Romesh Ratnesar is a member of the editorial board of Bloomberg Opinion, where he writes on national security, immigration and education issues. He is also a contributing editor at Washingtonian magazine and a New America fellow. Previously, Ratnesar was deputy editor of Bloomberg Businessweek and an editor and foreign correspondent for Time. He has served in the State Department and is author of “Tear Down This Wall: A City, A President and the Speech that Ended the Cold War.

Shashank Bhushan is the  Chief Talent Development Architect at BMC Software.

Shivani Dhir is the Assistant Dean of Digital Learning at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. She has extensive expertise in launching and growing innovative and inclusive graduate and professional education programs that align with the workforce needs of high-growth industries, including healthcare and technology.

Shivani has created professional development content for students across undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs and is a frequent presenter at higher education events such as the Executive MBA Council (EMBAC) Annual Conference. She holds a B.A. in Sociology & Economics from the College of Arts & Sciences at NYU and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at NYU.

Mary Vinette is the Global Head of Learning & Development at Technicolor.

Lydia Dishman is Fast Company’s senior editor for growth and engagement. She has also written for CBS Moneywatch, Fortune, The Guardian, Popular Science, and the New York Times, among others.

Sheila Jagannathan is Lead Learning Specialist and Program Manager of the Open Learning Campus, OLC, which is part of the Development Economics Knowledge Management practice of the World Bank.  She serves as the organization’s focal point on digital learning and issues at the intersection of technology use and education in emerging countries.   She is an innovative and strategic educational leader with over 30 years experience in designing and managing distance learning programs/knowledge products and transforming the use of online and classroom pedagogies and technology. Sheila also provides policy advice and technical assistance to World Bank country-level capacity building programs (both government and training institutes seeking to introduce technologies in their educational systems)  in, East Asia, China, the Middle East and North Africa, Africa and South Asia

Her current areas of interest and activity include:  Disruptive technologies for learning, the changing nature of work and continuous learning, AI enriched learning environments, adaptive and personalized learning, chatbots, MOOCs, experiential pedagogy, online/hybrid strategies, development of rich multimodal and social learning environments, big data and learning analytics, LMS and learning ecosystems. She serves on the advisory board and planning committees of several professional associations such as e-Learning Africa, the International Conference on e-Learning (ICEL) and the Association of Advancement of Computer Education (AACE). She holds a Masters and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies from Boston University in Education Media and Technology and Artificial Intelligence-based systems for learning respectively.

Omer Glass is CEO and Co-Founder of GrowthSpace, the world’s first skill mastery platform. Omer’s passion for upskilling began with his first startup, Careerology, an online school for career development. Following this, he became aManagement Consultant at Shaldor, Israel’s leading management consulting firm, where he focused on business strategy.

Omer holds an MA In behavioral economics, he is a graduate of Seth Godin's altMBA, and the co founder of "Hands of Light", a non profit that provides alternative therapy to ALS & Cancer patients.

Janelle is a business reporter at the Boston Globe, covering retail, restaurants, and consumer culture. She is also the host of the Bold Types interview series with the city's business leaders. She thrives on diving deep into the ideas, people, and trends that drive Boston’s economy. She has previously worked at Boston Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, and New York Magazine, and she currently teaches a class in magazine writing at Boston College. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, among other publications. She was a Senior Fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism.

Jason Cerrato is the Sr. Director, Product Marketing for Eightfold, focused on our comprehensive Talent Intelligence Platform & App Marketplace. Prior to Eightfold, he was with Gartner as a Senior Research Director, focusing on HR technology and transformation. In 2021, HR Executive recognized Jason as one of HR Tech’s Top 100 Industry Influencers, and he currently serves as a member of HR.com’s Future of Talent Acquisition Research Advisory Board.

With extensive experience in talent acquisition, Jason spent more than a decade with United Technologies Corporation (now Raytheon Technologies), where he was the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, serving as the workstream owner for recruiting and onboarding for an enterprise-wide global HR transformation initiative. Jason is co-host of The New Talent Code podcast, which provides insights and open discussion with industry leaders on all things talent and HR tech.

Emily Nonko is an award-winning freelance journalist based in Brooklyn, NY, who has written for the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Fast Company and the New York Times. Among the topics she covers are urbanism, social justice, architecture, and real estate.

Shana Lebowitz Gaynor is a correspondent for Insider, where she covers career development and workplace culture. Her new book, Don’t Call It Quits: Turn the Job You Have into the Job You Love (Amazon, Bookshop), just hit shelves.

Keturah Hallmosley is the Head of People Experience at Seattle Children's Hospital.

Jaime McDonald oversees customer success at The Game Agency, working with customers to ensure the utmost success when using our technology and game-based solutions to power their training and education, and maximize employee learning outcomes.  Prior to The Game Agency, Jaime spent 20 years in business development, sales, and strategic partnerships working with Fortune 500 brands to bring them new opportunities, leading technology, and building collaborative relationships. Jaime is a graduate of the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University.

Eileen Cooke is the Vice President, Enterprise Learning, Development & Performance at CVS Health.

Carly Ackerman is a Director of Customer Experience for VIP & Partnership Accounts at Eightfold AI. Working closely with pioneering leaders, she has contributed to broad organizational and workforce transformations designed to meet the evolving demands of a disrupted global economy.

Carly is a frequent speaker and thought leader on talent trends, workforce transformation, upskilling, and the employee experience.

Tom Bigda-Peyton is the Chief Learning Officer at Catholic Health Services.

Haley R. Harbaugh, EdD is the Program Owner of Emerging Leadership Development for DaVita Inc and Owner and Principal Consultant of Talent/Career Development for Cowrie Talent Solutions LLC. Haley has nearly 15 years of experience in learning and development and talent management. She joined DaVita in 2012 and has held various roles supporting all functions of education in multiple departments, including patient, physician, teammate, and most recently, leadership development.

During her tenure with DaVita Inc, Haley led multi-functional teams that spanned the areas of content development, project management, learning assessment, learning services support, and leadership development. Haley’s passion is helping people get where they want to go in their career, which prompted her to found Cowrie Talent Solutions LLC to help others outside of DaVita Inc find their passion. In this role, Haley provides career development services for individuals including resume services, career coaching, and interview guidance.

Haley received her Doctorate of Education (EdD) with a focus in Mind, Brain, and Teaching from Johns Hopkins University in 2021. She is a mentor for University of Colorado Boulder LEEDS School of Business and received her certification as a SHRM-SCP. Originally from Ohio, Haley moved to Denver, Colorado in 2009 and currently lives there with her son Ronin and two cats.

Dr. Bobbi Wegner is a psychologist, speaker, advisor, consultant, and Harvard lecturer focused on cultivating individual and organizational wellness through the power of human connection. She is the founder and CEO of Groops, the first group connection platform that helps colleagues in organizations everywhere build stronger relationships and grow together through programs grounded in group psychology. Dr. Wegner teaches motivation and culture in the organizational psychology program at Harvard University.

Tamar is an experienced Chief Learning & Talent Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and thought leader in the talent, learning, human resources and organization development field. Throughout her nearly 30 year career she has had unique experiences with entrepreneurs and executives in start-ups as well as large enterprises. She has expertise managing global growth, scaling businesses and leading international teams, as well as an extensive background implementing best in class practices within technology companies. Tamar was most recently the Chief Human Resources Officer for XCOM Labs, a wireless technology company propelling the next mobile technology revolution. Previously, she was Chief Talent Executive at Atlantic Bridge Capital, a global venture capital fund focused on technology investments.

Prior to this role, Tamar was the Chief People Officer for Quixey, a Silicon Valley tech start-up and before that spent 25 years as the Chief Learning and Talent Officer at Qualcomm. In her roles as CHRO, Tamar led all Human Resources globally, including talent acquisition, talent development, compensation, health & wellness, HR technology, organization design, M&A integration, DEI, employee communications and strategic HR operations. In her long tenure as Chief Learning and Talent Officer she helped grow Qualcomm into one of the most successful companies in the world. There she led the development of Qualcomm’s workforce, scaling the employee base from 700 to over 31,000 employees worldwide. Her scope of leadership included talent strategy, global learning, executive/ leadership development, technical development, employee communications, change management, organization development, acquisition integration, organizational transformation, talent management, culture & engagement, emerging technologies and mobile learning for Qualcomm’s global workforce. The Qualcomm Learning Center operated as a unique internal consulting function to the business, which provided innovative human capital solutions that enabled business growth and strong financial results. Under Tamar’s leadership, Qualcomm’s Learning Center consistently ranked in Training Magazine’s list of Top Training Organizations. In 2002, they were "best in class" in telecommunications. In both 2000 and 1994, they were awarded the Organization of the Year Award from The Association for Talent Development (ATD) for exceptional employee development programs. During Tamar’s nearly 25 year tenure at Qualcomm, The Qualcomm Learning Center earned several awards from ATD and was regularly named to the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Magazine “Learning Elite”. In 2015, the Qualcomm Learning Center was named “Learning & Development Organization of the Year” by CLO Magazine. Tamar has been featured in several publications including CLO Magazine, Training Magazine, HR Executive Magazine and T&D Magazine for her outstanding leadership and innovative contributions.

Throughout her career she has earned numerous awards, including the “Learning Elite Trailblazer” Award (2014), the prestigious “San Diego Women Who Mean Business” Award (1998) and the “Tribute to Women in Industry” Award (2004). In 2010 she was named “CLO of the Year” by CLO Magazine and in 2014 was named “Top Influential” by the San Diego Daily Transcript for her significant impact and leadership in the technology industry. In addition to her executive leadership positions, Tamar is also an accomplished author. She authored the first book on the CLO’s role: “The Chief Learning Officer” (2011) and in 2013, co-authored the book “Measuring the Success of Learning Through Technology”. Her book, “The Chief Talent Officer”, was released in 2017 and her most recent book "Forward Focused Learning" was released in December 2020.

Tamar is currently on the Board of Directors of OpenSesame, G3VRM Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: GGGV) and served on the Board of Directors of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) until it's sale in 2021 to Learning Technologies Group (LON: LTG). She has public company board experience with Governance, Compensation and Cybersecurity Committees. Tamar also serves on the Forbes School of Business & Technology Board at the University of Arizona, The CLO Magazine Editorial Board and the ATD Chief Talent Development Officer (CTDO Next) Board. She was a member of The Conference Board’s Executive Council on Talent and Organizational Development and also served on the Board of Directors for ATD, the world's premier professional association and leading resource on workplace learning and performance. Tamar holds both an M.S. and Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology.

Shalini Ramakrishnan is the Director, Customer Success at Numly.

Lorraine "Lo" Stomski is the Senior Vice President of Associate Learning & Leadership for Walmart. Lorraine has over 25 years of experience in talent strategy. She joined Walmart 5 years ago and is responsible for learning, leadership, performance management, succession, selection and onboarding for the Enterprise.

Prior to joining Walmart, she was the Global Practice Leader for Assessment and Leadership at Aon Hewitt. In that role, she has worked with several large employers in the Fortune 500. Lorraine's experience includes the development of global high potential programs, talent strategy, executive assessment and succession planning. Her specialties include leadership development, retention and development of top talent, top team effectiveness, executive coaching, and increasing women's presence at the top.

Lorraine received her Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Stevens Institute of Technology. She is a member of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology and (SIOP) and the American Psychological Association (APA). Lorraine is a frequent speaker on the topic of best-in-class practices within the field of leadership globally. She is one of the authors in the books Strategy Driven Talent Management: A Leadership Imperative (2010), Advancing Executive Coaching: Setting the Course for Successful Leadership Coaching (2011), Advancing Human Resource Project Management (2014), The Handbook of Strategic 360 Feedback (2019) and the newly released book on Learning Agility (2021). She has also been featured in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, The New York Times, HR Executive, BBC and Women 2.0.

Lorraine's team is also the proud recipient last year of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) HR IMPACT award for their work in selection along with the 2022 M Scott Myers award for store manager selection. Originally from New York, Lorraine lives in Rogers, Arkansas with her husband Curtis, shelter dogs Stickley and Ellis, and a cat that showed up at their back door, Rudy.

Geoff Curless oversees sales of Learning Solutions for ELB Learning (formerly eLearning Brothers). Prior to joining ELB Learning through acquisition, he led sales and customer success for Rehearsal and is seen as a foremost expert on video-based practice and coaching technologies. Geoff has more than 20 years of experience in the learning technologies space. In his off time, he enjoys Clemson football and taking care of his two rescue pups, Cam and Kota.

Jonathan Reyes (JR) is a talent leader with nearly 20-years of experience growing technology and banking organisations across the US, ANZ, UK and Latin America He is the VP of North America for Reejig and a talent advisor and futurist helping organisations and leaders to build a world with Zero Wasted Potential.

He was previously the Director of Talent Operations at Uber based in the San Francisco Bay Area leading global Immigration and Mobility, Employer Branding, Coordination, Technology, Learning and Development, and Strategic Initiatives. In this role he helped Uber transform the talent experience through technology and by prioritising the experience of talent above all.

JR joined Uber in 2017 as the Director of Recruitment for Latin America. During this time, LATAM was the fastest-growing region for Uber in the world with the #1 and #3 markets and grew it’s people 525%, not only was this true hyper growth, the region achieved gender parity during this phase, making it the first in all of Uber to do so.

Before joining Uber, JR spent 3+ years at Commonwealth Bank leading Talent Acquisition for Engineering, Digital, Tech, Analytics, and Corporate Functions, as well as 7 years in a variety of roles at IBM leading Talent Acquisition for Australia and New Zealand. He holds a Bachelor of Business in Human Resources from the University of Technology Sydney.