2025 Summit Series
New York City Summit
Agenda
Thursday, November 20 2025
in New York
- 9:00 amWelcome
Mark Mayleben, Co-Founder HR Innovators
- 9:15 amOverview of the Day and Introductions of CHROs
Erica Keswin, Workplace Strategist, Author, and Strategic Advisor, HR Innovators
- 10:00 amEngagement for Empowerment in Uncertain Times
Dalana Brand, Chief People Officer, Peloton
Stephanie Kramer, Chief People Officer, L’Oreal North America
Lisa Moore, Chief People Officer, Yahoo
- 10:45 amNetworking Break
- 11:15 amTools, Transparency and Trust: Key Ingredients to Successful AI Transformation
Stephanie Fehr, CPO United Healthcare
Jayney Howson, Senior Vice President, Global Workforce Skills and Talent Readiness, ServiceNow
Moderated by: Mike Smith, Chief Executive Randstad Enterprises
- 12:00 pmCHRO/CTO Partnership: Unlocking AI’s potential is more than deploying new IT tools
Ravi Malick, Global Chief Information Officer, Box
Jessica Swank, Chief People Officer, Box
Moderated by: Shawn Banerji, Managing Director Caldwell Partners
- 12:45 pmLunch
- 1:30 pmKeeping Employees Engaged When Facing AI Uncertainty
Jon Levy, Behavioral scientist, NY Times Best Selling author
- 2:00 pmAI Transformation and the Future of Work: Case Study and Roundtable Discussion
Neha Shah, Director, Workforce AI & Organizational Strategy, Microsoft Corporation
- 3:00 pmNetworking Break
- 3:30 pmTakeaways from 2025 and looking ahead to 2026
Kate Barney, Chief People Officer, Smartly
Bettina Deynes, Global Chief Human Resources Officer, Carnival Corp
Matt Strode, Chief People Officer, Urban Outfitters
- 4:15 pmClosing remarks
Mark Mayleben, Co-Founder HR Innovators
Speakers
Shawn Banerji
Managing Partner, Technology, Digital and Data Science Practice, Caldwell Partners
Jayney Howson
Senior Vice President, Global Workforce Skills and Talent Readiness, ServiceNow
Erica Keswin
Workplace Strategist, Author, and Strategic Advisor, HR Innovators
Stephanie Kramer
Chief Human Resources Officer, L’Oreal USA (Board Chair)
Jon Levy
Behavioral Scientist and Author
Mark Mayleben
Co-Founder
