As a talent acquisition director for Intel, Jennifer leads the team that assesses and implements systems configurations and processes that optimizing for the best hiring manager and candidate experience. Her team also develops infrastructure for reporting capabilities, provides data driven insights that inform leadership decisions, and implements innovative AI solutions that help Intel in attracting, hiring, and retaining the best talent. Jennifer has a BS in Mathematics and a MS in Industrial Engineering, and started her career at Intel as an Industrial Engineer in 2001. She has held a variety of strategic planning and data analytics roles at Intel and has been in talent acquisition since 2015. Prior to this role, Jennifer established strategic direction and the foundational infrastructure that ensured fair and inclusive hiring practices while adhering to local legal requirements.

She and her husband Rob live in Portland, Oregon, where they enjoy life with her two busy teenage daughters. She loves downhill skiing, mountain biking, taking her daughters on backpacking adventures in remote wilderness areas, and organizing life in spreadsheets in her spare time.

Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza is a freelance journalist and From Day One contributing editor who writes about work, the job market, and women’s experiences in the workplace. Her work has appeared in the BBC, The Washington Post, Quartz at Work, Fast Company, and Digiday’s Worklife.

Maria is a world-class executive who has been at the forefront of shaping innovative talent programs and offerings while fostering inclusive workplaces. She joined Ogilvy as Global Chief People Officer in March 2022 to reshape the employee experience to be one that is modern and inclusive. 

Prior to joining Ogilvy, Maria spent 25 years at Edelman where she held various talent leadership roles including Global Chief Talent Officer of Practices, Sectors & Clients and CTO of the U.S., Canada, and Latin America regions. While at Edelman, Maria helped architect and implement programs to facilitate talent retention, manage change, and drive employee development. This included working to enhance paid-time-off policies, increase parental leave, improve performance review and career development processes as well as creating a candidate assessment program that formalized talent acquisition processes to drive progress towards industry-leading diversity and inclusion goals. 

Maria is an expert in change management, mediation, and organizational design. She is a certified trainer of Situational Leadership® II and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®. She received her SPHR certification and holds a bachelor's degree in Management from Illinois State University. 

When not at work, you can find Maria at home in Geneva, Illinois with her husband Mike, sons Aidan and Nicky and rescue puppy, Peanut. 

Roberta is the Global HR Director at Netcracker Technology.

Jasmine is the Global HR Leader at Google.

As a native North Carolinian, Courtney was raised in an equitable ecosystem of urban and rural life; embracing a legacy of what it means to be Tarheel born and Tarheel bred.

As a global business leader, executive coach, consultant, speaker, and community advocate, finding his purpose in life was an incredible alarm clock; leading to his life quote “If your presence doesn’t make an impact, then your absence won’t make a difference.” Currently, he serves as the head of North America human resources and global diversity, equity, and inclusion for BASF Agricultural
Solutions.

Having worked with top-tier organizations, across multiple industries, for more than two decades, Courtney’s career has been focused on helping people and organizations unleash greater potential, innovation, and performance to deliver sustainable social and economic impact.

Curtis is the Global Executive Director, Talent & Learning at NCR Atleos.

Ranjith is the Senior Vice President - Corporate Human Resources at HGS.

Subadhra Sriram, an award-winning media executive and thought leader in the workforce-solutions ecosystem, is the founder and podcast host of Workforce Observer, a new online community of staffing industry professionals. With interviews of Fortune 500 and key industry executives, along with a news and link sharing portal, Workforce Observer is building an engaged connected community for the industry.  

Previously, Subadhra was Publisher & Editor at Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) the staffing industry's leading research and advisory firm. A member of SIA's executive team since 2014, Subadhra is the founder of The Staffing 100, The Staffing Stream and other leading industry channels. She was responsible for the company’s global media and digital strategy, supervising all editorial functions. Her role allowed her to oversee SIA’s content channels while creating and managing brands that strengthened SIA’s cutting edge-research.

An award-winning communications professional, Subadhra has spent the last 17 years covering the world of work.  Her editorial and writing skills coupled with her management ability has led to a quick progression from a business journalist to her current role, managing and supervising a team of people, publications and budgets worldwide. She has ridden the paper to digital transition and has produced multiple successful web properties.

Prior to SIA, Subadhra has had over 15 years of journalism experience at premier Fortune 500 publishing houses including Time Warner publications i.e. Money magazine, Business 2.0 and Fortune Small Business.  She began her career in India working for a national newsmagazine. She holds a Masters from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and a BA in English Literature and Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta University.