Mervyn Dinnen

Co-creator, Talent Watch

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Mervyn Dinnen is an analyst, author and commentator on HR, Talent and WorkTech trends. Based in London, UK, he is host of the HR Means Business podcast and the HR Means Business newsletter in which he writes about the ongoing trends and developments in HR, and also co-hosts the intergenerational podcast From X to Z. He is an International Keynote speaker and has been recognised as a Top 100 Global Influencer in HR Technology for the last 5 years. He is also co-author of the books Digital Talent and Exceptional Talent.

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Speaking at

Mar 19, 2026

Panel

Cracking the Employee Experience Code: What AI Can (and Can’t) Fix

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Stage 5 - Skills and Experience

William (Bill) Pelster

Co-Founder

The Josh Bersin Company

Allan Schweyer

Principal Researcher, Human Capital

The Conference Board

Bharat Daga

Director of People Technology

Qualcomm

Michael Kim

Head of HR JAPAC & SAMEA

Spotify

Trish Steed

Co-Founder, CEO, & Chief Strategy Officer

H3 HR Advisors

Drew Holler

Chief Human Resources Officer

Lennar

Brandon Roberts

GVP People Product, Analytics and AI

ServiceNow

Kim Shockley

Vice President, HR Technology & Automation

HP Inc.

Kunal Sethi

VP, HR Digital Strategy and Transformation

Medtronic

Katie Watson

Chief Human Resources Officer

Western Digital Corporation

Jaime Teevan

Chief Scientist and Technical Fellow

Microsoft

Andrew Winnemore

VP, HR People Operations

Microsoft

Mick Collins

Global Vice President GTM

SAP SuccessFactors

Kalifa Oliver, Ph.D.

Executive Advisor, Author, & Sr Director or Technology

Lowe's Companies

Andrew Flowers

Chief Economist

Appcast

Ankit Saxena

Global Head of People Insights and HR Technology

PPG

Laurianne Le Chalony

Chief People Officer

EcoVadis

Sam Simmons

Chief People & Internal Operations Officer

Ladies Professional Golf Association

Shaun Mayo

Chief People Officer

Arizona Cardinals Football Club

Cathy Peterman

Chief People Officer, Technology

Wayfair

Gary A. Bolles

Global Fellow for Transformation

Singularity University

Josh Bersin

Founder & CEO

The Josh Bersin Company

Adam Holton

Chief People Officer

GE HealthCare

Sue Lam

VP of Global People Analytics, Culture, Strategy & Planning

The Coca-Cola Company

Alexandre Grenier

Co-Founder

Workelo

Eugénie Colin

Chief Marketing Officer

Workelo

Vincent Barat

CEO

Albert App

Chalom Malka

Co-founder & CEO

Siit

Dave Savage

Group Technology Evangelist

Nash Squared

Kat Drum

VP, Agency Partnerships

Paradox

Pinak Dash

Head of Global HR and Legal Technology

JLL

Craig Rosenberg

Vice President, Health Solutions

Alight Solutions

Nick Nevor

Solution Architect

Alight Solutions

Neal Meister

Director, People Data Solutions

eBay

Nikhil Gupta

Business Management Senior Director

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Evan de la Torre

Global Account Partner

BetterUp

Mike Reed

Founder & Chief Customer Officer

Reejig

Sarvanan Tirrnav

Senior Director, HR Technology Innovation & Employee Experience, Global HR Operations

PepsiCo

Todd Ferguson

HR&D Technology Director

State Farm Insurance

John Magpantay

Director of Product Marketing

Velocity Global

Chad Secrist

CHRO

International Medical Group

Ian Cook

VP Research and Strategy

Visier

Eileen McDonough Kiley

Executive Managing Director

The KRP Group

Natalie Flynn

Founder & CEO

equidi

Markus Krampe

CEO

Talk'n'Job

Dr. Brian Slattery

CEO & Co-Founder

Wrky

Nick Bishop

EVP, Partnerships

NoahFace

Jocelyn King

CEO & Founder

VirgilHR

Tim Fessenden

CEO

Vault Verify

Chaydaa Beckett

Human Capital Consultant

Deloitte

Mackenzie Wilson

HR Technology Research Lead

Deloitte

Erin Spencer

Senior Research Analyst

Deloitte

Dr. Charles-Henri Besseyre des Horts, Phd

Professor Emeritus

HEC Paris

Steve Hunt

Chief Expert, Work & Technology

SAP SuccessFactors

Pete Tiliakos

Principal Analyst & Advisor, Founder

GxT Advisors

Jennifer Dole

Director & Principal Analyst

3Sixty Insights

Karen Weisz

Managing Director

Deloitte

Mahila Amjad

Principal

Leeds Illuminate

Sabina Joseph

Director, WW Strategic Industries Sales and Delivery

Amazon Web Services

Chris Conrad

VP of Sales North America

Textkernel

Jonathan Pearce

Principal - Workforce Strategies Leader

Deloitte

John Brownridge

Principal - Digital Workplace Services Leader

Deloitte

Carissa Kilgour

Principal - Human Capital

Deloitte

Jaehoon Hur

Vice President, Head of Icheon Forum and Business Model College

SK mySUNI

Soyoung Jun

Research Fellow

Strategy Planning, SK mySUNI

Giselle Mota

Chief of Product Inclusion

ADP

Kelly Satterfield

Director, HR Technology and People Analytics

Pilot Company

Trish McFarlane Steed

Founder & Principal Analyst

H3HR

Brent Skinner

Co-Founder | Director & Principal Analyst

3Sixty Insights

Patrick Morrissey

Chief Growth Officer

HireVue

Dina Taylor

Senior Vice President of Global Strategy and Solutions

HireVue

Nathan Mondragon

Chief Occupational Psychologist

HireVue

Meg Bear

President and Chief Product Officer

SAP SuccessFactors

Johannes Sundlo

Senior HR Manager

Avalanche Gaming Studios

Mike Vilimek

VP, Product, Solutions, & Alliances Marketing

Firstup

Jeff Beckham

Head of Product Marketing

Gem

Johnny Voruz

Product Director

Werner Enterprises

Chad Ritchie

Senior Business Development Manager

Amazon Web Services

Dominic Boon

VP of People

Liberty Latin America

KJ Kusch

Global Field Chief Technology Officer

WalkMe

Kevin McDonald

Vice President, People Services and Insight

The E.W. Scripps Company

Aaron Matos

Founder & CEO

Paradox

Derek Irvine

Senior Vice President, Client Strategy and Consulting

Workhuman

Anchal Nijhara

Senior Solutions Consultant

SAP SuccessFactors

Tony Nelan

Vice President, National Accounts & Agency

Indeed

Trevor Harvey

Principal, Digital Training Strategy

Amazon Web Services

Peter Phelan

Founder & CEO

ValuesCulture

Chris Long

Founder

Elev8 Group

Adrian Seligman

Member of the Executive Board

Top Employers Institute

Steven Jiang

CEO and Co-Founder

HireEZ

Jeff Griggs

Chief Revenue Officer

Eightfold.ai

Larry McAlister

Founder

The Corporate Humanist Consultancy

Jenny Cotie Kangas

Director, Employer Branding, Awareness and Talent Acquisition

Pandologic

Hari Date

Sr. Strategic Advisor, Employee Engagement and Recognition Expert

Workhuman

Olesea Azevedo

Chief People Officer

AdventHealth

Michael Zaccagni

CHRO

City of Philadelphia

Sarah Gilchriest

President

Circus Street

Beth Clymer

Chief Financial Officer

Jobcase

Fred Goff

CEO & Founder

Jobcase

Jordan Wright

Co-Founder & CEO

Atomic

Kate Graham

Director of Content Labs and Insight

UNLEASH

Trevor Bogan

Regional Director-Americas

Top Employers Institute

Steve Brink

President and Chief Revenue Officer

uFlexReward

Salvador Reyes

Senior Director, Corporate Quality & Regulatory

Edwards Lifesciences

Rob Dunderdale

Head of Talent Attraction and People Analytics

KPMG

Jack Klott

Vice President of Total Rewards

Independent Bank

Dr. Gary Russo

Executive Director Workforce Intelligence

Providence

Ampie Swanepoel

Head Workforce Insights Value Management, People & Culture

Standard Bank, South Africa

Jim Carling

SVP, HR - Industrial Solutions, Channel Business & Global Operations

TE Connectivity

Richard Hirst

Global Chief Revenue Officer

Circus Street

Sourabh Deorah

Co-founder & CEO

Advantage Club

Shane Noe

VP of People Operations

ClickUp

Kelly Flaherty Parkinson

VP of HR Operations and Service Enablement

UPS

Ann Baumgarten

CHRO

Moishe House

Jim Milton

Senior Vice President, Strategy

SmartRecruiters

Jack Pidgeon

Senior Engineering Consultant

Quinyx

Alex Murphy

CEO & Co-Founder

JobSync

Joe Essenfeld

SVP, Global Field Innovation

iCIMS

Lexy Martin

Principal, Research and Customer Value

Visier

Sarah White

Founder, Head of Strategy & Research

Aspect43

Kerry Olin

Corporate VP HR Services

Microsoft

Ying Li

Global Head of People Analytics

Pepsico

Sahana Mukherjee

Global HR Head, Wealth Technology & Engineering & Architecture

Citi

Holger Mueller

VP and Principal Analyst

Constellation Research

Dani Johnson

Co-Founder & Principal Analyst

RedThread Research

Dirk Jonker

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Stage 5 - Skills and Experience

Mar 19th, 2026

Executive Boardroom

Superworkers Start Here: A Hands-On AI Workshop with Galileo™

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM

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