GMA SHRM Professional Development Summit

March 17, 2026

Alliant Energy Center

1919 Alliant Energy Way
Madison, WI
        
     

Session 1    8:00-10:00
Unlocking Behavioral Intelligence: Elevate Your Leadership & Communication

  

Session 2     10:15-12:15  
Artificial Intelligence: Me, My Office, and AI 
Presented by:  Kathie Rotz   Presented By:  Dr. Clare Fowler
 

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Session 1

Whether you’re leading a team, collaborating with colleagues, or navigating everyday interactions, understanding behavioral intelligence is a game-changer. In this dynamic, interactive keynote, you’ll be challenged to step outside your comfort zone, reframe how you see yourself and others, and discover powerful strategies for connection and collaboration.

You’ll gain a deeper awareness of individual behavioral preferences, uncover potential blind spots, and develop practical techniques for working effectively with different personalities.

Expect to walk away with at least one mind-changing idea that will transform the way you lead, communicate, and build relationships—both personally and professionally.

  

Session 2

AI is impossible to ignore – but most of us are still deciding on the right way to use it. Is it just a search tool? Can I use an agent to offload mundane parts of my job? I hear about people building their own tools – but I’m not a programmer!

This session looks at 6 distinct phases of our workday and provides hand-on demos of AI tools that can assist. Together, we will walk through the set-up and application of these tools. There is also a discussion of the ethics around these tools and security. Most of the tools suggested will be free, but a chatGPT pro account is preferred if possible.

Participants will learn:

  • Different points during their day where an AI tool can save them time and free up their brain bandwidth.
  • How to build simple AI tools that can help them and their employees.
  • Different safeguards for different tools. When interacting with employees and personal data, there are additional safety considerations to look for.
SPEAKER BIO     SPEAKER BIO  

Kathie Rotz: t the core of my work is a simple but powerful promise: THINKING DIFFERENTLY. As the creator of the ThinkDiff™ Model, Midwest Leadership Academy, and Midwest Leadership Experience, I help organizations slow down to speed up—reducing distraction, easing leadership overload, and refocusing on people. Through Unity Consulting, LLC, I equip emerging through executive leaders with the mindset, tools, and strategies to own their growth, strengthen their teams, and produce meaningful, measurable results.
I’m also the host of the Thinking Differently with Kathie Rotz podcast, a keynote speaker, leadership retreat facilitator, and coach to individuals and teams who are ready to break old habits, shift their thinking, and elevate their impact.
So if you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or quietly aware that you’re capable of more—you’re in the right place. Let’s slow down, own the journey, and challenge the way you think so you can lead, live, and work with purpose.		  
Dr. Clare Fowler
• Executive Vice-President of ODR.com
• International Woman of Peace Award, 2024
• Author of Rising Above Office Conflict: the light-hearted guide for the heavy-hearted employee

Dr. Clare Fowler received her Doctorate on designing dispute resolution systems for small businesses from Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education/Organizational Leadership and her Master’s of Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law. Dr. Fowler also works as Managing Editor and with Caseload Manager at Mediate.com. She teaches at Pepperdine Straus Dispute Resolution Department and University of Oregon. Clare mediates and trains, focusing on workplace disputes. Dr. Fowler’s dissertation was a phenomenological study of Workplace disputes. Her 2023 book, Rising Above Office Conflict, is a guidebook for HR directors dealing with high conflict behaviors. Her motto for the dispute resolution field? Rising Tides Raise All Boats.



 
SCHEDULE
   
  • Session 1
 8:00am to 10:00am
  • Session 2 
 10:15am to 12:15pm










FEES    
  • GMA SHRM Member
Free - Advance registration positively required.
 

 
  • Student Member
 Free - Advance registration positively required.

 
  • Guest / Nonmember
$50 Either or Both Sessions
 

 
  • Guest Grant Registration

Not a member yet?

GMA SHRM has a limited number of Professional Grants available for potential members to attend one Professional Development Summit at no cost. 

If you are considering joining GMA SHRM, have a bona fide connection to Human Resources and would like to apply for one of these Professional Grants, please contact us at chapteradmin@gmashrm.org.
 

 


 

 











LOCATION  
 

 

Alliant Energy Center,
1919 Alliant Way,
Madison, WI 

 














For more information contact:

GMA SHRM Management Team
4075 Vilas Road
Cottage Grove, WI  53527
(608) 204-9814
fax (608) 204-9818
chapteradmin@gmashrm.org

Program Schedule subject to change.

 
 
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