BIANCA CHANDLER

DAY 1 LINE UP:

• Johnny C Taylor - The Rhythm of Work - A Fireside Chat with SHRM President and CEO 
• Rose Ann Garza, SHRM MAC Representative/Joe Hamilton, SHRM MCD - SHRM Update
• Pam Howland - Law for Leaders: 5 Things Every Leader Needs to Know in 2026 
• Paul Lalonde - Culture is Strategy
• Noah Boudreaux - The Intelligent Organization: AI & HI and the Future of Work 
• Meagan West - Stay Awhile - The Real Work Behind Retention 
• Julie Burch [General Session Keynote ] - Your Impact is Your Superpower 
• Alex Glaser - Current Developments in Employee Benefits and Common Errors in Plan Administration 
• Renada Deschamp - The Growth Mindset Advantage: How Adaptive Leaders Drive Performance, Culture, and Results 
• Shannon Newton - The Caregiving Workforce: What HR Leaders Can No Longer Ignore 
• Marcus Sylvas & Anissa Mimms - From Vinyl to Streaming: How Managers Evolve Performance Conversations 
• Angela M. Stockbridge - When HR Meets M&A: Protecting People and Plans in Corporate Transactions
• Victoria Persons - From Fixed Notes to Freestyle: Cultivating a Growth Mindset that Soars 
• Mechelle Roberthon - From Benefits to Buy-In: Turning What You Offer Into Why They Stay 
• Kellye Smith - Tune In Before You Turn Over: Hitting All the Right Notes in Interviewing 

DAY 2 LINE UP:

• Geoffrey Klein - From Funk to Function: AI’s Practical Power in HR 
• Oxana Bowman - Global Talent, Local Compliance: HR & Immigration Strategies for Foreign Workforce 
• Dima Ghawi - Let' s Talk Civility - The New Competive Advantage 
• Rebecca Arnett & Celia Sellers - Recruiting in Rhythm: How AI is Changing the Talent Acquisition Beat 
• Kat Kibben - AI Recruiting Isn’t Magic – It’s Math (and You’re Missing The Formula)
• Kate Brownlee -   Dropping the Needle on Compliance: HR Lessons from the EEOC' s Greatest Hits 
• Keesha Buteau - The Sound Track of High Performing Teams
• Heather Mazac - Too Many Stages, One Song: Managing Compliance Across State Lines 
• Candace Alfred Webber, Alexandra Cory, & Shelva Thomas - Back in the Workforce Boogie: Strategies to Recruit and Retain Working Parents 
• Kellye Smith - Coaching, Corrective Action, and Confident Terminations 
• Paul Hasney - Leadership is a Choice - Not a Position - Building Leaders at All Levels of your organization 
• Chris Baldwin - Stayin ' Alive in the Age of AI: Keeping HR in Rhythm
• Alise Isbell - Dealing with Toxic Behavior Patterns 
• Mock Trial - Attorneys with Phelps Dunbar LLP: Out of Sync: When HR Decisions End Up in Court