TechServe Alliance Annual Conference & Trade Show
2011 Large Firm Forum
November 3, 2011
Sheraton Wild Horse Pass, Phoenix, Arizona
Coyote/Buzzard/Eagle Ballroom
Agenda
Wednesday, November 2
1:00 – 7:30 pm
Registration Open
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Welcome Desert Sunset Reception
North Pool
Sponsored by Monster.com
Thursday, November 3
7:00 – 1:15 pm
Registration Open
7:30 – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 am
Welcome – Remarks from TechServe Alliance CEO & Executive
Leadership
9:00 – 10 am
Keynote Address:
Carl Camden, CEO, Kelly Services
10:00 – 10:45 am
TechServe Alliance Trade Show & Networking Break
10:45 – 12:00 pm
Large Firm Forum Welcome & Strategic Initiatives Discussion
Mark Roberts, CEO, TechServe Alliance
One executive from each company will asked to give a brief introduction
about their company (details to include services provided, verticals
served, and geographic footprint) and to share their major strategic
initiatives for 2012 and beyond.
12:15 – 1:00 pm
Working Lunch Session
The Implications of TechServe Alliance’s Benchmarking Data for
Larger Firms
Al Bates, President and CEO, Profit Planning Group
For almost two decades, TechServe Alliance has conducted Operating Practice
Survey and more recently the Sales & Recruiter Metrics Survey; the industry’s most
comprehensive benchmarking studies. Al Bates, the chief architect of the 2011 OPR
and SMR will kick-off an interactive discussion by sharing his observations on
industry metrics and their implications for larger firm.
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Break
1:15 – 2:15 pm
The Latest on M&A in the Staffing Industry
Jim Childs, Managing Partner, CHILDS Advisory Partners
Childs will provide a candid look at the trends within staffing as they relate to
mergers and acquisitions. In addition, we will look closely at the private equity
market and what implications that has for company owners and executives. The
session will cover valuation frameworks, deal structures and other elements of
doing successful acquisitions and/or preparing your own company for sale or a
recapitalization.
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Exhibit Hall Networking Break
2:30 – 3:30 pm
Maneuver through the Complexity of the Compliance Process
Joseph Schimpf, Chief Financial Officer, Mitchell Martin Inc
This session will focus on the needs of larger revenue firms and discuss how to
better manage and maneuver through the complexity of the compliance process
and raise awareness of its reach into the many aspects of your business. Areas of
compliance to be discussed will include: rate card compliance, I-9 compliance, H-1B
compliance, 1099 compliance, overtime compliance, and contract compliance.
3:30 – 4:15 pm
An Open Discussion on Critical Issues Affecting Larger IT Services
Firm & Closing Remarks
Mark Roberts, CEO, TechServe Alliance
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Employee Engagement: The Biggest Secret to Business Success
A General Session in the Komatke Ballroom
Neil Lebovits, CPA, CPC, CTS, President & COO, Agent HR
Recruiting Group and TheDynamicSale.com
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
iLabor Networking Reception, Akimel Lawn
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