8:00 a.m. –  8:15 a.m.  Conference Welcome
Mary E. Corrado,  ASE President & CEO

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.  Morning Keynote
Embrace Fear, Unlock Potential: Building Resilient Teams that Thrive
Jacob Brown, Transformational Keynote Speaker

9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Employment Law & ESTA Update
Anne Marie V. Welch, Member, Clark Hill

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Morning Breakouts

Preparing Your Organization for Career Mapping
Kathy Grinsteiner, Leadership Speaker

Our Wellbeing Journey: From Vision to Reality
Laura Stone, Manager Total Rewards, Community Financial        Credit Union; Brandon Naif, Health and Wellbeing Specialist, Community Financial Credit Union

2025 HR Trends: Embracing Human-Centric HR
Lali Choudry, MBA, Director of Member Services, McLean & Company; James Kim, Manager of HR Research & Advisory Services, McLean & Company

Shaping the Future of Leadership
Clifton Clarke, ASE Trainer

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.  Lunch

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.  Afternoon Breakouts

Overcoming Succession Planning Roadblocks: Solutions for HR Leaders
Sarah Orwig, Chief Human Resources Officer, Niles Industrial Coatings, LLC

Reimagining Total Rewards: Integrating Benefits, Culture, and Change Management to Drive Employee Engagement and Organizational Growth
Krystn Clark, Vice President, Employee Benefits Advisor, Brown & Brown

AI in HR - Recruitment, Engagement, and Cultural Impact Brent Yax, CEO, Awecomm

Hunting Your Goals
Jacob Brown, Transformational Keynote Speaker

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Afternoon Keynote

Love as a Business Strategy: Transforming Culture, Strategy, and Success
Mohammad Anwar, President and CEO of Softway and Culture+, WSJ Best Selling Author

Jeffrey F. Ma, Director, Softway and Culture+, Co-author of the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Book "Love as a Business Strategy”

4:00 p.m.  Closing Remarks
Mary E. Corrado,  ASE President & CEO