Media Advisory - HR 2008: Transforming Talent with Influential Leadership

    TORONTO, Sept. 19 /CNW Telbec/ - Top business leaders and HR experts
discuss leadership development and ways to increase HR's influence in the
organization at HR 2008: Transforming Talent with Influential Leadership,
hosted by The Conference Board of Canada in Toronto.

    When:  Monday, September 22 and Tuesday, September 23, 2008

    Who:   William A. MacKinnon, Chief Executive Officer, KPMG LLP Canada,
           will discuss his efforts to develop a leadership model for KPMG,
           at 8:45 a.m., Monday

           John J. Rankin, Executive Director, The Niagara Institute, will
           present a corporate learning model that can help organizations
           improve their workplace culture and performance, at 8:30 a.m.,
           Tuesday

           Steve Reid, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer,
           Goldcorp Inc., will describe Goldcorp's coaching initiative and
           how it is creating a lasting behavioural change across the
           organization, at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday

    Where: The Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front St. W., Toronto

    For more information, visit:
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/sep08/hr/default.asp

    This conference is sponsored by Towers Perrin, Monster.ca, Human Resources
Association of Calgary, and The Fairmont Royal York.

For further information: Media must register in advance. For more
information or media accreditation, contact: Yvonne Squires, Marketing and
Communications Coordinator, (613) 526-3090, ext. 221.,
corpcomm@conferenceboard.ca.