2025 State Conference Information
October 13 and 14 | Mystic Lake Center
Join us for our annual State Conference on October 13th and 14th at Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake, MN.
The MNSHRM State Conference is presented annually by the Minnesota SHRM State Council, a state affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). This is one of the largest HR conferences in the region attracting over 700 human resources professionals and vendors.
Representing virtually every industry and size of business, this is the place to be for professionals to network, grow, and learn about the human resources industry. You also have the opportunity to earn credits for both the HR Certification Institute and SHRM Competencies Certifications.
MNSHRM invites you to share your expertise and experience with our community of human resource professionals at our 2025 State Conference. Please click on the link below to submit your proposal. Our conference has a terrific history of dynamic and insightful content and we are excited to hear from you as we plan for this year’s conference. Proposals are due by February 28, 2025, and speaker selections will begin in March. Chosen speakers will be notified in April.
Selected speakers will be required to provide a recorded version of your presentation prior to the conference. The on-demand video will be provided to learners post-conference, through the conference app, to earn additional education credit.
2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Monday Opening Keynote  Jennifer Moss Jennifer Moss is an award-winning writer, international speaker, and workplace culture strategist with clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Her most recent book, The Burnout Epidemic, was named 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 by Thinkers50 and shortlisted for the 2021 Outstanding Works of Literature Award. Jennifer is a nationally syndicated radio columnist and freelance journalist. She writes for Harvard Business Review and her work has appeared in CNN, TIME, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. | Tuesday Closing Keynote  Ryan McCarty
Ryan McCarty is an internationally renowned speaker, author, and the CEO of Culture of Good, Inc. He is known for his work in bringing purpose and profit together in meaningful ways, inspiring businesses to operate with the soul of a non-profit while achieving extraordinary success. Ryan’s work has been featured in Forbes, Inc.com, and Huffington Post, and he is the author of Build a Culture of Good: Unleash Results By Letting Your Employees Bring Their Soul to Work. With over 25 years of leadership experience in both non-profit and for-profit sectors, Ryan has transformed workplace cultures, reduced turnover rates, and engaged thousands of employees in meaningful community impact and leadership development. A compelling storyteller and champion of authentic leadership, Ryan equips organizations to create cultures that inspire fulfillment, belonging, and shared purpose. |
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