AGENDA

8:00 am: Registration/Continental Breakfast/Visit with Sponsors

9:00 am: Welcome

9:15 am – 10:30 am: Keynote Presentation - How to Become an Employee Whisperer: What Every Manager Should Know About Human Nature
Presenter: David Lee, Founder, HumanNature@Work

10:30 am – 10:45 am: Sponsor and Exhibitor Break

10:45 am – 12:00 pm: Concurrent Session Block 1

Succession Planning: The Time is Now!
Presenter: Patrick Ibarra, Co-Founder and Partner, The Mejorando Group

Common Wage and Hour Violations and How to Avoid Them: Key Compliance Tips for Public Sector Employers
Presenters: Ana Maria Rogers, Community Outreach and Resource Planning Specialist, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor; and Scott Cotnoir, Director, Wage and Hour Division, Maine Department of Labor

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm:  Lunch and Networking

1:00 pm – 1:15 pm:  Dessert, Coffee, and Sponsor/Exhibitor Break

1:15 pm – 2:30 pm:  Concurrent Session Block 2

Pathways to Public Service: The Power of Apprenticeships
Presenters: Andrew Campbell, Policy Program Manager, The Urban Institute; Joan Dolan, Director of Apprenticeship & Strategic Partnerships, Maine Department of Labor; panelists TBD

Get Ready: Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Start Next Year
Presenters: Luke Monahan, Director of Paid Family Medical Leave Program, Maine Department of Labor; and Sarah Brydon, PFML Claims Administration Director, Maine Department of Labor

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm:  Sponsor and Exhibitor Break

2:45 pm – 4:00 pm:  Concurrent Session Block 3

Demographic and Economic Trends in Maine
Presenter: Amanda Rector, Maine State Economist

What’s In Your Employee Handbook?
Presenters: Matthew Tarasevitch, Shareholder, Bernstein Shur; and Ann Freeman, Shareholder, Bernstein Shur

Cancellation policy:
Cancellations must be submitted using this Cancellation form to cancel your registration for an event. Cancellations received before 6/4/25 will be assessed a $15 administrative fee for processing. Cancellations received on/after 6/4/25 will be charged 50% of the course fee. Any registrant who does not attend and does not cancel their registration (i.e., no-show) and any cancellation received the day of the event will be charged the full registration fee.