Thursday, August 6, 2026
Opening Main Stage - Bringing Great Work to Life!
Staffordshire, 3rd Floor | Main Stage
Speakers:
Dr. Scott Cawood, CEO, WorldatWork
Compensation and Talent Acquisition: Building a Better Working Relationship
Staffordshire, 3rd Floor | Presentation
Speakers:
Eric Weinberg, VP, Head of Executive and Corporate Compensation, Prudential
A New Era in Employee Benefits: Turning Pressure into Strategy
Essex North, 3rd Floor | Presentation
Speakers:
Theresa Patnode, Total Rewards Consultant, EANE
EU Pay Transparency in Practice
Staffordshire, 3rd Floor | Presentation
Speakers:
Nancy Koscher, Senior Global Strategic Account Executive, Trusaic
The Everyday Experience Gap: Designing Workplaces Where People Want to Be
Essex North, 3rd Floor | Big Idea
Speakers:
Andrea Dasent, Founder & CEO, A Jay Event Productions Inc.
How HR Leaders Are Using Custom GPTs to Reduce Repetitive Work and Increase Strategic Impact
Staffordshire, 3rd Floor | AI Skills Lab
Speakers:
Alia ONeill, Sr Manager, Global Compensation, Benefits and Equity, Duck Creek
Brittney Price, Senior Vice President, Global HR, Duck Creek Technologies
The New Compensation Engine: What’s Comp’s Role When Every Manager Has an AI Compensation Advisor?
Staffordshire, 3rd Floor | TR Talk
Speakers:
Cory Rhoads, Head of GTM, North America, beqom
The Recognition Edge: Activating the Most Underused Tool in Your Total Rewards Strategy
Essex North, 3rd Floor | Workshop
Speakers:
ShaNae McCleskey, Director of Technical Account Management, Awardco
The Compensation Market: A Fresh Perspective
Staffordshire, 3rd Floor | TR Talk
Speakers:
Matt Hamilton, Chief Revenue Officer, CompTool
Speakers:
Liz Spada, VP Total Rewards & HR Operations, GoDaddy
Cassandra Vaughan, Senior Human Resources and Total Rewards Consultant, Employers Association of the NorthEast
Sales Compensation and the Role of HR: Five Ways to Become a More Strategic Partner
Essex North, 3rd Floor | Presentation
Speakers:
David Cichelli, Revenue Growth Advisor, advisors2sales
Closing Main Stage- What's Next for Our Region? A Community Conversation
Staffordshire, 3rd Floor | Roundtable
Speakers:
Noone Janjigian, Director of Executive Compensation, Thermo Fisher Scientific