How to Partner with Other Entities: Making the Right Private- and Public-Sector Connections to Leverage on Win/Win Relationships

Barry Cardoza, CBCP (Session Chair)
Vice President and Manager of Business Continuity
Union Bank, N.A.
San Francisco, CA

Lynne R. Kidder
Senior Vice President, Public-Private Partnerships
Business Executives for National Security (BENS)
Washington, DC

Reality and Execution: How Three World Leading Companies Responded in the Early Days of H1N1

Kathleen A. Shaver, MS (Session Chair)
Director, Corporate Responsibility
Mattel
El Segundo, CA

Don Ainslie
Principal
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Global Security Officer
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
New York, NY

Carol Ley, MD, MPH
Director, Occupational Medicine
3M Company
St. Paul, M

The Impact of the Pandemic on Your Supply Chain: Identifying and Addressing Gaps

R. James Caverly (Session Chair)
Director, Partnership & Outreach, Infrastructure Protection
US Department of Homeland Security
Arlington, VA

R. Andrew Fernandes - P.Mgr, CBCP, MBCI
Manager - Global BCRP Program Management Office
Dell Inc
Austin, TX

Tom Gravelle
Director, Transportation and Logistics
Hormel Foods Corporation
Austin, MN

Travel Management: Lessons Learned for Protecting Workers While Traveling

Myles Druckman, MD (Session Chair)
Vice President, Medical Services, Americas Region
International SOS Assistance, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Sean F. Toohey
Global Director of Security
Global Security Office
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Chicago, IL

Antiviral Stockpiling and Distribution 101: What Are Other Companies Doing and How Are They Doing It?

Dr. Irene Lai, MB, BS (Session Chair)
Deputy Medical Director
International SOS Online and Corporate Medical R&D
Sydney, Australia

John Brownlee
Chief Executive Officer
Quinnian Health, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN

Gian Di Giambattista
Director, Emergency Management
Ontario Power Generation Inc.
Toronto, Canada

Sol Sax BASc MD FRCP(C)
Occupational Health Consultant
GSK Canada, Dupont Canada, Kinross Gold
Toronto, Canada

Compliance Across Multiple Jurisdictions: How Companies Are Dealing with Differing "Rules of the Road" by City, County, State, and Country

Penny Turnbull, PhD, CBCP (Session Chair)
Senior Director, Business Continuity
Marriott Hotels International, Ltd
London, UK

Karen Dye Oakley, MBA, CBCP, MBCI
Director, Global Crisis Management
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Tucson, AZ

Michael Janko, MBCP, ARM
Manager, Global Business Continuity
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Akron, OH

Will Telework Work?: Keeping Information Technology up if People Go down

Scott McPherson (Session Chair)
Chief Information Officer, Florida House of Representatives
Chair, Florida CIO Council Pandemic Preparedness Committee
Tallahassee, FL

Your Organization's Anticipation of, and Response to, the Media's Coverage

Joel Kramer (Moderator)
CEO/Editor, MinnPost.com
Former Publisher, Star Tribune
Minneapolis, MN

Robert Bazell
Chief Science and Health Correspondent
NBC News
New York, NY

Michael Coston, EMT-II (Ret.)
Editor
Avian Flu Diary Blog
Zephyrhills, FL

Betsy McKay
Deputy Bureau Chief, Atlanta
Wall Street Journal
Atlanta, GA

Supply Chain Inventory Gaps: Community Planning, Vendor Agreements, Supplies, Antivirals/Vaccines, Stockpiles

Gina Pugliese, RN, MS (Session Chair)
Vice President, Premier Safety Institute
Premier, Inc.
Charlotte, NC

Robert Dunne, MD
Vice Chief, Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor, Wayne State University
St. John Hospital
Detroit, MI

Don Hancock
Group Vice President
Premier, Inc.
Charlotte, NC

John L. Hick, MD
Faculty Physician, Hennepin County Medical Center
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Dale McShine
Deputy Director
Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Program
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York, NY

Maintaining Workforces: How to Address Staffing, Sick Time, and Credentialing/Privileges

Gina Pugliese, RN, MS (Session Chair)
Vice President, Premier Safety Institute
Premier, Inc.
Charlotte, NC

Robert Dunne, MD
Vice Chief, Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor, Wayne State University
St. John Hospital
Detroit, MI

John L. Hick, MD
Faculty Physician, Hennepin County Medical Center
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Barbara Russell, RN, MPH, CIC
Vice Chair
Baptist South Florida Emergency Preparedness Council
Miami, FL

Reducing Risk of Transmission: Protecting Employees and Patients through Respiratory Protection, Protocols, and Compliance Monitoring

Gina Pugliese, RN, MS (Session Chair)
Vice President, Premier Safety Institute
Premier, Inc.
Charlotte, NC

Linda Greene, RN, MPS, CIC
Director of Infection Prevention
Rochester General Hospital System
Rochester, NY

Toby Merlin, MD
Deputy Director, Influenza Coordination Unit
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

Carol A. Nassif, RN, BSN
Infection Prevention and Control Manager
Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN

Communications: Keeping Employees, Patients, Public Health, Media, and the Community Informed

Gina Pugliese, RN, MS (Session Chair)
Vice President, Premier Safety Institute
Premier, Inc.
Charlotte, NC

Ramon Leon, MPH
Hospital Preparedness Program Coordinator
Riverside County Community Health Agency
Riverside, CA

Ruth Lynfield, MD
State Epidemiologist and Medical Director for Infectious Disease
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, MN

Charles Workman
Director of Environment of Care and Emergency Management
Texas Health Resources
Arlington, TX

Human Resources Track

Ensuring Sick People Stay Home: How to Align Public Health Recommendations with Corporate Constraints on Pay, Sick, and Leave Policies

Lisa M. Koonin, MN, MPH (Session Chair)
Senior Advisor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

Barbara Bingham
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC

Scott A. Mugno
Managing Director
Safety, Health and Fire Prevention
FedEx Express
Memphis, TN

Human Resource and Communication Policies: What Other Companies Are Doing

Jeanne Denz (Session Chair)
Director of Global Benefits, General Mills
Associate Editor, CIDRAP Business Source
Minneapolis, MN

Nina G. Stillman
Partner, Labor and Employment Practice
Morgan Lewis
Chicago, IL

Human Resources Track: Session 3

Steve Miranda (Session Chair)
Chief Human Resources and Strategic Planning Officer
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Alexandria, VA

Peter Ronza
Compensation & Benefits Manager
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, MN

Eileen Shue, SPHR
Vice President of Corporate Resources
The Sterling Group
Mishawaka, IN

Margaret P. Spence, CWC, RMPE
Founder and CEO
Douglas Claims & Risk Consultants, Inc.
Boca Raton, FL

Human Resources Track: Session 4

Steve Miranda (Session Chair)
Chief Human Resources and Strategic Planning Officer
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Alexandria, VA

Peter Ronza
Compensation & Benefits Manager
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, MN

Eileen Shue, SPHR
Vice President of Corporate Resources
The Sterling Group
Mishawaka, IN

Margaret P. Spence, CWC, RMPE
Founder and CEO
Douglas Claims & Risk Consultants, Inc.
Boca Raton, FL