Janine is Chief Marketing Officer of Transcarent, where she oversees the company’s corporate brand and communications, Member growth and engagement, and commercial marketing. She joined Transcarent from Redesign Health, where she launched more than 30 new digital health startups​. Before moving into healthcare, Janine led global consumer marketing for Instagram, overseeing the company’s brand strategy, user engagement, and teen anti-bullying efforts for the Americas, Europe, and Asia​. In 2015, she joined the United States Digital Service under President Obama, where she developed the new agency’s brand, led strategic communications, and built a lasting culture. Janine started her career in technology at Google in 2005, accelerating the media industry’s shift to digital, and later focused on Alphabet’s innovation bets, including Verily Life Sciences, Google Glass, and the self-driving car project​. Janine lives in San Francisco with her husband and dogs, and sits on the board of Douglass College at Rutgers University.​

Katharine Panessidi is the Director of Enterprise Solutions Products at SHRM. In this role, she leads the product management team, driving the strategic direction, growth, and success of SHRM's Enterprise Solutions HR and leadership product suites.

Previously at Linkage, a SHRM Company as Associate Vice President of Advancing Women Leaders she oversaw the design, development, execution and growth of a global portfolio of signature programs for high-performing women leaders, including the Women in Leadership Institute^TM.

She is passionate about creating experiences that inspire and propel the most powerful partnerships, professionals and ideas. Katharine has spent her career fostering growth and innovation for people and brands through shared experiences. Prior to joining SHRM, Katharine led event strategy, thought leadership, and operations in various categories, including venture (Glasswing Ventures), consumer electronics (Bose), and nonprofit (MITX). As VP of Content and Programming at Comexposium US, one of the world’s leading event organizers, Katharine managed a team of content managers, setting the educational strategy for iMedia Summits, Modern Marketing Summits, ad:tech, and Techno Security Conferences.

She holds a BS from the Honors Program at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and an MPA from Bernard M. Baruch College.

Kate Southall is the co-founder of Maxi Club DC, a dynamic fitness collective bringing high-energy, dance-inspired group workouts to the DMV.

A lifelong dancer and two-time marathon finisher, Kate blends endurance, rhythm, and community into every class. She previously served as the head coach of the George Washington University Dance Team and has choreographed and consulted for the dance teams of the University of Virginia, American University, and George Mason University.

Cheryl Larson is President and CEO of the non-profit Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH), a coalition of more than 150 mid, large and jumbo, self-funded, public and private employers who represent more than 4M lives. MBGH seeks to advance leadership, collaboration, and knowledge among employers and stakeholders to continuously improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health benefits, health care, and community health. She currently serves on multiple boards and committees representing the purchaser perspective, including the Institute of Medicine Chicago – Board of Directors and Fellow, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasing Coalitions – Board of Governors, University of Michigan Value Based Insurance Design (VBID) – National Task Force on Low-Value Care.

Yutaka Takagi serves as Principal Product Evangelist at isolved, where he focuses on the impact of technology on creating positive employee experiences. Across his over 25 years in the HR Technology industry, Yutaka has navigated through various roles on both sides of the vendor relationship. His specialty lies in his ability to articulate the relevance of cutting-edge technology in achieving business outcomes while serving the fast-evolving needs of the modern workforce.