Comprised of executive leaders and experts, the CONNECT HR Leadership Advisory Board provides strategic program guidance to build our event agendas. All programming and topics are designed to enlighten, support and initiate conversations that are current, ultra-relevant, and provide genuine value to your strategic vision.
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A Strategic Agenda Crafted By Senior Human Resource Executives

Event Schedule

Take advantage of SHRM Credits, Watch 35+ sessions and speakers across various markets, 6 Networking Events & More

Agenda

Watch 35+ presentations on demand and with lifetime access.

In our 15+ year tenure we’ve connected 1000s of peers across every industry. 

Over 80% of the Fortune 100 attends. 

Jackie Dacanay

Northern California Regional Director of Service Culture and Engagement

Megan Leasher

Director, Strategic Talent Leader

Vickie Pacella

Vice President of Human Resources

Welcome Remarks

Running HR When the Playbook Expires

Two Budget Cycles In: What AI Actually Gave Back

Signal and Noise: Making Hiring Decisions in a Flooded Market

Welcome Cocktail Reception

Breakfast and Keynote

The Squeeze on the Middle: Managers After the Flattening

Business Meetings

Boardroom: Job Data as Infrastructure, Before You Build Anything on It

Boardroom: What Learning Looks Like When Most of It Can Be Automated

Boardroom: Screening at Volume Without Losing the Signal

Boardroom: Assessing Potential When Credentials Stop Telling You Much

Trend Up, Budgets Flat: Total Rewards Under Cost Pressure

Lunch and Keynote

Boardroom: Rebuilding Recruiting for a Volume You Cannot Predict

Boardroom: Governing AI at Work Before Someone Else Does It for You

Boardroom: Measuring Culture in a Way Your CFO Will Respect

Boardroom: Paying and Scheduling a Workforce That Does Not Sit at a Desk

Boardroom: Where Your People Work and What That Exposes You To

Boardroom: Consolidating a Stack That Grew Sideways

'Birds of a Feather' Industry Specific Tabletop Discussions

Keynote: Consolidate, Pilot, or Pass. Hard Calls on a Stack Full of Agents

Networking Dinner

Breakfast

The Compliance Year You Are Already In

Boardroom: Financial Stress on the Payroll and What Actually Moves It

Boardroom: Doing the Same Job With a Smaller Function

Who Is Ready, and How Would You Know?

Closing Remarks

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Meet our sponsors

Brandy Ford

AVP, Manager Strategy, Analytics & Technology

Jay Fortuna

SVP of Talent & Operations

Kim Morick  

Global HR Technology Practice Leader

Dr. Sandesh Bilgi

VP, Global Learning

Rob Carman

Former Senior Director, Learning & Development

Cammy Wood

Global Head of Learning

Jon-Paul Ales Barnicoat

CHRO

Danny Canary

VP Learning & Talent

David Evans

Head of Learning & Development

Rehana Rajwani

Director, Learning & Development for Agile Center of Excellence 

Dr. T.J. Niño

Director of Training & Adjunct Professor

Naznine Tilak

VP, Head of Talent & Learning

Kim Ferreira

VP of Talent Development

Megan Leasher  

Director, Strategic Talent Leader, Leading U.S. Pediatric Health System

Elisabeth Woodfield 

Head of Talent Acquisition

Jen McFadden

Talent Operations Wrangler & Hiring Specialist, Automattic

Andrew Tai

Founder & CEO

Matt Scudder

Enterprise Strategic Partnerships Executive

Joelle Emerson

Tyler Larsen

Enterprise Account Executive

LynnAnn Brewer

Senior Executive Advisor

Speakers

Network and learn from the peers driving innovation in HR.

Nicholas Lawrence

VP of HR

Noelle Peart

VP of Learning & Inclusion

Brandy Sullivan 

SVP, Chief People & Culture Officer

Jessica Jones

VP of Human Resources

Brian Fink

Talent Acquisition Partner

Kerry Griffin

Chief Talent Officer

Sandra Pham

VP, Finance, People & Culture

Joe Williams

Director Benefits, Leave Administration & Total Wellbeing

Matt Nicolas

Director, HR Administration and Corporate Services 

Sondra Dryer

Former Head of Employer Brand, Amazon Stores

Natalie Lorberboym Mano

Global Tech Venturing and Innovation Director

Pamela Viscione

Former Vice President 

Heidi Capozzi

Executive Vice President, Global Chief People Officer

DeRetta Rhodes

Executive Vice President, Human Resources

Wil Gomez 

Head of Workplace, Americas

Gianetta Jones

Vice President & Chief People Officer	

Luciana Duarte

Former VP, Global Head of Employee Experience 

Thomas Møller Lybæk

HR Process Innovation Director

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Advisory Board

Jackie Dacanay

Megan Leasher

Vickie Pacella