Cassandra is a keynote speaker, author, consultant and CEO of Change Enthusiasm Global, helping organizations face the emotional landscape of change head-on resulting in faster emotional processing and transformation success. Clients have included Fortune 500 companies including Procter & Gamble, Allstate, Cisco, and Google. Her book Change Enthusiasm – How to Harness the Power of Emotion for Leadership and Success introduces a growth mindset practice to view change as a gift, A Linkedin Learning Instructor and she’s a strategic advisor for Mudita Venture Partners, investing in early stage software companies that advance humanity.

Chris is a keynote speaker on company culture, ranked #1 by Inc Magazine. He is the author of The Power of Company Culture: How Any Business Can Build a Culture that Improves Productivity, Performance and Profits and co-author of Remote Work: Redesign Processes, Practices and Strategies to Engage a Remote Workforce. He’s on tons of top this and top that lists focusing on leadership and change management. Including as a Top 101 Global Employee Engagement & Experience Influencers by Inspiring Workplaces and Work Buzz.

Chris is the CEO of Henry Schein One, a fortune 250 company and leader in all thing’s dental technology. She’s the Chairman of the Compensation Committees at Idaho Power and Skyworks Solutions. She was the world’s first female CEO of a semiconductor company and she’s an author, with her new book Breaking Through the Silicon Ceiling, telling the story of how she achieved that world’s first milestone.

Sam is the CEO of Sam Adeyemi GLC, a global leadership consultancy helping high-impact leaders who will shape their corporations and nations. He is an Opinion Columnist and Executive Council Member for CEO World Magazine, author of various books on leadership including his latest: SHIFTS: 6 Steps to Transform Your Mindset and Elevate Your Leadership. And he’s a teacher and Senior Pastor through his ministry and church.

Dre Baldwin is an author, speaker and prolific content creator, having written 35 books and spoke at 4 TEDxTalks on the topics of Discipline, Confidence, Mental Toughness & Personal Initiative. His daily solo podcast “Work On Your Game MasterClass” has been downloaded over 7.5 million times. Dre is also a former 9-year pro basketball player walking on at an NCAA Division 3 school.

Grace Aldridge Foster is the co-founder and principal at Bold Type, a consultancy with the mission to change the way people write so they can express their ideas with confidence and clarity. In her career, she has worked with organizations including the U.S. Special Operations Command, Capital One, Johnson & Johnson, and the National Parks Service. Grace is also a member of the Center for Plain Language and serves as a judge for the annual Federal Report Card and ClearMark Awards, scoring Federal agencies and other organizations on their ability to communicate clearly to their online audiences. Did I mention she’s a senior instructor at The BRIEF LAB that provides professional development training services for corporations and the military.

Hamza is an academic, keynote speaker and best-selling author of The Burnout Gamble and his latest book Leadership, Reinvented, he’s a two-time TEDx Talker (his 2015 talk is now at 2.1 million views), lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University's School of Media, podcast host of Ideas Into Action. Is the co-founder of SkillsCamp, a leading soft skills training company and has worked with such clients as RBC, Microsoft, PEPSICO, Linkedin and more to help them with their future of work.

Lyndsay is a coach, speaker, author and the Founder of Heartbeat for Hire LLC, a consultancy working to transform leadership to drive results and build irresistible cultures. Which she also hosts a podcast for. She’s been featured in Fortune Magazine, HR.com and as a Top 10 Business Coach featured on Apple News, She’s been a featured guest lecturer at Harvard University and she has a book you can pick up right now - Top Down Culture – Revolutionizing Leadership to Drive Results.

Marc Haine is a customer and employee strategist, keynote speaker, and author of Lights! Camera! Action!: Using the Lessons of Live Theatre to Drive Ownership, Increase Engagement and Provide a Superior Customer Service. He also comes with 35 years of experience in leadership in the hospitality and retail industries.

Matt Verlaque is the Chief Operating Officer for the SaaS Academy. He’s been a successful entrepreneur for more than a decade and, up until a more than a few years ago, was a Fire Lieutenant for the Arlington County Fire Department and working in emergency services.

Michele Molitor is an internationally recognized speaker, certified executive coach, organizational development consultant, trainer, hypnotherapist and writer. Michelle is the founder and CEO of Nectar Consulting, helping teams create a more productive and committed workforce by enhancing the overall well-being of employees. And she’s the co-author of 3 books best-selling books, including her latest: I Am Perfectly Flawsome – How Embracing Imperfection Makes Us Better which you can pick up now.

Morag is an executive coach and leadership expert helping leaders achieve outstanding results through the power of their professional relationships. She’s also the CEO and founder of SkyeTeam, supporting the development of more than 10,000 leaders from 20 countries and on 6 continents. She’s the award-winning author of three books, with her latest book You, Me, We: Why We All Need a Friend at Work (and how to show up as one!). Morag is also a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and a contributor to the American Management Association, Entrepreneur and CIO Magazine.

She is the co-founder and CEO of PeakHR, a cohort-based training program for the next generation of progressive HR practitioners. She is the Founder and Fractional People Partner behind MW HR Consulting, helping business leaders with tools to leverage employee connection, and she’s a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council. Couple all that with her degrees in Psychology and Masters in dispute resolution and conflict management

Patti is a speaker and consultant with 4 decades of experience in marketing, PR and advertising. She is the author of the book I’m STILL Not Done: It’s Time to Talk about Ageism in the Workplace" which was named one of INC Magazine’s 9 Books every Professional Should Read in 2019. And her work and story have been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and a lot more.

Roberta is a keynote speaker, author, executive coach and has been the president of Matuson Consulting for almost 3 decades. Helping the best organizations attract and retain the best people. Clients include GM, Microsoft, and Takeda Pharmaceutical. She’s been the author of 7 books on leadership and talent, including her latest release Can We Talk? 7 Principles for Managing Difficult Conversations at Work. And she’s here to talk about managing up to support our teams.

Sara is a nationally recognized speaker, best-selling author, and consultant specializing in diversity, equity and inclusivity. With 35 years of experience in that area. She’s the president/founder of deepSEE Consulting, making organizations across the globe more effective and inclusive and their leaders more culturally competent. They’ve helped organizations like the 3M Company, Coca-Cola, Marriott International, General Mills and others, And she’s released a new book: Thinking at the Speed of Bias: How to Shift Our Unconscious Filters.

Stephanie is Canada’s first Chief Accessibility Officer (CAO) serving as an independent special advisor to the Ministry of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion. As CAO, she’ll monitor and report on systemic and emerging accessibility issues, and produce an annual report on progress and outcomes achieved under the Accessible Canada Act. She’s a former British Columbia MLA (member of the legislative assembly), and former BC Minister of Children and Family Development and Minister of Social Development. Before all that, she was the Marketing and Development Director at the BC Paraplegic Association.

Tim is the chairman and chief executive officer of Baker Donelson, one of the largest law firms in the U.S. He serves on the firm’s Diversity Committ-ee and previously served as co-chair of Baker Donelson’s Women’s Initiative Pathways to Leadership Committee.

Ukeme is the Mayor and Council President for the City of Upper Arlington (that’s in the state of Ohio in the United States for those that don’t know), she’s a lawyer and partner in a national law firm, a mechanical engineer and the author of the new book, ImmiGrit: How Immigrant Leadership Drivers Business Success.  In 2021, she was named by Columbus CEO Magazine as one of its Future 50 Leaders.