Georgia Employers’ Association & Georgia Manufacturing Alliance Hosting Spring Leadership Conference

Staff Report From Savannah CEO

Thursday, March 3rd, 2016

The Georgia Employers’ Association and the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance present the Spring Leadership Conference in Savannah.   Featured speakers include Phil Horlock, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Bird and J. Randy Jackson, CAO Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia

The legal and regulatory environment for Georgia businesses has never been so challenging. This year the Georgia Employers’ Association and the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance team together to present a conference you can’t afford to miss.  Attend the Spring Leadership Conference in Savannah March 20-22, 2016 to hear from Georgia business leaders and experts about the issues your organization will face in 2016 and beyond. 

The Government’s Tool Box has Gotten Bigger: Preparing for These and Other Business Challenges in 2016 and Beyond

Featured speakers include Phil Horlock, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Bird.  Phil will discuss Blue Bird’s journey to a publicly traded company and how Blue Bird increased market share to become one of the largest school bus manufacturers in North America.

Also featured will be J. Randy Jackson, Chief Administrative Officer, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia. Randy will review The Kia Way:  Building a Foundation of Trust.

Judge Frank McKay, Chairman, State Board of Workers’ Compensation will provide information on the future of Workers’ Compensation in Georgia. 

W. Melvin Haas, III, Partner Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP and one of the top labor and employment attorneys in the nation will discuss how the NLRB is making it much easier to unionize your employees. 

Additional topics to be covered include:  What to expect after the Presidential Election if the Democrats win and what to expect if the Republicans win the election.  The top five labor and employment issues, the top five workers’ compensation issues and  the top five OSHA issues most companies face and what you need to be doing now to prepare for them.   

For more information visit www.georgiaemployers.org