2019 Conference Agenda

12pm 

Registration Opens (Foyer A-C) / Exhibitor Setup

3:30pm – 5pm 

OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Grand Ballroom (1st Floor)  

Finding Common Ground in Uncommon Times (1.5 credits, HR)

Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Omekongo Dibinga

5pm – 7pm 

Opening Welcome Reception – Exhibit Hall (Foyer A-C) – Heavy Appetizers, Drink Tickets Provided at Registration 

7am – 8:30am 

Registration (Foyer A-C) / Exhibit Hall Open & Continental Breakfast (Foyer A-C)  

1  

8:30am – 9:45am 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS (4 separate breakouts - 1.25 credits each): 

• Session 1 – The Third Wave: The Future of Work, Engagement, Well-Being & Happiness – Devin Hughes – HR / PDCs (Room) 

• Session 2 – URGENT: Developing Your Organization’s Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Plan – Toni Bowie – HR / PDCs (Room)  

• Session 3 – The DNA of a Healthy Engaged Culture – Dr. Elizabeth Scott, PhD – HR / PDCs (Room) 

• Session 4 – Diversity and Inclusion – Moving beyond training and a corporate value of respect – Pamela Murray - HR / PDCs (Room) 

9:45am – 10:00am 

Snack & Coffee Break / Exhibit Hall (Foyer A-C)   

2 

10am – 11:15am 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS (4 separate breakouts - 1.25 credits each): 

• Session 1 – The Eleven Essentials of Leadership: Teach Your Brain to Think Like an Elite Leader – Dennis Brouwer - Business / PDCs (Room) 

• Session 2 – When Life Throws You a Curve Ball Hit It Out of the Park: Resilient Leadership – Beth Rudy - Business / PDCs (Room) 

• Session 3 – Legal Issues with Social Media and How to Manage Those Risks – Stephen B. Stern - HR / PDCs (Room) 
• Session 4 – I Think I Know What I Think You Said: How To Avoid Misunderstandings and Get Your Message Across – Paul Endress - HR / PDCs (Room) 

11:30am – 12:45pm 

Lunch Buffet / Exhibit Hall (Foyer A-C) 

3 

1pm – 2:15pm 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS (4 separate breakouts - 1.25 credits each): 

• Session 1 – Elevate Your Listening Skills: The OLÉ Approach to Communication – Lynda Katz Wilner, MS - HR / PDCs (Room) 

• Session 2 – Secrets to Building the Highest Performing Teams – Jason Treu – HR / PDCs (Room) 
• Session 3 – Pressure, Pain & Politics: What Keeps HR Pros Up at Night (and What You Can Do About it) – Christine V. Walters, JD, MAS, SHRM-SCP, SPHR - Business / PDCs (Room) 
• Session 4 – Employee Background Screening:  Who, When, Why and How – Am I compliant with Ban the Box, Drug Testing, Reference checks and more?  - Cheryl U. Brown, Esq. - HR / PDCs (Promenade)

2:15pm – 2:45pm 

Snack & Coffee Break / Exhibit Hall (Foyer A-C) 

2:45pm – 4pm 

AFTERNOON KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Grand Ballroom (1st Floor) 

Maximize your Team's Talent (1.5 credits-HR)

Keynote Speaker: Buck Showalter

4pm – 5:30pm  

Exhibit Hall /Social / Heavy Appetizers, Beer & Wine, and Improv Group

Join us Monday evening for networking, food/drink, and lots of laughs!   Following networking & refreshments, we will be entertained by the infamous Baltimore Improv Group.  Then grab a new contact and head out to dinner at one of the local restaurants has to offer.  See program for the list offering you a discount or free item for being a conference attendee.  Don’t want to leave the hotel?  Then check out the self-service – Beer & Wine Bar in the lobby…Sip, Sample, & Connect.

7am – 8am 

Continental Breakfast for Conference Attendees (Foyer A-C)  

4 

8am – 9:15am 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS (4 separate breakouts - 1.25 credits each): 

• Session 1 – I Think I Know What I Think You Said: How To Avoid Misunderstandings and Get Your Message Across – Paul Endress - HR / PDCs (Room) 

• Session 2 – When Life Throws You a Curve Ball Hit It Out of the Park: Resilient Leadership – Beth Rudy - Business / PDCs (Room) 

• Session 3 – Pressure, Pain & Politics: What Keeps HR Pros Up at Night (and What You Can Do About it) – Christine V. Walters, JD, MAS, SHRM-SCP, SPHR Walters - Business / PDCs (Room)

• Session 4 – Employee Background Screening:  Who, When, Why and How – Am I compliant with Ban the Box, Drug Testing, Reference checks and more?  - Cheryl U. Brown, Esq. - HR / PDCs (Promenade)

9:15am – 9:30am 

Coffee Break / Exhibit Hall (Foyer A-C) 

5 

9:30am – 10:45am 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS (4 separate breakouts - 1.25 credits each): 

• Session 1 – The DNA of a Healthy Engaged Culture – Dr. Elizabeth Scott, PhD – HR / PDCs (Room) 

• Session 2 – The Eleven Essentials of Leadership: Teach Your Brain to Think Like an Elite Leader – Dennis Brouwer – Business / PDCs (Room)  

• Session 3 – Secrets to Building the Highest Performing Teams – Jason Treu - HR / PDC (Room) 
• Session 4 – URGENT: Developing Your Organization’s Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Plan – Toni Bowie - HR / PDCs (Room) 

10:45am – 11am 

Snack & Coffee Break / Exhibit Hall (Foyer A-C) 

11am – 12:30pm 

CLOSING KEYNOTE- Grand Ballroom (1st Floor) 

Embrace Your Awesomeness  (1.5 credits, HR) 

Keynote Speaker: Brad Montgomery

12:30pm 

EXHIBITOR DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS, GRAND PRIZE GIVE AWAYS and SILENT AUCTION WINNERS ANNOUNCED / CONFERENCE CLOSE