2017 Labor Relations/Human Resources Conference

2017 Labor Relations/Human Resources Conference

Thursday, April 27 - Friday, April 28, 2017
Marriott Plaza San Antonio
555 South Alamo Street
San Antonio, TX 78205

Schedule of Sessions and Special Events


Wednesday April 26, 2017

12:30 pm - 05:00 pm Registration

01:00 pm - 03:00 pm Pathways to Extremist Violence - Dr. John Horgan, Georgia State University


Thursday April 27, 2017

07:00 am - 06:00 pm Registration

08:00 am - 09:00 am Keynote Address -
Jeff Schwartz, Deloitte Consulting

09:00 am - 10:00 am State of the Industry -
Chet Thompson, AFPM

10:00 am - 10:15 am Coffee Break

10:15 am - 11:00 am Why Your Employee Engagement Survey Doesn’t Cut It -
David Lee, Human Nature @ Work

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Hot Topics in Labor and Employment Law 2017 -
Dennis Duffy, BakerHostetler LLP

12:30 pm - 01:30 pm Lunch

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

LR Breakout - The Anatomy of an Organizing Campaign
Chuck Ahern and Dave Burke, The Burke Group

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

LR Breakout - Communications on Bargaining
Eric Herman, Kivvit

03:30 pm - 03:45 pm Break

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

LR Breakout - History of National Oil Bargaining
William “Billy” Goodhart, Goodhart Consultants

05:00 pm - 06:00 pm Industry Reception


Friday April 28, 2017

08:00 am - 11:00 am Registration

08:30 am - 09:30 am Internet Profiling -
Michele Stuart, JAG Investigations, Inc.

09:30 am - 09:45 am Coffee Break

09:45 am - 11:00 am Operator Training and the Future Workforce -
Tom McDougal, PeopleCore

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Closing Keynote

(session times and topics are subject to change)