2018 Gulf Coast HR Conference

Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel
51 South Royal Street
Mobile, AL 36602

Marriott hotel(s) offering your special group rate:
Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel  for 101.00 USD  per night

Book your group rate for Mobile SHRM GCHR

Come join Mobile SHRM and the region’s best talent resources and experts for 2 days of industry-leading knowledge.  All sessions are approved for credit, plus you'll have the chance to network with the area’s top HR professionals and browse dozens of service offerings from around the region.  Don't miss this top event!

Courtesy Professional Headshots Offered Thursday & Friday by Sponsor Partner:

Thursday, November 1st, 2018

12:00 - 1:00 PM    Registration

1:00 - 4:15 PM   Strategic Session

Agile Leadership Essentials: Transforming Your Organization from Traditional to Agile.
Mary Gormandy-White, M.A., SHRM-SCP, SPHR, MTI Business Solutions
Speaker Sponsor: Ultimate Software
 

4:30-6:30 pm      Networking Mixer Sponsored by:

Friday, November 2nd, 2018

     6:00 am - 7:00 am    Exhibitor Set up  ----------- SIGN UP TODAY!
7:00 am - 7:45 am    Registration & Breakfast Sponsored by:

8:00 am - 9:00 am    Keynote Speaker 

Attracting, Managing, Motivating and Leading a Multi-Generational Workforce
Bruce Wilkinson, Workplace Consultants, Inc.
Sponsored by: 

9:00 am - 9:30 am          Break & Networking - Exhibitor Hall

9:30 am - 10:30 am        Concurrent Session #1

Track A - Top 10 Mistakes Employers Can Make in the Hiring Process
Tae Phillips & Sarah Kuehne, Ogletree Deakins
Speaker Sponsor:

Track B - Managing the Opioid Epidemic an Employers Struggle
Rhonda Hatfield, Drug-Free Workplaces, Inc.
Speaker Sponsor:

10:30am - 11:00am        Break & Networking - Exhibitor Hall

11:00am - 11:50 pm       Concurrent Session #2 

Track A - Yes, It Really Happened! Employment cases you won't believe and the legal solutions for each.
Scott Hetrick, Adams and Reese, LLP

Track B - Creative Benefit Offerings for Retaining Top Talent
Bob Ellerbrock & Morgan Epperson, Ogeltree Deakins

12:00pm - 12:30pm       Lunch/Silent Auction
Lunch Sponsor:

12:30pm - 1:30pm         General Session

2018 Legal Update
Dr. Kelly C. Woodford, J.D., Asst. Dean & Professor of Management, USA &
Tom Woodford, Counsel, Phelps & Dunbar, LLP
Speaker Sponsor: 

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm         Concurrent Session #3

Track A - Managing the Opioid Epidemic an Employers Struggle
Rhonda Hatfield, Drug-Free Workplaces, Inc.

Track B - Top 10 Mistakes Employers Can Make in the Hiring Process
Tae Phillips & Sarah Kuehne, Ogletree Deakins
Speaker Sponsor:

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm         Concurrent Session #4

Track A - Creative Benefit Offerings for Retaining Top Talent
Bob Ellerbrock & Morgan Epperson, Ogeltree Deakins

Track B - Yes, It Really Happened! Employment cases you won't believe and the legal solutions for each.
Scott Hetrick, Adams and Reese, LLP

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm         Exhibitor Door Prizes

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm         General Session

Learning to Speak the Vocabulary of Leadership 
Caleb Bagwell, Grinkmeyer Leonard Financial

Thank you to all of our resource partners and sponsors for making this conference possible!

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Participant Registration Fees
Registration fee includes all sessions, admission to the silent auction, continental breakfast, buffet lunch, and free parking.

Registration closes on 10/31/2018. Walk-ins not accepted.

Mobile SHRM Members: Conference Only $139 Pre-conference and Conference $219	Non-Mobile SHRM Members: Conference Only $159 Pre-conference and Conference $239

Resource Partner (Exhibitors)
New! This year we have introduced a Resource Partner Premier Package! We have only six (6) available premium spots in the foyer, not in the Exhibit Hall. Be seen by everyone first and throughout the day. Fee $750 and must be reserved by 9/30/2018. Reserve your spot today. Click on the "Resource Partners" button for more information and to register.

$395 through September 30, 2018                 
$470 October 1, 2018, to October 30, 2018

All fees must be paid in full by the last day of the specific fee level to receive that rate.

Don’t miss your chance to promote your business to a captive audience of local HR professionals!

Platinum: $1,500 - $2,000            Gold: $1,000 - $1,499        Silver: $500 - $999

Limited Space Available...Signup Today!

All sponsorships must be paid in full by October 31, 2018