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Two years into the pandemic, what has the workplace revolution revealed? Our one-day conference at the State Room will bring together leading thinkers and top executives in HR, hybrid work, diversity, benefits, social impact and employee engagement for an up-to-the-minute conversation about how organizations can build stronger bonds of trust with their workers and their communities. The event will focus on such topics as creating equity in a hybrid workplace, balancing productivity with well-being, offering better career paths, developing diversity in leadership, and supporting working parents. Among the timely questions: How can companies stay true to their core values, and accountable to their stakeholders, while making enormous changes?
From Day One is a Recertification Provider for SHRM and HRCI. This session is eligible for 4 credits from both organizations. The Activity IDs will be sent to attendees after the conclusion of the session.
New York Times Best-Selling Author
Care New England Health System
Smart Eye
Harvard Business Review
John Hancock
The Boston Globe
CVS Health
Wayfair
Schneider Electric
Applied Materials
Takeda
15Five
Awardco
Harvard University
Awardco
Blueboard
Sanofi
Coaching Works NYC
WeSpire
Zensar
The Boston Globe
CyberGrants
The Boston Herald
Hone
Enboarder
LearnLux
GoTo
Toast
Fidelity Investments - Retired
SkillSurvey
EBS Insurance Brokers
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Julie Law, head of HR, John Hancock, and global head of talent management, Manulife
Amina Lobban, director, head of HR business excellence for global manufacturing, supply and quality, Takeda
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Steve Koepp, co-founder and chief content officer, From Day One
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Steve Sonnenberg, CEO, Awardco
Sam Stroman, VP of marketing, Awardco
A machine-learning scientist, entrepreneur, and author of the bestselling memoir Girl Decoded illuminates a path to humanizing technology before it dehumanizes us.
Speaker:
Rana el Kaliouby, deputy CEO of Smart Eye, co-founder of Affectiva, and advocate of the ethical deployment of artificial intelligence
Moderator:
Katie Johnston, reporter, The Boston Globe
Jon Greenawalt, SVP of customer transformation, 15Five
The conference will take place at the State Room, perched atop an iconic skyscraper in the heart of Boston.