28 - 30 November, 2012
Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, VA

HCMF Agenda - Day One~DayOne

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2011

HIRING THE BEST: Developments And Opportunities In Recruitment And Hiring Reform
7:15 Registration & Continental Breakfast In The Solutions Zone
Registration & Continental Breakfast In The Solutions Zone
7:55 Welcome Address
Welcome Address
8:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks: Steven M. Cooker, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Monster Government Solutions
Steven M. Cooker, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Monster Government Solutions
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks: Steven M. Cooker, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Monster Government Solutions
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Steven M. Cooker
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Monster Government Solutions

Steve Cooker has 25 years of progressive experience in government contracting, information technology and telecommunications industries. Steve oversees Monster Government Solutions, responsible for Monster’s global government and education business. Additionally, Steve is charged with managing Military.com, the largest online military and veteran resource with more than 10 million members. Prior t [read more]
8:15 Best Practices For Implementing Hiring Reform
Angela Bailey, Deputy Associate Director, Recruitment & Hiring, Office of Personnel Management
  • Getting to 80 days: What are the keys to reducing time to hire?
  • Coordinating hiring processes and approaches to meet agency needs
  • Streamlining the end-to-end hiring process
  • Using category rating approach to assess and select job applicants
Angela Bailey

Angela Bailey
Deputy Associate Director, Recruitment & Hiring, Office of Personnel Management

Angie has dedicated 29 years to public service, with 26 of those years in human resources. She was selected for the Senior Executive Service in October 2007. As the Deputy Associate Director for Recruitment and Hiring, she overseas OPM’s flagship initiative--hiring reform, classification, assessment, and recruitment policy, student programs, including the Presidential Management Fellows Program, a [read more]
8:55 The State of Veterans’ Employment Initiatives In The United States
Lee Ramsayer, Senior Vice President, Monster Government Solutions
Organizations across the country hold job fairs and announce programs to facilitate the effective transition of veterans to post-military jobs. In this session, we'll discuss the state of veterans employment practices today and the outlook for the future.
  • Will government and industry work as hard after Veterans Day as in the days leading up to it?
  • It isn't only about veterans. Spouses and families are just as committed to and impacted by service, even though they may not wear the uniform. 
  • How do veterans and employers find each other in the relationship age?
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Lee Ramsayer
Senior Vice President, Monster Government Solutions

Lee Ramsayer has more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and solutions management in public sector markets. He joined Monster Worldwide in April, 2007 and built a dedicated client-facing team focused on the successful development of the human capital function in government and education. Prior to Monster, Mr. Ramsayer was General Manager, US State and Local Government Sales and Consu [read more]
9:35 Hiring Reform And Telework Initiatives Within The Department Of Energy
Michael Kane, Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Energy
  • Strategically aligning the agency's workforce to its missions through effective management of human capital policies and programs
  • Selecting, developing, training, and managing a highly skilled, productive, and diverse workforce
  • Work/Life balance: Telework initiatives at the DOE
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Michael Kane
Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Energy

Michael Kane, a member of the Senior Executive Service, currently serves as the Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO) for the Department of Energy. He is responsible for strategically aligning the agency's workforce to its missions through effective management of human capital policies and programs. The CHCO advises and assists the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Energy, and other agency officials, [read more]
10:15 Morning Networking Refreshment Break In The Solutions Zone
Morning Networking Refreshment Break In The Solutions Zone
10:40 Customer Success: U.S. Census Bureau – 2010 Census Using PeopleSoft Human Capital Management Suite
Alessandro Rebaudengo, Assistant Division Chief, Management Systems, US Census Bureau
Jeffery T. Seibert, Branch Chief, Administrative and Management Systems Branch, Administrative and Management Systems Division, US Census Bureau
In this session, you will learn how the U.S. Census Bureau was able to use Oracle's PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) applications to successfully hire and pay the temporary work force to support the 2010 Decennial Census field operations. The presentation focuses on the strategies, planning, technology, infrastructure challenges, and cost savings that went into the successful deployment of the system that processed over four million applicants, one million new hires and a payroll of over half a million employees weekly in a relative short period of time.
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Alessandro Rebaudengo
Assistant Division Chief, Management Systems, US Census Bureau

Alessandro Rebaudengo, as Assistant Division Chief (ADC) for Management Systems within the Administrative and Management Systems Division (AMSD), directs and supervises operations of three branches. Provides Human Resources (HR) systems support for the Decennial Census and leads development activities, operational plans, staffing requirements, and budgeting. Oversees the Decennial Applicant Person [read more]
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Jeffery T. Seibert
Branch Chief, Administrative and Management Systems Branch, Administrative and Management Systems Division, US Census Bureau

As Branch Chief for Administrative and Management Systems Branch (AMSB) within the Administrative and Management Systems Division (AMSD), Jeffery Seibert directs operations and supervises development activities, operational planning, staffing requirements, and budgeting for the Decennial Applicant Personnel and Payroll System (DAPPS) program, its architecture and its interfaces with other critical [read more]
11:20 PANEL: Cutting-Edge Recruitment Strategies Across The Federal Agencies
Gwendolyn Hubbard, Acting Section Chief, Human Resources Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ken Nephew, Executive Director, Office of Human Resources Field Operations , Federal Aviation Administration
Reginald Wells, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Human Resources, Social Security Administration
  • How are you increasing efficiency in the hiring process at your agency?
  • Corporate hiring process: Looking organization-wide rather than ad hoc hiring
  • Which innovative recruitment tools are you using to attract top talent
  • Update on agency report cards on implementing hiring reform
  • Coping with hiring and pay freezes and budget cuts
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Gwendolyn Hubbard
Acting Section Chief, Human Resources Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Gwendolyn Hubbard currently serves as the Acting Section Chief for the FBI’s Human Resources Division, Recruitment Selection and Staffing Section. In 1987 while working at General Electric, she was recruited to one of the world’s most admired organizations – the FBI. In her first assignment, she served three years with the FBI’s Congressional Affairs Office. In 2003, Ms. Hubbard’s natural leadersh [read more]
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Ken Nephew
Executive Director, Office of Human Resources Field Operations , Federal Aviation Administration

Mr. Kenneth Nephew was promoted to the FAA Executive Service in June 2010, as the Executive Director of Human Resource Field Operations. In this capacity, Mr. Nephew provides executive level leadership and oversight to the eleven HR Field Offices that perform the full range of human resource services to the FAA workforce. Mr. Nephew originally joined the FAA in May 2005, as the HR Director of the [read more]
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Reginald Wells
Deputy Commissioner, Office of Human Resources, Social Security Administration

Reginald F. Wells was named Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Office of Human Resources effective July 15, 2002 after serving short tenures as Deputy Associate Commissioner for Disability Program Policy and Senior Advisor in the Office of Disability and Income Security Programs. Dr. Wells also serves as the Chief Human Capital Officer for SSA. In his capacity as Dep [read more]
12:00 SMALL GROUP ROUNDTABLES
Nicole Vichi, Lead Associate on the Human Capital Team, Booz Allen Hamilton
Marirose Ziebarth, Senior Associate on the Human Capital Team, Booz Allen Hamilton
Mark McMurray , Director of Business Development, Monster Government Solutions
Diane H. Denholm, Vice President, Federal Services, Highland Worldwide, The North Highland Company
Scott Christopher, Head of Speaking and Training, O.C. Tanner Company
Alethea Long-Green, MPA, Director, Human Capital Solutions, STG International, Inc.
Mick Collins, Principal Consultant, Workforce Analytics & Planning, SuccessFactors
Suzanne Purdy, Director, Strategic Solutions, Federal, Taleo Government Solutions
This hands-on exercise gives you a new way of thinking and ideas to bring back to your office. Collaborate and problem solve with your peers! Each small group will have a specific theme, no more than 25 people and last 30 minutes. During this time, your group will work together to determine the challenges, solutions and plan of action. You will have the opportunity to participate in two roundtable discussions.

Recruiting In The Relationship Age: The game’s changed. You compete with different organizations on different levels for talent in different ways. Online networking, social media, communities of interest are all new fronts in the war on talent. We’ll discuss how agencies are equipped to take on recruiting challenges in this, the relationship age.
Moderated By: Mark McMurray, Director of Business Development, Monster Government Solutions

Building Blocks Of Strategic Capacity 2012 will present a unique set of challenges for the federal government. As demands for accountability and lowering the cost of government increase so does the need for government agencies to improve their ability to increase productivity, reduce operational costs, and use data to make better decisions. To help you meet these challenges, this session will provide some insight, tools and best practices for conducting workforce and workload analysis, improving performance through employee engagement, and more.
Moderated By: Alethea Long-Green, Director, Human Capital Solutions,STG International, Inc.

The Carrot Principle: How The Best Managers Use Recognition To Engage Their People, Retain Talent, And Accelerate Performance Attendees will:
  • Understand how creating a culture of recognition will drive their business results
  • Learn the importance of an entire “recognition solution” in order to change/augment a culture
  • Hear best practices in no cost/low cost recognition by world-class organizations
  • Learn how to integrate recognition into their personal management styles
Moderated By: Scott Christopher, Head of Speaking and Training, O.C. Tanner Company

Numbers Don’t Lie: Workforce Analytics And Planning In The Federal Government Lawmakers in both chambers have introduced legislation that aims to reduce the federal workforce by 10 percent by 2015 through attrition. How will this affect your agency? Will you be able to have the “right number of people with the right skills, experiences, and competencies in the right jobs at the right time." During this roundtable we will discuss how workforce analytics and planning can help you strategically manage your personnel to deliver enormous gains in the form of improved business performance and agility, reduced human capital costs and risks and enhanced employee productivity. From the basics of workforce analytics to calculating the ROI of fundamental HR activities, this discussion will be sure to deliver valuable HR Insight for your agency.
Moderated By: Mick Collins, Principal Consultant, Workforce Analytics & Planning, SuccessFactors

Competency Based Workforce Development: From Vision to Adoption

Moderated By: Marirose Ziebarth, Senior Associate on the Human Capital Team, Booz Allen Hamilton and Nicole Vichi, Lead Associate on the Human Capital Team, Booz Allen Hamilton

Human Capital: Managing Your Agency’s Critical Skills
Discuss the most effective methods to identify, develop, and recruit workforce talent. You'll come away with practical knowledge and tools you can put to work right away in your own organization. Attend this discussion and:
  • Learn the steps to actively manage the critical skills you already have in your organization
  • Understand how to utilize competencies and skills to run a successful program
  • Engage and retain the talent you need to reach your future goals and accomplish your agency's mission
  • Hear best practices and lessons learned from organizations who are successful in critical skills management

Moderated By: Suzanne Purdy, Director, Strategic Solutions, Federal, Taleo Government Solutions

Optimizing The Multi-Sector Workforce: Strategies For Addressing Budget Cuts
Federal agencies are being challenged to make significant reductions to their budgets. For many agencies, the funds that sustain the multi-sector workforce comprise the majority of their budgets. During this round table we will discuss the multiple workforce levers available to Federal leaders. We will also discuss the strategies for using these levers to address budgetary mandates while preserving mission delivery.
Moderated By: Diane Denholm, Vice President, Federal Services, Highland Worldwide
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Nicole Vichi
Lead Associate on the Human Capital Team, Booz Allen Hamilton

Nicole Vichi, a Lead Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, joined the Firm in 2005 and has 14 years of experience in human capital management. She has worked with Federal, commercial, and international organizations to provide an array of human capital management and change management solutions (e.g., competency modeling, leadership development, training development, and stakeholder engagement and com [read more]
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Marirose Ziebarth
Senior Associate on the Human Capital Team, Booz Allen Hamilton

Marirose Coulson Ziebarth, a Sr. Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, joined the Firm in 2003 and specializes in addressing the human element of security through the training and education of the cyber workforce. Currently, Marirose manages the Information Technology (IT) competency model implementation program for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Previously, she supported the National Cybe [read more]
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Mark McMurray
Director of Business Development, Monster Government Solutions

Mark McMurray has 20 years of experience working in Human Capital industry consulting and management roles dealing with recruitment, human resource management consulting, and taking the strategic through to the tactical. With an extensive, multi-disciplined background in Product and Program Management, Professional Services, Business P [read more]

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Diane H. Denholm
Vice President, Federal Services, Highland Worldwide, The North Highland Company

Ms. Denholm is a Vice President with The North Highland Company. She has over 24 years of experience providing cost and performance management solutions to government, non-profit, and commercial clients. She has M.S. in Engineering Management from the George Washington University, 1992 and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. She is also a Certified Project Mana [read more]
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Scott Christopher
Head of Speaking and Training, O.C. Tanner Company

Scott Christopher is co-author of the best-selling The Levity Effect: Why It Pays to Lighten Up and Director of Speaking and Training at the O.C. Tanner Company. He has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, Fox Business Channel, CNBC, National Public Radio, BBC and has been quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, New York Post, Newsweek, Economist magazine, Ladies Home Journal and man [read more]
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Alethea Long-Green, MPA
Director, Human Capital Solutions, STG International, Inc.

Ms. Alethea Long-Green is a senior administrator with over 25 years of national and international, private and public sector experience in human resources and human capital management, training and development, strategic and workforce planning, and technology assessments. Certified in business process re-engineering, Quality Management, performance management and customer service, Ms. Long-Green h [read more]
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Mick Collins
Principal Consultant, Workforce Analytics & Planning, SuccessFactors

Currently, Mick is responsible for supporting the global sales of SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics and Workforce Planning products. In this capacity, he divides his time between sales (delivering presentations to potential members and partnering with account managers on sales strategy) and marketing (managing events and speaking at industry conferences).From 2009-late 2010, Mick served as the le [read more]

Suzanne Purdy
Director, Strategic Solutions, Federal, Taleo Government Solutions

Suzanne Purdy is the Director, Strategic Solutions, Federal at Taleo Government Solutions.
1:00 Luncheon For All Attendees
Luncheon For All Attendees
3:50 Afternoon Networking Refreshment Break In The Solutions Zone
Afternoon Networking Refreshment Break In The Solutions Zone
5:40 Day One Concludes
Day One Concludes
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