Conference Agenda

Background Screening and Why You’re at Risk: More Challenges with ‘Ban the Box’ and FCRA Violations

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST

The Supreme Court Speaks. Are You Listening?

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST

Registration and SHRMStore

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM PST

Info Booth

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM PST

Unstoppable Teams: The 4 Essential Actions of High-Performance Leadership

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST

The Change Curve: Managing Uncertainty and Ambiguity Within Your Organization

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST

Calculate Turnover Costs Like a CFO: Drive Bottom-Line Results

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST

Making the Connection: How to Successfully Align Performance Management with Total Cash Compensation

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST

It Pays to Get Sick in the U.S.: Mandated Paid-Sick-Leave Laws on the Rise in the Country

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST

Building an Inclusive Culture of Diversity with Autism and Differently Abled

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST

Developing Greater Influence by Building Trust More Effectively

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST

Gain a Competitive Advantage by Identifying and Developing Your High Potential Talent

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST

Life is (No Longer) A Highway: Work from Home Implications for Multistate Employers

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST

Turn Off Worry, Turn on Resilience

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST

How To Prevent Your Employees from Suing Your Company: A Candid Conversation About What Leads Disgruntled Employees to Become Plaintiffs and What HR Can Do to Prevent this from Happening

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST

Book Signing at the SHRMStore with Alden M. Mills

8:40 AM - 9:10 AM PST

General Session Pre-Show

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PST

Connect, Engage and Retain Your People through Recognition, Reward and Communications

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PST

General Session featuring SHRM President and CEO, Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST

Expo Open

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM PST

Coffee Break in Expo

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PST

Virtual Expo Open

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM PST

Networking Peer Group Ideas Swap: Saturday - Arts & Entertainment

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Networking Peer Group Ideas Swap: Saturday - Business & Finance

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Networking Peer Group Ideas Swap: Saturday - Education & Nonprofit

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Networking Peer Group Ideas Swap: Saturday - Government

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Networking Peer Group Ideas Swap: Saturday - Health Care

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Networking Peer Group Ideas Swap: Saturday - Manufacturing & Construction

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Networking Peer Group Ideas Swap: Saturday - Professional Services

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Networking Peer Group Ideas Swap: Saturday - Retail & Hospitality

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Networking Peer Group Ideas Swap: Saturday - Technology

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Networking Peer Group Ideas Swap: Saturday - Other Specialized Industries

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

Why Income and Employment Verifications Matter

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PST

Book Signing with Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM PST

People Before Profit in International Transactions

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM PST

Secrets for Scaling HR for Your Small Business

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Brave New World: State Data Privacy Laws and the Workplace

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Cognitive Conversations: Leave Laws and Mental Health—Doing It Right

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Having ‘the Talk’: Conversations About Race at Work

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

The Inversity Solution

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Boosting Engagement and Belonging in the Hybrid Workplace

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Are You an HR Pro in California or have Operations in California?  Give Us 20 Minutes and We Might Make Your 2022 Easier!

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM PST

Top Recruiting Trends & Tactics for the Year Ahead

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Book Signing at the SHRMStore with Ms. Opal Lee

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

Follow Me™: How to Grow Yourself and Your People

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PST

From Manager to Miyagi: 4 Techniques to Coach Your Employees to Greatness

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PST

The T.E.N.: An Innovative Approach to Solving Organizational Problems While Developing Leaders

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PST

Shifting Healthcare Forward: Building & Optimizing Smarter Self-Funded Health Plans

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PST

SHRM’s IED Council: Developing an IED Council for Your Organization

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PST

Unlocking the Full Potential of Financial Wellness Benefits

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PST

ANOTHER Intermittent FMLA Request!

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST

A Year of Change: What Federal Contractors Can Expect from OFCCP in 2021

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST

The Six Keys to Confident Change Management

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST

Leveraging Data to Create More Inclusive Workplaces

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST

Jump Start the Workforce and Your Career!

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM PST

The Resignation Tsunami: What You Need to Know

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST

Lunch Service

11:45 AM - 1:30 PM PST

How to Write Great OKRs?

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM PST

Book Signing at the SHRMStore with Karith Foster

12:10 PM - 12:40 PM PST

Workplace Wellness & Safety: Covid-19 Update & Mitigation Best Practices

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM PST

Book Signing at the SHRMStore with Steve Gilliland, CSP, CPAE

12:25 PM - 12:55 PM PST

Networking Experience: Play a Multiplayer JEOPARDY!® Game - Mixed Decades Pop Culture - Game One with Mark Gindick

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM PST

CANCELLED: Answering Your Questions About Technology – The Workplace Tech Community

12:30 PM - 12:50 PM PST

Book Signing at the SHRMStore with Robert Bogue

12:40 PM - 1:10 PM PST

Developing the Next Generation of HR Professional: Career Insights from SHRM’s Executive Team

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM PST

Is a Remote Workforce Putting Your Company in Jeopardy?

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM PST

Networking Experience: Play a Multiplayer JEOPARDY!® Game - Nostalgic Fun and Games - Game Two with Patrick Pizzolorusso

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM PST

Brain Bite Break: The Art of Self-Care

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM PST

Grand Prize Drawing in Expo

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PST

Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity Council: A Bottom-up Approach to Building an Inclusive Workplace Culture

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM PST

7 Things To Know About On-Demand Pay

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Celebrate the Chaos! 4 Steps to an Exhilarating and Empowered HR Department of One

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PST

International Hiring and Cost Control that Will Make Your CFO Happy

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PST

Transforming Culture, Transforming Values

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PST

Earning Your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP: Tips for Testing

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PST

Redeeming Feedback for Good: Shift Your Culture, Grow Your People

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PST

Wired to Connect: The Neuroscience of High-Performing Teams

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PST

Cross-Border Conundrums: Examining Workplace Investigations in the United States and Abroad

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PST

The $100 Billion Problem*: The Employer's Critical Role in Substance Use Disorder Awareness, Prevention and Recovery; and the High Costs Associated.

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PST

Solving Difficult Decisions – Ethics and Critical Thinking in a “New Abnormal

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PST

It’s On Us: How Leader Intervention Shapes Workplace Culture and Drives Inclusion

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST

7 Steps to Creating Bulletproof Documentation

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST

How to Center DE&I as a Forethought, Rather than an Afterthought

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST

The Use of Criminal Records in Hiring: Land Mines and Opportunities for Employers

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST

California Revolution: The New Developments That Have Changed the Workplace

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST

Wage & Hour Compliance: A DOL Update and Ways to Avoid Common Overtime Liability Landmines

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST

Are You Clocked Out? 4 Keys to Know if Your HR Career Fulfills You

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST

Second Chance: The HR Perspective on Hiring People with Criminal Records

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST

Veterans to HR- HR Career Pathways for the Military Community

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM PST

Employee Benefits During a Pandemic: Results from SHRM’s 2020 Employee Benefits Survey

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST

SHRM Knowledge Center’s “Wheel of Knowledge”

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM PST

Book Signing at the SHRMStore with Tamra Chandler, Britt Andreatta & Laura Grealish

3:25 PM - 3:55 PM PST

Brain Bite Break: The Power of Cultural Exchange - J-1 Visa in the Context of Global Workplace

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PST

Supporting Workplace Mental Health During a Pandemic: Opportunities and Challenges from SHRM Research

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM PST

The Power and Peril of Hiring Assessments in 2021

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST

Breakthrough Communications During Times of Change: Strategic HR Perspectives

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST

A Smarter Approach to Performance Appraisals

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST

When DE&I Trainings Don’t Move the Needle (Enough)

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST

Examining the Why, What and How of an HR Audit

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST

Mental Health in the Workplace: Practical Tips and Tools to Support Your Staff

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST

Panel: Building Effective Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategies for 2022 & Beyond

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST

Hurdle Adversity: Amputate Fear - Embrace Your New Normal Mindset

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST

Paying a Personal Price: The Risk of Individual Legal Liability for ‘Going Along’ with Wrongdoing

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

Bambi vs. Godzilla: How to Deal with Difficult People

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

Is It OK to Laugh? Understanding How Stifling Humor Can Also Stifle Workplace Productivity

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

Women, Diversity and Inclusion: Tools to Achieve a Collaborative Workplace Culture

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

Please Sue Me 2021

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

The Future of Engagement Analytics Won’t Come from Surveys

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

The Power of Cultural Exchange: J-1 Visa in the Context of Global Workplace

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM PST

Painting the Future of Family Friendly: An Expert Panel on Post Pandemic Parenting Needs

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

Building Your Personal Brand

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

Engage. Lead. Deliver: Leadership Tenets for Tapping into the Collective Genius of Your People

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

Book Signing at the SHRMStore with Andrea Herron

4:55 PM - 5:25 PM PST

Book Signing at the SHRMStore with Steve Garguilo

5:10 PM - 5:40 PM PST

Saturday Night Entertainment Pre-Show

7:45 PM - 8:00 PM PST

Saturday Night Concert with Patti LaBelle and Michael Bolton

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM PST