Sanyin Siang

Thinkers50 #1 Coach and Mentor Awardee, Exec Director

Coach K Leadership & Ethics Center at Duke Fuqua School of Business

Recognized by Thinkers50 as the world #1 Coach & Mentor, she prepares leaders and their organizations to effectively lead in a Volatile Uncertain Chaotic Ambiguous (VUCA) world by leveraging their superpowers, build stronger teams and to reimagine the future. As a coach and mentor, she works with Boards, Fortune 500 CEOs, generals, tech founders and students. Sanyin leads Duke University’s Coach K Leadership & Ethics Center at the Fuqua School of Business and is a professor at Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering.

Her ideas have been featured in New York Times, Forbes, INC, and The Wall Street Journal. An Influencer with more than 1 million followers, she was named LinkedIn’s Top 20 Global Influencer Voices in 2017 and 2018. Her award-winning book, The Launch Book: Motivational Stories for Launching Your Idea, Business, or Next Career, inspires readers through stories and an action plan that leverages behavioral science.

She serves on the board of the Museum of Life & Science. She is an advisor for GV (formerly Google Ventures) and the US Congressional Awards.

Ryan Graciano

Co-Founder & CTO

Credit Karma

Modupé Congleton

Global Inclusion, Diversity & Workforce Strategy Leader

Cisco

Modupé leads Global Inclusion & Talent Strategy for Cisco Supply Chain Operations. This includes all new programs to accelerate university engagements, mid- and executive-level recruitment, along with the development of robust talent pipelines while partnering across the business to reinforce diverse hiring practices. Modupe’s team also leads the Supply Chain Inclusion and Diversity strategy. Prior to launching the Supply Chain Inclusion and Diversity initiative, Modupé led the Marketing and Customer Innovation Engagement strategy for Cisco Supply Chain Global Logistics. She managed the organization’s marketing presence both internally and externally while providing guidance on stakeholder engagement, and customer innovation events. Before exiting this role, Modupé co-led the launch of Cisco’s Innovation Center in Istanbul, Turkey. Throughout her 13 years with Cisco, she’s held roles in Customer Experience, Channels, Customer Operations and now Supply Chain. She holds an Executive Certification in Organization Leadership from Villanova University, a Bachelors in Mass Communications with a concentration in Communication Studies from NC Central University, Certified Change Management Professional and a host of professional certifications.

Timothy Flacke

Executive Director

Commonwealth

Timothy Flacke, Executive Director of Commonwealth, has for 25 years led teams designing, testing, and implementing innovative solutions to help workers and families in America become more financially secure. Flacke helped launch Commonwealth (formerly Doorways to Dreams Fund (D2D)), in 2001 and has served on the nonprofit’s board of directors since that time. Under his leadership, D2D grew from a start-up social venture into Commonwealth, a nationally recognized innovation incubator partnering with leading financial service firms and supported by some of the world’s most respected philanthropies. In 2019, Commonwealth was one of the select industry expert groups chosen to lead the first phase of BlackRock’s philanthropic commitment to fuel innovation with employers to allow millions living on low- to moderate-incomes to establish a stronger financial safety net. Flacke is a frequent speaker to banking, human resources and fintech groups. He also provides expert commentary and perspective in the media on broadening financial security and on how employers, financial institutions, fintech developers and nontraditional players can play positive and profitable roles addressing America’s savings crisis. Flacke and his teams have pioneered the use of prizes and gamification to encourage savings, and their efforts have repeatedly impacted the federal tax code and spawned new financial products and public policies have resulted in over $3 billion saved by nearly 1 million households. He previously worked as an independent consultant, author and grant writer in the field of financial empowerment and asset development. Earlier in his career, he held leadership positions in corporate human resources and risk management where he oversaw defined contribution and defined benefit plans, life, health, property and casualty insurance programs, equity-based compensation plans and writing the annual shareholder proxy statement. He holds a Master’s in Public Policy degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Boston College.

Cher Murphy

Chief People Officer

Ph.Creative

Cher Murphy is the Chief People Officer for Ph.Creative, a global creative agency that focuses solely on Employer Brand.  As an anthropologist, an organizational development geek, and a reticulist, she sees the business world as her canvas for creativity and what’s possible.  Cher’s work is the intersection of unleashing individuals’ potential and driving organizational change.  As a trusted advisor to boards and executive management teams, she advises leaders on their talent strategy.  Talent is a business challenge not an HR goal. When not focusing on People & Culture, Cher is an avid hiker, supporting rural Haitian communities to become more self sustainable, and currently obsessed with Airbnb online experiences.

Torin Perez

DEI Speaker & Consultant

Globally Bold

Torin Perez is a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion consultant on a mission to inspire authenticity and inclusive leadership in the workplace. Since 2015, he has facilitated transformative learning experiences and spoken at more than fifty organizations, conferences, and Fortune 100 companies. He is the author of Who Am I to Lead? The World Is Waiting for You, and his writing has been featured in leading publications like Wiley’s award-winning Leader to Leader Journal, and IHRIM’s Workforce Solutions Review. Torin is a Posse Scholar, StartingBloc Fellow, and inaugural class member of the TED Residency, an incubator for breakthrough ideas.

Mark Frein

Chief People Officer

Lambda School

Mark Frein is the Chief People Officer at Lambda School. Lambda is a skills-based, online school that gives people a path to a better career and higher income at no upfront cost. Previous to Lambda, Mark has been Chief People Officer at InVision and Return Path, both companies noted for progressive people practices and best-places-to-work. Mark has also contributed to Columbia University’s Masters in Human Capital Management program, as well as founded three ventures himself over his career journey.

Colleen McCreary

Chief People Officer

Credit Karma

With more than 20 years’ experience leading large public companies and scaling private startups, Colleen McCreary has made it her mission to instill company culture and values that prioritizes its people the way it does financials. Since joining Credit Karma in 2018 as its first Chief People Officer, Colleen helped triple the employee headcount by recruiting talent and investing in employees true to Credit Karma’s values of helpfulness, ownership, empathy and progress.

Trudy Bourgeois

Founder and CEO

The Center for Workforce Excellence

Trudy Bourgeois is one of America’s leading experts on transformational leadership. She is the founder and CEO of the Center for Workforce Excellence for nearly two decades now.

In her various roles as author, speaker, teacher, and researcher, Bourgeois continues to utilize her expertise in the field of leadership and diversity and inclusion.  She has been honored as one of the “Best and Brightest Women Leaders”.

Trudy has authored four leadership books and has written numerous articles and white papers.  She serves on several boards and is on the board of advisors of two nonprofit organizations.  She is the consultant of record to design the 2020 Executive Leadership Council’s Game Changer Conference and advancing Black leaders initiative. 

Kyle Elliott

Career & Life Coach

CaffeinatedKyle.com

Kyle Elliott, MPA, CHES is the career and life coach behind CaffeinatedKyle.com.  He is also a self-proclaimed Starbucks addict. As a result of working with Kyle, clients have landed jobs at Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and nearly every other Fortune 100/500 company you can think of. They have also found happiness.

Kyle is an official member of the invitation-only Forbes Coaches Council, a member of the Gay Coaches Alliance, and a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). As Stability Leader with The Stability Network, he shares his experiences with mental health challenges to inspire and encourage others to thrive.

Karen Weeks

SVP of People

Ordergroove

Karen D. Weeks is a results focused, strategic partner, whose drive is to help companies build and scale their teams and culture to meet their business goals. Her passion is around talent development, organizational effectiveness, and helping teams through change. Currently, Karen is the VP of People at Ordergroove. Karen is a published author, including her recent book “Setting the Stage: A Guide to Preparing for Any Feedback Conversation” and has been asked to speak on several panels and podcasts. Karen’s academic credentials include a MS in HR Development from Villanova University and a BA in Theatre from Elon University. She lives in NYC with her husband and her furry babies.

Tony Vargas

Global Head of Workplace

Sprinklr

Tony Vargas is a creative problem solver with a mission of delivering joy at scale through workplace services and culture. He is an innovative thinker and collaborator focused on  shaping his community by including all its members to engage intentionally. Tony uses his background in theater, education and hospitality to create physical and digital spaces that tell the story of the organization, empower people to participate in its culture, and make everyone feel at home. He is an advocate for individuality within a collective, and understands that the particularities of an individual are the building blocks of a stronger group. In every organization, role, and project, his vision has been that people leave feeling better than they arrived.

Christopher M. Good

Creative Director

One Workplace

Chris believes in the power of design to do good things for other people. His work is devoted to changing the way we think about and shape the built environment. He is a frequent speaker and presenter at events across the country, leading active workshops teaching the power and influence of design. An award-winning interior designer and artist, Chris has worked with IDEO as a build partner for the Teachers Guild, Michelle Obama’s Better Make Room Campaign, and with the Unreasonable Group’s Project literacy lab; a business accelerator geared towards high-growth global entrepreneurs seeking to ensure universal literacy.

Mita Mallick

Head of Diversity & Cross Cultural Marketing

Unilever

Mita Mallick a corporate change maker with a track record of transforming businesses and cultures. Mita is a passionate storyteller who believes in the power of diversity to spur creative strategic thinking which can ultimately transform brands. As the Head of Diversity & Inclusion and Cross-Cultural Marketing at Unilever, Mita’s efforts to build an inclusive culture are being celebrated. Under her leadership, Unilever is gender balanced at manager level and above. Unilever was named the #1 Company for Working Mothers by Working Mother Media in 2018. She also co-created the first of its kind Cultural Immersions series to increase the cultural competency of marketers training over 5,000 marketers to date. Mita has also had an extensive career in the beauty and consumer products goods space. She was one of the chief lieutenants in launching The Vaseline Healing Project in the U.S., signing award-winning actress & activist Viola Davis as the brand’s ambassador to help set the brand back to growth. Mita was named a Working Mother of the Year by She Runs It (Formerly Advertising Women of New York) and a Valiente Award Finalist at SXSW for her inspiring work in 2019. She received the Inaugural Diversity Innovator Award from the National Association for Female Executives in 2018, and was on the “50 People Under 40 Shaking Up Beauty” Youthquake List by Women’s Wear Daily 2017. Mita has a B.A. from Columbia University and a M.B.A. from Duke University.

Rebecca Liebman

CEO

LearnLux

Rebecca is the founder of LearnLux, an award-winning workplace financial wellbeing program that blends digital education, interactive tools and access to unbiased Financial Advisors. Her company has raised funding from Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures and Salesforce CEO, Marc Benioff. Rebecca has been honored with accolades such as the 2016 Forbes “30 Under 30” list and LearnLux is a Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas honoree. She presents around the country at events related to the future of work, HRTech, Fintech, Women in business, impacts of financial stress in the workplace, and innovation in financial wellness.

Tim Salau

CEO

Guide

Tim Salau, Mr. Future of Work, is the CEO & Co-Founder of Guide, the life skills training app helping 4.9M low-income high school students learn essential life skills from their favorite content creators. He’s an accomplished international keynote speaker, product leader, and one of the few multicultural experts and global thought leaders leading the discussion on the Future of Work. Tim has been recognized by and works with global brands, government institutions, and leading publications like Google, LinkedIn, Forbes, Toptal, the Wall Street Journal, the Honduras government, Omani Ministry, the Young Presidents Organization, SXSW, The Millennial Mogul and other global media platforms for his work as an innovator, influencer, and global tech leader.

Dawn Sharifan

VP of People

Slack

Dawn Sharifan is the Head of People Operations at Slack Technologies. She has 15+ years experience in both public and private organizations, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. She also teaches business at San Francisco State University and has her own leadership coaching business. Her three life maxims are: self-awareness is the key to everything, personal growth is a b*tch and have courage and be kind. Educational credits include: BS from the University of Utah, MBA from St. Mary’s College, coaching certification from The Hudson Institute and pilot’s license from the FAA. She lives in the Bay Area with her husband and 3 cats.

Garrison Gibbons

Head of People

Knotch

Garrison currently works as the Head of People at Knotch. Prior, he worked at Mic, where he served as deputy to the VP of People. When BDG acquired Mic, he oversaw the acquisition. Before going corporate, he worked in the fitness industry in People and Operations – first at Barry’s, before being hire #5 at Rumble. Garrison has worked exclusively for companies that make an impact with their work. He uses this mission-focused mentality to impact morale and better company culture. He’s an expert at scaling practices and policies. His personal values are leading with empathy, proactive transparency, and belonging.

Brianna Rizzo Brown

Principal, Talent

STRIPES GROUP

Brianna works directly with Stripes Group’s portfolio companies and advises them on all things related to human capital efforts including executive leadership recruiting, talent development, and compensation planning. From pet food and restaurants, to plant-based food and B2B software, Brianna’s network and ability to impact teams spans across all industries within Stripes Group’s unique portfolio. A proud Nittany Lion, Brianna bleeds blue and white and holds a degree in Public Relations from The Pennsylvania State University. Brianna was born and raised in Las Vegas although has never gambled.

Matt Hoffman

Partner, Head of Talent

M13

Sirmara Campbell

Chief Human Resources Officer

LaSalle Network

Sirmara Campbell is Chief Human Resources Officer at LaSalle Network, a national staffing, recruiting and culture firm. Campbell has over 20 years of experience in the staffing and recruiting industry, starting her career at LaSalle Network shortly after its inception in 1998. She is an experienced human resource professional whose expertise has helped LaSalle Network be recognized by more than 100 culture and revenue-based awards including being named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies for 12 years, Fortune’s “Best Medium Workplaces,” Forbes’ “Best Professional Recruiting Firms’” and to Inc. Magazine’s “Best Workplaces” list. Campbell has been named among Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2020 “Notable HR Leaders,” Workforce Magazine’s “Workforce Game Changers,” and among the 2018 “Women Worth Watching” by Diversity Journal magazine.

Kristen Holt

CEO

GreenPath Financial Wellness

As its CEO and President, Kristen Holt is leading GreenPath to achieve its Big Hairy Audacious Goal to remix the American Dream so that it works for everyone. Kristen believes that improved access to better financial tools and services will improve the lives of all Americans and can be achieved through collaboration, networked communities and human-centered design.

Kristen has over 20 years of global leadership experience and brings a distinct combination of creativity with financial acumen to her work. She is passionate about using human-centered design to find solutions that truly meet people’s needs, and improve their lives.

Jeremy Schiff

CEO

RecruitBot

Jeremy is a serial entrepreneur focused on the intersection of AI and easy-to-use products. His latest venture is RecruitBot, which connects the right candidates with the right roles through the combination of easy-to-use automation and more authentic communication.​ ​Prior to RecruitBot, Jeremy led Data Science at OpenTable after selling Ness Computing.​ ​Jeremy’s first company, FotoFlexer, powered photo editing for giants like MySpace and Photobucket.​ ​Jeremy holds a PhD in a Robotics and BS in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from the University of California Berkeley.

Kellie Wagner

CEO & Founder

Collective

Kellie Wagner is a consultant, speaker, and the founder of Collective, a diversity and inclusion consultancy and research lab shifting how companies grow, engage, and retain diverse teams. Collective helps build inclusion into the foundation of organizations through strategic consulting, workshops, and events. Prior to founding Collective, Kellie spent a decade working in strategy and operations at fast-paced startups like Meetup and DoSomething.org and graduated from NYU’s Managing Workplace Diversity & Inclusion program. Her work has been featured in Forbes and AlleyWatch, and she’s spoken at companies like The Muse, Deloitte, The Wing, and Namely.

Cara Brennan Allamano

SVP, People, Places and Learning

Udemy

Cara has deep experience scaling HR operations, recruiting, and learning & development at fast-moving, global companies. Prior to joining Udemy, she was SVP of People at Planet (formerly Planet Labs) and previously served in HR leadership roles at Pinterest, Efficient Frontier, Young and Rubicam, and Knight Ridder, among others. Cara is also co-founder of PeopleTech Partners, a group of HR leaders working to bring new HR/recruiting technologies to market. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Kentucky, holds a master’s degree from the University of San Francisco, and completed graduate studies at Stanford University.

Matt Burns

Founder & Chief Innovation Officer

BentoHR

Matt Burns transforms organizations. As a business executive, he led a group recognized in 2018 as the Canadian HR Team of the Year – Retail / Hospitality, following-up their 2017 award for the Most Innovative Use of HR Technology.

Today as the Founder & Chief Innovation at BentoHR, Matt simplifies digital transformation; aligning culture, strategy & technology in organizations to improve performance. And as a Founder of the Global HR Summit, he’s highlighting the potential for immersive technologies, such as virtual reality, to make work better for everyone.