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Keynote Speakers

Eric De Wames
Co-Legislative Director, SHRM California
Managing Partner, Michael Sullivan & Associates
Managing Partner, Michael Sullivan & Associates

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer of SHRM

Jeanine DeBacker
Employment Lawyer, Trainer & Workplace Investigator - McPharlin, Sprinkles & Thomas, LLP
Pre-Con Session Speakers

Gregory Blueford
Partner, Fisher Phillips Sacramento

William Okamoto
Associate, Fisher Phillips Sacramento

Kiki Okpala
Associate, Fisher Phillips
San Francisco
San Francisco
Advocacy Session Trainers
Meet your Representatives Bootcamp for State Capitol Visits

Eric De Wames

Michael Kalt
HR Leadership
Session Speakers

EDD Representatives
The Disability Insurance Branch’s Outreach Development Section (ODS) is the EDD unit that markets the SDI program through events, conferences, webinars, publications, and the EDD website. They educate and create partnerships with external stakeholders to increase PFL and Disability Insurance awareness. They also develop responses to inquiries received from field offices, researchers, PFL advocates, the media, and constituents.

Casey Blanas
Kazanjian Wohl Hodson LLP

Abi Crouch
Sacramento Native American Health Center, Inc

Shari Dunn
Managing Director, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Reanette Etzler
The Strategic HR Coach, CLT Coaching, LLC

Robin Huling
Warner Communication

Catherine Lee
Atkinson, Amderson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

Dr. Bob Nelson
Nelson Motivation Center

Leslie Tolliver
The Phoenix Group STL
Employment Law
Session Speakers

Harvey Berger
Partner, Berger & Williams LLP

Lukas Clary
Partner, Weintraub Tobin

Anthony Isola
Partner
Fisher Phillips - San Francisco
Fisher Phillips - San Francisco

Michael Kalt
Co-Legislative Director, SHRM California
Partner, Wilson Turner Kosmo LLC
Partner, Wilson Turner Kosmo LLC

Cynthia Lange
Senior Counsel
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, & Loewy, LLP
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, & Loewy, LLP

Lily Li
Founder, Cybersecurity and AI Lawyer
Metaverse Law
Metaverse Law

Nikki Mahmoudi
Labor & Employment Attorney, Weintraub Tobin

Kristi Nevarez
Partner
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, & Loewy, LLP
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, & Loewy, LLP

Alden J. Parker, Sr.
Partner,
Fisher Phillips
Fisher Phillips

Jennifer Shaw
Founder - Shaw Law Group, PC

Vida Thomas
Managing Partner
Oppenheimer Investigations Group
Oppenheimer Investigations Group

Alex Stathopoulos
Partner - Employment Law
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
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