collaborative: A Data Driven, Employer Focused, Value- Based Health Strategy InitiativeSpeakers:Plenary Session Three:
Mike Heckman, Director, Global Benefits, Cerner Corporation
Collier Case, Director, Health and Productivity Benefits, Sprint Nextel
William Bruning, President, Mid- America Coalition on Health Care
Innovations and Trends in Employer Wellness SolutionsSpeakers:Plenary Session Four:
Michael Taylor, MD, Medical Director for Health Promotion, Caterpillar Inc.
Annie Casey, Health and Wellness Manager, Costco
John Harris, Chief Wellness Officer, Healthways, Inc.
The Evidence for How Consumer-Driven Health Plans Increase Employee EngagementSpeakers:
Stephen Kircher, President, Boyne Eastern Operations, Boyne Resorts
Rob Moroni, Managing Principal, Moroni Fantin
Roy Ramthun, President, HAS Consulting Services, LLCWorkshops
Workshop Session A-1:
Benchmarking and Best PracticesSpeakers:Workshop A-2:
Marybeth Stevens-Carhidi, Leader, Health Care Administration, General Electric
Karen Grafe, Manager, Health and Wellness Communications, General Mills
Karen Marlo, Director, Benchmarking and Analysis, National Business Group on Health
EMPAQ®2010: Extracting Employer Value and GuidanceSpeakers:Workshop Session B-1:
Kathy Durbin, Director of Benefits, H-E-B Grocery Company
Shane Sumner, Director, Practice Leadership, Healthcare & Science, Thomson Reuters
Dan Rider, Principal, Visual Intelligence, LLC
Helen Darling, President, National Business Group on Health
Ron Finch, EdD, Vice President, National Business Group on Health
Jennifer Sponsler, Manager, Institute on Health, Productivity and Human Capital, National Business Group on Health
Optimizing Employee Health through Action-Oriented IncentivesSpeakers:Workshop Session B-2:
Anne Beluschak, Manager, Health Sustainability, Jones Lang LaSalle
Howard Futterman, Vice President, Benefits Strategy, Jones Lang LaSalle
Kathryn Anya Kirvan, Vice President, Healthcare Strategies, UnitedHealth Group
Bobbie Lauer, Director, Health& Welfare, UnitedHealth Group
Managing Employee Addictions: Strategies to Effectively Address Alcohol Problems in the Workplace*
* Slides approved for sharing include presentations from JPMorgan Chase and George Washington University. Caterpillar presentation slides are not included.Speakers:Workshop Session B-3:
John Pompe, PsyD, Manager, Behavioral Health Programs, Caterpillar, Inc.
Daniel J Conti PhD, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Senior Vice President, EAP Work-Life, JPMorgan Chase
Eric Goplerud, PhD (Moderator), Director, Center for Integrated Behavioral Health Policy, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University
Resetting the Brain: Technology for Productivity in the 21st CenturySpeakers:
Wynn Pott, North America Benefits Lead, Accenture
Gene M Baker, PhD, Vice President, EAP, OptumHealth
Kathleen Herath, Associate Vice President, Health & Productivity, Nationwide
Savannah DeVarney, Product Manager, Brain Resource