Tinisha Agramonte, CDO
Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
The Walt Disney Company
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Tinisha Agramonte is Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) of The Walt Disney Company. Agramonte leads Disney’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy, collaborating with business segments and leaders across the company to foster a culture of belonging. 

She joined Disney in 2022 as Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Talent Outreach & Development with Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Based in Orlando, she led work to develop a DPEP DEI strategic plan and launch an integrated work group of key senior leaders to prioritize DEI efforts and drive effectiveness and efficiencies. 

Prior to joining Disney, Agramonte served as the inaugural Chief Diversity Officer at Motorola Solutions. She also served in senior executive positions with the federal government as the CDO and Director for the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights with the U.S. Small Business Administration; and Director of Diversity and Inclusion Outreach and Retention with the Department of Veterans Affairs. She architected and launched the First-Generation Professionals Initiative, a first-of-its-kind federal government diversity and inclusion program. She has nearly 30 years of experience working in the U.S., Europe and Asia in the diversity, civil rights, equal employment opportunity, and human relations arenas as a civil servant, consultant, university instructor, and trainer/facilitator. 

For several years, Agramonte was an adjunct instructor at Chapman University, teaching senior-level diversity management courses. 

Throughout her career, she has been recognized as a purpose-driven and results-oriented leader, overseeing federal agencies and companies’ transformation efforts, strategically embedding innovative DEI policies, practices and decision-making into day-to-day business operations. Agramonte oversaw DEI strategic programs that were recognized as best practices, impacting workforces up to 300,000 employees. Agramonte is passionate about supporting military families, veterans, first-generation college students, and corporate professionals, and is known for her strategic, data-driven approach to DEI. Throughout her career she has helped organizations become more inclusive and recognize the impact DEI has on business optimization. 

She holds a master’s degree in human relations from the University of Oklahoma and a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from California State East Bay. 

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Jason Geller, Esq.
Managing Partner, Fisher Phillip's San Francisco Office
Fisher Phillips
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Jason Geller is managing partner of Fisher Phillips San Francisco office. Jason represents employers in all facets of employment law matters. He has considerable experience defending employers in litigation involving claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act and California Family Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and California wage and hour laws. Jason has also defended employers against whistleblowing and retaliation claims, including claims under the California Whistleblower Act, the False Claims Act and various provisions of the California Labor Code.

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Jeffrey C. Harry
Positive Psychology Play Speaker
Rediscover Your Play
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Jeff Harry combines positive psychology and play to heal workplaces, help teams build psychological safety and assist individuals in addressing their biggest challenges by embracing a play-oriented approach to work.  Jeff was selected by BambooHR & Engagedly as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers and has been featured in the NY Times, Mashable, Upworthy, Huffpost, Shondaland, Wired, NPR, NatGeo, & Forbes.  Jeff has worked with Google, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Adobe, the NFL, Amazon, and Facebook, helping their staff to infuse more play into the day-to-day.  Over the past 15 years of facilitation and speaking, Jeff’s main goal has been to help work suck less by assisting leaders in building a playground workplace atmosphere that motivates their staff to do their most vibrant work.

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Sunday, September 29, 2024 - 3:15pm to 4:15pm
Allison West, Esq., SHRM-SCP, AWI-CH
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Principal
Employment Practices Specialists
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For over 20 years, Allison West has used her employment law background in delivering customized workplace training, conducting investigations, coaching executives/managers, serving as an expert witness, and specializing in conflict resolution and facilitated discussions to create more collaborative work environments. 

Allison is a top-rated speaker at the SHRM Annual Conference as well as other HR/diversity conferences, and is a national expert on harassment, discrimination and investigations. She has appeared on PBS, CBS This Morning and in O Magazine discussing workplace harassment issues. 

She is a member of the State Bar of California and holds her SHRM-SCP certification and AWI-CH (investigation) certificate.

 

 

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Sunday, September 29, 2024 - 3:15pm to 4:15pm
Keita Williams
Founder and Chief Strategist
Success Bully
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Keita Williams is the Founder and Chief Strategist of Success Bully, a premier training and professional development firm that equips you to confront both internal and external bullies with confidence.

As a masterful facilitator, coach and hypnotherapist, Keita has led transformative workshops for over 45 organizations, including Facebook, Microsoft, and Salesforce, reaching over 200,000 employees in 25 countries.

Her no-nonsense approach has earned her recognition in Forbes, CNBC, and Good Morning America. A proud Northwestern University alumna, Keita is dedicated to empowering professionals with powerful communication tools.

Learn more at successbully.com or @successbully.

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Arun Bedi, SHRM SCP
Talent Management Practitioner, MBA, MPS in HR, Cornell
Formerly Visa
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Mr. Bedi joined Visa in 2014 in Asia Pacific leading its regional client engagement strategy. Recently, he led all sales learning and leadership development for Visa in North America. He is currently focused on helping organizations develop a coaching culture. Mr. Bedi has shared his thought leadership and expertise in this area at leading HR conferences, including the Conference Board (https://www.conference-board.org/events/engagementsummit)

Prior to Visa, Arun was with PayPal  in Sales Enablement.  Previously, he was with  Dell Computers where he helped to develop an integrated go-to-market strategy for emerging markets.   Before Dell, he was with Cisco Systems,  in the client-facing strategic consulting practice.

In his early career, Mr. Bedi ran a successful US fintech startup to provide credit scoring for under-represented minorities.    Mr. Bedi has also held assignments globally with Chase Manhattan Bank and Citibank.  He started his career as a management consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton, in the Financial Services practice.  Mr. Bedi graduated from Cornell University with a BA, BSc, and an MBA. While at Visa, he pursued his Masters in HR at Cornell (awarded July 2023) with an emphasis on coaching and internal talent marketplaces.

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 8:30am to 9:30am
Kimberly Hartman
Co-Founder
Premier Choice Consulting LLC
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Kimberly is a people first HR Leader with over seventeen years of diverse operations, human resources, labor relations, and business experience in both the public and private sector. In her current role as a Senior HR Leader in the technology industry she is data driven focused on leading strategic change. As an Adjunct Professor of Human Resources and SHRM Certification Course Instructor, she is passionate about building and maintaining rapport with her students, understanding their need for development and guidance in and out of the classroom. As the primary consultant and co-founder of Premier Choice Consulting LLC, she provides personnel process reengineering to improve efficiency and reduce administrative costs for small businesses.

Kimberly’s educational background includes a BBA in Human Resource Management and MBA from Texas A&M University-Central Texas. Kimberly is also a SHRM Senior Certified Professional.

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