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2020 HRPBC Annual Pre-Conference Session with Keynote and Dinner - POSTPONED

The HR Association of Palm Beach County Conference & Vendor Expo is one of South Florida’s premier professional conferences attracting more than 300 human resource professionals and C-suite leaders representing a myriad of industries and businesses.

The 2020 HRPBC Annual Pre-Conference Session with Keynote and Dinner will be held on May 13 (afternoon) at the beautiful Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.

Pre-Conference Keynote Speaker - Presented by Akerman

Lilly Ledbetter (Click here for bio.)
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Lilly Ledbetter was the plaintiff in the American employment discrimination case Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Congress passed a fair pay act in her name, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. She has since become a women's equality activist, public speaker, and author. In 2011, Ledbetter was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

HRPBC's Annual Pre-Conference will be applying HRCI & SHRM credits.

2020 HRPBC Annual Conference & EXPO - POSTPONED

The HR Association of Palm Beach County Conference & Vendor Expo is one of South Florida’s premier professional conferences attracting more than 300 human resource professionals and C-suite leaders representing a myriad of industries and businesses.

The 2020 HRPBC Annual Conference will be held on May 13 (afternoon) & May 14(all-day) at the beautiful Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.

Conference Breakfast Keynote Speaker

Kelly Merbler
The Kelly Merbler Company (Click here for bio.)

Kelly Merbler is the founding Principal of The Kelly Merbler Company, LLC, which is a leadership consulting firm based in South Florida specializing in Strengths-Based employee engagement and retention programs, culture building, keynote speaking and leadership development programs.

Kelly spent twenty-one years as a regional executive with a global staffing organization where she was responsible for leading, hiring, developing and building successful sales and operations teams. She knows that the secret of success is hiring good talent, which begins with identifying what people do best and aligning them in the right role for maximum impact.

Conference Keynote Speaker

Roy Spence
Co-founder and Chairman, GSD&M
Co-founder and CEO, The Purpose Institute
Roy Spence is Co-Founder and Chairman of GSD&M, a leading marketing communications and advertising company.

He is also Co-Founder and CEO of The Purpose Institute, a consulting firm that helps people and organizations discover and live their purpose. Along with Haley Rushing, Roy co-authored the Wall Street Journal bestselling book, “It’s Not What You Sell, It’s What You Stand For: Why Every Extraordinary Business is Driven by Purpose.” And, most recently he authored “The 10 Essential Hugs of life,” a collection of heartwarming reminders about the need for gratitude, love and goodness.

Under Roy’s leadership, his agency has helped grow some of the world’s most successful brands like “Don’t Mess with Texas,” Southwest Airlines, Wal-Mart, DreamWorks, the PGA TOUR, BMW, the U.S. Air Force, L.L.Bean and the Clinton Foundation. Roy has been a trusted advisor to legendary leaders including Sam Walton and Southwest Airlines founder, Herb Kelleher. His counsel has also been sought by U.S. presidents and leaders in the State Department.

Roy has received a lifetime achievement award from the Austin Advertising Federation and was named Adman of the Century by Texas Monthly magazine. He was inducted into the McCombs School of Business Hall of Fame in 2012.

Roy is also a Gallup Senior Adviser working with their teams on global strategy and on the mission and purpose of the most important companies and institutions in the world. He is Gallup’s expert on Purpose. In addition, Roy is a marketing and communications advisor of the National Advisory Council for the Trust for the National Mall.

Roy’s passion is entrepreneurship. He deeply believes that entrepreneurship is the miracle of America. His mantra is “Don’t Do Mild” in work or life; follow your dreams, follow your passion, and follow your purpose.

Roy is a member of the board of directors of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation and the recently formed Markle Initiative for America’s Economic Future in a Networked World initiative. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin. Roy and his wife Mary have three children, Courtney, Ashley and Shay.

More information on Roy Spence click here https://thepurposeinstitute.com/

HRPBC's Annual Conference will be applying HRCI & SHRM credits.

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