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November 13, 2025  |   NIU, Naperville

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8:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration & Breakfast

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Welcome, Mary Lynn Fayoumi

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM: General Session

  • Illinois Employers and the New Administration: One Year In 
    Mike Cramer, Shareholder 
    Geeta Shah, Of Counsel 
    Ogletree Deakins

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM: Break

10:35 AM – 11:35 AM: Breakout Sessions

  • Incident Investigations and Safety
    Kyle Cochran, CSP, Chief Operating Officer, Vista Safety Consulting, LLC

  • From Click to Candidate: The Modern Hiring Path
    Facilitator: Jackie Throop, SPHR, Director, Outsourced HR & Recruiting, HR Source
    Panelists: Cathy Peterson, Mary Petersen, Teresa Surdyk, HR Partners, HR Source

  • DEI: The Evolving Legal Landscape   
    Sonal Shah, JD, Assistant Director, Employment Law Services, HR Source

11:35 AM – 12:35 PM: Lunch Break

12:35 PM – 1:35 PM:  Breakout Sessions

  • Workers’ Comp in Modern Business
    Chris Jones, Managing Director & Vice President of Sales, OneDigital

  • The Leave Equation: Balancing Compliance and Compassion 
    Stephanie Dorning, JD, Employment Law Counsel, HR Source

  • Politics at Work: Draw the Line Without Crossing It   
    Allison Sues, JD, Senior Employment Law Counsel, HR Source

1:35 PM – 1:50 PM: Break

1:50 PM – 3:00 PM: General Session & Closing

  • Employment Law Update
    Kelly Hayden, JD, Chief Legal Counsel, HR Source

     

     

 

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