Main Content Area April 16, 2026 | NIU, Naperville RETURN TO CONFERENCE HOMEPAGE Day at a Glance 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration & Breakfast & Exhibitor Visits 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Welcome, Mary Lynn Fayoumi 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM: General Session The Stories We Tell: Shaping Behavior, Buy-In, and Belonging Keith Bailey Co-Founder, Articulated Intelligence 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM: Break & Exhibitor Visits 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM: Breakout Sessions Taking the Lead During Times of Uncertainty Julius Rhodes, SPHR Founder and Principal, mpr group Best Practices for Conducting Investigations Sonal Shah, JD HR Source Please Generate a Catchy Title about Using AI at Work Blaise Adams, aPHR and Allison Sues, JD HR Source 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM: Lunch Break & Exhibitor Visits 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM: General Session HR Hotline Live Host: Mary Lynn Fayoumi, CAE, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Panelists: Stephanie Dorning, JD; Ben Opp, SPHR; Jackie Throop, SPHR HR Source 1:45 PM – 2:10 PM: Break & Exhibitor Visits 2:10 PM – 3:20 PM: General Session & Closing Employment Law Update Kelly Hayden, JD; HR Source Save with membership! Members receive additional benefits including discounts on services and training. Become a Member Today