Agenda at a Glance

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Pre-Conference Workshops

Monday, February 3, 2025

9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. PT

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PT

Workshop A

Bryan Adams
CEO and Founder
HappyDance

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PT

Workshop B

Kevin Grossman
VP, Research
CandE Benchmark Research

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PT

Workshop C

Crystal Lay
Chief People Officer & CEO
GBS Worldwide

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. PT

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. PT

Workshop D

Brooks E. Scott
Chief Culture Curator
Merging Path Coaching

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. PT

Workshop E

Shally Steckerl
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. PT

Workshop F

Crystal Lay
Chief People Officer & CEO
GBS Worldwide

4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. PT

Day 1 — General Conference

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

8:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. PT

9:00 a.m.–9:35 a.m. PT

Opening Keynote

Chad MacRae
VP People / Talent Acquisition Team
VAST

9:40 a.m.–10:20 a.m. PT

Crystal Lay
Chief People Officer & CEO
GBS Worldwide

SRSC

Dwane Lay
CXO
GBS Worldwide

Talent Sourcing

Keirsten Greggs
Founder
TRAP Recruiter

EBrandCon

Chris Long
Founder
Elev8
Maren Hogan
CEO
Red Branch Media

10:40 a.m.–11:20 a.m. PT

Jamie Starner
TA Operations & Technology Manager
Swire Coca-Cola

10:40 a.m.–11:20 a.m. PT

Shally Steckerl
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

10:40 a.m.–11:20 a.m. PT

Allison Kruse
Head of Global Employer Brand
Baxter

11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PT

Is recruiting an art or a science? At Asana, it’s both. In this fireside chat, JuliAnna Dunning, Head of TA Ops & Strategy at Asana, and Leigh Miller, Head of Talent Advisory at Gem, explore how Asana leverages data to drive smarter decisions while keeping the candidate experience at the heart of their strategy. From forecasting to capacity planning, learn how to operationalize data without losing the human touch in recruiting.

Leigh Miller
Senior Customer Talent Advisor
Gem

11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PT

Kate Beckman
Director, Community & Insights
RippleMatch

11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PT

Dominic Toledo
Chief Revenue Officer
Clinch

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. PT

1:10 p.m.–1:50 p.m. PT

Adam A. Artar
Director, Global Talent Acquisition
Edwards Lifesciences

1:10 p.m.–1:50 p.m. PT

Blair Fambro
Manager, Pipeline Strategy & DEI
The Hershey Company

1:10 p.m.–1:50 p.m. PT

Chloé Rada
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition
ZoomInfo

2:00 p.m.–2:40 p.m. PT

Orlando Haynes
North American Talent Acquisition Lead & Program Manager
The Mosaic Company

2:00 p.m.–2:40 p.m. PT

Aaron Kraljev
Talent Attraction Leader
National Veterinary Associates

2:00 p.m.–2:40 p.m. PT

Kristin Oravec
Global Employer Brand Leader
Eaton

2:50 p.m.–3:20 p.m. PT

Jeff Chapman
Director of Sales
CareerArc

2:50 p.m.–3:20 p.m. PT

2:50 p.m.–3:20 p.m. PT

Bryan Adams
CEO and Founder
HappyDance

3:30 p.m.–4:15 p.m. PT

4:15 p.m.–4:55 p.m. PT

Maury Hanigan
CEO
SparcStart
Joel Steadman
President
Balance Staffing

4:55 p.m.–5:30 p.m. PT

Michelle Brooks
Chief People and Culture Officer
Security Compass

5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. PT

Day 2 — General Conference

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. PT

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. PT

9:25 a.m.–10:05 a.m. PT

Opening Keynote

Michael Goldberg
Senior Director of Talent Acquisition and Sourcing
U.S. Renal Care

SRSC

Talent Sourcing

EBrandCon

10:15 a.m.–10:55 a.m. PT

Marvin Smith
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition
BECU

10:15 a.m.–10:55 a.m. PT

Shally Steckerl
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

10:15 a.m.–10:55 a.m. PT

Charlotte Marshall
Director, People Brand and Diversity Attraction
Intuitive

11:05 a.m.–11:35 a.m. PT

Sam Fitzroy
CEO and Co-founder
Dalia

11:05 a.m.–11:35 a.m. PT

Heather Hoffman
Chief Operating Officer
Recruit Rooster
Ruth Toombs
Sales Manager
Recruit Rooster

11:05 a.m.–11:35 a.m. PT

Brandon Jeffs
Director of People and Talent
TLDR

11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. PT

12:55 p.m.–1:35 p.m. PT

Ashley Eng
Senior Director, Early Careers & University Relations
Cencora

12:55 p.m.–1:35 p.m. PT

Kenzie Snowdon
Talent Inclusion Partner
Expedia Group

12:55 p.m.–1:35 p.m. PT

Jörgen Sundberg
CEO
Link Humans

1:45 p.m.–2:25 p.m. PT

Alistair Neal
Recruitment Marketing Strategies
RedDotMedia

1:45 p.m.–2:25 p.m. PT

Dean Da Costa
Senior Staff Talent Acquisition
Lockheed Martin
Steve Levy
Co-Founder and Advisory Board Member
ATAP

1:45 p.m.–2:25 p.m. PT

Tina Bright
Head of Talent Acquisition
Golden State Foods

2:40 p.m.–3:10 p.m. PT

Katherine Kelly
Chief Marketing Officer
Handshake

2:40 p.m.–3:10 p.m. PT

2:40 p.m.–3:10 p.m. PT

Shavon Banket
Senior Director of Strategic Content
Shaker Recruitment Marketing

3:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. PT

3:45 p.m.–4:25 p.m. PT

Monica Bowen
Vice President of Talent Acquisition
JAMS

4:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m. PT

Closing Keynote Panel

MODERATOR
Maren Hogan

CEO
Red Branch Media
Chris Long
Founder
Elev8
Dwane Lay
CXO
GBS Worldwide
Keirsten Greggs
Founder
TRAP Recruiter

5:20 P.M.–5:30 p.m. PT

Post-Conference Workshops

Thursday, February 6, 2025

10:00 p.m.–12:00 p.m. PT

Workshop G

Dean Da Costa
Senior Staff Talent Acquisition
Lockheed Martin
Steve Levy
Co-Founder and Advisory Board Member
ATAP

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PT

Workshop H

Carrie Corbin
Managing Partner
Hope Leigh Marketing Group
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