Global & Cultural Effectiveness

Renée Robson
performance and capability manager APAC
bloom hearing specialists
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Renée is a bit of a tech addict who spends far too much time furiously investigating new opportunities and theories in the world of people & culture. She’s enthusiastic about the contribution that forward thinking leaders can make in ensuring that work is a place where people can be fulfilled, and have opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

Renée has worked in a variety of sectors, including non-profit, public and the private sector and has used social media to accelerate her career, particularly focusing on professional development and learning from the generosity of what others share. This has resulted in multiple trips to the United States to speak and be a part of blogging teams at large conferences and, given that she migrated to Australia 6 years ago, she credits much of her success to the power of an amazing support team and deciding to ‘suck it up’ and put herself out there.

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Sandra Garcia
Global Compensation Lead, Global Strategic Initiatives
General Motors
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Sandra Garcia has worked for General Motors for close to 21 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Labor Relations and two certifications from WorldatWork (Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) and Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)). As GM’s Global Compensation Lead for Global Strategic Initiatives, she is regarded as a thought leader in global recognition and global service awards programs. Her role in GM’s new global recognition program (launched in August 2017) included research and development, leading the bidding process/vendor strategy, designing the new program and gaining leadership buy-in/approval. She also develops strategies and guidelines, training and communication content and participates in key decisions regarding global deployment.

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Natalie Baumgartner
Chief Workforce Scientist
Achievers
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Dr. Natalie Baumgartner is an engagement and culture thought leader and evangelist. She has spent her career translating engagement and culture research into SaaS based software, helping organizations to achieve high performance.

Dr. Baumgartner holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Strength-Based Psychology. She serves on several boards, including that of the Consulting Psychology division of the APA, and has long advised senior leaders on issues related to culture and engagement. Dr. Baumgartner is a popular speaker and regularly engages audiences on topics related to the employee experience – including a TEDx talk on the importance of culture fit.

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Amy Cappellanti-Wolf
SVP & CHRO
Symantec
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Amy is SVP & CHRO at Symantec. In addition to serving on the executive team and managing Symantec’s global human resources function, she leads Symantec’s Workplace/Workforce Strategy and Planning, Real Estate and Facilities organizations. Amy has over three decades of experience leading companies across high tech, entertainment and consumer products industries through complex transformations. She was recently named one of the top 50 most influential women tech leaders by the National Diversity Council. Amy publishes regularly and is a frequent speaker at industry-related conferences. Amy is also an Official Member, Forbes Human Resources Council since September 2018.

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Arthur Chagas Diniz
CEO
Crescimentum
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In the last 2 years has been stdying the exponencial economy and the Sillicon Valley best practices on People, Culture and Performance. On this matter went to Stanford Graduate Scool of Business, Singularity University, Zappos Cuture Camp and took a Human Resources misson with Startse, visiting companies such as Facebook, Google, Uber and others. AUthor of the famous book Leader of the Future- the Leader Coach way.  Specialist in Executive Coaching and Leadership with certficates from schools like Kellogg, Insead, MIT, Center for Creative Leadership and Harvard Business School. Graduated in Economics from PUC-RJ and MBA from Columbia Business School em Nova York. Elected in december,2001 one of the 20 CEO's of the Future in a joint evaluation by KornFerry, Revista VOCÊ SA and FIA-USP. Former executive of Price Waterhouse, Citibank, Unibanco, Deutsche Bank and Grupo Santander Banespa. Acted as Strategic Planning Director at Santander.

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Sunday, June 23, 2019 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lorelei Carobolante
president & CEO
G2nd Systems
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Lorelei Carobolante, SHRM-SCP, GPHR, SCRP, is an accomplished global HR professional with more than 20 years’ experience, and recognized thought leader in global workforce engagement, D&I and performance metrics.
 
An industry pioneer in corporate mobility and talent management, Carobolante leads the G2nd Systems team of global HR, instructional design and technology professionals. Recipient of World CSR Day’s 2017 Global D&I Leadership Award and member of The Centre for Global Inclusion Board, she holds leadership roles in ISO TC/260-HR Management and is subject matter expert for SHRM and other global organizations.
 
Lorelei holds a Global MBA and B.A. Management from St.Mary’s College.
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Becki Young
founding partner
Hammond Young Immigration Law
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Becki L. Young is a seasoned business immigration attorney with 20 years of experience in the field. She regularly advises clients on the complex legal issues involved in immigration options based on investments and employment in the United States and is well-known for her creativity, profound legal knowledge and outstanding record of bringing her cases to successful conclusion.  Her clients hail from many industries, including investment banking and securities; information technology; nonprofit; manufacturing; and healthcare. Ms. Young also has represented more than 100 of the world's most prominent hotels and restaurants, and facilitated the sponsorship of foreign professionals, trainees, interns and individuals of "extraordinary ability."

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John Ordunez
Management and Program Analyst
USCIS
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John Ordunez is a Management and Program Analyst within the Outreach Branch of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) located at the Los Angeles Verification Operations Center (LVOC) in Los Angeles, California. John provides live presentations and video webinars, and participates in conferences and events regarding E-Verify, the Form I-9, and myE-Verify.

Prior to joining the Outreach Branch, John worked for over 6 years with the Customer Contact Operations (CCO) Center in Los Angeles, California. While at CCO, John was a Strategic Relationship Manager (SRM) providing enrolled E-Verify employers with one on one service to answer all E-Verify and Form I-9 concerns.

Before becoming a SRM, John also served in a role as CCO Team Leader and provided E-Verify and Form I-9 training to increase staff development and provided technical and administrative support to a team of Management and Program Analysts.
John graduated with a BA from the University of California, Berkeley and graduated from the Greater Los Angeles Federal Executive Board (FEB) Leadership Associates Program. He served in the United States Army and deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina during Operation Joint Endeavor.

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Stuart Chittenden
founder & principal
Squishtalks
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Born in sight of England’s Canterbury Cathedral, Stuart has called the Midwest home since 2004. Stuart believes that conversation helps us to live better and work well in our organizations and our communities. Stuart founded the conversation catalyst Squishtalks in 2010, working with Fortune 500 companies and nonprofits, leveraging the power of conversation to unlock the capacity of human relationships and spark innovation and performance. Previously, Stuart was a UK lawyer and a partner at a branding agency. He is a member of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development with Master’s level accreditation in Organizational Learning & Development. 

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Monday, June 24, 2019 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Howard Wallack, MA, MSc, SHRM-SCP
Deputy Chief Human Resources and Administrative Officer, Global Human Resources
Jhpiego
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Howard A. Wallack has been the Deputy Chief Human Resources & Administrative Officer since 2016 in the Global Human Resources (GHR) department at Jhpiego in Baltimore, MD, an international, non-profit health organization, affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. Jhpiego is dedicated to improving the health of women, children, and families in lower-resourced countries, with approximately 4,200 employees worldwide in 38 countries. At Jhpiego, Howard spearheads the organization’s leadership development program and leads a team of 5 regional HR business partners who support country HR operations, himself currently backstopping Ghana, Guatemala, and Mozambique. During his 40-year career with experience in nearly 90 countries, Howard has had senior-level positions in HR, training and development, global business development, and program management in for-profit and non-profit businesses and the US Peace Corps. In April 2023 Howard was recognized with an OnCon Icon peer-voted award among the “Top 50 HR Professionals” for having made a considerable impact on their organization and/or previous organizations; made strong contributions to their community through thought leadership; innovated in their role/career; and exhibited exceptional leadership. He has advanced degrees in international affairs and international human resources and globalization and holds multiple professional certifications, including the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), and the GPHR® & SPHRi™ qualification from the HR Certification Institute. As a volunteer he has served on the Board of Directors of Cultural Vistas since 2011.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Kelly Dobbs Bunting
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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Kelly Bunting, Co-Chair of the Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Labor & Employment Practice's Workplace Compliance & Counseling Group, and member of its Artificial Intelligence Law Group, has considerable experience defending class and collective wage and hour litigation and misclassification claims, having defended employers in Title III ADA access litigation and litigation alleging race, sex, pregnancy, age, disability discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. She is deeply experienced in virtually all aspects of employment litigation, including wage and hour, labor, Title VII, harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, non-competition and non-solicitation, trade secrets, SOX and Dodd Frank whistleblower claims, CEPA, ADEA, FMLA, NJLAD, and failure to accommodate issues. She has identified and managed employment issues in M&A deals and appeared before the EEOC, NLRB, and DOL in many states, as well as state agencies in DE, NY, NJ and PA. Kelly has represented many clients in mediation and settlement negotiations, and created HR and compliance training modules. She is regularly sought after as a workforce trainer for issues related to harassment and discrimination, FCPA compliance, good management techniques, and union awareness.

Kelly focuses much of her practice on international L&E issues, including employment/secondment contracts, data privacy, and global anti-corruption compliance. She advises clients on national and international handbook policies, procedures, and strategic HR issues, and provides day-to-day counsel in hiring, employee relations, employee discipline, and termination. She also conducts and advises on internal investigations.

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Jonathan Smilansky
professor
Tel Aviv University Business School
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Professor Jonathan Smilansky is an international expert on management development and employee engagement and a consultant to leading organizations in Israel including IAI, Bank Leumi, Maccabi, Amdocs, etc.

He is the Academic Director of the Career Management Center at the Tel Aviv University Business School and a leading lecturer in the field of Human Resource Management.

 

Previously, he was the Global Human Resources EVP at Universal (New York) and at the Meridien hotel chain (London), VP Internal Services at Visa International EMEA (London) and a Partner at Hay Management Consultants (London).

He published numerous professional papers including one of today's leading books in the field of management development: "Developing Executive Talent" (Wiley).

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