LEAD Smart 2026: Human + AI: The Workforce Reimagined

Sept 25, 2026 08:30am - 03:00pm EDT

Conference In-person

Organizer

SHRM Charlotte County

Location

Charlotte Technical College

18150 Murdock Circle

Port Charlotte, FL 33948

Pricing

$40 members - $50 guests

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Get ready to LEAD SMARTer in the age of AI!

Join us at the Lead Smart Conference for an unforgettable lineup of speakers tackling the biggest questions facing today's workplace — from advancing the speed of change to navigating legal risks and governance, leading with strategy, staying human, and building human-AI superteams.

Don't miss this chance to gain the practical insights and forward-thinking strategies you need to shape the future of work.

 

AI Applications in the Workplace: Advancing the Speed of Change

Matt Cain, Custom Solutions Director

Empower Financial Services

 

On Strategy, Stewardship, and Staying Human

Shellie Halstead, Strategy Director

Lee County Tax Collector

 

AI in the Workplace: Legal Risks, Governance and Practical Guidance for HR

Scott Atwood, Chair of Employment Law Group

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.

 

Leading in the Human and AI-Era

Marguerite Ulrich, Executive Partner, Chief HR Officer Solution (Sales & Service)

Gartner, Inc.

 

The Human Advantage: Skills AI Can’t Replace

Melissa Severance, Chief Dream Officer

Inspire Big Dreams

 

Designing the Future Workplace: Human + AI by Design for the Human-AI Superteams of Tomorrow

Kate Hill, Executive Leader, Practitioner-Scholar, Speaker, Writer, Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Eric Demirjian, Research Fellow

Center for Innovation Management and Business Analytics, Florida Institute of Technology

 

Conference registration includes a light continental breakfast and lunch.