Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Day 1: Buyer-Only Sessions

Members of the Large Market Buyers Group and Mid-Market buyers will attend sessions on managing contractual relationships, measuring satisfaction, and identifying best practices.  These are closed sessions, open to group members-only.  Featured presentations will include a session by Towers Perrin on the results of its latest studies on HRO in the large market (over 15,000 employees).

8:00am-12:00pm

Registration
Members and invited guests register throughout the day.

8:30-9:00am

Welcome
Conference Co-Chairs LeAnne Andersen, Best Buy, and Lisa Knutson, EW Scripps, will welcome all attendees.

9:00-9:30am

Introduction & Ground Rules
A discussion of the role of the summit and responsibilities of participants, including confidentiality, anti-trust, etc.

9:30-10:00am

Roundtable Discussion
Participants review their priorities and expectations for the Summit and the upcoming discussions.

10:00-10:30am

Sponsored Networking Break

10:30-12:00pm

Research Discussion
Towers Perrin will present the findings of its latest survey on HRO buyer satisfaction and facilitate a roundtable discussion. 

The HROA will present the results of its ongoing research on the mid-market, compare and contrast them with the large market, and facilitate a roundtable discussion along with Towers Perrin. Discussion moderated by Kevin McDonald of E W Scripps and Meg Paschal and Jennifer Ilko of Towers Perrin.

12:00-1:30pm

Working Lunch & Discussion with Ashwin Shirvaikar, Vice President, Citi Investment Research
Mr. Shirvaikar will present a view on the HRO industry from the perspective of the capital markets.  He will review the health of the industry and its major players.

Lunch Sponsored by Excellerate HRO

Break Out Sessions

1:30-2:30pm

Large Market Track - Breakout Session A
Participants choose which topic they would like to attend and discuss.

Middle Market Track - Breakout Session A
Participants choose which topic they would like to attend and discuss.

2:30-3:30pm

Large Market Track - Breakout Session B
Participants choose which topic they would like to attend and discuss.

Middle Market Track -Breakout Session B
Participants choose which topic they would like to attend and discuss.

3:30-4:00pm

Sponsored Networking Break

4:00-5:30pm

Report-out & Summary.
The group is brought back as a whole to report the highlights of their breakout conversations.

6:00-8:00pm

Networking Reception with Speakers and Sponsors – Sponsored by IBM