Past Agenda

Day 1
Day 2

Thursday, October 16, 2025

07:30 AM - 08:30 AM ET

Registration and Networking Breakfast

08:30 AM - 08:40 AM ET

Welcome and Introductions

08:40 AM - 08:55 AM ET

Networking and Cross Pollination

We will kick off our event by meeting one another to share our top priorities and the biggest challenges we are tackling in 2025 More

08:55 AM - 09:25 AM ET

Sailing Uncharted Waters: The Trends that Will Shape the Labor…

We set the stage with expert analysis and discussion of the economic, geopolitical, demographic and technological trends that will shape labor markets and talent management through the end of the deca … More

09:30 AM - 09:55 AM ET

How Wells Fargo is Reimagining Talent and Culture

In this fireside chat, we will explore how the fourth largest bank in the United States continues its 173-year history of innovation, including how AI is changing talent development, and the importance of empathy and resilience in … More

09:55 AM - 10:10 AM ET

Networking Break

10:10 AM - 10:20 AM ET

Your 2026 Mission Statement

After reviewing the top challenges identified in our networking exercise, attendees at each table will co-create and share a one-sentence manifesto on what they believe should define their mission as we approach 2026. … More

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Joy in the Workplace: Why It Matters and How to Cultivate It

Recent BCG research shows that employees who find joy at work are over twice as likely to embrace new technologies like Generative AI, and are nearly 50% less likely to quit. In this session we will focus on actionable strategies … More

10:55 AM - 11:25 AM ET

Know Thyself: Understanding Your Company’s DNA To Communicate …

No benefits strategy can be effective unless it is backed by powerful communication – in ways that are meaningful to your audience and connect to your employer brand. The most impactful strategies are … More

11:25 AM - 11:45 AM ET

Networking Break

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM ET

Cracking the Code: The Hidden Power of Retention

While many organizations pour significant resources into recruiting, strategic investments in retaining talent can also deliver a sharp competitive edge. And once indirect impacts such as lost productivity, client relationships, … More

12:20 PM - 01:00 PM ET

PANEL: Redesigning the Talent Pipeline for a New Generation

Recent college graduates are facing what the Wall Street Journal has called “an employment crisis.” Technological disruption and economic uncertainty have not only slowed entry-level hiring; they have also caused organizations to … More

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM ET

Networking Lunch

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM ET

PANEL: Building Cultures of Connection and Performance

Leaders across sectors explore what it takes for employees to experience connection, inclusion, and empowerment at work, and how these experiences drive performance. In the current environment, what are the keys to – and the ROI o … More

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM ET

TA and AI – And the Impact on the Entire Employee Journey

Odds are very high that the journey of your organization’s next employee has begun with a resume composed via AI, and then evaluated via AI – and those are only the most basic of the interactions between artificial intelligence an … More

02:35 PM - 03:05 PM ET

The Chief People Officer as the Chief Investment Officer

People are the foundational investment of every business, and – in the form of diverse stakeholders with competing agendas – the foundational challenge facing every business leader. In this conversation with Mark Englizian, Former … More

02:35 PM - 03:05 PM ET

PANEL: Mental Wellbeing: Measuring Impact

A discussion of how to build elements that enhance mental well-being not only into benefits but also throughout the organizational culture and employee experience – and how to measure what is having the biggest impact. … More

03:05 PM - 03:20 PM ET

Networking Break

03:20 PM - 03:35 PM ET

Speed Debates on the Future of Talent, Rewards and the Employe…

What is your most controversial opinion on the future of work? What are the best arguments for it, and against it? In this interactive exercise, we seek to open minds and create connections by asking … More

03:35 PM - 04:10 PM ET

PANEL: Where Does Work Work? Reevaluating RTO, Remote and Hybrid

Conference Board research indicates that, after compensation, workplace flexibility is the most significant factor in employee retention. Yet many employers continue to find unique value in bringing team members together in an off … More

04:15 PM - 04:50 PM ET

How Moody’s Went All-In on AI and a Culture of Innovation

In 2023, when the potential of GenAI was still unclear, the century-old legacy financial institution Moody’s chose to take a leap into the unknown and go all-in on AI. And their next leap, into Agentic AI, is on the way. In this c … More

04:50 PM - 05:00 PM ET

Day One Recap and Day Two Preview

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM ET

Networking Reception

Friday, October 17, 2025

07:45 AM - 08:15 AM ET

Registration and Networking Breakfast

08:15 AM - 08:55 AM ET

Breakfast Conversations: Small Group Discussions

Attendees join their peers for small group discussions around themes such as: 1. Building Leadership Team Alignment, facilitated by Hy Pomerance, Psy.D., Senior Partner, Berman Leadership Development 2. Internships, Apprentices … More

09:00 AM - 09:10 AM ET

Day Two Opening Remarks

09:10 AM - 09:40 AM ET

How Human-Centered Tech Change Shapes the Employee and Custome…

When Marriott International decided to simultaneously replace all of its core tech systems across over 9000 hotels, it was clear that even with a robust and thoughtful change management strategy, it w … More

09:45 AM - 10:15 AM ET

PANEL: Is the Four Day Work Week Next?

When this decade began, full-time remote work was exceedingly rare and “hybrid” was not part of our work schedule vocabulary. And just a few years ago the impact of GenAI was more theoretical than real. Might the four-day work wee … More

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM ET

Networking Break

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM ET

Transparency, Trust and Total Rewards

Defining “transparency” is more important now than ever. In this session our speakers share thoughts about what we can and should be discussing in compensation, benefits and careers and how that fits the objectives of the company, … More

11:05 AM - 11:40 AM ET

PANEL: Developing the Leaders We Need in an Age of AI

What leadership skills will be needed as Generative and Agentic AI reshape the nature of work, and the nature of the workforce? And how can we leverage AI to democratize leadership development? In this discussion, speakers across … More

11:40 AM - 11:55 AM ET

Interactive: Connecting the Dots and Taking Action

In this final, interactive session, we discuss our biggest takeaways from the last two days, and share the new steps we will be taking to find, engage, develop, incentivize and retain the workforce we need to meet this moment of r … More

11:55 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Concluding Remarks

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Maral Kazanjian Maral Kazanjian

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