Dianna Booher, an expert in executive communications, is the author of 45 books, published in 26 countries and 20 languages, with nearly 4 million copies sold.  Her latest books include Creating Personal Presence: Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader and Communicate with Confidence, the Revised and Expanded Edition. As CEO of Booher Consultants, an executive communication training firm, Dianna and her staff travel worldwide to help organizations improve the effectiveness of their communication:  oral, written, interpersonal, and cross-functional. National media frequently feature her work and interview her on critical workplace communication issues—Good Morning America, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg. Successful Meetings magazine has named her to its list of “21 Top Speakers for the 21st Century.”  

Follow Dianna on Twitter @diannabooher.

Gerry Crispin, SPHR is a former practitioner, Co-author of eight books and over 100 articles, and a Life-long student of Staffing. Gerry facilitates the CareerXroads Colloquium – a series of intense, small-group meetings for staffing leaders from some of the world’s largest firms to share staffing best practices.

A long time SHRM volunteer, Gerry currently leads a national standards task force of more than 100 volunteers working to establish standards for recruiting that meet American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

One indicator that Gerry still sees himself as a student and keeps his perspective fresh is his travels around the world to watch, interview and observe recruiters, job seekers and employers. He has been to more than 20 countries in the last decade including China, Japan, Australia, Russia and India.

Follow Gerry on Twitter @GerryCrispin.

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.

Bo Mitchell served as Police Commissioner of Wilton, CT for 16 years.

He retired in 2001 to found 911 Consulting.

911 Consulting guides employers in crisis prevention, emergency preparedness and response, as well as disaster recovery and business continuity.

911 Consulting works with campuses, corporations and medical facilities all over the U.S.

Clients include General Electric Worldwide Headquarters, MasterCard HQ and Central and Western Connecticut State Universities.

Ayse Tuncman heads BBH’s Global Retirement Solutions business, which provides custody services for non-U.S. savings and retirement plans, primarily for leading multinational corporations. In this capacity, she is responsible for a team of Relationship Managers who are focused on providing world-class service to global retirement plans. Ms. Tuncman has been at BBH for 15 years, the last eight of which have been in the Global Retirement Solutions business. Prior to this role, she worked in New York as a Relationship Manager focused on providing brokerage and custody services for clients in the Americas, and was the Marketing Officer in London, coordinating all marketing efforts for BBH’s UK and European client base. Ms. Tuncman has a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from SUNY Albany, has completed the Chartered Institute of Marketing Program at the London School of Economics and maintains Series 7, 63, 66 and 24 FINRA designations.

Based in Riverton, Utah

Jean-Michel Caye is a Senior Partner & Managing Director in BCG's Paris office.  Jean-Michel is an organization and human resource expert leading the HR/People Advantage and Talent topics for BCG Worldwide. He is also a core member of the Financial Services, Organization and Corporate Development practice areas. Jean-Michel has had numerous experiences in international post-merger integrations focusing on program management, cultural integration and employee communications.  He was named a BCG Fellow in 2011.


 

A founding member of Andrews • Lagasse • Branch & Bell LLP and specializes in all aspects of employment law.   She provides quality and result-oriented representation for employers who are sued for harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, breach of contract and other related issues.  She also represents employers before administrative agencies, such as the California Labor Commissioner, the U.S. Department of Labor, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and others.