Annual Conference
FALL INTO PAYROLL
October 29 – 30, 2026
Hyatt Regency
3200 E 81st Street, Bloomington, MN
Parking Instructions

Thursday, October 29, 2026 | |
7:30am to 8:30am | Continental Breakfast |
8:00am to 8:30am | Welcome and Introductions |
8:30am to 9:30am | Ginny Priem, UNSUBSCRIBE, Why Letting Go Is the Secret to Moving Forward |
9:30am to 9:45am | Break |
9:45am to 10:45am | Barb Muellerleile, Mergers and Acquisitions from a Payroll Perspective |
10:45am to 11:00am | Break |
11:00am to 12:00pm | Kathy Cardinal: Payroll Accounting from the CFO’s Perspective |
12:00pm to 1:00pm | Lunch |
1:00pm to 2:00pm | Michael Bateman: Mentorship as an Operating System for Payroll Excellence |
2:00pm to 2:15pm | Break |
2:15pm to 3:15pm | Randi Winter, Bryan Rochel, Grant Collins - Employment Law Legal Panel |
3:30pm to 5:00pm | Vendor Fair and Reception |
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7:30am to 8:30am | Continental Breakfast |
8:15am to 9:15am | Cassie Tennant, Deceased Earnings |
9:15am to 9:30am | Break |
9:30am to 10:30am | Kathy Cardinal, OBBBA Updates |
10:30am to 10:45am | Break |
10:45am to 11:45am | MaryEllen Reihsen, Minnesota Paid Leave |
11:45am to 12:45pm | Lunch |
12:45pm to 1:45pm | Kate Bischoff - Employment Law |
1:45pm to 2:00pm | Break |
2:00pm to 3:00pm | Heather Whepley, Imposter Syndrome: From Self-Doubt to Grounded Confidence |
3:00pm | Closing Announcements |










