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2025 WPELRA Annual Training Conference

1 W. Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53703 United States
The Madison Concourse Hotel
Thursday, January 30, 2025 7:00 AM - Friday, January 31, 2025 12:30 PM (CST)

Pricing

If you are a member: You MUST be logged in to purchase a member rate registration and only ONE member registration can be purchased. If registering multiple members, you MUST log in under each member SEPARATELY. Non-members can be purchased in addition to a member rate. 

If you are still having difficulty, please get in touch with Kelsia Buxton at educate@npelra.org 

Event Details

Tentative Conference Agenda

Thursday, January 30

7:15 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. – New Members Breakfast

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. – Welcome – Ed Smudde

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – Keynote Speaker – Mandolen Mull - Emotional Residue

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. - Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Breakout Sessions #1

  • Kyle – Making the Transition: From Peer to Supervisor and Union to Management
  • Andy Phillips – Navigating Investigations with Elected Officials

Noon – 1:00 p.m. – WPELRA Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. – Afternoon Keynote – Steve Bench – Generation Z: Manager’s Survival Guide

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 - Break

2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. – Breakout Sessions #2

  • Paycor – Integrated A.I. Solutions
  • Jill Hamill Sopha – Conducting Unbiased Investigations

3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – State Legislative Update – Mark and Jerry

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Break

5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Hospitality and Networking


Friday, January 31

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Networking Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. –Keynote Speaker – Anthoney Huey

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. - Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Breakout Sessions #1

  • Brown & Brown – Onsite Health Clinic
  • Von Briessen – Act 10 Roundtable

11:45 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Closing Remarks and Raffle

Additional Information
Event Contact:
Edward Smudde
Contact Organization:
WPELRA
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