2013 Conference Materials

Conference Speakers

Conference Materials

May 7, 2013

1-A: Strategic Business Management
Inside the Beltway to Inside the State House: How Politics Shapes Public Policy
Christopher Schrader, SPHR, president, Schrader and Associates

1-B: HR Compliance 1
Employment Law Boot Camp
Heather Wilson, member and Amy Wilson, member, Frost Brown Todd LLC

1-C: HR Compliance 2
How Background Checks Can Get You in Big Trouble
Mike McCarty, CEO, Safe Hiring Solutions LLC

1-D: Management Motivation
How to Avoid Being a Dysfunctional Leader
Dr. Hope Zoeller, founder and president, HOPE (Helping Other People Excel), LLC

2-A: Strategic Business Management
To Play or Not to Play? The ACA is Here to Stay!
Terri Jackson, client service executive, Hylant

2-B: HR Compliance 1
Fiduciary Tune-Up
Stephanie Smithey, shareholder, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

2-C: HR Compliance 2
Ticking Time Bomb: Employee Wage Claims
Michael C. Terrell, Esq., partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP

2-D: Management Motivation
Want To Be A Better Leader? Learn How To R E A D (materials not yet received)
Julius E. Rhodes, SPHR, Founder and Principal, mpr group

3-A: Strategic Business Management
Leading Change – A Case Study of a Successful Cultural Transformation
Richard Kinsley, The Kinsley Group

3-B: HR Compliance 1
EEOC Top Priorities for 2013 and Beyond
Janeen L. Feinberg, associate and Amy S. Wilson, member, Frost Brown Todd LLC

3-C: HR Compliance 2
How to Win your Unemployment Insurance Claims (materials not yet received)
Dustin Stohler, Stohler Law

3-D: Management Motivation
Planning to Recover
Dan Pyle Millar, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA, president, Millar Communication Strategy, Inc.

4-A: Strategic Business Management
Employee Engagement + Health and Wellness = Maximum Profitability
Gary Mertz, SPHR, founder and CEO, The Palmis Group LLC

4-B: HR Compliance 1
The New National Labor Relations Board: What All Employers Must Know to Protect Themselves from Unexpected Unfair Labor Practice Charges
David Swider, partner, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

4-C: HR Compliance 2
How to Avoid Harassment Claims
Matthew Effland, shareholder, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

4-D: Management Motivation
The Art of Feedback: How to Build and Deliver your Message
Dr. Hope Zoeller, founder and president, HOPE (Helping Other People Excel), LLC

May 8, 2013

5-A: Strategic Business Management
Should Your Company Drop Health Insurance Coverage Completely?
Jim Hamilton, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

5-B: HR Compliance 1
Employment Law Update
Janeen L. Feinberg, associate, Frost Brown Todd LLC

5-C: Health Care and Benefits
Strategic Employee Engagement Through Sustained and Effective Wellness Programs
Gary Mertz, SPHR, founder and CEO, The Palmis Group LLC

5-D: Management Motivation
Best Practices in Implementing Effective Tobacco-Free Policies in Your Workplace Panel Discussion(materials not yet received)
Panelists: Fredna Holmgren and Rickie Marker-Hoffman, wellness coordinators, Hoosier Energy; Miranda Spitznagle, MPH, director, Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission, Indiana State Department of Health; Adrienne Luegers, MPH, program coordinator, Wellness Council of Indiana’s QUIT NOW Tool. Moderator: Chuck Gillespie, MBA, executive director, Wellness Council of Indiana

6-A: Strategic Business Management
Putting HR in the Driver’s Seat: Enhancing Business Results Through Social Capital Analysis
Lyle S. Hanna, SPHR, president/CEO, Hanna Resource Group, LLC

6-B: HR Compliance 1
Bargaining with Your Union: Language and Strategies You Need to Stay Ahead of the Game
Terry W. Dawson, partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

6-C: Health Care and Benefits
Don’t Waste a Good Crisis – Using Health Care Reform as a Catalyst to Change (materials not yet received)
Karl Ahlrichs, consultant, Gregory & Appel, Inc.

6-D: Management Motivation
Communication and its Impact on Motivation
Steve Johnson, SPHR, HR account manager and Tim O’Malley, SPHR, HR account manager, Tilson

7-A: Strategic Business Management
Leading Effectively with Cultural Intelligence
Martin George, CEO, Language Training Center, Inc.

7-B: HR Compliance 1
All I Ever Wanted to Know about Employment Law I Learned at the Movies
Robert Seidler, shareholder and Michelle R. Maslowski, associate, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

7-C: Health Care and Benefits
Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! Practical Handling of Medical Issues under the ADA, FMLA and WC
Ryan Poor, partner, Ice Miller LLP

7-D: Management Motivation
Get More Bang for your Buck
Panelists: Karla McLaughlin, intern program manager, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis; Susan Nierste, executive vice president, Ativio, LLC; M.T. Ray, senior director of global recruiting, ExactTarget Presenters: Janet Boston, executive director, Indiana INTERNnet and Amanda Stanley, director of communications, Indiana Commission for Higher Education

1:30 p.m. Break

8-A: Strategic Business Management
Best Practices in Building a Best Place to Work Panel Discussion (materials not yet received)
Panelists: Amanda Suter, corporate recruiter, FORUM Credit Union; other panelists TBA. Moderator: Tom Schuman, vice president, communication, Indiana Chamber of Commerce

8-B: HR Compliance 1
Workplace Conduct: It’s All About Respect
Susan W. Kline, partner, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

8-C: Health Care and Benefits
Group Insurance 101
Barbie Sparr, consultant, Mercer

8-D: Management Motivation
Compensation – A Strategic Approach
Dan Diebolt, senior consultant, HR Dimensions LLC