Next Generation Work Flexibility 2009

We are proud to announce our 2009 second annual Next Generation of Work Flexibility event which will take place at the UCSD Rady School of Management on November 3rd, 2009. The conference will feature a panel of experts discussing flexibility in the workplace for professionals and employers looking to attract and retain highly skilled talent.    

Event Format

• 6:00pm-6:45pm: Registration, Book Signing, Cocktails & hors d'oeuvres, and Networking
• 6:45pm-7:00pm: Key Note
• 7:00pm-8:30pm: Panel Presentation and Q&A
• 8:30pm-9:00pm: One-on-one discussions & Dessert
• 9:00pm: Adjournment 

Key Note 

• Holly Green: Holly,CEO of THE HUMAN FACTOR, Inc., has more than 20 years of executive level and operations experience in Fortune 100, entrepreneurial, and management consulting organizations. She is an author of a top selling book, More Than A Minute: How To Be An Effective Leader & Manager In Today’s Changing World.

Panelists:  

• Andrea & Shelley: Brand Manager job share team for Hewlett Packard's Inkjet Consumer Solutions.  see blog post.
  Molly Anderson: Executive Director, Talent, Deloitte LLP, leading the implementation of Mass Career Customization to Deloitte's 45,000 employees.  see blog post.
• DeAnne Aguirre: Senior Partner Booz & Co., change leadership expert, Standford Sloan Advisory Board, Center for Work/Life Policy Task Force see blog post
• Jessica Lawrence: CEO for Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council.  Jessica led her organization to become the first non-profit to migrate to a Results Only Work Environment (ROWE) = "work wherever you want, whenever you want, as long as the work gets done." see blog post
• Elham Shirazi:  Nationally renowned for expertise in teleworking and is co-chair of the Association for CommuterTransportation's Telework Council  

Moderator:   

• Christina Barlow: Founder LifeWork Alliance, an organization that institutes and promotes open dialogue between organizations and working parents

Next Generation Work Flexibility 2008 

Our October, 2008 event, "The Next Generation of Work Flexibility", took place at UC Irvine. The conference featured a panel of experts discussing flexibility in the workplace for professional mothers and employers looking to attract and retain highly skilled talent.  The panel featured perspectives from Deloitte, CultureRX & ROWE (Results Only Work Environment), an Organizational Behavior professor from UC Irvine's Merage School of Management and others. 

The following video includes highlights from the panel discussion: Workplace Flexibility

Panelists:  

• Marissa Plume: Member of CultureRX Team and strong advocate of the Results Only Work Environment
• Barbara Adachi: National Managing Principal, Initiative for the Retention & Advancement of Women, Deloitte LLP
• Kim Shepherd: CEO of Decision Toolbox
• Dr. Judy Rosener, Ph. D.:  Professor Emerita UC Irvine: The Merage School of Business
• Catherine Clifford: Founder YourOnRamp.com
   

Moderators:   

• Sally Thornton: Co-Founder Flexperience
• Theresa Walker: Editor for OCMoms.com and The Mom Blog, OC Register