Concurrent Session

Javier Hermosilla is CEO to the Latin America branch of the Cegos Group. Previously he has occupied General Manager and other high level positions in Business Development of HR Consulting companies operating in Latin America. Over the more than 20 years of experience in consulting projects with a strong orientation towards learning and development, organizational development and general HR topics, he has developed a deep understanding of organizational behavior and an outstanding expertise in training and development. Javier is Organizationl Psychologist and as such, he has focused his work mainly on Organizational Change, Leadership and Competency Management, many times accompanied by the development and implementation of the ideal learning program.

Manel has worked in global and regional talent, leadership and organizational transformation roles over the last 12 years across a wide range of business scenarios and market sectors, both in mature and emerging markets. He has been involved in regional new-builds, post-merger-integration, carve outs / creating global shared service operations, consolidations and accelerated growth programmes. 

Manel is all about 'talent & transformation' and enjoys working with international executive teams on their people challenges and business transformation agendas. He is passionate about building new capabilities for growth, sparking new thinking & ideas and helping leaders create shifts in themselves and their organization.

John Fillingham is Director of HR qualifcations and HR performance for Matchett whose role in partnership with SHRM for Northern Europe, is to raise brand awareness of the SHRM proposition, grow membership and create development opportunities for HR professionals through SHRM certification, re-certification and high quality education opportunities.

A bilingual HR leader and HR development expert, John has had a 27 career in HR and learning and development at senior levels in strong commercial environments with  large FSTE 100 companies such as Sainsbury’s, Debenhams, The Bullough Group and now Wilmington PLC.

Jen Shirkani is a nationally recognized expert on emotional intelligence and a featured speaker at several national SHRM conferences and at state affiliates in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Washington. She is the author of Ego vs EQ and Choose Resilience, guides to leveraging the power of emotional intelligence. She has spent over 25-years working with organizations as a business consultant and executive coach. In addition to emotional intelligence, she frequently speaks and writes about workplace challenges including interviewing and selection, employee engagement and motivation, generational differences, and coachability. Jen has been a frequent guest of several national radio programs, and has been featured in Bloomberg/Businessweek, Leadership Excellence magazine, Investors Daily, Business Insider, Reader’s Digest, Publishers Weekly, Fast Company, and Upstart Business Journal.  She holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership and has devoted herself to improving leadership effectiveness and on making common sense more common. 

Jen Shirkani is a nationally recognized expert on emotional intelligence and a featured speaker at several national SHRM conferences and at state affiliates in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Washington. She is the author of Ego vs EQ and Choose Resilience, guides to leveraging the power of emotional intelligence. She has spent over 25-years working with organizations as a business consultant and executive coach. In addition to emotional intelligence, she frequently speaks and writes about workplace challenges including interviewing and selection, employee engagement and motivation, generational differences, and coachability. Jen has been a frequent guest of several national radio programs, and has been featured in Bloomberg/Businessweek, Leadership Excellence magazine, Investors Daily, Business Insider, Reader’s Digest, Publishers Weekly, Fast Company, and Upstart Business Journal.  She holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership and has devoted herself to improving leadership effectiveness and on making common sense more common. 

Linda A. Seabrook joined Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) as General Counsel and Director of Legal Programs in November of 2015 where she leads a number of initiatives including Workplaces Respond to Domestic and Sexual Violence: A National Resource Center (Workplaces Respond). Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women, Workplaces Respond provides training and technical assistance to employers, unions, federal agencies, and other workplace stakeholders to raise awareness about the impact of violence in the workplace, and develop and promote workplace practices that prevent as well as respond to violence, harassment, and stalking impacting workers and the workplace. Prior to joining FUTURES, Linda was a subject matter expert on victims’ rights for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), providing training and litigation assistance on victims’ issues to the United States Attorneys’ offices, and investigative and litigating components of DOJ. Ms. Seabrook came to DOJ from Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, where she focused on employment discrimination and sexual harassment cases, and occupational safety and health matters. Originally from Charleston, SC, Linda began her legal career at home as an Assistant Solicitor where she prosecuted intimate partner violence offenses enjoying a 100% conviction rate at trial. She received her B.A. from the University of Virginia, and obtained her law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.