Speaking Engagements
Mind the Pay Gap: Legal Landmines and Leadership Moves in 2025
Paylocity Elevate Conference | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM CST
DCI's Joanna Colosimo will lead a wide ranging discussion, covering from DOJ and EEOC interpretations to the EU's Sweeping transparency mandates, the pay equity landscape is more complex than ever. This session will unpack the legal patchwork across the U.S. and globally, spotlighting what HR and Compliance leaders need to know now. We'll wrap with five bold moves to future-proof your strategy-think proactive analytics, legal partnerships, and job architecture that actually works.
Best Practices for Building Promotional Exams
IPAC Public Safety Summit: Essentials of Promotional Process Design | Monday, November 17, 2025 | 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST
DCI's Kristen Pryor and fellow presenter Rick Jacobs will provide a research-based practical foundation for building promotional exams.
Beyond Titles: Job Analysis Methodologies in Modern Compensation Design
Chicago Compensation Association Virtual Webinar | Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
DCI's Lisa Harpe and Amanda Allen explore foundational job analysis methodologies—such as task-based, worker-oriented, and competency models—and how they underpin equitable, defensible job evaluation practices. Learn how these approaches support internal job leveling, enable accurate benchmarking, and enhance Total Rewards strategies. We'll also briefly discuss how AI-powered tools can assist in analyzing large volumes of job data without losing the judgment and context provided by human experts.
Through the Looking Glass – Looking Back and Ahead on Trump Administration 2.0
NILG Virtual Webinar | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
In the most consequential year in employment law in over 60 years, join NILG panel members Brian Barger, Nita Beecher, and DCI's David Cohen with Moderator Teresa Salinas, who will discuss how the Trump Administration weaponized the federal government in a way no other administration has ever done in its war on “illegal DEI”. The panel will consider the impact of changes in the federal government’s approach to EEO on state laws, as well as what employers can expect from the Administration’s second year.
