Nancie Ruder founded Noetic Consultants 15 years ago, providing clients such as Wells Fargo, Discovery Channel, Pepsico, Samsung, Whirlpool and Nike with marketing training, marketing strategy, branding and consumer research support. She began her career at Leo Burnett Company where she worked with Procter & Gamble, Eli Lilly and The Gap. Nancie is an active member of the DC Chapter of the Women’s Presidents Organization. She has served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, her undergraduate alma mater, teaching Marketing Strategy, as well as a Board member and strategic advisor for the National Children’s Medical Center in Washington, DC

Todd Solomon is a partner in and Chicago local practice group leader of the employee benefits practice group of McDermott Will & Emery LLP in its Chicago office.  Todd focuses his practice primarily on designing, amending, and administering pension plans, 401(k) plans, employee stock ownership plans, 403(b) plans, and nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements.  He also counsels corporations and tax-exempt entities regarding fiduciary and plan investment issues under ERISA, employee benefits issues involved in corporate transactions, executive compensation and Code Section 409A compliance and correction matters, and the implementation of benefit programs for domestic partners.  

Dr. Ben Porr received a B.A. in Psychology from Hofstra University and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from George Mason University. His educational background is in the study of human behavior and has specialized in building and maintaining effective organizations by understanding how employees interact with their environment (e.g., colleagues, supervisors, IT systems, organizational culture) to produce beneficial impact to individuals, teams, and organizational systems. He volunteers on multiple committees, has written articles and has presented at local and national conferences with the intent to translate applied psychological theory and methods to practical solutions for clients.

Joey Price is a recent SHRM Top 30 under 30 awardee and CEO of Jumpstart:HR, LLC - an HR firm that provides administrative and strategic HR support to US-based small businesses and startups. Joey also hosts a podcast entitled "Business, Life, and Coffee" that's all about personal development for busy professionals. You can find him online building his social army at @joeyvpriceHR and www.jumpstart-hr.com/blog. 

Dr. Karlyn Borysenko is the force behind Zen Workplace. An organizational psychologist and executive/performance coach, she is a leader in integrating mindfulness strategies at work to increase productivity and creativity, reduce stress, and create better work experiences. Her practice is based in the greater Boston area and serves clients all over the world. She holds an MBA and a PhD in Psychology, is an experienced trainer and facilitator, coach, and award-winning speaker. Karlyn is a contributor to Forbes.com and the author of Zen Your Work: Create your ideal work experience through mindful self-mastery.

Jennifer B. Kahnweiler is a bestselling author and one of the leading speakers on introverts in the workplace. Her pioneering books, The Introverted Leader, Quiet Influence, The Genius of Opposites, and Creating Introvert-Friendly Workplaces have been translated into 18 languages. The Introverted Leader was named one of the top 5 business books by The Shanghai Daily.

Jennifer has partnered with leading organizations like Amazon, Merck, Kimberly Clark, NASA, Bosch, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. She has delivered her signature presentations from Singapore to Spain. She holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation, awarded to a small percentage of speakers, and serves as a mentor to many professional women.

A native New Yorker, Jennifer calls Atlanta, GA home.

Nicole Sahin's mission is to make it easy for any company to expand into any country as easily as they hire team members in the United States. As CEO of Globalization Partners, her focus is building the world’s most competent and trustworthy Global Professional Employer Organization in existence. Prior to launching Globalization Partners, Nicole was a Managing Director at High Street Partners, a firm which provided international HR, tax, legal, and compliance services to CFOs, HR Directors, and General Counsel of fast-growing technology companies establishing subsidiaries and hiring in dozens of countries.