Agenda At A Glance (Click on each session title for description)

July 29, 2014
7:45 am
Pre-Conference Interactive Workshops–Choose A, B, C, D Or All Four For Maximum Value And Learning. Read more »
Registration and Contential Breakfast. Read more »
8:00 am
Workshop A: Bringing Digital Employee Engagement To Mobile and Field Workers – VIGNETTE. Read more »
10:00 am
Morning Refreshment & Networking Break. Read more »
10:15 am
Workshop B: Governing the People/Process Side of Your Digital Workplace – ELOQUOR CONSULTING, INC.. Read more »
12:15 pm
Lunch On Your Own. Read more »
1:15 pm
Workshop C: Creating Your Intranet Roadmap – RIGHTPOINT. Read more »
3:15 pm
Afternoon Refreshment Break. Read more »
3:30 pm
Workshop D: My Baby Is Growing Up: How To Get Your Intranet To V.2, V.3 and Beyond – nonlinear creations. Read more »
July 30, 2014
8:00 am
General Sessions, Day 1: Wednesday July 30, 2014. Read more »
8:30 am
Chairperson’s Welcome & Speed Networking. Read more »
9:15 am
How Leveraging Social/Digital Technology Leads To A Collaborative, One-Company Culture – KRAFT FOODS. Read more »
10:00 am
Idea Exchange: Questions, Feedback & Collaboration. Read more »
10:05 am
Morning Refreshment & Networking Break. Read more »
10:30 am
Using Your Employees’ Voices To Break Down Silos, Nurture Brand Ambassadors And Achieve Your Strategic Objectives Through Internal Digital Communications – CONSERVATION HALTON. Read more »
11:00 am
Idea Exchange: Questions, Feedback and Collaboration. Read more »
11:05 am
Transitioning From A Set Of Digital Tools To A Useful Workplace Solution – GENERAL MILLS. Read more »
11:35 am
Idea Exchange: Questions, Feedback and Collaboration. Read more »
11:40 am
Two Weeks of Easy Work Plus Six Weeks of Hard Work Equals A Digital Employee Experience Like Never Before – CRICKET WIRELESS. Read more »
12:10 pm
Idea Exchange: Questions, Feedback and Collaboration. Read more »
12:15 pm
Lunch On Your Own—But Not Alone! Reservations Are Booked!. Read more »
1:45 pm
Intranet & Digital Workplace Challenges and Solutions: Benchmark with Your Peers. Read more »
2:15 pm
Defining A Change Management Strategy For Your Digital Workplace – CAPITAL POWER CORPORATION. Read more »
2:45 pm
Idea Exchange: Questions, Feedback, and Collaboration. Read more »
2:50 pm
Afternoon Refreshment and Networking Break. Read more »
3:10 pm
Interactive Panel Discussion: The Essential Elements of Creating an Effective Digital Workplace – LOGICAL DESIGN SOLUTIONS, nonlinear creations & MICROSOFT. Read more »
3:40 pm
Strategies To Build An Internal Social Networking Community That Engages Employees To Solve Business Challenges – CONAGRA FOODS. Read more »
4:10 pm
Idea Exchange: Questions, Feedback and Collaboration. Read more »
4:15 pm
Building And Launching A Global Intranet On A Shoestring Budget – CARE USA. Read more »
4:45 pm
Idea Exchange: Questions, Feedback and Collaboration. Read more »
4:50 pm
Ask The Experts Speaker Panel: An Interactive Dialogue With Several Of Today’s Speakers. Read more »
5:15 pm
Day One Wrap Up & Closing Remarks. Read more »
5:30 pm
Networking Reception: Please Join Us!. Read more »
7:00 pm
Dine Around: Reservations Are Booked!. Read more »
July 31, 2014
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast & Networking. Read more »
8:30 am
Roadmap to a Digital Workplace: Paving The Way To A New Way To Work – ELOQUOR CONSULTING, INC. Read more »
9:00 am
Idea Exchange: Questions, Feedback and Collaboration. Read more »
9:05 am
How To Use Your Digital Workplace To Drive Collaboration, Build Trust, And Transform The Way You Communicate – WALGREEN CO.. Read more »
9:50 am
Idea Exchange: Questions, Feedback and Collaboration. Read more »
9:55 am
Morning Refreshment & Networking Break. Read more »
10:15 am
Enabling Your Employees To Effectively Converse And Collaborate In The Digital Age— And Reap The Benefits For Your Organization – IBM. Read more »
10:45 am
Idea Exchange: Questions, Feedback and Collaboration. Read more »
10:50 am
Boosting Engagement In Tough Topics Using Mobile, Video And E-Learning – ROC GROUP. Read more »
11:20 am
Idea Exchange: Questions, Feedback and Collaboration. Read more »
11:25 am
Our Journey To A Social Workforce: How To Drive Culture Change Through Enterprise Social Network Adoption and Engagement – PITNEY BOWES. Read more »
11:55 am
Idea Exchange: Questions, Feedback & Collaboration. Read more »
12:00 pm
Lunch on Your Own—But Not Alone! Reservations Are Booked!. Read more »
1:15 pm
Exlusive Mini Workshop: Stakeholder Engagement Framework For Intranet and Digital Workplace Projects – DWG (DIGITAL WORKPLACE GROUP). Read more »
2:15 pm
Customer-Approved: Leveraging User Experience Principles to Create an Employee-centric HR Portal – COCA COLA ENTERPRISES. Read more »
2:45 pm
Idea Exchange: Questions, Collaboration and Feedback. Read more »
2:50 pm
Delivering Relevant Content Through A Common Home Page On Your Intranet – WELLS FARGO. Read more »
3:20 pm
Idea Exchange: Questions, Feedback and Collaboration. Read more »
3:25 pm
Ask The Experts Speaker Panel: An Interactive Dialogue With Several Of Today’s Speakers. Read more »
3:55 pm
Chairperson’s Recap and Close of General Sessions: Key Takeaways To Do When You Get Back To The Office. Read more »

Speakers

Hassaan Basit

  • CONSERVATION HALTON
  • Director Communications & Marketing

Jeff Willinger

  • RIGHTPOINT
  • Director of Social Computing, Collaboration, & Intranets

Erin Grotts

  • ConAgra Foods
  • Director, Communications & External Relations

Nancy M. Goebel

  • DWG (Digital Workplace Group)
  • Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development

Rodney Jordan

  • Coca-Cola Enterprises
  • Director, Employee Communications

Steve Cohen

  • WALGREEN CO.
  • Content Manager, Corporate Communications

Lonya French

  • PITNEY BOWES
  • Manager, Intranet & Community Management

Chris Catania

  • WALGREEN CO.
  • Online Community Manager, Corporate Communications

Venue

ALL CONFERENCE SESSIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE:

University of Chicago Gleacher Center
450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive
Chicago, IL 60611

The Gleacher Center offers an outstanding corporate environment for learning and the exchange of ideas. Located just steps from North Michigan Avenue, their six-story, 50,000-square-foot venue was meant to foster the interaction of people and ideas. To learn more about the Center, get directions/maps, & find out about area attractions, visit their website at: http://www.gleachercenter.com/about/.

Wireless internet service will be provided free of charge in all meeting rooms.

SLEEPING ROOMS WILL BE HELD 2 BLOCKS AWAY AT THE:

InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile Hotel
505 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Hotel Phone: (312) 944-4100
Reservations: (800) 628-2112
http://www.icchicagohotel.com/

If the Intercontinental Chicago hotel is sold out, click here for a list of options near the Gleacher Center meeting location on hotels.com.

Airport access is located 12 miles away at Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) and 16 miles away at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD).

 

Pricing

The following are included in your conference registration: attendance, a conference workbook and any additional meeting materials — including access to the digital dropbox to obtain electronic copies of speaker presentations, continental breakfasts, morning & afternoon refreshments, and evening networking reception.

Group Discount: Register 3 colleagues and the 4th is FREE!
(4th person use promo code “4th”)
Earlybird Pricing:
by June 13		 Regular Pricing: after June 13
Conference Only (July 30-31) $1,699 $2,099
Conference (July 30-31) Plus One Workshop (July 29) $2,099 $2,499
Conference (July 30-31) Plus Two Workshops (July 29) $2,399 $2,799
Conference (July 30-31) Plus Three Workshops (July 29) $2,599 $2,999
Conference Plus All Four Workshops (July 29-31)–
All Access Pass		 $2,699
Great Value!
 $3,099
Conference Materials Only (if not attending) $249
Payment is due two weeks prior to the conference. If payment has not been received two weeks before the conference, a credit-card hold, training form or purchase order will be taken to ensure your space.
GROUP DISCOUNTS:
Four or more attendees, registering together, enjoy a savings of at least $1,699! Register three attendees and the fourth registrant is FREE! Note to small departments—register together with your colleagues from another organization and receive the same group discount. The free registrant must be of equal or lesser value.
A.L.I. PAST ATTENDEE DISCOUNT:
Earn conference attendance bonuses as you benchmark with other organizations. As a past A.L.I. conference attendee, receive a $200 discount off your next A.L.I. conference.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
You may make substitutions at any time; please notify us as soon as possible. If you cancel (in writing) more than two weeks prior to the conference a refund will be provided less a $295 administration fee. Registered delegates who do not attend or who cancel two weeks prior to the conference or less will be issued a credit memo. Credit memos will be valid for one year from date of issuance and can be used by anyone in your organization.
PROGRAM CHANGES:
A.L.I. reserves the right to make changes in programs and speakers, or to cancel programs if enrollment criteria are not met or when conditions beyond its control prevail. Every effort will be made to contact each enrollee if a program is canceled. If a program is not held for any reason, A.L.I.’s liability is limited to the refund of the program fee only.
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Cancellation Policy: You may make substitutions at any time; please notify us as soon as possible. If you cancel (in writing) more than two weeks prior to the conference a refund will be provided less a $295 administration fee. Registered delegates who do not attend or who cancel two weeks prior to the conference or less will be issued a credit memo. Credit memos will be valid for one year from date of issuance and can be used by anyone in your organization.