DAY 2
TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2026
TRACKS QUICK VIEW: HUMAN RESOURCES | MARKETING & GROWTH | LEGAL | LEADERSHIP & OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE | TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION | INFORMATION SECURITY | LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT | TALENT ACQUISITION | DATA & ANALYTICS | CULTURE & INCLUSION
11:00AM - 11:45AM EASTERN
[HUMAN RESOURCES TRACK]:
Healthy Minds, Healthy Work: Mental Health Ambassador Program
Sherry Pelletier | VP, People & Culture - U.S | BGIS
[MARKETING & GROWTH TRACK]:
Winning in a Fragmented Attention Economy: Capturing Trust in 5 Seconds or Less
Vanessa Jasinski | Head of Brand Marketing + Public Relations | YES Communities
[LEGAL TRACK]:
Contracting With AI Vendors: Risk, IP Ownership & Model Transparency
Nancy Cremins | Legal Counsel | Public Consulting Group
[LEADERSHIP & OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE TRACK]:
From Functional Excellence to Enterprise Value: Aligning Finance, Operations, Supply Chain & Procurement
Agnes Marasigan | Vice President of Procurement, Supply Chain, and Parts Sales | Advance Engineered Products Group
[TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION TRACK]:
The Enterprise AI Stack 2026: Architectures, Platforms & Build-vs-Buy
Richard Teachout | CTO | Ashley Furniture Industries
[INFORMATION SECURITY TRACK]:
Supply Chain Security: Vetting AI, Vendors, and Third-Party Automation
Igor Gutierrez | Information Security Officer & Data Protection Officer | GROB
[LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT TRACK]:
Learning as a Business Lever: Aligning L&D With Strategic Priorities
Amber Rabo | Vice President, Learning and Talent Development | ABM Industries
[JOINT SESSION: TALENT ACQUISITION/CULTURE & INCLUSION TRACKS]:
Cross-Generational & Cross-Cultural Workforce Integration
Christopher Taggart | SVP, Learning and Development | Ryan Specialty
[DATA & ANALYTICS TRACK]:
Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics: Driving Faster Executive Decisions
Michael Bristol | Director of Business Intelligence and Data Analytics | WinnCompanies
11:45AM - 12:00PM EASTERN
[INTERACTIVE NETWORKING BREAK]
Bucket List Item
Participants will share a bucket list item that they'd like to accomplish, and/or one that was recently accomplished.
12:00PM - 12:45PM EASTERN
[HUMAN RESOURCES TRACK]:
CHRO + CIO Partnership: Building a Digitally Fluent Workforce.
Laura McLand | Vice President Human Resources | Sun Holdings
[MARKETING & GROWTH TRACK]:
Burn the Playbook: A CMO-led Roundtable on AI, Revenue, and What's Working in 2026
Haley Chute | Chief Product and Marketing Officer | Octagos
[LEGAL TRACK]:
AI Regulation 2026: What Every Enterprise Legal Leader Must Prepare For
Carolyn Herzog | Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary | Elastic
[LEADERSHIP & OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE TRACK]:
Enterprise Agility: Designing Systems That Adapt in Real Time
Michael Olmeda | Senior Vice President of Human Resources Operations | Beeyla Professional Services, a division of Apis Services, Inc
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[JOINT SESSION: TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION/DATA & ANALYTICS TRACKS]:
Generative AI + Advanced Analytics: Turning Unstructured Data Into Insight for Smarter Fraud Strategy
Dilip Singh | Vice President Data & Analytics | Equifax
[INFORMATION SECURITY TRACK]:
Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM)
Joseph Dyer | CISO VP | ICF
[LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT TRACK]:
Make Feedback Your Team’s Performance Engine
Meghan Phillips | VP & GM | Big Think+
Edie Villecco | Director, Partner Learning Programs | Big Think+
[TALENT ACQUISITION TRACK]:
Hiring Integrity in the AI Era: Confronting Applicant Misrepresentation
Andrea Frelka | Vice President of Business Development | Velocity Resource Group
Tyler Simpson | VP of Customer Success | Velocity Resource Group
John Fortino | CEO | Velocity Resource Group
[CULTURE & INCLUSION TRACK]:
Reinforcing Belonging Through Leadership Behaviors
Joanna Thompson | Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | One Workplace
12:45PM - 1:15PM EASTERN
[30 MINUTE BREAK]
1:15PM - 2:00PM EASTERN
[JOINT SESSION: HUMAN RESOURCES/CULTURE & INCLUSION TRACKS]:
Employee Experience 2026: The Return of Human-Centered Work
Candice Chafey | Chief People Officer | Zeta Global
[JOINT SESSION: MARKETING & GROWTH/LEADERSHIP & OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE TRACKS]:
Driving Growth Through Strategic Marketing & Operational Alignment
Mari Considine | Chief Brand & Marketing Officer | Acenda Integrated Health
[JOINT SESSION: TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION/LEGAL TRACKS]:
Governing AI at Scale: Aligning Technology Innovation With Legal Oversight
Jack Donnelly | CTO | Eagle County School District
[INFORMATION SECURITY TRACK]:
Zero Trust 2.0: Scaling Identity-First Security Across the Enterprise
Albert Veysel Erdag | CISO | University of Arkansas at Little Rock
[LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT TRACK]:
Capability Academies: The New Operating Model for L&D
Sarah Bell | Head of Learning and Development | SES Satellites
[TALENT ACQUISITION TRACK]:
The Human Side of Hiring: Accountability, Quality & Candidate Experience
Holly Strople | Global Head of Talent Acquisition | Noble Corporation
[DATA & ANALYTICS TRACK]:
Enterprise Data Strategy 2026: Governance, Quality & Real-Time Access
SriHarsha Anand Pushkala | Director, Fraud Strategy and Analytics | Atlanticus
2:00PM - 2:15PM EASTERN
[INTERACTIVE NETWORKING BREAK]
Share on One of the Following: Sports, Food, Music, or Books.
Share on one of the following: 1. Sports: Favorite sports teams and sports experiences. 2. Food: Favorite restaurants, food, and food experiences. 3. Music: Favorite artists or bands, and memorable experiences. 4. Books: Your favorite books, and suggested reading.
2:15PM - 3:00PM EASTERN
[HUMAN RESOURCES TRACK]:
The 2026 Workforce: Preparing for AI-Integrated Roles and Digital Labor
Julia Vercillo | Vice President Human Resources | Kuehne+Nagel Ltd.
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[MARKETING & GROWTH TRACK]:
Data-Backed Brand Positioning: Competing in Saturated & Volatile Markets
Stacey Sunde | Vice President of Growth Strategy | Tutera Senior Living and Health Care
[LEGAL TRACK]:
Deal-Making in 2026: Evolving Strategies for M&A and Licensing
Danielle Holland | SVP General Counsel | AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc.
[JOINT SESSION: DATA & ANALYTICS/TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION/LEADERSHIP & OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE TRACKS]:
Enterprise AI Readiness: What Must Be in Place Before AI Can Scale
MuthuKumaraPandian Chandrasekaran | Chief AI Architect | CitiusTech
[INFORMATION SECURITY TRACK]:
Cyber Insurance Reinvented: New Expectations, Premiums & Proof Models
Anand Thangaraju | CISO in Residence | ePlus Inc. (Formerly)
[LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT TRACK]:
The New Bottleneck for L&D: Not Content Creation, But Content Understanding
Jim Herkert | CEO | TruScribe
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[TALENT ACQUISITION TRACK]:
AI-Powered Recruiting in Practice: Sourcing, Mapping & Search Optimization
Andrea Dunning | Global Head of Talent Acquisition | Everest
[CULTURE & INCLUSION TRACK]:
Inclusion 2.0: Evolving Strategies for a Polarized Global Environment
Jil Littlejohn Bostick | VP, Corporate Responsibility and Inclusion
| Winnebago Industries
3:00PM - 3:15PM EASTERN
[INTERACTIVE NETWORKING BREAK]
Get to Know Your Peers: Share Things You Like to do for Fun Outside of Work
Participants will share things they like to do for fun outside of work (hobbies, outside activities, musical instruments, cooking, pets, kids, etc.).
3:15PM - 4:00PM EASTERN
[HUMAN RESOURCES TRACK]:
People-Centered Growth: Turning HR Strategy Into Business Performance
Jobina Gonsalves | Chief People Officer | Forrester Research Inc
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[JOINT SESSION: LEGAL/MARKETING & GROWTH TRACKS]:
Advertising in the Spotlight: Risk, Regulation, and Celebrity Endorsements
Peri Fluger | General Counsel | Ruder Finn
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[LEADERSHIP & OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE TRACK]:
Leadership Energy & Burnout Prevention in High-Demand Roles
Chad Mead | Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | Acuative
[INFORMATION SECURITY TRACK]:
Incident Response 2026: Speed, Automation & Legal Alignment
Joseph Frisk | Chief Information Security Officer | Dine Brands
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[JOINT SESSION: LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT/TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION TRACKS]:
VR, Simulation & Immersive Training: What’s Actually Working in 2026
Dom Bruno | Head of Learning & Development | MHA
[JOINT SESSION: TALENT ACQUISITION/CULTURE & INCLUSION TRACKS]:
Ethical AI in Recruiting and Culture Decisions
Sharon Garcia | Vice President Talent Acquisition | Inclusion & Belonging | Echo Global Logistics
[DATA & ANALYTICS TRACK]:
The Rise of the Chief Data & AI Officer: Evolving Accountability
Zachary Elewitz | Head of Enterprise AI Lab | McKesson
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DAY 2 | ONCON ICON AWARDS
TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2026 AT 6PM - 9:00PM EASTERN
AWARDS CEREMONY AGENDA:
6pm - 7pm ET: Announcing L&D, HR, Culture & Inclusion, Talent Acquisition Categories
7pm - 8pm ET: Announcing Marketing, Data & Analytics, Technology, Information Security Categories
8pm - 9pm ET: Announcing Legal, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain & Procurement Categories
Awards Presenters:
6pm - 7pm ET Block Award Presenters:
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Michael Olmeda | SVP OF Human Resources Operations | Apis Services
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Shane Lloyd | Chief Inclusion Officer | Baker Tilly
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Raymond Camhi | Sr. Director Learning & Development | 7-Eleven Inc.
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Christine Aquino Rogers | Director Talent Acquisition | Guitar Center Company
7pm - 8pm ET Block Award Presenters:
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Dr. John Paul Backhouse | Global Head of Data and Advanced Analytics Healthcare | Sutherland
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Praveen Singh | CMO | TYT Network
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Dwayne Stevens | Chief Information Officer | WestCare Foundation Inc
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Craig Newell | VP Enterprise Information Security | GDI Ainsworth
8pm - 9pm ET Block Award Presenters:
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Satish Varanasi | COO | UnifyCX
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Renuka Drummond | General Counsel | IDC
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Chad Mead | EVP & COO | Acuative
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Luis Fernando Goni La Puente | CFO | UNACEM North America