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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
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About SF
PERKS is excited to come back to San Francisco! Like always, we’re bringing you the best in employee lifestyle benefits, perks, and amenities for remote, hybrid, and in-person teams. From our signature champagne toast to expert tips, networking and treats galore—you’re in for a full day of fantastic!
4.5 SHRM Credits Available

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Expert content you
won't find online
Did you know that you can earn SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs)? All sessions are intimate workshop-style, so you can ask questions and leave with a specific, actionable plan for your team. (4.5 SHRM Credits Available)
Whether you want to hire top talent or convince leadership of your big vision and programs, you’ll learn how to give yourself an edge in HR with professional sales skills. You'll walk away with skills you can immediately apply and learn the best from sales extraordinaire turned People pro, Pat Sullivan in this interactive 30- minute workshop.
9:00 AM (PST)
Pat Sullivan | HRBP, Bento Box
9:45 AM (PST)
What are you doing to address the 75% of your team who are struggling with mental wellbeing but not in care? Learn how to ensure health equity, understand your team’s immediate needs, and support them throughout their mental health journey.
Dr. Deryk Van Brunt | CEO, CredibleMind



10:30 AM (PST)
For organizations that want to retain top talent, the race is on to prioritize the things employees truly care about. Your people want to feel like they belong—that they’re part of a greater whole. But recent Blueboard research revealed stark gaps when it comes to employees’ sense of connection to their company, from disconnection with company values to disconnection with teammates.
Join us for a conversation to discuss how you can identify and close connection gaps at your organization through effective, meaningful employee recognition.
Alicia Cafarelli | VP, Client Experience, Blueboard

11:30 AM (PST)
American households have added more than 23 million new pets to their families since the start of the pandemic. For a lot of people, this new family member can be one of their largest and most important expenses.
We’re going to help you understand the differences between pet benefits and pet insurance and how important this issue is for over two-thirds of your team! In fact, over 44% of millennials view their pets as “starter children" and yet, over 95% of households
have NO pet healthcare plans or benefits in place.
Come see our exciting new features in action and learn how your company can really stand out to the millions of employees who love their furry family members.

Aaron Oaks, CEO
United Pet Care
&
Nicole Rogers, COO
WhiskerDocs
It's not new information that HR professionals are so burnt out that they're quitting the industry in droves and are tired of having to be 'everything to everybody' with the expectation that they should be able to move the sun, moon, and stars while doing it. Not sustainable you say? We agree.
Melissa is an Organizational Psychologist, Clinical Mental Health Therapist, & Author of Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work (Here’s Why And How To Do It Really Well). She has been featured as a subject matter expert in Vogue, the BBC, CNBC, Inc., and in LinkedIn’s 2022 Top 10 Voices on Mental Health.
1:15 PM (PST)
Melissa Doman, M.A.

2:15 PM (PST)
The human resources industry has long struggled with Diversity - whether recruiting a more diverse workforce or promoting inclusion and equity in the workplace. This highly interactive and authentic experience will invite HR professionals to look at their own experiences and discover ways the industry can improve.
Through candid conversations, participants will have the opportunity to examine themselves as individuals, partners, leaders, and an industry. We will explore how we, as HR pros, may be complicit in the same cultures we strive to disrupt.
• Learn how to be introspective about your HR work
• Examine how you might be complicit in oppressive systems
• Better understand yourself and your relationships with others as pertaining to HR
• Grow into a better partner, leader, and member of the global HR community
Saná Rasul ACC, PHR, SHRM-CP, Chief Girlfriend

2:30 - 4:00 PM (PST)
Libations and lively converations with peers, brands, and podcasters!
Sponsored by

3:00 PM (PST)
Grab a beverage and come meet the infamous People Problems duo! Alexa and Tyson will record a spirited live session on 'HR Faux Pas' and take live questions from the audience in what's sure to be a funny, memorable episode. Stick around for the happy hour meet & greet and maybe you can snag an autograph ;)
Sponsored by
Alexa Baggio & Tyson Mackenzie
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