Session Index -- LONDON conference 
SEPTEMBER 27 - 28, 2006

General Sessions
Session Title Speaker/s
50 Years of the Management Progress Study: What We Learned and What We Missed Ann Howard, Ph.D.
Development Dimensions International
Development Centres: Fact or Fiction 
(Panel Discussion)
Deborah Rupp, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
Moderator

Kate Oliver and 
Carolyn Bogush 
Human Qualities
Presenters

Bill Byham, Ph.D.
Development Dimensions International
Panelist
Short Simulations. Big Results! Marilyn Gowing
AON Consulting
Debate:  Usefulness of the Concept of Emotional Intelligence in Senior Level Assessments Marilyn Gowing
AON Consulting
Discussant

Vic Dulewicz
Malcolm Higgs
Henley Management College
Panelists

Clive Fletcher
University of London
Panelist

Dr. Mark Slaski
University of Hertfordshire
Panelist
Concurrent Sessions
Using Modern Assessment Techniques to Rebuild the Security Forces in War-Torn Iraq Dr. David Morris
Morris & McDaniel, Inc.

Ret. Chief Judge Robert McMillin
Mississippi Court of Appeals
Human Resources Challenges For Outsourcing to India Kilian W. Wawoe
ABN-AMRO Private Banking
Assessment Centre Guidelines — Updated for Multinational Applications Sebastien Houde
University of Guelph

Anuradha Chawla, Ph.D.
Development Dimensions International
Survey of Assessment Centre Practices Around the World Diana E. Krause, Ph.D.
University of Western Ontario

George Thornton, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Utility of Assessment Centres Raimund Birri
Credit Suisse

Andreas Lohff
cut-e gmbh
Evaluating CEO Performance: Insights Across Cultures Doug Reynolds, Ph.D.
Development Dimensions International
Aligning Assessment Centres With Organisation Needs Rebecca Messina
The Coca-Cola Company

Melanie Long
SHL
Survival of the Fittest: Discovering, Selecting, and Developing the Stars of Tomorrow in the Tough Business of International Football Graziosa M. Alge
Alge Consulting Ltd.
Inconsistency in Assessment Centre Performance:
Measurement Error or Something More?
Alyssa Gibbons, M.S.
Deborah Rupp, Ph.D.
Dr. Deidra Schleicher
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
From 'Charismatic' to 'Engaging' Leadership: A New Model and Its Impact Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe, Ph.D.
University of Leeds and
Leadership Research & Development Ltd.
Implications for Assessment Centre Construct Validity Manavi Pathak
Xavier's Research Institute, School of Management
Economic Utility of a First-Level Supervisor Assessment Centre George Thornton, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Worldwide Talent Management: Leveraging Automation to Ensure Impact Audrey Smith, Ph.D.
Development Dimensions International

Elmar Kronz
Development Dimensions International
A Study of Similarities and Differences Between Leadership and Management: Implications for Assessment Centres Vic Dulewicz
Henley Management College

Dr. Mike Young
Commander, MBE Royal Navy

Julia Carden
HR R&D Consultant to the 2nd Sea Lord, Royal Navy
Leadership Talent Pipeline: Where Assessment Centres Can Help Rod Vincent
Human Qualities

Faiza Khokhar
Human Qualities
Do Consensus Meetings Add Value to Assessment Centres? Dr. Chris Dewberry
Course Director, PBOP POHRM
University of London
Research on 360° and the Effects of the Ethnicity of the Raters and Target Manager Juliette Alban-Metcalfe
University of Leeds and 
Leadership Research & Development Ltd.
A Box of Chocolates: A Practitioner's Review of Current Trends and Developments in South African Assessment Centre and Development Centre Design and Implementation Anthony Wilson
Freelance Management Consultants
The Maturation of Validity Generalization for Defending Ability Assessment Jim Sharf, Ph.D.
Sharf and Associates
Remote Assessment: Better, Faster, Cheaper? Deborah Rupp, Ph.D.
Alyssa M. Gibbons, M.S.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Myungjoon Kim, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/Valtera Asia Pacific
Where the Assessment Centre May Not Reach: Assessing Candidates for the Top Levels in a UK Government Context Professor Clive Fletcher
Personnel Assessment Ltd. and
Goldsmiths' College, University of London
Realizing the Promise of Potential Kevin Cook, Ph.D.
Development Dimensions International
Payoff from Assessment Centres: A Corporate View Agustin Trevino
Afni, Inc.

Warren Bobrow, Ph.D.
All About Performance
360° Feedback - From Populist Fashion to Performance Tool_ A 21st Century Approach Will Mitchell
Assessment & Development Consultants, Ltd.
How to Increase the Effectiveness of Assessment Centre Feedback Tacy Byham, Ph.D.
Development Dimensions International

Benjamin Naef, Ph.D.
Credit Suisse
Just a Fuss About Nothing? Applying the Lessons of Interactionism to The Exercise Effect Charles Woodruffe
Human Assets Limited
Evaluating and Demonstrating the Success and Value of Assessment and Development Centres at UBS Caroline Berney-Chardon
UBS

Simon Halls
UBS
Competency Catagorising Through Responses in In-Basket Exercises William Fu-Hsin Wu, Ph.D.
National Open University, Taiwan
Comparison of Assessment Centres for Prediction vs. Development: Results of an International Survey George Thornton, Ph.D.
Colorado State University

Diana E. Krause, Ph.D.
University of Western Ontario
What Do You Catch in an Assessment Centre? Eva Bergvall
City of Gothenberg