Procurement & Talent Acquisition Executives gather to benchmark their extended workforce programs and uncover best practices to propel them forward.
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The management of the extended workforce / global talent ecosystem is a multi-dimensional phenomena. Understanding the needs of all parties is critical to the success of any evolving talent program.
Gain perspective by widening your lens and making room for new ideas. Get the space and time to create a grounded vision for your organization driven by peer best practices.
The Global Talent Ecosystem
Who should attend?
Join an exclusive group of 40-50 Extended Workforce Leaders including Procurement, Talent Acquisition Leaders and Highly Vetted Sponsors as you collaborate on best practices in a safe and luxurious indoor/outdoor venue. VISION West offers real-time market intelligence & insights for Outsourced and Internal Extended Workforce Programs. The following Enterprise Leaders may join:
Indirect Procurement
Talent Acquisition
Program Operations
How is this event different from a virtual event?
While virtual events are easy and efficient, assembling in a safe and secure environment creates the necessary space to deepen relationships and expand thinking… creating trust and uncovering new ways of working. (Being at The Ritz-Carlton, overlooking the Pacific Ocean doesn’t hurt, either.)
In-person and ad-hoc
The best conversations are unplanned and spontaneous. "Bump into" your next peer mentor and solution innovator.
Interactive Sessions
Lectures be gone! Dive deep during roundtables with Procurement and TA peers plus vetted, innovative provider sponsors.
Cocktails & Dinner
Experience a networking event like no other overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the luxurious Ritz-Carlton.
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Networking Topics
War for Talent
Diversity & Inclusion
Innovation & Technology
Direct Sourcing
Compliance & Risk
Globalization
THU 27 OCT VIRTUAL 1-1 NETWORKING
October 2022
Virtual 1-1 Networking
October 12-19: Create Networking Profile
October 19-25: Book and Accept 12-minute 1-1 virtual meetings
October 27, 9-2pm PT: Conduct 12-min virtual meetings
WED 2 NOV PRE-EVENT
WED 2 NOV 2022: 6:00 PM
Happy Hour Welcome Reception
Brought to you by ClubVMSA and Sponsors. Join us!
THU 3 NOV PROGRAM
8:00 – 9:15
Networking Breakfast
9:15 – 10:15
Welcome & Introductions
10:15 – 10:45
Client + Partner Panel
Kimberly Reeves-Sheppard, Senior Director, Talent Solutions @ Centene Corporation
Ryan Gemmill, Contingent Workforce Recruitment & Operations Leader @ North Highland
Lisa Wayne, Senior Vice President Strategic Growth & Development @ 360 Talent Solutions
The panel will focus on sharing case studies on how to create successful partnerships where all stakeholders succeed.
10:45 – 11:15
Networking Break by TalentBurst
11:15 – 12:00
Roundtable 1: Building Community Outreach Programs using Single Source Vendor on Premise (VOP)
Geoffrey Dubiski, Global TA Lead, CW Strategy and Planning, Intuitive
Julia Braun, VP, Client Services @ Magnit
Gain insights into how Geoff has led Intuitive to bolt a community outreach program into their VOP. This session will shed light on how Geoff has developed pathways into communities such as:
Veterans, Neurodiverse candidates, second chance citizens, high schoolers, women and more. You may even hear a bit about direct sourcing 
11:15 – 12:00
Roundtable 2: Direct Sourcing: Measuring Success and Implementing Best Practices
Karen Gonzalez, EVP, North America, LiveHire
1) Direct sourcing best practices to ensure success
2) KPIs to help you measure the success of your direct sourcing program
3) Typical outcomes that are achieved by implementing a direct sourcing program
11:15 – 12:00
Roundtable 3: Piloting DE&I in your CW program - both domestically and internationally
Shivangi Bajpai, Category and Supplier Manager @ Cisco
Rahul Sharma, President @ BayOne Solutions
Hear how one Enterprise piloted a “Proof of concept” program integrating DE&I in the CW Program and gained approval to implement globally. Learn how to navigate through various stakeholder concerns and move your DE&I project forward.
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch by GTT
1:05 – 1:30
Extended Workforce Landscape Survey, Results and Insights
1:30 – 2:00
Future Proofing your CW Program
Pamela Randall, Business Enablement Manager, Global Contingent Workforce, Applied Materials
Natalie Javid, Sr. Manager, Global Contingent Workforce, Snowflake
Matt Moloney, Vice President Enterprise Sales and Alliances, Flextrack
Future Proofing your CW program begins with understanding market challenges and opportunities to help close gaps and create fantastic business outcomes.
Learn directly from your peers and achieve the following takeaways
- What challenges are our panel SME’s seeing in the market today as it relates to CW programs
- What considerations do stakeholders need to take into account as they look to make a change
- What opportunities do our panel SME’s see from both a services and technology perspective to help take programs to the next level
2:00 – 2:30
Networking Break
2:30 – 3:15
Roundtable 1: Procurement and Talent Acquisition - Competing or Complementary Objectives?
Jon Beck, CEO, Ursus
*Learn key objectives of both Procurement and Talent Acquisition.
*Speak to internal customer expectations (C-suite = cost savings, Hiring manager = access to resources).
*Learn how to build collaborative cross-functional teams.
2:30 – 3:15
Roundtable 2: IC and Employment Compliance in an ever changing global environment
Semonie Kong, Contingent Workforce Program Manager, Atlassian
Amanda Gallagher, Enterprise Account Executive, Worksome
2:30 – 3:15
Roundtable 3: The Ins and Outs of Supplier Optimization
Kimberly Dinsmore, Senior Manager, External Workforce/Contracting Services, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
How to create a strong resource pool for your CW Program.
3:20- 3:45
Keynote: Influencing the C-Suite via Strategic Negotiations of Contingent Labor
Linda Chuan, Head of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Ops @ Box
3:45 – 5:00
Free Time
5:00 – 7:00
Cocktail Reception w/ CW Ops by Guidant Global
FRI 4 NOV PROGRAM w/ CW Ops
7:30 – 8:30
Networking Breakfast
8:30 – 8:35
Welcome!
Jim Coughlin
Creative Director and Master of Ceremonies, ClubVMSA
Lead Instructor & Co-Founder, Top Recruiter
8:35 – 9:00
Keynote: Gen 2 Uplift - Raising the Bar on Service, Delivery & Outcomes
Feeling a little stuck? Has complacency settled into your CW program? Have you asked your MSP to turbo-charge your service portfolio? In this presentation we will explore the journey to elevate your program to a next generation model and partnering with your MSP to recalibrate and extend service levels and business level impact.
You will walk away with a tools to begin establishing a baseline of maturity, your business priorities to drive change and acceptance. And, perhaps, revitalize your partnership with your MSPs, the supply base and your internal stakeholders that align to business ROI.
Geoff came to VMSA first as a sponsor with EY back in 2016. He worked with Workforce Logiq for 18 months before landing his current role at Intuitive.
9:15 – 10:00
MSP Executive Panel: The State of MSP Today and Tomorrow
Erik Thornberg, Global Sales Executive, Formerly of a large MSP
Brian Clark, President @ AgileOne
Moderated by Jim Coughlin, Creative Director @ ClubVMSA
- What are your clients asking for today that they didn’t a year ago?
- What are your clients looking for beyond Gen 1 and Gen 2 programs?
- What are you offering your clients that is separating you from the competition?
- How do you envision MSPs being more strategic than just tactical in 2023?
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee Break
Brought to you by Top Recruiter
10:30 – 11:15
Roundtable 1: The triangle of extended workforce leadership (TA, Legal and Procurement) and how they service the internal customer
Allen Chilson, Talent Acquisition Leader – Vendor Management, Danaher
Working as a team – Talent Acquisition, Procurement and Legal – learn how to balance multiple goals and different objectives by bringing the three key stakeholders together towards a common solution
10:30 – 11:15
Roundtable 2: Casting a Wider Net
Irenee French, Head of People, Jaris
Rajiv Jaganathan, EVP, Client Services, GTT
Utilizing a global marketplace of candidates to fill more roles.
10:30 – 11:15
Roundtable 3: How to use VMS as a strategic advantage to selling and closing more deals
Steven Kekich, Vice President Infrastructure, Goldman Sachs
Did you realize that you can leverage your experience and relationship with your VMS partners to get on more accounts. Learn how here!
10:30 – 11:15
Roundtable 4: The Joys and Challenges of an Internally Managed Program
Dawn Keeley, Category Manager for Contingent Labor, REI
Lisa Wayne, SVP Strategic Growth and Development, 360 Talent Solutions
10:30 – 11:15
Roundtable 5: What new pay transparency laws could mean for U.S. Workers
Maria Jimenez, Senior Manager, Global Contingent Workforce, Sony Interactive Entertainment
11:15 – 12:00
The evolving CW Landscape and what to do about it
Jason Zinder, Service Delivery Program Lead, Extended Workforce Solutions @ Google
Edward Troost, Director @ Monument Consulting
Facilitated by Farrah Assadi, Director of Business Development @ Monument Consulting
Hear lessons learned and insights relating to the evolving contingent workforce landscape, solutions to address changing economic conditions and unique strategies relating to geography, direct sourcing and total workforce solutions.
12:00 – 1:15
Lunch
Brought to you by JobDiva
1:15 – 2:00
Breakout 1: The Path to Total Talent Management is a Marathon, not a Sprint
Rona Petroni, External Workforce Regional Lead- Americas @ Roche
Jon De Feo, Senior Solution Executive @ Allegis Global Solutions
With the extended workforce rising to 40%+ of the total workforce, companies are taking steps to manage their entire workforce beyond their W2 full-timers. In this dialogue, we will explore governance & framework; roadblocks to implementation and overall strategic workforce planning
1:15 – 2:00
Breakout 2: Managing Compliance on a Global Scale - how Suppliers can be part of the solution
Lysa Marcouillier, Global Compliance Program Manager, Contingent Workforce, Applied Materials
Keynote speakerS
Linda Chuan
Non-direct workers represent the highest line-item cost of running the enterprise after direct employee cost. Procurement & Talent Acquisition can influence the C-Suite by strategically managing and negotiating with Staff Augmentation and SOW providers.
In this case-study driven presentation you will take-away:
* When to suggest an outsourced model of services procurement vs continuing with staff augmentation supplier models
* How to structure partner deals to leverage buying power and maintain quality to the business units
* How to maintain strong leverage and flexibility among service channels
Geoffrey Dubiski
In this keynote, you will learn keys to being a leader in managing your MSP towards elevating your program into the second generation.
Learn how to manage uncontrolled spend, build systems, integrate data and be a True Talent Partner to executive stakeholders.
Geoff comes to VMSA first as a sponsor with EY back in 2016. He worked with Workforce Logiq for 18 months before landing at his current role at Intuitive.
speakers
Allen Chilson
Dawn Keeley
Erik Thornberg
Lisa Wayne
Jim Coughlin
Jon De Feo
Jon Beck
Julia Braun
Karen Gonzalez
Kimberly Dinsmore
Lysa Marcouillier
Natalie Javid
Rahul Sharma
Rajiv Jaganathan
Rona Petroni
Sally McAllaster
Semonie Kong
Shivangi Bajpai
Steven Kekich
Tania Daniel
Pricing
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