2023 Agenda
Registration Begins
7:30-8:30
Welcome from Jeremy Stephens, President, CEO & Founder
8:30- 8:45
( Ballroom 1-8 )
( Ballroom 1-8 )
KEY NOTE SPEAKER
HR: This Changes Everything
Adjunct Professor of Management at Walsh College and a Consultant
Dr. Lee Meadows
8:45-10: AM
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Break
10:00-10:25
( exhibit hall a-b )
( exhibit hall a-b )
Breakout
1A
How to Audit Processes and Implement Change Based on Legal Case Studies, Trends, and Future Predictions
Honigman LLP
James M. Reid IV, Esq.
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM
1A
1A
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
1B
The Changing Employment Deal – Having a career framework that works
WTW
Brian Bray (Senior Director, Work & Rewards) and Rebecca Duff Campbell (Senior Director, Employee Experience)
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM
1B
1B
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
1C
Creating a Roadmap for Success: Elements of a High-Performance Employee Experience
WTW
Andrea Thatcher (Associate Director, Employee Experience), Phil Fritts (Employee Experience Market Leader: Michigan, Ohio and Pittsburgh), and Susan Russell (Senior Director, Health and Benefits)
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM
1C
1C
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
1D
The Decade of Disruption Requires Adaptive Leadership
Vertical Leadership Consulting
Becky Andree, PhD
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM
1D
1D
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
1E
Designing Work for Well-being and the Influence of the HR Professional
Hylant
Erin Keenan, BSN, MBA and Rita Patel, CPA, MPH, CWWPM
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM
1E
1E
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
1F
Joker of ALL, Master of NONE: You’re the solution to your organization’s talent dilemma!
evolYOUtion, Brian J Partie Jr,PA
Tori Stevens and Brian Partie
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM
1F
1F
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
1G
Selection - Onboarding - Coaching - Employee Development = The Mixing Bowl of Retention
Kestly Development
Mike Kestly
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM
1G
1G
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Lunch
11:40-1:00
( exhibit hall a-b )
( exhibit hall a-b )
Breakout
2A
Are Your HR Business Practices Legal and Compliant?
HR Strategies Plus Executive Search
Kimberly A. Benjamin,SHRM-CP, CERP
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2A
2A
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
2B
Moving from Grade D to E: Drained, Depleted, and Disillusioned to Energized, and Engaged Employee
WTW
Rita Dandridge (Midwest Region Health Management Practice and DE&I Leader) and Julie Ann Merkel (Senior Director, Talent and Rewards)
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2B
2B
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
2C
Great Expectations Affordability, resiliency and value across benefit programs
WTW
Kelsee Adams (Michigan Health & Benefits Market Leader), Kristy Lees (Senior Director, Retirement), and Brian Bray (Senior Director, Work & Rewards)
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2C
2C
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
2D
Sell Your Sizzle: Marketing your organization to attract & retain talent
Marsh McLennan Agency
Susan Morgan Bailey
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2D
2D
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
2E
Building Delegation and Accountability into Your Work Environment
Dion Leadership
Joe LaDuke
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2E
2E
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
2F
Mindset Matters: How We See Things > The Things We See
Trybean, LLC
Terry Bean
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2F
2F
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
2G
Unions and Union Trends Today
HR Bones / UAG
Steven C Muth
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2G
2G
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Break
2:15-2:40
( exhibit hall a-b )
( exhibit hall a-b )
Breakout
3A
2023 Compliance and Benefits Outlook
Assured Partners of Michigan
James M. Reid, IV
2:40 PM - 3:55 PM
3A
3A
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
3B
How to use employer’s plans to migrate from financial chaos to financial resilience
WTW
Melissa Mayea (Senior Director, Retirement) and Alek Tomic (Senior Director, Health and Benefits)
2:40 PM - 3:55 PM
3B
3B
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
3C
Building a Leadership Development Program to Meet Exponential Growth: A Real-Work Success Story
Dion Leadership and DexKo
Steve Dion and Chuck Jozwiak Founder and CEO and Director of Global Talent Dion Leadership and DexKo
2:40 PM - 3:55 PM
3C
3C
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
3D
Business Immigration Compliance in a Virtual, Work-From-Anywhere World
AMS Global Immigration, PC
Christian S. Allen Principal Immigration Attorney and Owner AMS Global Immigration, PC
2:40 PM - 3:55 PM
3D
3D
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
3E
Creating Credibility in the C-Suite – HR’s Role in the Value Chain
TIMAWO, LLC
Tina-Marie Wohlfield
2:40 PM - 3:55 PM
3E
3E
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
3F
Taking Action On Social Determinants Of Health
Gallagher
Ruby Hamacher Managing Director, DEI
2:40 PM - 3:55 PM
3F
3F
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
Breakout
3G
Hiring Veterans for HR Professionals
Penultimate People Consulting
Greg Modd, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
2:40 PM - 3:55 PM
3G
3G
HRCI/SHRM Pending/Approved
