These are among the major business challenges of the early 21st century, and each has significant implications for human resource management. With readily available financial resources, advances in technology and telecommunications, falling trade barriers and fewer restrictions on labor movement, organizations’ success or failure in today’s ultra-competitive business environment depends on how effectively their global workforce responds to these challenges.

About the conference

The 2006 Mercer Global HR Conference: The Effective Global Workforce at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington, DC , will examine the human resource management implications of these core business themes and help executives decide how best to align their global human resource practices and programs with tailored workforce strategies to drive business success. Offered since 1986, this conference has become the industry’s pre-eminent forum for exchanging ideas on challenging global workforce issues.

This conference features presentations by executives from leading multinational companies and Mercer experts from around the world. The keynote plenary session by globalization and leadership expert Dr. Stephen Rhinesmith of Mercer Delta will be followed by highly interactive concurrent workshops on specialized topics.

The workshops will be organized so that participants can focus on a specific business theme (for example, Changing Workforce Demographics or specific technical areas (Retirement/Investment, Health & Benefits (H&B), Talent Management, Mergers & Acquisitions or HR Effectiveness) that cut across the business themes. Whether you are interested in strategic and innovative ideas or in practical, country-specific information, you will find workshops that address your needs. Many of the Mercer presenters have participated in online web briefings in their areas of expertise. You can listen to those briefings to learn more about our presenters.

On Wednesday, we will close the day with a plenary session featuring Dr. Adrian Wooldridge, Washington bureau chief of The Economist. And we will wrap up the conference with a plenary session describing the results of groundbreaking research that Mercer is conducting on the linkage of global business and talent strategy.

Who should attend?

The conference will provide value for a wide range of executives – from corporate HR and finance leaders to global or regional managers of benefits or compensation. If you have a stake in aligning your company’s HR strategy and programs with your global business goals, you should attend.

The conference fee is US$1,795. This fee includes all workshops (other than the M&A Ready pre-conference workshop), materials and meals at the hotel. The fee for the optional M&A Ready Global Executive pre-conference workshop on Tuesday is US$750 for early registration (by 16 October) and US$895 thereafter.  

Join us!

Network with other executives of multinational corporations and learn about the latest global approaches to making the most of your workforce. Space is limited, so ensure your participation in this year’s conference by taking advantage of our early registration discount.

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