CWCG’s 2012 June Conference

7:30 am -8:30 am: Registration & Networking – Breakfast Buffet Served

8:30 am -9:30 am: Market Compensation Data and its Role in Today’s Pay Programs – Mark Avery, President; Marketpay.  Mark will walk attendees through how market pricing was done from a historical perspective, how it has evolved over time, how an organizations industry impacts the type of survey sources to utilize, the do’s and don’ts, & how technology can impact the work.  This practical presentation provides takeaways that can immediately impact the way HR professionals effectively make use of market data to enhance pay decisions in their organization. This informative presentation will also help attendees;

• Understand all the considerations involved when using different sources of market data.
• Use best practices in making pay decisions for their particular organization.
• Apply International application of market data and emerging trends of global career leveling.
• Consider utilizing technology as an attractive alternative for organization and automating manual processes.

9:30 am: Break

9:45 am -10:45 am: Compensation Trends in the Pacific Northwest – Matthew Lopez, Associate Director; Radford, an Aon Hewitt Company.  A core objective for your company is to attract, motivate and retain top talent. The challenge is in figuring out how to meet that objective when your competitors are doing the same thing. In this presentation, Matt Lopez of Radford reviews current data showing the hiring environment in the Pacific Northwest and discusses how this critical information can help you make important decisions for your compensation programs going forward.  Topics discussed will include:

·         Projected merit budgets

·         Equity program participation rates

·         Equity mix by level.

·         Short-term incentive targets by level

·         Equity targets by level

10:45 am: Break

11:00 am -12:00 pm: The Truth about Wellness Programs – Tanya Barham, CEO; Recess Wellness.  Over 60% of American employers claim to have wellness programs.  The federally funded National Worksite Survey contacted a random sampling of employers and found that only 7% of those were comprehensive. Plenty of studies show that wellness is capable of delivering return on investment, but 93% of wellness programs are not living up to that capability.  

• Why, when quality products and services proliferate, do so many employers fail to gain traction? 
• What is required to do wellness effectively and still provide the core work product that every company must produce? 

Tanya will debunk the myth that incentives are the only way to increase program participation.  This seminar will not only review what is wrong with the structure of current wellness offerings from the employer’s viewpoint, but will also offer perspective on what is necessary for workplace wellness teams to effectively gain greater traction within existing resources.  For some it will give a clear eyed view of the rigor necessary to implement an effective wellness program and for others it will offer perspective on a more efficient means to carry out their current program.

Approval is pending from WorldatWork for recertification credits.

About the Presenters

Mark Avery:  Mark has over twenty-seven years of compensation experience – including seven in corporate compensation management at Nortel Networks and seven as a Consultant with Mercer. In 2000, Mark founded MarketPay, a company that today provides its On-Line Market Pricing System to over 300 clients.  Mark manages the design, development, marketing, operations and support teams at MarketPay. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics from Chapman University and an MBA from George Washington University.

Matthew Lopez: Matthew Lopez is a Senior Consultant with more than seven years of compensation consulting experience. During his time with Radford, his primary focus has been on the life sciences and high technology industries. His areas of expertise include executive compensation, Board of Director pay, and short- and long-term incentive design in both the private and public markets. He has also played key roles in developing custom compensation surveys. Prior to joining Radford, Matthew was a compensation associate at Buck Consultants. He earned a bachelor of science in business administration from California State University, Hayward and is currently working toward his master of business administration from University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business. He is based in San Francisco.

Tanya Barham: Tanya is the CEO of Recess, a Portland based company that “fixes wellness programs that suck”. Her understanding of the science behind health promotion and the practical, real life problems that people face when making systemic change have influenced the fun, informative and applied multidisciplinary work that Recess performs on behalf of businesses.  Recess’s mission is to promote lifelong wellness through physical fitness, nutrition, rest and play.

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