Jennifer Brock is the Principal of Human Capital Consulting with Human Resource Dimensions. Joining the firm in 2006, Jennifer manages the company’s search and contract division, providing clients nationwide with top HR talent. Jennifer and her team support clients ranging from entrepreneurial startups to Fortune 500 organizations. A frequent volunteer within the HR community, Jennifer is a regular participant, speaker and volunteer for SHRM Atlanta, the National Association for African Americans in Human Resources, HR Helping HR and Career Connections.

Dr. Adam Bordes is the author of the book Lighten Up, the founder of the Maximizing Health Coaching program, and the creator of the "DEPLOY" method of organizational change. For the last 15 years, Adam has been speaking for companies and organizations of all sizes ranging from local non-profit organizations to Fortune 500 companies. With his audio programs, online videos, live lectures, and group coaching programs, Dr. Adam Bordes is helping companies save money, create healthier communities, and enhance quality of life.

Robert A. Boonin is a member of the national law firm of Dykema Gossett and is based in its Ann Arbor office. Rob is an honors graduate from The University of Michigan Law School, holds a Masters in Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University, and a BS in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.  Practicing law for nearly 40 years, Rob has litigated employment law matters before federal and state courts across the nation, handles all forms of union matters for employers, and regularly counsels clients on such issues as discrimination, FMLA compliance, and wage and hour law. 

Rob is a recognized leader in his field.  For instance, he is: on the Chambers USA list of top employment law attorneys; listed as a Best Lawyer in Employment Law; repeatedly recognized as one of Michigan’s “Super Lawyers”; a Fellow and a Past-President of the Litigation Counsel of America; a Past Chair of  the national Wage and Hour Defense Institute; a Past Chair of the Michigan Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section; and a Fellow of the distinguished American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.  Rob also in an immediate past-chair of the American Bar Association’s Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee (which covers FLSA matters), and serves as an Editor of the most recognized authority on the FLSA, the Bloomberg BNA legal treatise – The Fair Labor Standards Act.

 

Sheldon Blumling is a Partner in the Irvine, California office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, a national labor and employment law firm. He is a member of the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group. He advises clients with respect to all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation, including retirement plans, health and welfare benefit plans and equity-based compensation plans.

Follow Sheldon on Twitter  @labor_attorneys.

Joseph (“Joe”) Beachboard is a nationally recognized employment lawyer who also closely tracks the most important developments at the U.S. Supreme Court impacting the business community. He has more than 30 years of experience representing management in a wide variety of employment and labor matters in perhaps the most challenging state in the nation for employers – California.  Mr. Beachboard speaks regularly before human resource and employer groups on cutting edge employment law topics.  He is a member of SHRM and has been an annual presenter at both the SHRM Annual Conference and the Employment Law and Compliance Conference for two decades.  Mr. Beachboard is frequently quoted in such leading publications as HR Magazine, National Law Journal, Los Angeles Times, NY Times, HR Executive and Workforce, and has been published in dozens of legal and business journals. Throughout his career in Los Angeles, Mr. Beachboard has represented dozens of studios and entertainment properties.  He cites his most interesting project as working with the cast and crew of the television show The Office, from its pilot through the final season.

 

 

Shanti has been an innovator in the legal training industry for more than a decade, designing powerful compliance solutions for employers that maximize legal defenses while creating a culture of ethics, inclusion and respect.

Under Shanti’s leadership, ELT has grown to become a dominant player in its field, now servicing more than 2,000 employers around the world, and training more than 5,000,000 employees. In addition to overseeing ELT’s product and business development, Shanti also advises ELT clients regarding strategic risk management initiatives and workplace compliance.

Sandy Asch is a TEDx Speaker, best-selling author, and resilience thought leader. Her book, ROAR, was named by Inc. magazine as one of the best business books written by a woman. Over the past 20 years, through keynote presentations and workshops, 45,000+ leaders in 50 countries and 6 languages have implemented Sandy’s ideas to navigate change, manage work-life balance and be more resilient - to ROAR with purpose and passion. 

 

As the founder and President of Strativity Group, Lior Arussy has had the privilege of assisting organizations in their customer centric transformation. He is the author of five books on customer experience, employee engagement and experience innovation. He has published over 100 articles including for the Harvard Business Review. He has won several awards for his thought leadership.