Kathy Kacher
President
Career/Life Alliance Services, Inc.
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Kathy Kacher, President of Career/Life Alliance Services, (CLAS) and Cofounder of The SMART Workplace, is a workforce transformation expert with a focus on workplace mobility, change management and leadership engagement. She is also a faculty member with World at Work.

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Trina Hoefling
Adjunct Faculty
University of Denver
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Hoefling has been supporting cross-functional leadership change teams to transform the workplace, while achieving organization strategy for over 30 years. Author of Working Virtually: Transforming the Mobile Workplace, Trina is an accomplished thought leader with passion for elevating the workplace experience, speaking frequently about high-performance teaming in the mobile work world. Trina teaches at the University of Southern California, HR Management M.S program.

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Sarah White
CEO and Head of Research
Aspect 43
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As the founder of Aspect43 and HRTechCircle, Sarah is dedicated to revolutionizing the way we work, with a focus on using technology to improve the hiring, managing, and retention experiences for both employers and employees. Her team partners with practitioners and companies through surveys, interviews and focus groups to fully understand the challenges they are facing today and expect to face in the future and works with the technology and service providers to help build the next generation of technology. Sarah White is a highly sought-after advisor, strategist, analyst, speaker, and innovator in the HR, Talent & Work technology space. 

Prior to starting Aspect43 (Formerly Accelir Insights), she founded an HR software selection firm (acquired 2007) and held interim and full-time strategy roles for B2B SaaS Technologies, including CSO/CMO & Principal roles at HRTech vendors and Analyst/Advisory Firms. She has more than a dozen exits as a board member, advisor, and founder. Her expertise and thought leadership has earned her widespread recognition as one of the most influential people in Recruiting and HR Tech for over a decade by more than 40 outlets, including HR Executive Magazine and TA Tech Association.

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Ben Granger, Ph.D.
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Chief Workplace Psychologist
Qualtrics
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Dr. Benjamin Granger is Chief Workplace Psychologist and Head of EX Advisory Services at Qualtrics. He has over a decade of experience building Experience Management (XM) programs across the globe and leads EX thought leadership and research initiatives across Qualtrics and the XM Institute. His research has been featured in academic and practitioner forums, including Forbes, the Journal of Business and Psychology, the International Journal of Training & Development, the Academy of Management, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Ben is a certified XM Professional and earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the University of South Florida.

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Jordan Katz
Global Head of Employee Experience Transition Programs
Qualtrics
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Jordan is the Global Head of Employee Experience Transition Programs and Global Head of Employee Experience Strategy – Public Sector for Qualtrics.  In his practice, he focuses on advising organizations on the effective and impactful use of data and analytics to develop strategies that predict outcomes and increase performance.  He specializes in providing thought leadership to companies that transition from traditional Employee Engagement programs to more sophisticated Employee Listening Programs particularly as they impact growth, profitability, customer experience, patient experience, and clinical outcomes.

Jordan received a B.S. from Vanderbilt University, his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and a Certificate in Data Science and Analytics from M.I.T.

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 7:30am to 8:30am
Ben Granger, Ph.D.
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Chief Workplace Psychologist
Qualtrics
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Dr. Benjamin Granger is Chief Workplace Psychologist and Head of EX Advisory Services at Qualtrics. He has over a decade of experience building Experience Management (XM) programs across the globe and leads EX thought leadership and research initiatives across Qualtrics and the XM Institute. His research has been featured in academic and practitioner forums, including Forbes, the Journal of Business and Psychology, the International Journal of Training & Development, the Academy of Management, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Ben is a certified XM Professional and earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the University of South Florida.

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Jordan Katz
Global Head of Employee Experience Transition Programs
Qualtrics
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Jordan is the Global Head of Employee Experience Transition Programs and Global Head of Employee Experience Strategy – Public Sector for Qualtrics.  In his practice, he focuses on advising organizations on the effective and impactful use of data and analytics to develop strategies that predict outcomes and increase performance.  He specializes in providing thought leadership to companies that transition from traditional Employee Engagement programs to more sophisticated Employee Listening Programs particularly as they impact growth, profitability, customer experience, patient experience, and clinical outcomes.

Jordan received a B.S. from Vanderbilt University, his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and a Certificate in Data Science and Analytics from M.I.T.

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Monday, June 12, 2023 - 10:30am to 11:30am
Ryan Ellis
Managing Partner
Ryan Ellis Law Corporation
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Ryan Ellis, a distinguished litigation attorney, boasts considerable expertise in state and federal employment law. Proficient in representing both employers and employees as an attorney,
Ryan's experience also spans business consulting and leading MatrixHR, a comprehensive human resources provider. Proactively assisting clients before lawsuits are filed, he effectively
mitigates risks and fosters harmonious workplace environments. With unique insights and a wealth of expertise, Ryan stands as a trusted authority in the ever-evolving realms of HR and
legal consulting. Licensed in California, Michigan, Nevada, and Texas, his reach extends across multiple jurisdictions.

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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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Monday, June 12, 2023 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Perry Fetterman
VP of Earned Revenue
Merit of America
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April Simpkins, SHRM-CP
President
April Simpkins Enterprise, LLC
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April Simpkins is an HR professional with 30 years of executive-level Human Resources experience. She has worked with over 1,000 organiztions in 15 different industries helping to align people strategies with business goals. She is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer at Questco, a fast-growing national company that provides HR services to small and mid-sized companies.  April, an international keynote speaker has shared her knowledge and expertise on the topics of leadership, culture, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), and mental health.

April, a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP)®, has created diversity initiatives for numerous medium- and large-size organizations.  April is also a past Diversity Director For South Carolina SHRM. In 2020 April received the Unsung Hero Award from Greenville SHRM for her exemplary leadership in DEI.  She has also received awards and honors for her business acumen including The 2020 Women In Business Achievement Award from the Charlotte Business Journal and being named one of Charlotte's 50 Most Influential Women by Mecklenburg Times.

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - 7:30am to 8:30am
Aaron Fox
Vice President, Commercial
Ceridian
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