October 21-22, 2020

Empower Beyond

An annual conference that brings HR professionals together to learn, grow, and have some fun.

This year, we're empowering HR professionals beyond our physical workspaces in the first ever virtual ACE event. Arrive with your ideas and be ready to learn new skills that will transform the way your organization works — and, it's free to attend!

ACE 2020 keynote speakers

We’ve curated a diverse group of experts ready to share their knowledge and know-how. Prepare to be engaged, energized, and challenged. Our experts will unpack this profound year of change and decipher what it means for the employee experience.

Stefanie K. Johnson

Author, "Inclusify"

Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson is a researcher focused on the intersection of leadership and...

Pandit Dasa

Mindful leadership expert, speaker & author

Pandit Dasa is a Mindful Leadership Expert, motivational keynote speaker and author. Pandit helps...

Jeff Cates

Achievers CEO

Jeff Cates serves as CEO and President of Achievers, an industry-leading employee voice and...

Empower your culture

Together, we’ll uncover how to pivot and perform in a rapidly evolving work environment.

LEARN

Discover how to reinforce behaviors that align to organizational values using research from Achievers Workforce Institute, create an environment that promotes a sense of belonging, and gather real-time employee feedback to inform effective action.

NETWORK

Meet like-minded professionals who are passionate about the future of engagement and reconnect with culture builders from previous ACE events. Together you’ll share ideas, a new experience, and begin to build the future of work.

GROW

Enrich and expand your perspective by attending sessions, participating in dialogue, asking questions, learning from curated on-demand content, and accessing the latest research in recognition, reward, and employee engagement.

Past attendees

ACE Registration Terms and Conditions

Thank you for registering for virtual ACE (“ACE”). These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) are between You and Achievers Solutions Inc. and its affiliates (“Achievers”)

General Terms for All Attendees

These Terms govern your registration for and participation in ACE. All bookings are subject to availability and acceptance by Achievers, which will be confirmed in writing (including by email) after you have registered and requested to book by completing the applicable registration forms, completing all mandatory fields and accepted these Terms and confirming you have read our applicable Privacy Policy. By registering for ACE you agree that you have read and accepted these Terms and agree to be legally bound them. Upon Achiever’s written confirmation to you of its acceptance of your registration for a place on ACE, there will be a legally binding contract between Achievers and you, to which these Terms apply.

If you are registering for ACE on behalf of another individual, you agree, represent and warrant that you have made that individual aware of these Terms and that they have accepted the Terms.

Achievers reserves the right to refuse to accept any registration in its absolute discretion. Bookings are for your own personal use or that of your business only and may not be sold under any circumstances, including but not limited to use as part of any promotion or competition.

Privacy

Achievers takes privacy and the protection of your personal information seriously. All information collected, stored or shared in connection with ACE, including information on how and why we use such information, who we share it with and your legal rights are contained in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference to these Terms.

The participant list will not made available to participants. Participants will have access to a list of the speakers. However, your details may be available to other participants if you choose to post Participant Content or make use of Digital Systems, as defined below in these Terms.

ACE Conference Participation and Conduct

ACE is an online event which can be accessed through desktop or mobile devices by logging onto the ACE Portal. ACE Portal login information will be provided as part of your registration confirmation. ACE can be accessed live from October 21 – 22, 2020. You are solely responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary desktop or mobile equipment and internet connection for accessing the ACE Portal.

In relation to your participation in ACE, you agree that you shall:

conduct yourself in a respectful, considerate and orderly manner, and shall not act in any manner which causes offence, annoyance or inconvenience to other ACE participants;
comply with the instructions of Achiever’s staff and speakers;
comply with all applicable laws;
not engage in any form of harassing, offensive, discriminatory, demeaning or threatening speech or behavior, including (but not limited to) relating to race, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other protected category;
not engage in disruptive speech or behavior or otherwise interfere with the virtual event or other individuals’ participation in the event;
not use ACE for your own commercial or advertising purposes and not spam attendees; and
not make your own video or audio recordings of ACE and you will not take photographs or screenshots of ACE, its attendees or speakers without Achiever’s express written permission.

Achievers in its sole discretion reserves the right to refuse online access to ACE or eject an attendee, without any liability or obligation, if we determine that such individual is behaving in a manner which is disruptive or causing a nuisance or annoyance to ACE or the enjoyment and benefit to any other attendee at ACE, or for your failure to comply with these Terms.

Third Party Terms and Conditions

Your use of the Portal may be subject to additional third-party supplier terms and conditions. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, Achievers’ liability in respect of any claim(s) you may under any third party terms and conditions in respect of the Portal will be subject to the limitations and exclusions contained in these Terms, other than where you have entered into a direct contract with that third party supplier in relation to the provision of a product or service, in which case, Achievers shall have no liability whatsoever arising for any claims, losses or damages arising from the provision of that third party product or service as . Achievers has no control over these third-party suppliers in such circumstances.

Participant Content

ACE may include features allowing participants to post questions, comments, messages and other content (including, without limitation, direct messages and any interactions in networking sessions (e.g. Zoom rooms and Zoom chat), and during live sessions the chat function will be enabled) (together, “Participant Content”). ACE may allow all or some participants to access networking features that enable them to directly contact other participants who have access to the same features.

You acknowledge that Achievers cannot control the Participant Content posted by others, so we cannot therefore guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any Participant Content. Some participants may not behave in accordance with these Terms and/or may post Participant Content that is misleading, untrue or offensive.

You grant Achievers the right to commercially exploit, publish, re-use, archive, modify and delete your Participant Content in whole or in part as we see fit, without any requirement to pay you for this and with or without attribution to you. This means that you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use any Participant Content you publish in whole or in part in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever and without further obligation to you. You also waive any moral rights that you may have in regard to the Participant Content.

Media Consent and Release

Achievers or its partners may be taking photographs and video throughout ACE. Please inform Achievers if you do not want to be photographed or recorded by e-mailing [INSERT EMAIL UNSUBSCRIBE]. Otherwise, you acknowledge and agree that Achievers may use your name, title, employer name, photograph, likeness, video recording and voice recording (collectively, the “Material“), and grant a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license for Achievers to use the Materials in association with internal company presentations and external promotional, advertising or other materials, including, but not limited to broadcast, print, and electronic materials, internet websites, social media sites and/or computer networks, without any notice, approval or payment to you. You hereby waive any inspection or approval of any such Material or the use thereof and acknowledge and agree that Achievers may copy, cut, crop, edit, revise, alter, adapt, modify, or otherwise change and use the Material, in whole or in part, and allow others to use or distribute the Material, again without any further approval or consideration by you. You hereby waive irrevocably any and all moral rights (or any analogous rights in any country of the world) in relation to the Material, which may exist now or in the future. You waive any right to any future payment for the use of the Materials.

You acknowledge that Achievers retains all right, title and interest in and to Achievers intellectual property rights used in relation to ACE, including Achiever’s name, logos and trademarks. You will not acquire in any way any rights, title or interest to the same by virtue of these Terms.

Changes, Postponement and Cancellation

Whilst our program for ACE is correct at the time of publication, we reserve the right to alter aspects of the event including the content, format, speakers or timing at our sole discretion. All participants will be notified of such changes prior to ACE.

If your circumstances change and you can no longer attend ACE, please contact Achievers as soon as possible (and in any event no later than 24 hours before ACE) at the e-mail address outlined below. Achievers may at our discretion allow a substitute to attend ACE in your place (following receipt of your express written intention to transfer your registration to a named individual).

Achievers may cancel or postpone ACE at any time for any reason including, but not limited to, availability or suitability of speaker, health or safety grounds or for the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event, and will notify you as soon as reasonably practicable of any such postponement or cancellation. You agree that Achievers will not be liable to you for any expenses, damage or loss incurred by you as a result of any cancellation or postponement.

Achievers Digital Systems

Your email address will comprise your ID (“ID”) for logging into any website, app or other tools used to host ACE or otherwise provided to participants of ACE (“Digital Systems”).

You are responsible for all use of any Digital Systems made by you (including compliance with any relevant third party terms and conditions) and for preventing unauthorised use of your ID. In particular, you should ensure that your ID is not shared with anyone else. If you believe there has been any breach of security such as the disclosure, theft or unauthorised use of your ID you must notify Achievers immediately by emailing us at the address outlined below.

Limitation of Liability

You acknowledge and agree that views expressed by speakers at or in connection with ACE are their own and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for any advice given or views expressed during or in connection with ACE.

Content shared or distributed at or in connection with ACE is intended for general information purposes only and should not be relied upon by you or others to address particular requirements. We and our related companies do not provide any guarantees, conditions or warranties that the content is complete or accurate and do not accept any responsibility or liability for reliance by you or any person on any aspect of ACE and/or any information provided at ACE. Content distributed by or on behalf of Achievers in connection with ACE may not be shared or reproduced without Achiever’s express written permission.

Subject to provision below 3 below, Achievers shall not be liable to you whether in contract, tort (including for negligence), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise for any for any loss of profits; loss of sales or business; loss of agreements or contracts; loss of anticipated savings; loss of income; loss of opportunity; loss of or damage to goodwill; loss of use or corruption of software, data or information; and/or similar losses or pure economic loss, or for any indirect or consequential loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses however arising under or in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of the Terms, even if we had been advised of the possibility of same in advance;
Subject to provision 1 above and 3 below, Achievers’ total aggregate liability under and/or in connection with these Terms, howsoever arising and whether or not foreseeable, in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of the Terms is limited to $100 USD.
Nothing in these Terms will seek to limit or exclude Achiever’s liability: (i) that cannot be excluded or restricted in these Terms in respect of death or personal injury resulting from negligence by operation of applicable law; (ii) for its fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation by a person for whom it is vicariously liable; (iii) for any matter for which it is not permitted by law to exclude or limit, or to attempt to exclude or limit, its liability, in any relevant jurisdiction (and to the extent any term may otherwise be held invalid as a result of local law not permitting it, in such event, that particular restriction or limitation shall be deemed altered and amended to the extent necessary so that it remains valid).

Indemnity

You shall defend, indemnify, and hold us, our related companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, joint ventures, third-party service providers, and our respective employees, contractors, agents, officers, and directors harmless from all claims, liability, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that arise out of or are related to any breach of the Terms by you or any other liabilities incurred by us arising out of your attendance or participation at ACE.

Force Majeure

Achievers will not be in breach of these Terms or otherwise liable to you for any failure to perform or delay in performing its obligations under these Terms, to the extent that such failure or delay is due to any event or circumstance which is beyond Achiever’s reasonable control, including acts of God, labor disputes or other industrial disturbances, electrical or power outages, utilities or other telecommunication failures, earthquake, storms, or other elements of nature, blockages, embargoes, riots, acts or orders of government, acts of terrorism, or war, or the threat of or actual occurrence of an epidemic or pandemic (“Force Majeure Events”) or the direct or indirect effect of Force Majeure Events.

Miscellaneous

These Terms contain the entire agreement between you and Achievers.

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision will be severed and the remainder of the provisions will continue in full force and effect as if the terms had been executed with the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision omitted.

Any express or implied waiver to perform any obligations under these Terms will not prevent the subsequent enforcement of them.

To the fullest extent possible, a person who is not a party to these Terms has no right to enforce any term of these Terms (other than where such party is expressly stated to have such right). For the avoidance of doubt, Achievers’ affiliates shall have rights under these Terms and shall enjoy the benefit of these Terms.

These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. If you reside in North America, you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the province of Ontario, Canada. If you outside of North America, you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. Nothing in this clause will limit Achiever’s right to take proceedings against you in any other court of competent jurisdiction.

Changes to these terms

Achievers may update these Terms for legal or regulatory reasons, or to reflect changes in our services or business practices, or changes to ACE. We will provide email notice of any significant changes to these Terms.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about registration for ACE or require assistance with registration, please contact: timothy.calder@achievers.com. For all other questions, comments or concerns, please contact: timothy.calder@achievers.com