Vision 2010 Keynote Speakers

Jim HolincheckGartner, Inc.Jim Holincheck

Managing Vice President, Gartner Research






Jim Holincheck is a managing VP in Gartner Research, where he manages the team that covers finance, human capital management (HCM) and procurement. He specializes in the HCM systems market. In this role, he helps provide a bridge between technology and human capital processes, practices and strategies.

With over two decades of experience in the IT sector, Gartner’s Jim Holincheck is true thought leader in the development, implementation and strategic use of HR technology.  Join us as Jim lends his unique insights and guidance on the evolving role of workforce management in the workplace and how organizations can leverage these technologies to improve business operations across the enterprise.

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Holincheck spent 2.5 years as vice president of strategy at a B2B-marketplace-turned-software and services vendor called IQ4hire. IQ4hire provides solutions for IT services procurement and for technology solution selling. Before IQ4hire, Mr. Holincheck spent two years as an industry analyst at Giga Information Group (now Forrester) covering human resource management systems (HRMS) and financial systems. Prior to Giga, he spent 10 years at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) participating in the full life cycle of projects around human resources and financial management.

Bill KutikHR Technology Conference logoBill Kutik

Technology Columnist, Human Resource Executive® Magazine and HREonline.com
Co-Chairman, HR Technology® Conference
Host of The Bill Kutik Radio Show®




Bill Kutik will lead the client panel discussion, focusing on how organizations utilize strategic workforce management solutions in the day-to-day operation of their business. Their topics may include how to:

  • Increase employee satisfaction, productivity, and loyalty
  • Ensure workforce activities and pay practices are aligned with corporate goals and objectives
  • Manage employee leave accurately and completely
  • Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, union contracts and other pay rules, regardless of the complexity
  • Understand the critical connections between workforce activities and employee satisfaction, and their impact on client satisfaction.

Bill Kutik is considered the leading independent analyst of the HR technology marketplace, with specialties in HCM, electronic recruiting, outsourcing and talent management. He was named a Top 25 HR Influencer of 2007 by HR World. More recently, he was named a “Top 25 HR Digital Influencer 2009” and a “Top 100 Influencer.” He has been the technology columnist for Human Resource Executive® since 1990 (since 2006 at HREonline.com), also serving as co-chairman of the magazine's annual trade show, HR Technology Conference & Exhibition® since its inception in 1998. In 2008, he started The Bill Kutik Radio Show®, a bi-weekly online talk show with industry leaders. He has a B.A. degree from Harvard University and is president of Kutik Communications, a strategy, marketing and editorial consulting firm in Westport, Conn.

Lisa DisselkampAthena EnterprisesLisa Disselkamp

President, Athena Enterprises
Contributing Editor, Legiant Technology Newsletter
Advisory Board Member, Payroll Manager’s Report & IOMA’s HR/Payroll Forum
Founder, Louisville Technical Market Analysis Group
Noted HR Technology Author & Strategist


Lisa Disselkamp, business leader, author, consultant, and sought-after speaker, will present The Workforce Revolution, addressing a holistic approach to workforce management. This session is ideally suited for strategic and functional HR, payroll, and technology leadership; attendees will learn how to break down the “silos of approach” that typically exist among departments and act in a more holistic, business-wide view of labor and workforce management practices, spending, and technology. During her presentation, Disselkamp will share best practices and proven strategies to:

  • Ensure business, technology and end-user needs are well-defined and in alignment (“design with intent”)
  • Help executives “think beyond the paycheck” and address the broader, operational role workforce management can play within the organization
  • Identify and articulate the ways workforce management technologies and practices can drive both bottom-line improvements and top-line growth
  • Facilitate the organizational and cultural changes which lead to a successful and impactful workforce management transformation, as well as define a roadmap for meaningful improvements

Disselkamp is subject matter expert (SME) and technical resource on workforce management software, HRIS, payroll, timekeeping, compensation, scheduling, and labor analytics systems. As president of Athena Enterprises, she leads a team of talented consultants who share her passion for time and labor management technology. Disselkamp is the author of the only two books focusing solely on workforce management technology – “No Boundaries” (Wiley & Co. 2009) and “Working the Clock” (Oaklea Press 2007).