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Time
7:30 a.m. –
4:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. –
8:45 a.m.
9:00 a.m. –
10:30 a.m.
Session
REGISTRATION Sponsored by Speakeasy
BREAKFAST/NETWORKING SESSION Sponsored by Right Management
KEYNOTE GENERAL
SESSION
Liberty A
10:45 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. –
1:15 p.m.
Elzie (LZ) Granderson, ESPN/CNN (moderator)
Jason Collins, NBA
BREAKOUT SESSION 1
Independence III
Infusing Diversity into the Technology Talent Pool
BREAKOUT SESSION 2
Independence II
Change the Channel on Your Talent Acquisition Strategies
David Porter Ph.D., The Walter Kaitz Foundation (moderator)
Karen Horting MBA CAE, Society of Women Engineers
Michele Lezama, The National GEM Consortium
Michael Peters, Comcast
Karl W. Reid Ed.D., National Society of Black Engineers
Andy Roane, YOH (moderator)
Jocelyn Cooley, BET Networks
Cormac Cullinane, Time Warner
Francisco Estrada, Univision Communications
Janet Manzullo, Time Warner Cable
Julie Neimat, Discovery Communications
BREAKOUT SESSION 3
Independence I
Leading Through Chaos: Lessons Learned in Crisis Management
LUNCHEON
2014 CTHRA Awards
Luncheon
Luncheon Sponsored by Half the Sky Leadership
Liberty B/C
1:30 p.m. –
2:30 p.m.
The Importance of Inclusion Sponsored by ESPN
GENERAL SESSION
Independence I/II
Seth Feit, Time Warner Cable (moderator)
Jeff Hamstad, Comcast
Ben Kaiser, CNN Newsource
Beth Biggs, Charter Communications – 2014 Aspiring Leader
Kerri St. Jean, Comcast Cable – 2014 Leadership Excellence
GTO HR Team, Turner Broadcasting System – 2014 Team Innovator
Awards Sponsored by MultiChannel News
HR Transformed: How to Become a Take-Charge Catalyst for
Innovation and Business Success
Caroline Stockdale, SVP & Chief People Officer, Accretive Health
2:30 p.m. –
2:45 p.m.
AFTERNOON BREAK
Sponsored by Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company
2:45 p.m. –
4:00 p.m.
CLOSING GENERAL
SESSION
Insiders’ Perspectives on HR’s Impact CHRO Panel
Liberty A
4:00 p.m. –
5:00 p.m.
HR NETWORKING
RECEPTION
Liberty B/C
Tomas Mathews, TMathewsHR (moderator)
Stacy Green, A+E Networks
NJ Pesci, Scripps Networks Interactive
William Strahan, Comcast Cable
Janice Turner, WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone
Sponsored by Starz Entertainment