Lou Adler is the CEO and founder of Performance-based Hiring Learning Systems – a consulting and training firm helping recruiters and hiring managers around the world source, interview and hire the strongest and most diverse talent. Lou is the author of the Amazon top-10 best-seller, Hire With Your Head (John Wiley & Sons, 3rd Edition, 2007), The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired (Workbench Media, 2013) and the Lynda.com Performance-based Hiring video training program (2016). Adler is one of the top bloggers on LinkedIn’s Influencer program writing about the latest trends in hiring, employment, and recruiting. His articles, quotes and research can now be found in Inc. Magazine, Business Insider, Bloomberg, SHRM and The Wall Street Journal. The company’s new mobile ready learning platform – The Hiring Machine sm – provides instant access to all of the tools needed to find and hire outstanding talent.

Susan (Wolff) Alban is Operating Partner & Chief People Officer at Renegade Partners. She is a tech leader with a passion for building world-class teams in the technology industry.

Tracey Allison is Director, Global Talent at Avery Dennison Corporation. She joined Avery Dennison in July 2010.

In her role Tracey is responsible for providing overall leadership of Talent Acquisition for the EMEA region as well as global responsibility for the Early Careers Leadership Program for the Label & Graphics Material Group, the largest business division of Avery Dennison.

Prior to joining Avery Dennison Tracey served as the International Staffing Manager at Microsoft ensuring the acquisition of strategic critical hires for the business through cost effective and efficient quality internal and external talent. Prior to that she spent 3 years onsite at Vodafone Group Services Limited as the Talent & Resourcing Manager, part of the RPO provided by Capital Consulting.

Lance is the Head of Specialist Solutions for SHL’s America’s business. A consultant at heart, Lance applies his experience and expertise gained from over 16 years in consulting and consulting leadership to provide strategic guidance to SHL’s customers. Lance creates greater value for our customers through analyzing, diagnosing and understanding their needs, and ensuring our products and services are positioned and optimally aligned to address those complex needs.

Macy Andrews is Senior Director, Global University Recruiting and Talent Brand. Cisco’s success doesn’t come from its technology, but rather its people. Macy leads Cisco’s employer branding efforts to attract those people in high growth segments and within the core business. And also focuses on bringing in top university talent to drive Cisco’s continued business innovations across 36 countries. Prior to Cisco, Macy has held various positions in Human Resources, Executive Communications and Marketing within Intel Corporation, Yahoo! and Symantec.

Manish is Senior Vice President of HR at Visa – He leads the Global Talent, Workforce Programs and Operations organizations within HR. He has more than 20 years of experience helping leading companies in diverse areas of HR, business strategy and technology. Prior to Visa, Manish was the VP of Strategic Workforce Planning and Operations at Hewlett Packard with about 300k employees where he led the labor strategy, planning and drove enterprise wide initiatives to transform the workforce and improve operational execution. He held other roles at HP in Corporate Strategy and planning driving initiatives in the areas of organizational performance improvement, growth strategy, M&A integration, Strategic Workforce Planning and Organizational design. Manish holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, MS in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Arlington and Bachelors in Computer Engineering from Bombay University, India.

Melissa Murray Bailey has spent the past 20 years chasing opportunities where she can have the most impact. First it was impact on products, then customers, teams and now organizations. Her goal is to have impact on the world. Melissa loves to solve big, complex problems, seeing her role as a leader to help others to be the best version of themselves and strive every day to fulfill that commitment.

Melissa is a board member of the The Island Foundation which provides access to education for children in rural Indonesian island communities.

Natalia leads product & design teams at SmartRecruiters. She holds an MBA from MIT Sloan school of management. Natalia began her professional career as a street artist in Moscow, Russia. She loves outdoor adventures, board games and picking chanterelles. She is now hiring product managers and designers in Berlin and San Francisco.

Valérie Bertrand is the Head of Legal of SmartRecruiters. Valérie has an experience of 20 years as a business lawyer. Prior to SmartRecruiters, she headed the Legal Department of Lumesse (provider of SaaS talent management and talent acquisition solutions provider). Before that, she was in-house counsel for StepStone (job board). Valérie has a Master’s degree in business law, a MBA in business law and management (France) and a Master of Laws, LL.M., German law (Berlin).

I am a husband, a father to two beautiful little girls, a car, bourbon, and golf enthusiast. I was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio and absolutely love the Mid-West. I started my consulting career in Technology and after 7 years I made the move to the corporate side to join Abercrombie & Fitch. At A&F, I led the global HR technology transformation and led global talent acquisition for Information Technology, E-Commerce Operations, and Information Technology University Recruitment.

I was so passionate about the transformation A&F went through, I needed to follow that passion. I joined SmartRecruiters in the Hiring Success Consulting Group. It has been an amazing journey and I have been helping companies drive similar transformations through process and technology innovation.

Ms. Bettencourt has over twenty-five years of experience building fast-growth, market leading technology companies. She was the CEO of Imperva (NASDAQ: IMPV), a cyber-security leader. Prior to this, she served as the CEO of Coverity, and led the company through its successful acquisition by Synopsys, Verity, and Autonomy Corp. After the successful acquisition of Verity by Autonomy, Ms Bettancourt served as the company’s CEO. Ms. Bettencourt previously served on the board of directors of Proofpoint, Blinkx, and Formation Data Systems.

Gary A. Bolles is an internationally-recognized expert on the future of work and the future of learning. His focus is on the strategies for helping individuals, organizations, communities, and countries to thrive in the transition to a digital work economy.

As Chair for the Future of Work for Singularity University, he leads the organization’s efforts to empower a global community with the mindset, skillset, and network to create an abundant future of work and learning. In the seismic transition to what Bolles calls the digital work economy, individuals, organizations, communities, and countries all need to develop a shared understanding of the dynamics of disruptive change, collaborate on the development of effective strategies, and ensure that all people have access to meaningful work and lifelong learning opportunities.

Krista currently serves as a Senior Integrated Resourcing Specialist with Shell. She is responsible for sourcing, assessment, selection and hiring operations, craft and technician talent, delivering over 200+ hires each year in the United States. Krista brings over 15 years recruitment experience and has been with Shell for 8 years. She is based in Houston, Texas.

London Breed is the 45th mayor of the City and County of San Francisco. She formerly served as supervisor for District 5, and was president of the Board of Supervisors from 2015 to 2018.

After over 20 years working in Tech for companies like IBM, Cisco, Netflix, and GitLab, Barbie founded TNT Consulting to help early to late-stage companies thrive in a healthy and inclusive culture. After enduring her own personal trials, she realized the value of remote work to companies, individuals, and the world. It is now her mission to help companies embrace the benefits of remote work, while minimizing the downsides.

Ellis is the Head of Talent at Triplebyte, a company revolutionizing the way technical hiring happens. He has been passionate about Talent Acquisition and creating experiences for people throughout his entire career. He is extremely excited to see the Talent Acquisition space evolve and continue to be the tip of the spear of innovation and company development in 2020 and beyond.

Coco is founder and CEO of The Athena Alliance, an organization dedicated to advancing diversity in the boardroom by preparing executive women for board service and facilitating board matches. In addition to leading Athena, Coco is the founder and CEO of Executive Kinections, a CXO focused Silicon Valley consultancy that advises executive teams in the development of their visioning, organizational design, and strategic planning process.

Karina is a recognized DEI leader committed to gender equity in the workplace. With more than fifteen years of experience working at the highest levels of government, she brings an extensive network of senior executives and government leaders to OpenAccess.

At the Obama White House, Karina led outreach and recruitment within the Presidential Personnel Office. She created strategies to recruit world-class talent to join President Obama’s political team across all agencies, contributing to the most diverse federal workforce in history. Prior to the Obama White House, Karina worked as a Special Advisor to U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand where she led legislative initiatives for women and families. She also spent a number of years working for New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson where she helped connect underserved communities to financial services and educational resources.

As a veteran recruiter and HR product leader, Rebecca leads Global Success, Consulting & Strategy at SmartRecruiters. Her organizations are responsible for global customer & hiring success, research & content, pre-sales solutions consulting, proposal management, implementation, technical services & consulting, and support & marketplace services. Prior to this role, Rebecca ran the Product & Design teams at SmartRecruiters and spent two years at Jobvite leading enterprise renewals as the Director of Strategic Accounts & Senior Product Manager focusing on APIs & Reporting modules. Prior to Jobvite, Carr held both product and operational positions BranchOut, one of the world’s largest professional networks on Facebook, and at Playdom, which was acquired by Disney Interactive Media Group in 2010. Rebecca holds her degree from the University of California – Berkeley.

Matt Charney is currently the Chief Content Officer at Allegis Global Solutions and a partner in Recruiting Daily. Matt also works with a number of VC backed, early stage startups in the HR Technology space as an advisor, including Textio, TrustSphere, HumanPredictions, Uncommon, Drafted and ConveyIQ.

Brad is a geek at heart and loves all things technology. He is passionate about the opportunities technology provides to the global recruiting landscape and what that means to hiring talent and making teams productive. He has used, implemented and played with most of the tools out there and has built a simple blueprint to make them all work together. Brad loves solving problems so come join his session to walk through some of your technical challenges.

With 20+ years experience and a passion for creating happy work cultures, Bridgette Corridan models vulnerability, inspiring others to bring their authentic selves to work.

Gerry is a lifelong student of Recruiting. An international speaker, former TA Leader for a Fortune 50 Employer, author and acknowledged thought leader, he stays grounded by engaging with an extraordinary network of friends, colleagues and practitioners every day.

Gerry and his business partner, Chris Hoyt, facilitate peer-to-peer conversations about competitive practices with TA leaders from some of the world’s largest and most innovative corporations. Today, the CareerXroads Colloquium is in its second decade as a member driven community of peers devoted to helping one another.

Cindy Cunha is the Director of Talent and Culture at Brainshark – a leading, innovative platform for sales enablement and readiness. In her role Cindy, leads the company’s human resource functions including employee engagement, benefits, compliance, talent acquisition, and employee development.

Elaine Davidson is a global expert in Recruiting Excellence. As founder and CEO of Beacon Lane Consulting, she works with multinational organizations across industries and sectors, designing and implementing recruiting strategies and processes that help her clients hire talent better, smarter and faster. She enjoyed 20 successful years working in strategic, global Talent Acquisition roles for PwC and BlackRock before founding Beacon Lane. Elaine’s work is deeply rooted in her desire to create opportunities for economic empowerment, both at the organizational level and for job seekers.

Todd leads talent acquisition at IBM’s Global Technology consulting practice. Over 25+ years he has built, scaled and transformed globally effective recruiting functions at global brands including Amazon, Warner Brothers and Ancestry. Todd is an advocate for recruiters and recruiting leaders, helping them recruit the best while they flourish in their own careers.

Sondra Dryer leads Alexander Mann Solutions’ Employer Brand and Experience team globally as a top executive at Talent Collective.

Sondra is passionate about helping organizations develop authentic candidate experiences. She is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a focus in Communication and Media Studies and has honed these abilities to craft brands that access talent through a combination of social and digital media, as well as traditional marketing.

Sondra is a proud mother of 3 and a die-hard Texas Longhorn fan. She has worked in M&A consulting and talent acquisition for over 17 years at PwC. A frequent public speaker at major talent acquisition and business-to-business events, Sondra’s credible voice has an impact on today’s most pressing talent topics.

Thibault Duchemin grew up the only hearing person in a deaf family, interpreting for them since age 5. After a double master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence in Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and UC Berkeley, he founded Ava to make the every day life of 450 million deaf & hard-of-hearing people 24/7 accessible, by building the most accurate AI-based live transcription technology for any conversation. Today, Ava lets any organization make their workplace and hiring process fully accessible to deaf & hard-of-hearing employees.

Thibault is part of the board of trustees of the Hearing Loss Association of America, is a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient and was named Humanitarian of the Year, and Innovator Under 35 by the MIT Technology Review.

Brian has a unique blend of professional and practical experience with I-9 and immigration rules. He worked as a legal professional at one of the nation’s highest-volume immigration law firms, and experienced the challenges of applying I-9 and immigration practices in a large, distributed organization while serving as GM of a major national retail chain. Brian leads the definition and roadmap of the company’s hiring compliance products. Brian is responsible for developing best practices — policies, procedures, reporting and training — that help organizations stay compliant with I-9 and E-Verify® laws. He holds a BA in Communication from the University of San Francisco.

Carlos Fernandez currently oversees talent acquisition strategy, employer branding, and sourcing outreach, for the 25,000+ employee workforce and 8 hospital system network.

Fernandez has over 10 years’ experience within talent acquisition, project management, learning development, and change management, and has led several technology implementations and processes to enhance the candidate experience. Carlos originally obtained his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Houston, graduated with his MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of St. Thomas, and attained his PHR, SHRM-CP, Strategic Workforce Planning, RACR. and Prosci Change Management certifications.

Mike Fitzsimmons is Co-founder and CEO of Crosschq. He was formerly Co-Founder and CEO of Advanced TV Advertising & Commerce Company, Connekt, Inc. which was acquired by JMJ Financial in 2018, as well as former Founder & CEO of Interactive Commerce Company, Delivery Agent which was acquired by Hillair Capital in 2016.

Mike is a thought leader who has been featured on CNBC, CNN and Bloomberg, as well as in the NY Times, WSJ and Forbes. He’s received multiple awards, including Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Media Company, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist and Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 Silicon Valley.

As Chief Human Resources Officer, David Hanrahan leads the global human resources team, and plays a key role in leading organizational culture initiatives. David’s career has spanned 18+ years building strong HR teams and fostering a collaborative team culture across global organizations including Niantic, Zendesk, Twitter, Electronic Arts and Universal Pictures.

Gail Hendrix is an accomplished Operations Executive who brings 35+ years of experience driving operational excellence, general management, technology advancement, and human capital leadership for the multi-billion dollar organization – the U.S. Postal Service. She is known as a change agent who delivers turnarounds, leveraging business leadership and technology to enact successful, lasting company culture and operational practices.

Maren Hogan is a seasoned marketer, writer & business builder in the HR & Recruiting industry. CEO of Red Branch Media, an agency offering marketing strategy, outsourcing & thought leadership to HR, Recruiting Technology, & Services organizations internationally. An advocate of next-generation marketing techniques, she has built successful online communities, deployed brand strategies & been a thought leader in the global recruitment space. You can read more of her work on Forbes, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, and on the Red Branch Media blog.

Michael Horvitz is the Head of Content Partnerships at ICON Media, a positive-impact content studio devoted to altruistic branded-content.

The studio works with a variety of personal brands and Fortune 500 companies to reach audiences on a visceral level.

ICON Media has amassed over 76 Million views in the past year and boasts a distribution network of over 100M Followers on Facebook.

Michael is leading the “How to Hire on Instagram” breakout session.

Erin began her career in executive search 15 years ago while on a job search of her own, when the firm that was working with her as a candidate hired her for themselves. Her prior experience in advertising and marketing enables her to help firms attract the right talent. Her experience in doing business development for an Internet startup taught her a lot about building a business and the value of having the right team in place.

Erin quickly rose through the ranks at that traditional executive search firm and became an associate partner within a few years. She developed a reputation for effectively serving a broad range of clients and candidates across diverse industries. Over the years Erin has developed a particular expertise in general corporate search, with a successful track record in helping clients build and grow sales, marketing, operations, and human resources teams all over the country.

Kristina Johnson is Okta’s Chief People Officer, leading the organization’s global People function. She is responsible for the company’s human capital management strategy, and oversees talent acquisition, talent development, total rewards, and engagement programs.

Kristina brings more than 20 years of human resources experience to Okta and has worked across a variety of industries, including technology, software, consulting and engineering, ranging from start-ups to large multi-national established businesses. She is an experienced leader of global teams and adept at driving change management across diverse regions.

Prior to joining Okta, Kristina oversaw the international human resource function for EnerNOC, a leading provider of energy management software, where she was the HR lead responsible for executing several mergers and acquisitions from early due diligence through long-term integration.

Kristina earned her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Master’s Degree in Business at California State University of East Bay. Outside of Okta, she enjoys exercising, golfing and spending time with her family.

Dr. Steven Jones is the CEO of JONES, a firm based in San Diego with a national and global list of clients, that specializes of diversity and organizational effectiveness consulting. Nationally known as “One of America’s Top Experts on Diversity” (DiversityInc magazine), Dr. Jones is a National Diversity Advisor to Sempra Energy, Honda and Hyundai. Dr. Jones holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a Master’s in Multicultural Counseling, and a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. In 2003 Dr. Jones published his first book, Journey to Excellence.

Dr. Jones shares his talents as President of the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce, and is on the Boards for LEAD San Diego, the San Diego Chapter for Teach for America. For two years he has been recognized by the San Diego Business Journal as one of the “500 Most Influential Leaders ins San Diego.”

Modiara is a young executive with a broad understanding of business strategy, recruitment processes and leadership.

After studying management she got involved in recruitment to impact people’s lives in a positive way. Her fascination for technological advancement, the power of online media, and the experiences they can offer led her to TA tech and employer branding.

Modiara currently leads Amazon’s recruitment marketing efforts in EU, while finishing her master programme in Digital Marketing at Oxford, and writing her first novel.

In 2019, Dave Kellogg I was named to the Top 5 Most Respected Leaders in SaaS by the 15,000 attendees of SaaStr. He brings a balanced and rare perspective to enterprise software company challenges, having 10+ years experience at each of the CEO, CMO, and board levels across ten different companies ranging in size from $0 to over $1B in revenues.

Erika currently leads Global Talent and Culture at Astreya, focused on supporting and elevating HR, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and Learning.

A veteran HR professional with over 20 years of experience in tech corporate and start-up environments, Erika is passionate about talent and building teams that are true partners to the business.

She promotes fun and creativity along with a commitment and personal drive to create high performing organizations.

Jonathan is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Talent Tech Labs. He is a lawyer by education and an entrepreneur and investor by trade. Jonathan can be found at HR technology conferences all over the world as a sought-after speaker and panelist sharing deep insights into the evolution of the Talent Acquisition Ecosystem.

Josh Klipp, Esq. is the founder of Made Welcome – a consultancy focused on accessibility strategies for workplaces and events. Prior to founding Made Welcome, Josh practiced employment law for nearly 16 years, specializing in the Americans with Disabilities Act. Josh is also a Certified Access Specialist through California’s Division of the State Architect, #812 in all of California, and is certified to provide guidance on accessibility in the built environment.

Stephanie Lampkin, TEDx speaker and former downhill ski racer, has graced the cover of The Atlantic, Fortune 40 under 40, MIT Tech Review 35 under 35 and Forbes to name a few. She is the founder & CEO of Blendoor, software that mitigates unconscious bias in hiring. With a 15 year career in the tech industry founding two startups and working in technical roles at Lockheed, Microsoft, and TripAdvisor, Stephanie is now using her talents to build augmented intelligence and people analytics that help us see people better.

Mr. Lateiner is passionate about building relationships and working with great people. Experience working in legal, operations and recruiting functions. Currently a Nerd at NerdWallet, giving consumers and small businesses clarity around all of life’s financial decisions. When it comes to credit cards, bank accounts, mortgages, insurance, loans or expenses like hospital costs and medical bills, consumers make almost all their decisions in the dark. NerdWallet is changing that, helping guide consumers’​ decisions with free, accessible tools, research and expert advice.

Headquartered in San Francisco, we have more than 200 passionate “Nerds” — and $100 million in capital from IVP, RRE Ventures, iGlobe Partners and Silicon Valley Bank — to disrupt the personal finance industry. Named one of the Bay Area News Group’s Best Places to Work, we offer: a world-class benefits package; flexible vacation; and amazing perks, from catered meals to a dog-friendly office and dedicated time for volunteering.

Tony is an industry expert in Talent Acquisition with over 15+ years of experience in recruiting, HR operations, retail and customer service. He currently leads a global recruiting team at Getaround focusing his team on candidate experience. And believes technology, data and people are the key to hiring success where the candidate experience doesn’t end with the candidate’s first day…

Hung Lee is the founder of WorkShape.io – the revolutionary recruiting platform for Software engineers and Editor of leading industry newsletter Recruiting Brainfood. He is an industry professional with over 15 years experience as an agency recruiter, Recruitment manager, Internal Head of Talent, recruitment trainer and strategic advisor for rapid growth businesses in the London Tech Startup scene. Now CEO of an award winning online recruiting platform WorkShape.io, Hung has been at the forefront in developing and promoting new ways in which companies can connect to talent. Hung also curates ‘Recruiting Brainfood’ – the best weekly newsletter in recruitment. Hung lives and works in London.

Sandi is the Senior Director of Global Recruiting at Optimizely, where she manages full cycle recruitment, talent acquisition programs, analytics and initiatives. After spending the first 8 years of her career as a Contingent Recruiter Sandi transitioned into an in house recruiter role before moving to the bay area in 2000. She led Product and Technology Recruiting at salesforce.com and joined LinkedIn as an Executive Recruiter for Sales and G&A before heading up their Marketing and G&A Recruiting teams. Sandi is extremely passionate about building recruiting organizations that are true partners to the business and making sure every candidate leaves their interview wanting to get a job offer.

Carol Mackinlay is a finance, compensation and strategy expert with a background in scaling companies by recruiting the right team, setting the culture, creating processes to make things hum, and building the financial footings for a successful company. As a People team leader she brings a toolkit for worldwide expansion, executive pay, corporate governance and global scale to both public and private companies.

Carol Mahoney is Chief People Officer of Gainsight, Inc, a role that she calls “the job of a lifetime”. Her career in the high technology sector has spanned 25+ years and has provided her the opportunity of applying and honing her HR and Talent Acquisition skills for tech. giants like Intuit and Yahoo! as well as upstarts like LivingSocial and Zoosk. Earning a BA in English stoked her love of words and great stories – a love story that continues through today. An empty-nester, Carol lives in Oakland, California with her husband, Frank and labradoodle, Luke.

Matěj is an HR evangelist, recruiter, manager, and startup advisor. He runs the most visited Recruitment blog in the Czech Republic, organizes Recruitment MeetUps, contributes to leading newspapers and facilitates recruitment trainings.

Jonathan is the head of executive recruitment at Visa, reporting to the CHRO and part of the HR leadership team. Focused on acquiring diverse high quality leadership talent for Visa’s evergreen transformation. A global citizen, Jonathan has lived and worked in 7 countries across 4 continents both in the agency environment and the last 14 years with 2 leading Dow corporates.

Sylvia Miller, VP of Channel Partnerships at Paradox, is responsible for leading the team that develops and builds successful relationships with HCM technology companies and enterprise clients. She has extensive experience as a recruiter, running her own search firm, and building software companies. Over the past 20 years, Sylvia has helped thousands of organizations with their employment media, recruitment technology, and employment branding needs, and she’s passionate about partnering with leading organizations today to transform the recruiting process for companies and their talent.

Kathryn Minshew is the CEO & Founder of The Muse, a career platform used by over 75 million people to research companies and careers. In 2018, The Muse was named one of Fast Company’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World and #3 Most Innovative Company for Enterprise.

Kathryn has spoken at MIT and Harvard, contributed to the WSJ and HBR, and appeared on TODAY and CNN, among others. Kathryn worked on HPV vaccine introduction in Rwanda with the Clinton Health Access Initiative before founding The Muse, and was previously at McKinsey & Company. Her first book, “The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career” (Crown Business, April 2017), was a Wall Street Journal national bestseller.

Billie Mizell has advocated for equity and inclusion from Death Row to the White House. Billie is the Executive Director of Acting with Compassion & Truth, the first-ever organization created inside a prison to focus on the social justice intersections of mass incarceration, race, religion, gender, and LGBTQ+ identity. Billie was previously the Executive Director of Insight Prison Project, which grew nationally under her leadership, and Billie remains Chair Emeritus of that organization. She is the former Board Chair of Death Penalty Focus and founder of the Coalition to End California Executions, which was established to provide the California governor with the information and inspiration to cease executions of the more than 730 people on California”s Death Row. This effort was realized with Governor Newsom’s recent order to halt executions and dismantle the death chamber at San Quentin. Billie has also investigated and written about cases of innocence, including the Angola 3 case. Currently, Billie consults for dozens of organizations, companies, and national policymakers that have made a commitment to equity and inclusion.

Denise leads HR research for Bersin, Deloitte Consulting, LLP. She is an accomplished business partner and HR leader focused on identifying leading talent practices that drive higher business impact. Prior to joining Bersin, Denise spent 15 years working across the HR suite, focusing on talent acquisition, operations, and talent management. Her 19 years of experience include integrated talent program development, cross-functional campus recruitment, strategic onboarding and enterprise HR technology implementation. She holds a BA in English and has completed coursework toward a master’s degree in labor relations and human resources from the University of Rhode Island.

I connect the people strategy to the company’s broader strategy to drive overall business growth and value for medium size companies.

Within an organization I’m known as a “cultural whisperer” who builds and leads global teams while implementing strategic organizational changes and driving innovative solutions that are anchored to our values and behaviors.

I’m known as a client-facing, results-focused, roll-up-the-sleeves servant leader who successfully establishes credibility, trust and partnership at all levels of the organization.

Considered a recruiting technology industry thought leader, Elaine Orler has been designing and implementing global Talent Acquisition and Recruiting solutions as a practitioner and a consultant for more than 25 years. Orler’s hands-on approach has enabled multi-national organizations to transform and optimize complex recruiting processes through contemporary technology-driven talent acquisition practices.

Jason was named executive director of the HR Shared Services team for Bosch in North America in 2013. In this role, he was responsible to launch the HR services organization for the US and Canada; and now he serves as the Regional Head for HR Shared Services; servicing over 42,000 associates in North, Central, and South America.

Bryan Power brings more than 20 years of human resources and talent acquisition experience to Nextdoor – most recently as Chief Human Resources Officer at Yahoo. Throughout his time at Yahoo, Bryan was responsible for leading the global People Team, serving more than 10,000 employees in 30 offices across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Prior to Yahoo, Bryan held a similar role at Square, successfully growing the company from 350 to 1600 employees, and ramping employee programs and HR infrastructure ahead of the company’s successful public offering in November 2015. Previous to Square, Bryan spent eight years at Google. He is also a board member of Avenica, a U.S. recruiting firm that focuses on placing recent college graduates into entry-level career-track positions, as well as an advisor to a number of high growth tech companies in San Francisco.

Ben has over 16 years TA transformation, strategy development and recruitment marketing experience with a real passion for employer branding and communications. His other passions include DIY and being a dad to 3 crazy kids and 1 neurotic dog.

Tim has over 20 years of combined Executive HR and Talent Acquisition experience working for Fortune 500 companies. Tim has a Master’s degree in HR Management and is a highly sought-after international speaker on leadership, HR Tech, talent acquisition, and HR execution.

Tim is currently on the board for the Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals (ATAP) and is the author of the best-selling SHRM published book, “The Talent Fix: A Leader’s Guide to Recruiting Great Talent”. In 2019, Tim was named a Top 10 Global HR Influencer by Workforce Magazine, and the #8 Influencer Globally on Recruitment.

Aaron Samuels is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Blavity Inc., a digital community for Black Millennials that reaches over 30 million people per month across five digital properties including Blavity News, Travel Noire, AfroTech, Shadow And Act, and 21Ninety. After working at Bain & Co. as a strategy consultant, Aaron left his corporate life to pursue his passion as a writer and builder of community. He has since written a book of poetry, toured the country, performed on television, and landed himself on Forbes’ coveted 30 under 30 list as a rising star in the tech and media space.

Tim Sanchez is the Head of Global Talent Acquisition for Millicom (Tigo) a global telecommunications enterprise with 21,000+ employees that is building digital highways throughout Latin & Central America. He is leading a talent acquisition transformation responsible for setting global strategy and leading implementation efforts.

Previously he was the Regional Head of Talent Acquisition for Mastercard and he has experience developing/implementing recruiting initiatives for other Fortune 100 organizations.

He is married, has 2 kids, loves to read and is an amateur crossfit athlete/ French baker.

Lars is the Founder of Amplify and Co-Founder of HR Open Source. He’s spent 20 years in HR and recruiting building talent strategies for a broad range of companies and industries. He’s a writer with regular columns covering 21st Century HR in Fast Company and Forbes, co-author of Employer Branding for Dummies (Wiley, 2017), and global speaker. You can find him on Twitter at @Lars.

Humanizer of HR, story architect and fierce advocate of the workplace revolution; embracing the Future of Work.

Writer/Contributor at: RobinSchooling.com, Recruiting Daily, SHRM, HR Examiner, and other sites; byline article written for Fast Company. Interviewed and quoted for USA Today, LinkedIn, Yahoo, Monster, HR & Talent Management, SmartBrief on Leadership, HRM America and Baton Rouge Business Report. Curator and Ringleader at the Carnival of HR blog site. Co-host of @DrivethruHR, the longest running continuous weekly HR radio show/podcast.

A veteran and compassionate neighbor, Del Seymour has been a member of the Tenderloin community for the past 30 years. He is a leader in the neighborhood, working closely with Glide Memorial Church, St. Antony’s, and Swords to Plowshares. He is also co-chair of San Francisco’s Local Homeless Coordinating Board and has an appointed position with the St.Francis TL HIP Board. This whole endeavor began eight years ago when Del founded Tenderloin Walking Tours in order to “present the Tenderloin in a favorable setting.” In 2015, he founded Code Tenderloin to address the economic inequality he saw in his beloved neighborhood.

Jennie Shephard is a Global Talent Acquisition Strategist and Transformational Leader with a successful track record of championing new initiatives to achieve corporate goals and objectives.

James Sinclair is the Chief Executive & Co-Founder of EnterpriseAlumni, the market leading Alumni and Retiree Engagement Platform. Their software powers the corporate alumni networks of the world’s largest companies, leveraging this vast untapped pool of people for talent, sales, marketing and community. He has a background in large enterprise innovation, having worked for companies including IBM, SAP & EDS. Outside of his day job, he contributes to media on the future of work, large enterprise innovation and entrepreneurship.

For over two decades, Rani Singh has dedicated her life to the city of San Francisco as an Assistant District Attorney. A Native San Francisco kid and mother, she was born and raised in the Sunset where her kids now attend school. Rani’s approach to criminal justice reform has been revolutionary in both the juvenile and adult court system. She takes a holistic approach to public safety by providing accountability and services at the same time.

Tigran is the Co-Founder/CEO of CodeSignal, an automated technical assessment platform which helps companies go beyond resumes in hiring.

My name is Dana Stevenson and I’m 56 years old. I was incarcerated for 25yrs and I was released on March 22, 2019, and began working for SmartRecruiters as a Junior Customer Support Representative In August. As SmartRecruiters has changed my life, I’ve been privileged to be part of a company that changes the lives of others.

Jessica Stevens joined Pilot Flying J in January 2017 and currently holds the position, Director of Talent Acquisition for Pilot Flying J. Jessica’s areas of responsibility include the global talent acquisition strategy around recruitment, metrics, candidate experience, employment brand marketing, and TA technology optimization.

Jerome is an entrepreneur with his heart in recruiting and soul in technology. Jerome envisions a world where recruitment is transparent, and hiring is so easy that his grandma can do it. He’s passionate for what he does, hates the status quo, and loves innovation especially when it reaches disruption. Jerome’s goal is to bring the economy to its full potential by removing friction in the labor market and eradicating unemployment.

William Tincup is the President of RecruitingDaily. At the intersection of HR and technology, he is a writer, speaker, advisor, consultant, investor, storyteller & teacher. William has written over 200 HR articles, spoken at over 150 HR & recruiting conferences and conducted over 1000 HR podcasts.

Elena is an expert in leveraging video stories in the workplace. With the motto “you cannot be what you cannot see” Elena started filming jobs as a way to get young people excited about the world of work. Since then, her team at Skill Scout has since built a world class media company. Their films have helped clients like Nike and American Airlines engage candidates and employees alike.

Laudine currently leads Etsy’s Global Talent Acquisition Team. She is primarily responsible for the talent acquisition roadmap that ensures the company attracts, retains, and develops talent so that employees continue to stay engaged, move forward in their careers, and can do their best work. Laudine is a strategic people and talent acquisition leader with over 15 years of experience in the technology (e-commerce/media start-up and publicly traded), retail and network television industries. Companies she has worked for in the past include ABC Daytime, AOL Inc. (now Verizon Media), Rent the Runway and Michael Kors. Laudine holds a B.A. from Drew University and a Master of Science in Human Resources Management & Development from New York University.

Recently named one of Adweek’s 11 content branded masterminds, Benjamin Von Wong has collaborated with corporations like Dell, Nike and Huawei to create unforgettable digital experiences. He specializes in transforming intangible values into emotional experiences.

Sarah Wilson is the Head of People for SmartRecruiters. After starting her career in contingency search, Sarah has spent the past 15 years in the Talent Acquisition and HR space, consulting for top tier brands on their recruiting and performance management strategies. She has worked with professional services, telecommunications, lending, retail, and tech. Sarah is passionate about creating business-first people strategies that translate into real results.

Shelley Winner was sentenced to 4 years in federal prison for selling drugs. She was released from prison in July 2016 and more recently from the halfway house. Since her release, Shelley secured a job with a multinational tech company and has been working diligently on advancing her career. Within two months, she was nominated MVP, after six months, she earned a big promotion and, one month after that, her performance gained her a special trip to HQ.

Shelley has been concentrating on changing her life—pursuing a Computer Science degree and maintaining a 4.0 GPA while also giving back to the community through volunteering. She loves to share her personal story, aiming to inspire and bring hope to others currently or formerly incarcerated, or struggling with addiction.

Along with being the Talent Brand & Diversity Lead at Getaround, Sarah is also a professional drummer, poet, comedian, and improv actor. She leads workshops and talks on creativity (the #1 soft skill according to LinkedIn), diversity, and storytelling to global audiences (i.e. Grace Hopper, Lesbians Who Tech, Cisco, Workday, Oracle, Women Who Code, and CoderDojo).

Stacy Zapar is a 20 year recruiting veteran turned recruiting strategist, speaker, advisor, trainer & search specialist.

She is the founder of Tenfold, a boutique recruitment consultancy specializing in talent attraction training, consulting and search for world-class employers including Zappos, TripAdvisor, Netflix, Amazon, Walmart, Petco, Virgin, Booking.com, Restoration Hardware, Best Buy, Blizzard and many others.

Kathy Zwickert is a global business leader and former Chief Human Resources Officer with expertise in organizational culture, talent acquisition, strategic communications, and finance. She has more than 25 years of experience working with leaders, boards, and global teams to help companies scale and architect change. To drive business transformation, Kathy pairs her financial and corporate leadership experience with a deep understanding of the importance of people in building successful companies. Her ability to deliver innovative solutions makes her an invaluable advisor to companies looking to scale their organization, drive retention, and build culture.

Kathy currently serves on the Board of Directors for Avalara Inc. (NASDAQ: AVLR) where she is also the Chair of the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee. Prior to her retirement in April 2017, Kathy served as Chief People Officer for NetSuite (acquired by Oracle in 2017) where she transformed the company’s Human Resources through technological innovations that reshaped programs and operations to more rapidly hire, onboard, enable, and retain top talent. In three years.