Terrie Glass is the President of Leadership Solutions, a training and consulting company based in Richmond, Virginia.  She has 30 years of experience as a leader, working to develop organizations and teams. Terrie’s presentations are both practical and inspiring, aimed at helping everyone in the organization become more effective. Terrie’s book, Blood, Sweat & Bricks: Laying Your Foundation for Effective Leadership, is a must-read guide for supervisors and those who are mentoring them.

Prior to starting Leadership Solutions, Terrie enjoyed a 20-year career in local government human services.  She holds a master’s degree in social work and was an adjunct professor at Virginia Commonwealth University for 20 years.  She is a Certified Professional Speaker with the National Speaker’s Association.  Terrie's clients include a wide range of corporations, public sector agencies and associations.

Ben Hasan joined Walmart’s Global People team as Senior Vice President and Chief Global Culture, Diversity & Inclusion Officer in July 2015. In this role, Ben and his team are responsible for the activation and strategic evolution of Walmart’s culture; the development of behaviors that embrace diversity and inclusion at all levels; and the promotion of the company’s external reputation as a great place to work.

He joined Walmart in 2008, and previously served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Services, in Walmart Technology. In this role, Ben and his team were responsible for ISD (Information Systems Division) strategy, communication, innovation, vendor management, project management, business analysis, GTS – India & Mexico, and quality assurance. 

Prior to joining Walmart, Ben worked 11 years at Dell Inc. where he progressed through several leadership positions before serving as Vice President of Corporate & Product Group Information Technology (IT). In this position, he directed teams in Texas, Shanghai, Taipei, and Singapore. Ben also served as General Manager of Dell’s IT Development Centers in Brazil and India. He gained broad experience in IT, human resources, rates and regulatory affairs, and customer service early in his career across 14 years at ENSERCH Corporation, an energy company based in Dallas.

Ben was the 2006 recipient of the Temple University Fox School IT Award for Distinguished Alumni. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Amberton University in Dallas and a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a computer science concentration from Temple University in Philadelphia. Ben also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Ben is a board member for several national and local organizations, including the Walmart Foundation; Catalyst Board of Advisors; Ron Clark Academy (Atlanta); United Negro College Fund; and Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Liz is the founder of Working Daughter, a community for women balancing eldercare, career, and more. An award-winning writer, she is the author of two books, Working Daughter: A Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parents While Earning A Living, which Library Journal named one of the Best Books of 2019, and Mogul, Mom & Maid: The Balancing Act of the Modern Woman. Ozy Media recognized her as a "rising star" for advancing the conversation on career and caregiving.

A former family caregiver, she is a recognized expert on working while caregiving and has written on the topic for many outlets including The Atlantic, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, TIME, WBUR and PBS’ Next Avenue and has delivered keynotes on the topic to many audiences including Harvard University, MIT, the Marketing to Moms Conference, and the Women Leading Government Conference.  

A long-time marketing executive and working mother, she is active in her community and committed to supporting other women. Liz cofounded SheStarts, an organization for women entrepreneurs, and Women In Democracy-Dedham, a non-partisan group that seeks to engage more women in local politics. 

Vanessa “Siren” Mahan is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve with 20+ years of military leadership experience and a combat veteran with over 100 combat missions in the F-15E Strike Eagle supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

As a Distinguished Graduate from AFROTC at Purdue University, she attended Joint Strike Navigator Training at Naval Air Station Pensacola, where a Military Sexual Trauma (MST) nearly destroyed her before her career could even takeoff. But reaching her goal of protecting troops and civilians by flying in combat in a post 9/11 world, helped her overcome the MST and other obstacles. She is a champion of diversity and inclusion, on a mission to inspire people and businesses by sharing her story with conviction, humor, and sincerity.

With a passion for physical training discovered after joining the military, Vanessa founded Siren Strong, LLC, a functional fitness and health coaching business dedicated to empowering men and women who want to up-level their wellness. She is a also speaker with Athena’s Voice USA, a badass company founded by two female veterans committed to bringing the wisdom of women warriors to audiences worldwide. 

Vanessa enjoys the outdoors and spending time with her active duty Navy husband, her two children, and one rambunctious golden retriever.

Michelle Silverthorn is a recognized organizational diversity expert and in-demand keynote speaker. She works with clients across industries to design inclusive spaces centered on equity, belonging, and authenticity. She is a TEDx speaker and author of the game-changing business book, Authentic Diversity: How Great Leaders Can Change the Workplace for Good. A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Michigan Law School, Michelle lives in Chicago with her husband and their two daughters. Learn more about Michelle and her work at michellesilverthorn.com or follow her on social at @inwithmichelle.  

Hitendra Wadhwa is Professor of Practice at Columbia Business School, where he teaches the most popular MBA leadership elective, Personal Leadership & Success. He is the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence and the MAC Award for the Most Dynamic and Engaging Professor.

Hitendra’s mission is to codify and teach scientific principles of success in life and leadership. With a Ph.D. in Management Science from MIT and a lifelong study of the world’s mystic traditions, Hitendra brings a mathematician’s rigor and a truth-seeker’s spirit to some of today’s most vexing questions about authenticity, success, leadership, human potential, and more. His widely acclaimed research and teaching on leadership have been covered by Inc., Forbes, Fortune, CNN, Psychology Today, BBC World Service, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal.

Hitendra is the founder of Mentora Institute, which is at the forefront of creating a new model of leadership for the 21st century where executives achieve ever-growing Outer Impact through ever- deepening Inner Mastery. Through its digital learning platform, Mentora has created a pocket “flight simulator” for leadership that helps learners gain mastery in a wide range of leadership skills through MicroPracticeTM. His clients include Accenture, SAP, Pfizer, Tata Group, Ericsson, GE, Kraft Heinz, Siemens, a Big-4 Accounting Firm and Morgan Stanley.

In the past, Hitendra was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company and the CEO/founder of a Silicon Valley start-up, Paramark, which was twice recognized as a Top-100 Internet technology company by Technologic Partners/Venture Wire.