Morning Keynote:  Rebecca Ryan - It's 2030.  Where is HR in Your Company

Rebecca Ryan has been called a "human spark plug." She's one part economist, one part futurist, and one part humorist (that's right, economists CAN BE funny!) In addition to her work as founder and co-owner of Next Generation Consulting, Rebecca is the author of ReGENERATION: A Manifesto for America's Future Leaders and Live First, Work Second: Getting Inside the Head of the Next Generation. She's the Resident Futurist at the Alliance for Innovation, an association of innovative city managers, and she's a Senior Fellow at CEOs for CIties. She has been seen on NBC, in the Wall Street Journal, Governing Magazine, Inc. Magazine, and numerous regional and national media outlets.

Breakout Session 1 Bios

Rebecca Ryan has been called a "human spark plug." She's one part economist, one part futurist, and one part humorist (that's right, economists CAN BE funny!) In addition to her work as founder and co-owner of Next Generation Consulting, Rebecca is the author of ReGENERATION: A Manifesto for America's Future Leaders and Live First, Work Second: Getting Inside the Head of the Next Generation. She's the Resident Futurist at the Alliance for Innovation, an association of innovative city managers, and she's a Senior Fellow at CEOs for CIties. She has been seen on NBC, in the Wall Street Journal, Governing Magazine, Inc. Magazine, and numerous regional and national media outlets.

• John Metcalf, Administrator, Worker's Compensation Division
• Joe Handrick, Administrator, Equal Rights Division
• DeWayne Street, Deputy Administrator, Division of Employment and Training
• Pam James, Director, Bureau of Management and Information Services, Unemployment Insurance Division
• Brian Solomon, Policy Initiative Advisor for Business Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

1-C Breakout Title, Lars Schmidt

Lars Schmidt is the Founder of Amplify Talent, an employer branding and recruiting consultancy based in Washington DC. Prior to launching Amplify Talent, Lars was the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition & Innovation at NPR where he was responsible for providing leadership and advocacy for talent acquisition strategies that aligned with NPR’s strategic mission and core values. Lars held various HR and recruiting leadership roles with companies including Ticketmaster, Magento, Pencom Systems and several startups in Los Angeles.

Lars is a fierce advocate for progressive HR with a strong track record in leveraging innovative talent and recruiting strategies. He was named a “Top 100 Influencer” by HR Examiner and "Top 100 Most Social HR Leaders on Twitter" by The Huffington Post. You can follow him on: Twitter at @ThisIsLars, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Afternoon Keynote:  Jeff Havens - Unleash Your Inner Tyrant

A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Vanderbilt University, Jeff began his career as a high school English teacher before following his father Rex Havens into the world of stand-up comedy, where he worked with some of the brightest lights in American comedy and honed the art of engaging audiences through laughter. But his impulse to teach never faded, and soon he began looking for an avenue to combine both of his passions into entertaining and meaningful presentations.

The result is Uncrapify Your Life!, How to Get Fired! and Becoming A More
Annoying You!, and since their introduction Jeff has brought his unique,
side-splitting, message-based lectures and keynote addresses to General
Electric, Ford Motor Company, University of Wisconsin, Purdue, and hundreds of other corporations and colleges in the United States and Canada. Original, informative, hilarious and powerful, Jeff’s speeches have transformed the way businesspeople and college students approach the idea of personal and professional growth. In the words of one conference attendee, “I laughed until I had tears in my eyes – and walked away feeling better about work than I have in years. The reverse psychology is a great way to get the point across, and he does a wonderful job of it.”

Breakout Session 2 Bios

2-A Uncrapify your Life, Jeff Havens

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2-B Lar's second breakout, Lars Schmidt

2-C Employment Law Update, Jennifer Mirus  Andrew DeClercq
 

Jennifer S. Mirus is a partner in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group at Boardman & Clark LLP in Madison, Wisconsin.  Jennifer represents employers in all aspects of employment relations, including hiring, discipline and terminations, wage and hour issues, discrimination, ADA, FMLA, and harassment.  Jennifer also has extensive experience negotiating and drafting employment contracts, non-compete agreements, and employee handbooks.  Jennifer’s experience also includes conducting workplace investigations and human resources and management trainings for clients of all sizes.

Jennifer is a 1993 honors graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School.  She is a sought out speaker for human resources groups, she teaches employment law courses at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Small Business Development Center, and is an alumna of Leadership Greater Madison.  Jennifer’s free time is spent soaking up chlorine at swim meets, watching football, and keeping up with her husband and her three daughters. 

Andrew DeClercq’s practice focuses on Labor and Employment and Employee Benefits law. He also regularly advises clients on privacy issues, particularly medical records (e.g., HIPAA). In addition, Andy actively practices in the area of commercial litigation. Andy graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School and was a first grade teacher before joining Boardman & Clark.

University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI

• Juris Doctor, May 2008, Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif
• Wisconsin Law Review, Senior Managing Editor
• Moot Court Board
• Abe Sigman Award for Scholarship, Character & Contributions to the Law School, May 2007

Pace University, New York, NY

• Master of Science in Early Elementary Education, May 2005

Breakout Session 3 Bios

3-A    The Future of HR: What’s Next for the Profession?,  Nancy Conway

3-B Key Competencies for HR Becoming a Strong Strategic Partner to the Business,

 - Jim St. Vincent, HR Vice President at American Family
 - Wayne Reschke, HR Vice President at Alliant
 - Jeff Hackel, Chief Human Resource Officer at WEA Trust
- Rob Van Nevel, Senior Vice President & Chief Member Solutions Officer at UW Credit Union

Ever wonder what top executives of some of Madison’s largest employer’s look for in HR professionals? Or, what skills are required to be successful as you move up the HR career ladder? Join us for lively presentations from Jim St. Vincent, HR Vice President at American Family, Wayne Reschke, HR Vice President at Alliant, Jeff Hackel, Chief Human Resource Officer at WEA Trust, and Rob Van Nevel, Senior Vice President & Chief Member Solutions Officer at UW Credit Union. They’ll briefly share their individual career journeys and identify the key business and management skills that they look for in HR professionals. This is an interactive session that introduces core strategic business skills while giving you the opportunity to ask questions of these senior HR professionals.  If you interested in becoming a future leader in HR, you won’t want to miss this session!

As a result of participating in this session, attendees will be able to:

• Describe the competencies that executives look for in HR leaders
• Demonstrate the business and management skills required to earn a seat at the table
• Develop a strategy for building these key business skills.

3-C Employment Law Update, Jennifer Mirus  and Andrew DeClercq
 

Jennifer S. Mirus is a partner in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group at Boardman & Clark LLP in Madison, Wisconsin.  Jennifer represents employers in all aspects of employment relations, including hiring, discipline and terminations, wage and hour issues, discrimination, ADA, FMLA, and harassment.  Jennifer also has extensive experience negotiating and drafting employment contracts, non-compete agreements, and employee handbooks.  Jennifer’s experience also includes conducting workplace investigations and human resources and management trainings for clients of all sizes.

3-D What’s Next for Succession Planning?, Pat Schramm  

Pat Schramm serves as the CEO of the Workforce Development of South Central WI. The Workforce Development Board serves the six Wisconsin counties of Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Marquette and Sauk.

Throughout her career, Pat has worked on what she refers to as workforce system prototypes that have converted into major system changes that have been incorporated in some cases into statewide efforts. Among them was the move to Industry Partnerships and Career Pathway training models.

Pat also serves on:

• The National Skills Coalition’s Leadership Council.
• Chair  of the Wisconsin Workforce Development Assoc. Executive Ground
• Member of the Dane County Economic Development Commission
• Member of the City of Madison Economic Development Commission
• Member of the Governor’s State Council on Workforce Investment
• Serves on the United Way – Safe Communities / Strong Neighborhoods Agenda for Change Team