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2025 Conference Agenda


Conference Agenda

Thursday, October 16
7:45 - 8:15 am
Registration / Breakfast / Exhibit Hall Open
8:15 - 8:30 am
Welcome / Announcements
8:30 - 9:50 am

Steering HR Forward: Charting a Course for Meaningful Leadership

Bruce Waller – VP of Corporate Relocation, The Armstrong Company

9:50 - 10:05 am
Break / Exhibit Hall Open
10:05 - 11:25 am

Positioning HR as a Strategic AI Partner: Navigating Readiness and Risk
Alex Zea – Senior Principal, HR Digital Transformation, Mercer

11:25 - 11:35 am
Break / Exhibit Hall Open
11:35 - 11:55 am

SHRM Update / Alcott HR Stewardship Award Presentation

11:55 am - 12:40 pm
Lunch Break/ Networking / Exhibit Hall Open / Author’s Corner
12:40 - 12:45 pm
Welcome Back
12:45 - 1:50 pm

Panel Discussion – Forecast for the Future of HR in 2026
Moderator: Bruce WallerVP of Corporate Relocation, The Armstrong Company
Panelists: Carla HallmanHuman Resources Manager, Farmington Country Club
Janet Lawson
– Director, Virginia Department of Human Resource Management
Keri Smith – Senior Vice President of Human Resources, HHHunt

1:50 - 2:10 pm
Snack Break / Last Exhibit Hall / Exhibitor Door Prize Announcements / Author’s Corner
2:10 - 3:30 pm

Navigating Change with Confidence
Velera Wilson – Founder/CEO, Positive Identity LLC

3:30 - 3:40 pm
Break
3:40 - 5:00 pm
Radical Humility: Be a Badass Leader AND a Good Human
Urs Koenig – Leadership Keynote Speaker
5:00 pm
Passport Prize Winners / Wrap Up

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