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• Active Threat (Lunch Session ONLY)

  • When
    November 04, 2025
  •  
    11:50 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Avalon Events Center OR Virtual
  • Spaces left
    52

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  Active Threat (Lunch Session ONLY)

  To Register: Active Threat (Lunch Session ONLY)

  Tuesday, November 4th | 11:50 AM - 1:00 PM

  Presented: Avalon Events Center OR Virtual

  Speaker: Drew Moldenhauer

  Program Summary

  This essential and interactive session equips Human Resources professionals with the knowledge and skills to respond effectively to active threat situations in the workplace. HR professionals often play a key role in policy creation, employee safety, and crisis management-making their preparedness crucial. Participants will learn how to recognize early warning signs, trust their intuition, and understand the impact of real fear on the brain and body. The session introduces the Blue Ethos Active Threat Response Model-Get Out, Actively Barricade, and Act with Aggression-tailored to corporate and office environments. Through practical strategies, real-world scenarios, and discussion, attendees will leave with actionable tools to improve both their personal safety and their organization's preparedness.

  Takeaways

  • Understand the Nature of Active Threats in the Workplace: Gain awareness of different types of active threats, including armed assailants, violent intruders, and workplace violence incidents.
    
    
  • Recognize Early Warning Signs and Leverage Intuition: Identify concerning behaviors, employee conduct changes, and environmental cues that may indicate a developing threat, and learn to trust and act on your instincts.
    
    
  • Understand the Fear Response: Explore what happens to the brain and body during a real fear response, including fight, flight, and freeze reactions, and learn strategies to override panic and take purposeful action.
    
    
  • Respond Effectively Under Stress: Learn how to make quick, informed decisions under pressure to protect yourself, your colleagues, and employees in your care.
    
    
  • Apply the Blue Ethos Model: Get Out, Actively Barricade, Act with Aggression: Master a proactive response model tailored for office and corporate settings, emphasizing rapid evacuation when possible, creating strong barriers when escape is not an option, and using aggressive countermeasures as a last resort.
    
    
  • Coordinate with Law Enforcement and Emergency Responders: Understand how to communicate effectively with responding officers and integrate seamlessly into emergency response efforts.
    
    
  • Enhance Organizational Preparedness: Assist in developing and implementing workplace safety policies, emergency action plans, and staff training to ensure readiness across the organization.

  About the Speaker

  Drew Moldenhauer is the driving force behind Blue Ethos Specialized Training, where he serves as Owner and Master Instructor. His mission is to equip individuals and organizations with essential skills in active threat response, de-escalation, and situational awareness. As a sought-after international speaker, Drew captivates audiences with practical, real-world insights gained from his extensive law enforcement career and academic expertise.

  With over 18 years of distinguished service in law enforcement, Drew has excelled in critical roles, including Active Shooter Instructor, Use of Force Instructor, and Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Instructor. Currently, he serves as a licensed officer with the City of Osseo Police Department, ensuring that officers are fully prepared to handle high-stakes situations, mental health crises, and complex ethical challenges.

  Drew's commitment to academic excellence is reflected in his Master’s Degree in Public Safety Executive Leadership from St. Cloud State University. He has shared his expertise as an Adjunct Professor at prominent institutions such as Hamline University and Concordia University St. Paul, in addition to a full-time teaching role at Metropolitan State University. His teaching spans a wide range, from foundational law enforcement principles to advanced tactical strategies.

  An accomplished author, Drew co-wrote How Smart Police Officers Use Situational Awareness to Improve Safety alongside Dr. Richard Gasaway. His contributions to platforms like Police1 and Officer.com continue to shape the future of public safety. With a unique blend of field experience, academic insight, and leadership, Drew is a pivotal figure in safety training and education.

  Menu
  Yankee Pot Roast - mashed potatoes gravy, corn o'brien

  Recertification Credits

  This session is pending approval for the following:

  1.0 SHRM PDC

  1.0 HRCI Credit

  
  

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• BOGO registration! Situational Awareness (Lunch & Afternoon Sessions)

  • When
    November 04, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:45 PM
  • Location
    Avalon Events Center, Fargo, ND

  Registration is closed

  Situational Awareness (Lunch & Afternoon Sessions)

  To Register: Situational Awareness (Lunch & Afternoon Sessions)

  Tuesday, November 4th | 1:00 PM - 4:45 PM

  *The afternoon session will not be available virtually.*

  Double the fun! The lunch/afternoon combo registration now comes with a FREE guest (BOGO)! Bring a friend, teammate, or fellow HR pro—it’s on us!
  
  Program Summary

  This engaging and practical session equips participants with the ability to recognize and overcome barriers to situational awareness, avoid complacency, and improve dynamic decision-making skills. Participants will gain insights into how human error occurs, how to prevent training to fail, and how to incorporate situational awareness into everyday work practices and training programs. Through real-world examples and actionable strategies, attendees will learn to enhance their ability to perceive, understand, and predict events in high-stakes environments.

  Takeaways

  • Avoiding Complacency: Understand what complacency is, how it develops, and strategies to stay engaged and vigilant in your role.
  • Preventing 'Training to Fail': Recognize how ineffective training can lead to poor real-world performance and implement strategies to improve training outcomes.
  • Incorporating Situational Awareness into Training: Learn tips and methods to embed situational awareness principles into organizational training programs.
  • Understanding Human Error: Recognize how slips in judgment, lapses in memory, and flawed decision-making occur, and understand that human error can happen to anyone, even the most experienced and well-trained professionals.
  • Overcoming Situational Awareness Barriers: Understand the recurring three-step SA development process-Perception (gathering intel), Understanding (sense-making), and Prediction (visioning)-and how barriers can impact decision-making.
  • Mastering Dynamic Decision Making: Learn the principles of making high-stress decisions that are high-risk, high-consequence, and time-compressed, where you often have only one chance to get it right.

  About the Speaker

  Drew Moldenhauer is the driving force behind Blue Ethos Specialized Training, where he serves as Owner and Master Instructor. His mission is to equip individuals and organizations with essential skills in active threat response, de-escalation, and situational awareness. As a sought-after international speaker, Drew captivates audiences with practical, real-world insights gained from his extensive law enforcement career and academic expertise.

  With over 18 years of distinguished service in law enforcement, Drew has excelled in critical roles, including Active Shooter Instructor, Use of Force Instructor, and Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Instructor. Currently, he serves as a licensed officer with the City of Osseo Police Department, ensuring that officers are fully prepared to handle high-stakes situations, mental health crises, and complex ethical challenges.

  Drew's commitment to academic excellence is reflected in his Master’s Degree in Public Safety Executive Leadership from St. Cloud State University. He has shared his expertise as an Adjunct Professor at prominent institutions such as Hamline University and Concordia University St. Paul, in addition to a full-time teaching role at Metropolitan State University. His teaching spans a wide range, from foundational law enforcement principles to advanced tactical strategies.

  An accomplished author, Drew co-wrote How Smart Police Officers Use Situational Awareness to Improve Safety alongside Dr. Richard Gasaway. His contributions to platforms like Police1 and Officer.com continue to shape the future of public safety. With a unique blend of field experience, academic insight, and leadership, Drew is a pivotal figure in safety training and education.

  Menu
  Yankee Pot Roast - mashed potatoes gravy, corn o'brien
  
  Re-certification Credits

  • This presentation is pending approval for SHRM and HRCI credits.

  Event Cost

  • Member Rate: $70 (lunch session is included)
  • Non-Member Rate: $90 (lunch session is included)

  Please submit payment one week prior to the meeting.
  Registration will close 10 days prior to the event.  

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• The Economics of Workplace Childcare

  • When
    November 11, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Zoom Virtual Meeting
  • Spaces left
    280

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  The Economics of Workplace Childcare

  To Register: The Economics of Workplace Childcare

  Tuesday, November 11th at 8:30 am, presented via Zoom.

  Speaker: Calli Adamson-Bakken

  Program Summary & Key Takeaways:

  Childcare isn’t just a personal problem—it’s an economic one, and it’s costing your organization more than you think. Every unfilled role, every missed day, every disengaged employee has a price tag, and in many cases, childcare gaps are the hidden culprit. In The Economics of Workplace Childcare, we’ll pull back the curtain on the billions lost annually in productivity, retention, and recruitment because of inadequate childcare support. We’ll also examine local workforce and childcare statistics to reveal exactly how these challenges are shaping your own talent pipeline. You’ll discover why forward-thinking employers are treating childcare as a core business strategy—not a perk—and how you can quantify its impact on your bottom line.

  At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

  1. Quantify the hidden costs of inadequate childcare on productivity, turnover, and recruitment.

  2. Assess how childcare challenges influence workforce participation and organizational competitiveness

  3. Understand the local and national childcare climate.

  4. Examine local and national resources supporting workplace childcare initiatives.

  About the Speaker:

  Calli Adamson Bakken is a dynamic disruptor in the HR industry, on a mission to transform workplaces for the modern workforce. Whether she’s hosting multiple DisruptHR events (Minneapolis, St. Cloud, Green Bay), helping businesses embrace growth as a workplace strategy consultant, or co-hosting the Work Sucks podcast with Toby Kheng of Freeformers, Calli is always pushing boundaries. After unexpectedly finding her way into HR, she pivoted to HR technology, where she championed employee-centric workplaces. Calli is now launching her consultancy, Wiggle Work, focused on turning the childcare crisis into a competitive advantage.

  This session is pending approval for the following:

  • 1.0 SHRM PDC
  • 1.0 HRCI Credit

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