Jenn Betts is the Managing Shareholder of Ogletree Deakins’ Pittsburgh office and the Co-Chair of Ogletree’s national Technology Practice Group.  She represents employers in all areas of labor and employment law, including discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, retaliation, class and collective actions, non-competition and non-disclosure covenants, union campaigns, collective bargaining, and unfair labor practices.

Jenn works with clients in an array of industries including technology companies, retailers, manufacturers, banks, and in the energy sector. She regularly advises clients about the labor and employment implications of deploying technology in the workplace, including artificial intelligence.

Discover the extraordinary journey of Dethra U. Giles, the visionary force behind ExecuPrep, pioneering leadership development and organizational transformation. Rooted in education, performance optimization, and HR, Dethra empowers individuals, teams, and organizations to surpass their expectations. With degrees in English, Spanish, Business and Conflict Management, she blends communication and cultural understanding seamlessly. As a respected faculty member and TEDx speaker, her influence resonates globally, shaping inclusive cultures in corporate giants like LVMH and the EPA. Dethra's compassion fuels her advocacy for social justice, while her writings and media presence inspire resilience and growth. With her, the future promises boundless opportunity and transformation.

Katie helps lawyers and other professionals discover what they want from their careers and how to get it. She believes that personal well-being and professional success flow from a deep sense of connection and confidence about one’s career. Her goal for clients is that they feel fully connected with and empowered in their careers to create success in all areas of their lives. Katie spent almost ten years working in law firms, first as a litigator, and then as a professional development manager. Along with providing individual and group coaching, Katie has developed and delivered programs on career development, communication skills, and mindfulness for lawyers and professionals at all levels of seniority. Katie is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach through the Co-Active Training Institute, and an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation.

 

After spending more than a decade in talent management for the legal industry, Rachael founded Fringe Professional Development in 2017 with a singular goal: to help people communicate with each other more effectively at work. Today, Fringe is a full-service training and coaching company that’s dedicated to applying the science of how our brains work to its customized and progressive programming — all to help ambitious, high-achieving professionals excel in their careers. Rachael holds a certification in brain-based coaching from the NeuroLeadership Institute, as well as certificates in mediating disputes from the Harvard Law School of Executive Studies and women in leadership from Cornell University. Rachael is an active member of the Forbes Coaches Council and has had the opportunity to lead workshops for thousands of professionals and conference attendees around the globe.

Christopher Patrick is a Principal in the Denver, Colorado, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and is a member of the Firm’s Affirmative Action Compliance and OFCCP Defense Practice Group, Pay Equity Resource Group, and Corporate Diversity Counseling Group.

Christopher counsels on EEO compliance, affirmative action, pay equity, and diversity.  He also oversees the preparation of affirmative action plans, directs privileged pay analyses under state and federal laws, and defends employers in OFCCP audits. 

Robin Lawton is a highly engaging, internationally top-ranked speaker.  Rob has been guiding leaders from industry, government, healthcare and education around the world since 1985. He coined the term “customer-centered culture” in his first book, Creating a Customer-Centered Culture: Leadership in Quality, Innovation & Speed (1993).  Rob’s work to infuse strategic systems thinking, rapid transformation, and the voice of the customer into his clients’ world has resulted in many earning industry awards and customer recognition for excellence. His fourth book, Mastering Excellence: A Leader’s Guide to Aligning Strategy, Culture, Customer Experience & Measures of Success, (2017), provides an in-depth road map for transformation leaders. Find Rob at www.C3Excellence.com.

Lester S. Rosen is an attorney and Founder  of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) a service offering of ClearStar.   He is the author of, “The Safe Hiring Manual,”  (3d Edition 2017), the first comprehensive book on employment screening.  He is also a consultant, writer, expert witness and frequent presenter nationwide on safe hiring and due diligence.  He is both a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney.  Mr. Rosen was the chairperson of the steering committee that founded the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) and served as the first co-chairman in 2004. He  received the  PBSA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.

Robin Rosenberg, Ph.D., is CEO and Founder of Live in Their World, a company that, in part, uses virtual reality to address issues of bias and incivility in the workplace and upskill employees for respectful engagement. She is a clinical psychologist, executive coach, writes college textbooks, and has taught psychology classes at Harvard and Lesley Universities. She's combined her interest in immersive technologies with her coaching and clinical experiences to foster in employees a deeper understanding of how and why other people may feel slighted or marginalized, and how to approach such interactions differently. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology.

Dr. Christopher D. Lee is a retired HR executive having served as the CHRO for William & Mary, the Virginia Community College System, and Bates College. He is now a managing director with Storbeck Search. Chris has authored four books, including the SHRM-published Performance Conversations: How to Use Questions to Coach Employees, Improve Productivity, and Boost Confidence (Without Appraisals). He has consulted with over 100 clients in the US, Canada, Australia and South Africa on HR related topics. He is also a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Marine Corps Reserves.       

Christie Engler has been a Human Resources practitioner for 20 years with a focus on small businesses. 

Christie is dedicated to advancing the HR profession.  She has spoken at various HR conferences, and she writes a blog entitled ‘Living in the Gray’ designed to inspire HR professionals.  Christie contributed to the book, ‘People Fusion’, which was published in January 2023. 

Christie is a graduate of The Ohio State University and the Keller Graduate School of Management.  She holds the SPHR and SHRM-CP certifications. 

Christie lives in the Columbus, Ohio area with her husband and two daughters.  She is a fanatic of Ohio State football and Orangetheory Fitness.