Judges for the 2010 HR Summit Awards:

Judge and Chair

Corporate Governance Summit Award  Susan Robinson

Judges

HR Professional of the Year  Chris Bart, C.A., PhD, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

HR Professional of the Year  Barb Conway, Vice President, Human Resources, Carswell, a Thomson Reuters business

Rewards Innovation Summit Award  Brad Harper, Vice-president, e.hr Workforce Solutions, Telus Communications Inc.

Corporate Social Responsibility Summit Award  Alan Middleton, PhD, Executive Director, Schulich Executive Education Centre

HR Academic of the Year  Mardi Walker, Senior Vice-president People, Maple Leaf Sports

Susan Robinson

Susan Robinson has more than 20 years’ experience as an HR executive. She became Xerox Canada’s first female executive in 1989. She has held senior human resources positions at AGT/Telus, Baxter Healthcare ,Manulife Financial and Securit. Robinson is a founding director of the Canadian Learning Directors Forum and The Learning Partnership.

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Chris K. Bart, C.A., PhD

DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

Dr. Chris Bart is a leading authority on organizational mission and vision statements. He is the founder and lead professor of The Directors College at McMaster University, Canada’s first university accredited corporate director certification program. He is the author of A Tale of Two Employees and the Person Who Wanted to Lead Them and 20 Questions Directors Should Ask About Strategy.

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Barb Conway

Vice President, Human Resources, Carswell, a Thomson Reuters business

Barb Conway is the Vice President of Human Resources at Carswell, a Thomson Reuters business. A senior Human Resources professional with several years of experience, Barb has been responsible for developing HR strategies and programs that have supported Carswell’s achievement of being named a Top Employer, Best Employer and/or Best Workplace in Canada in each of the past 6 years. Barb holds a business diploma from Durham College, a CHRP (Certified Human Resources Professional) designation through the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPA), a Certificate in Human Resource Management through the HRPA and is currently completing a Bachelor degree focused on organization development.

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Bradley J. Harper

Vice-president, e.HR Workforce Solutions
TELUS Communications Inc.

Brad Harper is TELUS Communications’ vice-president of e.HR Workforce Solutions, which includes payroll, benefits, health and wellness, e.HR (HR website and tools development), SAP testing and workforce solutions (management information and reporting development). Harper currently sits on the board for Theatre Calgary and is an advisory member of the Learning Partnership.

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Alan C. Middleton, PhD

Executive Director, Schulich Executive Education Centre

Dr. Alan Middleton is executive director of the Schulich Executive Education Centre. Before joining Schulich he was CEO of the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in Japan, and executive vice-president and a director of the global company, following seven years as president of Enterprise Advertising Associates in Toronto. He is the co-author of Advertising Works, and Advertising Works II.

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Mardi Walker

Senior Vice-president People, Maple Leaf Sports

Mardi Walker is senior vice-president, people at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., where she directs HR, labour relations, training and development, and office administration for a company with more than 500 full-time and 1,800 part-time staff. Prior to joining Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., Walker led the HR team for PetSmart's entry into Canada.

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