

CONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE
Thank you to our Emcee, Starla Sampaco!
Please note: program and schedule subject to change.
11:40 – 12:00
LUNCH BREAK
12:00 – 12:10
SHRM
12:10 – 1:10
Amy Robinson
Miller, Nash, Graham & Dunn
Lunch Keynote
2021 Legal Update for HR Professionals
1:10 – 1:20
AFTERNOON BREAK
1:20 – 2:20
BREAKOUT SESSION C
8:00 – 8:15
Emcee Starla Sampaco
Welcome
8:15 – 9:15
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM CEO
Opening Keynote
Now More than Ever, HR Leadership
Enriches Lives and Livelihoods
9:15 – 9:30
MORNING BREAK
9:30 – 10:30
BREAKOUT SESSION A
DEI Building an Anti-Racist HR Practice
Generalist Dare to Lead™ – Choosing
Courage over Comfort
Innovation 5 Innovative Strategies for
Increasing Productivity
Jodi Slavik
Legal The Aftermath of 2020:
Managing Mental Illness at Work
Recruiting How Companies Can
Use 2nd Chance Employees to Boost
the Bottom Line
Senior HR The Self-Aware Leader:
The Critical Impact of EQ on Employee
Engagement and Business Results
10:30 – 10:40
BREAK
10:40 – 11:40
BREAKOUT SESSION B
DEI Moving Beyond Words: Seven Ways Companies Can Move Toward Workplace Equity
Generalist Remote Teaming: 6 Steps to Creating Psychological Safety
Innovation The Power of Internal Partnerships
Laura Turczanski
Legal Pay Equity in 2021: What's New
and What to Do Now
Elizabeth Fontanilla &
Joanne Lee
Recruiting Strategies for Mitigating
Implicit Bias in the Hiring Process
Arden Clise
Senior HR Running Meetings for
the C-Suite
DEI A Journey to Inclusive Leadership
Generalist Do, or do not. There is no try.” – Ethics in the Workplace
Generalist Mindset: Why it Matters
Now More than Ever
Legal HR Best Practices in the New Remote World
Teresa Simpson & Arhonda Reyes
Recruiting Recruiting During
Uncertain Times - What to do When You're Unsure of What's Next
Senior HR Extraordinary HR Leaders are Strategic
2:20 – 2:40
AFTERNOON BREAK
SHRM
Closing Keynote 5 Superpowers
To Be Extraordinary
Closing thoughts and awards