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Conference Sessions

Wednesday, Apr 13

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Front Lobby
Start Your Engines (Registration)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Talladega
HR Marketplace (Exhibitor) Setup
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Daytona 500/Indy 500
Yellow Flag: When Violence Enters the Workplace  
Sara Reed — Director, Brookings Domestic Abuse Shelter
Michael Moore — States Attorney, Beedle County
Lt. Loren McManus — Lieutenant, Sioux Falls Police Department
Krista K. Heeren-Graber — Executive Director, SD Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Lobby A
Pit Stop
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Daytona 500/Indy 500
Is Your Pit Crew Qualified  
Michael Ruskin Sr. — Special Agent with Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Daytona 500/Indy 500
Legislative Updates with Julie Johnson  
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Pocono
State Council Meeting
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
McCrory Gardens
Wednesday Evening Social

Thursday, Apr 14

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Talladega
HR Marketplace (Exhibitor) Setup
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
Charlotte
Breakfast (Special guest speaker Jim Woster at 7:30AM)
7:00 AM - 8:20 AM
Front Lobby
Start Your Engines (Registration)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Daytona 500/Indy 500
Welcome/Presentation of Flags/Deputy Mayor Corbett/SHRM Presentation
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Daytona 500/Indy 500
Change Management vs. Human Nature: How HR can Help  
John Graci — Leadership Training Director, MRA
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Talladega
Pit Stop / HR Marketplace (Exhibitors)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Daytona 500
When Leaders Lead, Employees Become Motivated  
John Graci — Leadership Training Director, MRA
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Bristol
Navigating the Information Super Highway – Avoid Potholes and Speed Traps  
Melanie L. Carpenter — Attorney, Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith P.C.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Indy 500
Where Do We Go from Here? A Roadmap to Complying With Recent Guidance from the DOL  
Jean Bender — Attorney, Davenport Evans Hurwitz Smith
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pocono
Workforce Development and Recruiting Strategies  
Scott Kwasniewski — Office Manager, Dept. of Labor and Regulation
Ann Gesick Johnson — Workforce Development Coordinator, Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Al Heuton — Executive Director, BEDC
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Talladega
Lunch / HR Marketplace (Exhibitors) John Graci will also present at noon
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Talladega
The Perfect Storm: When Generations Collide  
John Graci — Leadership Training Director, MRA
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Bristol
Best Practices in Worksite Health and Wellbeing  
Jeanne Langlois, RN, BS, MPH — National Practice Leader, Clinical Solutions Health and Productivity Practice , Wells Fargo Insurance
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Indy 500
Emerging Trends and Hot Spots in Employment Discrimination Law  
Tim Loudon — Shareholder, Jackson Lewis Law Firm
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Pocono
How Do I Keep My Employees Motivated? The Practice of Empathy-Based Managaement  
George Langelett, PhD. — Professor of Management and Macroeconomics, South Dakota State University
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Daytona 500
Why Do They Keep Moving the Speed Bumps? Hot Topics in HR  
Steve Bogue — Attorney, McGrath | North
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pocono
Where Do We Go From Here? The Future of the ACA  
Autumn Noble — Attorney, McGrath | North
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Indy 500
Succession Planning - Putting Someone New in the Driver's Seat  
Mike Ridder — CFO, VP Finance & Controller, B2B CFO®
Kurt Whitesel — Partner, B2B CFO®
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Daytona 500
When Leaders Lead, Employees Become Motivated
John Graci — Leadership Training Director, MRA
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Bristol
Putting a Positive Spin on Safety  
Tom Slattery, CSP-E, ARM — Dir. of Corp. Safety and Risk Mgmt., Raven Industries, Sioux Falls
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Talladega
Pit Stop / HR Marketplace (Exhibitors)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Daytona 500/Indy 500
Attorney Panel
Tim Loudon — Shareholder, Jackson Lewis Law Firm
Steve Bogue — Attorney, McGrath | North
Jean Bender — Attorney, Davenport Evans Hurwitz Smith
Autumn Noble — Attorney, McGrath | North
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Bristol
At Large Event (Hosted by SHRM)
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Talladega
Photo Bus - Have your fun picture taken free alone or as a group
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Talladega
Social / Silent Auction
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Talladega
Dinner / Vendor Prize Giveaways
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Talladega
Deuling Pianos (Interactive)

Friday, Apr 15

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Front Lobby
Start Your Engines (Registration)
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Daytona 500/Indy 500
Breakfast / WORKFORCE - Get it Done Safely  
Spencer Beach Spencer Speaks
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Daytona 500/Indy 500
Announcements
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Daytona 500/Indy 500
The Southwest Way — Successful Practices of a Market Leader  
Jason Young — President, LeadSmart, Inc.
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Daytona 500/Indy 500
Pit Stop / Exhibitor Passport Giveaway
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Daytona 500/Indy 500
Culturetopia – The Ultimate High Performance Workplace  
Jason Young — President, LeadSmart, Inc.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Daytona 500/Indy 500
Conference Wrap Up