2015 Labor Relations/Human Resources Conference

2015 Labor Relations/Human Resources Conference

Thursday, April 16 - Friday, April 17, 2015
Omni Royal Orleans Hotel
621 Saint Louis Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

 

 

Schedule of Sessions and Special Events


Wednesday April 15, 2015
01:00 pm - 06:00 pm Registration


Thursday April 16, 2015
07:00 am - 06:00 pm Registration

08:00 am - 09:00 am General Session -
Gary Heminger, Marathon

09:00 am - 10:00 am What an Arbitrator Thinks - Panel Discussion -
Mark Sherman, University of Houston and Tom Cipolla, Thomas A. Cipolla, P.C.

10:00 am - 10:15 am Coffee Break

10:15 am - 11:00 am Knowledge Transfer in Labor -
Billy Goodhart & Jason Branch, ExxonMobil

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Hot Topics in 2015 -
Dennis Duffy, BakerHostetler LLP

12:30 pm - 01:30 pm Lunch

01:30 pm - 02:30 pm Breakout Session I -


HR Breakout - Fitness for Duty Panel
Marla Tice, Total Petrochemicals, William Hurt, Flint Hills Resources and Matt Yarborough, Consultant

LR Breakout - Dealing with Quickie Elections
Rodolfo ‘Fito’ Agraz, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C

02:30 pm - 03:30 pm Breakout Session II -


HR Breakout - Being More Productive at Work

LR Breakout - Preparing a Defense Against Micro Unions
Howard Linzy, The Kullman Firm

03:30 pm - 03:45 pm Break

03:45 pm - 04:45 pm Breakout Session III -


HR Breakout - First Line Supervisor and HR Training

LR Breakout - Dealing with Quickie Elections
Rodolfo ‘Fito’ Agraz, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C

05:00 pm - 06:00 pm Industry Reception


Friday April 17, 2015
07:30 am - 12:00 pm Registration

08:00 am - 09:30 am The Mind of a Leader -
Wayne Dorris, Personify Leadership

09:30 am - 09:45 am Coffee Break

09:45 am - 11:00 am Workforce Development -
Facilitator: Gert Garman, Valencia College

11:00 am - 11:45 am Lessons Learned from 2015 Negotiations -
Paul Hawes, Shell Oil

(session times and topics are subject to change)