Concurrent Session

Ms. Walters has more than 30 years’ combined experience in management, HR administration, employment law practice, and teaching.

She has presented at conferences across the country, been engaged as an expert witness, and testified before U.S. Congressional and state legislative committees on employment issues.

Her book, “From Hello to Goodbye: Proactive Tips for Maintaining Positive Employee Relations” is in its 2nd edition and was one of the SHRMStore’s “Great 8” best-sellers for eight consecutive years.

Today, Ms. Walters works as an independent consultant doing business as FiveL Company, “Helping Leaders Limit their Liability by Learning the Law.”SM

 

 

Robert C. McMillan is the President and Founder of the 6G Leader Institute, an organization that is dedicated to helping leaders become the Genius Leaders they were born to be by targeting and rebuilding what he calls leader “weak zones” into “strength zones.” Robert is the author of several professional development and leadership books: - His newest book, The 6G Leader: Six Generations to Release the Genius Leader You Were Born to Be! - 6G Aptitude Leadership Aptitude Assessment - Discover Your Leadership Style! - Overcoming You! Five Steps to Maximizing Your Leadership Potential! Robert is a highly recognized professional development and leadership business speaker, consultant, trainer, executive coach and author. What sets him apart from others in his field is that he has served in both executive and senior management leadership positions for over two decades with organizations such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, Motorola, General Electric, and Ernst and Young to highlight a few. Most recently Robert served as one of the Chief Executive’s over the world’s largest health insurance plan, a $27 Billion program, which President Barack Obama, White House Staff, Members of Congress and over 7 million federal government employees were customers. People resonate with Robert’s life journey. From overcoming a childhood speech impediment; to a struggling Stand-up Comedian; to growing from an entry level employee; to reaching the c-Suite, people naturally connect with Robert (Rob Mac). He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, earning a MBA and a Master’s of Science in Information Technology. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in finance and marketing from Virginia State University.

Lars Schmidt is the Founder of Amplify Talent, an employer branding and recruiting consultancy based in Washington DC. Prior to launching Amplify Talent, Lars was the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition & Innovation at NPR where he was responsible for providing leadership and advocacy for talent acquisition strategies that aligned with NPR’s strategic mission and core values. Lars held various HR and recruiting leadership roles with companies including Ticketmaster, Magento, Pencom Systems and several startups in Los Angeles. Lars is a fierce advocate for progressive HR with a strong track record in leveraging innovative talent and recruiting strategies. He was named a “Top 100 Influencer” by HR Examiner and "Top 100 Most Social HR Leaders on Twitter" by The Huffington Post. You can follow him on: Twitter at @ThisIsLars, Facebook, and LinkedIn

Greg Moran has more than 20 years of human capital management, sales, and leadership experience. He is also the author of Building the Talent Edge: A Field Managers Guide to Recruiting the Best (Spring 2005) and Hire, Fire and The Walking Dead (June 2006, W Business Books). Previously, Greg served as Founder and VP of Sales for PeopleAnswers America, a leading provider of behavioral assessment software to mid-market and large companies in North America. Before PeopleAnswers America, he founded and served as President of Pinnacle Technology Solutions, an executive search, staffing, and human capital management services firm. He has also served as Vice President of Best Resume/Career Management Services. During his tenure, he co-authored Job Hunting: The Ten Best Steps to Success, a job search workshop and audio/video tape series. He is a thought leader in the field of human capital management, having been quoted in national publications such as Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, and Inc. Magazine.

Stephen A. Lowisz is an Author, Educator, International Speaker, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Qualigence, Inc., a recruitment research and professional search firm he founded in 1999 that has grown to become the largest recruitment research firm in the United States. In addition, Stephen serves as Chairman of AllianceQ, a consortium of leading employers who collaborate on common recruitment problems and openly share resources and ideas to facilitate better, more open, and sustainable recruitment practices. With more than 18 years of experience in the recruitment industry, Stephen has led both sourcing and staffing engagements for companies located throughout the world. Due to his global experience and unique perspective of the industry, Stephen is an often requested and highly-rated speaker for leading HR industry events and conferences. He also serves as an author for various recruiting community resources and publications, an educator/trainer of The Answer® Recruitment Training Program and other recruiting functions, and is a speaker for several Fortune 500 organizations each year.

With more than 20 years of industrial engineering and plant management experience at European, Chinese and US-owned companies in a variety of industries, he’s seen just about everything the business world can throw at you. From frenetic growth and high volume, to cutting out fat, cutting into muscle and cutting your own throat.

Todd is a long-time lean operations practitioner and six sigma black belt. He’s started up a billion-dollar semiconductor fab, improved factory performance so it just hums along, integrated operations after mergers and acquisitions and outsourced production overseas laying off hundreds of employees and closing plants.

In 2000, Todd started the Maverick Institute to pioneer the application of lean production principles to training and development. Throughout his career, Todd’s seen that effective knowledge transfer and sharing of expertise are critical elements to success. Today, the blistering pace of change, the globalization of business and the explosion of learning technologies requires organizations adopt a new learning framework.

Rich Horwath is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today best selling author on strategy. As the CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute, he leads executive teams through the strategy process and has helped more than 50,000 managers around the world develop their strategic thinking skills. As a former chief strategy officer and professor of strategy, he brings both real-world experience and practical expertise to help groups build their strategy skills. Rich's work has been profiled on CNBC, Investor's Business Daily, CBS, NBC and FOX TV.

David Lusk joined the SHRM Government Affairs Team as the Senior Associate for Member Advocacy in 2010.  Lusk oversees SHRM’s traditional member advocacy efforts.   He is also responsible for the development of the Advocacy Team, a SHRM initiative that will elevate the visibility of the HR profession by establishing a strong member presence in each of the 435 congressional districts.

With over 15 years of policy experience, Lusk most recently specialized in grassroots and grasstops internet engagement with Capitol Advantage -- now a part of the CQ-Roll Call Group. He also focused on health policy as a staff member for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and in the state affairs department of the Health Insurance Association of America. He is based in Alexandria, Va.

Liz Vollmar has more than 25 years of hands-on experience in planning and implementing cost-effective welfare benefit plan designs and compliance strategies. As a senior member of Willis' National Legal and Research Group (NLRG), she provides expertise and leadership within NLRG and works closely with Willis consultants and clients across the country. Liz's wide-ranging expertise with respect to welfare benefits includes particularly in-depth knowledge of ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA and health care reform. She has also worked extensively with consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), wellness programs, cafeteria plans, and welfare benefits issues in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.

 

Alison Marshall is an active litigator who has extensive experience handling complex employment litigation matters including employment discrimination class actions, FLSA collective and state wage and hour class actions, and Sarbanes-Oxley/whistleblower claims. She also routinely counsels employers on sexual and racial harassment policies and investigations, OFCCP compliance, ADA compliance, wage and hour law developments, early retirement programs, and reductions in force. She is a frequent speaker on employment and civil rights issues and the author of a number of published articles on EEO issues.

Alison also represents colleges and universities on employment matters, as well as on Title IX issues, with particular emphasis on issues of gender discrimination in intercollegiate athletics. She is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA).

Alison is a Fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. She is a member of the editorial advisory board of the Employee Relations Law Journal and the Equal Employment Opportunity and the Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committees of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association. In addition, Alison is a member of Jones Day's Diversity Task Force.