HR Tomorrow April 25 2025

2025 Event Details

2025 Speakers

Join us for a day dedicated to learning and cross-industry collaboration. Our distinguished speakers will explore the following topics in depth: 

  • Change Management and Organizational Transformation
  • Technology in the HR Space
  • Employee Wellbeing in Times of Change
     

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Opening Keynote Speaker

Reema Batnagar 
Vice President, People 
Pixar Animation Studios 

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Closing Keynote Speaker

Lucrecia Borgonovo 
Chief Talent and Organizational Effectiveness Officer
Mastercard

Event Schedule

8:00 AM

Conference check-in & breakfast

9:00 AM

Welcome Remarks - Colleen Flaherty Manchester, Faculty Director, Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies

Opening Keynote - Reema Batnagar, Vice President, People, Pixar Animation Studios

10:00 AM

Break

10:20 AM

Session Breakout I

Unlocking Value: The Critical Role of Human Capital in M&A Transactions - Christine Esckilsen, Chief Human Capital Officer, Piper Sandler

Labor Relations During Turbulent Times - Eric Levenhagen, Chief Human Resources Officer & SVP, Flight Operations, Sun Country Airlines

Revolutionize Your Workplace: Strategic HR Partnerships for Transformation and Innovation -  Justin Cauley, Vice President, Transportation, Shannon Horne, Sr. Director, Human Resources, Enterprise Transformation and Jackie LeFever, Dr. Human Resources, CHS Inc.

Who Moved My Basil? A Fresh Take on Thriving Through Change -  Natalie Jorgenson, Director, Organizational Effectiveness and Tommy Wehry, Manager, Organizational Effectiveness, The Estée Lauder Companies

11:30 AM

 Lunch & Panel "From Stress to Success: Enhancing Employee Wellbeing"

Jackie Boyd, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Best Buy

Deborah Saari, Employer Education Coordinator - National Alliance on Mental Illnes MN

Jen Bailey, Vice President, Total Rewards & HR Shared Services, Allina Health

Dr. Quentin Garbor MD, Chief of Psychiatry - University of Minnesota Community - University Health Care Center

1:00 PM

Breakout Session II

Leadership in times of Change and Employee Wellbeing - Anita Adjei-Wiafe, Sr. Director, People & Culture, MN Vikings

Cultivating a Culture of Continuous Learning - Gary Deppe, Director, Learning and Organizational Effectiveness, Land O'Lakes

AI - Enabled HR- Lee Johnson - Sr. Director, Digital Transformation Programs, Microsoft

Holistic Solutions: APi's Approach to Well-Being - Devin Rojina, Total Rewards Communications Specialist

Jen Mount - Vice President, Total Rewards and People Services, APi Group Team and Luke Donabauer, Benefits Manager

2:00 PM

Break

2:10 PM

Closing Keynote - The ABCs of HR: Building HR leaders of today, and tomorrow - Lucrecia Borgonovo, Chief Talent & Organizational Effectiveness Officer, Mastercard
 

3:05 PM

Reception

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