Our Speakers click a speaker portrait or "read more" to view their biography and sessions Michael Bates Consultant | Tulsa, OK Ross Bernstein Author/Owner | Ross Bernstein Speaking, Apple Valley, MN Peter Brown Partner | Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Los Angeles, CA Stormy Brown Director of Human Resources | Kenai Peninsula Borough, Soldotna, AK Lisa Callaway Partner | Engler Callaway Baasten & Sraga LLC, Oak Brook, IL Joe Carrillo Deputy Director of HR | Pierce County, Tacoma, WA John Dickinson Partner | Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete, Jacksonville, FL Ruth Donahue VP & Consultant | Segal Consulting, Chicago, IL Douglas Duckett Principal | Duckett Law Firm, Cincinnati, OH Jennifer Edwards Partner | Baker Hostetler, Columbus, OH Brandon Fitzsimmons Shareholder Attorney | Flaherty & Hood PA, St. Paul, MN Keith Friede Area Vice President | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Inc., Bloomington, MN Julia Gannaway Attorney | Lynn Ross Gannaway & Cranford, LLP, Forth Worth, TX Susan Gard Chief of Policy | City & County of San Francisco, Dept. of HR, San Francisco, CA Ben Gehrt Partner | Clark Baird Smith, Rosemont, IL Susan Glover Attorney | Robbins Schwartz, Bolingbrook, IL Christopher Goldsmith VP & Senior Consultant | Segal Consulting, Cleveland, OH Kyle Gulya Attorney | von Briesen & Roper, Madison, WI Yvette Heintzelman Attorney | Clark Baird Smith LLP, Rosemont, IL Ron Holifield CEO | SGR, Keller, TX Brad Howard Attorney | Brown & Fortunato PC, Amarillo, TX Jason Jasmine Partner | Messing, Adam & Jasmine, Sacramento, CA Dr. Dani Kimlinger CEO & HR and Organizational Psychology Leader | Mines and Associates, Littleton, CO Daniel Kopti National Practice Employee Benefits Compliance Advisor | Wells Fargo, Torrance , CA Ron Kramer Attorney | Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL Eddie Kreisberg Principal | Meyers Nave, Oakland, CA Pam Lee Partner | Aleshire & Wynder LLP, Irvine, CA Todd Lyon Attorney | Fisher & Phillips, Portland, OR Anne Marrin Village Administrator | Village of Fox Lake, Fox Lake, IL LaToya Merritt Partner | Phelps Dunbar LLP, Jackson, MS Dr. Robert Mines Partner | Phelps Dunbar LLP, Jackson, MS Karen Morinelli Shareholder | Ogletree Deakins, Tampa, FL Rachel Shaw President | Shaw HR Consulting, Newbury Park, CA Glenn Sherman VP | ICMA-RC, Washington, DC Robert J. Smith Jr. Partner | Clark Baird Smith, Rosemont, IL Laura Walker Partner, Aleshire & Wynder, Irvine, CA Sarah Warbelow Legal Director | Human Rights Campaign, Washington, DC Kenneth Weinstock Attorney | Kainen Escalera & McHale, Hartford, CT Kathleen Wilson Senior Education & Communications Manager | ICMA-RC, Washington, DC Rod Younker Partner | Summit Law Group, Seattle, WA