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At 18, Daniel pioneered the first youth-led America’s Promise effort in Pittsburgh under Retired General Colin Powell, landing him a seat on the national board of directors and recognition from President George W. Bush. Daniel has 20+ years of experience working in the business and nonprofit sectors, fueled by his commitment to increasing others’ access to relationships and growth opportunities. 

At CoLabL, Daniel is working at the intersection of talent development and community building, creating and facilitating brand, relationship and skill-building experiences that support existing and future talent. 

He has worked with brands including Starbucks, Nike, Apple and LinkedIn, schools, nonprofits and government agencies. Daniel has served on boards including City Year DC, Community Foundation of the National Capital Region, Team Kids, and Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership. Named one of Pittsburgh’s 40 Under 40 Honorees, Daniel has facilitated hundreds of training experiences, published articles on Forbes.com, and authored Tell Me I Can’t…and I Will.  

Christine is a rewards consultant with almost 20 years of experience in PwC's human resource consulting practice and is the co-lead of PwC's global reward capability. Her career has been focused on helping clients design and maintain rewards and well-being programs and policies that are consistent with their people, business, and financial goals. Her experience has covered multiple industries and employer sizes.

Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy are the co-authors (and Liz is the illustrator) of the bestseller No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotion at Work. Their new book Big Feelings: How To Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay, was published in April 2022 by Penguin. 

Liz leads Content at Humu, where she helps leaders and their teams take small steps towards profound improvement. Prior to joining Humu, Liz designed and led workshops for executives at Google and Nike on how to create inclusive cultures. Her writing and data visualization projects have appeared in CNN, The Economist, The Financial Times, and NPR. 

Mollie was previously an Organizational Design Lead at global innovation firm IDEO and a research associate for the Dean of Harvard Business School. She has worked with companies of all sizes to develop good workplace culture. Her writing has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Quartz, and Entrepreneur, and she’s taught design courses at Stanford and USC. Learn more at lizandmollie.com or by following them on Instagram @lizandmollie and Twitter @lizandmollie

Sinikka Waugh, President of Your Clear Next Step, spends her days helping people have better workdays. Sinikka is known for consistently helping people improve their emotional intelligence and find innovative ways to solve problems and get things done at work. Putting her 20+ year background in languages, literature, and project management to good use, Sinikka has provided compassionate leadership in transformation initiatives and helped over 50,000 people have better workdays since 2008. Her clients value how her results-driven professionalism blends seamlessly with her down-to-earth, “try this now” approach and her relentless passion for helping others achieve even better.

Ricardo Cabete is a Global Keynote Speaker helping corporate leaders engage their teams by using Emotional Intelligence and Employee Engagement skills through unique talks, masterclasses, and executive coaching. In a world of technology and artificial intelligence, Ricardo helps corporate leaders communicate with their teams in a way that sparks an emotional connection. The main outcome is higher employee engagement that boosts business results like staff retention, productivity and profitability.  He speaks at global corporate events and international conferences for several industries, including HR, Insurance and Banking.

Ricardo loves to create Keynotes and Masterclasses that are impactful for the audience and at the same time create high ROI results for his clients.  His signature keynotes, The Master of Emotions and The Engagement Sherlock Holmes, are best-sellers around the world, driving the audience into an interactive, insightful and powerful experience.

Ricardo is also a rock band lead singer! He performed at international rock festivals with bands like The Black Eyed Peas, The Prodigy or Iggy Pop.  Ricardo brings his 17 years of rock band lead singing experience to his engaging keynotes, helping the audience become high performing leaders and teams. He´s not only an expert, but he's also a performer! In 2017 he was awarded as the European Champion of Public Speaking by Toastmasters International, placing in the top 30 speakers in the world in a contest with more than 30.000 speakers globally. Ricardo speaks with emotion and always has a surprise impact element in his talks that make them memorable.

Get ready to feel engaged!

Corinne Weible is Co-Director at the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT), supporting the Future of Work Initiative at the U.S. Dept of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. In this role, she works to advance the accessibility of emerging workplace technology to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities, from artificial intelligence (AI) to extended reality (XR). PEAT partners with the disability community, tech companies and the public to advance adoption of inclusive design and promising practices for tech accessibility.

Sel is an HR Professional, Business & People Leader, Speaker, and seasoned entrepreneur. Sel started her career in HR over 20 years ago and launched her first business wattsnext Group in 2007 with the vision to disrupt the HR industry and create great workplaces across the globe.

wattsnext is based in Brisbane and New York and partners with Founders & CEO's of small to medium businesses and fast growth startups to create high performing and engaged teams and cultures.

Sel has developed and led her own team of HR professionals, supporting them to not only be successful within wattsnext but to continue to advance their careers and personal lives beyond wattsnext, which has led to the launch of her most recent business The HR Linc.

The HR Linc is a membership and community created to disrupt and advance the professional development of sole charge HR professionals in the small to medium business sector.  Our mission is to elevate HR to have a valued seat at the table whilst connecting and growing our members through experiential learning.

The Unconventional Life vlog is Sel’s way of sharing her journey of expanding her brands globally, chasing a dream and living a ‘no plan b’ life.  She is passionate about people choosing the life they really want and gives value to her audience through her vulnerable and engaging style.

Sel also allocates time to coaching Founders, CEO’s and startup entrepreneurs.   She is known for her progressive and real approach to HR and her raw and honest shares of her experience as a Leader.

Sel is a mother to three sons who are learning a lot about resilience, gratitude, never settling and striving for their dreams with everything they have!

You can learn more about Sel’s background, experience, many ventures, and accomplishments here www.sue-ellenwatts.com.