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This conference was definitely worth my time while still having a lot of potential to grow into something much bigger. I was grateful to be able to share ideas with peers in the industry!

Good event for the intimacy. Lacked CHRO's, VPs of HR and other decision makers. Presentations were focused on soft processes, and weren't true business cases addressing specific (aka well-known challenges) like turnover and retention. Would have liked to see/hear more results-driven stories, but this speaks to the overall level of attendee.

Conference was good networking. There were great speakers and then some speakers that didn't have the experience or expertise so they weren't as value added. There also weren't many HRs that supported the field, it was more corporate HR supporting a retail business.

Overall I was disappointed in the content of the conference. This was not well rounded (little to no content on Total Rewards or Compliance) and several of the speaker's were sub par compared to other conferences I've attended. Having everyone attending the same sessions all day long is hard to ensure that the content will be related to their organization. Only once were we able to break into groups based upon our organization's size, this was the most beneficial 20-30 minutes. During the breakout session regarding compensation, there was no leader and when checked on that, it was a response of "oh no, this is for you to talk". The whole group was interested in that topic because they had questions, not looking for the blind to lead the blind. In addition the compliance panel, there were no experts, simple the doers, which providing advice to an entire auditorium is not a best practice. Overall the content and flow of the conference is poor for the cost especially. This reminded me of a small town mom and pop conference that is put on in the simplest nature, not one that cost over 1,000 per participant. Networking was great, however most felt similarly that the panels were a waste of time. They were so long, and not helpful. However some of the speakers that were actually great, didn't get to go as long. People also mocked the food as the breakfast set up with the vendors was uncomfortable. While this is their 3rd year, I understand growing pains, but this was definitely not worth the money.

unorganized, content and presenters were not of high quality