HR Management in Wine & Agriculture November 16, 2009

5.50 CPE 1.25 MCLE Credits

Sustainability. Credit markets. Water rights. Foreign competition. Changing consumer priorities and demographics. All critical issues in the changing world of wine and agribusiness. As the business evolves and responds, so must HR. HR's crucial role in optimizing the business has its own priorities: talent retention and attraction, effective cost and risk management, legal compliance, and hybrid-generational workforces.

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
High-Performing Benefit Programs: How Does Yours Compare?
Ron Cornwell, Principal and Consulting Actuary, Milliman
Chris Reiter, Vice President, Woodruff Sawyer

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
HR Economics: Improving Compliance, Efficiency & Focus
Jennifer L. Berman, SPHR, Keen Talent Management, Inc.

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM CONCURRENT LEGAL SESSIONS (Please select ONE session to attend)
Unions in the Fields - Agricultural Worker Relations
Daniel T. Berkley, Partner, Gordon & Rees, LLP

Is Your Company Keeping Up with Work Visa and Green Card Regulations?
Gali Schaham Gordon, Attorney, Law Office of Gali Schaham Gordon

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Branding for Millennials: Engaging a New Demographic of Wine Enthusiasts
Suzi Potts, Director of Recruitment for California, Southern Wine & Spirits

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Q&A with afternoon speakers
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Wine reception with Christie Dufault, head sommelier at Quince and wine educator at the Culinary Institute of America, Napa.

General: $425 / NCHRA Members: $340.

Official Website: http://www.nchra.org