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Ed Cohen
Chief Technology Officer, Plateau Systems
Ed Cohen joined Plateau as Chief Technology Officer in 1999 as part of a merger between Plateau and Sensory Computing, Inc. He founded Sensory Computing, which produced instructional titles, a pioneering LCMS and reusable learning objects functionality within an authoring tool. Sensory's titles became a standard in the nuclear power industry. Cohen currently serves as Chairman of the Aviation Industry CBT Committee's (AICC) Training Infrastructure Subcommittee. Cohen also is a regular speaker at international e-Learning seminars and a frequent contributor to major e-Learning and HR publications.
where you can find me
1:00 — The World According to SaaS
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David Forman
Learning Officer. Human Capital Institute (HCI)
David Forman serves as an executive director and Chief Learning Officer for HCI. In this capacity, David is responsible for designing and teaching the HCI Designation programs, as well as serving as a liaison to HCI's academic and learning communities worldwide. David is also the author of "The Principles of Human Capital Management" book that serves as a foundation for the HCI designation programs.
where you can find me
11:00 — Establishing a Talent-Driven Culture
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Michelle Haas
Learning Management Systems Manager, The Walt Disney Company (TWDC)
Michelle is the LMS project lead for the global roll-out of Plateau's LMS at TWDC where she manages all HRIS functions for the Learning Management and Performance Management systems.
Prior to her current role, Michelle managed the Training Systems for Walt Disney World for 7 years, which included both PeopleSoft and SAP, and rolled out the first property-wide Training System of Record. Before working with Learning systems, Michelle had been a Sr. Personnel Specialist and oversaw the use and upgrade of the Personnel module of PeopleSoft. She was active as a trainer in both systems and operations areas, heavily drawing on her operations experience to support Theme Parks & Resorts to during the LMS roll out.
Michelle holds a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature from Kenyon College in Gambier, OH.
where you can find me
2:00 — Globalizing Talent at The Walt Disney Company
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Tom Hoglund
Director, Talent & Organization Performance Consulting Practice, Accenture
Tom is a Partner in Accenture's Talent & Organization Performance service line. He focuses on helping employees perform at a higher level through leveraging the tools of knowledge management, employee portals, collaboration and learning. Tom is the global leader for Accenture's Collaboration and Knowledge Management practice. He has 25 years of consulting experience and has led numerous projects that have delivered millions of dollars of benefits to clients and have touched hundreds of thousands of employees.
The programs Tom has implemented have won several awards, including APQC's "Model Knowledge Sharing Organization", Internet Week magazine's "Best Business Site", the World of Learning's "e-Learning Solution of the Year" and world famous Internet design guru Jakob Nielsen's "10 Best Intranet Designs." Tom is a frequent speaker on the topics of learning, KM, portals, collaboration and content management.
Before joining Accenture, Tom was Chief Knowledge Officer for a Fortune 100 company. Prior to that he worked for a Big Five consultancy where he held positions leading their KM, Portal and Content Management consulting practice, managing their internal KM function, leading their Learning Technology organization and as Deputy CIO.
where you can find me
2:00 — Learning 2.0: Driving High Performance with New Strategies,Tools and a Broader Mission
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Robert Hubbard
LMS Project Functional Manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Robert Hubbard joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 2003 as a graduate Cooperative student working as a Program Manager. Today, Robert serves as Learning Management System Functional Lead at NASA and is located at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He is currently serves as the Chair for the Agency’s LMS Operations Working Group. Robert attended Tuskegee University where he studied Management Information Systems and earned a Bachelor’s degree in 2003. He also attended University of Central Florida where he studied Project Management and earned a Master's Certificate in 2009 as well as studied Public Administration and earned a Masters degree in 2006. Robert's core expertise includes Project Management, System Integrations, System Upgrades, Configurations and System Change Controls.
where you can find me
11:00 — How NASA successfully launched an Individual Development Plan strategy
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Susan Kramer
Director HRIS, The Walt Disney Company (TWDC)
Susan Kramer co-leads the Enterprise HRIS function at TWDC, responsible for the Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, Performance Management, Talent Planning, and employee Portal systems. In this role, Susan and her team are responsible for all of the the systems lifecycle activities for these key HR functions for the company.
Prior to her current role, Susan managed the PeopleSoft HR System for Walt Disney World (WDW). She implemented the first web based recruiting program for WDW's College Program, in PeopleSoft. She implemented WDW's first Training System of Record program, also in PeopleSoft. She implemented WDW's Personic Recruiting System. She subsequently managed the conversion of WDW's PeopleSoft HR system to SAP. She then built TWDC's first HR Shared Services function, Employee Administrative Services, successfully centralizing several back of house transaction processes, implementing electronic employee personnel files and an employee/CRM system to manage call center activities. Prior to joining TWDC, Susan held IT technical and leadership roles with Accenture Consulting, Ryder Systems, Inc., Ceridian and Darden Restaurants.
Susan holds aBachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a minor in Information Systems and a Master of Science in Information Systems from The George Washington University, Washington DC.
where you can find me
2:00 — Globalizing Talent at The Walt Disney Company
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Leighanne Levensaler
Director of Talent Management Research at Bersin & Associates
Leighanne Levensaler directs the company's research and advisory services in performance management and talent management systems. Levensaler has over 12 years consulting experience helping Fortune 1000 companies develop and implement human capital management solutions. Previously, Levensaler was responsible for the development of the enterprise learning consulting practice at SystemLink Enterprise Solutions, solution design manager for the global services division of SmartForce (now SkillSoft), director of e-learning for Gulfstream Aerospace, director of organizational development for Edutrek International/AIU, and HR consultant for Deloitte Consulting. She is the author of recent reports including Talent Management Suites &ndash Market Realities, Implementation Experiences, and Vendor Profiles and Talent Management: What Can We Learn From Experienced Companies. Levensaler frequently contributes to industry publications, facilitates public workshops, and presents at industry conferences.
where you can find me
12:00 — The New Workplace: Ten Talent Trends You Can't Ignore
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Kathryn Perkins
Director, Partner Services, Webjunction
Kathryn Perkins is the Director of Partner Services for WebJunction. In this role she leads partner management and product support for WebJunction / OCLC. Kathryn formerly worked for a learning management system company as a strategic consultant and account director to assist Global 1000 clients in fully using the capabilities of their online learning platforms. Her work has been featured in numerous webinars, speaking engagements, Online Learning Magazine and Training Magazine.
where you can find me
1:00 — Leveraging Communities to Meet Top Talent Challenges
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Chinni Reddygari
Sr. Director, Technical Services, GSO
Chinni Reddygari is the Senior Director of Technical Services at Plateau. He served as Solutions Architect, Principal Architect and ODC Manager respectively before assuming this position. Technical Services manages all the technical aspects of the implementations including Architecture and sizing, Installations, Integrations, Customizations, Migrations and Systems Performance tuning. Before joining Plateau, Chinni worked with Commerce One and NTTC.
where you can find me
11:00 — Social Collaboration for Business
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Suzanne Rumsey
Principal Consultant, Knowledge Infusion
At Knowledge Infusion, Suzanne works with clients to define their holistic talent management strategies. As Knowledge Infusion's Talent Management Domain Lead, Suzanne spearheads thought leadership and strategy development for Knowledge Infusion's Talent Management practice. Specific activities include: guiding business process transformation for succession management and workforce planning, creating talent management strategies for companies in the retail, high tech, financial services and energy industries, developing workforce planning processes, and partnering on vendor evaluations. Prior to joining Knowledge Infusion, Suzanne held a variety of positions within the Talent Management function at Health Net, Inc., a large managed healthcare company. Suzanne led Health Net's Corporate Workforce Planning and Leadership and Organization Development functions, developing and implementing various strategies for workforce analytics and planning, leadership development, performance management, learning management and change management. Prior to Health Net, Suzanne was an internal Organization and Workforce Development Consultant with Boeing Satellite Systems (formerly Hughes Space and Communications). While at Boeing / Hughes, Suzanne spearheaded career planning for engineers and collaborated on implementing new performance mangement and talent mobility processes and tools. Suzanne also spent two years at American Management Systems (AMS - now CGI) as an analyst on HR systems for local governments, colleges and universities.
where you can find me
1:00 — Advancing Your Talent Management Strategy
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Heidi Spirgi
President of Knowledge Infusion
Heidi Spirgi is President and co-founder of Knowledge Infusion, a strategic consulting organization that works collaboratively with clients to help them achieve true business results from HCM and Talent Management technologies. With a strong background in products and service delivery for recruiting, learning, performance, and succession management, Heidi is responsible for leading consulting engagements focused on integrated and strategic Talent Management initiatives. Prior to co-founding Knowledge Infusion, Spirgi spent 8 years at PeopleSoft, most recently driving the launch and product marketing for the PeopleSoft Learning Management solution and Workforce Performance Solutions. She also held a series of roles in the financial services, retail, and manufacturing industries in addition to leading HRMS sales training at PeopleSoft University. Prior to PeopleSoft, Heidi was as a Senior HRMS Business Analyst for Seagate Technology and Swiss Bank Corporation in Zurich. Heidi frequently authors thought leadership articles and speaks at conferences on the topic of learning and development trends and talent management strategies and technologies. She is an active member of ASTD, IHRIM and eLearning Guild and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan and a Master's from UCLA.
Suzanne Rumsey is principal consultant and Talent Management Domain Lead, focusing on strategic Talent Management. She has spent the past 10 years as a practitioner of various Talent Management functions in Fortune 200 companies.
where you can find me
1:00 — Advancing Your Talent Management Strategy
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Rachel Van Noord
Senior Manager, Partner Services, WebJunction
Rachel Van Noord has worked with WebJunction since graduating from San Jose State University's MLIS program in 2005. As Senior Manager, Partner Services, she leads WebJunction's account management, training and documentation efforts. Rachel was principal contributor to WebJunction's 2006 publication "Trends in E-Learning for Library Staff" and co-authored the article "E-Learning's Next Wave" for Library Journal. Before working at WebJunction, Rachel coordinated the Library Beyond Walls program at the Marin County Free Library and worked at the Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture.
where you can find me
1:00 — Leveraging Communities to Meet Top Talent Challenges
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Lee Wright
Sr. Director of Services, iContent
Lee Wright is the Sr. Director of Services, iContent with Plateau Systems. He joined Plateau in 2004 as part of the sales organization and has led the iContent organization since early 2008. Lee has worked in the software and services industry for 13 years. This includes work in Global Trade Management, Commercial and Federal enterprise software sales, and technical consulting. Lee has an undergrad degree in Economics and an MBA from the Kenan Flagler school of business at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
where you can find me
2:00 — The World According to CaaS
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