Member Fees: $99
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Live Online | September 10th, 2025 | 8:30AM-11:30AM EST
Learn what breaks compensation and benefits programs—and how to build what actually works. This exclusive session for HR and business leaders takes you behind the scenes of real-world failures in wage strategy, AI disruption, pay transparency, and benefits design. Led by two national experts, you’ll explore the costly missteps most organizations never talk about—and walk away with a smarter, more strategic plan for 2026.
✅ Compensation Confessions: The Wage Wars Reality
Michael Maciekowich reveals what really went wrong inside organizations that overspent, underpaid, or lost trust with employees. From AI-driven disruptions to pay transparency failures, you’ll hear the stories no one wants to admit—and the strategies that turned things around.
✅ Benefits Autopsy: Dissecting the Programs That Died
Troy Vermillion walks you through real cases of benefits plans that flopped—mental health programs that missed the mark, PTO policies that backfired, and admin overloads that broke HR. You’ll learn where good intentions go wrong—and what actually sticks.
✅ From Mistakes to Momentum: Building What Works for 2026
Together, our speakers deliver a no-fluff strategy session to help you move forward with clarity. You’ll explore what it takes to rebuild smarter—across cost structure, communication, engagement, and metrics that actually drive performance.
Michael Maciekowich | National Director, Astron Solutions
A national compensation strategist with decades of firsthand experience helping organizations navigate wage challenges and strategy missteps.
Troy Vermillion | Client Executive, Hylant
A seasoned benefits leader known for exposing the hidden costs, engagement gaps, and inefficiencies in traditional programs.
Ready to Build Smarter?
Register now to secure your spot—and walk away with the insight, strategy, and tools to make 2026 your strongest year yet.
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