Conference Schedule

7:15 am Registration & Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:30 am Opening Remarks & Keynote "Mission-Fist Leadership: Paving the Path for Others to Follow" with Nick Lavery, Precision Components, LCC
9:30 am - 9:45 am Break & Visit Business Partner Expo
9:45 am - 10:45 am

Break-Out Sessions

  • Workforce Strategy Across Borders - Nalini Mahadevan, MLO Law LLC
  • Leading Challenging Stakeholders, Customers & Clients - Ozzie Lomax, Lomax Consulting Group
  • Legal Update - John Marino, McMahon Berger
  • Chaos to Cohesion: A Case Study in HR Strategies that Transformed a Dysfunctional Team - Katie Magoon, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, People Solutions Center
     
10:45 am - 11:00 am Break & Visit Business Partner Expo
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Break-Out Sessions

  • Human First: The Heart of Modern Leadership - Steph Daiber, SPHR, BC Group International
  • Imperfect Conversations with Arduous People: Turning Tension into Connection in the Workplace - Darryl Diggs, Jr., Ed.D., Special School District of St. Louis County
  • The Power of Presence - Sarah Davidson, PHR, SHRM-CP, Roeslein & Associates, Inc.
  • The Biggest Promotion HR Will Ever Get: Using AI to Reclaim HR's Real Work - Lauren Patel, AAIM Employers' Association
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch Keynote with Michael McMilian, Urban League
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm Break & Visit Business Partner Expo
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Break-Out Sessions

  • The World is Changing - Here's How We Lead Through It - Rachel Stuart, Adaptive Solutions Group
  • Upgrading Fair Chance Employment: New Tools for Success - Meredith Rataj, SLU Transformative Workforce Academy
  • How to IGNITE Your Corporate Culture - Ryan Batchelor, Crux Leaders LLC
  • Inclusive Engagement - Jamal Cornelious, Mission Defined, LLC
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm Break & Visit Business Partner Expo
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Break-Out Sessions

  • Teetering on the Edge of Compliance: Balancing Conflicting Laws & Regulations Governing Your Workforce - Melissa Pesce & Sam Newman, Ogletree Deakins
  • More Than a Plan: Succession That Transforms People & Future-Proofs the Business - Betsy Grzybinski, One Percent Today
  • Building Resilience into Workplace Culture: 5 Lessons from Elite Teams - Jason Fry, HealthyLeader
  • When HR Needs HR: Managing the Fire Within - Tammy Gillette, 1 Elevate
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Closing Remarks
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Networking Happy Hour