PBSA 2021
The PBSA Annual Conference was held in Anaheim, California. PBSA utilized a hybrid model allow physical attendees and speakers as well as remote access.
There were in-person attendees and remote attendees could access the sessions and networking events virtually.
It was exciting to see friends, colleagues and partners face – to – face, but the conference lacked the typical energy. This was mainly because there were far fewer attendees and there were very few exhibitors. In fact the exhibit hall looked a bit bare because the exhibitors were spread out.
PBSA does a great job of elevating and protecting the screening industry. The massive changes in laws every year impact background screeners and their customers. PBSA is continually monitoring and lobbying to help all of the businesses within the space. The members of PBSA are extremely passionate about helping others.
Here are my big take-aways from the show. While the legal and compliance stuff that is highlighted every year by Pam DeVata and the other attorneys is helpful and scary it is necessary.
From my perspective the most noteworthy change since the last in-person PBSA conference which was in San Antonio back in 2020 would be the efforts by companies to tackle EDUCATION VERIFICATIONS. There have been some really innovative approaches to employment verification that work around The Work Number.
SJV (ebay style marketplace)
Bill Wilder
Citadel
Kirill Klokov
Velocity Network Foundation (Blockchain network)
John Hartigan