Michigan HR Day provides HR professionals in Michigan an opportunity to exchange information, ideas, and experiences. Positioned at a critical time for Michigan organizations, the event addresses the relevance of the HR function as an important part of Michigan’s economic gardening and revitalization. Michigan HR Day welcomes HR professionals from diverse Michigan organizations a true reflection of the State’s business environment and culture.

A committee collaborated effort with strategic partnerships of Michigan Professionals from a vast and diverse background including Human Resource Professionals, Educators, Employers, Students, Organizations and many others committed to the recruitment efforts, training, career development, increased innovation, and workforce flexibility necessary to enhance competitiveness while responding to economic challenges in the state of Michigan.

                                                   2017 Michigan HR Day Sessions

Number  Speaker   Breakout       Topic                 Room                                Time

Keynote  Matt Jones      HR IS A MARATHON     Ball Room 1-8                     8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.              

Break                                                                                                        10:00 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.

1       Vanessa G. Nelson 1   Top 15 Costly Mistakes              1- 8                   10:25 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.

                                              in HR and How to Fix Them

2       Lance Satterthwaite  1  What Great Teams Do              201-202             10:25 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.

                                                 Do Great

3       Susan Morgan Bailey 1 Employee Health & Wellbeing:   203-205             10:25 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.

                                                  Your Ticket to a Seat at the

                                                  Corporate Strategy Table

4   Kim Wehrmeister and     1  Voices – Evolution of Employee 101-102            10:25 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.

      Joan Curran                                     Engagement

5   Neil MacVicar                 1   Unemployment Fraud Is Rampant  103-104      10:25 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.                                                                 — Protecting Your Employer and

                                                 Your Employees”

Lunch                                                                                                       11:40 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

6   Patrick Martino and      2    What's next for healthcare  Ballroom 1- 8          1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

     Mark Manquen                   reform/FMLA

7   Kent Sharkey               2     HR Leadership Vitality           201-202             1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

                                                Maintaining Resiliency while

                                                Achieving Your Goals

8    Tara Morey and       2        Get Rid of the Crappy Stuff.     203-205            1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 

       Miriam Batke                    What’s the “crappy stuff” in your

                                                 HR organization

9     David Flores and 2           Win The Day by motivating       101-102            1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

       Julie Crichton                   through recognition

10    Ron Scott               2       Recruiting the Right People –      103-104         1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

                                                Rewarding Your Team - Retaining

                                                Your Talent

Break                                                                                                         2:15 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.

11      James Reid          3      The Top Ten Mistakes Employers Ball Room 1- 8 2:40 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.

                                               Make That Lead To Significant Liability! . . . And How To Avoid Them

                                                Liability! . . . And How To Avoid 

                                                Them

12     Alexandra Morgan  3      Millennial Myths and How to Get       201-202      2:40 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.

                                                 the Performance Improvement 

                                                 You Need: Trust Me…I’m a 

                                                 Millennial!

13   Karen Hicks              3       Designing and assessing the            203-205      2:40 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.

                                                 strategic alignment of your HR 

                                                 performance system

14     Michael Poyma      3       Successful recruitment of                101-102        2:40 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.

                                                  Veterans

15     Shelley Lowe          3       Internships/Organic Talent            103-104         2:40 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. 

                                                 Development

Wrap Up                                                                                                       3:55 pm. – 4:15 p.m.

Event Details

• Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2017
• Time: 8:45 am - 4:15 pm
• Location: Lansing Center 
•                 333 E Michigan Ave,
•                 Lansing, Mi. 48933