SAN JOSE, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Top Five announced further details of the inaugural MEDIC Conference which will take place on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California. The MEDIC Conference is the only compensation-related conference targeted exclusively at the medical device and broad life sciences industries, and features many industry leaders as panelists and speakers.
“Anyone involved in planning or designing competitive pay programs in a life sciences organization will gain valuable knowledge by coming to this conference,” says Jay Edelman, President of Top Five, the organization hosting the MEDIC Conference. “You will learn firsthand from people who have grappled with the same issues you face, and who have developed innovative programs to address them.”
Topics include Executive Compensation, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Board Compensation, as well as a session focused on the IRS 409A proposed regulation covering deferred compensation. A full agenda can be found at http://www.top5.com/events/medic/agenda.htm .
The list of speakers and panelists includes Tim Ranzetta, President, Equilar; Steve Eliseo, Director, Worldwide Compensation Resources, Johnson & Johnson; Michele Lodin, AMO; Greg Zimmerman, Vice President, Human Resources, Cooper Companies; Ted Ginsberg, Aubrey Bout, and Jeremy Anderson of Top Five; Craig Main, Todd Organization; Kathy Dober, Director, Compensation & Benefits, Respironics; Lupe Rivera, Vice President, Human Resources, Exelixis; Ron Dockery, Director US Compensation, Medtronic; Jim Cooper, Vice President, Human Resources, Datascope; and Jim Bishop, Director, Compensation & Benefits, St. Jude Medical.
The one-day conference also offers networking opportunities such as lunch and a post-panel cocktail reception. The conference is specifically geared at HR and Compensation professionals in the medical device and life sciences fields.
The conference is also sponsored by the Todd Organization, a nationwide leader in the design, financing, and service of executive benefit plans.
More details and registration information are available at Top Five’s website www.top5.com.
About Top Five:
Top Five is a compensation consulting firm providing leading-edge advice and data services. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA.
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CONTACT: Ashli Lewis, MEDIC Conference, of Top Five, +1-415-823-4540, oralewis@top5.com
Web site: http://www.top5.com/
