66th ANNUAL CEB CONFERENCE

APRIL 15 – 18, 2012

The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island
4750 Amelia Island Parkway
Amelia Island, FL 32034
904.277.1100
904.261.9064, FAX

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Once again, it's time to start planning for the Council on Employee Benefits Annual Conference! We're excited to return to Florida and hope you enjoy the beautiful Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island hotel.

CEB's Annual Conference activities are designed to promote networking. Dinners and luncheons will allow many opportunities for you to mix with CEB's group of senior benefits professionals.

The lineup of workshops and speakers promises another outstanding Conference. The Conference Planning Committee has been hard at work since early summer. Here's a quick look at the fabulous workshops and speakers we have planned:

Sunday, April 15, 2012
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.		Opening Reception for all Conference attendees, guests and program participants Light dinner on the Ocean Front Lawn Casual attire
8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.		Dessert with Dr. John Medina for all Conference attendees, guests and program participants Ocean Front Lawn Casual attire
Monday, April 16, 2012
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.		John Medina, Ph.D. New York Times bestselling author of Brain Rules PhD in Molecular Biology Professor of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine Back by popular demand, Dr. Medina will share new insights on brain function and its relationship to behavior
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.		"Offsite" event will be held "onsite" at the beach, just steps from our hotel Casual attire; beach-attire shoes
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.		Mr. Robert Eckert Chairman, Mattel, Inc. Mr. Eckert will discuss the interaction between Mattel's business strategy and the critical role of employee benefits, both in the U.S. and globally.
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.		Closing Dinner Courtyard Casual Attire
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.		Kelly Traver, MD CEO/Founder, Healthiest You Author, researcher, and former Medical Director at Google, Dr. Traver will focus on practical take-aways for large plan sponsors looking to improve employee engagement in benefits programs.

1.	GETTING THE PRICE RIGHT: MANAGING THE COMPLEXITY OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS. Employee contribution structures are getting increasingly complex, with salary banding, smoker surcharges, spousal surcharges, differentials for each additional person, wellness credits/premium reductions, etc. What are the most effective price-setting strategies to achieve different objectives, and what are best practices in administering them?
		Facilitator: Marc Bilodeau, Willis	Focus: Administration
Frank Janecek Discover Financial Services Beth Martindale Principal Financial Jennifer Neihoff Willis Lynn Zehnder US Foods
2.	PERSONALIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY: INNOVATIONS DRIVING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT. Anywhere, anytime solutions are exploding for hand-held devices, with mobile phone apps enabling the user to have true 24/7 access to information and even transactions. In today's world, benefits communications can be much more tailored to employees' unique needs. This session will explore ways that decision support tools are increasing employees' empowerment in modeling, selecting, and managing benefits.
		Facilitator: Rhonda Newman, Mercer	Focus: Communications
Julie Blume Foot Locker Deb Fosselman Pioneer Hi-Bred Katherine Miller Costco Wholesale
3.	SINK OR SWIM? Are your employees making the best of your benefit plans to stay afloat both physically and financially? Learn how some organizations are marrying communications that support personal health and wealth to promote total wellbeing and why this is important to their strategic objectives.
		Facilitator: Wendy Roy, Ernst & Young	Focus: Communications
Pam Engle Emeritus Senior Living Joy Geer Highmark Mary Stringfield Ernst & Young Renee Wiggins Thomson Reuters
4.	PROVIDING A (TRULY) GLOBAL WELLNESS PROGRAM. Significant changes in the global benefits marketplace have caused large US firms to reconsider: What's the right strategy? Right package? How to deliver efficiently and effectively? How is wellness being introduced globally and how are employers engaging their ex-US employees in behavior change? Hear how global firms are addressing these challenges and competing in the global marketplace.
		Facilitator: Francis Coleman, Towers Watson	Focus: Global
Joanne Armenio Kraft Foods Don Broecker Goodrich Doug Grossman-McKee Eaton
5.	CAN WE REALLY CHANGE EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOR THROUGH WELLNESS AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS? Hear what's really working to get employees to engage in these programs, change behaviors, and make a difference. Learn if the secret is in the incentives, the program design or the vendor partner, and how ROI is measured.
		Facilitator: Susan Connolly, Mercer	Focus: Health & Wellness
Diane Duval Avellar Raytheon Kathy McAlpine Kraft Foods Jeff Shapiro Walt Disney Kathy Way Nordstrom
6.	EMPLOYERS AND PRIVATE EXCHANGES: A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION APPROACH. Health care exchanges create a competitive marketplace for employees to shop for health care coverage that best meets their family health insurance needs while allowing employers to define the contribution they choose to make for health care. What are private exchanges, how will they operate, and what is the potential value proposition for employers?
		Facilitator: Ken Sperling, Aon Hewitt	Focus: Health & Wellness
Petra Slater Aon Corporation Jewel Taylor Darden Restaurants Connie Trogdon West Corporation
7.	REALITY CHECK. Employees are often ill-prepared for living expenses in retirement, let alone the ominous costs of medical care. With declining employer sponsorship of retiree medical plans and rising retiree longevity, how can employers better prepare employees for the convergence of both retirement and health care costs? How are employers merging existing tools to prepare employees for retirement, such as pensions, 401(k), HRA and HSA designs?
		Facilitator: Tom Hricik, Buck	Focus: Retirement
Tanya Barberic Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Paula Pagliaroni Hess Corporation Larry Schimka Robert Bosch Julie Schuppan ConAgra Foods
8.	RETIREMENT READINESS: RE-DESIGN AND SUPPORT STRATEGIES. Are alternative retirement plans, financial planning support or changes in investment or distribution options viable means to address the growing concern over the financial-readiness of the baby boomers to make the transition to retirement? Would such changes have a lasting impact of benefit to the rest of your workforce? Discuss the challenges and opportunities that have arisen with the aging of the workforce and the advent of the prolonged recession.
		Lead Facilitator: Kent Allison, PricewaterhouseCoopers	Focus: Retirement
Jannine Beyer SC Johnson & Son Joe Kummer Nike Renee Mehmed FedEx Corporation
9.	CAPTAIN OR CREW. We are continuously challenged to align benefit strategy with business objectives and to do so within constraints imposed by finance. In light of these conditions, how do we effectively deliver on the Employee Value Proposition and drive meaningful engagement?
		Facilitator: Chris Calvert, Sibson	Focus: Strategy
Rick King Danaher Corporation Patty Marinello BMW Linda Nilsen Princeton University
10.	HEALTH CARE'S IMPACT ON BROADER BENEFITS STRATEGY. With health care consuming a growing portion of the total rewards pie, decisions on health care strategy undoubtedly have repercussions for other benefits initiatives. What are the implications and how are companies responding?
		Facilitator: Mike Hayes, Towers Watson	Focus: Strategy
Pauline Campos Fluor Bob Restivo General Dynamics
11.	HOT TOPICS: RETIREMENT Issues of the day
		Facilitator: Board Member	Focus: Retirement
12.	HOT TOPICS: GLOBAL Issues of the day
		Facilitator: Board Member	Focus: Global
13.	HOT TOPICS: HEALTH & WELLNESS Issues of the day
		Facilitator: Board Member	Focus: Health & Wellness

Hotel Accommodations and Information

The Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island 4750 Amelia Island Parkway Amelia Island, FL 32034 904.277.1100 904.261.9064, FAX

Reservation Deadline Reservation rate guaranteed through March 28, 2012, 6:00 p.m., ET Room Rates $244 CEB rate will be offered three days prior to (April 12-14) and three days after (April 18 - 20) the Conference, depending on availability.

Reservations
The deadline for CEB online rate room reservations is close of business, ET, on March 28, 2012. RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE DIRECTLY WITH CEB. Please contact Shane Canfield or Caren Cannon, 703.549.6025.

Cancellation
**To avoid room and tax charges, hotel reservations must be cancelled 7 days prior to your arrival date.

Additional Hotel Information

• Check-in: 4:00 p.m.; check-out time: 12:00 noon
• Complimentary in-room internet service in all guest rooms
• Complimentary use of the Fitness center: Open daily 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Located on the main level of the hotel.
• Ritz-Carlton Spa. The spa is open daily:
  Sunday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  To schedule an appointment, please call the Spa directly at 904.277.1087.

Transportation

Jacksonville International Airport
2400 Yankee Clipper Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32218
**Located approximately 26 miles from the hotel.

For driving directions from the airport to the hotel, please click here.

Please note that valet parking at the Ritz-Carlton is $17.00 per night; there is no self parking.

There are several ground transportation options available for you; some are listed below:

On-Airport Car Rental Ground Transportation Options

Alamo, 800.462.5266 Avis, 800.331.1212 Budget, 800.527.0700 Dollar, 800.800.4000 Enterprise, 800.736.8222 Hertz, 800.654.3131 National, 800.227.7368 Thrifty, 800.847.4389

Front Runner Transportation 904.714.1277 Town cars: $65 plus gratuity SUVs: $85 plus gratuity Gator City Taxi is onsite Reservations not necessary but can be made by calling 904.741.0008 or 904.355.8294 $60.00 for a one-way trip, 1 - 4 passengers All ground transportation services, including rental car agencies, taxis and limousines, are located on the lower level of the terminal building adjacent to baggage claim.

Transportation from the hotel to the airport at the conclusion of the Conference on Wednesday is available. The cost for the one-way trip is $23.00. If interested in this service, please sign up on the Conference registration form.

Golf

The Golf Club of Amelia Island is located at the hotel. Frank Janecek of Discover Financial Services has again graciously volunteered to arrange groups. If interested, please contact Frank: phone (224-405-8712), email (frankjanecek@discover.com).

Miscellaneous

Attire for all CEB workshops and events is informal. The temperature in April is usually in the high 70's but the evenings can be cool. And, as you know, the temperature in the conference rooms can be cool, also.

The Annual Conference is limited to CEB member companies and program participants. Our goal is to keep the sessions at a size that allow for in-depth discussions on an informal basis and provide the networking opportunities that make the CEB Annual Conference so important to the benefits professional.

Prize Drawing
Turn in your post-Conference survey to be eligible for the drawing held at the conclusion of the conference. The winner does not have to be present in order to receive the prize!

Registration

Fee:	$1,700 Includes all meals and entertainment costs
Guest Fee:	$850 Includes all meals and entertainment costs

Registration begins at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, 2012 and is open until 9:00 p.m. You will need to register for the Conference with CEB by 6:00 p.m., ET on March 14, 2012, or we will be unable to hold a hotel room in the CEB room block.

Fee / Cancellation Policy
CEB will refund your registration fee if you cancel on or before March 14, 2012. No refunds after that date. If you must cancel post March 14, please arrange for a substitute.

If you have any questions, please contact Shane Canfield or Caren Cannon at:
Council on Employee Benefits
1311 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-549-6025
Fax: 703-549-6027
www.ceb.org
scanfield@ceb.org
ccannon@ceb.org