Elearning! Magazine: Building Smarter Companies via Learning & Workplace Technologies.
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS S T Strategy & Leadership Technology at Work B E! Best Practices Best of Elearning! Wednesday, September 26th 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM Keynote: Creating Time to Innovate See description pg 38 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Hertz: The Business Impact of Learning S Speaker: Karl-Heinz Oehler, Vice President, Talent Management, Hertz Corporation. Want to learn how top companies align learning, talent and company strategies? Karl-Heinz Oehler has pioneered leading edge global learning and tal- ent management strategies in his role at Hertz Corporation. Karl reports to the President of Hertz, and in this session, Karl discusses the innova- tive processes he uses to manage Hertz's human capital, as well as en- sure strategic alliance throughout the enterprise. YOU WILL LEARN: About fact-based talent decisions; Left and right brain decision-making; How to align learning and development strategies with corporate strate- gies. T LMS & TMS Series Part 1: Understanding Your Business Needs Prior to Selection Moderator: Chris Bond, CEO, Bluewater Learning, LLC Panelists: Joe DiDonato, Elearning! Media Group, Veronica Zaman, Vice President, Scripps Health, Mark Prasatik, Vice President, BP Every learning or talent system selection is different. Yet one item is common. The selection project must be driven by the needs of the busi- ness. If your system capabilities and business needs are mismatched your learning or talent system implementation will not be successful. YOU WILL LEARN: The approach and process to indentifying your organi- zation's business needs; How to develop the business case to support the funding of your project; How to enable needs of the business to drive the selection of your new learning or talent system. This session will provide practical application, templates and instruction for how you move your selection process forward. T Let the Games Begin!: Gamification & Learning Speaker: Robert Gadd, President & Chief Mobile Officer, OnPoint Digital Explore how 'gamification' - the use of game mechanics & theories in non-game settings to drive business outcomes - is changing how we learn and work. YOU WILL LEARN: How to easily add gaming layers to formal and informal learning; How leader boards, points & badges drive engagement; Where to find tools for gaming. 40 July / August 2012 Elearning! B Market Your Learning with Flair: 100% Employee Participation Rocks! Speaker: Derek Cunard, Dean, American Heart University, American Heart Association Named #1 in the 2012 Learning! 100, the American Heart University (AHU) is celebrating unheard of success in providing online learning to employees and volunteers. With most of AHU's learning taking place online, it takes clear strategy, enthusiasm and style to engage our learners. As Dean of AHU and self-proclaimed "cheer captain", Derek Cunard will present a step-by-step, foot-stomping, multi-media overview on how his team has inspired and achieved 100% participation in learning. You will leave with a clear under- stand of: How to define and sell your organization's powerful "learning prom- ise" - with flair; Key steps to creating a credible and fun marketing campaign to encourage a culture of learning; Designing and launching innovative multi- media learning promotions that engage and inspire your employees to attend. 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM E! Best of Elearning! Awards Luncheon Speakers: Catherine Upton, Publisher, Joe DiDonato, Editor at Large, Jerry Roche, Editorial Director, Elearning! Media Group Join this ticketed awards luncheon to honor the best-in-class solution providers as voted by Elearning! Magazine readers and user community. 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Everyone is a Leader S Speaker: Alice Cutter, Vice President, Learning, Time Warner Cable At Time Warner Cable, long-term success begins with an employee's un- derstanding and embracing the company's leadership opportunities. In this session, Alice will share how Time Warner Cable developed a busi- ness strategy based on the theme "everyone is a leader." She will dis- cuss the process used to build leadership capability and the impact it has on the organization. YOU WILL LEARN: An innovative approach to defining and developing leadership; What leadership could be at your company; To embrace leadership development at all levels. T LMS & TMS Series Part 2: What You Need to Know BEFORE Buy- ing a System (The Secrets to a Successful Implementation) Speakers: Chris Bond, CEO, Bluewater Learning, LLC and Casey Arens, Director, Alliance Data Corporation Casey and Chris will lead the conversation and discuss what Casey wished she knew about implementation prior to the purchase of their LMS. It is not just about the selection and purchase, but about how the ability to implement the system might impact your decision making. It is also im- portant to understand your real cost of implementation, timelines, and basic information that can trip you up in the process. YOU WILL LEARN: How to discuss implementation with your vendor during the purchase process; How to identify the real costs of implementation; How to identify the impact of implementation on your business; How to find helpful imple- mentation assistance. After this session you should have a clear founda- tion for understanding implementation prior to your purchase process.