Event Description

“Say do you remember dancing in September?” sang Earth Wind & Fire on their 1971 hit song “September.” Well, we may not be dancing (although you never know with this crew) but we’re certainly going to have a fantastic time at The Philadelphia 2018 HR, Training, & Talent Networking Extravaganza on September 11, 2018!

Featuring fun activities, plenty of food, raffles, prizes, and a discounted cash bar – plus amazing views from the beautiful Pyramid Club in Center City – this is one party you won’t want to miss. Register now as we expect a packed room for this one!

Join L&D Philly and our partner organizations – ATD Philadelphia, ATD Mid-New Jersey, Philly SHRM, Greater Valley Forge HRA, Delaware SHRM, Beacon, The Philadelphia Society of People and Strategy, the Philadelphia Chapters of: The Society of Technical Communication, the National Speakers’ Association, the Association of Career Professionals, the Philadelphia Area New Media Association, Visuals for Change, the Center for Millennial Engagement, and others as we kick start the fall with a night of excitement, elegance, and best of all – freebies!

Program

Registration and refreshments start at 6pm!

At 6:30, we’ll kick off with some introductions and news, and then go into a fast-paced, but fun structured networking activity facilitated by local training guru, comedian, and host of Meet the Author – Theresa Hummel-Krallinger.

Then, it’s open networking time! Catch up with old friends/colleagues and meet some new ones! We’ll bring the house down and close out the event with our Basket Raffle – where you could win a business or L&D starter library, tickets to Meet the Author, a free DISC assessment, a free resume consultation, free career coaching sessions, a free professional headshot, or other great prizes!

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As the war for talent rages on, the talent development landscape continues to shift under our feet and L&D professionals are being asked to play a more strategic role in the fight to attract, retain, and grow talent. Market disruptions, generational differences, AI, robotics, AR/VR, changing consumer tastes, low unemployment, the gig economy, and a host of other trends contribute to the chaotic pace of change. It can be difficult to know what works anymore.

That’s why we’re going to ask a panel of innovative L&D leaders what solutions they’re employing to tackle today’s talent development challenges.

• Emma Engel, Chief Learning Officer, Unisys University
• Eric Brand, Senior Director of Training, Endo Pharmaceuticals
• Karen Clay Basile, Chief Learning Officer, Johnson Controls
• Susan Gunn, Exec. Director, People Advisory Services, EY (formerly, SVP, Aramark)

Longtime talent and organizational development consultant Gus Prestera will be the moderator for this panel discussion, which is co-hosted by Philly L&D and Beacon.

What will you get out of it?

This is no academic affair: you will walk away with practical strategies, tactics, technologies, and ideas for dealing with a range talent development challenges, including:

• Given the pace of hiring, how do we best onboard people into new positions?
• How do we optimize individual and team performance?
• How do we promote retention through professional development?
• Given the frequency of organizational changes, how do we build greater change resilience?
• How do we identify and grow superheroes internally and enable their rise through the leadershipranks?

Plus, you’ll have a great time networking with colleagues, and maybe you’ll even bask in the victory of winning a door prize. What else could you want for a Wednesday morning?!

Join us as the leading edge meets today’s realities; bring your questions and your energy; don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear what approaches these innovative L&D leaders are using to drive results for their organizations.

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Panel

Emma Engel | Chief Learning Officer | Unisys Corporation

Emma Engel is Chief Learning Officer for Unisys University, setting and executing the learning strategy across technical, business and personal development for all 22,000 associates and leaders. In her 11-year tenure at Unisys, she has designed and implemented the Executive Leadership program, various Sales enablement initiatives and transformed the corporate university into a consultative yet metrics-driven organization that aligns and adapts to the ever-changing needs of a global information technology company. Emma has held key leadership roles in corporate L&D, consulting organizations, business focused and sales roles. Her experience has extended across multiple industries and is underpinned by a solution focused consultancy approach with key stakeholders across the business. Constantly challenged with a global and incredibly virtual audience, Emma seeks to balance the requirement for technical innovation that drives learning with cost constraints and a small team.

Karen Basile | Chief Learning Officer | Johnson Controls

Karen Basile is the chief learning officer of Johnson Controls enterprise learning function.   Karen has been with Johnson Controls and Tyco (pre-acquisition) for four years.  Karen’s work involves leading a global learning team in leadership development and core skills development programs and curriculum; promoting sales effectiveness and development. Karen has over 23 years’ experience in Talent and HR roles.  Previously, Karen was the Talent Management Leader for VWR, a global lab supply and distribution company. In that capacity she was responsible for talent acquisition, talent strategy, leadership development, and learning.  She also held HR and Talent roles for over 5 years at General Electric, as the global training leader for sales and marketing across all GE businesses, and talent and HR roles within GE Energy. Karen holds a B.S. in Marketing and International Business from Penn State and an M.S. in Organizational Dynamics from University of Pennsylvania.

Susan Gunn| Executive Director |People Advisory Services – EY

Susan Gunn is an Executive Director in the People Advisory Services practice of EY. A global business executive with deep expertise in the Human Capital function and more than 25 years of HR experience, Susan has advised executive leaders on matters pertaining to HR strategy and transformation, executive compensation, mergers & acquisitions and C-Suite, including CEO, succession. Most recently, Susan was the SVP of Global Talent and Compensation for Aramark. In this role, Susan had leadership responsibility for Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Learning & Development, Compensation, HR Technology, HR Analytics, HR Shared Services and HR Transformation. Prior to Aramark, Susan was CHRO of Gardner Denver, a $2.3 billion, publicly traded, global manufacturing company with 40 manufacturing operations in more than 20 countries. In 2013, the National Diversity Council named her one of Pennsylvania’s Most Powerful & Influential Women. Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Graduate Certificate in Human Resources with honors, both from McGill University.

Eric Brand | Sr. Director of Training | Endo Pharmaceuticals

Eric Brand is the Senior Director of Training at Endo Pharmaceuticals, where he has responsibility for all aspects of talent development, from new sales rep onboarding to leadership development. He has close to 30 years in the health care industry. An engineer by training, Eric started his career in healthcare in R&D, then Regulatory Affairs, after which he moved over to the field-based part of the business as both a sales representative and a District Manager. For the past dozen years, Eric has either been in Training, or had the training and development function report to him directly. He has worked in some of the largest companies in the sector and has also been a part of start-ups. Eric’s approach to training is pragmatic, and geared towards solving an identified problem, with an expected business outcome in mind.

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