SESSIONS

The TR27 Educational Program

The TR27 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.

By Key Topic
By Experience Level
By Format
By Key Topic
By Experience Level
By Format

Speakers:

Michael Nagorski, Founding Partner, Double Loop Performance LLC

Career Growth
Career Growth
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

The First Year as a Rewards Leader

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Ask Me Anything

Speakers:

Duane Mcclellan, Director, Total Rewards, CEC Facilities

DW Mann, VP, Total Rewards, EBI

Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management
People, Culture, and Leadership
People, Culture, and Leadership
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Andrea Kaercher, Director of People & Strategy, Fortified Data

Culture
Culture
Employee Experience
Employee Experience

Speakers:

Jessica Caligan, Deputy Regional Leader - Americas, AIRINC

Brigitte Warhover, Client Solutions Director, AIRINC

Global
Global
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Executive Compensation Buzzword Bingo: Decoding the Jargon

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Ask Me Anything

Speakers:

Liz Neville, Founder & Managing Director, Total Rewards, EQ Solutions Group

Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation

Speakers:

Marina Zenkova, Senior Compensation Partner, Avnet

Jim Bagley, Manager, Deloitte

AI
AI
Career Growth
Career Growth
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Future of Work
Future of Work

Small HR Team, Big Expectations: What Actually Works

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Roundtable

Speakers:

Brittany Vogel, Director, People Operations, Leapfrog Brands

Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness

Speakers:

Isabel Esteviz, Executive Compensation Senior Manager, Accenture

Career Growth
Career Growth
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

Not Every Sales Complaint Needs a Plan Change

10:45 AM - 11:30 PM

Presentation

Speakers:

Jenny Adams, Senior Sales Compensation Analyst, Direct Supply

Sales Compensation
Sales Compensation

The Compensation Ripple Effect: Making Decisions That Hold Up

10:45 AM - 11:30 PM

Problem Solving Lab

Speakers:

Kimberly Goodman, Manager, People Ops & Compensation, BambooHR

Sharell Thomas, VP, HR Operations & Total Rewards, YMCA of the USA

Compensation
Compensation
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness

Speakers:

Shaun Drawdy, Director, Compensation, Saia, Inc.

Amanda Williamson, Talent Management Director, Premise Health

Career Growth
Career Growth
Communication
Communication
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management

Speakers:

Ericka DeBruce, Fractional CHRO, EDB Consulting

Culture
Culture
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Severance by Design: Turning Benchmarks into Strategy

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Presentation

Speakers:

Michelle Vitus, Founder & CEO, Slate

Adam Cless, Senior Specialist, Research, WorldatWork

Employee Experience
Employee Experience

Compensation Without the Jargon: How Pay Really Works

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Presentation

Speakers:

Scott Mayott, Compensation Manager, Kindercare Learning Companies

Compensation
Compensation

Competing for AI Talent When AI Isn't Your Core Business

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Presentation

Speakers:

Hannah Wells, Vice President, Alpine Rewards

Amy Goldfinger, Chief People Officer, Slice

AI
AI
Compensation
Compensation
Talent Management
Talent Management

Speakers:

Kim Thau Yap, Asst Commissioner, Dept of Human Resources, Tennessee State Government

Julie Brindle, HR Program Administrator, Tennessee State Government

Vyshali Mokadam, Senior Managing Director, Ernst & Young LLP

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Kelsey Gregory, Compensation Analyst, Gonzaga University

AI
AI
Career Growth
Career Growth
Compensation
Compensation
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce

Speakers:

Donovan Pyle, Managing Partner | Author of Fixing Healthcare, Health Compass Consulting

Benefits
Benefits
Compliance
Compliance

Speakers:

Dr. John Dentico, Founder/Principal, LeadSimm LLC

Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness
Talent Management
Talent Management
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Susan Schroeder, Senior Partner, Compensation Advisory Partners

Sajani Fernando, Senior Specialist, WorldatWork

Adam Cless, Senior Specialist, Research, WorldatWork

Bonnie Schindler, Partner, Compensation Advisory Partners

Compensation
Compensation
Data & Analytics
Data & Analytics

The Executive Pay Hot Seat: Proxy Season and Say on Pay

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Ask Me Anything

Speakers:

Garrett Griffin, Sr. Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Rob Casburn, VP Executive Compensation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Corey Davidson, Manager, Alvarez & Marsal

Compensation
Compensation
Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation

Speakers:

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

Cameron Martin, Director of Total Rewards, Colorado College

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

Cait Carney, Principal Compensation Analyst, George Mason University

Sheena Buffi, Total Rewards Senior Manager, City of Boise

Compensation
Compensation
Culture
Culture
Employee Experience
Employee Experience

Speakers:

Alex Abala, Senior Manager Reward and Benefits, National Social Security Fund Uganda

Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Global
Global
Total Rewards
Total Rewards
Well-Being
Well-Being

Great Benefits. Now Get Employees to Use Them

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Presentation

Speakers:

Josh Lemon, Founder, J Lemon Ventures; FlashBenefits

Max Citarelli, Principal, Zimo

Magdalena Bugallo, Head of Total Rewards, Ferrara

Benefits
Benefits
Communication
Communication

Speakers:

Alicia Jett, CEO & CHRO, Clout Coffee

AI
AI
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Ilissa May, VP, Performance, Rewards, and Talent Insights, Corpay

Mary McCorvey, Global Chief People Officer, Corpay

Ava Ricks, Compensation Manager, Corpay

Domonique Hayes, Compensation Partner, Corpay

Career Growth
Career Growth
Compensation
Compensation
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness

Speakers:

Michaela Leo, Head of Total Rewards, North America, Ipsen

Compensation
Compensation
Pay Equity & Transparency
Pay Equity & Transparency
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Carrie Cherveny, Senior Vice President, PEO & Alternative Risk, HUB International

Wendy Kinsella, Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, The Beach Company

Ben Milstien, Head of Consultant Relations, Amazon One Medical

Benefits
Benefits

Speakers:

Maeve Maddison, Managing Partner, White & Gale Consulting Inc.

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Clay Johnson, Director & Practice Lead, Compensation Consulting, GBS

Kathryn Gombos, Founder & Managing Director, Gombos Group

Culture
Culture
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Strategy & Design
Strategy & Design

Speakers:

Jeff Luttrell, Chief People Officer, VP of People and Culture, ALULA (formerly TVS)

Career Growth
Career Growth
Talent Management
Talent Management

Breaking Down Rewards Silos Without Losing Expertise

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Case Study

Speakers:

Corey Shadd, Total Rewards Business Partner, eHealth Insurance Services, Inc.

K.C. Weinraub, Vice President of Total Rewards, eHealth Insurance Services, Inc.

Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness
Strategy & Design
Strategy & Design
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Paul DeCoster, Director, Global Sales Compensation, Cisco Systems

Performance & Insights
Performance & Insights
Sales Compensation
Sales Compensation

Solving A Good “Old Fashioned” Merit Problem

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel

Speakers:

Sean Luitjens, VP, Customer Engagement and Strategic Partnerships, WorldatWork

Angie Woodruff, VP, Global Total Rewards, UPS

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

K.C. Weinraub, Vice President of Total Rewards, eHealth Insurance Services, Inc.

Compensation
Compensation

Make AI Repeatable: Building Reliable HR Workflows

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

AI Demonstration

Speakers:

Alia O'Neill, Sr Manager, Global Compensation, Benefits and Equity, Duck Creek

Brittney Price, SVP, Global Human Resources, Duck Creek Technologies

AI
AI

Copilot Meets Merit Planning: A Practical Excel Demonstration

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

AI Demonstration

Speakers:

Kian Boloori, Sr Mgr, Global Compensation, Edwards Lifesciences

AI
AI
Compensation
Compensation
Technology
Technology

Speakers:

Denitza Colores, Founder/Principal Consultant, Colores Enterprises Benefit LLC

Compensation
Compensation
Pay Equity & Transparency
Pay Equity & Transparency
Small to Mid-Size Company
Small to Mid-Size Company

Speakers:

Jan-Margaret Llorey, VP, Total Rewards, Avantor

Andy Pezzino, Vice President, Global Total Rewards, People Analytics & HR Technology, The AES Corporation

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

Becky Huddleston, Senior Managing Director, WTW

Jessica Page, Global Head of Total Rewards, Hollister Incorporated

Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation

Speakers:

Alana Peer, AVP, Total Rewards & People Experience, Sagicor Financial

Benefits
Benefits
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness

Inflation: Compensation’s Unlikely Friend

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Case Study

Speakers:

Jeremy Feinstein, MD, Empsight

David Cheatham, Senior Director, Empsight

Justin Sun, Compensation Business Partner, Sofi

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Taylor Washburn, Benefits Director, Trilon

AI
AI
Benefits
Benefits

Career Growth Without the Promotion

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Presentation

Speakers:

Kawel LauBach, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, WorldatWork

Career Growth
Career Growth
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management
Talent Management
Talent Management

Speakers:

Stuart Reeves, Managing Director, TSG Compensation Consulting

Amanda Garcia, Compensation Manager, Southwest Research Institute

Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Carrie Cavanaugh, Senior Compensation & HR Consultant, Find Great People

Compensation
Compensation
Pay Equity & Transparency
Pay Equity & Transparency
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Managing the Moving Pieces: Project Management for HR

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Presentation

Speakers:

Alaina Goodman, Practice Lead, Compensation Connections

Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

Speakers:

Olga Fedorova, Compensation Manager, CB&I

Danielle Voigt, Sr Compensation Manager, Par Pacific Holdings

Bonnie Barcellos, Senior Director, Total Rewards & Talent Management, Clean Air Task Force

Career Growth
Career Growth
Communication
Communication
Personal Growth
Personal Growth

Speakers:

Ryan Samia, Dir, Talent and Leadership Development, Tractor Supply Company

Jessica Desormo, Sr Mgr, Talent Management, Tractor Supply Company

Career Growth
Career Growth
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management
People, Culture, and Leadership
People, Culture, and Leadership
Talent Management
Talent Management

AI Changes Work. Is HR Ready?

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Roundtable

Speakers:

Georgina Xu, Compensation and Benefits Manager, Heraeus Incorporated

AI
AI
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness

We've Never Met: Building Trust Without Proximity

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Discussion

Speakers:

Kate Noble, VP Total Rewards, Trilon Group

Ginny Hallum, Sr. Manager, Global Total Rewards, Yum! Brands

Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce

Speakers:

Whitney Ayers, Wellness Program Manager, Garver

Culture
Culture
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Total Rewards
Total Rewards
Well-Being
Well-Being

Speakers:

Paul Reiman, Founder and Managing Partner, Novo Insights

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

Compensation
Compensation
Future of Work
Future of Work

One Pay Philosophy. Very Different Markets.

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Case Study

Speakers:

Liz Elliott, Market Leader, Western Canada Workforce and Rewards, Marsh

Mary-Ann Petersen, Senior Global Compensation Specialist, Enerflex

Compensation
Compensation
Global
Global
Pay Equity & Transparency
Pay Equity & Transparency
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Karan Madan, Director - Employee Experience, Delta Faucet Company

Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness
Performance & Insights
Performance & Insights
Talent Management
Talent Management

Speakers:

Whitney Proctor-Trissal, GLOBAL DIRECTOR, COMPENSATION AND LIVING WAGE, CARGILL INC

Compensation
Compensation
Employee Experience
Employee Experience

AI Takes on Job Mapping: See What Happens

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

AI Demonstration

Speakers:

Rasika Patil, Principle Product Manager, HR Systems, Qualys

AI
AI
Compensation
Compensation

Speakers:

Tanisha Shridhar, Sr Analyst, Compensation, American Airlines

Kasey Landon, Sr Analyst, International Compensation, American Airlines

Compensation
Compensation
Global
Global
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness

Speakers:

Justin Truckenbrod, Executive Vice President, Lockton Companies

Keith McIntire, Director of Total Rewards, Rise Baking Company

Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Measuring Impact/ROI
Measuring Impact/ROI
People, Culture, and Leadership
People, Culture, and Leadership
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

What Executives Actually Need from Your Rewards Data

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Case Study

Speakers:

Stephanie Martin, Sr. Director, HR Operations & Total Rewards, Beeline Medicines

Brandy Walton, Chief of Staff, Fore Biotherapeutics

AI
AI
Communication
Communication
Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management
Technology
Technology

Speakers:

Kimberly Goodman, Manager, People Ops & Compensation, BambooHR

Communication
Communication
Compensation
Compensation
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness

Speakers:

Connie Gonzalez, Sr. Manager, Benefits, Envista Holdings

Richard Polak, Director of Benefits, Envista Corporation

Benefits
Benefits
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Global
Global
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness

Speakers:

Clint Flanagan, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, KerixHealth

Shaun Mayo, Chief People Officer, Arizona Cardinals Football Club

Benefits
Benefits

Who Owns the Pay Decision Now?

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Panel

Speakers:

Brian Calhoun, Lead, Compensation, Total Rewards and People AI, Payscale

Ruth Thomas, Chief Compensation Strategist, Payscale

Matt Carson, Sr. Director Compensation, UnitedHealth Group

Kim O'Grady, Compensation Manager, Designer Brands

Hannah Beaver, AVP – Compensation & Recognition, Trilogy Health Services LLC

Compensation
Compensation
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Future of Work
Future of Work
Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management

Speakers:

Stacey Harris, Chief Research Officer, Sapient Insights Group

AI
AI
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
Future of Work
Future of Work
Measuring Impact/ROI
Measuring Impact/ROI
Technology
Technology

Speakers:

Bruce Nichols, Principal, The Human Resource Consortium

Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management
Talent Management
Talent Management

The Global Compensation Stress Test: Lessons from Brazil

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Presentation

Speakers:

Felipe da Cruz, Compensation Manager, Carreira Muller

Compensation
Compensation
Global
Global

Introduction to Employee Stock Purchase Plans

10:00 AM - 10:45 PM

Presentation

Speakers:

Stephen Popowski, Associate Partner, Aon

Paula Gimenez, Managing Director, Head of Executive and Equity Plans, Bank of Montreal

Benefits
Benefits
Global
Global
Total Rewards
Total Rewards

Speakers:

Steve Gilliland, Speaker/Author, Steve Gilliland, Inc

Speakers:

Christopher Hart, Director of Total Rewards, AvonRisk

Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Effectiveness
People, Culture, and Leadership
People, Culture, and Leadership
Total Rewards
Total Rewards
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