Kim Lessley, Director, Solution Management, SAP SuccessFactors has over 25 years of experience in the technology industry in both small and large organizations. Her experience includes working on global implementations, managing complex projects across geographies and time zones, running a multi-million dollar line of business, and defining positioning and messaging to help the market understand the value proposition of SAP products. She enjoys helping organizations feel confident in operating in the cloud and understanding how SAP SuccessFactors can help them run better.

Richard Solomon is Principal Consultant and Managing Director of Development Consulting Center Limited, an Organizational Development consulting firm he founded in 1997. Richard holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Management, a Post Graduate Certificate in Organization Development, a Master of Business Administration specializing in Organization Transformation.  He also holds a second MBA specializing in Strategic Human Resource Management and has been accepted to pursue a PhD with the University of Trinidad and Tobago.  He is the author of The Signature Service Strategy, a book  based on a model that guides organizations how to deliver VIP service to all.

His firm has provided training and consulting services to companies in 40 countries across all major sectors.  Some notable clients include BG (British Gas), Scotia Bank, Vodafone, BpTT, 3M, Grace Kennedy, RBC, Cable and Wireless, Digicel, PepsiCo, Coca Cola, Bristol Myers Squibb, 3M, Nestle, JPSco., Unilever and the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago.

Richard is a Change Architect and strategist who supports organizations through skilled consultancy, training and coaching. Some areas of specialization include: strategic HRM, strategic planning, teambuilding, job analysis (DACUM), leadership development, change management, executive coaching and The Signature Service Strategy.  He has over 20 years of experience in Organization Development including that of Alignment Specialist, Coach, Consultant and Training and Development Manager.

He has been trained by many institutions including the NTL Institute (Virginia USA); FranklynCovey (Utah U.S.A); Stucki AG (Switzerland); DMA Inc. (Salem U.S.A); “Who Moved My Cheese?” LLC (Utah U.S.A); Otto Kroeger Associates (Virginia U.S.A); Service Quality Institute (Minneapolis, Minnesota); The Ohio State University (Ohio USA) and the International Forum for Social Innovation (Paris France).

Mr. Solomon is an Executive member of the Trinidad and Tobago Scout Association, a Director of the PRVM Performing Arts Academy, a member of the NTL Institute of Applied Behavioural Sciences and a member of the Management Committee of the Programme for Development and Training at the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization in the United Kingdom.

Richard is listed in the “Who’s Who in Trinidad and Tobago Business”; he personally provides training  to thousands of individuals annually and has lectured Management and Human Resource Management at the Tertiary Level. 

 Joe is a leading thinker in managing and motivating people. He’s passionate about helping organizations achieve their vision through effective performance management.

 He’s a top-rated SHRM speaker and serves as Chief Value Officer for Delphia Consulting, a national HR and Payroll software consulting firm based in Columbus, Ohio. Joe is the co-creator of miviva, a continuous performance management application.

 Joe has over 30 years of experience and serves as VP of Professional Development on the Human Resources Association of Central Ohio (HRACO) Board of Directors. Joe is a cited contributor to the SHRM Learning System.

 

 

 

 

 

Been there – done that!  With 30 years of HR and business experience – Lori has walked in your shoes.  A recovered HR Generalist, she built a consulting company that she sold to Arthur J Gallagher after 7 years and then reinvented her current business – HR Topics -  training, speaking and developing content for HR professionals.  Lori delivers facts, tips, tricks and best practices in a way that appeals to human resource and business leaders: with a sense of humor, a bias toward actions that improve their operations right away, and practical resources and tools to support their progress.  As an annual speaker at the National SHRM conference, she has leveraged her masters in HR, SPHR and SHRM-SCP background to elevate the position of all HR professionals!

 

 

KELLY PALMER is on a mission to change the way the world learns. A well-known thought leader on learning, business, and career development, she is currently on the executive team of Degreed and was formerly the chief learning officer of LinkedIn. Prior to LinkedIn, Kelly was vice president of learning at Yahoo! and held executive positions in learning, M&A, and product development at Sun Microsystems. She speaks regularly at companies and business conferences around the world, has been featured in the Financial Times, Fast Company, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., Chief Learning Officer (CLO), and on Bloomberg radio. Kelly has a Bachelor of Arts in English/communications and a Master of Science in adult learning and education technology. She is the co-author of the book The Expertise Economy: How the smartest companies use learning to engage, compete, and succeed. Kelly lives in San Francisco.

Sherrin Ross Ingram, CEO of the International Center for Strategic Planning, is a Master Strategic Planning Facilitator and an Independent Corporate Board Director for companies in need of fresh strategies, an updated strategic plan, improved strategy execution, or restructuring to increase competitive advantage. She is a frequent speaker on strategy development, execution and leadership topics at business meetings and conferences around the world.

William D. Wight is a partner in the Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. offices and is the chair of the firm's International Employment Practice Group.  He counsels employers on various global employment, compensation and benefit issues related to employees abroad, as well as foreign nationals working in the U.S. and the employment of the U.S. permanent residents and citizens abroad.  Bill has worked with compliance issues related to hiring, retention and separation of employees in a multitude of jurisdictions.  His experience with global employment issues has helped him assist our clients with international operations on all sevel continents including Antarctica.  Bill has assisted clients with the implementation of strategic planning and policy development with respect to global HR practices and policies.  He has also assisted clients with the management of litigation and employment controversy matters in numerous international jurisdictions.  Bill has also counseled clients based outside the United States with the special considerations that are required when complying with U.S. employment and employee benefit rules and regulations. Bill is regularly involved with resolving questions related to privacy and data protection issues.