2025 Summit Series
Human Resources to Drive Business Results
Agenda
HR Leadership: Driving Innovation, Agility & Inclusion for Growth
Thursday, March 27 2025
in New York
- 8:30 amBreakfast
- 9:00 amIntroduction
Kate Barney, Chief People Officer, Smartly and HR Innovators Board Member
Mark Mayleben, Co-Founder, HR Innovators
- 9:10 amDriving Innovation and Transformation - A CHRO Conversation
Nickle LaMoreaux, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, IBM
Moderated by: Kate Barney, Chief People Officer, Smartly and HR Innovators Board Member
- 9:40 amOverview of the Day
Emcee: Erica Keswin, Workplace Strategist, Author, and Strategic Advisor, HR Innovators
- 9:45 amFrom Perk to Performance: How Wellness Is Becoming HR’s Power Tool
Jeff Halevy, Founder & CEO, Continuum
Swan Sit, Chief Marketing Advisor, Continuum; Board Director, Edgewell and Novabay
- 10:00 amInvesting in Wellness to Drive Productivity
Tara Parker-Pope, Chief Content Officer, Thrive Global
Gena Smith, CHRO, LVMH, NA
- 10:30 amCoffee Break
- 11:00 amTalent Mobility and the Skills Revolution
Lucrecia Borgonovo, Chief Talent Officer, Mastercard
Ben Reuveni, CEO and Co-Founder, Gloat
- 11:45 amClear Thinking: Fighter Pilot Decision-Making for Thriving Under Uncertainty
Justin “Hasard” Lee – Author of “The Art of Clear Thinking: A Stealth Fighter Pilot’s Timeless Rules for Making Tough Decisions”
- 12:30 pmLunch
- 1:30 pmRound Table Discussion: The Role of HR in a World of AI
- 2:15 pmCHROs Driving Value on Boards
Marissa Andrada former Chief People Officer, Chipotle and Board Director, Krispy Kreme
Suzan Morno Wade former CHRO of Xerox and Board Director of Veritiv and Latham Pools
Grace Zuncic, Managing Director, Manna Tree Partners
Moderated by: Linda Fayne Levinson, Board Member of Hertz, NCR, Jacobs, Igram Micro, and Western Union
- 3:00 pmBreak
- 3:30 pmEnsuring Objective Talent Management in a Diverse World
Iris Bohnet, Author of Make Work Fair
Matthew Breitfelder, Partner and Global Head of Human Capital, Apollo Global Management
- 4:15 pmHR Transformation to Drive Business Results
Chris Foltz, Chief Talent Officer, IBM
Steve Moss, Director, watsonx Americas, IBM
- 4:45 pmClosing Remarks
Kate Barney, Chief People Officer, Smartly and HR Innovators Board Member
Mark Mayleben, Co-Founder, HR Innovators
Speakers
Marissa Andrada
Former Chief People Officer of Chipotle and Board member of Krispy Kreme
Matt Breitfelder
Partner and Global Head of Human Capital, Apollo
Linda Fayne Levinson
Former Board member, Hertz, NCR, Jacobs, Igram Micro, Western Union
Justin “Hasard” Lee
Former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, international bestselling author
Grace Zuncic
Managing Director, Manna Tree Partners
Suzan Morno-Wade
former CHRO of Xerox and Board member of Veritiv and Latham Pools
Chris Foltz
Chief Talent Officer, IBM
Lucrecia Borgonovo
Chief Talent Officer, Mastercard
Nickle LaMoreaux,
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, IBM
Tara Parker-Pope
Chief Content Officer, Thrive Global
Steve Moss
Director, watsonx Americas, IBM
Sponsors
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