Shari Harley, author of How to Say Anything to Anyone, is known globally as an engaging, funny, content-rich business speaker. Her international training firm, Candid Culture, is making it easier to tell the truth at work. Shari is bringing candor back to the workplace. A former HR practitioner and operations leader, Shari’s practical approach has led her to speak and train in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Dubai and Australia. From “Making Meetings Work” and “Delegating Better” to “Managing Your Career” and “Saying Anything to Anyone,” Shari’s tips are sure to delight and inform in a real, direct and very funny way. Watch videos and learn more about Shari at www.candidculture.com.

The founder of a company specializing in background screening and insurance fraud investigations, Mario Pecoraro’s passion for the industry began at a young age working in his parent’s firm. He published “Avoiding Costly Hiring Mistakes” which provides the warning signs HR Professionals should look for when making hiring decisions. He is a sought-after industry expert who is invited to speak at national conferences, and a SHRM Recertification Provider conducting accredited webinars for HR professionals. He’s been featured on many local and national media outlets including ABC’s 20/20 as the “gold standard for those who want to screen out the fakes.”

Anthony Scarpino is a Senior Director of Human Resources in Sodexo’s Health Care segment. In his role, Anthony leads initiatives to enable site managers at more than 2000 sites, to attract, recruit and retain their frontline labor force. Prior to joining the segment, Anthony led Sodexo's employment branding for US recruitment which was recognized best in class by the Corporate Executive Board, Human Capital Institute and featured in the Wall Street Journal and Forbes magazine.  Anthony began his career in clinical dietetics and managed hospital operations in the New England area. He is a registered dietitian and past president of the Massachusetts Dietetic Association. 

As the Vice President of Business & Product Development, Manoj Tiwari oversees Business Development, Marketing, Software Development, Technical Support and enterprise software accounts for Berkshire. With over 30 years of combined business and technical experience, Manoj has been instrumental in constructing well-defined processes, and automating large-volume, recruiting solutions for medium and large size companies. He has emerged as one of the industry's leading authorities on engineering automated solutions for human resources. He has held distinguished positions at companies including IBM, Amtrak, KPMG and others.

Kathi leads talent and workforce research for Bersin, Deloitte Consulting LLP, focusing on talent strategies and talent management, diversity and inclusion, people analytics, performance management, workforce transformation and the future of work. Kathi has lived and worked in Austria, the UK, Spain and the US, affording her broad cultural competence. Her experience in Big 4 management consultancies advising senior clients and leading talent functions in large organizations helps her understand how organizations can optimize work and the workforce. Kathi is passionate about making work better.

Kathi holds a doctoral and a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Vienna, Austria.

Craig is President of O.R.Talent, a firm of consulting psychologists who enable organizations to gain a competitive edge through transforming their leadership capability.

He specializes in leadership strategy, executive assessment and leadership development. He partners with organizations to support them in preparing their leaders for the strategic challenges around the corner, strengthening their leadership bench and accelerating the development of their high potentials and senior leaders.

He has worked around the world with leaders and their teams in high performing organizations across sectors including banking and financial services, retail, airlines, Federal government, automotive, construction, manufacturing, oil and gas, technology and Formula One racing.

He has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, is Associate Professor at the IEDC Business School in Europe and Adjunct Faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership.

Colonel (Ret.) Sam Whitehurst served over 29 years in the U.S. Army in the U.S. and overseas, to include Afghanistan and Iraq. He finished his military career as the Director of the Army’s Soldier for Life program, serving as an advocate for Soldiers as they transition back into civilian society.

He now serves as the Vice President of Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services, where he continues to advocate for service members, military veterans, their families, and the families of our fallen.