8:00 am - 2:00 pm 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5:00 pm - 5:15 pm 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
NC SHRM State Council Meeting (Carolina A & B)
Masters Series - Organizational Savvy for Strategic Influence (Business Credit)
Rick Brandon (Fairway A)
CANCELLED: Masters Series - Employment First Panel Discussion
Beth Butler (Fairway B)
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Registration Open (Rotunda)
Opening Session
Keynote Address: Ann Clark, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools State of K-12 Education
(Concord Convention Hall) Exhibitors Reception Food Drive (Rotunda)
Break Exhib it Hal l Open 1 :0 0 -5: 0 0 & 6 :3 0 -8: 3 0
2015 NC SHRM Conference Schedule
6:00 am - 7:00 am 6:00 am - 7:00 am 7:00 am - 8:30 am 7:15 am - 5:00 pm 8:00 am - 9:00 am
How HR Can Lead A Business Transformation (Business Credit)
Rex Gale (Kannapolis A)
Invest in Your Talent! Employee Career Management
and Skills Development Stan Kimer (Carolina C)
The Heat is On: Recent Developments in Wage and
Hour Law Meredith Jeffries
(Carolina A)
Breakthrough HR: How Disney Launched the Workforce of the
Future Frank Spencer
(Kitty Hawk)
8:00 am - 9:00 am Blame the New Workplace! Navigating the HR Challenges
Created by Workplace 3.0 Cindy -Ann Thomas and Steve
Dellinger (Carolina B)
How to Become a Leader of Influence-5 Keys to Uncommon
Leadership (Business Credit) Adam White
(Fairway A & B)
Background Screening: What You Don't Know Can Hurt Your
Organization Debra Keller (Kannapolis B)
Harnessing the Power of Personalized Learning Janice Burns (Blueridge) 9:00 am - 9:15 am 9:15 am - 9:45 am 9:45 am - 10:45 am 10:45 am - 11:00 am 11:00 am - 12:00 pm I Hate Leadership Development…Confessions
from a Traditional Leader (Business Credit)
Gary DePaul (Kannapolis B)
Why Modern Business Communication is Killing Productivity (and what you can
do about it) Alan Hoffler (Carolina A)
Innovate To Activate: How HR Can Spark a Culture of Innovation (Business Credit)
J. Lenora Bressler (Fairway A & B)
The Talent Games: Activating & Retaining A+ Performers
Laura Bernstein
(Carolina C)
Thursday, September 24, 2015
General Session Mary Mohney, SHRM CFO (Concord Convention Hall) Crossfire: Jeff Luttrell (Rotunda)
Yoga: Terrie Reeves (Rocky River Grille - Botanica I)
Exhib it Hal l Open 7 :1 5 am -6: 3 0 pm
Breakfast (Concord Convention Hall)
General Session
Keynote Address: Anne McGeorge, Grant Thorton & Jeff Wells, MD, OurHealth The Changing HC Marketplace-Macro and Micro Trends
(Concord Convention Hall) Break
Concurrent Session A
Concurrent Session B Registration Open (Rotunda)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Leveraging the Power of Emotional Intelligence
Jennifer Shirkani (Kitty Hawk)
Health Solutions and the Future of Population Health
Management Terrie Reeves (Blueridge)
Money Matters: To You and Your Employees
Shay Prosser (Kannapolis A)
Making the Business Case for Compliance: Turning Best Practices into Reality - Panel
Discussion Ben Holland (Carolina B) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Invest in Your Talent! Employee Career Management
and Skills Development Stan Kimer (Carolina C)
White Water Leadership Greg Hawks
(Carolina A)
Avoiding and Managing Retaliation Claims Under State
and Federal Law Edward Schnnk (Fairway A & B)
Why Won't They Listen to Me? Tom Cooper
(Kitty Hawk)
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Overcoming Barriers to Innovation (Business Credit)
David Phillips (Carolina B)
Building a WOW! Recognition Culture
Mike Byam (Kannapolis A)
The Silence of Leadership: How to Lead During the
Sensitive Times Melissa Nixon (Kannapolis B)
How Do You Connect with Today's Workforce? Neddy Perez (Blueridge) 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm 3:15 pm - 3:30 pm 3:30pm - 4:30 pm
EEOC Wellness Rules Nicole Gardner
(Blueridge)
Best Practices for Building a Culture of Feedback
Danny Nelms (Carolina A)
Workplace Crisis Management & Threat Assessment
JL Darr (Fairway A & B)
Developing a Plan to Integrate Your Talent Management
Tara Kinney (Carolina B) 3:30pm - 4:30 pm Introspective Leadership (Business Credit) Dan Markin
Transitioning at Work: The Modern Employers' Transgender Employee
Positive Partnerships: Building an Effective Mentoring
Relationship
Diversity and Inclusion: The Business Strategy
Val Boston Lunch - Identical buffet lines can be found in three different locations.
(Atrium, Rocky River Grille, and Rocky River Lounge & Terrace)
Break General Session
Keynote Address: Jim Jensen, Ultipro Building a Brand as an Employer of Choice
(Concord Convention Hall) Break Exhib it Hal l Open 7 :1 5 am -6: 3 0 pm Concurrent Session D Concurrent Session C
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
HR and Managing Insider Threat
Matt Sadinsky (Carolina B)
Appreciating Great Work: How the World's Best Managers Drive Performance, and Why
Their People Deliver Award-Winning Results
Joel Bishop (Carolina A)
ID Theft in the Workplace Craig Love
(Blueridge)
Reading Between The Lines: Using Data To Better Manage
Your Health Plan Skip Woody
(Carolina C)
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
What do New Managers Need? It's not as simple as ABC
Ashley Lesko (Fairway A & B)
Legislative Climate: What's Happening in Raleigh and Washington? (Business Credit)
Kenny Colbert (Kannapolis A) @ 4:45-6:15
Key Accounting & Financial Principles for HR Professionals
(Business Credit) Beth Allen (Kannapolis B)
Accounting & Finance for Non-Financial Managers (Business Credit) Tony Smith (Kitty Hawk) 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm 6:00 am - 7:00 am 6:00 am - 7:00 am 7:00 am - 8:30 am 7:15 am - 9:00 am 7:45 am - 9:15 am 8:15 am - 9:15 am
Benefits Cost Savings Strategies 2.0-Time to Move
the Needle Again David Romero
(Blueridge)
The ROI of Learning & Development (Business Credit) Barbara Mackintosh
(Kannapolis A)
Zap the Gap: Generations in the Workplace Meagan Johnson
(Carolina B)
Diversifying Your C-Suite: Secrets to Developing, Recruiting, and Retaining
Female Executives June Boda (Carolina C) Exhib it Hal l Open 7 :1 5 am -6: 3 0 pm
Break & Snacks - Exhibit Hall
Crossfire: Jeff Luttrell (Rotunda)
Yoga: Terrie Reeves (Rocky River Grille - Botanica I) Breakfast (Concord Convention Hall)
Exhib it Hal l Open 7 :1 5 am -1: 3 0 pm
Registration Open (Rotunda) Concurrent Session F
Legislative Climate: What's Happening in Raleigh and Washington? (Business Credit) Kenny Colbert
(Concord Cenvention Hall) @ 7:45-9:15 Concurrent Session E
Break
Connecting Through Music - Wear your Favorite Concert T-Shirt (Concord Convention Hall)
8:15 am - 9:15 am Religious Accommodation Request &
Discrimination/Harrassment issues under Title VII
Margaret Manos (Carolina A)
The Patchwork Quilt Jonathan Yarbrough
(Fairway A & B)
Immigration Update Melissa Azallion
(Kitty Hawk)
Accounting & Finance for Non-Financial Managers (Business Credit) Tony Smith (Kannapolis B) 9:15 am - 9:30 am 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Why Won't They Listen to Me? Tom Cooper
(Carolina B)
401k Monitoring Rules James Holland
(Carolina A)
Global HR Trends and Issues in 2015
Larry Valenti (Kannapolis B)
Get LinkedIn or Be Left Out Ira Bass
(Kitty Hawk) 9:30 am - 10:30 am Give Your Employees
C.R.A.P…and 7 Other Secrets to Employee Retention (Business
Credit) Jeff Kortes (Fairway A & B)
Brand U & Others 2: Change Management in the Trenches
(Business Credit) Sheryl Eldridge
(Kannapolis A)
Ahead of the Storm: Preparing for the NLRB's "Ambush"
Elections Brandon Shelton
(Carolina C)
The Silence of Leadership: How to Lead During the
Sensitive Times Melissa Nixon
(Blueridge) 10:30 am - 10:45 am
10:45 am - 11:45 am Deriving Value from HR Analystics: Building Your HR
Linkage Map Tracey Smith
(Carolina B)
Brain Performance in the Workplace
Claire Herring (Carolina A)
The Heat is On: Recent Developments in Wage and
Hour Law Meredith Jeffries (Fairway A & B) HR's Strategic Role In Organizational Change (Business Credit) Tim Sparks (Kannapolis A)
10:45 am - 11:45 am Military Hiring Panel Kim Lindsey, John Falkenberry,
Stephanie Vojvoda, Michael Chopp
(Carolina C)
Identity Theft For HR Professionals - Everything You
Need To Know Scott Brooks (Kitty Hawk)
Global HR Best Practices Larry Valenti (Kannapolis B) 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Exhib it Hal l Open 7 :1 5 am -1: 3 0 pm
Closing Session & Lunch
Keynote - Graham Wunderley, The Employers Association Missed Connections
(Concord Convention Hall) Concurrent Session H
Break Break Concurrent Session G