AGENDA
| Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | |||
| 10:00 am | Registration Opens | ||
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch and Special Presentation: The Intersection of the Wide, Wide World of Sports and the Workplace | ||
| 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm | Break | ||
| 1:45 pm - 5:00 pm | Immersion Sessions | ||
| 6:00 pm | The Chicago Supper Club Experience (Benefiting Kids Off The Block) | ||
| Thursday, May 5, 2016 | |||
| 7:00 am - 8:30 am | Registration and Breakfast | ||
| 7:30 am - 8:15 am | Pre-Conference Special Briefings | ||
| 8:30 am - 8:45 am | Welcome to Chicago! | ||
| 8:45 am - 9:00 am | Workplace Strategies 2016—Everything You Need to Know | ||
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Presentation of the Homer Deakins Service Award | ||
| 9:15 am - 9:45 am | "Headline News"—The Perfect Start to Your Workplace Strategies | ||
| 9:45 am - 10:15 am | Keynote Presentation: 21st Century National Security Challenges: The World (and the Workplace) Is a Dangerous Place | ||
| 10:15 am - 10:45 am | Panel Discussion: Making Your Workplace "World-Class" | ||
| 10:45 am - 11:15 am | Break | ||
| 11:15 am - 12:00 pm | Breakout Sessions—Series 1 | ||
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch and Special Presentation: Election Update: The Campaign Rolls On | ||
| 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm | Break | ||
| 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm | Breakout Sessions—Series 2 | ||
| 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Room Change | ||
| 2:45 pm - 3:30 pm | Breakout Sessions—Series 3 | ||
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Break | ||
| 3:45 pm - 4:20 pm | Workplace Strategies "TED Talks": Managing Change in the Workplace | ||
| 4:20 pm - 4:50 pm | The Wacky World of Employment Law | ||
| 4:50 pm - 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks and First Prize Drawing | ||
| 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Taking it Breezy in the Windy City | ||
| Friday, May 6, 2016 | |||
| 7:00 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 7:30 am - 8:15 am | "Early Bird" Sessions | ||
| 8:30 am - 8:45 am | Day Two Conference Kickoff | ||
| 8:45 am - 9:15 am | Keynote Policymaker Perspective | ||
| 9:15 am - 9:45 am | The Status (and Future) of the American Labor Movement | ||
| 9:45 am - 10:15 am | Panel Discussion: Not Your Father's NLRB—Strategies for Employers | ||
| 10:15 am - 10:45 am | Break | ||
| 10:45 am - 11:30 am | Breakout Sessions—Series 4 | ||
| 11:30 am - 11:45 am | Room Change | ||
| 11:45 am - 12:30 pm | Breakout Sessions—Series 5 | ||
| 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch With the Lawyers | ||
| 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm | Pardon the Interruption! Workplace Strategies Style | ||
| 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm | HR You Kidding Me? An Improvisational Comedy Team’s Take on Human Resources and Employment Law | ||
| 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Main Conference Closing and Grand Prize Drawing | ||
| 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Post-Conference Special Sessions | ||
| 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Special Wrap Reception (Sponsored by Ogletree Deakins' Compliance Solutions)—“Sweet Home Chicago” | ||
| Saturday, May 7, 2016 | |||
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Breakfast and Rountable Discussions | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Saturday Keynote Presentation: Getting to the Truth: Effective Investigatory Interview | ||
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Break | ||
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am | Interactive Sessions | ||
