Michalle Mor Barak

Dean's Professor of Social Work and Business · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Social work and management expert, focusing on global workforce diversity

Global Inclusive Workplace Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace Social Work and Business Inclusion and exclusion of women and minorities in workplace Support systems in crisis situations

Philip La Duke

Safety Iconoclast & Culture Transformation Architect · ERM

One of the most informative, entertaining, and engaging speakers you're likely to ever find

Talent & Gamification Talent Management Cross generational training and management Planning Corporate Culture

Beverly Younger

Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Clinical Associate Professor focused on community, organization, and business innovation with a specialty in behavioral health and family.

Behavioral Health Work - Life Balance Social Workers and Business Social Work Education Social Work

Jason Womack

Founder, Speaker, Author · The Jason Womack Company

Productivity and Workplace Performance Expert

Productivity Workplace Performance Time Management

Angela Stuesse

Associate Professor · UNC-Chapel Hill

In light of the coronavirus pandemic, Stuesse can discuss immigrant labor and food chain workers – especially in the U.S. meat industry.

Immigration Immigrant labor Labor The South Immigrant

Comila Shahani-Denning

Professor of Psychology; Director, M.A. Program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology · Hofstra University

Expert in workplace issues and behavior, hiring practices, leadership development, human resource management

Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace Workplace Civility Human Resource Development Workplace Behavior Leadership Development

Joan C. Williams

Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Hastings Foundation Chair and Director of the Center for WorkLife Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: williams@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4706 / Office 402-100

Property Law Feminist Legal Theory Work Life Balance Gender and Sexuality in the Law Work Conflict

Jim Finkelstein

President and CEO · FutureSense, LLC

A contrarian who is a stimulating speaker; an expert in people and organization strategy and a "millennial in boomer clothing"

Compensation: Reward and Motivation in the 21st Century Organization Communications: Effective Employee Engagement The New Cogenerational Workplace: From 18-80 Boards of Directors: Ethics and Responsibilities The People Dimension: Environment

Daneal Charney, CHRL

Executive in Residence for high-growth tech companies · MaRSDD - Largest Urban Innovation Hub

Award-Winning Human Resources Leader| Growth Coach for Start-ups| Keynote Speaker on AI, Future of Work, Employee Experience.

People Analytics Hr & Talent Management global skills Employment Brand Leadership Entreprenership Startups

R. Paul Maiden

Clinical Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Dr Maiden joined the school’s Virtual Academic Center as a full time teaching faculty in 2017 teaching in both the DSW and MSW programs.

Technology Enhanced and Online Learning Hiv/Aids Workplace Trauma Violence Higher Education

Kaylee Hackney, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management · Baylor University

Dr. Hackney is an expert in Employee Work and Family Management as well as Workplace and Pregnancy Discrimination

pregnancy descrimination Work-Life Balance Work-family balance pregnancy at work working during pregnancy

Leslie Yerkes

President / Founder · Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc.

Thought Leader, Consultant, Author and Speaker on creating organizational cultures that fully engaged the best of the whole person.

Managing for Motivation - Beyond Kicks and Carrots Managing the Generations; the Ins and Outs of Intergenerational Motivation 10 Tips for Finding Your Balance When the World is Rocking and Rolling! Developing Advanced Workplace Culture Leadership Teamwork and Change

Michelle Jackson

Assistant Vice President, Market Development · Unum

Michelle Jackson specializes in mental and behavioral health, caregiving, aging family members, paid family leave, and workplace issues

Absence Management Long-Term Disability FMLA/ADA/Workers Comp Workplace Issues Aging Family Members

Steven Charlier

Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University

An expert in project management & virtual teams on project-based work & how technology influences how we work & lead within organizations

E-Leadership Virtual Teams E-Learning

Jeffrey M. Hirsch, J.D.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Geneva Yeargan Rand Distinguished Professor of Law, School of Law · UNC at Chapel Hill

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Geneva Yeargan Rand Distinguished Professor of Law

Unions/Union Organizing Collective Bargaining Employment Discrimination Employment Law

Patricia Parker, Ph.D.

Department Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill

Uses organizational communication theories to explore how discourses of race, gender and class intersect with girls’ and women's leadership.

Community Engagement Girl's and Women's Empowerment Youth Activism Community Engaged Scholarship Social Justice Leadership

Ivona Hideg

Assistant Professor of OB/HRM · Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University

Professor Hideg examines issues of equality and diversity in the workplace, focusing on gender, culture, accent, and socio-economic status

Gender and Cultural Diversity in the Workplace Social Effects of Emotions Effects of Culture on the Social Effects of Emotions Industrial Psychology Organizational Psychology

Dr. Margaret Neal

Director, Institute on Aging · Portland State University

Dr. Neal is Director of the Institute on Aging and Professor of Community Health at Portland State University.

Education and Training Active Ageing Lifelong Learning Ageing in Place Frailty

Vicki J. Magley, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology · University of Connecticut

Professor Magley researches sexual harassment coping at individual and organizational levels

Workplace Civility Sexual Harassment Coping at Individual and Organizational Levels Occupational Health, Gender and Stress Sexual Harassment Prevention Sexual Harassment

Richard Appelbaum, PhD

Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University

Globalization; social and ecological sustainability; world-systems theory; the globalization of business and workers' rights

Global Political Economy World Systems Labor Markets and Global Production East Asia and the Global Economy Technology and Development