Thursday, November 13, 2014

8:30 am ♦ Annual Meeting of Directors

11:00 am ♦ Registration Opens

1:00 pm ♦ Pre-Conference Program: Achieving Excellence in Investigative Report Writing ♦ Sue Ann Van Dermyden & Keith Rohman (3.25 HRCI & CA MCLE Approved)

2:45 pm ♦ Break

4:30 pm ♦ Pre-Conference Program Concludes

6:00 pm ♦ Optional Networking Dinner at Jack's Restaurant, 60 Crescent Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523. Round trip bus transportation from the hotel is included in the price of the dinner.

Friday, November 14, 2014

7:00 am ♦ Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 am ♦ Welcome & Opening Remarks ♦ Julie Moore & Michael Robbins

9:00 am ♦ Interviewing: The First 90 Seconds and Beyond ♦ Amy Oppenheimer & Keith Rohman (1.25 HRCI & CA MCLE Approved)

10:15 am ♦ Break

10:30 am ♦ Keynote Address ♦ Spy the Lie: A Former CIA Officer Teaches You How to Detect Deception ♦ Michael Floyd (1.5 HRCI & CA MCLE Approved)

12:00 Noon ♦ Lunch

1:00 pm ♦ Year in Review: Legal Update of State & Federal Law ♦ Mark Flynn (.5 HRCI & CA MCLE Approved)

1:30 pm ♦ Behavioral Analysis: A Tool for Effectively Approaching Witnesses and Clients ♦Jill Rosenthal (1.0 HRCI & CA MCLE Approved)

2:30 pm ♦ Break

2:45 pm ♦ Tips from the Trenches: Plaintiff's vs. Defense Counsel ♦ Sean Gallagher & Marc Freiberger (1.25 HRCI & CA MCLE Approved)

4:00 pm ♦ Developing a Strategy for an Internal Investigation: An Insider's Look ♦ Gary Edwards (1.0 HRCI & CA MCLE Approved)

5:00 pm ♦ Program Adjourns & Networking Reception Begins at 1515 Restaurant, 1515 N. Main St., Walnut Creek CA 94596. Two drinks, heavy appetizers, and round trip bus transportation are included in the price of the reception.

Saturday, November 15, 2014

7:00 am ♦ Continental Breakfast & Committee Meetings

8:00 am ♦ Trends in Workplace Investigations & California Legal Update ♦ Michael Robbins & Susan Woolley (1.0 HRCI & CA MCLE Approved)

9:00 am ♦ Ethical Considerations Arising in Workplace Investigations ♦ Mark Mallery & Lisa Narrell-Mead (1.0 HRCI & CA MCLE Legal Ethics Credit Approved)

10:00 am ♦ Break

10:15 am ♦ Groundbreaking Credibility Findings in the EEOC's Five Factors ♦ Lynn Lieber & Robert Lieber (1.0 HRCI & CA MCLE Approved)

11:15 am ♦ Untying the Knot: Identifying and Resolving Complex and Unexpected Situations During Workplace Investigations ♦ Lisa Buehler & Eli Makus (1.0 HRCI & CA MCLE Approved)

12:15 pm ♦ Wrap-Up

12:30 pm ♦ Annual Meeting of Members

1:00 pm ♦ Adjournment