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The Minnesota SHRM 2012 State Conference, “Empowering People Through Knowledge" will be held in Rochester, MN, October 14-16 at the Mayo Civic Center. After three years away, Minnesota SHRM is happy to return to the southern part of the state for this great event. 
 

The MN SHRM 2012 Conference is building on the great event of last year and bringing in great speakers from across the U.S. From specialists in topics to thought provokers we’ve only read or heard about, this year’s event is going to be a “can’t miss” on your calendar.   
 

Highlights include:

• 2nd Annual Well-Being Awards

              - Sponsored By 

• Master of Ceremonies - Dwane Lay
• 40-50 breakout sessions
• Huge vendor hall
• Monday night party
• Return of the fun & popular MeetMeme cards
• and so much more

Keynote Speakers and Featured Breakout Speakers

Sunday's Well-Being Awards Keynote:

Monday Morning Keynote:

Joe Gerstandt

Joe Gerstandt is the sage consultant. He’s a middle-aged white guy who is a national thought-leader on issues of diversity and inclusion–need we say more? He brings a unique and powerful perspective to everything he does. The core of Joe’s work is to help organizations solve issues of diversity, culture and innovation through consulting, training and speaking. Listening to Joe speak, you will hear tales of his days as a U.S. Marine and Gulf War veteran blended with his experience in sales, education, and community-building. To say that Joe is intense and passionate about his work would be an understatement. He is one part professor, one part philosopher, and one part “not quite right.” Be prepared.

Jason Lauritsen

Jason Lauritsen is the reformed corporate guy. For nearly a decade, he spent his days in the belly of the beast as a corporate Human Resources leader where he had to actually “walk the talk” each day. Today, he consults with organizations to help them transform how they approach talent and leadership development. Since his first management job as a corn detasseling team leader at age 13, Jason has been studying people and why they do what they do. Classically impatient, curious and well groomed, Jason’s early career was a rapid progression of sales and management roles including launching, leading, and ultimately selling a small business in his mid-twenties. He’s a leader, sales guy, entrepreneur, and corporate executive–all rolled up in one.

Tuesday Morning Keynote:

Cy Wakeman

Cy Wakeman is a dynamic keynote speaker advocating a revolutionary new approach to leadership. Her groundbreaking ideas are featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, and SHRM.com. She is a significant thought leader with entertaining podcasts and is a favorite expert blogger on FastCompany.com and Forbes.com. She is the 2012 recipient of the prestigious World HR Congress Leadership Excellence award for her innovative thought leading contributions in the HR Community. Her book, Reality Based Leadership – Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, & Turn Excuses Into Results (Jossey-Bass, 2010) is receiving rave reviews nationwide. For more information, visit cywakeman.com.

Featured Breakout Speakers

William Tincup, Jay Kuhns. And many many more!