Event Agenda
2024 Program
Program subject to change
Session Sponsored By
8:30AM
Registration, Networking & Breakfast
9:00AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Kurt Bauer
President & CEO, WMC
9:10 AM
Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law for Wisconsin Employers
Jennifer Ciralsky
Office Managing Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P. C.
Michael R. Gotzler
Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P. C.
10:00 AM
Breakout Session 1
CAREER FOCUSED EDUCATION
The Lincoln Academy Story
Dr. Kristi Cole
CEO, the Lincoln Academy
Lisa Furseth
Executive Director, Hendricks Family Foundation & Board Chair, the Lincoln Academy
WORKERS COMPENSATION MEDICAL COSTS
How Is Wisconsin Trending & How Does Wisconsin Compare To Other States
Kathy Fisher
Director of External Relations, Workers Compensation Research Institute
10:45 AM
Break
11:00 AM
The Washington Update: Policy Implications Shaping HR Strategy
Laura A. Grogan-O’Mara
Director of Retirement Research & Insights and Retirement & Personal Wealth Solutions, Bank of America
11:45AM
Lunch
12:15PM
Executive Fireside Chat
Jamie Crouse
Vice President of Human Resources, Michels Corp.
Wade Goodsell
COO, WMC
12:45 PM
Breakout Session 2
EMPLOYER HEALTHCARE INNOVATION
Phillip Blair
Human Resources Director, Gamber-Johnson LLC
Abby Klatt
Human Resources Director, OEM Fabricators
Libby Weber
Chief Executive Officer, The Weber Group
Rachel Ver Velde
*moderator
Associate Vice President of Government Relations & Senior Political Advisor, WMC
A VIEW FROM D.C.
What’s Happening with the DOL, EEOC, and OSHA
James A. Paretti, Jr.
Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P. C.
1:30pm
The Future of Work and Total Rewards
Neal Mulville
Core Health & Benefits, Program Leader, Thought Leadership, Aon
2:15 PM
Adjourn
Cost to attend is $99 per person
Please note, your conference registration fee does not include lodging. A room block is reserved at the Edgewater Hotel in Madison, WI for WMC’s Human Resource Conference attendees. Reserve your room here.
Cancellation & Substitution Policy:
Cancellations must be submitted in writing 7 business days prior to the event date for a full refund. Cancellation received less than 7 business days of the event date will receive a 50% refund. Cancellations received with less than a 24-hour notice will forfeit refund. No refunds will be made on uncancelled registrations or no-shows. Substitutions are accepted at any time. We reserve the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment, or other circumstances which would make the event nonviable. If we cancel an event, registrants will be given a full refund. Please contact us if you have any questions about the event at 608-258-3400.
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