Guest Speakers

BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Nancy Fonti Counsel, Labor and Employment, BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Company Atlanta, Georgia, USA Nancy Fonti has served as Interim Labor and Employment Counsel for The Coca-Cola Company since September 2014. In that role, she supports the Company's Western Operating Unit and provides advice on a variety of labor and employment issues. Nancy is also an associate at McGuire Woods. She was a newspaper reporter in a prior life and wrote about the airline industry for the Dow Jones News Wires and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Nancy is from Louisiana. About BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Company: The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company. It produces more than 500 sparkling and still brands and is among the world's top 10 private employers with more than 700,000 system associates. Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Line of Business/Type of industry: Beverage Number of countries where you have operations: More than 200 Number of employees worldwide: 700,000 employees throughout the Coca-Cola system

Deloitte

Kenneth Fredeen General Counsel (Canada) and Secretary to the Board, Deloitte LLP (Canada) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kenneth Fredeen is General Counsel, Secretary to the Board, and a member of the Leadership Team with Deloitte LLP (Canada). He leads a team of 17 lawyers and legal professionals in Canada and an additional 5 in Chile. Ken is a frequent speaker and panel member on topics related to the role and challenges of the General Counsel, diversity, and in-house practice management. He also is a lecturer at the CCCA/Rotmans Business Leadership Program for In-house Counsel. In 2013 he was recognized by Canadian Lawyer magazine as one of Canada’s top 25 most influential lawyers and judges in Canada. Ken also serves as Chair of the Board of The Learning Partnership, a national organization that supports public education in Canada; a member of the board for Canadian Business SenseAbility, a recently established not-for-profit entity supporting the employment of people with disabilities; and a member of the board for the Canadian Centre for Ethics and Corporate Policy. About Deloitte: Deloitte LLP (Canada) is Canada’s largest professional services firm. It is a member firm of the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu network, which together with other member firms, employs more than 200,000 people world-wide. Deloitte provides accounting, auditing, financial advisory, enterprise risk management services, consulting, tax and related services to a wide range of Canadian companies, large and small. It is recognized as a leading employer in Canada and was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2016. Deloitte is known as a leader in diversity and inclusion and, together with its investment in creating the workplace of the future, the company is sought after as the employer of choice for top talent. The firm is building offices that are both inclusive and designed to address the changing nature of work. Headquarters: Canada: Toronto, Ontario; Worldwide: New York City Line of Business/Type of industry: Professional Services (audit, tax, consulting, financial advisory) Number of countries where you have operations: Deloitte Canada: 2; Worldwide: 141 Number of employees worldwide: Canada: 9000 in 50 offices; Worldwide: 225,000

Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.

Andrew Gelb Senior Vice President & General Counsel Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. Pleasanton, California, USA Andrew Gelb graduated from the UCLA School of Law in 1981 and practiced in Los Angeles for 20 years as a business litigator in several firms, from local to international, including in many employment matters, and almost always on the defense side. In 2001, he moved to Pleasanton, in Northern California, to assume the role of Associate General Counsel of Nissei Sangyo America, Ltd., a diversified Japanese-owned trading company and longtime client. That company combined with several other Hitachi-affiliated companies and became Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. in 2002. Andrew was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Counsel in 2009. About Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.: Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. (HTA), a member of the Hitachi group of companies, is an integrated organization that sells and services semiconductor manufacturing equipment, analytical instrumentation, scientific instruments, and bio-related products, as well as industrial equipment, electronic devices, and electronic and industrial materials. HTA was formed from the combination of Nissei Sangyo America, Ltd.; the Semiconductor Equipment Group of Hitachi America, Ltd.; and Hitachi Instruments, Inc., a subsidiary of Hitachi America, Ltd. HTA has 10 office locations in the United States, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi High Technologies Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, which manufactures in Japan many of the sophisticated products distributed by HTA. HTA has four wholly owned subsidiaries, located in Canada, Ireland, Israel, and Mexico. Headquarters: Schaumburg, Illinois, USA Line of Business/Type of industry: HTA is active in numerous high technology industry sectors Number of countries where you have operations: 5: USA, Canada, Mexico, Ireland, and Israel Number of employees worldwide: 610

IDEXX Laboratories

Giovani Twigge Chief Human Resources Officer, IDEXX Laboratories Portland, Maine, USA Giovani Twigge is a senior human resources executive with 20+ years of domestic and international experience. As IDEXX Laboratories’ Chief HR Officer since 2010, Giovani has proven vital to the company’s global expansion and organic growth. Combining an HR generalist background with innovative thinking, Giovani has consistently aligned HR with business and shareholder objectives. Prior to IDEXX, Giovani held international HR leadership roles supporting employee bases of up to 12,000 people for multibillion-dollar company Abbott Laboratories. Over a period of 11 years, he progressed through roles ranging from Regional HR Director to Divisional Vice President of HR focused on growth, change management, and turnaround. At the regional level, Giovani provided HR leadership for multi-country areas under Abbott International, including its European operations comprised of 31 affiliates and 5,600 employees. During this time, he led a number of key initiatives ranging from reorganizations to talent-focused programs in Latin America, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East. About IDEXX Laboratories: IDEXX is a leader in pet healthcare innovation, serving veterinarians around the world with a broad range of diagnostic and information technology-based solutions. IDEXX products enhance the ability of veterinarians to provide advanced medical care, improve staff efficiency, and build more economically successful practices. We also are a worldwide leader in livestock and poultry diagnostic tests and tests for the quality and safety of water and milk. The company creates exceptional long-term value for customers, employees, and shareholders by enhancing the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock. Headquarters: Westbrook, Maine Line of Business/Type of industry: Veterinary Diagnostic and Information Technology Number of countries where you have operations: 20 Number of employees worldwide: 7000+

Lyft

Nicholas Clements Employment Counsel, Lyft San Francisco, CA, USA Nick Clements is a graduate of Columbia University and UC Davis Law School, and has been practicing law since 2010. He started as an associate at Seyfarth Shaw, LLP with a focus on labor, employment, and ERISA litigation and counseling. In November 2015, Nick jumped at the opportunity to move in-house with the ridesharing company Lyft, Inc. At Lyft, Nick assists with the Company's independent contractor/driver litigation, and leads the Company's internal employee counseling and litigation efforts. Nick originally hails from Boise, Idaho and naturally has an affinity for the outdoors. He also enjoys cooking, running, wine and travel. About Lyft: Lyft, Inc. is a peer-to-peer ridesharing platform that uses a mobile-phone application to connect passengers who need a ride to independent contractor drivers who are available to provide rides. Using the Lyft App, Lyft offers information and a method to connect drivers and riders with each other but does not provide transportation services -- the drivers do. Lyft operates in more than 250 cities nationwide and drivers who have connected with riders through the Lyft app have provided millions of rides since the Company's inception in 2011. Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA Line of Business/Type of industry: Technology/Ridesharing platform Number of countries where you have operations: One -- the United States, but we have partners in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam Number of employees worldwide: 1,500 plus about ~ 200,000 independent contractor drivers

McWane

James M. Proctor II Senior Vice President and General Counsel, McWane, Inc. Birmingham, Alabama, USA Jim Proctor is Senior Vice President and General Counsel for McWane, Inc., the nation’s leading producer of ductile iron pipe and other water infrastructure products. Since 1995, Jim has led McWane’s legal team and its government affairs activities. Prior to joining McWane, he was a shareholder with the Birmingham law firm of Maynard, Cooper and Gale, PC. Jim earned a BA in history and economics from the University of Virginia, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama School Of Law. He was editor of the Alabama Law Review, member of the John A. Campbell Moot Court Board, and selected as the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society Outstanding Senior Law Student. He has served as an adjunct professor in crisis management for the University of Alabama School of Law. Jim has held several leadership positions within the American Bar Association, including the Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Corporate Counsel Committee, Task Force on Corporate Counsel Involvement, Commercial Torts Committee, Scope and Correlation Committee, TIPS/West Advisory Group, and the Revenue Enhancement Task Force. About McWane: McWane, Inc. is private, family-owned business with companies across the United States and the world. At the McWane Family of Companies, we cast ductile iron products--including pipe, valves, hydrants, fittings, and plumbing products. McWane companies also manufacture fire extinguishers, fire suppression systems, steel pressure vessels, build network switches and monitoring equipment. We are the leader in delivering clean, safe drinking water around the world while focusing on the safe, environmentally friendly manufacturing of our products. Headquarters: Birmingham, Alabama, USA Line of Business/Type of industry: Manufacturing Number of countries where you have operations: 11 Number of employees worldwide: 6000

Merck & Co.

Paul Marazita Executive Director & Senior Counsel Global Labor & Employment Merck & Co. Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA Paul Marazita is Executive Director & Senior Counsel, Global Labor & Employment Practices at Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. in Kenilworth, New Jersey. His current responsibilities include providing practical legal advice on a full range of labor and employment issues to human resources/labor relations personnel and senior line clients across Merck’s various divisions with an emphasis on sales and manufacturing. He has served on numerous company bargaining committees and has provided legal support for labor negotiations and post-contract implementation efforts. Paul has extensive experience with developing and managing restructuring activities including downsizing, site closures, divestitures and acquisitions both domestically and abroad. Since Merck’s merger with Schering-Plough, he has assumed functional responsibility for Merck’s headquarters-based international labor function with an emphasis on significant global projects, investigations and other transactions. Paul started his career at Paul Hastings before going in-house in 2000. About Merck: Merck is a 125 year old research driven global healthcare company that delivers innovative health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies and animal health products, which it markets directly and through its joint ventures. Merck’s core product categories include diabetes, cancer, vaccines and hospital acute care and it continues to focus its research on conditions that represent some of today’s most significant health challenges – like cancer, hepatitis C, cardio-metabolic disease, antibiotic-resistant infection and Alzheimer's disease - as well as emerging global pandemics, such as ebola. Headquarters: Kenilworth, New Jersey Line of Business/Type of industry: Healthcare Number of countries where you have operations: More than 140 Number of employees worldwide: 68,000

Micron Technology, Inc.

Gregory C. Tollefson Director of Labor & Employment, Legal, Micron Technology, Inc. Boise, Idaho, USA Gregory C. Tollefson is Director of Labor and Employment in the Legal Department at Micron Technology, Inc. He is responsible for Micron’s global labor and employment matters and related litigation and counseling. He also has responsibility and oversight over Employee Benefits, Privacy, Security, Immigration and Ethics and Compliance functions. Greg graduated from the University of Idaho and received a J.D., from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. During his third year of law school, he was an extern for Chief Magistrate Judge F. Steele Langford in the United States District Court, Northern District of California. From 1997 to 1998, Greg was a law clerk for Chief Justice Charles F. McDevitt on the Idaho Supreme Court and then for Judge Alan M. Schwartzman on the Idaho Court of Appeals. From 1998 to 2008, Greg was with the law firm Stoel Rives LLP in Boise, Idaho, focusing on commercial and employment litigation. About Micron Technology: Micron Technology is one of the world’s leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions used in today's leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, and communications products. As the only U.S.-based DRAM manufacturer, it is a global leader in advanced semiconductor systems. Micron offers the industry’s broadest portfolio of silicon-to-semiconductor solutions – starting with foundational DRAM, NAND, and NOR Flash memory, and extending to SSDs, modules, MCPs, HMCs, and other semiconductor systems. This best-in-class technology powers leading-edge computing, consumer, enterprise server and storage, networking, embedded, automotive, industrial, and mobile products. Headquarters: Boise, Idaho, USA Line of Business/Type of industry: High-tech – semiconductor industry Number of countries where you have operations: 19: China, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia, India, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Italy, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States Number of employees worldwide: 31,000

PETRONAS

Mazura Kamaludin Legal Counsel, PETRONAS Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mazura Kamaludin is Legal Counsel HR, Corporate Services, PETRONAS. She joined PETRONAS on 1 November 2006 with the Legal HR, Corporate Services Department, Group Legal. In Legal HR, she provides legal advice & support to the Group HRM Division within PETRONAS and its group of companies, domestically & internationally. Her particular areas of specialization include employment and industrial relations law. She has provided opinions and advised the group on the law relating to issues on disciplinary and dismissal, retrenchment, corporate restructuring, terms and conditions of employment, policies and guidelines, performance management, statutory regulations, union and collective bargaining and other areas related to labor practices in Malaysia. She also is involved with international restructuring and mergers and acquisition exercises involving PETRONAS’ overseas entities. About PETRONAS: Established in 1974, PETRONAS is Malaysia’s fully integrated oil and gas multinational ranked among the largest corporations on FORTUNE Global 500®. Together with its subsidiaries and associated companies, PETRONAS engages in a broad spectrum of upstream and downstream oil and gas operations and petrochemical operations. Its upstream operations include the exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas in Malaysia and overseas. Its downstream operations include liquefaction, sale and transportation of LNG; processing and transmission of natural gas and the sale of natural gas products; refining and marketing of petroleum products; manufacture and sale of petrochemical products; trading of crude oil, petroleum products and petrochemical products; and shipping and related logistics. Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Line of Business/Type of industry: Integrated oil and gas operations spanning the entire hydrocarbon value chain Number of countries where you have operations: 83 Number of employees worldwide: 53,149

Standard Chartered Bank

Andrew H. Smith Head of Employment Law, Americas, Standard Chartered Bank New York, New York, USA Andrew H. Smith is the Head of Employment Law, Americas, for Standard Chartered Bank. Prior to joining Standard Chartered in September 2015, he spent 10 years at Citigroup, where he was a Director & Associate General Counsel in the Employment Law Group supporting the institutional side of the business. He held similar positions at Bank of America (2002-2005) and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (1997-2002) and began his legal career in 1993 as a litigation associate at Bressler, Amery & Ross (NY N.Y./Morristown N.J.). Andrew received his J.D. from Fordham (1993) and his B.A., cum laude from Boston College (1987). About Standard Chartered: Standard Chartered PLC is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London. It operates in more than 1,100 locations across 67 countries on 6 continents and employs approximately 86,000 people. It is a universal bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Standard Chartered has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalization of approximately £15 billion as of 20 January 2016, making it one of the top 30 companies with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange. Headquarters: London Line of Business/Type of industry: Banking/Financial Services Number of countries where you have operations: 67 Number of employees worldwide: 86,000

TrueBlue

Eric C. de los Santos Associate General Counsel, Sr. Director of Employment Law TrueBlue, Inc. Tacoma, Washington, USA

Monica Torrez-Pfister Senior Corporate Counsel TureBlue, Inc. Tacoma, Washington, USA

Eric C. de los Santos is Associate General Counsel and Senior Director of Employment Law for TrueBlue, Inc., a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions, including staffing, large-volume on-site workforce management, and recruitment process outsourcing to fill full-time positions. He leads a legal team that responds to and advises on all labor- and employment-related matters domestically and internationally. He is also chair of the company’s Diversity & Inclusion Council. For the past few years, Eric has served as Co-Chair of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Employment & Labor Policy Subcommittee. He is co-founder and Past President of the Filipino Lawyers of Washington (FLOW) and served on the board of the Filipino Community of Seattle. He is also a founding member of National Filipino American Lawyers Association and a former Governor of the Washington State Bar Association. Monica Torrez-Pfister is Senior Corporate Counsel for TrueBlue, Inc. She provides legal advice and counsel to management and leaders of TrueBlue, and TrueBlue's subsidiaries, on employment-related matters. She also serves as a legal advisor to TrueBlue's domestic and international business units. Monica participates and advises on employment and compliance- related business initiatives, and manages projects involving the implementation of new laws and risk mitigation strategies. Additionally, she assists in the defense and management of litigation matters that may arise, including selecting and retaining outside counsel. About TrueBlue Inc.: Based in Tacoma, Washington, TrueBlue is a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions, including staffing, large-volume on-site workforce management, and recruitment process outsourcing to fill full-time positions. Globally, we connect as many as 840,000 people to work each year. Headquarters: Tacoma, WA, USA

Line of Business/Type of industry: Staffing, on-site workforce management, and recruitment Number of countries where you have operations: 27 Number of employees worldwide: approximately 5,500 internal employees and a temporary workforce of approximately 600,000 employees.