Conference Agenda

Attendee Registration

6:30 AM - 5:30 PM PST

SHRMStore

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM PST

Connection Zone

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM PST

HR Leadership of Tomorrow: How to Dramatically Improve the Success Rates of Your Business Initiatives

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

MEGA SESSION The Art of Executive Presence: A Professional Woman's Guide to Commanding the Room

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

How Student Loan Debt Affects Employees Across Generations: Strategies to Help Employees at All Levels

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

MEGA SESSION My Employees Can Miss How Much Work?!: Managing the Challenges of Leave Under the FMLA and ADA

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

Opioids in the Workplace: Legal and Psychological Perspectives

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

Why Harassment Is No Longer Just a Compliance Issue, But a Brand Issue

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

Setting Base Pay: Top Strategies for Collaborating with Compensation to Achieve Pay Equity from the Start

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

Paying a Personal Price: The Risk of Individual Legal Liability for “Going Along” With Wrongdoing

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

MEGA SESSION Elevate Your Leadership Game: Four Steps to Build Leadership Strength, Flexibility and Endurance

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

MEGA SESSION Play the “How to Stop New-Hire Turnover” Multiple-Choice Contest

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

How to Design and Implement a Successful Strategic Management Development Initiative

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

The Emotional Connection Between Your Brand and Employees

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

“Old School” Won't Cut It: Retaining Talent with a New Employer/Employee Relationship

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

Choice as the New Competitor: Use the Employee Experience to Recruit and Retain Top Talent

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

How to Manage and Exceed Diversity Return on Expectations (DROEX)®

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

Commute as a Benefit: Lessons from Delta Dental of Washington

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

How TELUS International Became the Feel-Good Company – The Laws of Talent Retention and Attraction

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

#ZigZagHR: Navigating the Global Future of Work

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM PST

HR People + Strategy CHRO Summit*

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM PST

Exhibitor Registration

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PST

Exhibitor Lounge

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM PST

General Session featuring Vineet Nayar

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PST

SHRM Exposition

9:30 AM - 2:00 PM PST

Coffee Break in the SHRM Exposition

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM PST

SMART STAGE Welcome to Tuesday at the Smart Stage!

9:50 AM - 10:00 AM PST

SMART STAGE Is the Gig Economy Dead? Worker Classification in the Age of Business Disruption

10:00 AM - 10:18 AM PST

Book Signing with Vineet Nayar

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Transform the Employee Experience with “People First” HR Service Delivery

10:00 AM - 10:30 PM PST

Give Employees What They Crave to Improve Engagement and Drive Better Business Outcomes

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PST

What does Employee Wellness Look like in Today’s Small and Midsize Businesses?

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PST

SMART STAGE Leading Toward Decompression

10:20 AM - 10:38 AM PST

SMART STAGE Personal Data Breaches are Inevitable: Prepare Now

10:40 AM - 10:58 AM PST

MEGA SESSION Making a Difference™: A Matter of Purpose, Passion and Pride

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

Do the Right Thing: A Workplace Harassment Prevention Simulation

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

MEGA SESSION “That Wasn't My Intention!”: A Coaching Framework to Close the Gap Between Intention and Impact

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

MEGA SESSION Ditch the Drama: Innovation and Collaboration Are Your Natural State When the Drama's Gone

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

Avoid the California Earthquakes - What Strategic HR Professionals Must Know for California

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

CHANGE-MAKERS SERIES Leading Ahead of What’s Next: The New Rules of Business

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

People Analytics for Beginners

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

MEGA SESSION Optimizing HR Strategy for Organizational Effectiveness

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

Compliance Conundrum: Top 10 Issues That a Department of One Must Address

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

The Big, Bad Retirement Plan RFP

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

International Trade Secrets: A Strategic Overview

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

Doing Business Globally with Multicultural Teams: Strategies to Manage Integration

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

MEGA SESSION The First 90 Days Will Make or Break Your New Hire

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

Moving Beyond Unconscious Bias in the Workplace

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

Talent Strategies for Employing Contractors and External Workers

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

Do You Need to Raise Your Wages?: A Step-By-Step Guide to Evaluating Your Wage Practices

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

The New Dynamics for Immigration: Trump Administration and Congressional Priorities

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

Hiring the Formerly Incarcerated: HR’s Role in Making History

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

12 Effective Recruiting Tactics for 2019 & Beyond

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

Insights from the Continuous Performance ‘Pioneers’ - HR Leaders Who Have Launched Successful Continuous Performance Management Programs

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PST

SMART STAGE Yes, You Can Measure the ROI of Compassion

11:10 AM - 11:28 AM PST

SMART STAGE Exploring Pettiness in the Workplace: Stomping Out Pettiness for the Good of HR

11:30 AM - 11:48 AM PST

Attendee Lunch in the SHRM Exposition

11:45 AM - 1:30 PM PST

SMART STAGE Employee Engagement – The Value$ of Caring

11:50 AM - 12:08 PM PST

Book Signing with Geoff Colvin

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PST

The Secret (and Simple) Formula to Keep your Employees from Jumping Ship

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM PST

Performance Needs Engagement, Not Management

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM PST

SMART STAGE Grow Your Brand to Grow Your Career

12:20 PM - 12:38 PM PST

SMART STAGE The Oracle: HR's Role as Coach & Consultant

12:40 PM - 12:58 PM PST

SMART STAGE Elev8: A Strategic Model for HR Effectiveness

1:00 PM - 1:18 PM PST

SMART STAGE Tips for Reviewing Requirements for Hiring those with a Criminal Background

1:30 PM - 1:48 PM PST

Grand Prize Drawings

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PST

SMART STAGE Talent Activation: Empowering Employees to Drive Continuous Learning

1:50 PM - 2:08 PM PST

Learn Why Empathy Is the Single Biggest Engagement Driver

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

You Can't Handle the Truth: Resolving Conflict

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

When Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Legal Issues and Hiring Strategies in Era of Legalized Marijuana

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Nine Minutes on Monday: The Quick and Easy Way to Go from Manager to Leader

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Rethink Learning in the Digital Age

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

MEGA SESSION The Top 10 Workplace Trends For 2019

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

He Said, She Said – Now What? Tips for Effectively Assessing Credibility

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

MEGA SESSION 99 Problems and Lawsuits Ain't One: Top 10 HR Strategies That Will Keep You Out of the Courtroom

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

MEGA SESSION Transforming HR with Design Thinking

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

MEGA SESSION Leading By Influence: How to Get Enthusiastic Buy-In and Cooperation Even If You Don't Have Authority

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Top 10 Things Employers Do to Get Sued by Their Employees in California

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

How to Harness the Power of Intentional Communication as an HRDOO

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

The Tech Effect: Creating “Smart Shoppers” Through Your Benefits Enrollment Platform

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Managing a Global and Virtual Leadership Development Program

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

MEGA SESSION Competencies and Strategies for Leading When You're Not Sure What's Coming Next

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

HR Metrics That Matter, and Making Metrics Matter

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Active Shooter: Educating the Public to Be Prepared

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance the Employee Experience

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Brexit and Other Mobility Issues in the United Kingdom and European Union

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

CHANGE-MAKERS SERIES Escaping the Past: Mastering Context to Thrive Amidst Change

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

SMART STAGE Lessons from Candidate Experience

2:10 PM - 2:25 PM PST

SMART STAGE Three Questions You Should Ask Every Applicant

2:40 PM - 2:58 PM PST

SMART STAGE ‘I Complained to HR and Nothing Happened’: Balancing Transparency and Confidentiality When Responding to Harassment

3:00 PM - 3:18 PM PST

SMART STAGE Exploring Career Changing Experience because of SHRM Local Chapter Membership

3:20 PM - 3:38 PM PST

When Looks Deceive: Detecting and Accommodating Invisible Disabilities

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

MEGA SESSION The Future of Work - Why Having a Culture of High Trust is Not Only Important, It's Essential

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

MEGA SESSION Simple Truths of Appreciation and Recognition: Low-Cost or No-Cost Ideas to Keep Employees Engaged

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

MEGA SESSION FLSA “Jeopardy” 2019

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

10 Things Your HR Team Must Know Before Greenlighting Global Expansion

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

MEGA SESSION Zen Your Work: Creating a More Mindful Work Experience

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

SESSION CANCELLED If They Do Not Know What You Believe In, How Do You Expect Them to Follow You?

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

Diversity for Hire: Attract a Talent-Rich Workforce That Improves Your Organization's Results

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

Benefits Policy Crystal Ball: A Conversation with Washington Insiders

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

MEGA SESSION How to Build Curiosity to Improve Innovation, Engagement and Productivity

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

Seeing the Big Picture: Business Acumen to Build Your Credibility, Career and Company

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

What a Difference Two Years Makes: The Trump Effect on the NLRB and Employee Relations

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

Maintaining Your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP: Tips for Recertifying with Purpose

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

Building Competencies Through Designations: A Global Trend or the Answer to Real-Time Career Management?

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

MEGA SESSION You Can Be Perfect… Or You Can Be Happy™

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

SPEAKER CANCELLED Unleashing Creativity and Innovation

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

Crowdsourced Compensation Data: Do We Trust It?

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

The Strategic HR Department of One: Act Like a CHRO to Improve Your Organization

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

The PNC Approach to Creating a Culture of Well-Being

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

Going From Military Friendly to Military Ready – Hiring and Developing Veteran Talent

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST

SMART STAGE Mental Fitness: Using Breathing, Meditation and Purposeful Pauses to Improve Focus and Reduce Stress

3:40 PM - 3:58 PM PST

SMART STAGE A Sneak Peek of Wednesday’s Smart Stage!

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM PST

Tuesday Night Entertainment with Lionel Richie

8:00 PM - 9:30 PM PST