Senior-Level

Elliot N. Dinkin
President & CEO
Cowden Associates, Inc.
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Elliot is a 35-plus-year veteran of the actuarial, compensation, and employee benefits field. He possesses an exceptional ability to view issues in the framework of a total compensation philosophy, providing clients with a unique perspective as they search for creative ways to address their compensation, benefits, and retirement obligation challenges. Due to his unique understanding of business finance, benefits, retirement plans, and C-suite issues, Elliot frequently acts as an expert witness in legal proceedings on topics ranging from compensation and collective bargaining issues to retirement.

 

 
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Raymond Lee
Founder and CEO
Careerminds
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Raymond Lee is the Founder and President of Careerminds, a global outplacement company based in Wilmington, Delaware. He has over 20 years of human resource, outplacement, and career consulting experience. Raymond pioneered the concept of virtual outplacement after experiencing years of traditional outplacement in a variety of HR roles. He has his bachelor’s in psychology and holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Louisiana Tech University. He sits on the Careerminds Board of Director’s and is active in SHRM, HRPS and ATD. Raymond’s been featured on SiriusXM Business Radio, CareerTalk, and the Wall Street Journal and he’s recently published a book titled, Clocking Out: A Stress Free Guide to Career Transitions.

 

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David Horsager, CSP, CPAE
business strategist, author, CEO
Trust Edge Leadership Institute
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David Horsager, MA, CSP, CPAE is the CEO of Trust Edge Leadership Institute, national bestselling author of The Trust Edge, inventor of the Enterprise Trust Index™, and director of one of the nation’s foremost trust studies: The Trust Outlook™. His work has been featured in prominent publications such as Fast Company, Forbes, The Huffington Post and The Wall Street Journal. David has advised leaders and delivered life-changing presentations on six continents, with audiences ranging everywhere from FedEx, Toyota and global governments to the New York Yankees and the Department of Homeland Security. Get free resources and more at www.DavidHorsager.com and www.TrustEdge.com

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Walter Ben Porr
VP, Talent Assessment and Analytics
Harver
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Dr. Ben Porr received a B.A. in Psychology from Hofstra University and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from George Mason University. His educational background is in the study of human behavior and has specialized in building and maintaining effective organizations by understanding how employees interact with their environment (e.g., colleagues, supervisors, IT systems, organizational culture) to produce beneficial impact to individuals, teams, and organizational systems. He volunteers on multiple committees, has written articles and has presented at local and national conferences with the intent to translate applied psychological theory and methods to practical solutions for clients.

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Steve Browne, SHRM-SCP
Chief People Officer
LaRosa's, Inc.
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Steve Browne, SHRM-SCP is the Chief People Officer for LaRosa's, Inc., a regional Pizzeria chain. He has 35+ years working as an HR professional in a variety of industries. He has a globally recognized HR blog and author of three books, HR on Purpose !!, HR Rising !! and HR Unleashed !! He is a past member of the SHRM Board of Directors. Steve also runs a global HR network called the HR Net which reaches 15,000+ HR and business professionals weekly.

 

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Christopher Mullen, Ph.D, SHRM-SCP
director, Strategic Advisory
Kronos Incorporated
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A thought leader on performance, development, and talent strategies, Chris Mullen is director of strategic advisory at Kronos, a global leader in workforce cloud solutions. With 15 years of experience as an HR practitioner focused on maximizing engagement, Mullen helps organizations inspire their own workforces by optimizing technology and refreshing outdated processes with people-centric solutions to enhance the employee experience and drive better business outcomes. Mullen holds a Ph.D. from the University of Northern Colorado, where he focused on the impact of mobile technology on work-life balance, as well as a master’s degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

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Alec Frazier
senior manager, Workforce Management Practice Group
Kronos
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As senior manager of the workforce management practice group at Kronos, Alec Frazier explores the intersection of innovative technologies and the employee experience. His research focuses on both cross-vertical and industry-specific topics, ranging from new strategies to engage the hourly workforce to the impact of emerging technologies on employee engagement in manufacturing.

Alec has more than a decade of experience as a thought leader and technology evangelist, guiding organizations through digital transformation – with a focus on building an engaged workforce – all to enable better business incomes. In addition to Kronos, Alec has worked with SAP, eRecruit, and Hitachi Consulting. He earned his MBA from Temple University’s Fox School of Business and Management.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 10:00am to 11:15am
Ben Fanning
author, INC magazine columnist, consultant
BF Coaching, LLC
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Ben Fanning is Chief Engagement Officer at BenFanning.com and built his consulting and training company to help organizations boost employee engagement, increase productivity, and decrease the catastrophic cost of quitting for both the organization and employee.

Ben is the #1 bestselling author of, “The QUIT Alternative®: The Blueprint for Creating the Job You Love…Without Quitting”.  His books have sold in over 39 countries, and received praise from corporate leaders at DHL, The Sports Authority, Kraft, Carefusion, and Universal Hospital Systems.

As a leading columnist at INC. Magazine, he has also been featured in Forbes, Yahoo! Business, and Business Insider.  He has published numerous other works including “The Leader’s Guide to Employee Motivation – How to Quickly and Effectively Motivate Your Team”.

 
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 7:00am to 8:15am
Paul Meshanko
Author, Speaker, Consultant
Legacy Business Cultures
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Paul Meshanko, CSP, is an author, professional speaker and thought leader with over 25 years of experience in leadership development and organizational culture change. Known for his down to earth, humorous and highly-interactive style, he has captivated over a half million leaders and business professionals on five continents.

Pulling from the most current research in organization development, psychology and science, his inspiring programs cover a broad range of topics dealing with workplace culture, diversity, respect, motivation, bias and critical thinking. Paul holds a BSBA from The Ohio State University and an MBA from Baldwin Wallace College. His most recent book, The Respect Effect, was released by McGraw-Hill in 2013.

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Pandit Dasa
CEO
Conscious Living, LLC
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Pandit Dasa is a Mindful Leadership Expert. He has spoken on Mindfulness and conducted workshops at Google, JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Bank of America, Nationwide, Intel, Novartis, The World Bank, UNICEF, Harvard and many other institutions. He has also presented at the World Government Summit in Dubai, the national SHRM convention, Oracle HCM conference, and WorkHuman. Through these workshops, Pandit helps individuals develop positive leadership qualities, lower stress and anxiety, increase focus and productivity, and boost emotional intelligence. Pandit has spoken at a TEDx conference and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, PBS, NPR, The New York Times and Inc.   

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Sunday, June 17, 2018 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Jennifer Currence, SHRM-SCP, MBA
Senior Partner
HR Soul
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Jennifer Currence is a Senior Partner of HR Soul consultancy firm in Tampa, Florida, where she delivers results through strategic HR solutions, customized training, and coaching programs for organizational and HR leaders. She is the creator of The SOTO Approach to Leadership and the content architect for the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) international People Manager Qualification (PMQ).

Jennifer is regularly published and featured in industry magazines, webinars, and podcasts, and is the author of three HR books on behavioral business competencies.

Jennifer was named one of the top 100 Influential HR professionals in Leadership and Development in 2023 and Tampa Bay’s HR Consultant of the Year in 2017.  She is a faculty member for SHRM and a former management professor at the University of Tampa.

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Sunday, June 17, 2018 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm