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Sessions & Rooms At-A-Glance
MONDAY, APRIL 28
PRECONFERENCE
8:00AM-5:00PM
PHR/SPHR Certification Review
Oakland Room
8:30AM-4:00PM
HR University: Economic Forces at Work
Room 210
10:00AM-4:00PM
HR Hack II
East Hall
12:00 NOON
Registration & Conference Bag Pickup
West Hall
12:30PM
Conference Kickoff!
West Hall
1:00 – 2:30
pm
101
Making the Case:
Driving HR Initiatives at the Board Level
Room 205
102
The Current State of
Health Care Reform
Junior Ballroom 1 & 2
103
Using an Economic-Based Approach to
Resolve Wage and Hour Disputes in California
Room 208
104
Investigation Interviews: How to Get
Critical Evidence From Your Witnesses
Grand Ballroom DE
105
Are Your Policies Legal?
The NLRB May Not Think So
Junior Ballroom 3 & 4
106
Reality-Based Rules:
Driving Results and Fulfilling Missions
Grand Ballroom FGH
107
Stickball Meets Rugby:
New Recruiting Rules to Win in a Crazy Market
Room 204
108
What Is Your Implicit Bias? Strategies
to Reduce Workplace Bias and Liability
Room 202
109
Developing Cross-Cultural Competence
for High-Performing Global Teams
Room 201
110
Leading the Way: HR’s Role in
Championing Enterprise Innovation
Room 203
111
Avoiding the Quit & Stay Phenomenon
(special breakout with Shari Harley)
Grand Ballroom ABC
2:45 – 4:00
pm
201
Five Key Trends in ERISA Retirement Plans:
What the C-Suite Needs to Know
Room 202
202
Technology and Workplace Investigations:
A Practical Primer
Grand Ballroom ABC
203
Leave Laws Demystified: CA v. The Feds
Grand Ballroom FGH
204
Winning the Global Talent Wars:
Nuances of U.S. Immigration
Room 201
205
Conflict on the Team! Turning Crisis into Creativity
Room 203
206
Collaborative and Strategic Thinking for HR
Room 208
207
Building Manager Capability for Competitive Advantage
Grand Ballroom DE
208
2014: The Year of the Candidate
Room 204
209
Building a Brand as an Employer of Choice
Junior Ballroom 1 & 2
210
Employee Disengagement: The Silent Disease Infecting
Corporate America
Room 205
211
Talent Strategy 3.0: Defining Your Future
Junior Ballroom 3 & 4
4:15 – 5:45
pm
Keynote: joe gerstandt, Session Sponsored by
ClearPath Workforce Management
West Hall
5:45 – 7:00
pm
Community Reception, Sponsored by
ABD Insurance & Financial Services
Convention Center Foyer
TUESDAY, APRIL 29
7:30 – 8:45
am
301
Redefining Corporate Culture:
A San Diego Zoo Case Study
Grand Ballroom FGH
302
It’s On You: Communicating Your Way to the Top
Room 208
303
Don’t Take the Monkey! A Coach Approach
to Empowering Others
Junior Ballroom 3 & 4
304
Developing and Retaining
Your Leaders of Tomorrow
Grand Ballroom ABC
305
Capturing the Digital Candidate
Junior Ballroom 1 & 2
306
Is Pay for Performance Dead?
Room 201
9:00 – 10:30
am
Keynote: Tamara Kleinberg
West Hall
10:45
am
– 12:15
pm
401
Health Exchanges:
What We Know, Where We’re Going
Room 210
402
Can Anyone Be Fired Anymore?
Room 208
403
Stop the Abuse:
Managing Employee Medical Leaves
Junior Ballroom 3 & 4
404
Developing a World-Class Talent Acquisition Plan
Room 203
405
Great Employee Experiences: Drive Talent Attraction,
Retention, and Performance
Grand Ballroom ABC
