2023 Conference Speakers

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Mason Ameri, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Rutgers University
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Bhagyashree Barhate, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Capital Development, The University of Southern Mississippi
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Shavit Bar-Nahum
MD, Global Talent Strategy & Employee Experience, Moody's Corporation
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Maggie Boyraz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor California State University, San Bernardino
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Lauryn Burnett
Ph.D. Student, George Washington University
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Adriana Bury
North American Head of Talent Management, Sanofi
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James Chae
Vice President, Client Advisory Group, PGIM Fixed Income
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Lisa Chiobi
Senior Client Solutions Manager at LinkedIn
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Lucy Del Gaudio
Veteran Advocate/Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader
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Nancy DiTomaso, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Management and Global Business, Rutgers Business School
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Shailja Dixit, MD
CEO, Curio Digital
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Julia Eisenberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pace University
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Jennifer Gibbs, Ph.D.
Professor of Communications, UCSB
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Katherine Giscombe, Ph.D.
Current - CEO/Consultant; previously Head of Research at Catalyst, Catalyst & Giscombe Associates
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Misty Heggeness, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of Kansas
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N. Sharon Hill, Ph.D.
Professor, George Washington University
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María Ximena Hincapié, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Universidad de los Andes
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Malar Hirudayaraj, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Lisa Kaplowitz
Exec. Director – CWIB and Associate Professor, Rutgers Business School
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Ellen Ernst Kossek, Ph.D.
Basil S. Turner Distinguished Professor of Management, Purdue University
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Terri Kurtzberg, Ph.D.
Professor of Management and Global Business, Rutgers Business School
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Theresa Lant, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Pace University
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Mita Mallick
Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact at Carta
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Anjali Menon
Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
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Jeff Owen, CPA
Senior Director - IT Finance, Operations, and Sustainability at Milliken
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Sara Parra
Vice President, Social Impact, eFM North America
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Michelle Petrazzulo
Director, DEIA & Talent Development, Phillips
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Matt Piszczek, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management, Wayne State University
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Monica Ponce de Leon
Dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture
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Sumita Raghuram, Ph.D.
Professor, San Jose State University
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Nicole Reyes
Vice President, Business Affairs, Sony Pictures Television
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Véronique Robert, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Toulouse School of Management 
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Meryl Rosenthal
CEO and Co-Founder, FlexPaths, LLC
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Mindy Ryan
Strategic Account Manager, Sanofi and Co-Lead, CareGIVE ERG
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Samantha Santos
Global Head DEI Strategy, Citi
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Jennifer Schoenig
VP - Head of Corporate Real Estate & Workplace Solutions, Guardian Life
Pooja Songar
Pooja Songar
Director, Head of Strategy, Business Analytics, and Operations, Aruba an HP Enterprise company
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Lisen Stromberg
CEO, PrismWork
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Tessa Tinney
Senior Director & Chief of Staff Cisco, Cisco IT Design
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Colleen Tolan, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Center for Women in Business, Rutgers Business School
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Isabel Villamor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, IESE Business School
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Nicole Tucker
Senior Customer Strategist, iCIMS
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Jeana Wirtenberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Rutgers Business School