2016 Agenda – (Subject to Change)
8:00 am – Registration and networking – visit exhibitors
Continental breakfast
8:30 am – Welcome and Opening Remarks by Laurie Silvey, Assoc. VP of Business Services, Illinois Chamber of Commerce
9:00 am – Overview of new and updated Illinois laws
Presenter: Jeffrey Risch, Chair of Labor and Employment Practice Group, SmithAmundsen LLC
10:00 am – break and visit exhibitors
10:30 am – Political Impact the Presidential Election will have on Illinois Employers Going Forward
Presenter: US Chamber Representative (name will be announced soon)
11:30 am -When Work Works Awards
12:00 pm – Lunch and visit exhibitors
12:35 pm – Illinois Job Honor Awards
1:00 pm – Overview of New and Updated Federal Laws
Presenter: Michael Aitken, Vice President, Government Affairs, SHRM
2:15 pm – Panel Discussion on New Laws with Q&A – Includes panelists from Illinois Department of Employment Security, NLRB Region 13, US Department of Labor, and OSHA
Panelists: Jeff Risch, Jeff Mays, Peter Sung Ohr, Stephanie Dorning, Kathy Webb
3:45 pm – Prize Drawings, closing remarks
4:00 pm – Adjourn