DAY 1
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 2025
TRACKS QUICK VIEW: CHRO | CMO | GC/CLO | CFO | COO | CIO/CTO | CISO | L&D | TALENT ACQUISITION | DATA & ANALYTICS | DEI | SUPPLY CHAIN & PROCUREMENT
11:00AM - 11:45AM EASTERN
[CMO TRACK]:
From Attention to Trust: Redefining Brand Equity in a Fragmented Digital Era
Anouk Pape | Divisional Vice President of Marketing and Creative
Services | BDA
[GC/LEGAL TRACK]:
How AI is Changing the Landscape of Global Employment
Shawn McIntire | General Counsel | Pebl
[JOINT SESSION: COO, CFO, SUPPLY CHAIN & PROCUREMENT TRACKS]:
Exploring Cross-Department Roles: Develop Efficiencies and Employee Growth Opportunities, while Enhancing Customer Experience
Michele Wong | COO | Active Wellness
[JOINT SESSION: CISO & CIO/CTO TRACKS]:
The CIO-CISO-CTO Triangle: Orchestrating Shared Accountability for Tech Resilience
Elliott Franklin | CISO | Fortitude-Re
[L&D TRACK]:
Creating a Learning Culture: How to Make Growth a Daily Habit
Sandra Ugol | Corporate Vice President of Learning & Development | Kelly Benefits
[JOINT SESSION: TALENT ACQUISITION & DEI TRACKS]:
Purpose, Belonging, and Impact: Meeting the New Employee Value Proposition
Sarah Brown | SVP, Head of Talent Acquisition | TIAA
[DATA & ANALYTICS TRACK]:
Balancing Automation and Human Expertise: Where Do People Still Matter Most?
Christopher Di Gioia | Vice President, Global Data Analytics | PGIM Investments
11:45AM - 12:00PM EASTERN
[INTERACTIVE NETWORKING BREAK]
Hometown & First Job Skill That You Use Today
Participants will share where they are from, their first job, and a skill/takeaway that they still use today learned from that job.
12:00PM - 12:45PM EASTERN
[CHRO TRACK]:
Building the Workforce You Need From the Workforce You Have
Nick Greif | VP, Public Policy and Research | InStride
[GC/LEGAL TRACK]:
Balancing Innovation and Risk Management in the Age of AI
Jonathan Greenblatt | VP Legal | LinkSquares
[JOINT SESSION: CISO & CIO/CTO TRACKS]:
The Elements of a Comprehensive Enterprise-wide Cyber Security Strategy
Eric Herzog | CMO | Infinidat
[JOINT SESSION: L&D, COO & CFO TRACKS]:
AI Is Here. Now What? Turning Tools into Transformation
Gary Lamach | SVP, Strategy & Growth | ELB Learning
[TALENT ACQUISITION TRACK]:
Unlocking AI’s Potential in Hiring: What’s Changing and What’s Next
Michael Watson | Director of Training Delivery | Eightfold AI
[JOINT SESSION: DATA & ANALYTICS, CMO, SUPPLY CHAIN & PROCUREMENT TRACKS]:
Moving Past AI Anxiety
Rajesh Anandan | CEO | Ultranauts
Co-founder Team-X AI
[DEI TRACK]:
Embedding Accessibility into the Employee Experience
Livia Konkel | CVP, Community, Belonging and Corporate Citizenship | Charles River Labs
12:45PM - 1:15PM EASTERN
[30 MINUTE BREAK]
1:15PM - 2:00PM EASTERN
[CHRO TRACK]:
Redefining Employee Relations in a Hybrid and Distributed World
Nicole DuBois | CHRO | Graham Windham
[JOINT SESSION: CMO & DEI TRACKS]:
Internal Culture Building as a Driving Force behind Team Achievement
John Boyd | Chief Communications & Marketing Officer | Harmony Public Schools
[JOINT SESSION: GC/LEGAL & CISO TRACKS]:
Security as a Strategic Advantage: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Conversations
Heather Yohn | Senior Associate General Counsel | Pindrop Security, Inc.
[JOINT SESSION: COO, CFO, SUPPLY CHAIN & PROCUREMENT TRACKS]:
Operational Excellence Without Bureaucracy: Streamlining for Agility
Satish Varanasi | COO | UnifyCX
[L&D TRACK]:
Leadership Development Reimagined: What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There
Marvie Wright | Vice President Learning and Development Client Programs | Qualfon
[TALENT ACQUISITION TRACK]:
AI-Driven Hiring: Balancing Efficiency and Human Accountability
Bhaskar Mulakaluri | Head of Talent Acquisition - North America | Altimetrik
[JOINT SESSION: DATA & ANALYTICS & CIO/CTO TRACKS]:
Responsible Tech: Building for Impact, Privacy, and Ethics
Surinder Singh Rait | Global Head of IT Security Assurance | Ericsson
2:00PM - 2:15PM EASTERN
[INTERACTIVE NETWORKING BREAK]
Favorite Vacation Spot
Participants will share their favorite vacation spot (and something they like about it), and place(s) they'd like to go next.
2:15PM - 3:00PM EASTERN
[JOINT SESSION: CHRO & DEI TRACK]:
Culture as a Competitive Advantage: What Sets High-Trust Organizations Apart
Lisa Inserra | VP, Talent Acquisition | ABM Industries
[JOINT SESSION: CMO & DATA & ANALYTICS TRACK]:
Scaling Smart: Leveraging Data & Marketing Synergy for Sustainable Growth
Shivani Chakravarthy | VP, Global Marketing | NIIT USA Inc.
[GC/LEGAL TRACK]:
The Expanding Risk Landscape: What’s Keeping Leaders Up at Night?
Raj Dave | Vice President, Chief of SEC Reporting & Corporate Transactions | Everest Global
[JOINT SESSION: CFO, COO, SUPPLY CHAIN & PROCUREMENT TRACKS]:
From Siloed to Synchronized: Creating Seamless Cross-Functional Execution
Tonya Johnson-Simmons | Deputy Chief Financial Officer | U.S. Department of the Interior
[JOINT SESSION: CISO & CIO/CTO TRACKS]:
Strategic Shifts in Assessment Approaches – Responding with Automation, AI and Workflows
David Klein | VP of Product Strategy and Solutions | ProcessUnity
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[TALENT ACQUISITION TRACK]:
Winning the Talent War: What Sets Magnetic Employers Apart?
James Croft | Vice President Talent Acquisition | OWL Services
3:00PM - 3:15PM EASTERN
[INTERACTIVE NETWORKING BREAK]
Two Truths and a Lie
Participants will share 2 truths and 1 lie about themselves. Other participants will try to guess the lie.
3:15PM - 4:00PM EASTERN
[JOINT SESSION: CHRO, TALENT ACQUISITION & DEI TRACKS]:
Reframing DEI: Shifting Focus Toward Fairness and Business Relevance
Brenda Dysinger | Chief Human Resources Officer | Seneca Gaming Corporation
[CMO TRACK]:
The Strategy-Execution Gap: Why Good Plans Die and How to Save Them
Jocelyn Monroe | Vice President, Head of Marketing | KC Current
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[GC/LEGAL TRACK]:
Leading Through Complexity: Staying Decisive in an Uncertain World
Bita Goldman | Global General Counsel | UNiDAYS
[JOINT SESSION: LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT, COO, CFO, SUPPLY CHAIN & PROCUREMENT TRACKS]:
Empowering Middle Management: The Often-Ignored Link to Strategic Execution
Natasha Milatovich | SVP and CHRO | AltaMed Health Services
[JOINT SESSION: CISO, CIO/CTO & DATA & ANALYTICS TRACKS]:
The Human Element in Cyber Resilience: Elevating Leadership, Culture, and Decision Velocity
David Hosey | CISO | Teranet Inc.
