2024 Speakers

WE LOVE HR. For 10 years, UNLEASH HR conference has been the epicenter for human resources, recruitment & learning enthusiasts. UNLEASH is home to forward-thinking pioneers shaping the new world of work.

Earvin “Magic” Johnson

NBA Legend & Chairman and CEO

Magic Johnson Enterprises

Kirstin Ferguson

Author and Keynote Speaker

Kirstin Ferguson Pty Ltd

Ethan Mollick

Associate Professor

The Wharton School

Deanna Jones

Executive Vice President, People, Communications & Transformation

Baker Hughes

Mark Blyth

Professor of International Economics

Brown University

Rebecca Pearce

Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer

Autodesk

Salim Ismail

Founder

OpenExO

Shannon Sisler

Chief People Officer

Crocs

Michael H. Schneider

Chief Human Capital Officer and Assistant Director

FBI

Jyoti Chopra

Chief People, Inclusion & Sustainability Officer

MGM Resorts International

Jon Couture

Executive Vice President and CHRO.

Principal Financial Group

Natalie Wintermark

Chief People & Culture Officer

Glamox

Peter Lynch

Chief People Officer

Cardinal Group Management

Amy Coleman

Corporate Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Functions

Microsoft

Adam Holton

Chief People Officer

Amedisys

Amee Desjourdy

Chief Human Resources Officer

Hitachi Digital

Josh Bersin

Founder & CEO

The Josh Bersin Company

Stephanie Lepori

Chief Administrative & Accounting Officer

Caesars Entertainment

Gary Bolles

Chair for the Future of Work

Singularity University

Elisa Bannon-Jones

Chief People Officer

Rue21

Matt Krystofiak

CHRO

The Venetian Resort Las Vegas

TaQuonda Hill

General Manager IT Transformation

Delta Air Lines

Stephen Dwight

Chief Talent Officer

Takeda

Kimberly Shockley

VP, HR Tech & Automation

HP

Jerrell Moore

Chief HR and Diversity Officer

Cadence Bank

Sadie Bell

VP, People Systems and Automation

HPE

George Rogers

Chief Culture Officer

Lighthouse Advisory

Prerna Ajmera

GM - HR Digital Strategy & Innovation

Microsoft

Steve O’Brien

SVP, People Solutions

Syneos Health

Kylie Kingston

Managing Director, HR Planning and Technology

FedEx

Lewis Brown

Vice President, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, and DEI

Comcast

Tina Gupta

SVP Talent Management

New York Life Insurance Company

Jimmy Zhang

VP Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Takeda

Melissa Huntley

VP, Global Head Talent Management

Visa

Andrew Winnemore

VP, HR Services & Digital Employee Experiences

Microsoft

Jane Fedoretz

Executive Vice President of People, Culture and Chief Administrative Officer

TransAlta Corporation

Shakti Jauhar

Senior Vice President Head, Global Transformation GBS

McDonald's

Kathi Enderes

SVP Research

The Josh Bersin Company

Chet Ritchie

Global Head, Talent Acquisition

Manulife

Liz Almeida

CHRO

Panasonic North America

Jim Holzer

Managing Partner

Drake Star Partners

Heather Yurko

VP, Digital Talent

Mastercard

Jason Baker

Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition

Okta

Kerry Karle

VP of Talent Acquisition

DISH Network

John Vlastelica

Founder and CEO

Recruiting Toolbox

Rachelle Peeler

SVP & HR Business Partner Leader

Protective Life

Dennis Tupper

Vice President, Talent Attraction

Wells Fargo

Jane Curran

Global Head, Talent Acquisition

JLL

Ben Eubanks

Chief Research Officer

Lighthouse Research and Advisory

Celine Raffray

Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Tyler Weeks

Vice President, Talent Analytics

Marriott International

Peggy Anderson

Vice President, Talent

Shutterfly

Simon Taylor

Senior Director, Organization Effectiveness & Change Management

Gap Inc.

Tyneeha Rivers

Chief People Officer

Curaleaf

Bastian Pope

Director, HR Digital Transformation

Allstate

Marguerite Eastwood

CHRO

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Ankit Saxena

Global Head, People Insights and HR Technology

PPG

Monigo Saygbay-Hallie

Chief People Officer

Checkers & Rally’s Drive-In Restaurants

Steve Goldberg

Principal Analyst & Advisor

HR Tech Advisory Services & 3Sixty Insights

Annemarie Kalsbeek

VP of Payroll

S&P Global

Colin Coggins

SVP & GM Enterprise Skills

Chegg

Jaime Nielsen

Chief People Officer

Trimble

Gerry Crispin

Principal & Co-Founder

CareerXroads

Iris Ware

Chief Learning Officer

City of Detroit

Jeff Moore

VP, Talent Acquisition

Toast

Crystal Vessels

Vice President, HR Operations and Talent Acquisition

The Walt Disney Company

Jeff Orlando

Chief Learning Officer

Bristol Myers Squibb

Davita Carpenter

VP, Human Resources

HcaHealthcare

Dan Riley

Co-Founder

RADICL

Tiffani Murray

Director, HR Tech Partners | Global Talent Organization

LinkedIn

Salvatore Falletta

Director and Professor, HR Leadership and Organizational Science

Drexel University

Kelly Cartwright

VP, Global People Acquisition, Technology and Operations

Splunk Inc

Chris Hoyt

President & Co-Owner

CareerXroads

Raelyn Trende

VP, Global Talent

Medtronic

Matthew Hamilton

VP People Analytics & HRIS

Protective Life

Wendy Mayer

VP Candidate Experience

Pfizer

Ryan Stene

Vice President, Global Attraction and Engagement

Wells Fargo

Kate Zimberg

SVP, Global HR & Interim CHRO

F5

DJ Norman

Global Head of Experienced Recruiting

Atlassian

Rebecca Port

CPO

10x Genomics

Russell Klosk

Managing Director

Deloitte

Smita Srivastava

Senior Director – Global People Function Capability Development

The Coca-Cola Company

Tayo Famakinwa

VP, Global Head of People Operations & Service

UPS

Anusha Khan

VP of Workplace Technology

MSCI

Greg McKeown

Senior Director of Innovation and Customer Success

WilsonHCG

Maureen Dunne

Author & CEO

Autism Community Ventures PBC

Josh Stewart

Senior Vice President Head of Talent Acquisition

PNC Financial Services

Kimberly Eubank

Chief Digital Information Officer

Big Ass Fans

Dan Hawksworth

Global Head of Talent Acquisition

UPS

Yihang Yan

Director, Business Operations - People

Verkada

Kathleen Weslock

CHRO

Ansys

Samanntha DuBridge

VP, HR Benefits, Culture and People Experience

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Greg Au

Talent Acquisition Product Owner

SLB

Lauren Guthrie

VP Global Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

VF Corporation

Anita Lettink

Future of Work Trends and Tech Leader

Strategic Management Centre

Rachel Allen

Director, Talent Acquisition

7-Eleven

Chad Secrist

CHRO

International Medical Group

Sarah Sasser

Vice President Talent

Crest Industries

William (Bill) Pelster

Co-Founder

The Josh Bersin Company

Rebecca Wettemann

CEO

Valoir

Loren Blandon

Global Head, Organizational Development

VML

Laura Knowles

Senior Advisor, AI Initiatives

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Kyle Lagunas

Head of Strategy

Aptitude Research

Mary Faulkner

Principal

IA

Alexandra Levit

Workforce Futurist

Inspiration at Work

Amy Cook

Global Talent Director

Reckitt

Katrin Kaehler

Chief Operating Officer, Organizational Development and People

CEB - Continuing Education of the Bar

Matt Lavery

Director of Global Sourcing, Recruiting & Onboarding

UPS

Annie Rihn

Talent Acquisition Leader and Advisor

Voray

Madeline Laurano

Founder and Chief Analyst

Aptitude Research

Jon Stross

Co-founder and President

Greenhouse

Kimberly Carroll

Managing Principal

IA

Benjamin Isgur

VP, Though Leadership

Fidelity Investments

Elaine Orler

Managing Director, Consulting

Cielo Talent

Daniel Chait

CEO

Greenhouse

Ginni Lisk

Founder & Chief People Officer

Further

Mike Hudy

Chief Science Officer

HireVue

Siobhan Savage

CEO and Co-Founder

Reejig

Paul Rubenstein

Chief Customer Officer

Visier

Nicky Hoyland

CEO

Huler

Jim McCoy

CEO

Atlas

Athena Karp

General Manager, HiredScore

Workday

Kshitij Jain

Founder and CEO

Joveo

Diane Smith

Co-founder and CEO

GR8 People

Donald Knight

Chief People Officer

Greenhouse

Chelsey Griggs

Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Risk Officer

Atlas

Sachit Kamat

Chief Product Officer

Eightfold

Sania Khan

Chief Economist and Head of Market Insights

Eightfold AI

Jason Averbook

Senior Partner and Global HR Transformation Leader

Mercer

Svenja Gudell

Chief Economist

Indeed

Jordan Katz

Chief Insights Officer

Simpplr

Yvette Cameron

Senior Vice President, Global HCM Product Strategy

Oracle

Yazad Dalal

Chief Growth Officer

Joveo

Sandra Moran

Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer

WorkForce Software

Luke Egenolf

VP, Head of Product

SkyHive

Lindsey Zuloaga

Chief Data Scientist

HireVue

Mike Bollinger

Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

Cornerstone OnDemand

Chris Havrilla

VP, Product Strategy - Talent Management

Oracle

Xabier Ormazabal

GVP of Product Marketing

Eightfold

Rebecca Carr

CEO (Interim) and Chief Product Officer

SmartRecruiters

John Fay

Director, Product Strategy - I-9 Solutions

Equifax Workforce Solutions

Corina Lam

Global Leader of Solutions Providers for HR Tech Vendor Services, System Integrators, and Partnershi

Mercer

Brian Elfrink

Director of Product Management, I-9 and Eforms

Experian

Nadia Alaee

Senior Director, HR Business Partners

Deel

Paul Martin

Senior Director of Technology Alliances

Firstup

Jess Von Bank

Global Leader, HR Transformation and Technology Advisor

Mercer

Steve Holder

Vice President, Strategy & Solution Consulting

Visier

Leigh Miller

Head of Customer Talent Advisory

Gem

Josh Devanny

Executive Director

Thrive

Abbey Carlton

Vice President of Social Impact

Indeed

Siva Sundaresan

Senior Vice President of Applications Engineering

SAP SuccessFactors

Lori Pierson

GVP HCM Transformation

Oracle

Trey Causey

Head of Responsible AI and Senior Director of Data Science

Indeed

Leslie Guido

Director of Partnerships

Greenhouse Software

Daniel Zhao

Lead Economist

Glassdoor

Tom Tate

Product Marketing Director

ADP

Greg Vert

Principal

Deloitte

Tiffany Gamblin

Director of HR Business Services

Paycom

Steve Bouton

Senior Solution Advisor

SAP SuccessFactors

Gokul Suresh

Director, Growth

Whatfix

Mark Brandau

Chief Marketing Officer

XpertHR

Erica Perry Briody

Executive Advisor

Culture Index

Paul Daley

Managing Partner

Oconic

Prachi Gore

Senior Vice President, Marketing

Checkr

Mark Fordyce

Director, Digital Employee Experience

Workvivo

Adam Bickford

Global Head, ISV

SAP SuccessFactors

Ryan Adams

Director of Industrial Talent Solutions

KellyOCG

Jeanie Cole

Senior Manager, Workforce Strategies

Deloitte

Vince De Freitas

AI Lead

Docebo

Matt Dowling

Product Marketing Lead, Strategic Initiatives

UKG

Michael Watson

Global Head of Customer Evangelism

Eightfold AI

Shannon Pritchett

Head of Marketing

hireEZ

Jason Jakes

Sr. Director, Solutions Enablement

Sense

Rebecca Warren

Director, Customer Success

Eightfold AI

GK Gangadhar Konduri

SVP and Head of Product

G-P

John Schneider

Chief Marketing Officer

Betterworks

Pete Eisenman

VP, Customer Success

Fountain

Gabrielle Durand

Manager, External Workforce Management

John Deere

Sujit Goswami

CEO and Founder

Flexday

Preston Lewis

CEO

Intactic & TechVerified

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