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From Day One Hosts Its 75th Live Conference Today
When From Day One hosts its conference today in San Francisco, it will mark a major milestone for the company: its 75th live and in-person conference since the company’s founding. Speakers at the Fort Mason Center will include Michael Walters, the CHRO of Samsung Semiconductor, and Bernard Bedon, CHRO of Levi Strauss & Co. Among the moderators leading these timely conversations will be Michal Lev-Ram, a contributor for both CNBC and Fortune.At a time of economic and political tumult, From Day One is bringing together leaders in HR and related fields to share ideas about how to bring positive change. This was the original mission of three founders of From Day One—Nick Baily, Erin Sauter and Steve Koepp–when they launched, exactly seven years ago this month, the organization’s very first event, a one-day conference of hundreds of business leaders at BRIC House in Brooklyn. From the start, it was designed to be something different.The idea was that the country needed a “forum on corporate values,” a gathering of professionals to talk about the relationship between companies and their employees, their customers, and their communities. The founders felt certain that they didn’t know the answer to these pivotal questions, but they felt equally certain that there were many people with inspiring, practical insight on these topics, and that bringing them together into the same room would be a positive first step.From Day One in Minneapolis at the McNamara Alumni Center (photo by Sarah Morreim for From Day One)Since then, From Day One has hosted more than 18,100 participants at its live conferences and nearly 105,000 attendees in all of its events, including virtual conferences and webinars. The total number of corporate leaders, authors and other experts speaking at the events has reached nearly 2,450. Among the locations visited in-person are Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Manhattan, Miami, Mountain View (Silicon Valley), Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.Some highlights of the year so far include fireside chats with Daniela Proust, the SVP and head of people & organization at Siemens in D.C., Lori Knowles, SVP and CHRO at Memorial Hermann in Houston, and Tarsha LaCour, chief people officer for the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas. Across the country, executive panelists shared insights on topics ranging from empowering women in leadership, to leveraging AI, employee well-being, and much more.Next week, the site of From Day One’s 76th live conference happens to be Philadelphia, not by design but by fortuitous coincidence. Among its speakers will be the chief people officer of Lincoln Financial Group, as well as leaders from Comcast, Burlington Stores, Cigna, and many more. Leading the conversations will be several journalists from the esteemed Philadelphia Inquirer.From Day One's 2024 Philadelphia conference at the Union League of Philadelphia (photo by Brandon Peszko for From Day One)Right around the corner, on Jan. 28, From Day One will be kicking off its new vertical focusing on values-based marketing with a full-day conference at Atlanta's breathtaking Georgia Aquarium, with speakers from Honeywell, Warner Bros. Discovery, SAP, and more.(Featured photo by David Coe for From Day One)

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What Our Attendees are Saying

“The panels were phenomenal. The breakout sessions were incredibly insightful. I got the opportunity to speak with countless HR leaders who are dedicated to improving people’s lives. I walked away feeling excited about my own future in the business world, knowing that many of today’s people leaders are striving for a more diverse, engaged, and inclusive workforce.”
– Jordan Baker, Emplify
“Thank you, From Day One, for such an important conversation on diversity and inclusion, employee engagement and social impact.”
– Desiree Booker, ColorVizion Lab
“Timely and much needed convo about the importance of removing the stigma and providing accessible mental health resources for all employees.”
– Kim Vu, Remitly
“Great discussion about leadership, accountability, transparency and equity. Thanks for having me, From Day One.”
– Florangela Davila, KNKX 88.5 FM
“De-stigmatizing mental health illnesses, engaging stakeholders, arriving at mutually defined definitions for equity, and preventing burnout—these are important topics that I’m delighted are being discussed at the From Day One conference.”
– Cory Hewett, Gimme Vending Inc.
“Thank you for bringing speakers and influencers into one space so we can all continue our work scaling up the impact we make in our organizations and in the world!”
– Trisha Stezzi, Significance LLC
“From Day One provided a full day of phenomenal learning opportunities and best practices in creating & nurturing corporate values while building purposeful relationships with employees, clients, & communities.”
– Vivian Greentree, Fiserv
“We always enjoy and are impressed by your events, and this was no exception.”
– Chip Maxwell, Emplify
“We really enjoyed the event yesterday— such an engaged group of attendees and the content was excellent. I'm feeling great about our decision to partner with FD1 this year.”
– Katy Romero, One Medical
“The From Day One Conference in Seattle was filled with people who want to make a positive impact in their company, and build an inclusive culture around diversity and inclusion. Thank you to all the panelists and speakers for sharing their expertise and insights. I'm looking forward to next year's event!”
– Kayleen Perkins, Seattle Children's
“I had the pleasure of attending From Day One. My favorite session, Getting Bias Out of Our Systems, was such a powerful conversation between local thought leaders.”
– Michaela Ayers, Nourish Events
“Inspiring speakers and powerful conversations. Loved meeting so many talented people driving change in their organizations. Thank you From Day One! I look forward to next year’s event!”
– Sarah J. Rodehorst, ePerkz
“I had the distinct pleasure of attending From Day One Seattle. The Getting Bias Out of Our Systems discussion was inspirational and eye-opening.”
– Angela Prater, Confluence Health
“From Day One did an amazing job of providing an exceptional experience for both the attendees and vendors. I mean, we had whale sharks and giant manta rays gracefully swimming by on the other side of the hall from our booth!”
– Joel Stupka, SkillCycle
“Last week I had the honor of moderating a panel on healthy work environments at the From Day One conference in Atlanta. I was so inspired by what these experts had to say about the timely and important topics of mental health in the workplace and the value of nurturing a culture of psychological safety.”
– Alexis Hauk, Emory University