Sherika Ekpo brings 20 years of strategic leadership, human capital, talent management and professional development experience to the interim Chief People Officer role at Anaplan, where she leads the company’s global culture, people, and communications teams. She is focused on building an innovative employee experience and culture of belonging that empowers people to contribute their best selves at work. Sherika joined Anaplan as the company’s first Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer. Previously, she was the Global Diversity & Inclusion Lead for the Research and Artificial Intelligence teams at Google. She received her MBA from the University of Maryland and her bachelor’s degree from Howard University.

Lee Rubin is an emerging voice. His unique ability to understand and articulate winning principles with tremendous clarity and practical application makes him a highly sought after speaker and teacher. Lee is a frequent speaker and panelist at corporations, conferences and schools throughout the country.  He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communications, with a minor in Business from Penn State University. Rubin received a full athletic scholarship to play football for the Nittany Lions. Lee not only emerged as a three-year starting free safety, he also became a captain of the team. Lee was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised in Central New Jersey. Lee and his lovely wife, Carmen, have been blessed with two beautiful daughters.

Janice Litvin is an award-winning workplace wellness speaker and author of Banish Burnout Toolkit. She is on a mission to help leaders and teams banish burnout in their organizations so they can retain top talent. She does this through keynotes, workshops and coaching groups.

What makes Janice unique is her 10 years in corporate IT, 20 years in tech recruiting, and a lifetime of working on her own work-life balance.

Janice is past president of National Speakers Association of Northern California, and is a member of SHRM, for whom she is a Recertification Provider.

For fun she leads Zumba Fitness classes.

Rachel Marcuse is the Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner of ReadySet, a diversity, equity and inclusion consulting firm. She is also an independent consultant specializing in organizational development, management and facilitation. Rachel was the former Vice President of People Operations (HR) of Tom Steyer entities, including NextGen America, which runs the largest democratic SuperPac in the U.S. In that role, she scaled the organization from 20 to nearly 1000 employees. Prior to her work at NextGen America, Rachel worked at Outbrain, where she led organizational development and grew the company from 90 to 500 staff, and led their global learning and development program. Rachel has trained thousands of people and organizations in leadership and employee development skills on topics including effective interviewing, bias in management relationships, running HR investigations, inclusive communication, strategic planning and much more . She has facilitated management workshops for new leaders and served as an executive coach for CEO's and other seasoned leaders. Her experience spans a range of sectors, including start-ups, universities, non-profits and political organizations. Rachel's current and past clients include DonorsChoose, GetThru, Verizon, California State Assembly, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Appfolio, Durie Tangri LLP, Beto for Texas and Columbia University.

Ellen Connelly Cohen earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard University, where she graduated cum laude. She received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2006. Ms. Cohen's practice focuses on employment litigation and counseling.

Lauren is an activator and a creative thinker with a heart for public service. Disciplined, coachable, and goal-oriented, she is driven by challenges and has a passion for leadership development and collaboration. She has advanced coaching certifications from the Direct Sales World Alliance (DSWA) along with a Bachelor of Science in Community and Regional Development from UC Davis. While there, Lauren also earned the Charles Hess Community Service Award for her efforts in the community. Lauren has served as an Ambassador for the Brea Chamber for several years and enjoys supporting businesses with marketing, and confidence/leadership development. Serving as a trainer of trainers for the California Association of Student Councils for many years, Lauren thrives on mentoring via asking questions, actively listening and being a positive example of what she teaches.

Michelle Beauchamp, CEO of The Champ Group, has a passion help others grow and unleash their inner champ. As an Executive Director on the Maxwell Leadership team, she is a certified speaker, trainer, coach. Michelle's 25 years in Corporate America as a Sales Leader, combined with her 10 + years as an entrepreneur has equipped her to help others explore their strengths, improve areas of weakness and through a journey of inner discovery, transform their former ineffective habits into new behaviors that enrich relationships and increase productivity. As an Executive Director on the Maxwell Leadership team, she is a certified speaker, trainer, coach. Michelle's 25 years in Corporate America as a Sales Leader, combined with her 10 + years as an entrepreneur has equipped her to help others explore their strengths, improve areas of weakness and through a journey of inner discovery, transform their former ineffective habits into new behaviors that enrich relationships and increase productivity. Michelle combines Leadership skills with supporting clients to journey through Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Her Leadership development teaching fosters an understanding of appreciating uniqueness to create inclusive and productive cultures. Whether leaders struggle with initiating difficult conversations, or teams struggle to work cohesively, Michelle is pleased to partner with individuals and companies to refresh and flourish. She's also a facilitator with the American Management Association. Michelle combines Leadership skills with supporting clients to journey through Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Her Leadership development teaching fosters an understanding of appreciating uniqueness to create inclusive and productive cultures. Whether leaders struggle with initiating difficult conversations, or teams struggle to work cohesively, Michelle is pleased to partner with individuals and companies to refresh and flourish. She's also a facilitator with the American Management Association