2018 Louisiana Conference on HR Agenda

The 2018 Louisiana Conference on Human Resources
(Subject to Change)

Wednesday April 4th

5:00 PM  – 6:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Reception

7:00 PM – Until

Louisiana SHRM Night at the Smoothie King Center
New Orleans Pelican vs Memphis Grizzlies
Sponsored by HUB

Thursday April 5th

7:30 AM  – 5:00 PM

Registration Desk Open

8:30 AM  – 8:45 AM

Opening Remarks

8:45 AM  – 10:00 AM

Keynote Session
Steve Browne, SHRM-SCP - SHRM Board of Directors At-Large Member and Executive Director of Human Resources for LaRosa's, Inc.

HR on Purpose!! 5 Ways to Own, Lead and Integrate HR Throughout Your Organization

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Break/HR Solution Center/Exhibit Hall opens

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Concurrent Breakout Session

• Breaking Through Blindspots
• Before it Comes to Blows! (Managing Conflict from Higher Ground)
• Creating Insanely Positive Workplace Culture
• From Frustrated to FOCUSED:  Career Mindset and Business Strategies for Growth

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

LUNCH and HR Solution Center/Exhibit Hall

12:45 PM – 2:00 PM

Keynote Session 
Neen James, CSP - Leadership & Attention Expert, Motivational Speaker and Author

Attention Pays™: How to drive profitability, productivity and accountability

2:00 PM  – 2:15 PM

Break/HR Solution Center/Exhibit Hall

2:15 PM  – 3:30 PM

Concurrent Breakout Session

• Leading out of Drama: Are you tried of the DRAMA?
• How to Design and Implement a Successful Strategic Management Development Initiative
• HR Metrics: How to Educate, Facilitate and Motivate
• Office Romance:  The Road From Attraction to Litigation

3:30 PM  – 3:45 PM

Break/HR Solution Center/Exhibit Hall

3:45 PM  – 5:00 PM

Concurrent Breakout Session

• Preventing and Managing Misconduct and Poor Performance
• Assessments that Deliver Results Aligning Complilance with Strategy
• Evolving Your Wellness Strategy to Impact Culture & Employee Engagement
• Big Data Zombies:  The Battle for the Human Brain

5:30 PM  – 7:30 PM

Conference Social & Networking Event at Fulton Alley
Sponsored by SyncHR

Friday April 6th

7:30 AM  

Registration Desk Open

8:30 AM  – 9:00 AM

Opening Remarks

9:00 AM  – 10:15 AM

Concurrent Sessions

• Drug Testing in the Workplace:  Not Everything has Gone Up in Smoke
• Background Screening: There’s MORE? Ban the Box, Individualized Assessments & More Compliance Traps
• Good HR Is Not Just Good HR Anymore
• The Year in Review:  How to Make Peformance Appraisals Matter Again

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Break/HR Solution Center/Exhibit Hall opens

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Concurrent Breakout Session

• Are you having nightmares about your HR Technology?
• Recalibrating your Compass - Leading a Strategic Planning Process
• ACA Compliance and Health Policy Update from Washington, DC
• Surviving & Thriving as a HR "Sandwiched" Professional

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

LUNCH and HR Solution Center/Exhibit Hall

1:00 PM  – 2:15 PM

Concurrent Breakout Session

• Preparing to Lead: Applying Project Management Skills while Leading Company-Wide Initiatives
• Navigating the New Reality: A Strategic Approach to Human Resources
• Blueprint to Bullseye: Mastering Communication For Professional Success
• Leadership Is a Choice

2:15 PM  – 2:30 PM

Break/HR Solution Center/Exhibit Hall

2:30 PM  – 4:15 PM

Closing General Session
Legal Panel:  Hot Topics in HR

Door Prizes to Follow!