Adam Rosenthal is an employment attorney and Partner at Sheppard Mullin based in California.  Adam represents a broad spectrum of companies before federal and state courts and arbitration forums.  In addition to his single plaintiff and class action litigation practice, Adam advises clients throughout the country on compliance matters.  Adam is one of the few attorneys on the SHRM Speakers Bureau.  This is the third year in a row Adam has been invited to lecture at the SHRM Annual Conference.  Adam is also the author of Managing Employees Without Fear: How to Follow the Law, Build a Positive Work Culture, and Avoid Getting Sued.  Adam received his undergraduate degree from UCLA and his law degree from UC Davis.

Adam Rosenthal is an employment attorney and Partner at Sheppard Mullin based in California.  Adam represents a broad spectrum of companies before federal and state courts and arbitration forums.  In addition to his single plaintiff and class action litigation practice, Adam advises clients throughout the country on compliance matters.  Adam is one of the few attorneys on the SHRM Speakers Bureau.  This is the third year in a row Adam has been invited to lecture at the SHRM Annual Conference.  Adam is also the author of Managing Employees Without Fear: How to Follow the Law, Build a Positive Work Culture, and Avoid Getting Sued.  Adam received his undergraduate degree from UCLA and his law degree from UC Davis.

Tim Mousseau, the founder of Create Safe, has consulted and trained over 400 global organizations. Tim's mission centers around creating people-first spaces where everyone feels safe enough to show up authentically and share their creative ideas. Tim blends original research, shares vulnerably about his experiences as a survivor of workplace sexual harassment, and uses deliberate engagement to help create more human organizations that feel safer and welcoming for everyone. 

 Building off original research with 1500+ participants, Tim has designed a customizable framework and identified realistic tactics to stop any form of harm, cultivate feelings of safety, and create human-centered cultures.

Tim Mousseau, the founder of Create Safe, has consulted and trained over 400 global organizations. Tim's mission centers around creating people-first spaces where everyone feels safe enough to show up authentically and share their creative ideas. Tim blends original research, shares vulnerably about his experiences as a survivor of workplace sexual harassment, and uses deliberate engagement to help create more human organizations that feel safer and welcoming for everyone. 

 Building off original research with 1500+ participants, Tim has designed a customizable framework and identified realistic tactics to stop any form of harm, cultivate feelings of safety, and create human-centered cultures.

Linda Michaels is the Owner and Founder of AZ HR Hub.  Linda brings over 25 years of human resources experience to her HR consulting practice.  She is a certified Human Resources professional and a strategic partner to all the businesses she serves.    

She thrives on running side by side with business owners so they can dream big!  Linda decided to create an HR consulting company where business owners can always feel at peace knowing that we have their back.

Linda is addicted to golf and lives in Phoenix, AZ with her Golden Doodle Teddy.

Alexander Alonso, PhD, SHRM-SCP is the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM's) Chief Data & Insights Officer leading operations for SHRM's Certified Professional and Senior Certified Professional certifications, research functions, and the SHRM Knowledge Advisor service. He is responsible for all research activities, including the development of the SHRM Competency Model and SHRM credentials.

During his career, he has worked with numerous subject matter experts worldwide with the aim of identifying performance standards, developing competency models, designing organizational assessments, and conducting job analyses. He was also responsible for working on contract task orders involving the development of measurement tools for content areas such as job knowledge (like teacher knowledge of instructional processes) and organizational climates (like organizational climate forecasting in military health care).

Dr. Alonso received his doctorate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Florida International University in 2003. His works have been recognized for their contribution to real-world issues. They include being recognized by the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology (Division 14 of the APA; SIOP) with the 2007 M. Scott Myers Award for Applied Research in the Workplace for the development of the federal standard for medical team training, TeamSTEPPS; being awarded a 2009 Presidential Citation for Innovative Practice by the American Psychological Association for supporting the development of competency model for team triage in emergency medicine; and receiving the 2013 SIOP Distinguished Early Career Contributions for Practice Award.

Throughout his career, he has published works in peer-reviewed journals such as Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, Journal of Applied Psychology, International Journal of Selection and Assessment, People and Strategy, Personality and Individual Differences, Quality and Safety in Health Care, and Human Resources Management Review. He has also authored several chapters on community-based change initiatives in workforce readiness, as well as co-authoring Defining HR Success: A Guide to the SHRM Competency Model in Practice.

Dr. Alonso also served as a columnist analyzing major trends in the workforce for The Industrial Psychologist and HR Magazine. In addition, he has served on several professional society boards including the SIOP and the Personnel Testing Council of Metropolitan Washington.