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Arkansas SHRM 2025 HR Conference & Expo • October 8-10 • Rogers, Arkansas

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Keynote Details

Bold Leadership: Inspire Teams. Drive Action. Deliver Results

Geno Bell, VP of Transportation, Walmart will be engaged in a fireside chat with Broderick Daniels to discuss bold leadership. 

In today’s dynamic workplace, bold leaders don’t just manage—they ignite momentum, foster resilience, and create cultures where innovation and accountability thrive. Now is the time to lead with courage, act with purpose, and turn vision into impact.

Key Objectives

1.Understand the core traits of bold leadership like decisiveness, authenticity, resilience and the ability to inspire and mobilize teams toward a shared vision. 2. Learn how to translate vision into action by setting clear goals, empowering others and maintain momentum through change. 3. Commit to leading with purpose and impact, creating environments where people feel valued, heard and motivated to contribute.

Geno Bell

Vice President, Transportation at WalMart

Geno Bell is Vice President of Transportation at Walmart, where he has built a 24-year career driving operational excellence and leading within one of the largest supply chains in the world. Before joining Walmart, Geno spent four years in the National Football League with the New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, and Cleveland Browns. He has carried the discipline, resilience, and teamwork of professional sports into his business leadership and community impact. In 2018, Geno founded Be BOLD, LLC, an organization dedicated to equipping young people to live with purpose, intentionality, and personal accountability. He also shares his passion for football as the sideline reporter for the Arkansas Razorbacks on the Arkansas Sports Property Network, presented by Learfield, bringing fans a former player’s perspective every weekend. A proud lifetime member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Geno also values education deeply. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas and a Master of Science in Management from Indiana Wesleyan University. At his core, Geno is most proud of his family. He and his wife, Dr. Karmen V. Bell, are the proud parents of three adult children—sons Mason and Nicholas, and daughter Lauren.

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Location: Ambassador Ballroom

Category: Business Mgt & Strategy

HRCI Credits:

1.00 Select HRCI Recertification credits available.

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HR2025 is a recognized provider of recertification credits. HR Certification Institute® pre-approved this program for 1.00 HR (Select) credit(s) toards a PHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification. Please be sure to note the program ID number on your recertification application form. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI website at www.hrci.org.

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SHRM Credits:

1.00 SHRM Recertification credits available.

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HR2025 is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP℠ or SHRM-SCP℠. This program is valid for 1.00 PDCs for the SHRM-CP℠ or SHRM-SCP℠. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org.


Please Note: Speakers and topics are subject to change without notice.

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