2025 Agenda

71st Annual Human Resources Management Conference

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Time Session
7:45am – 8:45am

Registration, Breakfast, Exhibitor Showcase

8:45am – 9:00am

Welcome and Announcements

9:00am – 10:30am

Opening Keynote 

Shatterproof Leadership:

Elevating Resilience and Purpose in the Workplace

Lauren Sisler
ESPN Sports Broadcaster, Author, Public Speaker

10:30am – 11:00am

Break and Exhibitor Showcase

11:00am – 12:00pm

 To Investigate or to Not (Consult): That is the Question

Lance Lieb
Regions Bank

 

Communication and Human Behavior

Jason Parks

   On the Cusp-A Transformational Workshop

Tonya Hill-Allen
Inspired Action Consulting

 

12:00pm – 1:00pm

          Lunch Keynote

HR Should Not Be So Scary: Putting the Human Back in HR

Panel Discussion
Tracy Webster, Toni Webster, Jennifer McNeil, Lexi Simpson

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Employee Handbook Best Practices

Matthew Scully

Burr & Forman, LLP

Leveraging Data and AI for Value

Robin Hunt
ThinkData Solutions

Leadership and Team Dynamics

Jason Parks

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Break and Exhibitor Showcase

2:30pm –4:00pm

Afternoon Keynote 

From Friction to Function: Transforming Workplace Conflict into Opportunities

Barika Hamilton, MBA, MSL; Cassandra Adams, J.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham

4:00pm – 6:00pm

Networking Reception
Entertainment District: HR After Hours

 

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Time Session
8:00am – 9:00am

Breakfast and Exhibitor Showcase

9:00am – 10:30am

Legal Update

Brock Phillips
Maynard Nexsen PC

10:30am – 11:00am

Break and Exhibitor Showcase

11:00am – 12:00pm

The Science of Problem Solving

Morgan Harrison

How to Identify and Priortize Employees for Pay Adjustments

Ed Hagar
Ingalls Shipbuilding

 

A Strategy to Drive Employee Engagement – Rethink How People Work

Donna Chetta

12:00pm – 1:15pm

Lunch Keynote 

Mental Health and Addiction

Candace Smith
HealthMed

1:15pm – 1:30pm

Break and Exhibitor Showcase

1:30pm – 2:30pm

Feedback and Feedforward

Lorrie Coffey
Horizon Point Consulting

Why Am I Being Sued? Managing a Catastrophic Accident or Fatality in the Workplace

Bruce Henderson

From Conflict to Clarity: Navigating Difficult Conversations with Confidence

Jermie Howell
Inline Electric

2:30pm – 2:45pm

Break and Exhibitor Showcase

2:45pm – 3:45pm

Performance Management

Andrea Lewis

The Business Case for Safety

Randy Easterling
UA Safestate

Artificial Intelligence

Lee Laska, Jason Miller, Dawn Horn

3:45pm – 4:00pm

Conference Finale – Door Prizes and Adjourn