Christopher is a global data-centered belonging practitioner who built an award-winning, enterprise-wide DE&I program at a multinational Fortune 500 company. He uses a Better Practice mindset to design, execute, and manage a multi-point strategy that is globally consistent; however, also provides the flexibility to be implemented in locally relevant actions across the complex world in which we live. Christopher believes to achieve a full sense of belonging, organizations need to put inclusion, diversity, equity, & accessibility at the front of all initiatives to ensure all people can be their bold authentic selves at work, with the knowledge that they belong and are a value add to the organizational culture.

Melissa Werneck is the Global Chief People Officer for The Kraft Heinz Company, overseeing the company’s global Human Resources function. She is responsible for talent management and talent acquisition, leadership development, total rewards and recognition, engagement, learning and DEI&B for Kraft Heinz’s global workforce. Throughout her career, Melissa has held a wide range of positions at H.J. Heinz Company and América Latina Logística, ranging from human resources to marketing, to supply chain, ESG and IT. Melissa holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Federal University in Brazil and an MBA from the COPPEAD Graduate School of Business at Federal University. 

Annette Wooters is Chief Executive Officer of the Far West Division of Healthtrust Supply Chain, having spent the past 15 years serving HealthTrust and HCA Healthcare patients in a number of Supply Chain leadership roles across three markets. 
 
Annette has worked in both the manufacturing and healthcare sectors, leading teams across a broad spectrum of products and countries. Annette has successfully led Supply Chain teams in disaster recovery after tornado, hurricane, mass casualty and pandemic events, demonstrating her commitment to Servant Leadership principles of service and sacrifice. 
 
Annette holds a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from Rockford College, an M.B.A in Healthcare Management from Western Governors University, as well as CMRP and FAHRMM certifications. 

Annette believes that Supply Chain is a key member of the indirect patient care team, integrated with Clinicians in order to deliver safe, responsibly priced, and compassionate care to our patients and their families. Supply Chain brings a special set of skills to this partnership, and Annette believes the key to success is in marrying the best attributes of our technical ability and our engaged teams to deliver operational excellence. 

Jennifer Dulski has a wide range of executive experience including leadership roles at Facebook, Google, and Yahoo!, and founder, CEO and president roles at early stage and scaling startups.

She is currently CEO and founder of Rising Team, a team performance platform that helps companies increase engagement, strengthen culture, and scale leadership development by equipping managers to lead science-backed, interactive team sessions without an outside facilitator.

She is also a member of the faculty at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and teaches a course called "Managing Growing Enterprises."

She writes about leadership for LinkedIn Influencers, Fortune, and Fast Company, and her first book, Purposeful, was published by Penguin Portfolio in 2018 and is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller.

Carlos Abrams-Rivera is CEO of The Kraft Heinz Company and a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to becoming CEO and leading more than 36,000 employees around the world, Carlos served as President of Kraft Heinz, and President of the company’s North America Zone. He joined Kraft Heinz in 2020 after a career spanning more than two decades at companies including Mondelez and Campbell’s. Carlos holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University as well as an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business.  

Stephanie Karlin, PHR, is a seasoned HR Professional with over two decades of progressive experience. She began her career at a small technology firm, where she played a pivotal role in scaling the workforce from 8 to over 100 employees while spearheading essential business strategies and processes. Throughout her career, Stephanie has held key leadership positions, including Senior Director of HR at Haier America. In this role, she was instrumental in devising and implementing HR strategies that significantly contributed to business performance and organizational growth. Currently, Stephanie serves as a Senior Presales Solution Consultant in the midmarket segment at UKG, where she leverages her extensive expertise to provide strategic HR solutions. 

Laura Marzi is responsible for all external marketing, brand positioning, campaign management and internal communications supporting Group Benefits at The Hartford. Laura’s teams provide specialized marketing consultation to drive premium growth in core life and disability, as well as voluntary, absence management and association and affinity relationships. Prior to her role at The Hartford, Laura was responsible for wealth management marketing and communications at The Phoenix Companies, including targeted strategies to reach the high-net-worth demographic.  Laura has also held strategic positions in government relations and communications supporting United Technologies and MassMutual. She began her career in environmental advocacy, serving The League of Conservation Voters in Washington, DC as a grassroots public policy communicator and speech writer for the Clinton/Gore NH primary campaign team.

Laura earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Journalism from The University of New Hampshire and a Master of Arts degree in Communications from The University of Hartford. She currently serves on the board of Hartford Promise, a non-profit focused on providing college scholarships to academically motivated students from Hartford, Conn.