HRE Health & Benefits Leadership Conference 2018

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OPENING KEYNOTE | Will This Job Be the Death of Me? Strategies for Building a Healthier Workplace (Room Juniper 2 - 4)

04 Apr 18
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Speaker(s): L. Casey Chosewood MD
Does your job influence your health? Bet your paycheck it does! The concept of “work” is being redefined faster than most workers can k... More...

GENERAL SESSION | Transforming the Employee Healthcare Experience (Room Juniper 2 - 4)

04 Apr 18
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker(s): K. Andrew Crighton ; Carol Harnett ; Janet McNichol ; Kristin Reilly
Transforming the healthcare experience has become an almost hackneyed expression, but our panelists are doing anything but insignificant work. Thes... More...

Expo Open (Ironwood Ballroom)

04 Apr 18
10:15 AM - 2:00 PM
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BN1 | Diversity and Inclusion: A Friend With Benefits (Room Starvine 1 - 2)

04 Apr 18
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Erin Siegrist SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CBP, CCP, CPCU ; Donna Sirak MBA, HCS, CDE
Are you stuck in a rut trying to come up with new benefit ideas? Do you have a hard time selling new benefit recommendations to executives? The tot... More...

FS1 | Live Long and Prosper: Addressing the Realities of Longevity in Today’s Workplace (Room Starvine 12 - 13)

04 Apr 18
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Kerstin Aiello CEBS ; Beth Ewing ; Michelle Ryan CEBS ; Megan Yost
Life expectancy continues to increase, but what does that mean for employee benefits? Helping employees become retirement ready is already a top co... More...

HC1 | Detecting the Unmet Needs of Employees: The First Step Towards Total Health, Wellness and Health Care Savings (Room Juniper 1)

04 Apr 18
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Scott Wallace JD, MBA
Employer-sponsored insurance covers almost 56% of the U.S. population, and as such many employers can consider themselves mini-insurance companies.... More...

SS1 | Working Caregivers - What You Need to Know and Why (Room Starvine 11)

04 Apr 18
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Tricia Sandiego MHS, CHES, PMP ; Heather Tinsley-Fix
One in 6 U.S. employees currently provides care to a family member or loved one. Failure to support employee caregivers can cost ~$3,000 per worker... More...

TE1 | How Dole Harnesses Mobile Technology to Execute Its Health and Well-Being Strategy (Room Starvine 10)

04 Apr 18
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Greg Armer ; Laurie James
Dole Packaged Foods LLC, a world leader in growing, sourcing, distributing and marketing fruit and healthy snacks, focuses on four pillars of susta... More...

WL1 | Do, Speak, Create: Activating Managers to Become Multipliers of Well-Being (Room Starvine 3 - 4)

04 Apr 18
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Crockett Dale ; Laura Putnam
The evidence is clear: Well-being is good for people, good for the organization and essential for building winning teams. Yet, despite the many off... More...

BN2 | Well-Being as a Talent Management Strategy (Room Starvine 1 - 2)

04 Apr 18
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Mari Ryan
Effective talent management is essential to business success. If you can’t attract the right people, you can’t meet your business objec... More...

BU1 | Innovations in Workplace Flexibility: A Discussion of Emerging Trends in Parental and Family Care Leave and Flexible PTO Plans (Room Starvine 12 - 13)

04 Apr 18
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Scott Grenn
As 75 million baby boomers approach retirement, Gen Xers and the millennials are beginning to move into key positions for organizations. Millennial... More...

HC2 | Focusing on High-Cost Claimants: Innovative Employer Strategies for High-Cost and High-Risk Members (Room Juniper 1)

04 Apr 18
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Ronald Leopold
For the past decade, “Wellness will help you bend the cost curve” has been the mantra as employers have been focused on behavioral and ... More...

SS2 | No Crystal Ball Required: Recent Research Reveals How Financial Stress Varies by Generation (Room Starvine 11)

04 Apr 18
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Christy DeFain
Employers recognize that today’s employees have financial stress and are concerned about their financial wellness. However, employee financia... More...

TE2 | The Doctor is “On”: Unleashing the Power of Telemedicine (Room Starvine 10)

04 Apr 18
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Randy Keuch ; Bart Sheeler ; Rob Thurston MBA, AEP from SHRM
Telemedicine continues to experience dramatic growth, as access and convenience continue to drive the direction of healthcare. A recent National Bu... More...

WL2 | Micron Takes Integrated Well-being Global (Room Starvine 3 - 4)

04 Apr 18
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Christopher Boyce ; Chelsea Brown
A truly holistic, global initiative can never be one-size-fits-all. Instead, it requires the right combination of localized programming, cross-depa... More...

GENERAL SESSION | Ideas & Innovators (Room Juniper 2 - 4)

04 Apr 18
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Speaker(s): Sabina Bhatia ; Lorna Borenstein ; Rachel Druckenmiller ; Doug Farry ; Ilyce Glink ; Adam Goldberg ; Andy Howell ; Aaron Huang ; Pramod John ; Emma Maurer
This perennially top-rated session will inspire you with “big ideas” from industry visionaries leading the innovation charge. In fast-p... More...

Morning Workout with Fitbit Health Solutions (Room Juniper 1)

05 Apr 18
6:00 AM - 6:30 AM
Kick off your day on the right foot with Fitbit Health Solutions! Join us for a fun guided 30-minute workout that will get your body moving and you... More...

GENERAL SESSION | Washington Update: Employee Benefits in a Midterm Election Year (Room Juniper 2 - 4)

05 Apr 18
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Speaker(s): James Klein
It seems like Congress and the new administration have barely settled in after the last election. But we are now just seven months away from Electi... More...

BU2 | Developing the Plan Sponsors’ Policy Agenda (Room Starvine 12 - 13)

05 Apr 18
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker(s): James Klein
For too long, benefit plan sponsors have had to play a largely “defensive” game — resisting or, at a minimum, accommodating new ... More...

FS2 | Financial Well-being: Using Behavioral Science to Make Small Changes That Can Have a BIG Impact (Room Starvine 1 - 2)

05 Apr 18
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker(s): Kristen Berman
Nearly one-third of all employees are distracted by personal financial issues while at work, with almost half spending three hours or more weekly h... More...

HC3 | DART’s Journey to ACO Direct Contracting and Reference Based Reimbursement (Room Starvine 10)

05 Apr 18
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker(s): Cheryl Orr SPHR, IPMA-SCP ; Jack Tartaro
In 2015, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) was challenged with having healthcare expenditures on an unsustainable course. It needed to make a change... More...

SS3 | Bringing Total Health and Disease State Management Solutions to Contemporary Worksite Health Centers (Room Starvine 11)

05 Apr 18
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker(s): Dave Beech ; Angela Berwick ; Stuart Sutley
Johns Hopkins HealthCare, BTE and Trion, a Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC, have teamed up to provide fully integrated, cost-effective health mana... More...

TE3 | Benefit Tech Trends You Can’t Afford to Ignore (Room Starvine 3 - 4)

05 Apr 18
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker(s): Brad Mandacina CEBS
Technology has transformed and disrupted every corner of human resources — and the benefits function is no exception. The fact is the dramati... More...

WL3 | 5 Strategies for Crafting a Wellness Plan That Really Works (Room Juniper 1)

05 Apr 18
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker(s): Eva Allen ; Rob Thurston MBA, AEP from SHRM
Financial wellness tools. Wellness coaches. Gamification. Wearable and tracking devices. Employers have no shortage of tools at their disposal as t... More...

BN3 | 4 Keys to Take Control of the Broker/Client Relationship (Room Starvine 3 - 4)

05 Apr 18
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Nelson Griswold
The HR professional’s most critical external relationship is with the company’s benefits broker or adviser. Yet little guidance exists ... More...

FS3 | Getting Hands-On in Effecting Financial Behavior Change (Room Starvine 12 - 13)

05 Apr 18
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Kristen Berman ; Richard Mathera
Building off of her earlier breakout session, Kristen Berman and one of her colleagues will facilitate an interactive session that guides you throu... More...

HC4 | Taking on Mental Health in the Workplace—Challenges and Solutions (Room Starvine 1 - 2)

05 Apr 18
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): K. Andrew Crighton ; Kim Hauge PHR,SHRM-CP, CWWPM ; Sandra Kuhn ; Nancy Spangler Ph.D.
Mental health conditions are having a huge impact on employers’ bottom lines, costing them, by some estimates, more than $100 billion a year ... More...

SS4 | Show Them the Money: How to Demonstrate ROI From Benefits to Company Stakeholders (Room Starvine 11)

05 Apr 18
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Armand Bengle ; Brian Gifford
Health creates value. Human Resource professionals know this adage to be true, but it remains a challenge making a business case to senior manageme... More...

TE4 | Using Social Media to Achieve 540° Employee Engagement (Room Starvine 10)

05 Apr 18
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Bernie Knobbe CEBS, CCP ; Pam Little
Delivering effective, engaging communications across multiple locations and departments can be challenging. But with the help of social media, empl... More...

WL4 | Reaching Employees (Literally) Where They Are (Room Juniper 1)

05 Apr 18
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Julie Andrews PMP ; Torrey Landers MS, CSCS-D
Telecommuting has increased 103% in the last decade — with more than 35% of professionals working remotely, according to the Bureau of Labor ... More...

BN4 | Champion Cat Herding: New Insights and Updated Tools for Managing Outside Vendors (Room Starvine 10)

05 Apr 18
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Matthew Kaiser CEBS, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Few companies are able to run their benefits and HR programs without depending upon the assistance of third parties, such as wellness vendors, serv... More...

FS4 | The Skills Surge: How Aetna Fused Financial Wellness and Education to Drive Performance (Room Starvine 3 - 4)

05 Apr 18
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Patrick Donovan ; Kay Mooney
Aetna has unlocked a new way to fuel benefits innovation. By applying a financial wellness lens to its education and career-development benefits, i... More...

HC5 | Do Workplace Health-Promotion Programs Work? What the Latest Research Is Telling Us (Room Starvine 1 - 2)

05 Apr 18
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Ron Goetzel Ph.D.
Wellness programs are well intentioned, but sadly, far too often aren’t very effective. As you might expect, this has led many employers to a... More...

SS5 | The Convergence of Health and Wealth: How Current Consumer Trends Impact Your Benefits Program (Room Starvine 11)

05 Apr 18
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Kevin Robertson
With the high cost of healthcare in today’s marketplace, it’s more important than ever for employer programs to encourage not only phys... More...

TE5 | Awesome New Technologies for Employee Benefits (Room Juniper 1)

05 Apr 18
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Lorna Borenstein ; Jennifer Cadmus ; Helen Calvin ; George LaRocque ; Todd Lucas ; Matthew Robinson ; Sony SungChu ; Sara Vidoni ; Rob Whalen
See and hear live product demonstrations of the best new technology from every corner of health and benefits! Selected industry leaders will show y... More...

WL5 | The Drug Wars: How Companies Can Address Today's Opioid/Rx Addiction Problem (Room Starvine 12 - 13)

05 Apr 18
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Mim Senft
We’ve seen a major increase in prescription drug use over the past 10 years. Fatalities and emergency room visits resulting from opioid overd... More...

MEGA SESSION | Designing for Impact: How You Can Help Employees Maximize Their Well-Being and Success (Room Juniper 2 - 4)

05 Apr 18
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaker(s): Steve Wendel
Every day, smart employees make not-so-smart choices about their money and benefits. So how can your HR department lend a hand? Steve Wendel will s... More...

MEGA SESSION | Why Most Wellness “Programs” are Destined to Fail ... and What You Can Do to Ensure Your Employees Thrive (Room Juniper 1)

05 Apr 18
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaker(s): Ryan Picarella
Traditional wellness programs have focused primarily on improving biometric markers among participants. Yet while the industry has done great work ... More...

GENERAL SESSION | No Joke: Why Humor Needs to Be a Key Ingredient of Your Benefits Communication (Room Juniper 2 - 4)

05 Apr 18
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Dave Fleming
Is your organization struggling to communicate benefits details? Are your employees simply not engaged? Are you frustrated that basic critical deta... More...

GENERAL SESSION | Health and Well-Being: The Secrets to Building a High-Performance Culture and Company (Room Juniper 2 - 4)

06 Apr 18
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Speaker(s): Andrew Sykes
Are you clear on what your employees really want for themselves? If the answer is no, don’t worry— you’re not alone. Certainly, o... More...

BN5 | How to Use Benefits Communications to Nudge Employees in the Right Direction (Room Juniper 1)

06 Apr 18
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker(s): Lindsay Kohler
Are your benefits communications driving the level of engagement you’re seeking as an organization? If the answer is no, then maybe it’... More...

HC6 | The Rx Challenge: Getting Specialty Pharma Costs Under Control (Room Starvine 1 - 2)

06 Apr 18
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker(s): David Dross
Prescription drugs — particularly specialty medications — are the top driver of healthcare cost increases today. In 2016, pharmacy drug... More...

WL6 | Unleashing the Power of Mindfulness at EY (Room Starvine 11)

06 Apr 18
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker(s): Tyler Huff ; Tatyana Kovalchuk
Companies are increasingly looking for ways to introduce mindfulness programs into the workplace. Yet, despite extensive evidence of the benefits o... More...

GENERAL SESSION | Making Sure Your Millennials (and Gen Zers) Thrive – Benefits, Purpose and Connection (Room Juniper 2 - 4)

06 Apr 18
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker(s): Denise Bober ; Kim Davis ; Mim Senft ; Erin Siegrist SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CBP, CCP, CPCU
Despite well-intentioned efforts, most organizations aren’t very good at attracting millennial talent and keeping them engaged. That said, so... More...