Designed for C-suite business leaders and HR executives, a distinguished panel of experts will discuss the top talent management and acquisition strategies that are key to succession planning for middle-market companies. The keynote speaker, Thomas A. Stewart, Executive Director, National Center for the Middle Market, will lead the discussion with topics that include:

• Best practices to identify and develop talent for key leadership roles
• Development and retention practices to retain high-performing employees
• Recruitment strategies to attract top candidates to your mid-sized firm

Join our breakfast to learn top talent management and acquisition strategies to enable successful succession.

Location:

The Metropolitan Club
233 South Wacker Drive
Willis Tower, 67th Floor 
Chicago, IL 60606

Keynote:

Thomas A. Stewart, Executive Director, 
National Center for the Middle Market
Recognized as one of America's leading business and management thinkers, Stewart most recently served as the Chief Marketing and Knowledge Officer for Booz & Company. Prior to that, Stewart served as the Editor and Managing Director of Harvard Business Review, Editorial Director for Business 2.0, and as a member of Fortune Magazine’s Board of Editors.

Plus a Distinguished Panel of Experts:

Michael Aldrich, Sr. Vice President, Glanbia Performance Nutrition Aldrich brings over 30 years of HR experience at well-known Chicago firms, including Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Pactiv, and Optimum Nutrition.



Lisa Bretones, Vice President of HR, Brunswick Bretones offers extensive experience in talent management and recruitment, serving in executive HR roles for leading corporations, most recently as a Director of Global HR Design at the McDonald's Corporation.

Cindy Lu, CEO and Co-Founder, The Novo Group Novo was ranked #43 in HR on Inc. Magazine's "Inc5000" list and was awarded the Future50 three years in a row for fastest growing privately held companies in Milwaukee. The company also enjoys the Alfred P. Sloan Award for workplace flexibility, in Chicago and Milwaukee, along with being ranked #1 for Best Places to Work by The Milwaukee Business Journal.

Susan Madonia, Partner, Executive Coaching Connections Madonia is an organizational consultant and business executive with over 20 years of experience in building, developing, and leading successful organizations amidst significant transition and change, including Elkay Manufacturing and the Sara Lee Corporation.

Dr. John Sullivan, International Thought Leader and Speaker, DJS Sullivan is an internationally recognized HR thought-leader from Silicon Valley who specializes in providing bold and high business-impact through strategic talent management solutions for large corporations. He is an author of over 900 articles and 10 books covering areas of talent management, and was labeled the "Michael Jordan of Hiring" by Fast Company.

Register your whole team and have a roundtable discussion. Use coupon code FREENCMM and bring your whole group - complimentary.