9th Annual Conference

The One-Day Conference for HR, Screening, Safety & Compliance Leaders

Learn from industry experts, earn continuing education credits, and connect with more than 1,000 professionals facing the same workforce challenges you are.

January 14, 2027 Houston, Texas Marriott Marquis Houston

Early Bird: $495 through October 15. Regular registration: $795.

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* Discounts available for clients

1,000+

Professionals Expected

24+

Industry Presenters

Hours of Live Sessions

9th

Annual Conference

Hear It From Attendees

People come back for a reason.

Attendees leave with practical guidance, stronger professional connections, and ideas they can bring back to work. The 2026 attendee feedback reflects the value of both the content and the conference experience.

Based on the 2026 post-conference attendee survey.

96%

Likely or highly likely to recommend the conference

98%

Intended to return the following year

4.6/5

Overall conference experience

4.7/5

Speaker quality and presentations

Why Attend

What you leave with matters.

Current Compliance Guidance

Understand developments across screening, workplace drug testing, transportation, employment law, and safety.

Ideas You Can Put to Work

Take home practical approaches for safer workplaces, smarter hiring, and stronger workforce programs.

A Stronger Professional Network

Meet professionals managing many of the same workforce and compliance challenges you face.

Progress Toward Recertification

Earn continuing education credit while gaining knowledge relevant to your work.

Day with DISA conference speaker presenting practical compliance and workplace guidance to attendees

Continuing Education

Earn professional development credits while you're here.

continuing education credits available

Make progress toward professional recertification while spending the day learning from experts across HR, compliance, screening, and workplace safety.

SHRM Recertification

This program has been approved by SHRM to offer 6 professional development credits for SHRM-CP® and SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.

HRCI Recertification

This program has been approved for 6 HR (General) recertification credit hours through the HR Certification Institute.

Conference attendees networking during the Day with DISA conference

Who You'll Meet

You will be surrounded by people who understand your work.

Whether you manage these programs directly or advise the people who do, you will find sessions and connections relevant to your role.

Human Resources

Workplace Safety

Drug & Alcohol Testing

Background Screening

Transportation Compliance

Employment Law

Occupational Health

Risk & Compliance

Expertise and Insights at Your Fingertips

24 sessions from experts in their fields.

Click any speaker to read their bio.

Background Screening Experts

Pam Devata

Labor & Employment Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Joe Beachboard

Chief Employment Attorney, Beachboard Consulting Group

Chad Ascar

Director of Compliance Integration, DISA

Drug Testing Experts

Faye Caldwell

Partner, Caldwell Everson PLLC

Jo McGuire

Executive Director, National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association

William J. Judge

Co-founder, Senior Research Attorney, Drug Screening Compliance Institute (DSCI)

Transportation Experts

Juan J. Moya

President, International Consulting Transportation Services LLC

Christy Choice

Professional Services, Tenstreet

Brenna Lyles

Vice President, Safety Policy, American Trucking Associations

General HR Experts

Ciera Parks

MHRD, SHRM-CP
CEO, CWC HR Solutions & Training

Kim Olszewski

Former President, AAOHN & Director of Medical Services, DISA

Ryan Parker

Chief Legal Officer, SixFifty Technologies, LLC

Nick Hartman

Co-founder & Managing Partner, Drug Screening Compliance Institute (DSCI)

Drug Testing

Eden Hutchinson

Compliance Investigation Manager, DISA Global Solutions

Background Screening

Dr. David Kuntz

PhD, F-ABFT
Executive Director, CRL

Drug Testing

Dr. Alex Leslie

Senior Research Associate, American Transportation Research Institute

Transportation

Colin Woods

Chief Strategy Officer, DISA

Drug Testing

Mallory Herrin

CEO & Principal HR Consultant, HerrinHR

General HR

Shannon Shoemaker

Chief Revenue Officer, Psychemedics Corporation

Drug Testing

Marilyn Surber

Executive Advisor, Growth & Strategic Partnerships, Conversion Interactive Agency

Transportation

Brady Quarles

Vice President of Industrial Sales, DISA Global Solutions

Drug Testing

Tim Jenney

President, Team Companies

General HR

Built Over 9 Years

A conference that has earned trust.

From more than 400 attendees in 2018 to approximately 1,000 professionals today, this annual event continues to grow because people find value in coming back.

Explore Conference History

Hear From Attendees

See why people keep coming back.

Hear directly from professionals who joined us in Houston for the learning, connections, and conversations they take back to work.

This conference surpassed other industry conferences.

This is probably the best conference of its type in this industry that I go to each year.

All of the speakers were amazing. They brought ENERGY and made it not boring. Learned so much.

Great conference, love the atmosphere and the DISA Team is amazing and their hospitality is amazing.

It was my first conference, and I had a blast and learned so much!

98%

of 2026 attendees intended to return in 2027

Topics Built Around Today's Workforce Challenges

Choose the conversations most relevant to your role.

Drug & Alcohol Testing

Background Screening

Employment Law

Transportation Compliance

Workplace Safety

HR Strategy

Occupational Health

Regulatory Updates

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Make the business case for attending.

We've created a ready-to-send letter highlighting the business value of attending the conference.

Educational and compliance value

Practical knowledge to bring back

SHRM and HRCI continuing education credits

Early bird registration savings

Industry networking opportunities

Access to recognized experts

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Conference Partners

Meet the partners supporting the 2027 conference.

Connect with organizations helping bring the HR Screening, Safety & Strategy Conference to life. Schedule time at the conference, learn more about each partner, or connect directly with their team.

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