Tracey Allison is Director, Global Talent at Avery Dennison Corporation. She joined Avery Dennison in July 2010.

In her role Tracey is responsible for providing overall leadership of Talent Acquisition for the EMEA region as well as global responsibility for the Early Careers Leadership Program for the Label & Graphics Material Group, the largest business division of Avery Dennison.

Prior to joining Avery Dennison Tracey served as the International Staffing Manager at Microsoft ensuring the acquisition of strategic critical hires for the business through cost effective and efficient quality internal and external talent. Prior to that she spent 3 years onsite at Vodafone Group Services Limited as the Talent & Resourcing Manager, part of the RPO provided by Capital Consulting.

Melissa Murray Bailey has spent the past 20 years chasing opportunities where she can have the most impact. First it was impact on products, then customers, teams and now organizations. Her goal is to have impact on the world. Melissa loves to solve big, complex problems, seeing her role as a leader to help others to be the best version of themselves and strive every day to fulfill that commitment.

Melissa is a board member of the The Island Foundation which provides access to education for children in rural Indonesian island communities.

Natalia leads product & design teams at SmartRecruiters. She holds an MBA from MIT Sloan school of management. Natalia began her professional career as a street artist in Moscow, Russia. She loves outdoor adventures, board games and picking chanterelles. She is now hiring product managers and designers in Berlin and San Francisco.

I am a husband, a father to two beautiful little girls, a car, bourbon, and golf enthusiast. I was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio and absolutely love the Mid-West. I started my consulting career in Technology and after 7 years I made the move to the corporate side to join Abercrombie & Fitch. At A&F, I led the global HR technology transformation and led global talent acquisition for Information Technology, E-Commerce Operations, and Information Technology University Recruitment.

I was so passionate about the transformation A&F went through, I needed to follow that passion. I joined SmartRecruiters in the Hiring Success Consulting Group. It has been an amazing journey and I have been helping companies drive similar transformations through process and technology innovation.

Gary A. Bolles is an internationally-recognized expert on the future of work and the future of learning. His focus is on the strategies for helping individuals, organizations, communities, and countries to thrive in the transition to a digital work economy.

As Chair for the Future of Work for Singularity University, he leads the organization’s efforts to empower a global community with the mindset, skillset, and network to create an abundant future of work and learning. In the seismic transition to what Bolles calls the digital work economy, individuals, organizations, communities, and countries all need to develop a shared understanding of the dynamics of disruptive change, collaborate on the development of effective strategies, and ensure that all people have access to meaningful work and lifelong learning opportunities.

Karina is a recognized DEI leader committed to gender equity in the workplace. With more than fifteen years of experience working at the highest levels of government, she brings an extensive network of senior executives and government leaders to OpenAccess.

At the Obama White House, Karina led outreach and recruitment within the Presidential Personnel Office. She created strategies to recruit world-class talent to join President Obama’s political team across all agencies, contributing to the most diverse federal workforce in history. Prior to the Obama White House, Karina worked as a Special Advisor to U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand where she led legislative initiatives for women and families. She also spent a number of years working for New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson where she helped connect underserved communities to financial services and educational resources.

Matt Charney is currently the Chief Content Officer at Allegis Global Solutions and a partner in Recruiting Daily. Matt also works with a number of VC backed, early stage startups in the HR Technology space as an advisor, including Textio, TrustSphere, HumanPredictions, Uncommon, Drafted and ConveyIQ.

Gerry is a lifelong student of Recruiting. An international speaker, former TA Leader for a Fortune 50 Employer, author and acknowledged thought leader, he stays grounded by engaging with an extraordinary network of friends, colleagues and practitioners every day.

Gerry and his business partner, Chris Hoyt, facilitate peer-to-peer conversations about competitive practices with TA leaders from some of the world’s largest and most innovative corporations. Today, the CareerXroads Colloquium is in its second decade as a member driven community of peers devoted to helping one another.

Sondra Dryer leads Alexander Mann Solutions’ Employer Brand and Experience team globally as a top executive at Talent Collective.

Sondra is passionate about helping organizations develop authentic candidate experiences. She is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a focus in Communication and Media Studies and has honed these abilities to craft brands that access talent through a combination of social and digital media, as well as traditional marketing.

Sondra is a proud mother of 3 and a die-hard Texas Longhorn fan. She has worked in M&A consulting and talent acquisition for over 17 years at PwC. A frequent public speaker at major talent acquisition and business-to-business events, Sondra’s credible voice has an impact on today’s most pressing talent topics.

Thibault Duchemin grew up the only hearing person in a deaf family, interpreting for them since age 5. After a double master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence in Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and UC Berkeley, he founded Ava to make the every day life of 450 million deaf & hard-of-hearing people 24/7 accessible, by building the most accurate AI-based live transcription technology for any conversation. Today, Ava lets any organization make their workplace and hiring process fully accessible to deaf & hard-of-hearing employees.

Thibault is part of the board of trustees of the Hearing Loss Association of America, is a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient and was named Humanitarian of the Year, and Innovator Under 35 by the MIT Technology Review.

Carlos Fernandez currently oversees talent acquisition strategy, employer branding, and sourcing outreach, for the 25,000+ employee workforce and 8 hospital system network.

Fernandez has over 10 years’ experience within talent acquisition, project management, learning development, and change management, and has led several technology implementations and processes to enhance the candidate experience. Carlos originally obtained his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Houston, graduated with his MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of St. Thomas, and attained his PHR, SHRM-CP, Strategic Workforce Planning, RACR. and Prosci Change Management certifications.

Mike Fitzsimmons is Co-founder and CEO of Crosschq. He was formerly Co-Founder and CEO of Advanced TV Advertising & Commerce Company, Connekt, Inc. which was acquired by JMJ Financial in 2018, as well as former Founder & CEO of Interactive Commerce Company, Delivery Agent which was acquired by Hillair Capital in 2016.

Mike is a thought leader who has been featured on CNBC, CNN and Bloomberg, as well as in the NY Times, WSJ and Forbes. He’s received multiple awards, including Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Media Company, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist and Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 Silicon Valley.

Michael Horvitz is the Head of Content Partnerships at ICON Media, a positive-impact content studio devoted to altruistic branded-content.

The studio works with a variety of personal brands and Fortune 500 companies to reach audiences on a visceral level.

ICON Media has amassed over 76 Million views in the past year and boasts a distribution network of over 100M Followers on Facebook.

Michael is leading the “How to Hire on Instagram” breakout session.

Erin began her career in executive search 15 years ago while on a job search of her own, when the firm that was working with her as a candidate hired her for themselves. Her prior experience in advertising and marketing enables her to help firms attract the right talent. Her experience in doing business development for an Internet startup taught her a lot about building a business and the value of having the right team in place.

Erin quickly rose through the ranks at that traditional executive search firm and became an associate partner within a few years. She developed a reputation for effectively serving a broad range of clients and candidates across diverse industries. Over the years Erin has developed a particular expertise in general corporate search, with a successful track record in helping clients build and grow sales, marketing, operations, and human resources teams all over the country.

Kristina Johnson is Okta’s Chief People Officer, leading the organization’s global People function. She is responsible for the company’s human capital management strategy, and oversees talent acquisition, talent development, total rewards, and engagement programs.

Kristina brings more than 20 years of human resources experience to Okta and has worked across a variety of industries, including technology, software, consulting and engineering, ranging from start-ups to large multi-national established businesses. She is an experienced leader of global teams and adept at driving change management across diverse regions.

Prior to joining Okta, Kristina oversaw the international human resource function for EnerNOC, a leading provider of energy management software, where she was the HR lead responsible for executing several mergers and acquisitions from early due diligence through long-term integration.

Kristina earned her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Master’s Degree in Business at California State University of East Bay. Outside of Okta, she enjoys exercising, golfing and spending time with her family.

Dr. Steven Jones is the CEO of JONES, a firm based in San Diego with a national and global list of clients, that specializes of diversity and organizational effectiveness consulting. Nationally known as “One of America’s Top Experts on Diversity” (DiversityInc magazine), Dr. Jones is a National Diversity Advisor to Sempra Energy, Honda and Hyundai. Dr. Jones holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a Master’s in Multicultural Counseling, and a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. In 2003 Dr. Jones published his first book, Journey to Excellence.

Dr. Jones shares his talents as President of the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce, and is on the Boards for LEAD San Diego, the San Diego Chapter for Teach for America. For two years he has been recognized by the San Diego Business Journal as one of the “500 Most Influential Leaders ins San Diego.”

Modiara is a young executive with a broad understanding of business strategy, recruitment processes and leadership.

After studying management she got involved in recruitment to impact people’s lives in a positive way. Her fascination for technological advancement, the power of online media, and the experiences they can offer led her to TA tech and employer branding.

Modiara currently leads Amazon’s recruitment marketing efforts in EU, while finishing her master programme in Digital Marketing at Oxford, and writing her first novel.

Erika currently leads Global Talent and Culture at Astreya, focused on supporting and elevating HR, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and Learning.

A veteran HR professional with over 20 years of experience in tech corporate and start-up environments, Erika is passionate about talent and building teams that are true partners to the business.

She promotes fun and creativity along with a commitment and personal drive to create high performing organizations.

Mr. Lateiner is passionate about building relationships and working with great people. Experience working in legal, operations and recruiting functions. Currently a Nerd at NerdWallet, giving consumers and small businesses clarity around all of life’s financial decisions. When it comes to credit cards, bank accounts, mortgages, insurance, loans or expenses like hospital costs and medical bills, consumers make almost all their decisions in the dark. NerdWallet is changing that, helping guide consumers’​ decisions with free, accessible tools, research and expert advice.

Headquartered in San Francisco, we have more than 200 passionate “Nerds” — and $100 million in capital from IVP, RRE Ventures, iGlobe Partners and Silicon Valley Bank — to disrupt the personal finance industry. Named one of the Bay Area News Group’s Best Places to Work, we offer: a world-class benefits package; flexible vacation; and amazing perks, from catered meals to a dog-friendly office and dedicated time for volunteering.

Kathryn Minshew is the CEO & Founder of The Muse, a career platform used by over 75 million people to research companies and careers. In 2018, The Muse was named one of Fast Company’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World and #3 Most Innovative Company for Enterprise.

Kathryn has spoken at MIT and Harvard, contributed to the WSJ and HBR, and appeared on TODAY and CNN, among others. Kathryn worked on HPV vaccine introduction in Rwanda with the Clinton Health Access Initiative before founding The Muse, and was previously at McKinsey & Company. Her first book, “The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career” (Crown Business, April 2017), was a Wall Street Journal national bestseller.

I connect the people strategy to the company’s broader strategy to drive overall business growth and value for medium size companies.

Within an organization I’m known as a “cultural whisperer” who builds and leads global teams while implementing strategic organizational changes and driving innovative solutions that are anchored to our values and behaviors.

I’m known as a client-facing, results-focused, roll-up-the-sleeves servant leader who successfully establishes credibility, trust and partnership at all levels of the organization.

Tim has over 20 years of combined Executive HR and Talent Acquisition experience working for Fortune 500 companies. Tim has a Master’s degree in HR Management and is a highly sought-after international speaker on leadership, HR Tech, talent acquisition, and HR execution.

Tim is currently on the board for the Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals (ATAP) and is the author of the best-selling SHRM published book, “The Talent Fix: A Leader’s Guide to Recruiting Great Talent”. In 2019, Tim was named a Top 10 Global HR Influencer by Workforce Magazine, and the #8 Influencer Globally on Recruitment.

Tim Sanchez is the Head of Global Talent Acquisition for Millicom (Tigo) a global telecommunications enterprise with 21,000+ employees that is building digital highways throughout Latin & Central America. He is leading a talent acquisition transformation responsible for setting global strategy and leading implementation efforts.

Previously he was the Regional Head of Talent Acquisition for Mastercard and he has experience developing/implementing recruiting initiatives for other Fortune 100 organizations.

He is married, has 2 kids, loves to read and is an amateur crossfit athlete/ French baker.

Humanizer of HR, story architect and fierce advocate of the workplace revolution; embracing the Future of Work.

Writer/Contributor at: RobinSchooling.com, Recruiting Daily, SHRM, HR Examiner, and other sites; byline article written for Fast Company. Interviewed and quoted for USA Today, LinkedIn, Yahoo, Monster, HR & Talent Management, SmartBrief on Leadership, HRM America and Baton Rouge Business Report. Curator and Ringleader at the Carnival of HR blog site. Co-host of @DrivethruHR, the longest running continuous weekly HR radio show/podcast.

Sarah Wilson is the Head of People for SmartRecruiters. After starting her career in contingency search, Sarah has spent the past 15 years in the Talent Acquisition and HR space, consulting for top tier brands on their recruiting and performance management strategies. She has worked with professional services, telecommunications, lending, retail, and tech. Sarah is passionate about creating business-first people strategies that translate into real results.

Shelley Winner was sentenced to 4 years in federal prison for selling drugs. She was released from prison in July 2016 and more recently from the halfway house. Since her release, Shelley secured a job with a multinational tech company and has been working diligently on advancing her career. Within two months, she was nominated MVP, after six months, she earned a big promotion and, one month after that, her performance gained her a special trip to HQ.

Shelley has been concentrating on changing her life—pursuing a Computer Science degree and maintaining a 4.0 GPA while also giving back to the community through volunteering. She loves to share her personal story, aiming to inspire and bring hope to others currently or formerly incarcerated, or struggling with addiction.

Stacy Zapar is a 20 year recruiting veteran turned recruiting strategist, speaker, advisor, trainer & search specialist.

She is the founder of Tenfold, a boutique recruitment consultancy specializing in talent attraction training, consulting and search for world-class employers including Zappos, TripAdvisor, Netflix, Amazon, Walmart, Petco, Virgin, Booking.com, Restoration Hardware, Best Buy, Blizzard and many others.

Kathy Zwickert is a global business leader and former Chief Human Resources Officer with expertise in organizational culture, talent acquisition, strategic communications, and finance. She has more than 25 years of experience working with leaders, boards, and global teams to help companies scale and architect change. To drive business transformation, Kathy pairs her financial and corporate leadership experience with a deep understanding of the importance of people in building successful companies. Her ability to deliver innovative solutions makes her an invaluable advisor to companies looking to scale their organization, drive retention, and build culture.

Kathy currently serves on the Board of Directors for Avalara Inc. (NASDAQ: AVLR) where she is also the Chair of the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee. Prior to her retirement in April 2017, Kathy served as Chief People Officer for NetSuite (acquired by Oracle in 2017) where she transformed the company’s Human Resources through technological innovations that reshaped programs and operations to more rapidly hire, onboard, enable, and retain top talent. In three years.