2011 Convention Schedule

Day 1

Super-sized Thursday Pre-Convention Workshops

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Having everyone on board the BUS and moving in the same direction: getting goal alignment and inclusiveness right
  • From organizational Cinderella to valued business partner: how to get your HR strategies noticed and supported
  • Conflict or cooperation: turning performance problems into improvement opportunities
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM - LUNCH @ LEISURE
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Orientation session for first-time participants

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • When honesty is 'the best policy' : techniques for handling tough and challenging conversations about employee performance
  • Technology Fraud: What Employers need to know
  • The Crisis of Trust and Transparency in the Jamaican Workplace: Fact or Fiction
Day 1
5:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Expo Opening & Viewing Cocktail

Day 2
5:30 AM - 6:30 PM

Sunrise HEALTH-Walk, Run, Jog

8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Opening Spectacular and Keynote Presentation

10:15 AM - 10:45 PM

Coffee Break and EXPO Viewing

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Concurrent Sesssions

  • Engaging Heart, Head and Spirit: how to win the battle for your employees' attention
  • Diversity in the Workforce: Managers' nightmare or Dream..??
  • Rethinking and renewing leadership: How emotionally intelligent leaders can improve their impact on the organization
  • Flight or Fight – Employers' Rights To Take Industrial Action Against Its Own Employees
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM - LUNCH @ LEISURE
Day 2
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
  • Wall Décor or Business tool: strategies for turning your core values into performance drivers for long-term success
  • Raving fan or exploited customer: a solutions-oriented approach to lasting sales relationships
  • SALISES 50 / 50 –
    Mistrust – Confronting the Issue:
    the Key to Success.
  • Preventing is better than curing: how to arrest employee relations problems before they become contentious legal issues; lessons from Caribbean experiences.
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Employee Motivation and Engagement: The 'KEY' to Organizational Profitability
5:30 PM - 8:80 PM
  • FRIDAY EVENING LYME
Day 3

CEO Saturday

5:30 AM - 6:30 AM - R"SIMPLY-SOY" Rise and Shine With Karell
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

General Sesssions

CEO LEADERS' FORUM

  • Succession Planning for business continuity and relevance: The Business ICONS' guide for Executive succession
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
  • From transactional to transformational how leaders evolve along the continuum
  • Beyond salary increases: innovative and creative ways to keep your employees excited and energized
  • The devil is in the detail: how a task team can ensure the successful execution of your corporate events and meetings
  • How to prevent Smart-phones from Ruining your Company's Productivity
Day 3
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Concurrent Sesssions

  • Generational Diversity in the Workplace: Conflict or Collaboration
  • Agents of change or change of agents: how to lead rather than follow change
  • Staying above board: how to effectively take stock of your organization's ethical climate
  • Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management working in harmony for improved labour management cooperation
12:50 PM - 2:00 PM

LUNCH at Leisure

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Luncheon for CEOs

Day 3
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Integrating profit and purpose: why building respectful community partnerships can be good for your bottom line
  • Raising the profitability bar: lessons in successful strategy creation and execution 'from four Jamaican companies
  • Integrating Academic Learning & Skills Training into the World of Work
  • Doing more with less in the Public Sector: Strategies for Productivity Improvement – A Barbadian Case Study
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Closing General Session

  • With Social Media, Customer Service is the New Marketing: Rethinking customer service in a 24/7 connected world
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM

SATURDAY NIGHT PARTY

Day 4
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Praise & Worship and the "Word"

  • Closing KEYNOTE
    Closing remarks
    Departure

2011 Convention Dates

  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
  • Day 4