Agenda

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Thursday, April 22, 2021
Closing Remarks
 
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Open Networking
 
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
Welcome, Opening Remarks and Sponsor Presentations
 
8:10 AM - 9:05 AM
Keynote Presentation

Matt will discuss how we begin looking at recovering and re-opening business after the Covid-19 pandemic.  We will also look at ways to use lessons learned from the pandemic to better leverage technology and new thinking to more efficiently conduct business.

9:05 AM - 9:10 AM
Break
 
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
Department of Economic Opportunity Presentation

Adrienne will be providing an overview of the State of the Workforce in Florida as we move into 2021.

9:40 AM - 9:45 AM
Break
 
9:45 AM - 10:25 AM
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

Dr. Beach taps into a rich trove of publicly available labor market data to explore ways COVID-19 has flipped the script on business as usual, offering insights into who is telecommuting and how Working from Home impacts productivity as well as how the economic collapse/recovery has affected different sectors unevenly and what that portends moving forward in the post-pandemic world.

10:25 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
 
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
HR Florida State Council

This session will cover the health and safety of employees, compliance challenges with workplace monitoring of temperatures and Covid-19 symptoms, and recommended training for managers on how to effectively lead a team that may still be remote and strategies to deal with a new set of employee relations concerns.   

11:20 AM
Bridging the Gap Award Presentation