NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading healthcare experts will meet in New York and San Diego to discuss strategies to reduce benefit costs and manage talent at The Conference Board 2006 Employee Healthcare Conference. This meeting will be held February 9-10 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York and March 9-10 at the Coronado Island Marriott in San Diego.
The conference is sponsored by Towers Perrin HR Services and is presented with assistance from WebMD, Aetna, Guardian, and Medco.
The opening address, “Managing People, Managing Costs: Building a Culture of Health at the Crossroads” will be delivered by Terry Womack, Staff Vice President, HR Strategy, Compliance and Policy, BellSouth Corporation.
A session on “Redefining Performance: How Will We Know When We’re There?” will feature: Ted Kezios, Director, Global Benefits and Executive Compensation, Cisco Systems, Inc.; Karla S. Murphy, Director, Employee Benefits, McDonald’s Corporation (New York only); Robert B. Wittcoff, Senior Director of Employee Benefits, McDonald’s Corporation (San Diego only).
“Consumer Engagement in a Culture of Health: Defining the Goal, Measuring Results” will be discussed in New York by Pam Kuryla, Benefits Manager, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, and in San Diego by Sabrina Ruderer, Vice President, Employee Benefits, HCA, Inc., and Kristin Woosley, Webmaster, Benefits Communication, Northrop Grumman.
“The Future is Now: How Total Rewards Can Help Address Changing Business Needs and Shifting Workforce Demographics” will be addressed by Joan Kelly, Vice President, Human Resources, Compensation and Benefits, DHL Express.
“Building a Culture of Health: National Thought Leaders Explore the Possibilities and the Practicalities” will be examined by Alain Enthoven of Stanford University, Elizabeth Majestic, Associate Director for Program Development, National Center for Chronic Disease, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, and David A. Shore of the Harvard School of Public Health.
“Health Benefit Management: Best Practices for Mid-Sized Employers” will feature Alan K. Brown, Vice President, Human Resources, Noranda Aluminum, Inc., and Chad Means, Director of Human Resources, Grant Thornton LLP.
“Population Health Status and Risks in the Healthy Organization: Defining the Goal, Measuring Results” will be discussed by Ronald A. Wyse, Director, Employee Benefits, Harris Corporation, and (in New York only) Al Rapp, Health Care Manager, United Parcel Service America Inc., and (in San Diego only) Lisa Wargofchik, Benefits Development Director, J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.
“Consumerism ‘2.0': Making the Health Care Market Work for Consumers” will be examined by James Foreman, Senior Vice President, Aetna, Inc.
“Leveraging Integrated Data to Improve Safety and Reduce Costs” will be addressed in San Diego by Dr. Peter F. Hoffman, Vice President, Medco Health Solutions, Inc., and in New York by Dr. Glen Stettin, Vice President, Plan Management Programs, Medco Health Solutions, Inc., and David R. Holmquist, Director of Risk Management and Insurance, Los Angeles Unified School District.
The following sessions will be held in New York only: * CFO Calling-What’s Your Response? A Case Study in Breaking the “C” Barrier with Bernie Knobbe, Senior Director, Global Benefits, Gap Inc. * Financial Performance in a Culture of Health: Defining the Goal, Measuring Results, with Melissa Metzgar, Senior Director, Global Benefits, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. The following sessions will be held in San Diego only: * Managing People, Managing Costs: Balancing Business Issues with the Needs of a Changing Workforce with Chet P. Kuchinad, Senior Vice President, Total Pay, Partner Resources, Starbucks Coffee Company * Managing Pharmacy Benefits: New Issues, New Strategies, with Ed Caillier, Vice President, Benefit Design, U.S. Bancorp.
Members of the press are invited to attend this conference without charge. To register, please call (212) 339-0231 or email f.tortorici@conference-board.org. A full copy of the program is available on The Conference Board’s website - http://www.tcb.org.
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