Exclusive event for HR innovators
2026
Inspiring HR leaders. Acclaimed authors. Industry analysts and influencers. Benefits innovators. Family-friendly workplace trailblazers. Education experts. Future‑of‑work visionaries.
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2026 Speakers
Analisa Eaton
VP Total Rewards; Children’s Health Dallas
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Anne Oxrider
Benefits Executive; Bank of America
Barbara Marder
President & CEO; Employee Benefits Research Institute
Ben Eubanks
Chief Research Officer at Lighthouse Research & Advisory and author of “Artificial Intelligence for HR”
Casey Jenkins
VP, Product - EdAdvisory; Bright Horizons
Dena Faccio
SVP, Total Rewards, Employee Relations and HRBP; Voya Financial
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Elana Meyers Taylor
Six-time Olympic medalist, most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympic history
Emilie Bonnefoy
VP, Internal Audit; Bright Horizons
Loren Hudson
Chief Talent Officer, Connectivity & Platforms; Comcast
Mary Lou Burke Afonso
Chief Operations Officer, North America; Bright Horizons
Dan Pontefract
Author of “The Future of Work is Grey”
Ed Lehman
US Health and Benefits Leader; Mercer
Hung Nguyen
Senior Director, Human Resources; Intercontinental Exchange
Jamie Nelson
Group VP, Client Relations; Bright Horizons
Kelsey Witmer
VP, Total Rewards & People Ops; Spring Health
Mandy Berman
COO, Back-Up Care and Education Advisory Services; Bright Horizons
Merridth Simpson
SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer; Cook Children’s Health Care System
Michelle Adamolekun
Chief People and Culture Officer; Cone Health
Molly Day
Chief Operating Officer; Moms First
Myriah Sweeney
Group Manager, People & Property Services; Toyota Motor North America
Nancy Frattura
VP, Client Relations; Bright Horizons
Nicole Riehl
President and CEO; EPIC
Phil Barr
Chief Development Officer; Bright Horizons
Rachel Robertson
VP, Chief Academic Officer; Bright Horizons
Rodney Bolden
Executive Director, Head of Workplace Benefits Insights; Morgan Stanley at Work
Sachin Isaacs
VP, Care Advantage Product Strategy; Bright Horizons
Shibu Varghese
EVP, People, Culture & Infrastructure; MD Anderson Cancer Center
Stefanie Harrison
VP, Benefits; State Street
Stephanie Rose
VP, Client Relations; Bright Horizons
Stephen Kramer
CEO; Bright Horizons
Terri Kowalczyk
VP, Global Enterprise Client Partnerships; Bright Horizons