A review of Empower, an employee engagement and advocacy program developed by AFPM designed to equip refining and petrochemical sector workers with the tools and information needed to share our story with local communities and policymakers.
Join a panel of labor and employment law professionals to explore the hidden legal landmines that may impact your workforce, from protected strikes in non-union workplaces to liability for the acts (and omissions) of onsite contractors.
The team will provide practical tips for avoiding liability and looks forward to questions from the audience.
This session will explore recent NLRA developments, enforcement trends, and policy considerations affecting today’s workplaces.
In house counsel and human resources professionals will gain insight into how these changes may impact employee relations, internal investigations, and workplace policies, along with practical guidance for mitigating risk.
Phil Brzozowski, Marathon’s Vice President, HR, Labor & Employee Relations, is the lead negotiator in pattern bargaining with the United Steelworkers. Phil has more than 15 years of experience spanning arbitration, collective bargaining, litigation, industrial and labor relations, human resources, benefits administration and labor and employment law. His strategic leadership and deep expertise shape the high stakes negotiations with the United Steelworkers on behalf of our industry.
Join Phil for a powerful, insight driven session that goes beyond a standard negotiation recap. Drawing on his recent experience from the 2025–2026 bargaining cycle and the newly secured four-year national pattern agreement, Phil will break down the pivotal moments, strategic inflection points and behind the scenes dynamics that shaped the final outcomes. He’ll offer a rare, practitioner level look at how to balance risk, timing, leverage and workforce realities across large operations.
Ania Krasniewska Shahidi, Global Advisory Services Leader in the Human Resource Practice at Gartner and Group Vice President, has extensive experience supporting clients as they benchmark performance against best-in-class organizations, and achieve critical business objectives through successful talent and functional strategies. Ania leads a team of 100+ executive advisors, specialists and executive education experts at Gartner and Chairs the Gartner HR Symposium conferences in Orlando, London and Sydney.
Ania’s relevant and insight-driven session at AFPM’s 2026 Labor Relations / Human Resources Conference entitled “Building Responsible AI: The HR Imperative” will equip CHROs and HR leaders with practical approaches to building and stewarding Responsible AI in their organizations. Covering ethical considerations, governing principles, latest benchmarks and developing practices from leading organizations, this discussion will help define how to approach strategies for governance, as well as pitfalls to avoid.