AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE

Monday, September 27, 2021

Pre-Conference Workshops

Online Session

8:00 am – 11:30 am | Morning Workshop
Build a High Performing Virtual Team & Powerful Conversations to Engage Your Workforce
J. Allyn Walker

In-Person Session

1:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Afternoon Workshop
Deal With It: Successfully Negotiate the Change You Didn’t Want
Linda Swindling, JD, CSP

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

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Culture & Leadership	Diversity, Equity & Belonging	Effective Communication, EQ, Influence	Human Experience, Wellness & Wellbeing	Legal	Recruitment & Talent

8:00-9:30 am \| ★ Keynote Generational Diversity: Building Bridges – The Future Depends on It Dr. Tim Elmore
9:30-10:15 am Resource Partner Showcase Grand Opening
10:15 -11:15 am Ask Outrageously! The Secret to Getting What You Really Want Linda Swindling	10:15 -11:15 am High Society: Are Employers Giving Up on Drug-Free Workplaces? Greg Hare	10:15 -11:15 am Work-Life Balance: Shattering the Myth & Reframing the Mindset Doreen L. Linneman
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Unlocking an Ownership Culture Greg Hawks	11:30 am – 12:30 pm Communication Without Confrontation – Adapt Your Emotional Intelligence Vincent Ivan Phipps	11:30 am – 12:30 pm Flex for the Future: HR’s Role in Winning the War for Talent Terri Stewart
12:30 – 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00-3:00 pm Accepting the Melting Pot of Perception Cedricia Thomas	2:00-3:00 pm DEI – Fostering Courageous Conversations for Lasting Change in the Workplace Dr. Cherry Collier, Cathy Hardin, Elba Pareja-Gallagher, Anne Quiello	2:00-3:00 pm Lessons Learned from COVID-19\| Strategies to be Prepared & to Mitigate Risk in a Post-Pandemic World Kathryn McConnell, Blaze Knott
3:00-3:30 pm Resource Partner Showcase Break
3:30-4:30 pm The Millennial Population: Understanding, Engagement, and Retention Joseph Gorordo	3:30-4:30 pm The Champion Advantage: Get the Mindset to Win at Home and Work Hernani Alves	3:30-4:30 pm Re-establishing Your In-Office Corporate Culture and Leadership in a Post-COVID Era Marty Martenson
5:00-7:00 pm Happy Hour Welcome Reception

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Culture & Leadership	Diversity, Equity & Belonging	Effective Communication, EQ, Influence	Human Experience, Wellness & Wellbeing	Legal	Recruitment & Talent

8:00-9:30 am \| ★ Keynote Transactional v. Transformational Approaches to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Aiko Bethea, Esq., PCC
9:30-10:00 am Resource Partner Showcase
10:00-11:00 am What Story Does Your Culture Tell? Karen Eber	10:00-11:00 am Positive Intelligence & Mental Fitness for High Performing Leaders & Teams Laura Stanley, Shirley Wulf	10:00-11:00 am Vaccinations: Managing a Partially Vaccinated Workforce Keely Collins
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Mastering High Stakes Conversations Karen Hilton	11:15 am – 12:15 pm 2020 – The Great Disrupter: The Future of Work, the Workplace, and the Workforce Jay Jamrog	11:15 am – 12:15 pm The Middle Manager Conundrum Cindy Lynch
12:15 – 1:45 pm Lunch
1:45-2:45 pm Cyber Enterprise Risk and What WE Can Do About It Nate Langmack	1:45-2:45 pm Leading Inclusively Through the Space Between Tommi Paris, Joe Lee, Valarie Mackey	1:45-2:45 pm Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High Scott Robley
2:45-3:15 pm Resource Partner Break
3:15-4:15 pm The Evolving World of Leadership: How to Adapt to Changing Culture Dr. Brian Wade	3:15-4:15 pm Beware of the Wage and Hour Auditor! Overtime, Travel Pay, Bonuses, and Other Wage and Hour Issues for Non-Exempt Employees Philip J. Siegel	3:15-4:15 pm The Impact of Unconscious Bias in the Workplace Annette Reyes

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