Tuesday: May 12, 2026 (Three Pillars, separate registration)

7:30 AM – 3:00 PM      Registration Open

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM      Pre-Conference Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM   The Three Pillars of HR – Pillar 1: HR Administration

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM   Pre-Conference Luncheon

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM      The Three Pillars of HR – Pillar 2: Legal Issues in HR

Wednesday: May 13, 2026 (Three Pillars, separate registration)

7:30 AM – 3:00 PM      Registration Open

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM      Pre-Conference Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM   The Three Pillars of HR - Pillar 3: The Role of HR in the Public Sector

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM   Pre-Conference Luncheon

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM      Conference Opening Ceremony – Three Pillars attendees encouraged to attend

Wednesday: May 13, 2026

7:30 AM – 3:00 PM      Conference Registration Open

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM   Tips, Tricks, and Traumas: Combatting burnout and compassion fatigue – Amanda Jones, Hamilton County 911

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM   Exhibit Hall Open

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM      Conference Opening Ceremony

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM      Opening Keynote: Disney Magic at Work – Pete Blank

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM      Break

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM      How to Leverage Your Power and Influence and Become an HR Superhero – Mack Munro

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM      TPMA/Sherill Morgan Benefits Survey & Benefit Best Practices - Mark Morgan

5:30 PM                           TPMA Reception

Thursday: May 14, 2026

7:30 AM – 3:00 PM      Registration Open

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM      Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM      State Retirement System Update – Drew Freeman, TCRS

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM   Uncommon Collaboration: The Passes that Transform How We Work Together – Mark Kenny

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM   Break

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Employer Responsibilities Under USERRA – John Dyess, ESGR

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM   Lunch

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM      The Intersection of FMLA, ADA, WC - David Setzkorn

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM      Break

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM      Leaders as Conditions, Not Heroes: Redesigning Everday Leadership to Ignite – Dr. Lawrence Henderson

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM      Break

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM      5 Things Municipalities Could Learn From Buc-ee’s – Andrew Patton

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM      Creating a Culture of Wellbeing – Triba Gary Davis

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM      Evening Social – TBD

Friday: May 15, 2026

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM      Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM      Human-Centered AI: Elevating People, Not Just Processes –Chandra McPherson, Ed.D., CTAS

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM   Legal/Legislative Update – John Wadell, MTAS

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM Closing Keynote: ReHumanizing Public Sector HR: Building Resilient, People-First Systems in a Time of Rapid Change – Katherine Burnett

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Conference Closing Ceremony