Meeting/Event Information

Join us for the 9th Annual SHRM of Greater St. Louis Leadership Conference! Register now to attend the region's premier Human Resources professional development conference for an opportunity to enhance your HR practitioner skills. Attendees will be able to earn up to 14.75 hours of SHRM and HRCI recertification credit between the live virtual event and on-demand viewing.

Opening Keynote with Stephen "Shed" Shedletzky, Speaker, Executive Coach & Advisor, InspirAction
We've all heard someone in charge announce, "listen up!"

Leaders Listen.

Too many cultures directly or indirectly punish people for dissenting and speaking up. As soon as you do, you break trust and squash discretionary effort, engagement and innovation all around. Leaders cultivate environments where people feel safe to share how they actually feel and what is true to them, especially if that truth is hard. This is important, now more than ever, as we continue to cope and adapt with the stresses, uncertainties and challenges of today's world of work and beyond.

This interactive keynote session will unpack how leaders can cultivate a psychologically safe environment where Leaders Listen Down. In an office, remote or hybrid setting, creating a work culture where ideas, emotions and feedback are encouraged. Where trust is truly the foundation of what we can accomplish together.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the definition and vital importance of Psychological Safety in the workplace
• Explore the destructive impact of Toxic Positivity on people, teams and cultures
• Learn tactical and proven methods to listen to your people and cultivate a psychologically safe culture
• Highlight how trust and safety are good for people and good for business
• Unpack leaders' responsibility and everyone's opportunity in creating a Listen Down Culture
    

Click here to hear what our Opening Keynote Speaker has to say about his session.

Lunch Keynote with Ann Marr, Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources, World Wide Technology
They say success is a journey, not a destination.  Our luncheon keynote speaker embraces this mantra as her guiding philosophy.  Join us at lunch to hear Ann Marr, Chief Human Resources Officer at World Wide Technology, share her very inspiring career journey as she took a risk 24 years ago to leave one of the region’s most well-respected Fortune 500 companies to join a “small tech start up.”  She says her friends thought she was crazy…well perhaps…but when you hear Ann’s story, you will understand why it was one of the best decisions she ever made.

Educational Sessions for Everyone! Topics Include:

• Compensation & Benefits - The Future of Work & Pay - Yvonne Gardner, Gallagher
• Just Talent: Leveraging Second Chance Employment for a Successful Workforce Development Strategy - Lisa Cohn, Saint Louis University
• It's the Wild West Out Here! Navigating California Employment Law - Betsy Johnson, Ogletree Deakins
• Psychological Safety: A Tool for Building a High Performing Team - Haley Grayless, Vaxa Collective
• Workforce Management Tools: Best Practices for Improving Team Performance - Katie Magoon, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, People Solutions Center
• Debrief to Win: Origins of Meaningful Accountability & Real Teamwork - Robert Teschner, Vmax Group
• What Is Your Healing Intention? - Clinton Shane Bradley, BSG Consulting
• That's So Fetch: The Lastest Trends in HR & Employment Law - John Marino, McMahon Berger
• Building a Culture of Courage - Meg Brown, Cambridge Air Solutions
• I Will Always Love Talent Development - Sarah Davidson, PHR, SHRM-CP, Roeslein & Associates, Inc.
• Understanding the Importance of Psychological Contracts - Adeola Adewusi, Emerson
• Shedding Some Light on Succession Planning - Julio Govreau, LaunchCode
• Building Resilient Organizations - Katie Lane, Dale Carnegie St. Louis
• Do's & Don'ts of Leading People Through Change - Jami Dix, Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute
• Changing the Culture: The Importance of Making DE&I Part of Every Business Strategy - Dean Kpere-Daibo, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
    

Click here to view the session descriptions and speaker bios.

Fees
SHRM St. Louis Members - Included in Dues
Non-Chapter Members - $250
Fees include all conference materials and on-demand access to the sessions after the event.

Want to join SHRM St. Louis or need to renew? Click here to join for only $320 and attend the conference for free!

Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
The Annual Virtual Leadership Conference provides a fantastic opportunity to connect with St. Louis' premier HR professionals. Last years' all-day virtual conference drew over 300 attendees. This year in addition to a dynamic keynote speaker, attendees will have the opportunity to learn from great speakers on a variety of HR functions. At the Virtual Business Partner Expo, attendees will make valuable connections with Business Partners who provide products and services that assist them in their HR role. Sponsorship opportunities specific to the conference include:

• Virtual Exhibit Booth - $500
• Pre- and Post-Conference Attendee List (requires purchase of Virtual Exhibit Booth) - $500
• 60-Second Commercial played two times during the conference - $1,000
• 30-Second Commercial played two times during the conference - $750

Annual Partnership Opportunities are also available!

• Premier Partner (three available) - $5,000
• Key Partner (five available) - $3,500
• Exclusive Webinar Partner (one available) $4,000
• Supporting Partner - $1,000 Members/$1,250 Non-Members

The 2020-2021 Premier, Key, Webinar and Supporting Partners will be give first right of refusal for 2021-2022 Partnerships.

For more information and to sign up, please download our Business Partner Brochure.