Conference Schedule

Check out the day’s full schedule, room location, and links to each concurrent session where you can download each session’s slide deck. Additionally, during the day we will have a photo booth outside West Hall and an opportunity to give a video testimonial outside the Junior Ballroom. 

7:30 - 9:00 AM

Check-in, breakfast, reconnect and recharge

9:00 – 9:20 AM

Welcome Remarks (West Hall)

UC Berkeley Chief Learning Officer Angela Stopper, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ, and UC President Michael V. Drake

9:20 –  9:50 AM

Morning Keynote: Doy Charnsupharindr (West Hall)

The Power of Human Re-Connection to Recharge and Reimagine Our Relationships

9:50 – 10:15 AM

Break

Logistics, announcements, and move to session rooms

10:15 – 11:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions Round 1

Exceeding Expectations in a Hybrid Work Environment (West Hall)

Recharge Your Leadership: Prevent Burnout by Prioritizing Professional Development (East 2 Room)

Disrupting Our Normal: Reimagining the Cultural Blueprint of DEIBJA (East 1 Room)

Become a CEO - Chief Emotional Officer (Junior Ballroom)
How Leading Talent Trends Shape Your Workplace Interactions (Grand Ballroom A)

Experiencing a Career Plateau-Reconnect, Recharge, and Reimagine Your Career (Grand Ballroom E)

11:30 – 1:00 PM

Lunch, Community Building, and Recharge (West Hall)

Conversation Table Hosting by Staff Organizations & Staff Related Groups (West Hall) 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Directory of Host Groups 

Recharge Through Mindfulness & Gentle Movement, Dinorah Meyer (Junior Ballroom) 12:15 - 12:30 pm
Take advantage of this opportunity during the lunch break to tune into both a sense of community and your own energetic needs. Engage in collective mindful breathing, meditation, and gentle movement to recharge your batteries, reconnect with your intentions for the conference, reimagine relationships, and set yourself up for the rest of the day and beyond.

1:00 – 2:15 PM

Concurrent Sessions Round 2

Purpose + Connection: Your Keys to Career Advancement in a Hybrid and Distributed World (West Hall)
When Plan A Fails: Navigating Career Fog (East 1 Room)

Being Leaders, Building Cultures: Our Collective Role in Creating Thriving Workplace (Grand Ballroom A)

Reimagine & Reconnect: Catalysts for Effective Change within Academic Units (Junior Ballroom)
A 25-Year Journey of Resilience: From a High-Tech Career to a Global Mentoring Mission (East 2 Room)

Offer & Salary Negotiation: Using Career Tracks & Salary Placement Guidelines (Grand Ballroom E)

2:15 – 2:30 PM

Break and move to next sessions

2:30 – 3:45 PM

Concurrent Sessions Round 3

BERKELEY CHANGEMAKER: How Changemaking Can Help You Reconnect, Recharge & Reimagine Leadership at Any Level (West Hall)

Reimagining Our Relationship to Work: A Cultural Perspective (East 1 Room)

Interrupting Impostor Phenomenon through Creative Play (East 2 Room)

Career Journeys: A Dynamic Discussion (Panel) (Grand Ballroom A)

Creating Lasting first impressions (Create your 30-Second Commercial) (Grand Ballroom E)

Building Strong & Effective Workplace Relationships (Junior Ballroom)

3:45 – 4:00 PM

Break and move to Afternoon Keynote

4:00 – 4:35 PM

Afternoon Keynote: Fireside chat w/ Kat Vellos, moderated by Angela Stopper (West Hall)

Fostering Belonging and Connection through Courageous Conversations

4:35 – 4:40 PM

Closing Remarks (West Hall)

UC Berkeley Chief People & Culture Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor Eugene Whitlock, J.D.

4:40 - 5:30 PM

Optional Happy Hour, Community Building