Labor Challenges Summit

CFO Executive Summit

Presented by CFO Executive Summit & UCI Paul Merage School of Business
Labor Challenges Summit
How to Attract, Recruit and Retain Talent

UCI - University Research Park

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<h3>The CFO Executive Summit, in association with the UCI Paul Merage School of Business, is pleased to present our 2022 Labor Challenges Summit and Reception.</h3><h3>We invite you to join the CFO Executive Summit and our panel of experts on Wednesday, May 18th from 5:00 to 7:30 PM to learn about the Labor challenges currently facing companies.</h3><h3>Dean Ian Williamson of the UCI Paul Merage School of Business will share his insights and facilitate an expert panel discussion that will be aimed at addressing what strategies CFOs &amp; HR leaders are utilizing to attract, recruit, and retain top talent.</h3><h3>The program and panel discussion will be followed by a networking reception.</h3><h3>You won’t want to miss this!</h3>

<h3>We are thrilled to present this interactive program led by Ian O. Williamson, Dean of the Paul Merage School of Business.</h3>

<p><strong>Moderator and Keynote</strong></p><p><a href="https://merage.uci.edu/research-faculty/faculty-directory/Christopher-Schwarz.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>Ian O. Williamson, UCI Paul Merage Business School</strong></a></p><p>Ian O. Williamson is dean of The UCI Paul Merage School of Business. During his 20-year career, Williamson has served on several academic committees and the boards of directors for various nonprofit organizations. In addition, he has provided expert insights in organizational innovation and employee recruitment and retention to executives in more than 20 countries across six continents for companies such as CBRE, PwC, Lockheed Martin, Nestle, and Accenture. </p>

<p><strong>Panelists</strong></p><p><strong>Adam Townsend is the CFO of VIZIO, </strong>the globally-known TV manufacturer. He was formerly the CFO of the TV network Showtime. Prior to moving to CBS Corp.-owned Showtime in October 2018, Townsend held multiple roles at CBS, including EVP, corporate finance, and investor relations. Adam led the company’s treasury operations and global investor communications strategy. In addition, he played vital roles in CBS’s outdoor advertising business and CBS Radio.</p><p><strong>Mara Pagotto is Vice-President for Enterprise People Strategy, Development, and Culture at Western Digital. </strong>Headquartered in San Jose, California. Western Digital is a globally leading innovative data infrastructure company that helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform data. Since joining in August 2018, Mara has held company-wide responsibility for leadership and people development, people analytics, talent management, succession planning, and employee engagement.  </p><p><strong>Karl Hardesty is CEO &amp; Founder of Hardesty LLC. </strong>Karl Hardesty is the Founder and CEO of Hardesty, LLC, an executive services firm providing executive search, consulting services, and on-demand, experienced executives to companies in need of immediate talent. Hardesty specializes in the rapid deployment of financial management executives but also covers the entire C-Suite and certain technical roles within our core industry verticals. The firm’s clients include over 40 private equity firms and institutional investors, public companies, and founder-owned companies.</p>

<p><strong>About the Organization</strong></p><p>The CFO Executive Summit was formed in 2020 to create a safe harbor for thought leadership and peer-to-peer knowledge transfer for middle-market to large-cap company CFOs in Southern California. We sponsor events throughout the year to educate CFOs on topics they face in the marketplace. To help steer the organization and drive future content, we have assembled an advisory board of CFOs to help determine relevant topics. These organizations include Western Digital, Vizio, Xperience Restaurant Group, Stone Brewing, The Toll Roads, and others.</p><p>Founding sponsors include UCI Merage, HUB International, Moss Adams, Cushman &amp; Wakefield, Wells Fargo, Hardesty, Stradling, and Gigasavvy.</p>

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