Why People Fundamentals
Learn From HR’s Leading Voices
Featured speakers include a diverse mix of analysts, practitioners, authors and academics.
Invest in Your Professional Development
All sessions are eligible for SHRM and HRCI credit.
Connect with Like-minded Peers
Each session is interactive, with the opportunity to discuss the most pressing people and talent issues with other HR leaders in real time.
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Meet Our Thought Leaders
June Bower
Talker in Chief, TalkShop
Ryan Estis
Keynote speaker and Author
David Landman
Former Global Head of Talent Development at Goldman Sachs
Keynote Speaker, Author
Stacia Garr
Co-founder and Principal Analyst, RedThread Research
Stephanie Creary
Assistant Professor of Management, Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania
Jason Lauritsen
Keynote Speaker, Author and Advisor
Josh Bersin
HR Industry Analyst
Ben Putterman
Global VP of Talent, Learning and Belonging, Rivian
Anthony Klotz
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, UCL School of Management
Lindsey Pollak
Keynote Speaker, Author
John Doerr
Chairman, Kleiner Perkins
Jamie Aitken
VP of HR Transformation, Betterworks
Doug Dennerline
CEO at Betterworks
June Bower
Talker in Chief, TalkShop
June is a marketing consultant based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Bower has worked as the chief marketing officer of iPass, as the vice president of marketing for Financial Engines, and as vice president of marketing at Cisco.
Ryan Estis
Keynote speaker and Author
Ryan Estis is a renowned keynote speaker and co-author of “Prepare for Impact: Driving Growth and Serving Others through the Principles of Human-Centered Leadership.” He has been recognized as one of “the best keynote speakers ever heard” by Meetings & Conventions magazine, alongside Tony Robbins, Bill Gates, Colin Powell and Mike Ditka. In his downtime, Ryan enjoys practicing yoga and cheering on his beloved Minnesota Timberwolves.
David Landman
Former Global Head of Talent Development at Goldman Sachs
Polly LaBarre
Keynote Speaker, Author
Polly is the coauthor of the bestselling book Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win. She was a member of the original team of Fast Company magazine.
Stacia Garr
Co-founder and Principal Analyst, RedThread Research
Stacia launched RedThread Research in 2018 after leading talent research for 8 years at Bersin by Deloitte and conducting research at CEB / Gartner. Stacia has an MBA from UC Berkeley and a MS degree from the London School of Economics.
Dr. Stephanie Creary
Assistant Professor of Management, Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania
June is a marketing consultant based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Bower has worked as the chief marketing officer of iPass, as the vice president of marketing for Financial Engines, and as vice president of marketing at Cisco.
Jason Lauritsen
Keynote Speaker, Author and Advisor
Jason is a keynote speaker, author, and consultant specializing in employee engagement and performance management.
Josh Bersin
HR Industry Analyst
Josh focuses on the global talent market, trends, and technologies impacting workforces across all industry segments. His firm provides a wide range of research and services for HR leaders and teams, as well as cohort-based programs for HR professionals.
Ben Putterman
Global VP of Talent, Learning and Belonging, Rivian
Ben is the global vice president of learning, talent and belonging at Rivian. He has held CLO and head of learning positions across several industries and at companies including Oracle, The Gap, Tesla, and LinkedIn.
Anthony Klotz
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, UCL School of Management
Anthony is the organizational psychologist who first coined the term “Great Resignation.”
Lindsey Pollak
Keynote Speaker, Author
Lindsey is a New York Times bestselling author and one of the world’s leading career and workplace experts.
John Doerr
Chairman, Kleiner Perkins
John is an engineer, venture capitalist, the chair of Kleiner Perkins, and the author of Measure What Matters and the newly released Speed and Scale, an action plan to solve the global climate crisis.
Jamie Aitken
VP of HR Transformation, Betterworks
Jamie is vice president of HR transformation at Betterworks, a role in which she supports Betterworks customers with innovative strategies to improve talent management practices, employee engagement, and culture.
Doug Dennerline
CEO, Betterworks
Before becoming CEO at Betterworks in 2018, Doug served as president of Successfactors. He previously spent 11 years at Cisco Systems and 10 years at 3Com.