Manpower Inc. is proud to be a Platinum Partner of the 2010 World Human Resources Congress and to again have Manpower Chairman and CEO, Jeff Joerres, serve as the opening SuperSession speaker.

Joerres will speak to 3,500 HR professionals from around the world on: "The Ultimate Measure: Aligning Workforce Strategy to Accelerate Business Strategy During an Uncertain Market with Certain Talent Challenges".

To optimize their workforces and excel post-recession, organizations must ensure their best talent is strategically positioned in business-critical areas. This requires a flexible approach to talent management, closely aligned to business key objectives, and a long-term approach to talent engagement and retention. Joerres will delve into contemporary work models and novel people practices, showing how their application can strengthen the achievement of workforce and strategic business goals.

Panel discussion

Panelists to include:

Moderated by Matthew Bishop, US Business Editor, The Economist
Gene Lai, Vice President of Operations, Steelcase
Luc St-Pierre, Vice President of Human Resources, Pfizer Canada
Lyne Martel, Acting Senior Vice President, Vice President of Human Resources, Rio Tinto
Dick Antoine, President of National Academy of Human Resources and former Global Human Resources Officer of Procter & Gamble
Libby Sartain, former Chief People Officer, Yahoo! Inc & Southwest Airlines