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The 2025 conference will feature speakers and sessions focused on the issues and challenges that lie ahead for professionals working in HR, Employee Relations, and Labor Relations in the trucking industry. Here is the conference schedule:
- Tuesday, March 4th
- 1pm - Check In
- 3pm - Pre-Conference Workshop on Reasonable Accommodations
- Katharine Weber, Attorney, Jackson Lewis
- 5pm - Opening Reception
- Wednesday, March 5th
- 7:00 - Continental Breakfast
- 8:00 - Day 1 Opening Remarks by NATERA Executive Committee Members
- 8:30 - Welcome to Nashville
- Donna England, President and CEO, Tennessee Trucking Association
- 8:45 - Keynote Address
- Chris Spear, President and CEO, American Trucking Associations
- 9:45 - Break
- 10:00 - HUGE NLRB Update
- Fito Agraz, Ogletree Deakins
- Don Vogel, Scopelitis
- Chad Richter, Jackson Lewis
- 11:30 - NATERA 500 Awards
- 11:45 - Lunch
- 1:00 - Ten Leadership Lessons learned from a Boom Event
- Russ Brown, CEO, RWP Labor
- 2:00 - Break
- 2:15 - Creating the Next Generation of Truck Drivers
- Lindsey Trent, Co-Founder and President of the Next Generation in Trucking Association
- 3:15 - How would a union try to organize your company?
- Former Union Organizer and Current Campaign Consultant
- 4:15 - Day 1 Closing Remarks
- 6:30 - Group Dinner at Adele's
- Thursday, March 6th
- 7:00 - Continental Breakfast
- 8:00 - Day 2 Opening Remarks
- 8:15 - Survey Says! Best practices in employee surveys, listening tools, and follow-up processes.
- Panel Discussion led by Patti Andes, Lead Research Consultant, People Results
- 9:15 - Break
- 9:30 - Use of AI in Human Resources, Employee Relations, and Labor Law
- 10:30 - Top 10 HR mistakes that lead to class-action lawsuits
- Noon - Lunch
- 1:00 - The Trucking Economy in 2025
- Lindsay Bur, Director of Data Science & Economics, American Trucking Associations
- 2:00 - Employment Law update for HR Professionals (including Executive Orders!)
- Katharine Weber, Jackson Lewis
- 3:30 - Day 2 Closing Remarks and Prize Drawing
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