Conference Agenda

SHRMStore Open for Shopping

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM CDT

Registration Open Hours

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM CDT

Wellness Session, Group Workout (HIIT Fitness Class)

7:15 AM - 7:45 AM CDT

Breakfast

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

Generational Dynamics: Unlock the Potential of Your Workforce

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT

The District Open Hours

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT

Soul/Life Balance: Try B.R.E.A.T.H to Overcome Stress & Anxiety

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM CDT

The Civility Compass: From Incivility to Inclusion

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM CDT

Closing the AI Skills Gap: How Employers Can Upskill Employees for an AI Future

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Shaping Tomorrow's HR: A Thought Leadership Panel on Emerging HRTech Solutions

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Neuroscience-Driven Leadership: Building a Stronger Team Culture with Psychological Safety

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM CDT

Lead with Cultural Intelligence and Humility: Connecting, Learning, and Growing for Bottom-Line Impact

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Bridging AI & Human Potential: Positive Change Management for HR

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Performance Management in the Age of Empathy

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Job Crafting: Designing Work to Supercharge Performance and Engagement

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Running with the Bulls: Mastering Hiring in 2025

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

10 Tech Savvy Recruiting Tips!

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM CDT

Lunch

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM CDT

Employee Resource Groups as your Secret Weapon in the Talent Lifecycle

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM CDT

How Self-Perception Makes or Breaks Your Success

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT

2025 Priorities & Challenges: Key Insights from Heads of Talent Acquisition

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM CDT

Break

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM CDT

HR as a Leader: Creating an Environment Where Top Talent Thrives

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT

The Art of the Ask- How to Enlist Help from a Position of Partnership

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM CDT

Revolutionize Your Workforce: Aligning Strategy, Expectations, and Performance

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT

Upleveling DiSC: A Leadership Development Program that Starts with Self-Awareness

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT

Harnessing AI to Revolutionize the Employee Experience

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT

Empowerment and Resilience: Thriving as Professionals

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

Conflict Circumvention Through Meaningful Conversations: For Humans as We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT

Feedback is a Retention Tool. Care Enough to Speak Up

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT

1,000 Data Points and Gen Z Talent

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT

Civility, Inclusion, and Belonging with the SHRM Civility Toolkit

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT

Future-Ready Teams: The Five Core Trust Skills Every Workforce Needs

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT

Rural Talent Management Strategies

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM CDT

AI Literacy Unlocked: How HR Can Equip the Workforce for What's Next

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM CDT

Coffee Break

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

The Power of the Collective Effort to Drive Talent Optimization

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Understanding Talent from Around the Globe

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Navigating Career Evolution

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Recruiting 3.0: How to Go from "Just Finding People" to "Seriously Advising People"

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Discover the Untapped Value of Human Connection

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Elevate and Uplift the Next Generation of HR Leaders

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Mind the Gap: Developing Learning Journeys

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

EI, AI, Oh!: The Critical Importance of Emotional Intelligence in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Using AI as a Thinking Partner in Career Development

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

SOUL/Life Balance: The Mental Health Myth of Work/Life Balance

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

The System Is Broken. Your Team Knows It. Do You?

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM CDT

Break

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM CDT

Back on the Map: Guiding Displaced Talent Toward New Horizons

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CDT

Gender Fabulous: Breaking Down the Complex World of Gender Diversity

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CDT

Making Learning Stick: The Brain Science Behind Effective Organizational Learning

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CDT

Leading a Multi-generational Workforce: Unleashing the Power of Differences

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CDT

Creating Cultural Synergy: The Role of Individual Behavior, Organizational Behavior, and Leadership

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CDT

Ethics Unleashed: Navigating Dilemmas with Fun & Games

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CDT

Aligning Talent Strategies with Business Goals

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CDT

Empowering Workforce Success: Strategies for Talent Acquisition, Diversity, and Employee Well-being

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CDT

Empower Human Resources: The AI Revolution!

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CDT

Banish Career Burnout, Ignite Productivity, and Unleash Potential!

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM CDT