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Our 2025 Schedule is complete.

Our "Call For Speakers" submission process is open for the 2026 conference.


Thank you for your interest in speaking at a future Ohio Human Resource Conference. Please submit your speaker information by using the following link:  SPEAKER SUBMISSION LINK

Annually, the Ohio SHRM State Council sponsors a two and a half day conference in September, drawing approximately 1000 human resource professionals from the entire state of Ohio and surrounding states. The Ohio Conference Programs Committee strives each year to select a line up of first-class speakers, many nationally known, with the goal of allowing our attendees to hear and experience educational, informative and innovative speakers on a variety of topics.

If you are interested in applying for a speaker opportunity, please complete the online application form. Please note that you must complete a separate application for each presentation/topic you would like to present on. Prior to applying, please have the following information available:

  • Session Topic and Title
  • HRCI Credit Information (if applicable)
  • Three Learning Objectives to assist us in obtaining HRCI recertification credits for our registrants
  • Electronic photograph of at least 300 dpi; acceptable file formats are .jpg, .eps, and .tif.
  • Current Contact Information for your references
  • Evaluation/Feedback Summaries from previous speaking engagements including the type of HR audience to which the session was targeted.
  • Both a short (150 words) and long (350 words) speaker biography & session description

Thank you for considering the opportunity to speak at the Ohio HR Conference.

Click HERE to access our online application form.

Questions? Please contact marketing@ohioshrm.org