Past Speakers

Meetings of the HR Executive Forum provide members an opportunity to hear from local and and national speakers on topics that are timely and thought provoking. A sampling of our speakers from the past includes:

Steve LaMotta, HCS, SPHR
“CREATING A TALENT DRIVEN CULTURE”
Vice President, Human Capital Institute
April 8, 2010
See event >>

Nathanial Fuller -
"Shakespeare and the Spirit of Leadership"
February 17 & 18, 2010
See event >>

Brad Anderson - Retired CEO from Best Buy
"Putting Employees at the Center of Growth”"
December 3rd, 2009
See event >>

Richard Leider - Founder and Chairman of the Inventure Group
"Discovering What Matters: Balancing Money, Medicine & Meaning in Uncertain Times"
October 20, 2009
See event >>

Chris Farrell, Economics Editor for Marketplace Money, syndicated nationally on public radio by American Public Media.
"HR Implications of the Current Economy"
September 30, 2009
See event >>

"Leadership in Business and Community” – Round-Robin"
May 12, 2009
See event >>

Marvin Smith, Director of Talent Communities at Microsoft Corporation
"New Trends in Talent Acquisition – Developing Talent Communities"
March 19, 2009
See event >>

Lee Aase, Manager of Syndications and Social Media at the Mayo Clinic
Jacqueline Prescott, co-founder of Frank, a consulting firm helping organizations by focusing on the 2.0 mindset
Bethany Kinsella, BBY Digital Director and a key leader of the Web 2.0 revolution inside Best Buy
Jim Emanuelson, VP of Information Systems Applications who leads a web-based mentoring program at Land O'Lakes
"Web 2.0 - Organizational Applications and Learnings Panel Presentation and Discussion"
February 05, 2009
See event >>

Franco Vicino, from Vici Associates International and a professor at Dominican University in San Francisco.
"Can your Managerial and Executive Talent execute their business"
November 17, 2008
See event >>

John Radford, Senior Vice President of Radford Surveys + Consulting
"Keeping up with Compensation Trends"
October 16, 2008
See event >>

Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, the authors of
Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It
"Results-Only Work Environment - ROWE"
September 18, 2008
See event >>

Rich Horwath, President, Strategic Thinking Institute
"Breakthrough Leadership and Culture Development"
May 13, 2008
See event >>

Doug Lennick, co-author with Fred Kiel, Ph.D. of Moral Intelligence, Enhancing Business Performance & Leadership Success
"Breakthrough Leadership and Culture Development"
April 2008
See event >>

James E. Lukaszewski, Author
"Are You a Trusted Advisor?"
February 2008
See event >>

Christine Roberts , founder of Robers & more, a public relations firm
"When The Unthinkable Happens: How to Manage a Crisis Effectively" --
October 2007
See event >>

David Nosal, Nosal Partners
"Executive Search. Is it worth it?" --
September 2007
See event >>

Jim O'Connell, economist and expert on global economic policy, domestic political dynamics and issues of the workplace
"An Economist's View from Washington: 5 HR Megatrends Defining the 21st Century World of Work" --
May 2007
See event >>

David B. Peterson, PhD., Senior Vice President at Personnel Decisions International
"Ten Steps to Increase the Value of Coaching in Your Organization" --
March 14, 2007
See event >>

Dr. Mitchell Kusy, Organization Development Consultant, Author
"7 Critical Leadership Mistakes: What Every HR Executive" --
January 17, 2007
See event >>

Pete Ramstad, leader of PDI's Strategy Practice
"Talentship: Shifting HR's focus from the services it provides to the decisions it supports." -- December 5, 2006
See event >>

Hubert Saint-Onge, founder and Principal of SaintOnge Alliance
"Collaborative Networks: a key element of organizational capability" --
October 26, 2006
See event >>

John Sweeney, world-class speaker in workplace innovation
"Unleashing Innovation: 8 Secrets to World Class Idea Generation" --
September 28, 2006
See event >>

Bob Eichinger, CEO of Lominger Limited, Inc. and co-author of the Leadership Architect suite of products
"Talent Management" -- May 11, 2006
See event >>

Marieke van Dijk, Research Director with the Corporate Leadership Council
"Realizing the Full Potential of Rising Talent" -- March 14, 2006
See event >>

John Stout, an officer with Fredrikson and Byron
"Working with Boards of Directors" -- January, 2006
See event >>

Kent Kedl, co-author of "The China Ready Company"
"Globalization" -- November 29, 2005
See event >>

Scott Pollak, Director of the Saratoga Institute
"HR Benchmarking" -- October 19, 2005
See event >>

Robin Rasmussen, a leading outsourcing adviser from EquaTerra
"HR Outsourcing" -- September 15, 2005
See event >>

Ron James, President and CEO - Center for Ethical Business Cultures
"Restoring Integrity: The Role of Human Resources in Building an Ethical Culture"
See event >>

Karl D. Speak, President, Beyond Marketing Thought
"Relationship Intelligence: Tapping Into the Power of the Brand Inside"
See event >>

Marlene Johnson
"Storytelling as a Leadership Skill"
See event >>

Jim Lemke
"The Corporate Lobotomy"
See event >>

William Cope Moyers
"The Good Business of Recovery"
See event >>