Kimberly Young is an HR benefits executive specializing in global strategy and design of health and welfare programs, Union negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, compliance, analytics and organizational development.

Prior to Amentum (formerly PAE), Kimberly led national benefit programs in a cross section of industries. Former employers include: Booz Allen Hamilton, ETRADE Financial and XO communications. She has been in the industry for more than 20 years and worked with industry leadership teams including Carl Icahn and The Carlyle Group. In addition, Kimberly has been a speaker at CEBS, ERISA Group and NBGH on topics that include Health Care Reform, benefit analytics and wellness strategy
design.

Her passions include volunteering, mentoring at risk women and interior decorating.

Craig Cronheim is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at CarMax, where he has held various titles since joining in 2007. Prior to their current role, he served as an Adjunct Instructor at Virginia Commonwealth University and worked as an Associate at Hunton & Williams LLP and Hogan Lovells. Craig holds a B.A. from the University of Richmond and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Carlee Wolfe leads Integrated Talent Management and Organizational Effectiveness at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, shaping global strategies in talent acquisition, performance management, leadership development, and colleague listening. She focuses on advancing the colleague experience through talent and culture solutions grounded in Hyatt’s purpose of care.

A recognized voice in the HR community, Carlee contributes to the evolving conversation on responsible AI - advocating for approaches that elevate human potential while ensuring inclusivity and care remain central.

She is deeply committed to her community, serving on the City of Baltimore Workforce Development Board, Per Scholas, and The Complete Player Charity. Carlee is also passionate about adaptive sports and coaches sitting volleyball for USA Volleyball. Across her work, she champions growth, connection, and creating pathways for people to thrive.

LaTricia Frederick is the Global Head of Executive Talent Management, Exec & Board / People & Communities (HR) at Cisco.

Cliff Jurkiewicz is the VP Global Strategy & Executive Evangelist at Phenom.

Cari Bohley is Vice President of Talent Management at Peraton, where she architects modern talent strategies at the intersection of workforce transformation, AI enablement, and leadership capability. Her portfolio spans learning and leadership development, performance management, skills and career architecture, culture and engagement, and succession planning.

Since joining Peraton in 2022, Cari has led the launch of an AI-powered career development platform, redesigned enterprise performance management, and advanced leader development programs built for scale and speed. She has streamlined tuition, training, and compliance processes while ensuring alignment with regulated environments. Most recently, she developed Peraton’s AI Workforce Strategy—focused on AI literacy, role-based upskilling, and preparing leaders and employees to operate effectively in an AI-enabled enterprise.

With deep roots in the government services sector, including roles at SAIC, Engility, CGI, and Robbins-Gioia, Cari brings a systems-level view of talent that balances innovation, compliance, and mission execution.

Cari holds a BA from Michigan State University in International Relations, an MBA from Wayne State University, and Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

Shabrina Davis is the Head of Manager Enablement and Inclusive Hiring Learning at Amazon.

Paulenich is a marketing strategist with more than 25 years of experience helping organizations strengthen their brands through better employee and customer experiences. He advises companies across industries — including renewable energy, insurance, and healthcare — on defining their brand and employer value proposition and aligning culture and operations for seamless communication and delivery.

An early innovator in applying Net Promoter Score to internal audiences, Marc has led initiatives in employee research, EX measurement, EVP development, internal communications, and digital workplace strategy. His work blends brand strategy, organizational insight, and practical activation to help leaders build workplaces where employees become true advocates.

Marc is a Forbes Agency Council contributor, a former faculty member at The University of Toledo, and frequent guest lecturer known for making the connection between brand, culture, and performance both accessible and actionable for modern organizations.

Naomi Dishington is the Director of consulting at Workhuman. Naomi is a seasoned leader who heads a team of Strategic Advisors, offering consultative services to global organizations seeking to cultivate high-trust, high-performing, and resilient cultures. Specializing in the design, implementation, and adoption of engagement programs, she helps businesses achieve measurable ROI across key metrics. Naomi is a strong advocate for leaders who aim to shape their organizational culture through recognition, growth, and authentic human connections, providing them with the tools and insights to build sustainable, thriving workplaces. Naomi received her MEd, as well as her BA in english language and literature from Framingham State University.

Bert Hensley leads Morgan Samuels with a belief that finding exceptional leaders is a mission-critical responsibility—one that requires the same precision, discipline, and grit he developed as a U.S. Army aviator. Over his 25 years at the helm, he has transformed Morgan Samuels into one of the nation’s most respected executive search firms, recognized by Forbes, Hunt Scanlon, and multiple Business Journals for its quality, speed, and client satisfaction. Since acquiring a controlling interest in the firm in 1997, Bert has championed Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to build a world-class search infrastructure defined by operational excellence and a relentless focus on outcomes. His leadership philosophy combines analytical rigor with a deep empathy for people and their goals—an approach that continues to shape the firm’s culture and client relationships. Earlier in his career, Bert was a Vice President and Partner at Korn Ferry International and a General Partner at Meridian Strategies, a strategic consulting and venture management firm spun out of McKinsey & Company. He began his professional journey serving five years in the U.S. Army Aviation Branch, earning the Meritorious Service Medal for his contributions.A lifelong learner and self-described academic at heart, Bert holds a JD from Loyola Law School, an MS in Business Administration from Boston University, and a BS in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.Based in Nashville, Bert is a member of YPO and serves on the board of Heat Source Energy. Outside of work, he enjoys rebuilding houses, coaching youth sports, and mentoring young soldiers transitioning into civilian life.

Wendy Jolly is the VP, Total Rewards and Team Member Experience at Inova.

Marissa Bloomer is the Vice President of Population Health at Curative Health Plan, where she directs the strategy and operations for Care Navigation and Case Management. At Curative, she leads the company's population health strategy by designing and implementing key strategies to monitor progress and demonstrate tangible outcomes. She also champions a data-driven approach to identify opportunities for decreasing medical costs, improving clinical outcomes, and providing a superior member experience. Marissa has 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry, with a background that includes both payer and provider roles. She is an action-oriented and collaborative leader who excels at creating methods to deliver high-quality, cost-effective care. Her expertise lies in leading large-scale transformations and implementing strategies to improve patient care and reduce costs. Before her time at Curative, she held senior leadership positions at organizations such as Blue Cross of Idaho, Accenture, and Anthem.

Jason Long has experience in both the worlds of IT and HR, with a focus on bridging communication gaps and coordinating with multinational, multicultural HR teams across the globe. At G-P, he helps support a global, employee-focused organization by driving process improvements to give corporate teams the tools they need for success.

Jennifer Dulski has over 25 years of executive experience leading global teams at top companies, including Facebook, Google, Yahoo!, and Change.org. 

She is the founder and CEO of Rising Team, a team performance platform that helps companies boost engagement and retention, build trust and connection, and improve manager and team effectiveness. The platform combines software-guided team workshops with a personalized AI leadership coach, and its data from tens of thousands of teams gives Jennifer unique insight into the future of work and how to build high-performing teams that leverage AI without losing humanity.

Jennifer also serves on the faculty at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she teaches one of the school’s most popular courses, Managing Growing Enterprises, on people leadership. She writes about leadership and the future of work for Fortune, Fast Company, and LinkedIn Influencers, and is the author of Purposeful, a Wall Street Journal bestseller on how each of us can start movements that make a difference.

Meghan Rhatigan is the Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition Experience at Marriott International.

Chinmay Malaviya is the co-founder and CEO of Ridepanda, a sustainable mobility benefits platform for employers. Ridepanda partners with leading companies and organizations like Amazon, Google, County of San Mateo to help their employees commute in a sustainable, flexible, healthier and fun way through subscriptions to e-bikes, pedal bikes and e-scooters. Ridepanda helps partner companies in lowering drive alone trips, reducing parking and congestion costs, providing a positive impact to an employee’s mental and physical health, and to our planet overall. Prior to founding Ridepanda, Chinmay led Lime scooter’s Strategy & Planning team in San Francisco. Fun Fact - this is not Chinmay’s first “panda” venture, as he was part of the founding team at Foodpanda - the leading online food delivery platform in Asia.

Education: Indiana University, BA in Journalism and Spanish

Kristen Parisi is a reporter for HR Brew, specializing in workplace DE&I issues. She has been featured with other outlets including NPR, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, and CNN. Kristen began her media career in public relations, and spent nearly a decade coordinating media and messaging campaigns across business, technology, and consumer clients. She is also a passionate advocate for disability inclusion and representation in media, and earned a Gracie award in 2019 for these efforts.

Adam DeRose is a senior reporter at Morning Brew, covering HR tech, automation and AI at work and compliance for HR Brew. Before joining the team at Morning Brew, he was a supervising producer at The Hill newspaper in Washington D.C. There he led a team of producers making sense of what's happening inside the Beltway for those outside of it. He's also a freelancer in Baltimore, where he lives.  

Alicia Archer is a Master Trainer at STRETCHIT. With over a decade of teaching experience, Alicia Archer thoughtfully guides users through comprehensive stretching, mobility, and flexibility sequences, in order to unlock their movement potential. Alicia is Group Fitness Certified by AFAA (The Athletics and Fitness Association of America) and a Certified FRC® (Functional Range Conditioning) Mobility Specialist by Functional Anatomy Seminars. Her qualifications also include a BFA in Dance from Fordham University/The Ailey School.

As VP of HR Transformation at Betterworks, Jamie helps clients reimagine the way employee performance is managed with proven systems and processes that work. As co-author of the book, Make Work Better, she draws inspiration from her more than twenty-five years of HR leadership experience, spearheading organizational development, HR transformation, and employee engagement strategies that boost business performance. Her work as a consultant and an in-house HR practitioner spans the entire spectrum of human capital practices and multiple industries. 

Jamie has a deep understanding of talent management strategies and principles and has ideated and implemented global talent practices system redesign, strategic planning, and positioning in public and private for national and international organizations spanning all associated processes. As a McKinsey-certified facilitator, Jamie has also been instrumental in cultural transformations for several large enterprises – supporting fundamental change with her background in executive coaching, change management, and employee experience strategies.

Laura M. Labovich is a nationally recognized career expert, workplace happiness advocate, and CEO of The Career Strategy Group, a woman-owned outplacement, career transition, and award-winning firm that partners with mission-driven organizations, including nonprofits, associations, B Corps, and social impact companies, to deliver compassionate, high-touch workforce transition and career development solutions.

Through The Career Strategy Group’s personalized approach, Laura and her team have helped thousands of job seekers around the globe land meaningful work they love, often in half the time of the national average. Her firm supports more than 120 corporate, nonprofit, and association clients with innovative outplacement services, resume and LinkedIn development, workforce resilience training, and customized career management workshops and programs.

Sheila Muhl is the SVP HR Talent & Total Rewards at Viatris.

As the VP of Strategy at Corporate Traditions, Joseph leads the charge in shaping the company’s growth roadmap, forging high-impact partnerships, and unlocking new markets for expansion.

With a background in launching and scaling multiple ventures, Joseph brings an operator’s mindset to the gifting space, combining sharp strategy with real-world execution. At Corporate Traditions, he is focused on redefining how organizations show appreciation to their people through powerful, flexible gifting solutions that drive retention, morale, and loyalty.

Krissah Thompson is an independent media consultant and editorial strategist who advises mission-driven media organizations on audience growth, editorial strategy, and sustainable business development. She partners with CEOs, editors-in-chief, and senior leaders on content strategy, newsroom culture, and revenue experimentation.

With more than two decades of journalism experience, Krissah previously served as a senior leader at The Washington Post, where she helped launch and lead a startup focused on reaching new audiences and driving growth. She also served as Managing Editor, overseeing hiring, diversity and inclusion, and award-winning Features, Audio, and Climate teams.

Krissah serves on the board of the International Center for Journalists and is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and Jack and Jill of America, Inc.