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GEO's 14th Annual Conference will bring more than 50 sessions taught by international experts in the areas of share plan design, accounting and tax, legal and regulatory compliance, and program communication and administration and six facilitated networking events (in addition to networking breaks and lunches) which will provide ample time to catch-up with your colleagues and peers and round out your conference experience.

Keynotes

Executive Presence: The Science of Influence and Communicative Leadership
With David Casullo, President, Bates Communications
Sponsored by E*TRADE
Executive Presence has always been a mysterious “X-factor” in leadership. People often say, “I know it when I see it,” or describe it in terms of professional appearance, presentation skills, or poise. While those factors are relevant, new research reveals that Executive Presence encompasses a much broader array of qualities that are linked to your ability to communicate with impact, mobilize people, and sustain purposeful action.

In the opening keynote, David Casullo, president of Bates and author of Leading the High Energy Culture, will reveal the elements of Executive Presence proven to help you drive business results. You’ll be inspired to build your own “EP factor,” and learn how to use communication as a conduit for driving value into your company.

You’ll walk away knowing:

• The three dimensions of Executive Presence – Character, Substance, and Style – and the 15 distinct facets that define influential leadership
• Practical communication tools to motivate others, win buy-in, and build your leadership brand
• Strategies for building influence at the global level, across time zones or continents

Join David for this compelling discussion and leave with a fresh perspective on how to build your own Executive Presence and how to use your new “EP skills” to better communicate with your colleagues, across distances and with your plan participants.
 

The Art of Leading Up
With Richard A. Moran, CEO, Accretive Solutions
You’re expected to “lead” those you supervise, but how do you lead those who supervise you? And for that matter, should you? Join GEO and keynote speaker, Richard A. Moran, CEO of Accretive Solutions, and San Francisco based business leader, venture capitalist, social scientist, author and evangelist for organization effectiveness, for practical, tactical advice on how to become a key player in any organization, regardless of whether or not you have an office in the C-Suite. Hear new—as well tried and true methods—to effectively working with high-level decision makers by “leading up”. You may not be the boss (yet), but that doesn't mean you can't effectively lead those who are and become a key contributor to your organization’s strategy and ultimate success. Make sure you don’t miss this lively discussion on what it means to “lead up” and what you need to know to master the art.
 

Trends and Observations from GEO Global Equity Insights 2014
With Ralph Beidelman, SVP Total Rewards, Discovery Communications; Jay Foley, Managing Director, Computershare; Bettina Gohm, Vice President Executive Compensation, Siemens AG; Michael Kramarsch, Managing Partner, hkp/// group; and Michael Wolff, Professor, University of Göttingen
You’re expected to “lead” those you supervise, but how do you lead those who supervise you? And for that matter, should you? Join GEO and keynote speaker, Richard A. Moran, CEO of Accretive Solutions, and San Francisco based business leader, venture capitalist, social scientist, author and evangelist for organization effectiveness, for practical, tactical advice on how to become a key player in any organization, regardless of whether or not you have an office in the C-Suite. Hear new—as well tried and true methods—to effectively working with high-level decision makers by “leading up”. You may not be the boss (yet), but that doesn't mean you can't effectively lead those who are and become a key contributor to your organization’s strategy and ultimate success. Make sure you don’t miss this lively discussion on what it means to “lead up” and what you need to know to master the art.

Join us as we reveal—for the first time—the major survey findings from 2014. Hear how the findings will impact your HR and Equity Compensation strategy in the future. Panelists will also provide insights on the trends observed from the survey and the impact on current best practices.
 

Schedule (Subject to change)