Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Speakers:
Dr. Scott Cawood, CEO, WorldatWork
The Real Cost of Burnout: Redesigning Work for Sustainable Performance
Hayes BC | Presentation
Speakers:
Tonia Gordon, Founder and President, Re-Imagine HR, LLC
Speakers:
Andrea Kaercher, Director of People & Strategy, Fortified Data
Speakers:
Eveliss Zenner, Vice President, Total Rewards, International Motors
Speakers:
Kawel LauBach, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, WorldatWork
Speakers:
Greg Beaverson, Compensation Manager, City of Columbus
Improving Performance Reviews: From Goal Setting to Pay Decisions
Hayes BC | Presentation
Speakers:
Heather DeCarbo, SVP, Employee Services Director, S&T Bank
Speakers:
Emily Douglas-McNab, Cofounder and Chief, Experience Management Institute
Speakers:
Marcy Ungar, SVP & CHRO, Hyperion Materials & Technologies
Teresa Scott, Vice President, People Operations & Total Rewards, The Andersons, Inc.
Letty Kluttz, Vice President, Operations, WorldatWork
Beyond Pay and Benefits: Building Culture Through Total Rewards
Hayes BC | Presentation
Speakers:
Stacy Pettit, HR and Organizational Development Director, Miami County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Building Resilient Cultures that Sustain Trust, Engagement and Performance Through Change
Hayes BC | Presentation
Speakers:
Trudy Towns, Founder, ImpactCultivate Consulting
Communicating with Confidence: Presentation Skills for HR and Total Rewards Leaders
Hayes A | Workshop
Speakers:
Jessica Reznik, Executive Director of Client Development, The Growth Coach
Speakers:
Tim Cotter, HR Mergers, Acquisitions & Ventures, Data Protection & Program Management, Nationwide
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Speakers:
Dr. Scott Cawood, CEO, WorldatWork
Megan Walker, Vice President, Executive and Associate Compensation, Nationwide
Marcy Ungar, SVP & CHRO, Hyperion Materials & Technologies
Beyond Open Enrollment: Building Year-Round Benefits Engagement
Hayes BC | Presentation
Speakers:
Lauren Winans, CEO and Principal HR Consultant, Next Level Benefits LLC
Better Together: Strengthening the HRBP and Compensation Partnership
Hayes A | Presentation
Speakers:
Kimberly O'Grady, Compensation Supervisor, Designer Brands Inc
Tara Cores, Senior Human Resources Manager, Designer Brands Inc
Pay Ranges in the Open: What You Publish, What You Practice, and How You Explain It
Hayes BC | Presentation
Speakers:
Jonathan Cottrell, Global Pay Equity Consultant, Trusaic
Speakers:
Bob McFeely, Compensation Director, Sherwin-Williams
What AI Can't Do: The Evolving Role of Compensation Professionals
Hayes BC | Presentation
Speakers:
Alex Moore, CEO, Co-Founder, Moore Cooperative
Ask A Plan Sponsor Anything About Financial Wellness Through Retirement Benefits
Hayes A | Ask Me Anything
Speakers:
John Towarnicky, Of Counsel, Koehler Fitzgerald, LLC
Matching the Right Kind of Math to Every Compensation Outcome
Hayes BC | TR Talk
Speakers:
Deepak Sachdev, Principal Solutions Architect, Beqom
Speakers:
Kelly Satterfield, Rewards and Recognition Executive, Center of Excellence, Awardco
Optimizing Your Market Data Mix: Managing Compensation Data at Scale
Hayes BC | TR Talk
Speakers:
Veronica Holt, Manager- Product Management, Bettercomp
Speakers:
Kamri Reynolds, CHRO, Muscogee Nation Businesses, LLC
Speakers:
Joshua Lemon, Founder & AI and Total Rewards Consultant, J Lemon Ventures & FlashBenefits
Closing Main Stage- What's Next for Our Region? A Community Conversation
Hayes BC | Main Stage
Speakers:
Kim Nauman, Compensation Group Leader | Los Alamos National Laboratory & President | President Columbus Compensation Association,