*** Registration for LA HR Star 2025 is now closed ***
(please mark your calendar to register for 2026 in early February)
The Los Angeles HR Star Conference draws 730+ HR professionals from
terrific organizations in Southern California.
There will be 17 different sessions on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
Come help celebrate our 24th year at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Opening Session:The A.I. Revolution is Here: Preparing the Workforce & HR for the Changes to Come
Christopher Boucher, Esq.
Best-Selling Author and Founding Attorney, Boucher Law, PC
What's Trust Got to Do With It? Everything! How to Build (and Rebuild) Trust for Workplace Success
Allison West, Esq., SHRM-SCP, AWI-CH
Managing Principal, Employment Practices Specialists
Leadership Lift Off: Building Skills that Transform the Employee Experience
Candice Gottlieb-Clark, MS, CRC, BCE
Founder & CEO, Dynamic Team Solutions
2025 Employment Law Update
Deborah Birndorf Zeiler, Esq., MBA
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Mission-Driven Storytelling: Communicating Values to Improve Interviewing & Onboarding
Dave Collins
Founder & CEO, Oak and Reeds
HR Productivity Playbook: Maximize Focus, Minimize Distractions & Reclaim Your Time
Alexis Haselberger, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, RCC
Time-Management, Productivity & Leadership Coach
Alexis Haselberger Coaching & Consulting
Mastering Difficult Conversations at Work
Lorie Reichel-Howe
Founder & Lead Trainer, Conversations in the Workplace
Mind the Gap: Bridging Generations in the Workplace with Civility, Mindfulness & Collaboration
Jennifer Ewing, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, MBA
HR Program Chair, Claremont Lincoln University
2025 Employee Benefits Update
Liliana Salazar, Esq.
Chief Compliance Officer, Western Region, HUB International
The Multi-Dimensional HR Leader: Balancing Compliance, Culture & Business Strategy
Leena Mendoza, M.S.
Founder, Intentional Leadership / Executive Leadership Strategist & Coach
Practical Diversity: How to Have Conversations about Identity at Work
Dave Collins
Founder & CEO, Oak and Reeds
The Top 10 Handbook Landmines for 2025
Lauraine Bifulco
President & CEO, Vantaggio HR
Understanding & Supporting the Impact of Trauma in Workplace Investigations
Bryan Barlow, CFI®, MBA, MJ
Senior Instructor, Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates
Workplace Voluntary Benefits that Help Ease Financial Stress
Julianna Gobin
Education Savings Consultant, TIAA
Unleashing Leadership Potential and Authentic Presence with Improv
Kristen Brun Sharkey
Founder & CEO, Emboldify
Perfecting the Investigation Interview
Allison West, Esq., SHRM-SCP, AWI-CH
Managing Principal, Employment Practices Specialists
What Can I Say - and What Should I Not Say - in an Interview?
Lauraine Bifulco
President & CEO, Vantaggio HR