Events

Conference Schedule

7:45 - 8:30 am

Registration, Networking & Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 8:45 am

Welcome with Emcee Phil Brandt, President & CEO, AAIM

8:45 - 9:45 am

Opening Keynote – Linea Johnson

Beyond Survival – A personal story combined with how we can use lived experiences to help us better support workplace mental health.

9:45 - 10:00 am

Break / Networking

10:00 - 11:00 am

Breakout Session One

Compensation 101
Michael Maciekowich, National Director, Astron Solutions

Crafting an HR Strategy
Erik Christian, Principal Consultant, HR Fit

Keys to Proactively Managing Your Company Benefit Plan
Michael R. Engelhardt, Vice President, Benefits Consulting, Alero Group

11:00- 11:15 am

Break / Networking

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Breakout Session Two

Speaking Change         SESSION IS FULL
Linea Johnson, Keynote Speaker, Writer, and Mental Health Expert

Ethics 101
Jill Moss, ChangeBridge

“Have a Gay Day” – A Panel Discussion on Creating Welcoming Workplaces for Your LGBTQ+ Employees
Panel Moderator: John Poling, History Instructor, Parkland College

12:15 - 1:15 pm

Lunch / Networking

1:15 - 2:15 pm

Breakout Session Three

Federal and State Legal Updates You Need to Know About
Attorneys Jeff Risch of Amundsen Davis LLC, and David Lubben, Davis & Campbell

Behavioral Approaches to Employee Motivation and Performance
Alison Gottwald, HR Leader for Central Illinois non-profit, leading the organization’s Human Resources and Talent Strategy

AI: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown
Derek Story, Director of HR Systems, Training, and Communication at Illinois State University

2:15 - 2:30 pm

Break / Networking

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Closing Keynote Panel Members:

Jeff Risch, Attorney, Amundsen Davis LLC
David Lubben, Attorney, Davis & Campbell
Michael Maciekowich, Compensation Expert, Astron Solutions

2025 Pay Transparency Law – A Panel Discussion

3:30 - 3:45 pm

Thank you with Emcee Phil Brandt
50/50 SHRM Foundation Drawing
Door Prizes

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