Erich Kurschat (linkedin.com/in/erichkurschat) is the founder of Harmony Insights (HarmonyInsights.com), a company that helps individuals, teams, and organizations benefit from the DiSC personality assessment.  He is also the founder of HRHotSeat (HRHotSeat.com), an inclusive mastermind community of real HR pros solving real HR problems.  Erich draws from a broad range of experiences as a corporate HR professional, a public speaker, a career coach, a classical musician, and a proud introvert to inspire others toward meaningful work and productive workplace relationships.

Cynthia Schuler, PHR, SHRM-CP, CPRW, is a human resources professional with more than 20 years of experience.  She has published numerous articles and presented for multiple organizations.  Ms. Schuler has experienced the transformation of human resources, and she has a passion for sharing her experiences with other human resources professionals. 

Ms. Schuler received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, and she received her Master’s Degree from Strayer University in Washington, DC.  She is a member of the Association of Legal Administrators, the Society for Human Resources Management, and the Professional Association of Resume Writers.

Amy is SVP & CHRO at Symantec. In addition to serving on the executive team and managing Symantec’s global human resources function, she leads Symantec’s Workplace/Workforce Strategy and Planning, Real Estate and Facilities organizations. Amy has over three decades of experience leading companies across high tech, entertainment and consumer products industries through complex transformations. She was recently named one of the top 50 most influential women tech leaders by the National Diversity Council. Amy publishes regularly and is a frequent speaker at industry-related conferences. Amy is also an Official Member, Forbes Human Resources Council since September 2018.

Dr. Jill Birch is a leadership advisor, author and senior executive. She is Founder & CEO BirchGrove Inc., where she helps organizations develop individuals and teams to accelerate performance and realize their strategic imperatives. She has been a CEO and member of several C-Suites in retail, broadcasting, publishing and marketing. She also worked at Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions and the Schulich School of Business where she launched their in-company leadership practice.

Jill has worked extensively to build talent development strategies in complex organizations ranging from Atomic Energy of Canada to American Express and has spoken to 1000s of leaders around the world. Her presentations reflect the human capital concerns we all have today – to achieve organizational goals through employee engagement, development of innovative strategies, and creating the right metrics to measure success.

Jill holds a Ph.D. from Griffith University in Australia where she studied relational leadership and an M.A. from OISE/UT where she researched how CEOs learn to lead and how they learn to learn. She is also a Certified Association Executive.

Beth Kelly is the founder and president of HR Collaborative, an organization that helps growing companies solve HR problems and turn employees into secret weapons for success. Beth is also the author of  The EE Gap:  HR for Small Business Success. 

Beth is a 35 year member of the Society for Human Resource Management, and has been an officer of the local chapter.  Beth serves on the Board of Directors for several non profit and for profit organizations.  

Beth has been an adjunct professor at West Michigan colleges and universities, and continues to guest lecture. 

Beth received her Bachelors from the University of Michigan and her Masters of Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University. 

Founding partner at BDS Factor Humano, a leading labor law and human capital advisory firm in Central America. Under her leadership she grew the firm into becoming one of the top human capital advisors in the region. She is a public speaker and leadership coach. She is also a professor of Human Capital Management at LEAD University in Costa Rica.

She has a Masters Degree in Psychology from Laval University in Quebec, Canada, a Masters Degree in Strategic Management of Human Resources from EOI, Spain, and an MBA at INCAE.  Sol is a certified coach and Master Practitioner Talentum©.

Constantine (Dino) - entrepreneur, public speaker, author - founder of StudySmart & International Curriculum Development Expert consultant for PwC. He is a world-class inspirational professional who has delivered over 15,000 hours of professional qualifications and corporate training in the past 20 years in over 40 countries globally. Dino has developed the curriculum, methodology and mapping procedure for PwC’s Mini MBA programme being offered globally by PwC Academies. ACCA has named him in 2017 as a ‘tutor guru’ to help in rolling out its Strategic Business Leader (SBL) exam and has licensed his innovative interactive flowchart as a resource for candidates.

Richard joins Kedge as Head of Organizational Transformation after a 38-year career with the Walt Disney Company. In his most recent role as Vice President of Human Resources, leading Communications and Collaboration for Walt Disney International, he was responsible for a Global Futures Team engaged in Strategic Foresight work across 45 countries. Throughout this effort, Richard partnered with Kedge to form, train and sustain 12 Futures Teams, locally-led by a business leader, and populated with a cross-functional team of passionate and engaged Futurists. While he has broad Human Resources expertise, he has been deeply involved in organizational design, change and culture transformation.

I have nearly 30 years experience in security consulting, human resources and investigative services, including 14 years in the public sector. My expertise is in fraud and theft investigations, compliance, security operations, public speaking, and executive protection. Prior to joining the private sector, I developed my behavioral acumen through experience as a court investigator, intensive probation supervisor and law enforcement officer, serving both vice and criminal intelligence. 

I served two Fortune 500 companies, as Director of Compliance and Ethics, and Director of Global Investigations Security Services. I have lead a multitude of fraud-related investigations, resulting in the recovery of millions of dollars. 

Terri Bogue has a passion for helping people be healthy and happy, both physically and emotionally. As a clinical nurse specialist with over 30 years of experience in nursing, she understands how difficult healthcare and life is for patients and providers. Through this experience, she has developed tools that support healthcare providers in delivering effective and compassionate care to their patients and themselves and reducing healthcare-associated infections. She inspires people to learn what boundaries are and how to maintain them, both professionally and personally, cool down a conflict during heated situations, and prevent and recover from burnout.