The Total Rewards ‘26 Educational Program

The Total Rewards ‘26 educational program delivers a dynamic learning experience tailored to every professional’s journey. With seven innovative session formats ranging from immersive 75-minute deep dives to fast-paced 30-minute sessions, you’ll engage with professionals from across the globe on topics that matter most.

Whether you’re a seasoned expert or exploring new horizons, you’ll find sessions tailored to your learning style and professional goals. This is where bold voices come together to build a better future one idea, one conversation, one breakthrough at a time.

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Registration & Badge Pick-Up

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Registration

Registration & Badge Pick-Up

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Registration

Speakers:

Chad Atwell, Head of Customer Success and Advisory Services, CandorIQ

Compensation
Compensation
Compliance
Compliance
Pay Equity & Transparency
Pay Equity & Transparency

Essentials of Total Rewards

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Pre-Conference

Speakers:

Sheila Sever, Senior Manager, Deloitte

Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

David Cichelli, Revenue Growth Consultant, advisors2sales

Sales Compensation
Sales Compensation
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Essentials of Executive Compensation

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Pre-Conference

Speakers:

Phillip Pennel, Principal, Semler Brossy

Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation

Speakers:

Jeff Davenport, Principal, Executive Speaker Coach, Davenport Communications

Data & Analytics
Data & Analytics
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

First Timers Onboarding

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Networking

Meet Your Local Affiliate

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Networking

Meet and Greet with Dr. Amy Dufrane

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Networking

Speakers:

Dr. Amy Dufrane, CEO, HRCI

HR@TR
HR@TR

Speakers:

Shawn Achor, , Harvard Positive Psychology Researcher

Welcome Reception in The Expo

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Expo | Networking

Registration & Badge Pick-Up

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Registration

Speakers:

Todd LeBaron, Chief AI Officer, Blue Horizons Group

Elizabeth Evans, Lead SPM Consultant, The Blue Horizons Group

Sales Compensation
Sales Compensation

Breakfast in The Expo

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

The Expo | Meals & Snacks

Main Stage - The Brave Habit: Leading When the Stakes Are High

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Main Stage | Main Stage

Speakers:

Todd Henry, Author, International Speaker, Consultant, and Advisor,

AM Snacks in The Expo

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

The Expo | Meals & Snacks

Speakers:

Brian Levine, Partner, Merit Analytics Group

Lily Maissen, Senior Director, Head of People Analytics & Insights, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Career Growth
Career Growth
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce

Speakers:

Paige DeLeon, Head of People, Made In

Meg Marsh, Head of People, Kungfu.ai

Culture
Culture
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Leadership/Governance
Leadership/Governance

Speakers:

Dr. Scott Cawood, CEO, WorldatWork

Dr. Amy Dufrane, CEO, HRCI

HR@TR
HR@TR

Speakers:

Karolina Szczepanska, Group Head of Rewards, InPost Group

Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Measuring Impact/ROI
Measuring Impact/ROI
Recognition
Recognition

Speakers:

Deb Best, Lecturer, Acsenda School of Management

Well-Being
Well-Being

U.S. Healthcare: Broken or Brilliantly Rigged Against Employers?

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Presentation

Speakers:

Marybeth Gray, SVP, Health & Welfare Benefits Consulting, Marsh McLennan Agency

Benefits
Benefits

Sales Compensation Health Check

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Presentation

Speakers:

Elizabeth Walgram, Senior Director, Sales Compensation, Siemens Digital Industries

Don Hubbartt, Head Sales Incentive Center, Siemens AG

Robert Bolejszo, Senior Sales Compensation Consultant, Siemens AG

Sales Compensation
Sales Compensation

Speakers:

Shai Ganu, Managing Director - Global Leader, Executive Compensation & Board Advisory, WTW

Rajeev Peshawaria, CEO, Stewardship Asia Centre

Jan-Margaret Llorey, Vice President of Total Rewards, Avantor

Billy Schultz, Global VP, Total Rewards, Mars, Inc.

Culture
Culture
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Leadership/Governance
Leadership/Governance
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Whitney Proctor, Global Director, Compensation, Cargill Inc

Mitch Barnes, Senior Manager, Deloitte

Benjamin Tudor, Vice President, Total Compensation & Organizational Development, Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS)

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Jeff Davenport, Principal, Executive Speaker Coach, Davenport Communications

Communication
Communication
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

Navigate, Elevate, Accelerate

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Workshop

Speakers:

Dr. Melissa Furman, President and Founder, Career Potential, LLC

Personal Growth
Personal Growth

Speakers:

Greg Kaiser, Co-Founder, International Thought Leader Network (ITLN)

Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Build Your Own AI Coach for HR & Total Rewards

10:45 AM - 11:15 PM

AI Skills Lab, The Expo | AI Skills Lab

Speakers:

Tara Armbruster, Co-Founder, Gravi AI

Julie Scotland, Co-Founder, Gravi AI

AI
AI
Communication
Communication
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

The Power of Variable Pay: Aligning Incentives With What Matters Most

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Roundtable | Showcase

Speakers:

Glizcel Ditto, Executive Director of Solutions Consulting, HRsoft

Compensation
Compensation
Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation
Sales Compensation
Sales Compensation
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Betsy Larson, TR Practice Leader, The Human Resource Consortium, LLC

Career Growth
Career Growth

Enhancing Job Matching and Pricing

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

AI Skills Lab, The Expo | AI Skills Lab

Speakers:

Derek Blad, Director of Compensation, Brigham Young University

AI
AI
Compensation
Compensation
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Technology
Technology

Speakers:

Dr. Steve Safier, Director of Master of Science in Human Capital Management Program, Columbia University

Regan Traub, Founder & Managing Principal, The Human Resource Consortium, LLC

Hannah Wells, VP, Client Strategy & Consulting, White & Gale Consulting Inc.

Sheila Krueger, Advisor, The Benefits Bungalow, LLC.

Career Growth
Career Growth
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

Speakers:

Dr. Amy Dufrane, CEO, HRCI

HR@TR
HR@TR

Speakers:

Shirley Zhang, Director, Compensation, DraftKings

Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Amanda Williamson, Dir, Compensation & Talent Managment, Premise Health

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Mary Lynn Fayoumi, President, HR Source

Kim Lupo, VP, Total Rewards and Employee Relations, General Motors

Courtney McMillian, Founder, Vanguard HR Strategy Group

Stacey Petrey, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Career Growth
Career Growth
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Michael Weiss, Head of Total Rewards, Scale AI

Shikha Verma, Senior Director, Compensation, Databricks

Alex Cwirko-Godycki, Vice President, Strategy and General Manager, Market Data, Pave

AI
AI
Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Amy Chou, Chief Operating Officer, Addition Wealth

Beverley Menillo, Director of Total Rewards & Employee Experience, LAIKA

Well-Being
Well-Being

Speakers:

Lisa Kjellstrom, Leadership Professional, Lisa Kjellstrom Consulting

Leadership/Governance
Leadership/Governance
Total Rewards
Total Rewards
Well-Being
Well-Being

Speakers:

Richard Polak, Senior Advisor, Global Affairs, American Benefits Council

Benefits
Benefits
Global
Global
Strategy & Design
Strategy & Design
Trends/Evolving Landscape
Trends/Evolving Landscape

Lunch in The Expo

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

The Expo | Meals & Snacks

Speakers:

Joshua Lemon, Sr Dir Global Total Rewards, Resideo

AI
AI
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Technology
Technology

Speakers:

Lianne LaTorre, Director, Complex Care Program, Mayo Clinic

Brent Westra, Director, Complex Care Program, Mayo Clinic

Benefits
Benefits
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Personalization
Personalization
Strategy & Design
Strategy & Design

Speakers:

Rohan D'Souza, CEO, Avante

Olga Reupert, VP, Global Total Rewards, Real Chemistry

Elizabeth Chrane, Chief People Officer, OneDigital

AI
AI
Benefits
Benefits

Expanding the Impact of Your Job Architecture with AI

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

AI Skills Lab, The Expo | AI Skills Lab

Speakers:

Kevin Joy, Principal Consultant, Novo Insights

Paul Reiman, Managing Partner, Novo Insights LLC

AI
AI
Compensation
Compensation
Technology
Technology

Speakers:

Sharon Benson, Leadership and Talent Strategy Consultant, Envision Group International

Leadership/Governance
Leadership/Governance
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

The Current State and Future of Pay Equity

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Ask Me Anything

Speakers:

Gail Greenfield, EVP of Pay Equity & Total Rewards, Trusaic

Margret Bjarnadottir, Founder, PayAnalytics

Global
Global
Pay Equity & Transparency
Pay Equity & Transparency
Workplace Equity
Workplace Equity

Speakers:

Dr. Scott Cawood, CEO, WorldatWork

Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Marina Zenkova, Senior Compensation Partner, Avnet

Jeremy Feinstein, Managing Director, Empsight International, LLC

Melissa Liguori, Executive Director, Compensation, Merck

Alan Miegel, CEO, BetterComp

Sheila Sever, Senior Manager, Deloitte

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Dr. Melissa Furman, President and Founder, Career Potential, LLC

Employee Experience
Employee Experience
HR@TR
HR@TR
Well-Being
Well-Being

Sales Compensation: 7 Formulas You Should Know

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Presentation

Speakers:

David Cichelli, Revenue Growth Consultant, advisors2sales

Sales Compensation
Sales Compensation

Speakers:

Brian Weigandt, Head of Global Compensation, McDonald's Corporation

Ken Kuk, Senior Director, Work and Rewards, WTW

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Sachin Bajaj, Founder & CEO of Compport, Compport

Steve King, Head of Compensation, Stripe

John Radford, Business Advisor, Aon

Vipul Kumar, People Operations, Google

Chirag Shah, Professor, University of Washington

AI
AI
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Solange Charas, Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia University

Measuring Impact/ROI
Measuring Impact/ROI
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Megan Burns, Lead Benefits Solutions Consultant, Benepass

Katie Bairhalter, Director of Customer Operations, Benepass

Paulette Olin, SVP, Global Total Rewards & HR Operations, Everest Global Services, Inc.

Benefits
Benefits
Well-Being
Well-Being

PM Snacks in the Expo

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Expo | Meals & Snacks

Speakers:

Tom Yarnall, Director, Infinite Equity

Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation

HR Re-Imagined

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Showcase

Speakers:

Kyle Forrest, Partner, Deloitte

AI
AI
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Sonya Mansur, Director Global Total Rewards, ZS Associates

Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Robert Phipps, Director, Per Stirling Capital Management

Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Total Rewards
Total Rewards
Trends/Evolving Landscape
Trends/Evolving Landscape

Speakers:

Luis Lapa, Rewards Senior Manager NAM & Global Informatics Rewards Partner, Philips

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Jeanne Sutton, Managing Director, Strategic Retirement Partners

Benefits
Benefits

Speakers:

Eric Hosken, Partner, Compensation Advisory Partners

Jan-Margaret Llorey, Vice President of Total Rewards, Avantor

Athar Siddiqee, Vice President of Global Total Rewards, Micron Technology Inc

Jessica Page, Senior Director, M&A and Executive Compensation, Zebra Technologies

Shane Meredith, SVP, Total Rewards, Cushman & Wakefield

Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation

Speakers:

Gordon Frost, Partner, Global Rewards Solution Leader, Mercer

Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Turning Market Data into Insights with AI

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

AI Skills Lab, The Expo | AI Skills Lab

Speakers:

Dana Denny, Professional Consultant, Private Consultant

AI
AI
Compensation
Compensation
Data & Analytics
Data & Analytics
Technology
Technology

Speakers:

Rena Freeman, SVP - Associate Chief People Officer, Florida & Centers of Expertise, AdventHealth

Stacie Novosel, Director, Compensation, AdventHealth

Gwen Cymerman, Director, Benefits, AdventHealth

Alinka Johnson, VP, Organizational Effectiveness and Transformation, AdventHealth

Benefits
Benefits
Compensation
Compensation
Measuring Impact/ROI
Measuring Impact/ROI
Strategy & Design
Strategy & Design
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Sheena Davis, Director - Total Rewards + HR Tech, Apache Industrial

Krystle Lee, Vice President of Human Resources, American AllWaste

Benefits
Benefits

Speakers:

Casey Webster, Founder, 10X- The Strategic HR Community

Leadership/Governance
Leadership/Governance
Measuring Impact/ROI
Measuring Impact/ROI
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Rebecca Kuzemchak, Director, Gallagher

amy Aufmann, Executive Director, Global Talent Acquisition, Bristol Meyers Squibb

Morgan Todd Ledford, Managing Director, Leadership Advisors, Gallagher

Culture
Culture
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Measuring Impact/ROI
Measuring Impact/ROI
Strategy & Design
Strategy & Design
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Dawn Ellery, Associate Director, Total Rewards, Rider University

Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Michael Nagorski, Founding Partner, Double Loop Performance LLC

Career Growth
Career Growth
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

Speakers:

Bryan Briscoe, VP of Total Rewards and HR Operations Americas, TK Elevator

Liz Neville, Head of Total Rewards, EQ Solutions Group

HR@TR
HR@TR
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Kelsey Brown, HR Operations Director, Evergen

Benefits
Benefits
Small to Mid-Size Company
Small to Mid-Size Company
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

David Cichelli, Revenue Growth Consultant, advisors2sales

Sales Compensation
Sales Compensation

Speakers:

Jeff Davenport, Principal, Executive Speaker Coach, Davenport Communications

Career Growth
Career Growth
Communication
Communication
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

Thriving in a Multigenerational Organization

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Presentation

Speakers:

Dr. Melissa Furman, President and Founder, Career Potential, LLC

Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Total Rewards
Total Rewards
Trends/Evolving Landscape
Trends/Evolving Landscape

Mission Critical: What Today's Employees Really Value

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Roundtable | Showcase

Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Marchelle Sellers, Co-Founder, Charity On Top Foundation

Tammy Martin, Head of Total Rewards, HRIS, People Analytics & Payroll, The Gorilla Glue Company

Benefits
Benefits

Speakers:

Mykkah Herner, Senior Talent Intelligence Principal, McKinstry

James Longabaugh, Director of Consulting Services, Workforce Science Associates

Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Scott Mayott, Compensation Manager, Kindercare Learning Companies

Total Rewards
Total Rewards
Well-Being
Well-Being

Speakers:

Sharell Thomas, Total Rewards Director, Tides Network

Compensation
Compensation

Whose Question is That Anyway?

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

The Expo

Speakers:

Paul Reiman, Managing Partner, Novo Insights LLC

Bryan Briscoe, VP of Total Rewards and HR Operations Americas, TK Elevator

Compensation
Compensation

Happy Hour in The Expo

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

The Expo | Networking

Registration & Badge Pick-Up

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration

Breakfast in The Expo

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

The Expo | Meals & Snacks

The Expo Open

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

The Expo

Main Stage - How to Speak Your Preferred Future Into Existence

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Main Stage | Main Stage

Speakers:

Andrew Sykes, CEO and Founder of Habits at Work, Professor, Kellogg School of Management

Shaun Mayo, Chief People Officer, Arizona Cardinals Football Club

Angela Cheng-Cimini, Chief Human Resources Officer, The Chronicle of Philanthropy

KeyAnna Schmiedl, Chief Human Experience Officer,

Career Growth
Career Growth
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

How to Humanize AI Communication in HR

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

AI Skills Lab, The Expo | AI Skills Lab

Speakers:

Joshua Lemon, Sr Dir Global Total Rewards, Resideo

AI
AI
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Personal Growth
Personal Growth
Technology
Technology
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Guy Westermeyer, Owner, Founder, CEO, Westcomm

Jenn Taffaro, Director, Benefits, Ochsner Health

Katrina Proffitt, Director, Global Communications - Total Rewards, Walmart

Jerald Prince, Managing Director, Head of Total Rewards, Southwest Airlines

Casidy Orand, AVP HR Programs, Baylor

Lindsay Heller, Director, Compensation Strategy and Employee Experience, Baylor University

Personalization
Personalization
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Charles Ramos, Founder and Principal Consultant, Zenergy HR Consulting

Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Strategy & Design
Strategy & Design
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Christopher Hart, Head of Total Rewards, Boldyn Networks

Chayla Harris Gaines, Wellness Champion, QTS Data Centers

Prejea’n Andrews, Consultant / Regional Employee Experience Manager, Yancey Bros. Co

Rachel Nelms, Principal & CEO, formations consulting

Well-Being
Well-Being

Speakers:

Milan Jovanovic, Senior Director of Compensation & Executive Services, Sutter Health

Kristianne Seargeant, Deputy General Counsel, Sutter Health

Joanna Colosimo, Vice President, Workforce Analytics and Compliance Strategy, DCI Consulting Group, Inc.

Vidya Ramaswamy, HR Director and M&A Workstream Leader/Altair Guide, Altair

Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Ava Ricks, Sr. Compensation Analyst, Corpay

Domonique Hayes, Compensation Analyst, Corpay

Mary McCorvey, Global Chief People Officer, Corpay

Ilissa May, Vice President of Performance, Rewards & Talent Insights, Corpay

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Jeff Davenport, Principal, Executive Speaker Coach, Davenport Communications

Career Growth
Career Growth
Communication
Communication
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

Accessibility in Total Rewards and Beyond

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Discussion

Speakers:

Lia Seth, Director of People, Cylinder

Sheila Krueger, Advisor, The Benefits Bungalow, LLC.

Culture
Culture
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Total Rewards
Total Rewards
Workplace Equity
Workplace Equity

AM Snacks in The Expo

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

The Expo | Meals & Snacks

Speakers:

Dr. Steve Safier, Director of Master of Science in Human Capital Management Program, Columbia University

Career Growth
Career Growth
Leadership/Governance
Leadership/Governance
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Richard Polak, Senior Advisor, Global Affairs, American Benefits Council

Benefits
Benefits
Global
Global

Speakers:

Andrew Sykes, CEO and Founder of Habits at Work, Professor, Kellogg School of Management

HR@TR
HR@TR

Speakers:

Heather Mohr, Director, Total Rewards, ReSource Pro, President, St. Louis Compensation & Benefits Network

Takki Wright, Senior Compensation Manager, Honeywell

Liz Spada, Vice President of Total Rewards and HR Operations, GoDaddy

Benefits
Benefits
Career Growth
Career Growth
Compensation
Compensation
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation
Recognition
Recognition
Total Rewards
Total Rewards
Well-Being
Well-Being

Speakers:

Rachel Schneider, Founder & CEO, Canary Benefits, Inc.

Josh Lipscomb, Senior Vice President, Total Rewards, Varsity Brands

Benefits
Benefits

5 Presidents. 5 Generals. 5 Icons. Leadership Secrets Revealed.

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Roundtable | Showcase

Speakers:

Clint Arthur, Celebrity Entrepreneur ®, Executive Entrepreneur Edge with Clint Arthur, Wharton Business School Grad

Leadership/Governance
Leadership/Governance
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

From Legacy to Logic: A Bold Journey to Fair Pay

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Case Study

Speakers:

Katie Gerard, Senior Director, Human Resources, Port of Seattle

Shannon Drohman, Principal, Compensation Connections

Compensation
Compensation
Pay Equity & Transparency
Pay Equity & Transparency

Speakers:

Justin Hampton, Founder/CEO, CompTool

KC Weinraub, VP, Total Rewards, eHealth

John Waldron, Global Compensation Director, PepsiCo

Bryan Briscoe, VP of Total Rewards and HR Operations Americas, TK Elevator

Nancy Romanyshyn, Senior Director, Total Rewards Strategy & Solutions, Syndio

Career Growth
Career Growth

Speakers:

Kawel LauBach, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, WorldatWork

Sean Luitjens, VP Strategy, Salary.com

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Bonnie Barcellos, Director, Total Rewards, Human Resources, Clean Air Task Force

Global
Global
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Family Forming and Hormonal Health: Going Global

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Case Study

Speakers:

Flavia Miranda, Senior Director, Global Health & Welfare, The Coca-Cola Company

Benefits
Benefits
Global
Global

Making Copilot Work for Comp

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

AI Skills Lab, The Expo | AI Skills Lab

Speakers:

Kevin Joy, Principal Consultant, Novo Insights

Paul Reiman, Managing Partner, Novo Insights LLC

AI
AI
Technology
Technology

Speakers:

LaCinda Glover, Partner, Mercer

Lorrain McCurdy, Director of Compensation, Republic Services

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Steve Williams, Adjunct Professort, National University

Compensation
Compensation

Making the Message Matter – Continuing the Conversation

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Ask Me Anything

Speakers:

Jenn Taffaro, Director, Benefits, Ochsner Health

Guy Westermeyer, Owner, Founder, CEO, Westcomm

Jerald Prince, Managing Director, Head of Total Rewards, Southwest Airlines

Lindsay Heller, Director, Compensation Strategy and Employee Experience, Baylor University

Katrina Proffitt, Director, Global Communications - Total Rewards, Walmart

Casidy Orand, AVP HR Programs, Baylor

Lunch in The Expo

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

The Expo | Meals & Snacks

New to the Profession Meet Up

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Networking

Working Moms Meet Up

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Networking

HR Professionals Meet Up

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Networking

HR@TR
HR@TR

Speakers:

Jaye Johnson, Total Rewards Leader, The Avoir Company

Speakers:

DW Mann, Vice President of Total Rewards, EBI

Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation

Pay for Performance That Actually Pays Off

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Featured Session

Speakers:

Lauren Hein, Director, Total Rewards, Payscale

Marc Mullis, Compensation Strategy and Execution Advisor, Payformance Partners

Ira Finn, Vice President, Total Rewards, Ryan Specialty Group

Brittany Vogel, Director of People Operations, Leapfrog Brands

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Dr. Matthew Sowcik, Professor of Leadership Development, University of Florida

AI
AI
Culture
Culture
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
HR@TR
HR@TR
Leadership/Governance
Leadership/Governance

The Hidden Drivers of the Gender Wage Gap

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Ask Me Anything

Speakers:

Jennica Christiansen, Vice President, People Operations, CHG Healthcare

Compensation
Compensation
Pay Equity & Transparency
Pay Equity & Transparency

Speakers:

Mona Abu Shaban, Director, Total Rewards and OD, Right To Play

Elizabeth (Liz) Boonman-Salgado, Chief People and Culture Officer, Right To Play

Global
Global
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Whitney Ayers, Wellness Program Manager, Garver

Benefits
Benefits

Finding AI Use Cases in Your HR & Total Rewards Role

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

AI Skills Lab, The Expo | AI Skills Lab

Speakers:

Tara Armbruster, Co-Founder, Gravi AI

Julie Scotland, Co-Founder, Gravi AI

AI
AI
Career Growth
Career Growth
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

Speakers:

Shawn VanDerziel, President and CEO, National Association of Colleges and Employers

Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Eduardo (Edu) Nasi, Sr Director, US Total Rewards, Teva Pharmaceuticals

Traci Dobronravova, Director of Care, Mellie

Kevin Cranston, Vice President, Head of Product and Market Insights, Reliance Matrix

Benefits
Benefits

Speakers:

Pressoir Belance, Compensation, Lead, Enova International

Sales Compensation
Sales Compensation

Speakers:

Jeff Davenport, Principal, Executive Speaker Coach, Davenport Communications

Communication
Communication
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

Psychological Safety for High Performing Teams

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Presentation

Speakers:

Krystle Lee, Vice President of Human Resources, American AllWaste

Well-Being
Well-Being

Speakers:

Ryan Wells, Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Rob Casburn, VP, Executive Compensation, HP Enterprise

Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation

Speakers:

Yelena Mammadova, Director of AI Transformation Strategy, Microsoft

Kelly Satterfield, Advisor, Merritt AI

Mandie Lupone, Senior Manager, Skills and Workforce Innovation, Salesforce

Soumya Bonantaya, Sr. Manager of Workforce Planning and Skills, AMD

AI
AI
Career Growth
Career Growth
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce

Speakers:

Shelie Gustafson, Corporate Board Director and Former Fortune 250 Global Executive, HRCI | SCIO Automation Gmb

HR@TR
HR@TR

Speakers:

Priya Padmanabhan, Director of Compensation, Roblox

Udisha Madnani, Compensation Business Analyst, Roblox

Compensation
Compensation
Data & Analytics
Data & Analytics

Speakers:

Derrick Daniel, Vice President of Large Market, Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC)

Benefits
Benefits

Speakers:

Stacy Fenner, Learning and Engagement Director, MorganHR

Stephanie Martin, Sr. Director, HR Operations & Total Rewards, Springworks Therapeutics

AI
AI
Total Rewards
Total Rewards
Trends/Evolving Landscape
Trends/Evolving Landscape

We Are Our Habits

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Workshop

Speakers:

Andrew Sykes, CEO and Founder of Habits at Work, Professor, Kellogg School of Management

Compensation
Compensation
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Strategy & Design
Strategy & Design
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Tony Magaro, Vice President of Human Resources, Southwest Research Institute

Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Julia McCarrel, Head of Benefits for Americas and Global Programs, Logitech

Monique Jackson, Former Head of Community, Culture & Benefits, Gusto

Jason Fan, CEO & Co-founder, Forma

Benefits
Benefits

Pay Strategies for Future Focused Roles

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Presentation

Speakers:

Maeve Maddison, Managing Partner, White & Gale Consulting

Hannah Wells, VP, Client Strategy & Consulting, White & Gale Consulting Inc.

Compensation
Compensation
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce

So You Think You Can Pay for Performance?

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Presentation

Speakers:

James Seechurn, Author,

Compensation
Compensation
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

PM Snacks in The Expo

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

The Expo | Meals & Snacks

Global Mobility: Your HR & Total Rewards Test Kitchen

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Ask Me Anything

Speakers:

Alicia Scott-Wears, Director, Total Rewards Content Strategy, WorldatWork

Heather Jamison, Vice President of Business Development, Corporate Living

Global
Global
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Eric Weinberg, VP, Head of Executive and Equity Compensation, Prudential

Brittany Innes, Product Director, Rewards Data Intelligence, WTW

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Dr. Matthew Sowcik, Professor of Leadership Development, University of Florida

Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Leadership/Governance
Leadership/Governance
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Larry Kuhn, Organizational Psychologist & Executive Coach, The Human Resource Consortium, LLC

Personal Growth
Personal Growth

Speakers:

Chris Scandlen, Chief Information Officer and Digital Strategist, HRCI

Shaun Mayo, Chief People Officer, Arizona Cardinals Football Club

HR@TR
HR@TR

Speakers:

Anna Natapova, Principal, Semler Brossy

Summer Belden, Sr Director Executive & Global Incentive Compensation, Bunge

Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation

Speakers:

Damilola Abiola Akinduro, Global Head of Benefits & Recognition, Equinix

Recognition
Recognition

Happy Hour in The Expo

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

The Expo | Networking

Registration & Badge Pick-Up

7:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Registration

Breakfast in The Expo

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

The Expo | Meals & Snacks

The Expo Open

8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The Expo

Speakers:

Kate Noble, VP Total Rewards, Trilon Group

Taylor Washburn, Benefits Director, Trilon Group

Benefits
Benefits

Speakers:

Kim Wicker, Managing Director Global Compensation, Mobility, and People Support, American Airlines

Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation

Speakers:

Jeff Davenport, Principal, Executive Speaker Coach, Davenport Communications

Career Growth
Career Growth
Communication
Communication
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

Speakers:

Felipe Cruz, Compensation Manager, Carreira Muller

Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Olga Fedorova, Sr Compensation and Payroll Manager, Par Pacific Holdings

Michaela Leo, Head of Compensation & Benefits, North America, Ipsen

Cecile Gobbens, Senior Manager, Total Rewards, North America, Ipsen

AI
AI
Small to Mid-Size Company
Small to Mid-Size Company
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Rachel Martin, Director of Classification and Compensation, State of Wisconsin, Department of Administration

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Isabel Esteviz, Executive Compensation Senior Manager, Accenture

Career Growth
Career Growth
Communication
Communication
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

AM Snacks in The Expo

9:00 AM - 10:45 AM

The Expo | Meals & Snacks

Speakers:

Mark Szypko, Board Member, New England Compensation Consortium

Compensation
Compensation
Strategy & Design
Strategy & Design

Speakers:

Andre Allen, Chief Business Officer, HRCI

HR@TR
HR@TR

Turning a Sour Merit Cycle into a Top Shelf Strategy

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Featured Session

Speakers:

Sean Luitjens, VP Strategy, Salary.com

Nicole Long, Associate Vice Chancellor, Classification & Compensation, University System of Georgia

KC Weinraub, VP, Total Rewards, eHealth

Angie Woodruff, Vice President of Global Total Rewards, UPS

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Marjorie Williamson, Independent Consultant, NA

Cameron Martin, Director of Total Rewards, Colorado College

AI
AI
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Technology
Technology
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Dana Romang, Director, Total Rewards & HR Systems & Analytics, Springfield Clinic

Andrew Timcheck, Principal and Consulting Actuary, Milliman

Benefits
Benefits

Speakers:

Lisa Barry, VP, Total Rewards, Salsify, Inc.

Compensation
Compensation

Taste of Nashville

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

The Expo | Meals & Snacks

Speakers:

Brad Shuck, Professor and Fullbright Scholar, University of Louisville

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