PROGRAM SCHEDULE
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Session Title ![]() |
Speaker(s) | Focus Area of Presentation (Track) |
Monday, July 28
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8:30am - 10:00am | ATY1 and EEO/ADR1 | Representing Agencies and Employees in the Informal and Formal Complaint Process |
J. Douglas Whitaker Debra D'Agostino |
EEO/ADR ATY |
8:30am - 10:00am | HLE1 | Reductions-in-Force: Following the Rules, Getting Them Right |
Barbara Haga |
HLE |
8:30am - 5:00pm | EEO/ADR2 | Putting Your Best Foot Forward: EEO Refresher Training for Counselors and Investigators |
Roslyn Brown Oliver Allen Garrison Birckett Duanna Petrus Allison Uehling |
EEO/ADR |
10:30am - 12:00pm | ATY2 | MSPB and Federal Circuit Law Case Update |
Robert Erbe |
ATY |
10:30am - 12:00pm | EEO/ADR3 | Balancing Religious Rights and Workplace Responsibilities |
Alexis Tsotakos Stephanie Herrera |
EEO/ADR |
10:30am - 12:00pm | HLE2 | Leaving Before Retirement: What Happens to Your Benefits? |
John Grobe |
HLE |
1:30pm - 3:00pm | ATY3 | EEO Case Law Update |
Donald J. Names |
ATY |
1:30pm - 3:00pm | EEO/ADR4 | Addressing Complex Disability Accommodations Confidently |
Kendra Duckworth Shock |
EEO/ADR |
1:30pm - 5:00pm | HLE3 | Successfully Managing Performance Deficiencies |
Barbara Haga |
HLE |
3:30pm - 5:00pm | ATY4 | FLRA Case Law Update |
J. Douglas Whitaker Sean Hurley |
ATY |
3:30pm - 5:00pm | EEO/ADR5 | Ask the Experts: Hot Topics in Disability Program Management |
Kendra Duckworth Shock |
EEO/ADR |
Tuesday, July 29
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8:30am - 9:30am | Keynote | How to Turn Expectations Into Reality with an Accountability Culture |
Joseph Grenny |
Keynote |
10:00am - 11:30am | ATY5 | EEOC Mock Hearing, Part 1 |
Donald J. Names Dwight Lewis Gary Gilbert Kevin Owen Catrina Wright |
ATY |
10:00am - 11:30am | CF1 | cyberFEDS® Precisely on Point |
Kelly Whiting Ryan Benetz |
cyberFEDS Users Group |
10:00am - 11:30am | EEO/ADR6 | Recognizing and Responding to Discriminatory Harassment |
Debra D'Agostino |
EEO/ADR |
10:00am - 11:30am | HLE4 | Applying the Douglas Factors in Adverse Actions |
Robert Erbe |
HLE |
1:00pm - 2:30pm | ATY6 | EEOC Mock Hearing, Part 2 |
Donald J. Names Dwight Lewis Gary Gilbert Kevin Owen Catrina Wright |
ATY |
1:00pm - 2:30pm | EEO/ADR7 | Getting a Grip on Retaliation |
Francis Polito |
EEO/ADR |
1:00pm - 2:30pm | HLE5 | What HR Practitioners Need to Know about Resignations and Retirements, Part 1 |
Barbara Haga John Grobe |
HLE |
1:00pm - 2:30pm | HLE6 | How to Turn Expectations Into Reality with an Accountability Culture |
Joseph Grenny |
HLE |
3:00pm - 4:30pm | ATY7 | Take Your Trial Practice to the Next Level |
Gary Gilbert Deryn Sumner |
ATY |
3:00pm - 4:30pm | CF2 | cyberFEDS® Searching Secrets Unlocked |
Kelly Whiting Ryan Benetz |
cyberFEDS Users Group |
3:00pm - 4:30pm | EEO/ADR4-R | Addressing Complex Disability Accommodations Confidently [Repeat] |
Kendra Duckworth Shock |
EEO/ADR |
3:00pm - 4:30pm | HLE7 | What HR Practitioners Need to Know about Resignations and Retirements, Part 2 |
Barbara Haga John Grobe |
HLE |
Wednesday, July 30
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9:00am - 10:30am | ATY8 | Effectively Implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Requirements |
Gary Gilbert Deryn Sumner |
ATY |
9:00am - 10:30am | CF3 | cyberFEDS® Ask the Experts |
Kelly Whiting Ryan Benetz |
cyberFEDS Users Group |
9:00am - 10:30am | EEO/ADR8 | Crafting the Essential Report of Investigation |
Francis Polito |
EEO/ADR |
9:00am - 10:30am | HLE8 | Navigating the New Schedule Policy/Career |
Kevin Owen |
HLE |
11:00am - 12:30pm | ATY9 | MSPB Practices and Procedures |
J. Douglas Whitaker |
ATY |
11:00am - 12:30pm | EEO/ADR9 | Getting Reasonable Accommodation Right for Feds with Disabilities |
Gary Gilbert Deryn Sumner |
EEO/ADR |
11:00am - 12:30pm | HLE1-R | Reductions-in-Force: Following the Rules, Getting Them Right [Repeat] |
Barbara Haga |
HLE |
2:00pm - 3:30pm | ATY10 | The New Rules for Probationary and Trial Periods |
Robert Erbe |
ATY |
2:00pm - 3:30pm | CF1-R | cyberFEDS® Precisely on Point [Repeat] |
Kelly Whiting Ryan Benetz |
cyberFEDS Users Group |
2:00pm - 3:30pm | EEO/ADR10 | 30 Tips for EEO Professionals |
Roslyn Brown Oliver Allen |
EEO/ADR |
2:00pm - 3:30pm | HLE9 | Suitability Determinations and Actions under the Trump Administration |
Kevin Owen |
HLE |
Thursday, July 31
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9:00am - 10:30am | EEO/ADR11 | EEO Case Law Update [Repeat] |
Donald J. Names |
EEO/ADR |
9:00am - 10:30am | HLE10 | Think You are an Adverse Action Expert? Let’s Find Out |
Robert Erbe Debra D'Agostino |
HLE |
9:00am - 10:30am | HLE11 | Administrative Leave: Dissecting OPM’s New Regulations |
Barbara Haga |
HLE |
9:00am - 11:00am | ATY11 | Legal Ethics Training |
Maxanne (Maxie) Witkin Jeff Rosenblum |
ATY |
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