REGISTRATION
HR PRACTITIONERS
REGISTRATION OPTIONS
(includes real-time event + on-demand through 11/15)
- $450 SHRM Members
- $550 Non-SHRM Members
- $400 Emerging Professionals
(less than 3 years of full-time HR practice) - $100 SHRM Student Member
(SHRM national student membership required)
Virtual Partner Pavilion (Expo Hall)
VIRTUAL EXPO BOOTH
- Basic Virtual Expo Booth – $500
- Non-Profit Virtual Expo Booth (501(c)3 non-profit organizations and educational institutions only)
OPTIONAL PARTNER ADD ONS
- Virtual Meeting Room Sponsor $2,000 – sponsor one of the 4 meeting rooms and have your logo displayed in each session held in the room for the entire conference. In addition, submit a <1 min video commercial that will be played once each day of the conference.
- Knowledge Hub Roundtables $1,500 – sponsor a Hub by facilitating discussion in your company’s area of expertise. In addition, submit a <1 min video commercial that will be played once each day of the conference.
- Networking Event $1,500 – sponsor one of the two evening networking events, first come/first serve. In addition, submit a <1 min video commercial that will be played once each day of the conference.
- Health Break $1,000 – sponsor a virtual health break such as chair stretching, meditation, etc. This can be led by your company, or facilitated by conference planners.
- SWAG Bag Item – Click HERE to learn more!
Opening
Keynote
Speaker
Mandy Harvey
Mandy Harvey is a singer, songwriter, author, and speaker who happens to be deaf. Mandy was Simon Cowell‘s “Golden Buzzer” pick on America’s Got Talent. The video has collectively received over 500 million views.
Closing
Keynote
Speaker
Eric Bailey
Eric Bailey is the President and CEO of Bailey Strategic Innovation Group, one of the fastest-growing OD/Strategy consulting firms in the western United States. His impact helps leaders improve the lives of those who follow them, and the customers/citizens whom they are charged with supporting. Eric has a uniquely diverse set of experiences, including: helping future NFL Hall-of-Famer Larry Fitzgerald pet a rhinoceros; teaching dozens of young children to ski; changing the strategic course of dozens of cities; jumping out of an airplane with his wife; flying an F-16; and chatting with LL Cool J on the campus of Harvard University. Eric understands that no matter what life puts in your path, there are lessons to be learned or stories to be told.
Conference Schedule
Time | Event |
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8:00 AM | Platform opens |
12:35 - 1:45 PM | ![]() Mandy Harvey Details |
1:45 - 2:00 PM | Networking/Expo Hall |
2:00 - 3:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions |
How Spicy Do You Want It? Nicole Bianchi Details |
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INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP 101: Better people, better People! How my own personal self-development can help bring about a more diverse, equitable, and balanced future for us all Rodney C Burris Details |
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READY, Set, Change! Simplify and Accelerate Organizational Change April Callis-Birchmeier Details |
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Making the Business Case for Leadership Development Deb Calvert Details |
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3:00 - 3:15 PM | Networking/Expo Hall |
3:15 - 4:15 PM | Concurrent Sessions |
Creating a Culture of Feedback Kristi Spaethe Details |
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HR101 - How to Establish HR for your Organization Christie Engler Details |
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Workforce 2030 Valerie M. Grubb Details |
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Drama-Free Work – How to Prevent & Reverse Workplace Tension, Incivility & Mistrust Leslie Fiorenzo Details |
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4:15 - 5:00 PM | Virtual Trivia! Play trivia against fellow conference attendees for a chance to win great prizes! |
Time | Event |
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12:30 - 12:45 PM | SHRM Update - Delight Deloney |
12:45 - 1:45 PM | Concurrent Sessions |
Why The Brain Follows – The Science of Us vs Them Terry Wu Details |
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Behave Yourself! Accelerate Organizational Change Through Behavior Michelle Yanahan Details |
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Promises Made & Kept: Change and the Psychological Contract At Work Chas Fields Details |
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The 3 Keys To Confidence, Achievement and Action: Findings From Interviews With 3,000 Top Performers David Suson Details |
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1:45 - 2:00 PM | Networking/Expo Hall |
2:00 - 3:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions |
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High Justin Hale Details |
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High Impact Communication - Best Practices From a Hostage Negotiator Scott Harvey Details |
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Where to start your journey Fiona Jamison Details |
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How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity and Happiness Mike Zani Details |
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3:00 - 3:15 PM | Networking/Expo Hall |
3:15 - 4:15 PM | Concurrent Sessions |
Background Screening: More Challenges with Ban the Box & FCRA Violations Deb Keller Details |
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Adjust Your Voice, I Can't Hear You! Andre Kelly Details |
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Assets + Liabilities = Profits: They can’t do it without HR Lori Kleiman Details |
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The Turnover Solution – How to Stop the Churn Dennis Koerner, Ph.D. Details |
Time | Event |
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8:00 - 8:15 AM | Office/Chair Stretch Session. Join us for a session led by our State Director, Laura Miller, who is also a certified group fitness instructor with over ten years' experience in leading exercise classes. Laura will lead us through various exercises to get you through a busy day in HR right from your desk! |
8:15 - 9:15 AM | ![]() Eric M. Bailey Details |
9:15 - 9:30 AM | Networking/Expo Hall |
9:30 - 10:30 AM | Concurrent Sessions |
Harassment prevention starts with a conversation: How to implement effective training Nikki Larchar Details |
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Diversity & Inclusion is Everyone’s Job--Not just HR Cheryl Lucas-DeBerry Details |
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Conducting Internal Investigations Laura Miller Details |
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Avoid Vaccine Bullying & Harassment Complaints Donna Skowronski Details |
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10:30 - 10:45 AM | Networking/Expo Hall |
10:45 - 11:45 AM | Concurrent Sessions |
It's Not You, It’s Me: How the Pandemic Changed Employees’ Needs Forever Jim Morgan Details |
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The Implicit Bias Audit: Create Your Roadmap for Mitigating Risk Related to Implicit Bias Cindy Ogden Details |
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Lead to Fail, Lead to Win Kendra Prospero Details |
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More Human, Less Resource: Recognition for the People, By the People Scott Christopher Details |
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11:45 AM - 12:00 Noon | Live Conference Close |
- + Monday - Sept. 27th
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Time Event 8:00 AM Platform opens 12:35 - 1:45 PM Opening General Session & Keynote Speaker
Mandy Harvey
Details1:45 - 2:00 PM Networking/Expo Hall 2:00 - 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions How Spicy Do You Want It?
Nicole Bianchi
DetailsINCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP 101: Better people, better People! How my own personal self-development can help bring about a more diverse, equitable, and balanced future for us all
Rodney C Burris
DetailsREADY, Set, Change! Simplify and Accelerate Organizational Change
April Callis-Birchmeier
DetailsMaking the Business Case for Leadership Development
Deb Calvert
Details3:00 - 3:15 PM Networking/Expo Hall 3:15 - 4:15 PM Concurrent Sessions Creating a Culture of Feedback
Kristi Spaethe
DetailsHR101 - How to Establish HR for your Organization
Christie Engler
DetailsWorkforce 2030
Valerie M. Grubb
DetailsDrama-Free Work – How to Prevent & Reverse Workplace Tension, Incivility & Mistrust
Leslie Fiorenzo
Details4:15 - 5:00 PM Virtual Trivia! Play trivia against fellow conference attendees for a chance to win great prizes! - + Tuesday - Sept. 28th
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Time Event 12:30 - 12:45 PM SHRM Update - Delight Deloney 12:45 - 1:45 PM Concurrent Sessions Why The Brain Follows – The Science of Us vs Them
Terry Wu
DetailsBehave Yourself! Accelerate Organizational Change Through Behavior
Michelle Yanahan
DetailsPromises Made & Kept: Change and the Psychological Contract At Work
Chas Fields
DetailsThe 3 Keys To Confidence, Achievement and Action: Findings From Interviews With 3,000 Top Performers
David Suson
Details1:45 - 2:00 PM Networking/Expo Hall 2:00 - 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Justin Hale
DetailsHigh Impact Communication - Best Practices From a Hostage Negotiator
Scott Harvey
DetailsDiversity, Equity & Inclusion: Where to start your journey
Fiona Jamison
DetailsHow Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity and Happiness
Mike Zani
Details3:00 - 3:15 PM Networking/Expo Hall 3:15 - 4:15 PM Concurrent Sessions Background Screening: More Challenges with Ban the Box & FCRA Violations
Deb Keller
DetailsAdjust Your Voice, I Can't Hear You!
Andre Kelly
DetailsAssets + Liabilities = Profits: They can’t do it without HR
Lori Kleiman
DetailsThe Turnover Solution – How to Stop the Churn
Dennis Koerner, Ph.D.
Details - + Wednesday - Sept. 29th
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Time Event 8:00 - 8:15 AM Office/Chair Stretch Session. Join us for a session led by our State Director, Laura Miller, who is also a certified group fitness instructor with over ten years' experience in leading exercise classes. Laura will lead us through various exercises to get you through a busy day in HR right from your desk! 8:15 - 9:15 AM Keynote/General Session - WHOLLY SHIFT: Completely Changing the Conversation on Bias, Diversity, Privilege and Inclusion Using Brain Science
Eric M. Bailey
Details9:15 - 9:30 AM Networking/Expo Hall 9:30 - 10:30 AM Concurrent Sessions Harassment prevention starts with a conversation: How to implement effective training
Nikki Larchar
DetailsDiversity & Inclusion is Everyone’s Job--Not just HR
Cheryl Lucas-DeBerry
DetailsConducting Internal Investigations
Laura Miller
DetailsAvoid Vaccine Bullying & Harassment Complaints
Donna Skowronski
Details10:30 - 10:45 AM Networking/Expo Hall 10:45 - 11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions It's Not You, It’s Me: How the Pandemic Changed Employees’ Needs Forever
Jim Morgan
DetailsThe Implicit Bias Audit: Create Your Roadmap for Mitigating Risk Related to Implicit Bias
Cindy Ogden
Details
Lead to Fail, Lead to Win
Kendra Prospero
DetailsMore Human, Less Resource: Recognition for the People, By the People
Scott Christopher
Details11:45 AM - 12:00 Noon Live Conference Close
CANCELLATION POLICY
$50 cancellation fee prior to September 1st. After September 1st, no refunds. Substitutions may be made with no financial penalty. To cancel, contact us at executivedirector@ilshrm.org