2021/09/22 08:00:00
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Conference Schedule
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00 - 8:00 PM | Attendee Registration & Information Open | Top of Escalator |
| 5:00 - 8:00 PM | Exhibitor Registration & Information Open | Exhibit Hall |
| 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Happy Hour & Panel Session ($25 fee at registration) Surviving your HR Nightmare | Ballroom A |
| 7:00 PM | Exhibitor Orientation (then join Happy Hour with attendees) | Exhibit Hall |
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Registration & Information Open | Top of Escalator |
| 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Exhibit Hall |
| 7:45 - 8:00 AM | Conference Opening & Welcome (recognitions) | Ballroom |
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM |  General Session Opening Keynote & Light BreakfastHolly Hoffman Details | Ballroom |
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM | Visit Exhibit Hall | Exhibit Hall |
| 9:30 - 10:30 AM | Breakouts | Downstairs |
| Strategic | Thriving in a pandemic: Put your faith in people Kim Grbac Details | Courtyard 1 |
| People | How to Disrupt Traditional Strategies to (Actually) Engage and Retain Talent Christina Zurek, SHRM-CP, CEP Details | Courtyard 2 |
| Organization | Executive Presence - What is it and why should you care? Kristi Spaethe, PHR, SHRM-CP Details | Courtyard 3 |
| Workplace | Surviving Workplace Investigations Norm Johnson, MBA, SHRM-SCP Details | Courtyard 4 |
| Premier | Job War II Brad Mandacina Details | Courtyard 5 |
| 10:30 - 10:40 AM | Transfer Break | |
| 10:40 - 11:40 AM | Breakouts | Downstairs |
| Strategic | Creating Psychologically Safe Teams Randal Weidenaar Details | Courtyard 1 |
| People | Navigating the Pharmacy Landscape Mai Ly Hoang & Matt Adams Details | Courtyard 2 |
| Organization | How to Lead in Ambiguous Times Mack Munro Details | Courtyard 3 |
| Workplace | Changing Marijuana Laws: Working Through the Haze Melody Rayl Details | Courtyard 4 |
| Premier | Top compliance issues to consider as we head into 2022 Rory Akers, J.D. Details | Courtyard 5 |
| 11:40 - 11:50 AM | Transfer Break | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 PM | Visit Exhibit Hall | Exhibit Hall |
| 11:50 - 12:00 PM | Sponsor Address | Ballroom |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | General Session - Employment Law Update & Lunch Michael Blumenthal Details | Ballroom |
| 1:00 - 1:20 PM | Introduce Trombold nominees | Ballroom |
| 1:20 - 2:00 PM | Visit Exhibit Hall | Exhibit Hall |
| 2:00 - 3:00 PM | Breakouts | Downstairs |
| Strategic | How to Build Better Bosses Mack Munro Details | Courtyard 1 |
| People | Navigating the Medicare Maze Mark Landwehr Details | Courtyard 2 |
| Organization | Lessons Learned in Reducing Risk to Infectious Disease in the Workplace Caitlin Kintner & Jennifer Lowe Details | Courtyard 3 |
| Workplace | The Yellow Cake Principle: The Recipe for Influencing in the Workplace Roger Grannis Details | Courtyard 4 |
| Premier | Cyber threats are only getting worse for retirement plan sponsors Samuel Henson, J.D. Details | Courtyard 5 |
| 3:00 - 3:10 PM | Transfer Break | |
| 3:10 - 4:10 PM | Breakouts | Downstairs |
| Strategic | The UI Times, They are A-Changin’ Phil Hayes & Jeff Oswald Details | Courtyard 1 |
| People | Compensation Equity: When Equal Isn't Equitable Carrie Cox, PHR, SHRM-CP Details | Courtyard 2 |
| Organization | Building a Culture on the One Thing that Motivates All People Randal Weidenaar Details | Courtyard 3 |
| Workplace | The Balancing Act of PFML in Multiple States David Setzkorn, CPCU, C.P.M. Details | Courtyard 4 |
| Premier | Non-specialty pharmacy spend: diabetes treatments and their impact on new weight loss therapies Matt Jarvis, PharmD Details | Courtyard 5 |
| 4:10 - 4:20 PM | Transfer Break | |
| 4:20 - 5:20 PM | Breakouts | Downstairs |
| Strategic | Rewards, Recognition & Realization: Facilitating Meaningful Work and Personal Fulfillment Julie Develin, MSHRD, SHRM-SCP Details | Courtyard 1 |
| People | Creating a Happier, Healthier, More Engaged and Productive Workforce Christian Mango Details | Courtyard 2 |
| Organization | Nothing's Free: Speech in the Workplace Michelle Moe Witte Details | Courtyard 3 |
| Workplace | Secret Sauce for Success in the Workplace Heidi Hartman Details | Courtyard 4 |
| Premier | Benefit trends and market disruptors Rob Sweatt, CEBS Details | Courtyard 5 |
| 5:20 - 7:30 PM | Exhibit Hall Networking Reception with appetizers & drinks | Exhibit Hall |
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 - 5:30 PM | Registration & Information Open | Top of Escalator |
| 7:00 - 5:30 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Exhibit Hall |
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Visit Exhibit Hall | Exhibit Hall |
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM |  General Session Diversity & BreakfastMelissa Dobbins Details | Ballroom |
| 9:00 - 9:10 AM | Transfer Break | |
| 9:10 - 10:10 AM | Breakouts | Downstairs |
| Strategic | Building a Coaching Culture at Your Organization Kelli Adams Details | Courtyard 1 |
| People | How to Create Radically-Engaged Teams™ using Epoxy, Maslow and a Bike Crank Rich Allen Details | Courtyard 2 |
| Organization | Hindsight is 2020: Championing Stakeholders to Achieve HR Goals Jenny Locanthi & Shanna Legleiter Details | Courtyard 3 |
| Workplace | RETAINWORKS: How the public workforce system can support Return to Work (RTW) and Stay at Work (SAW) programs Amanda Ramsey, Dale Tower, Amanda Duncan & Travis Francis Details | Courtyard 4 |
| Premier | Preparing for an Activist NLRB and General Counsel Jeff Place & Trecia Moore Details | Courtyard 5 |
| 10:10 - 10:20 AM | Transfer Break | |
| 10:20 - 11:20 AM | Breakouts | Downstairs |
| Strategic | Turbocharge your Influence & Build a Killer Powerbase: LEVERAGE YOUR IMPACT Heidi Hartman Details | Courtyard 1 |
| People | When You Can't Do It All: Managing the Successful Outsourcing Engagement Carrie Cox, PHR, SHRM-CP & Cindy K. McSwain Details | Courtyard 2 |
| Organization | 2021 Employee Benefits Update Cory Jorbin Details | Courtyard 3 |
| Workplace | Religious Accommodation by Employers in the COVID-19 Era Jim Spencer Details | Courtyard 4 |
| Premier | The New Normal – Are You in Compliance? Best Practices for Handbooks, Policies/Procedures and Documentation Lindsey Poling & Joshua Cervantes Details | Courtyard 5 |
| 11:20 - 11:30 AM | Transfer Break | |
| 11:20 – 11:50 AM | Visit Exhibit Hall | Exhibit Hall |
| 11:30 - 11:50 AM | SHRM Address & Trombold Winner Presentation | Ballroom |
| 11:50 - 12:50 PM |  General Session Keynote & LunchMary Kelly Details | Ballroom |
| 12:50 - 1:45 PM | Visit Exhibit Hall | Exhibit Hall |
| 1:45 - 2:45 PM | Breakouts | Downstairs |
| Strategic | Becoming Irresistible and Unstoppable: New Model for Employee Experience Jason Treu Details | Courtyard 1 |
| People | Not Another 401k Movie, er, Presentation Mike Smoots Details | Courtyard 2 |
| Organization | Mind the Pay Gap Kara Hunt, SPHR, SHRM-SCP & Kim Doze Lohmann Details | Courtyard 3 |
| Workplace | Culture: More Than You Think JT Galloway Details | Courtyard 4 |
| Premier | When HR Takes the Stand: Testifying about Your Investigation Kyle Russell & Amanda Sisney Details | Courtyard 5 |
| 2:45 - 2:55 PM | Transfer Break | |
| 2:55 - 3:55 PM | Breakouts | Downstairs |
| Strategic | Build Your Own Seat at the Table: Effectively Partnering with your Business Clients Kelli Adams Details | Courtyard 1 |
| People | Talent Acquisition and Development: The Game has Changed Jim Roy Details | Courtyard 2 |
| Organization | Creating and Maintaining an Impactful Virtual Wellness Program Kim Farmer Details | Courtyard 3 |
| Workplace | Kansas Active Shooter Mitigation (KASM) - RUN, HIDE, FIGHT! Trooper Tiffany Bush & Trooper Don Hughes Details | Courtyard 4 |
| Premier | Legal Jeopardy! Hot Topics in Employment Law in a Quiz Show Format Karen Glickstein & Camille Roe Details | Courtyard 5 |
| 3:55 - 4:15 PM | Visit Exhibit Hall (giveaways) | Exhibit Hall |
| 4:15 - 5:15 PM |  General Session Closing Keynote & SnackJon McGraw Details | Ballroom |
| 5:15 – 5:30 PM | Conference Closing | Ballroom |
- + Tuesday, September 21
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Time Event Location 5:00 - 8:00 PM Attendee Registration & Information Open Top of Escalator 5:00 - 8:00 PM Exhibitor Registration & Information Open Exhibit Hall 6:00 - 8:00 PM Happy Hour & Panel Session ($25 fee at registration)
Surviving your HR NightmareBallroom A 7:00 PM Exhibitor Orientation (then join Happy Hour with attendees) Exhibit Hall - + Wednesday, September 22
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Time Event Location 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM Registration & Information Open Top of Escalator 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall 7:45 - 8:00 AM Conference Opening & Welcome (recognitions) Ballroom 8:00 - 9:00 AM General Session Opening Keynote & Light Breakfast
Holly Hoffman
DetailsBallroom 9:00 - 9:30 AM Visit Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall 9:30 - 10:30 AM Breakouts Downstairs Strategic Thriving in a pandemic: Put your faith in people
Kim Grbac
DetailsCourtyard 1 People How to Disrupt Traditional Strategies to (Actually) Engage and Retain Talent
Christina Zurek, SHRM-CP, CEP
DetailsCourtyard 2 Organization Executive Presence - What is it and why should you care?
Kristi Spaethe, PHR, SHRM-CP
DetailsCourtyard 3 Workplace Surviving Workplace Investigations
Norm Johnson, MBA, SHRM-SCP
DetailsCourtyard 4 Premier Job War II
Brad Mandacina
DetailsCourtyard 5 10:30 - 10:40 AM Transfer Break 10:40 - 11:40 AM Breakouts Downstairs Strategic Creating Psychologically Safe Teams
Randal Weidenaar
DetailsCourtyard 1 People Navigating the Pharmacy Landscape
Mai Ly Hoang & Matt Adams
DetailsCourtyard 2 Organization How to Lead in Ambiguous Times
Mack Munro
DetailsCourtyard 3 Workplace Changing Marijuana Laws: Working Through the Haze
Melody Rayl
DetailsCourtyard 4 Premier Top compliance issues to consider as we head into 2022
Rory Akers, J.D.
DetailsCourtyard 5 11:40 - 11:50 AM Transfer Break 11:40 - 12:00 PM Visit Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall 11:50 - 12:00 PM Sponsor Address Ballroom 12:00 - 1:00 PM General Session - Employment Law Update & Lunch
Michael Blumenthal
DetailsBallroom 1:00 - 1:20 PM Introduce Trombold nominees Ballroom 1:20 - 2:00 PM Visit Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall 2:00 - 3:00 PM Breakouts Downstairs Strategic How to Build Better Bosses
Mack Munro
DetailsCourtyard 1 People Navigating the Medicare Maze
Mark Landwehr
Details
Courtyard 2 Organization Lessons Learned in Reducing Risk to Infectious Disease in the Workplace
Caitlin Kintner & Jennifer Lowe
DetailsCourtyard 3 Workplace The Yellow Cake Principle: The Recipe for Influencing in the Workplace
Roger Grannis
Details
Courtyard 4 Premier Cyber threats are only getting worse for retirement plan sponsors
Samuel Henson, J.D.
DetailsCourtyard 5 3:00 - 3:10 PM Transfer Break 3:10 - 4:10 PM Breakouts Downstairs Strategic The UI Times, They are A-Changin’
Phil Hayes & Jeff Oswald
DetailsCourtyard 1 People Compensation Equity: When Equal Isn't Equitable
Carrie Cox, PHR, SHRM-CP
Details
Courtyard 2 Organization Building a Culture on the One Thing that Motivates All People
Randal Weidenaar
DetailsCourtyard 3 Workplace The Balancing Act of PFML in Multiple States
David Setzkorn, CPCU, C.P.M.
DetailsCourtyard 4 Premier Non-specialty pharmacy spend: diabetes treatments and their impact on new weight loss therapies
Matt Jarvis, PharmD
DetailsCourtyard 5 4:10 - 4:20 PM Transfer Break 4:20 - 5:20 PM Breakouts Downstairs Strategic Rewards, Recognition & Realization: Facilitating Meaningful Work and Personal Fulfillment
Julie Develin, MSHRD, SHRM-SCP
DetailsCourtyard 1 People Creating a Happier, Healthier, More Engaged and Productive Workforce
Christian Mango
DetailsCourtyard 2 Organization Nothing's Free: Speech in the Workplace
Michelle Moe Witte
DetailsCourtyard 3 Workplace Secret Sauce for Success in the Workplace
Heidi Hartman
DetailsCourtyard 4 Premier Benefit trends and market disruptors
Rob Sweatt, CEBS
DetailsCourtyard 5 5:20 - 7:30 PM Exhibit Hall Networking Reception with appetizers & drinks Exhibit Hall - + Thursday, September 23
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Time Event Location 7:00 - 5:30 PM Registration & Information Open Top of Escalator 7:00 - 5:30 PM Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall 7:00 - 8:00 AM Visit Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall 8:00 - 9:00 AM General Session Diversity & Breakfast
Melissa Dobbins
DetailsBallroom 9:00 - 9:10 AM Transfer Break 9:10 - 10:10 AM Breakouts Downstairs Strategic Building a Coaching Culture at Your Organization
Kelli Adams
DetailsCourtyard 1 People How to Create Radically-Engaged Teams™ using Epoxy, Maslow and a Bike Crank
Rich Allen
DetailsCourtyard 2 Organization Hindsight is 2020: Championing Stakeholders to Achieve HR Goals
Jenny Locanthi & Shanna Legleiter
DetailsCourtyard 3 Workplace RETAINWORKS: How the public workforce system can support Return to Work (RTW) and Stay at Work (SAW) programs
Amanda Ramsey, Dale Tower, Amanda Duncan & Travis Francis
DetailsCourtyard 4 Premier Preparing for an Activist NLRB and General Counsel
Jeff Place & Trecia Moore
DetailsCourtyard 5 10:10 - 10:20 AM Transfer Break 10:20 - 11:20 AM Breakouts Downstairs Strategic Turbocharge your Influence & Build a Killer Powerbase: LEVERAGE YOUR IMPACT
Heidi Hartman
DetailsCourtyard 1 People When You Can't Do It All: Managing the Successful Outsourcing Engagement
Carrie Cox, PHR, SHRM-CP & Cindy K. McSwain
DetailsCourtyard 2 Organization 2021 Employee Benefits Update
Cory Jorbin
DetailsCourtyard 3 Workplace Religious Accommodation by Employers in the COVID-19 Era
Jim Spencer
Details
Courtyard 4 Premier The New Normal – Are You in Compliance? Best Practices for Handbooks, Policies/Procedures and Documentation
Lindsey Poling & Joshua Cervantes
DetailsCourtyard 5 11:20 - 11:30 AM Transfer Break 11:20 – 11:50 AM Visit Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall 11:30 - 11:50 AM SHRM Address & Trombold Winner Presentation Ballroom 11:50 - 12:50 PM General Session Keynote & Lunch
Mary Kelly
DetailsBallroom 12:50 - 1:45 PM Visit Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall 1:45 - 2:45 PM Breakouts Downstairs Strategic Becoming Irresistible and Unstoppable: New Model for Employee Experience
Jason Treu
Details
Courtyard 1 People Not Another 401k Movie, er, Presentation
Mike Smoots
DetailsCourtyard 2 Organization Mind the Pay Gap
Kara Hunt, SPHR, SHRM-SCP & Kim Doze Lohmann
DetailsCourtyard 3 Workplace Culture: More Than You Think
JT Galloway
DetailsCourtyard 4 Premier When HR Takes the Stand: Testifying about Your Investigation
Kyle Russell & Amanda Sisney
DetailsCourtyard 5 2:45 - 2:55 PM Transfer Break 2:55 - 3:55 PM Breakouts Downstairs Strategic Build Your Own Seat at the Table: Effectively Partnering with your Business Clients
Kelli Adams
DetailsCourtyard 1 People Talent Acquisition and Development: The Game has Changed
Jim Roy
DetailsCourtyard 2 Organization Creating and Maintaining an Impactful Virtual Wellness Program
Kim Farmer
DetailsCourtyard 3 Workplace Kansas Active Shooter Mitigation (KASM) - RUN, HIDE, FIGHT!
Trooper Tiffany Bush & Trooper Don Hughes
DetailsCourtyard 4 Premier Legal Jeopardy! Hot Topics in Employment Law in a Quiz Show Format
Karen Glickstein & Camille Roe
DetailsCourtyard 5 3:55 - 4:15 PM Visit Exhibit Hall (giveaways) Exhibit Hall 4:15 - 5:15 PM General Session Closing Keynote & Snack
Jon McGraw
DetailsBallroom 5:15 – 5:30 PM Conference Closing Ballroom
REGISTRATION
Up to 50 hours of recertification credit available with On Demand option
(In-Person only option provides up to 15 hours).
SHRM Member $469
Wednesday Only $240
Thursday Only $240
On Demand add-on $99
Non-SHRM Member $519
Wednesday Only $265
Thursday Only $265
On Demand add-on $99
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations minus $50 processing fee allowed through August 15, 2021. After August 15th, only substitutions allowed. Those already registered for the in-person conference are allowed to move to On Demand only registration with a partial refund up to September 7, 2021. If the event is cancelled due to local restrictions, full refunds will be provided minus a processing fee for credit card payments.
Overland Park Convention Center
6000 College Blvd
Leawood, KS 66211
Courtyard Kansas City Overland Park/Convention Center
11001 Woodson
Overland Park, KS 66211
Last Day to Book: Friday, September 3, 2021
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