Unwavering: Rejecting Bias, Igniting Change and Celebrating Inclusion

This general session features insights from Accenture leaders on building a framework for creating transformational relationships that make diversity and inclusion an integral part of your success and your company’s competitive advantage. Nellie Borrero, author of Unwavering: Rejecting Bias, Igniting Change, Celebrating Inclusion, steered Accenture to become a top-ranked employer for inclusion, diversity, and equity. Borrero and Carolina Cardoso will share their insights and answer your questions. A book signing will be held after the session.

 

Nellie Borrero

Carolina Cardosa

Tags

2025

Speaker

Akshay Loomba

Vice President & Head of Talent Acquisition; Unifi Services

Alex Draper

CEO & Founder <br> DX Learning Solutions

Angel Rúa

Human Resources Advisor, Strategic Business Solutions <br> Chevron

Angela Beatty

Global Lead for Talent, Rewards, and Employee Experience <br> Accenture

Arun Prakash

Executive Vice President & Chief Learning Architect <br> Infopro

Bernard Hampton

Managing Director; Head of the Academy

Bette Kidane, MS

Senior Director of Learning & Development <br> Intermountain Health

Bob Gerard

Learning Ingenuity Lead; Accenture

Brad Watt

CLO <br> Colgate-Palmolive

Karl Sonta

Associate Director; Verizon

Carolina Cardoso

Associate Director, North America Inclusion and Diversity; Accenture

Chenier Mershon

Relationship Manager <br> TrainingPros

Christine Nanan

Senior Manager, Skilling <br> Accenture

Christy Bratton Jones

Director; Verizon

Claude Werder

SVP and Principal HCM Analyst; Brandon Hall Group

Daniel Morales

Leader, People Analytics and Strategy <br> Mckinsey

David Chestnut

Learning and Development Leader; Accenture

David Wentworth

VP, Learning & Talent Development Platform Evangelist <br> Schoox

Demetra Anagnostopoulos

Chief Success Officer <br> SurePeople

Dr. Ashwin Mehta

Global Learning Technology & Innovation Lead <br> Bayer Bayer Pharmaceutical (MAPV)

Fernando Rosario

Chief Product Officer (CPO) - Vice President - Head Of Engineering <br> Inuvity

Gershwin Exeter

Vice President, Global Services <br> Thrasio

Graham Glass

Founder and CEO <br> CYPHER Learning

Jacob Nikolau

Head of Product Marketing <br> Novoed

Jaime Goff

Director of Leadership Development <br> Christus Health

Jamahl Green

Managing Director, Human Resources Executive <br> Wells Fargo & Company

Jarrett Heitzman

Virtual Reality Program Owner <br> GE Vernova

Jennifer Messersmith

Chief Learning Officer <br> Majesco

Jerry Gschwind

Learning Strategy Consultant <br> TTA

Jesse Cortez

VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion <br> McKesson

Jill Juran

Talent Solutions Manager & Professional Coach <br> Cox

Jill Stefaniak

Chief Learning Officer <br> Litmos

Juana Yepes

Leadership Capability Lead <br> GAF

Karl Sonta

Associate Director <br> Verizon

Karren Swindells

Sr. Director, Customer Engagement & Strategy <br> Thought Industries

Kati O'Brien

SVP of Talent Management <br> Staples

Katie Sheketoff

Director of Global Leadership Development <br> Marriott International

Kelly Woltornist

Head of Global Learning <br> Takeda

Kimberly Currier

Global VP, Leadership Development, HR <br> AECOM

Kylie Stair

Chief People Officer <br> Litmos

Lance Wilke

Senior Vice President<br>BTS

Laura Hoppa

Principal Consultant <br> TiER1 Performance

Laura Raney

National Health & Wellness Director <br> Kroger Health

Leslie Bodnar

Chief Marketing Officer <br> Learning Pool

Lisa Schumacher

Director of Education Strategies and Workforce Policy <br> McDonald's Corporation

Lori Fancher

Relationship Manager <br> TrainingPros

Maija Mickols

AI Product Manager <br> Docebo

Maria Taylor

Chief Learning Officer; United Airlines

Matt Burke

Senior Learning Director <br> U.S. Bank

Matt Pittman

Principal Analyst <br> Brandon Hall Group

Meg O'Rourke

LCSW, Senior Mental Health Consultant <br> Center for Childhood Resilience, Lurie Children’s Hospital

Meghan Mariner

Senior Vice President<br>BTS

Melanie Wilson Disney

Human Resources Director <br> Weigel's

Michael Cohen

General Manager Metrics That Matter <br> Explorance

Michael Rochelle

CSO Brandon Hall Group

Mike Cooke

CEO Brandon Hall Group

Mike Vaughan

CEO <br> The Regis Company

Mishel Horta

Head of DEIB <br> DHL Express Americas

Monika Mikiciuk

Senior Director of Sales Training for Empower

Neena Newberry

Speaker, author, executive coach

Nellie Borrero

Managing Director, Senior Strategic Advisor - Global Inclusion & Diversity; Accenture

Niko Drakoulis

Founder and CEO <br> SurePeople

Pedro Suriel

SVP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion <br> Raymond James Financial

Peter Olyarchuk

Learning Solutions Director <br> Training Orchestra

Rachel Cooke

COO Brandon Hall Group

Rick Cheatham

Chief Marketing Officer <br> BTS

Rico Maranto

Senior Manager of Leadership Development <br> WM

Roberta Gogos

Vice President and Principal Analyst <br> Brandon Hall Group

Robin Boggs

Managing Director, Corporate Citizenship, US <br> Accenture

Roger Carillo

Senior Vice President, Global Talent, Learning, and Organization Effectiveness Lead <br> Mondelēz International

Ryan Grad

Leader of Talent Management <br> The Kroger Company

Sarah Danzl

Chief Marketing Officer <br> Skillable

Sarah Tobey

Director of People Analytics <br> Mckinsey & Company

Suzanne Laine

Learning & Development / Distributor-End User Training <br> Flexco University

Tamara Jovene

Vice President, Global Learning <br> IHG

Tara Castaneda

Senior Director<br>BTS

Taryn Hess, Ph.D.

Principal, Talent Enablement & Transformation <br> EPAM Systems

Tessa Forshaw

Researcher, Instructor, Presidential Scholar <br> Harvard University

Todd Smith

Executive Director of Enterprise Learning & Development <br> Estee Lauder

Verdell Osborne

Senior Manager, Learning and Development <br> Blue Cross Blue Shield

Willette Roundtree

Sr. Director of Talent Management and Development <br> Training Pros

William Warren

Global Head, HR Effectiveness; Bayer

Yolanda Friend

Managing Director, North America Inclusion & Diversity <br> Accenture

  • Date : January 28, 2025
  • Time : 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm (UTC-5)

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