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SHRM PR 2013 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 8:00am-4:30pm

Conference Registration

8:30am-9:30am

Breakfast

Convention Desk Atlantic Ballroom Foyer

9:30am–10:00am Welcome Message 40th Anniversary video Grand Atlantic 3

10:00am -11:30am Opening Plenary The Bomb Exploded: Workplace Retaliation and Reasonable Accommodation - HR's New Worries – Lcdo. Alfredo Hopgood Grand Atlantic 3

11:30am-12:00pm Conference’s Opening Ceremony & Exhibitor’s 12:00pm-1:30pm

Lunch at Exhibitors “Have Lunch with Us”

1:30pm-3:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Hollywood Does Labor Lcdo. José F. Benítez-Mier & Lcdo. Jorge L. Capó-Matos, O’Neill & Borges, LLC The Art of Collective Bargaining Enrique Irizarry, CEMEX de Puerto Rico, Inc. My Employee Is Sick Again: How to Stop Sick Leave Abuse Lcdo. Luis M. Ferrer, Baerga & Quintana 3:30pm – 3:45 pm Afternoon Coffee Break

Atlantic Ballroom Foyer

3:45pm-5:15 pm Keynote Plenary Session HUMAN RESOURCES: GETTING TO THE PEOPLE SIDE…No Excuses!

Jim “Mr. Energy” Smith Jimpact, Inc. (Activity for SHRM & ASTD Members) Grand Atlantic 3

5:15pm- 7:15 pm Welcome Cocktail

Atlantic Ballroom Foyer

SHRM PR 2013 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Thursday, September 19, 2013 8:00am-4:30pm

Conference Registration

8:00am-9:00am

Breakfast

Convention Desk Atlantic Ballroom Foyer

9:00am-10:30am Concurrent Sessions How an Organizational Restructuring Can Affect the Behavior and Performance of Employees Carmen Gutiérrez, Huertas Junior College How Long Has It Really Been Since Our Employment Policies Were Revised? Taking a Fresh Look at the Employee Handbook for Updates and Compliance with 2012-2013 Requirements & Trends Lcda. Katherine González,Ferraiuoli LLC How to Create an Effective High Impact Project Management Culture Angel (Pepe) Suárez, People’s Advantage Rethinking Human Resources in a Changing World Roxana López, KPMG 10:30am-10:45 am Morning Coffee Break

Atlantic Ballroom Foyer

10:45am-12:00pm Exhibitor’s Walk Around 12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch & Awards Ceremony Lifetime Achievement Award & Pedro Zorrilla “Remember Our First 20 years of Conference” Grand Atlantic 1-2 1:30pm-3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions Succession Planning and Strategic Mapping for Professional and Career Development - A Strategy Linked to the Talent Management Process Ramón Rivera-Grau HR as a Business Partner Dra. Joyce R. González, Ricardo Aponte, Renova Solutions Drug Testing: Fact or Fiction - What Is Your Liability?

Joseph Reilly, USA Mobile Drug Testing, Inc. Communication Strategies Design at the Situation Room: Learning How to Overcome Your Company's Internal Communications Challenges Hebé Lugo, Career Transitions, Inc. Did You Know That Regulation? Rules and Regulations that Affect Your Wage and Hour Practices Lcdo. Reynaldo A. Quintana-Latorre, Baerga & Quintana 3:00pm – 3:15 pm Afternoon Coffee Break

Atlantic Ballroom Foyer

3:15pm -4:45 pm Keynote Plenary Session Performance in Action John Foley John Foley Center Point Companies, Inc. Grand Atlantic 3

4:45pm– 6:45pm Exhibitor’s Cocktail Network, Music, Food & Activities 8:00pm-12:00am Social Activity Theme: Remember the 70’s

Grand Atlantic 1-2

SHRM PR 2013 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Friday, September 20, 2013 8:00am-4:30 pm

Conference Registration

8:00am-9:00 am

Breakfast

Convention Desk Atlantic Ballroom Foyer

9:00am-10:30am Keynote Plenary Session The HR Professional Competency Model: A Roadmap for Success Alexander Alonso, PhD, SPHR SHRM 10:30am-10:45am Morning Coffee Break

Atlantic Ballroom Foyer

10:45am-12:00pm Concurrent Sessions Legal Considerations of Retirement Plans in Divorce and Death René Avilés, Ferraiouli, LLC A Lawsuit Before Extending an Offer? Laws and Regulations of the Recruiting Process Lcda. Neysa Román, Brenda Marrero 10:45am-12:00pm Exhibitor’s Walk Around 12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch & Awards Manuel Laborde & SHRM PR Scholarship Theme: “SHRM-PR Conference the other 20 years” Grand Atlantic 1-2

1:30pm-3:00pm Concurrent Sessions Decisions Made by the "Junta de Relaciones del Trabajo" that Affect Non-Union Employers Lcdo. Miguel Simonet-Sierra, Simonet-Sierra Law Office An Inclusive Workplace Includes Diversity in Sexual Orientations: What to do When…

Lcda. Ada Conde, Conde Attorney at Law How Much is THAT Going to Cost Me?: The Cost of Employee Leaves of Absence in the Workplace Lcdo. Raymond E. Morales, Raymond E. Morales Law Offices When Experience Speaks Panel by Former SHRM Presidents 3:00pm – 3:15pm Afternoon Coffee Break

Atlantic Ballroom Foyer

3:15pm -4:45pm Keynote Plenary Session Off Balance on Purpose Dan Thurmon Motivation Works, Inc. Grand Atlantic 3

4:45pm – 6:00pm Exhibitor’s Walk Around & Activities 8:00pm-1:00am Formal Gala & Anniversary Dinner “Red Carpet” Celebrating our 40th Ruby Anniversary Grand Atlantic 1-2

SHRM PR 2013 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Saturday, September 21, 2013 9:00am-11:00 am Labor Law Forum Labor and Employment in The time of Cholera: Top Challenges for the HR Professional in 2014 Lcdo. Yldefonso López O'Neill & Borges LLC Grand Atlantic 3

11:00am-12:30pm

SHRM Annual Assembly Grand Atlantic 3

12:30pm-4:00 pm Outdoor Social Activity Theme: “Grand Finale: Looking to the Next 40” Hotel’s Pool Area