
CONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE
Thank you to our Emcee, Starla Sampaco!
Please note: program and schedule subject to change.
8:00 – 8:15
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9:30 – 10:30
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11:40 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:10
12:10 – 1:10
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1:20 – 2:20
2:20 – 2:40
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2:45 – 3:45
3:45 – 4:00
LUNCH BREAK AND SMART STAGE
SmartStage Make Benefits
More Beneficial
SmartStage The She Suite
SHRM
Lunch Keynote 2021 Legal Update for HR Professionals
AFTERNOON BREAK
BREAKOUT SESSION C
Teresa Simpson & Arhonda Reyes
Recruiting Recruiting During
Uncertain Times - What to do When You're Unsure of What's Next
Roshelle Pavlin
Generalist Do, or do not. There is no try.” – Ethics in the Workplace**
Aaron Goldstein
Legal HR Best Practices in the New Remote World
AFTERNOON BREAK
SHRM
Closing Keynote 5 Superpowers To Be Extraordinary
Closing thoughts and awards
Emcee Starla Sampaco
Welcome
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.
Opening Keynote Now More than Ever, HR Leadership Enriches Lives and Livelihoods
MORNING BREAK
BREAKOUT SESSION A
Ty Reed
Recruiting How Companies Can
Use 2nd Chance Employees to Boost
the Bottom Line
Jean Briese
Innovation 5 Innovative Strategies for
Increasing Productivity
Jodi Slavik
Legal The Aftermath of 2020:
Managing Mental Illness at Work
BREAK
BREAKOUT SESSION B
Elizabeth Fontanilla and
Joanne Lee
Recruiting Strategies for Mitigating
Implicit Bias in the Hiring Process
Innovation The Power of Internal
Partnerships
Legal Pay Equity in 2021: What's New
and What to Do Now
SmartStage What HR Professionals
Can and Can't Enforce When Employees
Return to Work
Camille McKinney
Senior HR The Self-Aware Leader:
The Critical Impact of EQ on Employee Engagement and Business Results*
Amy Leneker
Generalist Dare to Lead™ – Choosing Courage over Comfort
Bobby Humes
Senior HR How to Run Efficient and Inclusive Executive Meetings*
Generalist Remote Teaming: 6 Steps to Creating Psychological Safety
DEI Moving Beyond Words: Seven Ways Companies Can Move Toward Workplace Equity
Senior HR Extraordinary HR Leaders are Strategic*
Generalist Mindset: Why it Matters
Now More than Ever
DEI A Journey to Inclusive Leadership
* Eligible for HRCI Business Credit
** Eligible for HRCI Ethics Credit