"Empathy is not a soft skill. It’s a business skill. It’s what drives inclusive workplaces, enabling people to work cooperatively with others who have very different experiences, preferences, styles and opinions. And it’s HR’s job to strengthen empathy in the workplace—to close the gap."

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP

President & Chief Executive Officer, SHRM

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"Advocate for yourself. If no one knows about your contributions and talents, you cannot get rewarded for them. Don’t be afraid of speaking up and taking up space. Visibility matters, especially for women and people of color."

Starla Sampaco

Founder, Career Survival Guide; Emmy-Nominated News Anchor

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"“As HR professionals and leaders, we should seek to be multi-dimensional within our profession, in order to meet today and tomorrow’s ever changing workplace dynamics.” -Omari Faulkner, President and CEO, Blue Fire Fed"

Omari Faulkner

Business Development Strategist & Diplomacy Expert; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University

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If your event has been postponed, canceled, or a business speaker or keynote speaker has dropped out, contact the SHRM Speakers Bureau for help planning an alternate solution. We can help you plan virtual keynotes, webcasts, remote workshops and more with our diverse group of industry experts. The SHRM Speakers Bureau is here to support your organization or business needs.

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Our dynamic speakers bring your HR strategies to life

SHRM offers a wide variety of top-tier speakers with deep knowledge and expertise of today’s critical employment and workforce issues.

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Empathy Deficit: How HR Can Help Save the World

HR must do something to reverse the empathy deficit in the workplace. By promoting empathy and belonging, you strengthen the organization.

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Global HR Policy

In today’s multinational business climate, talent can originate anywhere. Position your organization to build a productive, unified, global workforce.

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Harassment

To create workplaces where harassment isn’t tolerated, we must do more than make rules and policies—we must change the culture from the inside.

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Skills Gap

The skills gap is real—and growing. HR can help bridge the gap, deploying strategies and tools to prepare students and workers for today and tomorrow.

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Featured Speakers


April Simpkins SHRM-CP, PHR

Chief Human Resources Officer, Totalhr

Along with April's passion for supporting small businesses, she was named one of Charlotte’s 50 Most Influential Women by Mecklenburg Times.

Steve Gilliland, CSP, CPAE

Hall of Fame Speaker & Best Selling Author, Steve Gilliland, Inc.

A member of the Speaker Hall of Fame, Steve Gilliland is one of the most in-demand and top-rated speakers in the world.

Dima Ghawi

Keynote Speaker & Executive Coach, Dima Ghawi, LLC

Through keynote speeches, workshops, training programs, and coaching, Dima shares her unique leadership journey to motivate others to ignite their own leadership flame.

Eric Ellis

President & CEO, Integrity Development Corp.

Eric Ellis is President and CEO of Integrity Development Corp., a firm that helps to build organizational cultures where Diversity, Inclusion and Respect flourish.

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Joe Beachboard

President, Beachboard Consulting Group

Joseph (“Joe”) Beachboard is a nationally recognized employment lawyer who also closely tracks the most important developments at the U.S. Supreme Court impacting the business community. He has more than 30 years of experience representing management in a wide variety of employment and labor matters in perhaps the most challenging state in the nation for employers – California.


Dr. Victoria Mattingly

CEO & Founder, Mattingly Solutions

Victoria Mattingly, PhD (Dr. V) is an esteemed speaker, business owner, author, strategist, researcher, and professor in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) field. Her life mission is to use organizational science to improve the human experience at work. Dr. V is focused on bringing more scientific rigor to the DEI space, enabling organizations to better track and assess progress toward reaching their goals. As an organizational psychologist, she turns otherwise abstract concepts like inclusion and allyship into quantifiable metrics. At Mattingly Solutions, Dr. V and her team work with a variety of organizations from startups and nonprofits to Fortune 500 global organizations to build data-driven DEI roadmaps and custom behavior change programs focused on inclusion and allyship that meet each organization's unique DEI need

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