Conference Schedule

7:15 am Registration & Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:30 am Opening Remarks & Keynote with Robert Glazer
9:30 am - 9:45 am Break & Visit Business Partner Expo
9:45 am - 10:45 am

Break-Out Sessions

  • Immigration Update - Stephen Maule, McMahon Berger
  • Advocates or Allies: Navigating HR's Most Complex Leadership Moments - Reggie Farrar, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, FARRAR Unlimited
  • Compensation Showdown: Navigating Pay Decisions in the Spotlight - Joe Rice, CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services, Inc.
  • Leadership Development
10:45 am - 11:00 am Break & Visit Business Partner Expo
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Break-Out Sessions

  • From Surviving to Thriving: HR Strategies to Help Employees Succeed in a High-Stress World - Linda Hoffey, Corporate Calm Wellness
  • ROI & DEI: Return on Investment, Return on Inclusion: Pat Coleman, Patricia Coleman LLC
  • Cross Functional Collaboration - Trezette Dixon, Greater St. Louis, Inc. & Jacquelin Meadors Booth, Washington University
  • Becoming Change Resilient: Navigating Change with Confidence & Intention - Ryan McCrea, Luci Leadership Consulting
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch Keynote - Daily Double or Double Trouble? Ethical Decisions in HR
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm Break & Visit Business Partner Expo
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

Break-Out Sessions

  • Let's Play Nice: Why the Toughest Leaders Are Actually the Softest - Jessica Bryant, Bryant & Co. Leadership Lab
  • Beyond the Review: Leading Intentional Conversations that Drive Performance - Rhonda Travers, Travers Training & Consulting
  • Policy Development - Melissa Pesce, Ogletree Deakins & Samuel Newman, Ogletree Deakins
  • Name That Root Cause: What Performance Failures Tell Us About Design Flaws - Rebecca Ellis, Mann Partners, Inc. 
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Break & Visit Business Partner Expo
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Break-Out Sessions

  • Leading Multiple Generations in the Workforce
  • Remote Work - Kirk Davis, JD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Congruity HR
  • Employee Development - Jamal Cornelious, Mission Defined
  • Hidden Benefits - Kevin Cunneen, Jr., One Digital
      
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Closing Remarks & Prize Drawings