Confirmed Speakers
2026

Last updated 05 March
Next updated early April

Elizabeth Crofoot
Principal Economist
Lightcast

Genetha Gray
Senior Manager, Data Analytics
Edward Jones

Donncha Carroll
Partner and Chief Data Scientist
Lotis Blue

Chris Broderick

Roxanne Bisby Davis
Head of People Intelligence
Cisco

Antony Ebelle Ebanda
Talent Director
Johnson & Johnson

Dave Fineman
Strategic Partner
Revelio Labs

David Green
Senior Vice President and Managing Partner
Insight222

Kristen Haney
Manager of People Analytics
Ankura

Wendy Hirsch
VP HR Technology, Analytics, & Services
Eaton

Serena Huang
Founder
Data with Serena

Jonathan Izenstark
Principal
Red5 Services

Dat Lai
People Analytics
The Campbell's Company

Holly Lam
Senior Director, People
Analytics & Insights
Cencora

Cole Napper
Vice President of Research, Innovation, & Talent Insights
Lightcast

Eric Ortega
Sr. Manager Employee Experience, Talent Development & Culture
World Market

Smaran Mandala
Senior Director, Analytics and Innovation Partner
Jones Lang LaSalle

Ying Li
Head of People Analytics
Pepsico

Stephanie Murphy
VP People Experience
UnitedHealth

Ian OKeefe
Founder and CEO
Ikona Analytics

Nanjappa Palekanda
VP, Global HR Strategy & Enablement
GeneralMotors

Adrianne Pettiford
Principal Program Manager
Amazon

Deborah Weiss
Director
Workforce Science Project

N. Sadat Shami
Global Head of People Analytics
JPMorgan Chase

Aditya Polumetla
Global Head HR Data and BI
Jones Lang LaSalle

Richard Rosenow
VP of People Analytics Strategy
Ikona Analytics

Aiwa Shirako
People Innovation Lab Lead
Google

Craig Starbuck
President
Society People Analytics

Michael Walsh
Sr. Director, Workforce Analytics and Planning
Eaton

Jin Yan
Senior Economist
Revelio Labs

Heather Whiteman
Associate Teaching Professor
University of Washington

Wes Barlow
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
BMO

Al Adamsen
Founder & CEO
Future of Work

Steven Hunter
Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Levi Strauss

Dean Carter
CEO
Instill

Lorcan Hancock
Head of Talent Insights, Enterprise Functions
Johnson & Johnson

Steve Hall
Solutions Architect
OneModel

Jennifer Kurkoski

Steve Johnson
Sr. Manager of HR Analytics
Zebra Technologies

Sanja Licina
President
QuestionPro

Nicole Lettich
Head of People Analytics
Axis Capital

Zachary Rosch
Senior Manager, People Analytics
Farmer's Dog

Michael Schnapp
Director – People Analytics
Latham & Watkins

Yustina Saleh
Managing Director of Innovation Solutions
Burning Glass Institute

Kevin Rutherford
VP, Professional Services
Welliba

Dan Trares
VP People Data and Analytics
Cargill

Justin Taylor
Senior Director, Global People Analytics & Insights
Cencora