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MERC Annual Conference Getting Comfortable With Change

  • August 24, 2023
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Interlachen Country Club

Registration


August 24, 2023

Interlachen Country Club

Annual Conference Agenda 

Leverage the knowledge and experience of industry peers on how to remain adaptive to the changes affecting employee mobility programs today. 

Three Roundtables/Benchmarking Sessions

  • MORNING SESSION/Corporate only: Domestic Relocation
  • AFTERNOON SESSION/Corporate Only: International Relocation Issues
  • AFTERNOON SESSION/Suppliers: Clifton Strengths Workshop (5 Themes)

Three All-Conference Education Sessions

  • Flexible Mobility Programs: Beyond the One-Size-Fits-All Policy
  • Sustainability Throughout the Mobility Ecosystem
  • Creating Better Mobility RFPs: Perspective from Global Mobility Leaders and Corporate Procurement.

+ SHRM/HRCI/CRP and GMS Credits (3 CRP/GMS for Suppliers, 5 CRP/GMS for Corporate, 5.5 HRCI and SHRM credits)

+ 8/23 Pre-Conference Charity Golf Event

+ 8/23 Welcome Reception and Lawn Bowling


Time

Agenda Item

8am-9:30am

Corporate Round Table- Domestic

9am-9:30am

Registration Open to all

9:45-10am

Grand Ballroom Presidents Welcome and Announcements

10-10:45am

Keynote w/ Alexander's introducing (Keynote Sponsor)

10:45-11am

Break

10:55-11am

Sponsor recognition – Weichert Workforce Mobility Sponsor Land O Lakes

11-12pm

Education Session 1: Flexible Mobility Programs: Beyond the One-Size-Fits-All Policy

12pm-12:05

Sponsor recognition – Envoy Land O Lakes Sponsor - Q/A

12:05pm-12:55

Lunch

12:55-1pm

Sponsor recognition – PNC Sponsor - Land O Lakes Q/A

1-2pm

Education Session 2: Sustainability Throughout the Mobility Ecosystem

2-2:10pm

Break

2:10-2:15pm

Sponsor recognition – Corporate Roundtables Rocket Mortgage - Q/A

2:15-3:30pm

Supplier Education Session: Clifton Strengths Workshop w/ Jeri Schulze, PHR, SHRM-CP

2:15-3:30pm

Corporate Roundtable-International

3:30-3:45pm

Break

3:45-4:45

Education Session 3: Creating Better Mobility RFPs: Perspective from Global Mobility Leaders and Corporate Procurement.

4:45-5pm

Wrap up + closing

5-7pm

End of day networking + Sponsor recognition – Welcome Reception Express Corporate Housing 


Education Session 1: 


Education Session 2:


Education Session 3: 

Don't forget to join us for The Pre-Conference Charity Golf Event

August 23
Brookview Golf Course
316 Brookview Pkwy S, Golden Valley, MN 55426

Register for golf separately here MERC Annual Conference Charity Golf Event

  • Golf event-First Tee Off is 11:30am
  • Welcome Reception-5-7pm

Need a place to stay?

Courtyard Minneapolis West  

9980 Wayzata Blvd, St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55426.

Reserve your room here!


Thank you to our 2023 Annual Conference Sponsors! 


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