Keynote Speakers
Opening Keynote Speaker:
Tamara J. Erickson
Tamara J. Erickson, a McKinsey Award-winning author of Workforce Crisis and respected expert on organizations and the changing workforce, presents how the talent shortage will affect employee relationships, opportunities for our children, how we approach education, philosophies toward retirement and the fundamental way we live our lives.
Closing Keynote Speaker:
John Amatt
John Amatt has been called "The World's Best Adventure Speaker", having delivered over 1,800 keynotes in 47 countries. At the age of 20 years, he made the first ever climb of Europe's steepest mountain, the 5,000 foot "Vertical Mile" in Norway, and he was a leader on Canada's first successful climb of Mount Everest. Visit
www.johnamatt.com for details.
Conference Programs
This year we will kick off our Conference with Opening Keynote Tamara J. Erickson. Award-winning author and expert on the changing workforce.
The keynote will be followed by over 40 carefully selected educational and developmental opportunities based on four tracks:
- Compensation & Benefits
- Employee Relations
- Organizational Development
- Workforce Planning
We will conclude our Conference with our motivating Closing Keynote John Amatt, "The World's Best Adventure Speaker".
Pre-conference Activities —
Sunday November 2nd
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM — SHRM® Business Education Course
Creating a Culture of Innovation
In the past, capital and labor were the critical elements for success. Today, it is the human capacity for creativity, innovation, and teamwork that is most important. This course provides participants with practical strategies to become creative and innovative leaders who effectively expedite and implement new ideas. The models taught will help develop the adaptive capacity to work with change and uncertainty.
Presented by:
Jerald M. Jellison, Ph.D., USC
Jerald M. Jellison, Ph.D. is a professor of social psychology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where he has been honored with multiple teaching excellence awards. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board for the USC Credit Union. For the past 30 years he has been teaching his practical change management techniques to clients such as 3M, Daimler-Benz, PriceWaterHouse, Qualcomm, St. Paul Companies, Sun Microsystems, Toyota Motor Sales and the U.S. Air Force.
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Discovering Untapped Talent: Disability as part of a diversity strategy
In this pre-conference session, we will consider the business case for
disability inclusiveness and the best practices to ensure that your business engages the full
range of your current and potential talent.
The interactive session will include:
- An examination of diversity, disability and workforce trends that will impact your business
- A scenario analysis on creating disability inclusive organizations
- A model to assess your own organization’s diversity and disability inclusiveness practices
- An exploration of best and "next" practices for disability inclusiveness that promote competitive advantage
Partners
You will have many opportunities over the course of two days to visit with our Conference Partners, Sponsors and Exhibitors from across the state and region who offer valuable services. Be sure to stop by the Exhibit Hall for a chance to win exciting prizes during the Conference.
New this year — Speed Meetings
Maximize your time and eliminate business interruption after the conference.
Use speed meetings to eliminate the need for vendor follow up after the conference.
Speed meetings are 15 minute mini interactions with the product or service provider of your
choosing to determine if there is a fit or need for your organization. Use this innovative method to gain quick
insight to maximize your time and eliminate business interruption with follow up emails and calls.