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LIVE 2023: BOSTON

Tuesday, September 12, 2023
8:30AM ET - 5:40PM ET
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TOPIC

REDISCOVERING COMMUNITY AMID CHANGING CORPORATE VALUES



In an environment of constant workplace change, how can employers create a
consistent community that builds enduring bonds of trust with workers? Our
one-day live conference will bring together leading thinkers and top executives
in HR, hybrid work, diversity, benefits, social impact and employee engagement
for an up-to-the-minute conversation on topics such as creating equity in a
hybrid workplace, balancing productivity with well-being, offering better career
paths, developing diversity in leadership, and supporting working parents.

From Day One is a Recertification Provider for SHRM and HRCI. This session is
eligible for 4 credits from both organizations. The Activity IDs will be sent to
attendees after the conclusion of the session.



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SPEAKERS

ZEYNEP TON

MIT Sloan School of Management

Professor and author, “The Case for Good Jobs”

PAUL FRANCISCO

State Street Corp.

Senior Vice President- Chief Diversity Officer

CHRISTINE KINAHAN

Welch's

Chief People Officer

ADI IGNATIUS

Harvard Business Review

Editor in Chief

MARISSA VARGAS

Liberty Mutual Insurance

VP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Global Strategy

SHAWNA OLIVER

Manulife Financial Corp.

AVP, Head of Global Benefits & Wellness

ALEXIS VON KUNES NEWTON

Wayfair Inc.

Head of Global Talent Development & Performance

JODI ENGGASSER

 Cushman & Wakefield.

Head of Technology, C&W Services - Technology & Data Solutions

SHAHINA ISLAM

Zensar

Vice President, Human Resources

CALLUM BORCHERS

The Wall Street Journal

Columnist

AMINA LOBBAN

Takeda

Head of Culture, Engagement & HR Business Excellence, GMSGQ

JESS MARBLE

Care for Business

Director

JACQUELINE FEARER

 Iron Mountain

Head of Culture and Engagement Communications

DELORES EDWARDS

GBH

Executive Producer of Basic Black

DAVE FINEMAN

PTC, Inc

Global Leader, Workforce Planning, People Analytics and Process Enablement

JANELLE NANOS

The Boston Globe

Business Reporter

PARIS ALSTON

GBH

Co-Host, Morning Edition

DAN FIGURSKI

KinderCare

President, KinderCare for Employers

JEFF MAGGIONCALDA

Coursera

Chief Executive Officer

JAMIE ADASI

Greenhouse

Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

SAVINA PEREZ

Hone

Co-founder and Chief Evangelist

MATTHEW CONFER

Abilitie

VP of Strategy

DEBORAH MERKIN

CEO and Founder

GiftCard Partners

CAITLIN NOBES

Achievers

AWI Lead Analyst

BRIT BARTOLINI

Blueboard

Senior Enterprise Account Executive

JASON CERRATO

Eightfold

Sr. Director, Product Marketing

MATT STONE

Attuned

Senior Solutions Consultant

KATHY PEARCE

LifeLabs Learning

Leadership Trainer & Facilitator

MITA MALLICK

Carta

Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact

ALEX KHURGIN

Hone

Principal Learning Experience Designer

AMY VAN AARLE

EF Education First

Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications

KRISTOPHER GUNTHER

Axomo

Sales Executive

ALEXANDRA POWELL

Reward Gateway

Director of Client Cultural Insights

ROSS O’NEILL

Workvivo

Head of Customer Experience, US

BARBARA BOORAS

Workvivo

Customer Community Manager


ZEYNEP TON

MIT Sloan School of Management

Zeynep Ton is a Professor of the Practice at the MIT Sloan School of Management
and author of the new book, “The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring
Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyone's Work,” from Harvard Business Review
Press. 

Zeynep's research focuses on how organizations can design and manage their
operations in a way that satisfies employees, customers, and investors
simultaneously. Her work has been published in a variety of journals, including
Organization Science, Production and Operations Management, and the Harvard
Business Review.

In 2014, Zeynep published her findings in a book, The Good Jobs Strategy: How
the Smartest Companies Invest in Employees to Lower Costs and Boost Profits. The
book draws on 15 years of research to show that the key to offering good jobs to
employees, great service to customers, and superior returns to investors is
combining investment in employees with specific operational choices that
increase employees’ productivity, contribution, and motivation.

After her book was released, company exeutives started reaching out to Zeynep to
understand how to implement the Good Jobs Strategy in their organizations, or to
describe how they were already adopting the strategy. Zeynep cofounded the
nonprofit Good Jobs Institute to help them transform through assessments,
workshops, and longer term partnerships.

Prior to MIT Sloan, Zeynep spent seven years at Harvard Business School. She has
received several awards for teaching excellence both at HBS and MIT Sloan.

Zeynep lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her husband and four children. A
native of Turkey, she first came to the US on a volleyball scholarship from the
Pennsylvania State University. She received her BS in industrial and
manufacturing engineering there and her DBA from the Harvard Business School.

 


PAUL FRANCISCO

State Street Corp.

Paul Francisco is senior vice president and chief diversity officer for State
Street Corp., the Boston-based financial-services company. He leads the
company’s strategies in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), as well as
workforce development. Prior to joining State Street, he was the co-founder of
Foster & Francisco, a diversity consulting and executive-search firm, and held
leadership positions in staffing and recruiting at Bank of America and Gillette.
A native of Honduras, he attended Boston University on a football scholarship,
playing tight end, and majored in political science. After graduation, he signed
as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins of the NFL and also played for the New
England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens before joining Amica Mutual Insurance Co.
as a recruitment manager.


CHRISTINE KINAHAN

Welch's

Christine Kinahan is the Chief People Officer at Welch's. 


ADI IGNATIUS

Harvard Business Review

Adi Ignatius is Editor in Chief of the Harvard Business Review Group, where he
oversees the editorial activities of HBR, hbr.org, and HBR’s book-publishing
unit. Prior to joining HBR in 2009, Mr. Ignatius was the No. 2 editor at TIME.

He is the editor of two books: President Obama: The Path to the White House and
Prisoner of the State: The Secret Diaries of Premier Zhao Ziyang. Both made the
New York Times Bestseller List.

Mr. Ignatius lived and worked for nearly 20 years overseas. He was Editor of
Time’s Asian edition and earlier served as Beijing Bureau Chief and Moscow
Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal.


MARISSA VARGAS

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Marissa Vargas is VP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Global Strategy,
Planning, Operations and Messaging at Liberty Mutual Insurance, a Fortune 500
company. Marissa and her team are responsible for supporting and developing the
DEI enterprise strategy, plans as well as leading DEI messaging and team
operations. Through DEI practices and principles, she helps leaders connect more
in-depth with their teams so they can achieve their business outcomes. Her
dedication to the DEI mission in the workplace stems from her early commitment
to promoting business leadership in the Hispanic/Latinx community. 


SHAWNA OLIVER

Manulife Financial Corp.

Shawna M. Oliver is AVP and head of global benefits & wellness for Manulife
Financial Corp. Oliver prides herself in challenging the status quo and has
spent 23 years in the health care and benefits industry doing just that. Over
this time, she has worked with key stakeholders spanning the ecosystem–as an
underwriter, a consultant, within health technology, in operations, and
currently at Manulife overseeing global benefits & wellness. Her breadth of
experience uniquely positions her to push for evolution with confidence. Dr.
Oliver holds her DBA from Drexel, an MBA from the University of Oregon, a BA
from the University of Hartford, and a BS from Purdue.

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services
provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. With
global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, the company provides financial advice
and insurance, operating as Manulife across Canada, Asia, and Europe, and
primarily as John Hancock in the U.S.


ALEXIS VON KUNES NEWTON

Wayfair Inc.

Alexis is Head of Global Talent Development & Performance at Wayfair, where she
oversees orientation & onboarding, continuous learning, leadership development,
performance management, and talent planning for Wayfair's corporate employee
base across North America, Europe, and Asia. Prior to Wayfair, Alexis worked as
an executive search consultant for Witt/Kieffer, specializing in higher
education leadership searches. Earlier, Alexis worked as a human capital
consultant at Deloitte where she supported clients in change management, org
design, and strategic planning efforts. Alexis earned her EdM from the Harvard
Graduate School of Education and her BA from Johns Hopkins University. She lives
with her husband and their dog in Boston's South End. 


JODI ENGGASSER

 Cushman & Wakefield.

Jodi is a technology executive with over 20 years of experience leading
operational, process and digital transformation for multi-national, complex
organizations. Today, Jodi serves as the Head of Technology for C&W Services, a
15k employee, $1.5b real estate services organization.

C&W Services goal is to build clear, attainable career paths and provide
opportunities for growth so that our employees develop up through the
organization to take on leadership positions.  85% of C&W Services employees are
front line workers in the building maintenance and janitorial spaces, therefore
much of our work is focused on how to leverage technology to engage and empower
these colleagues, who can often feel disenfranchised and left behind. 

Jodi is a sister, wife & mom to three boys.  She is passionate about DE&I and
mental health awareness.  She is a proud Ally-in-Training and is determined to
help create a safe and healthy world for her transgender niece to thrive.


SHAHINA ISLAM

Zensar

Shahina Islam is the Vice President Human Resources at Zensar.


CALLUM BORCHERS

The Wall Street Journal

Callum Borchers writes a weekly, reported column for the Wall Street Journal
about people’s careers and work lives. Previously, he was a correspondent at
public radio station WBUR, where he covered business and politics and often
hosted NPR’s national midday show, “Here & Now.” Callum also has been a staff
writer at the Washington Post and Boston Globe. He is an adjunct professor of
journalism at Northeastern University, where he earned a master’s degree. He and
his wife have four children and are foster parents. Before kids devoured his
non-work time, Callum once qualified for the U.S. national pararowing team for
athletes with physical disabilities.


AMINA LOBBAN

Takeda

Amina Lobban is Head of Culture, Engagement & HR Business Excellence, Global
Manufacturing, Supply & Quality at Takeda. She joined Takeda through Shire, and
in her 16 years at the company her career has steadily progressed from
Engineering, Business Operations, Integration, and Program Management roles in
Process Development and Global Manufacturing, Supply & Quality. She joined HR in
2021, further expanding her experience across the business. Amina began her
professional career in her home country of Trinidad & Tobago as a Petroleum
Engineer at the Ministry of Energy, where she worked with multinational energy
companies operating in the region. Her transitions across industries and
functions have brought her increasing experience leading global teams and
working with colleagues internationally.

Amina has demonstrated her passion and commitment to gender parity through her
volunteer work internally at Takeda as Global Co-Lead of their Gender Parity
Network ERG, and externally with the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association
(HBA) and The Boston Club. She has previously held local and regional roles with
HBA New England, now Chairs HBA’s Global Ambassador program, overseeing
leadership development programs at over 50 corporate partner locations
worldwide, and is co-chair of The Boston Club’s Healthcare and Life Sciences
Affinity Group. Amina was honored to be named a 2022 HBA Rising Star at Takeda
in recognition of her leadership and impact. Amina lives in Bedford, MA with her
husband and two young children.


JESS MARBLE

Care for Business

Jess serves as a partner to the most innovative employers in the world, working
to create equitable and accessible opportunities for their employees to find
care.


JACQUELINE FEARER

 Iron Mountain

Jacqueline Fearer is the Head of Culture and Engagement Communications at Iron
Mountain.


DELORES EDWARDS

GBH

Delores Edwards is the Executive Producer of Basic Black at GBH.


DAVE FINEMAN

PTC, Inc

Dave is the Global Leader of People Analytics and Workforce Planning at PTC,
Inc. Dave uses Planning, Analytics and Future of Work concepts to improve the
workforce experience and influence talent programs across all stages of the
employee lifecycle. He couples his talent expertise with strategic planning,
business transformation, technology implementation and change management to
achieve results and enhance shareholder value.

Dave joined the Columbia School of Professional Studies Human Capital Management
program
as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Winter of 2022. His current focus is teaching
Master’s level
students about Strategic Workforce Planning.  Prior to joining PTC, Dave led
Deloitte Consulting’s Workforce Transformation People Analytics and Workforce
Planning Program. At Deloitte, he designed, developed and implemented solutions
that built capability, deployed technologies and advanced data-driven Workforce
Planning, People Analytics and Future of Work programs within client
organizations. Prior to joining Deloitte, Dave led the development and
implementation of programs in support of global strategic, human capital and
transformation objectives at State Street Corporation and directed
cross-functional teams through large scale organizational and HR change at
Fidelity Investments. In addition, Dave led the development of digital revenue
and operating models at Mothernature.com and led clients through large-scale
business process reengineering programs at CSC Index.

Throughout his career, he has focused on implementing effective and efficient
operating models while leveraging innovative technologies and approaches to
achieve strategic, talent and financial objectives. Dave received a Master of
Business Administration from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College and a
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Sociology from Clark University.


JANELLE NANOS

The Boston Globe

Janelle is a business reporter at the Boston Globe, covering retail,
restaurants, and consumer culture. She is also the host of the Bold Types
interview series with the city's business leaders. She thrives on diving deep
into the ideas, people, and trends that drive Boston’s economy. She has
previously worked at Boston Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, and New York
Magazine, and she currently teaches a class in magazine writing at Boston
College. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The
Wall Street Journal, among other publications. She was a Senior Fellow at the
Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism.


PARIS ALSTON

GBH

Paris Alston is co-host of Morning Edition and The Wake Up podcast at GBH News.
She previously was a host of the NPR podcast “Consider This,” produced in
conjunction with GBH and WBUR.

 

Paris also served as the host of GBH’s digital series Keep it Social about
social media trends targeted at millennial and Gen Z audiences. Prior to that,
she broke into the industry as an intern at UNC-TV in North Carolina and
NBC10-Philadelphia. She has also told stories from Southeast Asia, Morocco,
Panama and Brazil.

 

A North Carolina native, Paris is a graduate of the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, where she studied media and journalism and global studies. She
is currently pursuing a social impact MBA at Boston University. She is a member
of the Boston and National Associations of Black Journalists and has worked
extensively with print, digital, video, audio and social media.


DAN FIGURSKI

KinderCare

Dan brings 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and business management
to his role at KinderCare Learning Companies. In his time with KinderCare, his
leadership has accelerated the growth of Champions, our Before and After School
brand, allowing our best-in-class programming to serve more children and
families with our brand of authentic engagement.

Most recently, his role has extended to include KinderCare at Work, where he is
looking forward to continuing to extend the same leadership mindset.

Prior to joining KinderCare, Dan worked in the K-12 educational software
segment, where he helped create and lead the acceptance and growth of digital
subscriptions for both schools and publishers. As a father of four, Dan is
passionate about helping children learn.


JEFF MAGGIONCALDA

Coursera

Jeff Maggioncalda joined Coursera as CEO in June 2017 and since then helped the
company grow to over 100 million learners and 7,000+ institutions, served by
high-quality learning content from 300+ of the world’s top universities and
industry educators. He previously served for 18 years as the founding CEO at
Financial Engines Inc, a company co-founded by economist and Nobel Prize winner
William Sharpe. Financial Engines grew rapidly under Jeff's leadership,
providing high-quality online investment advice that has helped millions of
people save and prepare for retirement. Jeff has also worked as a consultant at
McKinsey & Company and Cornerstone Research, and serves as a director of SVB
Financial Group. He holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of
Business and a Bachelor's degree in Economics and English from Stanford
University. In his free time, Jeff is a lifelong learner and proud dad, and
enjoys studying music theory and spending time with his wife and three
daughters.


JAMIE ADASI

Greenhouse

Jamie Adasi (pronouns: she, her, hers) is Greenhouse Software’s Head of
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Allyship (IDEA). Jamie’s focused on advancing
an international multi-year IDEA strategy as well as building a people-first
IDEA program that positively influences people across various industries
worldwide. 

 

As a first-generation Queer Nigerian-American, Jamie began her self-reflective
DE&IB/social justice journey as a high school and college student educating
peers, staff, and faculty about diversity and social justice issues affecting
the world.

 

With over 14 years of experience, Jamie helps leaders and teams reach their
highest potential by bringing people together across multiple and intersecting
experiences. Jamie is also an advocate for using well-being practices, data, and
technology to create a systems-thinking and human-centered approach to everyday
IDEA/DE&I issues.

 

Prior to Greenhouse, Jamie held various diversity and recruiting leadership
positions across higher education, nonprofits, SaaS, and behavioral health.
Jamie holds an M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica,
an M.Ed. in Counseling and Personnel Services from the University of Maryland,
College Park, and a B.A. in Psychology and a Minor in Spanish Language &
Cultures from the University of Maryland, College Park. 


SAVINA PEREZ

Hone
Savina Perez is the Co-founder and Chief Evangelist at Hone, the all-in-one
talent development platform for modern teams delivering live learning at scale
to enable behavior change, human connection, and continuous development. Prior
to founding Hone, Savina led growth and marketing at several venture-backed B2B
tech companies based in New York City and San Francisco  including Curalate,
Incapsula, and Smartling, and has deep expertise in all aspects of B2B growth,
sales and marketing. Most recently, Savina was VP of Marketing at CultureIQ
(acq: ParkerGale Capital), a culture management platform for the enterprise
market. Savina is passionate about amplifying the impact of the world’s next
generation of leaders, DEIB initiatives, and supporting her team and customer
base to bring it all together.


MATTHEW CONFER

Abilitie

Matthew Confer is the Vice President of Strategy at Abilitie, a Leadership
Development company based in Austin, Texas that provides immersive business
simulations to a global client base that includes over 50 members of the Fortune
500.

In the past three years alone, Abilitie’s leadership programs have been
delivered to over 65,000 corporate professionals in more than 30 countries
around the world

Matthew has spoken on the topic of decision making at the TEDx Conference with a
talk entitled "Before You Decide." Matthew also hosts the Learn To Lead Podcast
where he speaks with authors, professors, creatives, and business leaders about
their leadership journey and how they are working to develop the leaders of
tomorrow.


DEBORAH MERKIN

CEO and Founder

Deborah Merkin, CEO and Founder of GiftCard Partners™, Inc. and Engage2Reward™,
LLC, has led the expansion of GiftCard Partners for almost 20 years. GiftCard
Partners empowers businesses to drive employee engagement, reward, and incentive
programs seamlessly through the Engage2Reward™
gift card ordering platform.

Throughout the last decade, GiftCard Partners has been recognized on both the
local (Boston - 5x award winner) and national (9x award winner) level as a Best
and Brightest Company to Work For, and is a certified women-owned business
(WBENC, WOSB). Deborah and her team specialize in customizing gift card programs
to meet each client's unique needs by providing comprehensive gift card program
management services to retailers and merchants. Her expertise in building and
managing profitable gift card programs by integrating with the merchants and
operations allows clients to focus on their core business while maximizing the
benefits of a thriving gift card program.

Prior to founding GiftCard Partners, Deborah was an established marketing leader
in the tech, finance, and retail industries. Throughout her career she focused
on identifying revenue-generating B2B channel strategies, forging strategic
partnerships, and driving marketing innovation. With over 20 years of C-Level
experience in the payments industry, Deborah is a passionate leader committed to
delivering proven results for employees, partners, and customers. Deborah holds
a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Masters of
Business Administration from Babson College.


CAITLIN NOBES

Achievers

Caitlin started her career in journalism and is still passionate about bringing
the right information to the
right people at the right time. As content manager and data analyst, Caitlin
oversees Achievers
Workforce Institute’s primary research program, investigating the latest
workforce trends to bring
actionable best practices to HR and business leaders. Caitlin has a BA in
Psychology and a post-graduate diploma in journalism and has spent the last
decade of her career specializing in HR content and data. She grew up in New
Zealand but has lived in Toronto since 2011.


BRIT BARTOLINI

Blueboard

Brit Bartolini is a Senior Enterprise Account Executive at Blueboard with a
passion for cultural transformation. Her background in HR and Operations has
informed her leadership of culture trainings on employee experience and how it
impacts company performance for 10+ years. Blueboard has been an  environment
for her to foster passions, grow natural skill sets, and get comfortable with
expanding her knowledge on the ever-changing landscape of humans in the
workplace. 

When she is not transferring her enthusiasm for experiential rewards to clients,
you can find Brit living out Blueboard’s mission of "challenging your comfort
zone" through scuba diving, backpacking through new countries, or perfecting her
woodworking on various pieces of furniture.

 


JASON CERRATO

Eightfold

Jason Cerrato is the Sr. Director, Product Marketing for Eightfold, focused on
our comprehensive Talent Intelligence Platform & App Marketplace. Prior to
Eightfold, he was with Gartner as a Senior Research Director, focusing on HR
technology and transformation. In 2021, HR Executive recognized Jason as one of
HR Tech’s Top 100 Industry Influencers, and he currently serves as a member of
HR.com’s Future of Talent Acquisition Research Advisory Board.

With extensive experience in talent acquisition, Jason spent more than a decade
with United Technologies Corporation (now Raytheon Technologies), where he was
the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, serving as the workstream owner for
recruiting and onboarding for an enterprise-wide global HR transformation
initiative. Jason is co-host of The New Talent Code podcast, which provides
insights and open discussion with industry leaders on all things talent and HR
tech.


MATT STONE

Attuned

Matt Stone is business leader and irrepressible optimist who believes that in
business and life, we all either win together or we all lose together. As Senior
Solutions Consultant for Attuned, Matt enjoys helping businesses make work
more meaningful for their most important asset – their people. His passion for
supporting human-centered leaders was ignited from the privilege of a
ten-year mentorship by a renowned MIT organizational psychologist. Through that
relationship, Matt deepened his understanding of both the art and science of
human behavior – the drivers that motivate people to accelerate toward their
potential and create the conditions for high trust, exceptional performance, and
personal fulfillment.

Matt also draws on broad experience over twenty-five years as a business
development professional, entrepreneur, and former practicing attorney. He
brings a global perspective to all of his engagements, having spent over fifteen
years of his life living in Europe and Asia. Matt has been a speaker and
facilitator on leadership and communication at various events and conferences
including the Organization Development Network Conference in the U.S. He
has also provided executive facilitation and consulting services in Europe and
Asia. Matt earned his B.A. in History from the Clark Honors College at the
University of Oregon, and his Juris Doctor degree from the William S. Richardson
School of Law, University of Hawaii. He is also a Results Trained Coach
(NeuroLeadership Institute), trained in learning design, and is a certified
mediator. Matt and his wife currently live in the New York City area.


KATHY PEARCE

LifeLabs Learning

Kathy has a Master of Arts in Teaching and has spent most of her career
designing and delivering professional development for educators, building and
leading teams charged with organizational change initiatives, and coaching
leadership skills. She has expertise in instructional design and facilitation,
and has also worked as a journalist and librarian.


MITA MALLICK

Carta

Mita Mallick is the Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact at Carta.


ALEX KHURGIN

Hone
Alex Khurgin is the Principal Learning Experience Designer at Hone. Prior to
Hone, he founded The Action Company, a team of creatives, scientists, and
technologists who study how best to help people succeed in the workplace and the
marketplace. Alex also developed adaptive learning at leading ed-tech company
Knewton and spent 7 years developing and evangelizing Grovo's approach to
microlearning. Alex is among the industry's most passionate proponents of
innovative enterprise learning and has presented his insights at conferences
such as Techweek, DevLearn, ATD, CLO Innovators and more. Alex graduated with a
BA in Philosophy from Amherst College and lives in New York City.

 


AMY VAN AARLE

EF Education First

Amy Van Aarle has over 20 years of experience as a brand strategy leader,
working within agencies, start-ups, and established companies like EF Education
First, where she is currently the Executive Vice President of Marketing &
Communications. For over ten years, Amy has held several brand strategy, culture
building, and marketing leadership roles within the EF family of companies and
Hult International Business School. She now serves on the central executive
leadership team at EF's North American Headquarters. 

As an advisor to EF's CEO, Amy is responsible for growing awareness of EF's
purpose-driven employment brand and guiding strategy across communications and
marketing. Amy is also the executive sponsor responsible for EF's diversity,
equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives and helped establish the
company's global sustainability and community impact programs. Before EF, Amy
worked in leadership roles in start-ups and agencies, building brands from
the bottom up and guiding established brands in reaching new markets. 

Amy is a Sarah Lawrence College graduate and lives with her family in Cambridge,
MA.


KRISTOPHER GUNTHER

Axomo
Kristopher is a dynamic Sales Executive at AXOMO, The Swag Store!

With an unwavering commitment to client success, he specializes in providing
innovative solutions for companies employee retention, rewards/recognition, work
anniversaries, birthdays, trade shows, events, rebrand, and uniforms.  
Swag is his weapon of choice to elevate brands and create lasting impressions. 
 
While Kristopher didn't get an official diploma at a prestigious university, he
worked for a German pharmaceutical company, he owned/operated restaurants,
owned/operated a high end float spa, and loves everything business and people
related.


When he isn't Swag-ing, he loves spending time with his family, writing guided
meditations, hiking, motorcycling, building his dream home, and eating.


He lives with his wife, 8 children, and 2 grandchildren, 1 dog, 1 horse in
Hobble Creek Canyon, Utah


ALEXANDRA POWELL

Reward Gateway

Alex is a highly experienced employee engagement consultant, trainer and
speaker. For over 15 years she has helped HR and business leaders implement
strategies that drive true culture change.  Her wealth of knowledge comes from
coaching and training thousands of managers from a wide range of industries
across the globe. Alex focuses on providing organizations with proven practices
that drive results for varied leadership styles and the multiple generations in
the modern workforce. Her presentation will leave you motivated and better
equipped to lead your organization on a path to a more engaged workforce, making
the world a better place to work.


ROSS O’NEILL

Workvivo

Ross O’Neill is Head of Customer Experience in the US at Workvivo, the employee
experience platform designed to keep people informed, engaged and connected no
matter where they work. Based in Boston, Ross works with enterprise customers
across industries to help them boost employee engagement and experience. Before
Workvivo, Ross was a project manager, leading IT projects at Fidelity
Investments, American Tower and athenahealth.


BARBARA BOORAS

Workvivo

Barbara Booras is a Customer Community Manager at Workvivo, the #1 G2 Rated
Employee App Globally. Specializing in Expert Services within Customer
Experience, Barbara collaborates with key strategic customers with a global
audience on optimizing their Workvivo experience. She spent 6+ years in New York
City leading internal communications and transforming company culture at DIVINA
in her role as the first Culture & Community Manager. Barbara is a
self-described workplace culture nerd, obsessed with elevating the employee
experience.

Now based in Boston, Barbara enjoys freelance food writing, boxing, distance
running, and world travel. Barbara is a 4x marathoner currently working on
completing the Abbott World Marathon Majors. Barbara has an educational
background in hospitality and tourism and approaches EX with a high-touch,
hospitality mindset.


PARTNERS



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SCHEDULE

08:30 AM - 09:30 AM

LANDING BREAKFAST, HOSTED BY GREENHOUSE

09:30 AM - 09:35 AM

MAIN FORUM OPENING REMARKS

09:35 AM - 09:40 AM

MAIN FORUM OPENING SESSION INTRODUCTION

Speaker: 

Jess Marble, Director, Care for Business

09:40 AM - 10:00 AM

MAIN FORUM HOW AN ICONIC BRAND CULTIVATES ITS WORKPLACE CULTURE FOR MODERN TIMES

A 154-year-old company, Welch’s, stays fresh by promoting a strong sense of
purpose among its many stakeholders, from family farmers to office workers to
customers. What lessons does this legendary cooperative offer about worker
engagement, flexible work, and a sense of belonging?

Speaker: 

Christine Kinahan, Chief People Officer, Welch’s

Moderator: 

Callum Borchers, Workplace Columnist, the Wall Street Journal

10:00 AM - 10:25 AM

MAIN FORUM CHIEF LEARNING OFFICERS: HEROES OF THE AI ECONOMY, HELPING COMPANIES
RETHINK AND ADAPT (THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT)

In an age of relentless disruption, digital transformation and reskilling must
go hand in hand. Chief learning officers (CLOs) will play a vital role in
helping companies navigate emerging challenges. The rise of Generative AI and
its impact on every industry has created an unprecedented need for structured
and intentional learning pathways that support organizational agility and career
advancement. Online learning can enable CLOs to build agile talent strategies
that focus on critical digital and human skills necessary to drive long-term
advantage.

Speaker:

Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO & Co-Founder, Coursera

10:25 AM - 11:10 AM

MAIN FORUM LEADING WITH PURPOSE AND INCLUSION TO REFLECT THE NEXT GENERATION’S
VALUES (PANEL)

Many employees today, particularly younger workers, care about mission as well
as money. That means employers need to demonstrate that they’re concerned about
the social benefits of what they do in respect to all their stakeholders,
including employees, their families, community members, and business partners.
What are the building blocks for corporate culture that’s both purposeful and
inclusive? How can companies foster a dialogue on these values that respects
views from the bottom to the top of the hierarchy? And how can companies best
communicate these values to attract talent?

Panelists:

Paul Francisco, Senior VP, Chief Diversity Officer, State Street Corp.

Marissa Vargas, VP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy, Planning, Operations
and Measurement, Liberty Mutual

David Fineman, Global Leader, Workforce Planning, People Analytics and Process
Enablement, PTC

Dan Figurski, President, KinderCare for Employers

Amy Van Aarle, Executive VP, Marketing & Communications, EF Education First

Moderator:

Delores Edwards, Executive Producer, Basic Black, GBH News 

11:10 AM - 11:35 AM

MAIN FORUM INCLUSIVE FROM THE START: HOW GREAT HIRING BUILDS CULTURES OF
BELONGING (THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT)

Hiring is the first touchpoint for creating a company culture with strong,
inclusive teams that center belonging and allow people to come to work and do
amazing things. In this discussion with DEIB leaders at Carta and Greenhouse,
you’ll learn the value of diverse hiring panels, how empowering employee
resource groups (ERGs) and affinity groups to create community and ignite change
can strengthen your retention, as well as what it means to authentically
represent your employer brand.

Speakers: 

Jamie Adasi, Head of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Allyship (IDEA),
Greenhouse

Mita Mallick, Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact, Carta

11:35 AM - 11:55 AM

LANDING COFFEE BREAK

11:55 AM - 12:40 PM

ROOM A LEADING CHANGE: BRAIN-FRIENDLY CHANGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES (WORKSHOP)

Change is now the norm. We’re living in an era where an organization’s capacity
to change quickly and effectively is pivotal to its survival. The challenge? Our
brains resist change and crave certainty. LifeLabs Learning is here to help! In
this mini-workshop, you will learn science-backed strategies to help companies
and employees adapt, accept, and commit to change. You’ll leave with the key
skills to lead and reinforce change initiatives, tips to message change well,
and a strategic change checklist you can use in any situation.

Speaker: 

Kathy Pearce, Leadership Trainer & Facilitator, LifeLabs Learning

11:55 AM - 12:40 PM

ROOM B THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FIVE PILLARS OF BELONGING (WORKSHOP)

Research shows that for organizations looking to improve the employee
experience, creating conditions for belonging have an immediate and lasting
effect. Employees who feel a sense of belonging are more engaged and have higher
job satisfaction, better mental health, and improved productivity. In this
interactive session, Achievers will share a tactical, practical perspective on
how to ensure that every employee feels Welcomed, Known, Included, Supported,
and Connected.

Speaker: 

Caitlin Nobes, AWI Lead Analyst, Achievers

11:55 AM - 12:40 PM

ROOM C HOW TO DRIVE LOYALTY AND PERFORMANCE WITH MORE MEANINGFUL RECOGNITION
(WORKSHOP)

The right kind of employee recognition is proven to increase engagement,
motivation, and performance—all of which are critical in a tight economy and
labor market. The problem? Most organizations are getting recognition wrong,
investing dollars only to be disappointed by a lack of return. In this workshop,
we’re going to give you the tools to do recognition better. Based on our work
with hundreds of organizations across industries and our unique
experiences-based approach, we’ll walk through a step-by-step framework you can
steal to drive real loyalty and performance results from your recognition
efforts.

Speaker: 

Brit Bartolini, Senior Enterprise Account Executive, Blueboard

12:40 PM - 01:30 PM

LANDING LUNCH

01:30 PM - 02:15 PM

ROOM A HOW TO USE GAMIFICATION TO BOOST EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT (WORKSHOP)

In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore how employee experience (EX) and HR
leaders can leverage gamification to increase employee engagement within their
organizations. In an age of information overload, burnout and noise, it’s
crucial for leaders to be creative and break through the noise to get important
messaging across. We will share best practices on why we are seeing a rise of
gamification in the workplace, the value of engaging employees in this way, and
some examples of organizations that are nailing it. We’ll then workshop ideas
together and share experiences. Attendees will walk away from this workshop with
tangible content, campaigns, and other ideas for initiatives to truly engage
employees.

Speakers:

Ross O'Neill, Head of Customer Experience, U.S., Workvivo

Barbara Booras, Customer Community Manager, Workvivo

01:30 PM - 02:15 PM

ROOM B WORKPLACE WELL-BEING REVOLUTION: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY
(WORKSHOP)

Establishing the foundation of a well-being strategy is one of the more
important things people leaders can do for their modern workforce. And
maintaining momentum throughout the year is what truly makes a difference in
everyone’s life. Learn the four tenets of workplace well-being, how to reframe
your benefits to be more accessible, and how to take care of the full employee.
We’s explore the vital role managers and champions play in modeling the desired
culture. Join the revolution, and how to build a comprehensive well-being
program, full of creative ideas and designed to be efficient and effective.

Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Cultural Insights, Reward Gateway

01:30 PM - 02:15 PM

ROOM C RESKILLING AT SCALE: SECRETS OF TRAINING REMOTE AND HYBRID TEAMS
(WORKSHOP)

How do you take what works in person and apply that to a distributed team? How
do you keep people engaged? Or know whether your training is effective? We’re
sharing the lessons we’ve learned from years pioneering live, online training at
Hone. Over the past few years, we’ve learned a lot about what to do and
especially what not to do when rolling out a hybrid training program across
distributed teams. In this interactive workshop, we’ll cover mistakes you will
want to avoid when training your distributed team, secrets behind creating an
engaging remote or hybrid training experience, and how to measure the
effectiveness of your program.

Speakers:

Alex Khurgin, Principal Learning Experience Designer, Hone

Savina Perez, Co-Founder and Chief Evangelist, Hone

02:25 PM - 02:30 PM

MAIN FORUM SESSION INTRODUCTION

Speaker: 

Kristopher Gunther, Sales Executive, Axomo

02:30 PM - 03:10 PM

MAIN FORUM BUILDING UPON WORKPLACE CULTURE THROUGH RECOGNITION AND ENGAGEMENT
(PANEL)

When employees feel recognized and engaged, a workplace culture that supports
productivity, loyalty, and overall organizational success is built. How can
leaders effectively implement programs that go beyond financial incentives to
ensure employees feel valued and appreciated? What are some innovative
approaches to boost employee engagement, especially in remote or hybrid work
environments, and how can leaders measure the effectiveness of these
initiatives? 

Panelists:

Jacqueline Fearer, Head of Global Culture & Engagement Communications, Iron
Mountain

Alexis von Kunes Newton, Head of Global Talent Development & Performance,
Wayfair 

Amina Lobban, Head of HR business Excellence Global Manufacturing, Supply &
Quality, Takeda 

Matt Stone, Senior Solutions Consultant, Attuned 

Deborah Merkin, CEO and Founder, GiftCard Partners

Moderator: 

Paris Alston, Co-Host, Morning Edition, GBH News

03:10 PM - 03:35 PM

MAIN FORUM THE FUTURE OF WORK IS HERE: NEW WORKSPACES AND NEW WORKFLOWS (THOUGHT
LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT)

Profound transformations are unfolding in the realm of work, centered around
where we work and how we work. We will discuss how organizations are embracing
new methods of collaboration and delve into the cutting-edge technologies
driving innovation around how work is done in the modern workplace. This talk
will equip professionals with the insights and strategies needed to thrive in
this evolving landscape.

Speaker: 

Matt Confer, VP, Strategy, Abilitie

03:35 PM - 03:55 PM

LANDING COFFEE BREAK

03:55 PM - 04:40 PM

MAIN FORUM THE EQUITABLE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE: HOW TOTAL REWARDS AND CAREER
DEVELOPMENT GO HAND IN HAND (PANEL)

Workers have spoken up about the new and improved benefits that would help them
manage their diverse lives and advance their careers. They want more offerings
in health and wellness and family care support, which can help them pursue
career growth and internal mobility. How can companies offer menus of benefits
and opportunities, to avoid the old, one-size-fits-all approach? How have
employers responded to these expectations, while keeping costs under control?
How can managers be trained to be responsive to these parallel employee needs
and aspirations?

Panelists:


Shawna Oliver, AVP, Head of Global Benefits & Wellness, Manulife

Jodi Enggasser, Head of Technology, C&W Services, Technology & Data Solutions,
Cushman & Wakefield 

Shahina Islam, VP, HR, Zensar Technologies

Jess Marble, Director, Care for Business 

Jason Cerrato, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Eightfold

Moderator:

Janelle Nanos, Business Reporter, The Boston Globe

04:40 PM - 05:05 PM

MAIN FORUM WHY IMPROVING FRONTLINE JOBS MAY BE YOUR COMPANY’S TICKET TO
SUCCESS–OR SURVIVAL (FIRESIDE CHAT)

From healthcare facilities to fulfillment centers to retail stores, companies
are struggling to keep workers because the jobs they offer are low-paying,
stressful, and provide little chance for growth. In her new book, MIT professor
Zeynep Ton shows a better way–why good jobs combined with strong operations can
make companies more competitive, more resilient, and more likely to attract
loyal customers and dedicated employees.

Speaker: 

Zeynep Ton, Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management, and Author, The Case for
Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay & Meaning to Everyone’s Work

Moderator:

Adi Ignatius, Editor in Chief, Harvard Business Review 

05:05 PM - 05:10 PM

MAIN FORUM CLOSING REMARKS

05:10 PM - 05:40 PM

LANDING EVENING RECEPTION

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VENUE

The conference will take place at Artists for Humanity, Boston’s first Platinum
LEED-certified facility.



 * 100 W 2nd St, Boston, MA 02127
 * Sep 12
 * 8:30AM - 5:40PM

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