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2018 ASA Connecticut Staffing Symposium
The ASA Connecticut Staffing Symposium convenes national and local industry leaders for strategic discussions and timely presentations.

Pricing
Staffing Firm Member: $145
Staffing Firm Nonmember: $290
Industry Supplier Member: $1,000
Industry Supplier Nonmember: $1,500
Industry suppliers: please contact r*************@americanstaffing.net to register.
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Join the Connecticut Council for the inaugural ASA Connecticut Staffing Symposium. Ensure your spot at this important industry event designed specifically for staffing professionals doing business in Connecticut. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to network with your peers and learn from top industry trainers. Education will include up-to-the-minute trends, challenges, and opportunities in the staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry. This is a can’t-miss event for anyone in the industry!
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*Schedule Subject to Change
11–11:30 a.m.
Registration Open
11:30 a.m.–12 noon
Welcome and ASA Industry Update
Erik Heller, senior vice president and chief operating officer, J. Morrissey & Co.; chairman, ASA Connecticut Council
Kelly Verberg, vice president, membership and engagement, American Staffing AssociationLearn more about the ASA Connecticut Council and its role with the American Staffing Association. You’ll also hear about employment trends shaping the staffing and recruiting industry.
12 noon–12:45 p.m.
Networking Lunch
12:45–2 p.m.
The Heart of Dialogue: Opening the Client Conversation
Mark Murphy, senior consultant, training and development, Next Level ExchangeMurphy shares two successful communication models to help you build client and candidate trust and leverage conversations that turn into trusted partnerships.
2:00–2:15 p.m.
Break
2:15–3:15 p.m.
Legal and Legislative Update
Toby Malara, Esq., government affairs counsel, American Staffing AssociationUnderstand how complex state and local employment laws such as wage theft, paid leave, health care, and more will affect the industry and your business.
3:15–4:15 p.m.
Best Practices of High-Performance Staffing Firms
Amy Bingham, owner and managing partner, Bingham ConsultingUsing more than 20 years of industry experience, Bingham will share the three high performance identifiers that are proven to provide sustainable top- and bottom-line growth.
4:15–4:30 p.m.
Leveraging Learning—Takeaways From Today
Erik Heller, senior vice president and chief operating officer, J. Morrissey & Co.; chairman, ASA Connecticut Council
Speakers

Bingham is the managing partner of Bingham Consulting, where she uses her more than 20 years of staffing industry sales leadership expertise to help small- to mid-size staffing firms accelerate growth through strategy design, coach high-potential leaders, and train sales and recruiting teams. Earlier in her career, she worked for a global staffing firm.

Malara manages all staffing-related legislation and regulation on behalf of ASA and represents the industry’s interests before Congress and state legislatures. He provides government relations counsel to the association's affiliated state organizations and regional councils and directs political fundraising activities through the ASA political action committee, StaffingPAC. Malara is a graduate of Georgetown University and received his law degree from Catholic University. He is a member of the Maryland bar association.

Murphy is the senior consultant for training and development with Next Level Exchange. He has more than 27 years of training and consulting experience in the areas of leadership, team effectiveness, trust, performance management, productivity, and project management. He spent many years at Franklin Covey and has worked with and consulted for multiple international and national companies.
This event qualifies for 3.5 continuing education hours (one of which is legal) toward maintaining your ASA credential.