Our 2025 conference will offer up to 14 hours of professional development.
SHRM PDC Credits and On-demand recordings for all sessions will be offered again at #HRUnite2025.
Tickets are non-refundable but can be transferred to another individual within 48 hours of the event.
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
HRUnite! Pre-Conference
Employment Law Workshop
Stand-Alone Session: Attend the pre-conference workshop or stay for the entire conference.
Pending Approval for 3.5 SHRM/HRCI Credits
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Room 1: Outside Composer
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Anne-Marie Welch
Session: Supreme Court and Michigan Legislative Update
1:35 pm - 2:35 pm
Room 1: Bach
Speaker: Vince Sallan & Stephanie Romeo
Session: Employee free speech/politics in the workplace
1:35 pm - 2:35 pm
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Rick W. Fanning Jr.
Session: Labor Relations: Best Practices for all Workplaces
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Robert N. Dare
Session: The New Trifecta: FMLA/ADA/PWFA Accomodations
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Room 1: Bach
Speaker: Hannah K. Reisdorff and Vincent C. Sallan
Session: Quick Hits: Overtime and Non-Compete Rule Updates
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Hannah K. Reisdorff
Session: Deeper Dive: 2024 Wage and Hour Best Practices
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Room 1: Bach
Speaker: Vincent C. Sallan
Session: Deeper Dive: Non-Competes and Best Practices
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Jill Kopanis
Session: BECOME A CHIEF OPERATING TROUBLEMAKER & DEFINE SUCCESS!
Sponsor: Strategic Services Group (SSG)
10:05 am - 11:05 am
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Christie Engler
Session: Riding the Teeter Totter - Ethics in HR
Sponsor: HR Answers
Room 2: Bach
Speaker: John Bernatovicz
Session: HR Like a Boss
Sponsor: Paylocity
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Niki Ramirez and Luis Ramirez
Session: Staying Above the Fray: Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations
Sponsor: Workforce PayHub
Room 2: Bach
Speaker: Jill McCarthy
Session: Communication Interrupted: Using Your Natural Talents to Listen and Be Heard
Sponsor: MET (Michigan Education Trust)
1:10 pm - 2:10 pm
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Terry Bean
Session: Mindset Matters: How We Look at Things is > Than What We See
Sponsor: Specialized Recruiting Group (SRG)
Room 2: Bach
Speaker: Amanda Brunson and Claire Stroh
Session: Elevating Your Career - What Every Young and Emerging HR Pro Should Know
Sponsor: HUB International
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Shawn Lee
Session: Re-Ignite!
Sponsor: TIMAWO, LLC
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Room: Composer
Speaker: Tina-Marie Wohlfield
Session: Day One Remarks
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Room: Composer
Session: HAPPY HOUR
Sponsor: Huntington Insurance
6:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Room: Composer
Session: Dinner and Evening Event (includes official HRUnite! 2024 Photo)
8:15 am - 9:15 am
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Tim Sackett
Session: Incorporating AI Into Your HR Tech Stack
Sponsor: TIMAWO, LLC
9:25 am - 10:25 am
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Tom Daniels, Knight Insurance Group
Session: Podcast Powered HR Leadership: Unveiling Secrets from a Podcast Junkie
Sponsor: Credential Check
Room 2: Bach
Speaker: Erich Kurshat
Session: Lessons in Communication from My 2-Year-Old Daughter
Sponsor: AMS Global Immigration
10:35 am - 11:35 am
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Tay Ford
Session: Reconnect: Care for HR Professionals Through Compassion Fatigue
Sponsor: Try Bean
Room 2: Bach
Speaker: Chris Allen
Session: So, Your Best Candidate is Not from the U.S.: Options to Successfully Sponsor Professional Foreign Workers to Fill Your TA Gaps
Sponsor: Harmony Insights/HR Hot Seat
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Lee Meadows
Session: HR: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!
Sponsor: Strategic Services Group (SSG)
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Room 1: Composer
Speaker: Tina-Marie Wohlfield
Session: Closing Remarks
Image (Photo/Video) release, waiver of liability and understanding of HRUnite! event participation/risk policies.
By registering to attend an HRUnite! event:
I am providing consent to HRUnite! for the use and distribution of my (attendee/registrant) image or voice in photographs, videos and on-demand sessions recordings.
I understand that my information may be shared with third party sponsors of the HRUnite! event. These third parties may contact me directly regarding their products and services after the conclusion of the event.
I voluntarily assume all risks that may occur as a result of my participation in an HRunite! conference or event, including, without limitation, the risk of property damage, illness, or personal injury (including death).
I, for myself, my family, successors, and assigns hereby forever release, waive, discharge, and covenant not to sue HRUnite! and its agents, subcontractors, employees, successors, and assigns (collectively the released parties) from any and all liability, claims, demands, actions, and causes of action whatsoever, directly or indirectly arising out of or related to any loss, damage, illness or injury, including death, that may be sustained by me related while participating in any activity associated with HRUnite! events.
I agree to release and hold harmless the released parties from and against any and all costs, expenses, damages, claims, lawsuits, judgments, losses, and/or liabilities (including attorney fees) arising either directly or indirectly from or related to any and all claims made by or against any of the released parties due to bodily injury, death, loss of use, monetary loss, or any other injury from or related to my attendance at HRUnite! events.
Pre-Conference Session Registration: 9:30 am – 10:00 am
Pre-Conference Session: James Reid 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Regular Conference Registration/Lunch: 11:00 am – 11:30 am
Lunch: 11:00 am – 11:30 am
Conference Kickoff: 11:30 am
Opening Keynote – Terry Bean: 11:50 am – 12:50 pm
Break: 12:50 pm – 1:00 pm
General Session 1 – Tina Marie Wohlfield 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Break: 2:00 pm – 2:10 pm
General Session 2: – Anne-Marie Welch: 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm
Break: 3:10 pm – 3:20 pm
General Session 3 – Melanie Peacock: 3:20 pm – 4:20 pm
Closing Remarks Day 1: 4:20 pm
HAPPY HR (sponsored by Clark Hill, PLC): 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Dinner: 6:15 pm -7:00 pm
POKER RUN: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
*all times listed are in eastern time. All regular conference sessions are being recording and will be available to attendees approximately 8 weeks after the conclusion of the conference.18
Breakfast: 6:45 am – 8:00 am
Early Bird Session – Brenda Meller: 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Closing Keynote – Tim Sackett: 8:05 am – 9:05 am
General Session 4 – Paula Harvey: 9:05 am – 10:05 am
Break: 10:05 am – 10:10 am
General Session 5 – Niki Ramirez 10:10 am – 11:10 am
Lunch: 11:10 am – 11:30 am
General Session 6 – Jackie Krawczak: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Break: 12:30 pm – 12:40 pm
General Session 7 – Lee Meadows: 12:40 pm – 1:40 pm
Closing Remarks: 1:45 pm
This program is valid for up to 11 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit
www.shrmcertification.org.