March 23rd: CBIA/CT SHRM State Council HR Conference
CBIA 2017 Human Resources Conference
in conjunction with the CT SHRM State Council
Thursday, March 23, 2017 from 8:15 AM to 3:45 PM (EDT) Cromwell, CT
Register: HERE
The Essential Conference for HR Professionals
CBIA’s 2017 HR Conference brings you a fresh perspective on the most important topics in human resources and a great opportunity to network with your peers.
This program has been approved for 5.5 HRCI credits and 5.5 SHRM PDCs
Full Agenda
7:30 am: Check-In & Networking Breakfast
8:15 am: Opening Remarks Mark Soycher, Counsel, Human Resources Services, CBIA
8:20 am: Keynote
Deliberate Leadership in a Distracted & Distressed World
David O’Brien, President, WorkChoice Solutions, LLC
9:20 am: Break
9:35 am: Concurrent Breakouts
- Getting the Right Start in HR (Part 1) Carol L. Kardas, SPHR, CCP, SHRM-SCP, Founding Partner, KardasLarson, LLC, Human Resource Solutions
- Got Ratings? Making Performance Evaluations Meaningful Katie Bowling, Performance & Reward Practice Leader, MassMutual
- Working Through ADA Compliance Joe Wendover, Field Inclusion Manager, Walgreen Co., & President, CT Business Leadership Network
10:35 am: Break
10:50 am: Concurrent Breakouts
- Getting the Right Start in HR (Part 2) Carol L. Kardas, SPHR, CCP, SHRM-SCP, Founding Partner, KardasLarson, LLC, Human Resource Solutions
- Self Management (Part 1) Susan Lesser, Co-Founder, nPlusOneGroup
- Conflict Management Carmen Brickner, Principal, CLEARbrick, Inc.
Noon: Lunch
1 pm: Concurrent Breakouts
- HR 202: The Unemployment Comp Process Michael C. Harrington, Partner, Murtha Cullina
- Knowledge Bazaar I. Self Management (Part 2) Susan Lesser, nPlusOneGroup
- Marijuana at Work Rachel L. Ginsberg, Associate, Pullman & Comley LLC
2 pm: Break
2:15 pm: Concurrent Breakouts
- Managing the Transgender Employee Michael C. Harrington, Partner, Murtha Cullina
- Is Anyone Listening? How to Reach People Through the Noise Brent Robertson, Partner, Fathom
- How to Efficiently Find the Right Candidate David Lewis, President and CEO, OperationsInc, and AllCountyJobs.com
3:15 pm: Closing Plenary
2016 State Legislative Update: HR Issues Eric Gjede, Assistant Counsel, CBIA
3:45 pm: Adjourn
