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Elevate HR: Mind, Tech & Trust.  Reimagine how you work. Rebalance what you carry. Reconnect with why you lead.

This conference moves beyond a routine seminar and focuses on being a restorative, future-forward, high-touch development experience designed just for you, the professionals who carry culture, care, conflict, and community every single day.

This conference moves beyond a routine seminar and focuses on being a restorative, future-forward, high-touch development experience designed just for you, the professionals who carry culture, care, conflict, and community every single day.

Whether you're overwhelmed by HR tech options or simply want to see what’s new, this is your chance.

• Learn What’s Next in HR:  Top speakers will break down the tools, technologies, and mindsets shaping the next era of people leadership  including practical examples you can use immediately.
• Recharge Your Well-Being:  Experience a wellness-focused session built specifically for HR fatigue, resilience, and resetting your mind.
• Strengthen Your Leadership Through Trust & Emotional Intelligence:  Walk away with frameworks to lead difficult conversations, build credibility, and elevate your influence.
• Explore Exhibitors With What’s New, What’s Innovative, and What’s Working Right Now:  Our exhibitors bring the latest HR solutions in tech, benefits, wellness, compliance, and consulting, all in one elegant setting.
• Network With HR Leaders Across the Great Lakes Bay Region:  Midland, Bay City, Saginaw, Flint, Clare, Mt. Pleasant, Alma, Tawas & East Tawas.  That’s like nine counties worth of HR pros in one place.  This is real networking, not name tags and handshakes. It’s shared stories, strategy conversations, and relationship-building.
• Enjoy the Elevated Experience Only Horizons Conference Center Provides:  Beautiful space. Exceptional service.  A venue that makes you feel like you stepped away from the grind and into something energizing.

Agenda Overview
10:30 AM – Doors open for attendees; exhibitor visits & networking
11:00 – 11:45 AM – Lunch served
11:45 – 11:50 AM – Welcome, agenda overview, safety, sponsor recognition
11:55 AM – 12:55 PM – Session 1: HR & AI – Elizabeth Williams | How to use AI to simplify your workload and elevate your strategic impact.
12:55 – 1:55 PM – Session 2: Financial Wellness for HR Professionals – Darla Bishop | Tools to strengthen both personal and organizational financial well-being.
1:55 – 2:15 PM – Break & exhibitor connections
2:15 – 3:15 PM – Session 3: Building Trust Through Emotional Intelligence – Julie Bellamy | Strengthen relationships, deeper influence and lead with clarity through emotionally intelligent trust-building.
3:15 – 4:15 PM – Session 4: Wellness for the HR Professional –  Meagan Krzywosinski | Reclaim your balance, renew your energy, and learn practical ways to protect your well-being in a demanding HR world.
4:15 – 5:00 PM – Social hour • Exhibitor raffle drawings • Networking

***Please be aware that any in-person registration received after Thursday, January 8th will be subject to an additional $30 late fee.***