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
Closing Keynote Speaker
Lucrecia Borgonovo
Chief Talent and Organizational Effectiveness Officer
Mastercard
Event Schedule
Conference check-in & breakfast
Welcome Remarks - Colleen Flaherty Manchester, Faculty Director, Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies
Opening Keynote - Reema Batnagar, Vice President, People, Pixar Animation Studios
Break
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
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
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
Break
Closing Keynote - The ABCs of HR: Building HR leaders of today, and tomorrow - Lucrecia Borgonovo, Chief Talent & Organizational Effectiveness Officer, Mastercard
Reception