Erica Pinsky, B.A. M.Sc. CHRP ignites conversations that build respect. As a speaker, trainer, author and consultant she provides a full range of customized services and solutions to eliminate discrimination, harassment, bullying and destructive conflict in the workplace. She is the corporate Ombudsperson for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and a faculty member at the Center for Conflict Resolution at the Justice Institute of B.C. Her highly acclaimed book "Road to Respect: Path to Profit" is filled with engaging stories, powerful insights and concrete strategies for achieving sustainable success in today's highly challenging and diverse business environment. A professional member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, Erica was a Top Ten finalist in North America's Next Greatest Speaker contest 2012.

Denise Pirrotti Hummel, J.D., is a Human Capital Principal at EY, where she leads national culture integration and optimization across the globe. She is the former CEO and Founder of Universal Consensus, LLC, a culture transformation firm. Her team helps clients improve global business results and build lasting performance by enhancing corporate, national, gender and generational culture, key components of enterprise financial success. In addition to serving clients, she leads a team of 40 engineers, computer scientists, curriculum specialists and researchers that operationalize EY’s global culture tools used for H.R. transformation and M&A culture integration. Hummel is a member of the prestigious U.S. State Department Worldwide Speaker and Specialist Program and a speaker on culture and change management at SHRM 2013 and SHRM 2014. She has consulted for a myriad of Fortune 100 companies in every sector, as well as the U.S. State Department and the Pentagon. Prior to founding Universal Consensus, Hummel was an attorney practicing commercial and employment law, and D&I internationally. That experience has enabled her to effectively link a client’s HR and cultural considerations with the overall enterprise risk management impacts. Denise was recognized by the American Bar Association as one of the top twenty young attorneys in the United States in 1992. She is a published author and speaks multiple languages.

Michelle Pokorny is the Solution Vice President – Employee Engagement and Recognition for Maritz. She’s enjoyed nearly 12 years with Maritz, where her responsibilities have ranged from client program management, product and technology development to incentive, employee engagement and recognition solution management. In her current role, Michelle ensures Maritz has the tools, insight and resources to create impactful employee recognition experiences that connect employee and employer goals. Combined with her previous sales and marketing experience for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and what is now Verizon Wireless, Michelle is uniquely equipped to help translate client needs into people-based solutions across an extensive range of industries and applications. Michelle is a CRP (Certified Recognition Professional), is IMA (Incentive Marketing Association) certified in incentive design and holds a Masters degree in Marketing from Texas A&M University (whoop!) She is also active in the Maritz Institute, which serves as a bridge between the human sciences and Maritz’ solutions, helping to create better business for clients and better lives for the people they touch.

Joanna is a passionate entrepreneur and experienced technology executive with 10+ years of experience in senior product management & marketing roles at startups and technology companies in Seattle including Cequint, Inc., Medio Systems, Trumba, and Microsoft.  She has also served as an independent consultant helping various startups and larger companies with product development, marketing, and general business strategy initiatives.  She began her career working in the toy design division of IDEO Product Development and several other Bay Area startups.   Joanna holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an MS in Mechanical Engineering & BS in Product Design from Stanford University.

Joanna lives in Seattle with her husband and two young children.  She’s also an elite-level triathlete and five-time Ironman finisher, including the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii.

Dr. Don R. Powell is the President and CEO of the American Institute for Preventive Medicine located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The Institute is a leading developer and provider of health management programs and self-care publications.

Dr. Powell is a licensed psychologist who earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He also taught in the University's Psychology Department for eight years where he was nominated for the "Distinguished Teaching Award" and presently serves as a guest lecturer. Dr. Powell is considered to be one of the country's foremost authorities on the design and implementation of community and corporate health education programs. He is the author of fourteen best-selling self-care books including Healthier at Home®, the HealthyLife® Self-Care Guide, which was the winner of the National Health Information’s “Excellence in Health Education Award” and A Year of Health Hints. He gave 110% in writing his latest book Best Sports Clichés Ever which Sports Illustrated called “a home run." He also wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column and has published many professional articles.

Heather is an exercise physiologist and sport psychologist who transformed her passion for health into a national provider of worksite health and wellness solutions. Her leadership has shaped Provant's commitment to industry best practices in the form of regular accreditation with the National Committee for Quality Assurance, adherence to Six Sigma process management standards, and the development of customized wellness programs that reduce employee health risks and build cultures of health. Prior to Provant, Heather spent more than a decade in the health promotion and management industry. She was responsible for the operation of wellness centers in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island and provided strategic development for wellness and rehabilitative services as a private consultant. Heather holds two Master of Science degrees in Exercise Physiology and Sport Psychology. Heather is Board Chairman of the Rhode Island chapter of the American Heart Association.

Jerold A. Ramos Sr., CPP, CFE is the Corporate Manager for Talent Acquisition/Corporate Military Liaison for AlliedBarton Security Services. AlliedBarton Security Services is a premier security services company, established in 1957 and currently has 58,000 employees. Jerold is a Navy Veteran, and has been in Human Resources/Talent Acquisition for the past 35 years. Jerold retired from his first career after 33 years in Public Law Enforcement recently, where he held the position of City Marshal. Jerold has won the Presidents “Gold Level” Volunteer Service Award for the past three years now and is a volunteer with the American Red Cross and the Employers Support of the Guard and Reserve. Through Jerold’s partnerships with Military Assistance Groups, Jerold has assisted over 10,000 veterans in getting hired.

Shaunti Feldhahn is a popular public speaker, research analyst and best-selling author with 2 million copies of her books sold in 22 different languages. Shaunti holds a Master in Public Policy with a concentration in business from Harvard University, and worked on Wall Street as an analyst and on Capitol Hill before becoming a surprise bestselling author and relationship researcher. This wife of attorney-entrepreneur Jeff Feldhahn and mother of two, now applies her analytical skills to uncovering and passing along the startling research of what men and women each privately think in the workplace but rarely share; perceptions that often fundamentally affect their colleagues.