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HR Strategy Forum & BOLD Event
Developing Leaders of the Future in Times of Change
This program has been approved for 3.0 (Specified -Business Management and Strategy ) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. "The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit."
Northern California Only
Developing Leaders of the Future in Times of Change
A recent global study by the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in collaboration with Harvard concluded that while the challenges managers are facing around the world are rapidly changing, the methods that we are using to develop them have stayed remarkably the same. With an environment that is increasingly unpredictable and complex, we are still focused on what leaders need to learn even though we really don’t know. The focus is still on what rather than how.
To address this challenge, and explore future trends and emerging best practices, we are pleased to feature the following highly interactive program:
Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Time: 8:00 – 11:30
Location: Genentech, Building 42, 475 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Workshop Overview:
Dave Dickey, the Director of Leadership Development at Genentech-Roche, will provide an overview of their Executive Talent Development Team Vision, and then introduce leaders from the company’s Manufacturing and Commercial groups to share their experience as participants in Genentech’s leadership development programs.
Glenda Valero de Silano, head of Chevron’s global leadership and workforce development group, will share how Chevron has developed their leaders given the complexity of the energy industry.
Dave, Glenda, and their leaders will discuss their strategic focus areas for their leaders, the scope and priorities of their programs, and the outcomes and metrics that they used to determine their program’s success.
To facilitate, engage, and provoke a lively discussion on this topic, we have enrolled the help of Udaya Patnaik, Principal at Jump Associates. Udaya and his colleagues at Jump are known for disrupting the business norm – inspiring innovation and reinventing companies.
After a mid-program break, attendees will participate in facilitated small group discussions centered around developing leaders of the future. Best practices, resources and relevant questions will be collected, distributed and discussed at the BOLD Roundtables held on June 27th at Onyx Pharmaceuticals in South San Francisco and July 11th at Intuitive Surgical in Sunnyvale.
Attend this workshop and you will:
- Understand how the strategic context for leadership has changed over the last ten years – and what leaders of the future will need in order to address these changes
- Hear the internal/external business case for two large companies, Genentech and Chevron, and the leadership programs that were implemented to develop exceptional leaders
- Listen to exceptional leaders that have participated in leadership programs over the years, and how they have excelled as a result
- Share best practices with your leadership development colleagues in small and large companies across all industries
- Identify relevant, practical tools and resources for your company
Agenda:
8:00 – 8:30 Onsite Registration and informal networking
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome and Introduction
8:45 - 9:00 The Genentech Overview and Leadership
9:00- 9:15 The Chevron Overview and Leadership
9:15 – 10:00 Facilitated discussion & Q&A
10:00-10:25 Break / Refreshments, Announcements
10:25-11:15 Small Group Discussions
11:15-11:30 Close
Registration:
Registration: (by Thursday, May 30th)
BOLD Members: $50 online
Non-Members: $95 online
Registration will be available at the door the day of the event. Checks (made payable to HR Strategy Forum) and credit cards will be accepted at the door. A continental breakfast will be served. This is an open workshop; all are welcome to participate.
Questions regarding registration can be directed to Carol at 978-250-9847 or events@HRStrategyforum.org
Directions to Genentech :
http://www.gene.com/contact-us/visit-us/s-san-francisco
Attendees should park in the nearby garage. Once they check in at the lobby (photo ID required), they will have to be escorted to the conference room. Guests will need to provide photo ID and note their vehicle license plate numbers upon check-in.
Guest Speakers:
Dave Dickey is a senior Human Resources executive with broad global working and living experience. He has spent the last 8 years with Roche in Nutley NJ and Basel Switzerland, with the last 3 years at Genentech as Director of Leadership Development. He oversees the design and delivery of Sr. Leadership Programs for nominated talent, Strategic Talent Planning Process, Leadership Summits, Leadership Advisory Council and Executive Assessment & Coaching. He has previously worked for Pfizer as Executive Director, Learning and Organizational Development, New London CT; Cisco Systems, Director Executive Development & Education and Unilever, Vice President Talent Development in Englewood Cliffs NJ and London, England. Prior to this Dave held various HR roles at Johnson and Johnson as both a HR Business Partner, OD and Management Development specialist working at Ethicon, Personal Products and Ortho.
Udaya Patnaik is a founder and principal of Jump Associates, one of the top strategy and innovation consulting firms. Jump helps companies create new businesses and reinvent existing ones. Udaya partners with clients to manage innovation, create and commercialize new businesses, and transform organizations. He uses skills in systems thinking, facilitation and roadmapping to advise executives in technology, healthcare, consumer packaged goods, philanthropy and retail. Over the years, Udaya has had the privilege of working with leaders at GE, Target and FedEx to solve long term strategy issues while delivering rapid results. He is a frequent speaker on using innovation to drive growth. Prior to Jump, Udaya worked for a non-profit community and economic development firm, providing technical assistance in finance, policy, and systems improvement. He has taught at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and holds a degree in civil engineering, also from Stanford.

Glenda Valero de Silano is currently the Manager, Leadership Development of Global Workforce Development for Chevron Corporation. In this role, she is responsible for leading the development, management and execution of Chevron’s enterprise Leadership Development strategy, plan, processes and programs, including executive development and coaching, executive succession management, leadership competencies and assessments, new leader assimilation process, and corporate high potential and open enrollment leadership development programs for Chevron Leaders globally. A native of Venezuela, she joined Chevron upon graduation as a trainee in the Human Resource Development program. Since then she has held numerous roles of increasing responsibility during her career, including assignments in Venezuela, Kazakhstan, United States and Canada.

Claire Pairaud has 26 years of experience (including 21 years in management) in technical support, customer service, strategy, operational excellence, supply chain and manufacturing operations management within the biotechnology and scientific instrumentation industries.
Claire has been part of the Roche Contract Manufacturing (CMO) leadership team for 7 years, as the Associate Director, Business Support and Operational Excellence and more recently as the Head, Strategy and Business Support. In these roles, Claire and her team designed, implemented and continually improved the “CMO Lifecycle” process and system infrastructure. This infrastructure includes a comprehensive set of policies, procedures, RACI, metrics and systems for the selection, implementation, management and decommissioning of CMOs.
Before joining Genentech, Claire held positions of increasing responsibility at Applied Biosystems (ABI). As a Core Lab manager, Claire managed a team of scientists responsible for developing customers’ applications on ABI’s scientific instruments. She went on to manage all of ABI North American Technical Support teams, and the customer technical documentation team. Promoted to director of Customer Support Operations, Claire managed the service call center, administration, parts management and business analysis team, managing the implementation of SAP in field service and the integration of technical support and marketing systems. Claire also led a global CRM (Customer Relationship Management) initiative for ABI.
Claire holds an MS, Biochemistry Engineering degree from the INSA Lyon, France (National Institute of Applied Sciences).
Munther Megdadi is the Head of Global Architecture for Roche Pharma. Munther joined Genentech as the Director of Enterprise Architecture in April 2004. In his global role, Munther and his group aspires to design and deliver compelling, Innovative, Effective and User-Friendly Solutions & Services using Information Technology to the Business Partners.
Munther holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering (Illinois Institute of Technology, IIT) and a Masters degree in Business Administration from IIT Stuart School of Business.
Munther has over 25 years of experience in the Engineering and Management disciplines. Before joining Genentech, Munther worked in IT as the Director of Systems Architecture at the Gap Inc., BEA Systems and Fujitsu America Inc. (FAI) in the Fujitsu Server Technology (FST) Division where Munther was the VP of Strategic Planning and Architecture.
Key skills/experience applicable to leadership program me:
Managed a number of groups in various functions like Engineering, Manufacturing, customer support and Informatics.
Mentored a number of individuals in various positions.
Attended a number of development classes on all aspects of self-discipline, motivation, whole mind/heart/body, meditation, and leadership.
Spoke at a number of events on a number of topics inside and outside Roche.
Love people and aspire to help them reach their highest potential.
Steve Hoffman is the Manager of Planning and Optimization for Chevron Global Lubricants based in San Ramon California. In this role Steve is responsible for Global Planning, Value Chain Optimization and Capital Investment for Chevron Lubricants.
Steve has spent 25 years at Chevron, beginning in 1988 as a Geologist specializing in Remote Sensing with the Upstream research group. In his career he has held roles across several different functions at Chevron including Environmental Engineering, Facility Construction, Lubricant Sales and Lubricant Manufacturing. Steve’s role prior to his current assignment was as General Manager of Lubricant Operations for the Americas.
Steve received his bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 children and being very involved in community activities including coaching and serving on the Board of the Danville Oaks Rugby Club.
This program is presented in partnership with BOLD, the Bay Area best practice group for HR Professionals in the Life Science Industry.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, BOLD is a best practice group for HR Professionals in the Life Science Industry. Primarily focused in the Organization Development and Talent Management aspect of Human Resources, BOLD is dedicated to growing the people that manage talent and develop their organization into the productive life science company it aspires to be.

This program is sponsored by Torchiana, Mastrov and Sapiro. Established in 1980 Torchiana is the Bay Area's longest standing and most experienced independent career management organization. Their expertise is centered around leadership development, executive coaching, career management and career transition/outplacement services. Torchiana is a founding member of Career Partners International (CPI) which is a world class association of firms specializing in Career Transition and Talent management services with over 200 offices in 25 countries worldwide.
For Southern California only:
Developing Leaders of the Future in Times of Change
A recent global study by the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in collaboration with Harvard concluded that while the challenges managers are facing around the world are rapidly changing, the methods that we are using to develop them have stayed remarkably the same. With an environment that is increasingly unpredictable and complex, we are still focused on what leaders need to learn even though we really don’t know what that needs to be. The focus is still on what rather than how.
To address this challenge, and explore future trends and emerging best practices, we are pleased to feature the following highly interactive program:
Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2013
Time: 8:00 – 11:30
Location: Experian, 475 Anton Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Doug, Riddle, the Global Director of Coaching Services and Assessment Portfolio at the Center for Creative Leadership and Lori Bober, Director of Leadership Development at Experian will lead a very interactive program that begins with a self-assessment and small group discussion of our own leadership journeys. They will then share the latest research on how leaders develop most effectively, suggestions for cost-effective high impact steps we can take, best practices implemented and hard lessons learned. The second half of the program will include a world café format driven by the key issues that emerge from earlier in the morning, giving all participants the chance to exchange their ideas and recommendations. Facilitating the program and provoking discussions will be Timothy Dorman, Managing Partner of the Dorman Consulting Group and President of the HR Strategy Forum. Questions to be addressed include:
Should we be developing leaders differently if the needs and desired outcomes have changed? What are the major trends that are impacting how leaders need to be developed? What stays? What goes? What are the new capabilities that will be demanded around the corner?
What are the best approaches for helping leaders drive innovation in a time of accelerating change?
Should we be focused on short-term performance, long-term development or both?
Are we after incremental improvements or transformational growth? Should we be developing competencies defined on the outside or unleashing purpose that resides on the inside?
Guest Speakers
Doug Riddle
Douglas Riddle, PhD. DMin is Global Director of Coaching Services and Assessment Portfolio at the Center for Creative Leadership. He drives the portfolio of coaching services and guides the assessment strategy for the benefit of the clients of the Center. He supports the management of coaching talent including nearly 400 professional coaches located in almost 30 countries and shapes the coaching research and publications agenda, including research into global best practices, use of alternative media, and the impact of coaching on organizational effectiveness.
He coaches senior leaders and their teams and continues to provide thought leadership in the field, speaking and presenting papers at major scientific and professional conferences around the world on leadership, coaching and organizational change. He has served on the adjunct faculty of the graduate school of Human Behavior at Alliant University and helped establish the Community Mediation Centers in San Diego. He currently serves as an advisor on several non-profit boards including Project Rising Sun of the Fund for Theological Education and the Foundation for International Leadership Coaching.
Lori Bober
Lori Bober, Director of Leadership Development at Experian, has held a variety of positions with TRW/Experian since 1977. She is currently responsible for the Leadership Development team which delivers high impact leadership development solutions. Current leadership development initiatives are expanding to include developing all levels of leaders globally. Lori received her BBA from California State University-Fullerton with a concentration in Human Resources and Organizational Development.
There is a special focus at Experian on leading in a global matrix structure and increasing capabilities of leaders to step into C-Suite opportunities. All formal learning programs have supporting activities that take place both prior to and after attending the formal learning event. These activities engage both the participant and their manager to help support the transfer of the knowledge back to the work environment.
Timothy Dorman
Timothy Dorman, Managing Partner of the Dorman Consulting Group, offers executive coaching and leadership team advisory services to companies and institutions around the world from early-stage entrepreneurial ventures to truly global organizations. He works primarily with C-level and high potential executives in the high technology, health care, consumer product and financial service sectors. Representative clients have included executives at Apple, AT&T, Bank of America, GE, Genentech, Google, Medtronic, Netgear, PeopleSoft, Unilever and Wells Fargo.
Tim is an affiliate of the Authentic Leadership Institute and in that capacity serves as an Adjunct Faculty Member in the Advanced Management Program at the Wharton School, and as a Facilitator and Coach in the Executive Education Program at Harvard Business School. He also is a Visiting Scholar at the American University of Beirut and an Alumni Coach in the Stanford Institute for Developing Economies. He is President of the Human Resource Strategy Forum He received his MBA from Stanford University with concentrations in organizational behavior and marketing, and a BA from Williams College.
Special rate for those in transition. Please contact our Administrative Office for more information.
This program is presented in partnership with BOLD, a best practice group focusing on Organization Development and Talent Management for HR Professionals in the Life Science industry www.growBOLD.com

