Bob Kelleher
CEO
The Employee Engagement Group
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Bob Kelleher is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and consultant on employee engagement, leadership, and workforce trends. Bob is the author of the bestselling book, LOUDER THAN WORDS: 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps That Drive Results, CREATIVESHIP, A Novel for Evolving Leaders, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT for Dummies, and I-Engage, Your Personal Engagement Roadmap.   

Bob can be seen or heard on national media (most recently on CNBC, CBS, NBC News, Business Week, Forbes, and Fortune, and has presented to many of the world’s top companies

Bob is also the founder of The Employee Engagement Group, a global survey, products, assessment, consulting firm.  

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Smart Stage: Why is Your Boat STILL Sinking?

Monday, April 24, 2017 - 3:10pm to 3:18pm
Jeremy M. Eskenazi, SHRM-SCP
Managing Principal
Riviera Advisors, Inc.
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Jeremy Eskenazi, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CMC is Managing Principal of Riviera Advisors, Inc., a global Human Resources management consulting and training firm that helps organizations improve, enhance and optimize their internal talent acquisition and recruiting capabilities.

Prior to founding Riviera Advisors in 2001, Jeremy spent almost 20 years leading talent acquisition and recruiting teams at Universal Studios, Amazon.com, and Idealab. A regular SHRM speaker and a member of the SHRM Talent Acquisition Special Expertise Panel, Jeremy is also proud professional member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and the Institute of Management Consultants-USA.

Jeremy is the author of the books, “RecruitCONSULT! Leadership – The Corporate Talent Acquisition Leader’s Field Book”, and “The High-Performance Talent Acquisition Advantage”.

 

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Smart Stage: Recruiting IS Project Management

Monday, April 24, 2017 - 2:40pm to 2:58pm
Kris Dunn
Chief People Officer
Kinetix
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Kris Dunn is a Partner and CHRO at Kinetix, a national RPO firm for growth companies headquartered in Atlanta. He's also the founder of two industry-leading blogs – Fistful of Talent and The HR Capitalist – and has written over 70 feature columns at Workforce Management magazine. Prior to his investment at Kinetix, Kris served in HR leadership roles at DAXKO, Charter and Cingular. 

Specialties: Belief that the HR function rocks mixed with Business chops. Crossover Dribble. Encyclopedia-like knowledge of the Grunge Era.

Kris is the author of The 9 Faces of HR: A Disruptor’s Guide to Mastering Innovation and Driving Real Change.

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Smart Stage: Who to Hire When Your Culture Sucks

Monday, April 24, 2017 - 2:10pm to 2:28pm
Sharlyn Lauby, SHRM-SCP
President
ITM Group, Inc.
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Sharlyn Lauby is an author, writer, speaker and consultant. She has been named a Top HR Digital Influencer and is best-known for her work on HR Bartender, a friendly place to talk about workplace issues. HR Bartender has been recognized as one of the Top 5 Blogs read by HR professionals by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and best business blog by the Stevie Awards.

Publications such as Reuters, The New York Times, ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, and Mashable have sought out her expertise on topics related to human resources and the workplace. Sharlyn is the author of “Essential Meeting Blueprints for Managers,” and ”Manager Onboarding: 5 Steps for Setting New Leaders Up for Success,” which are available in the SHRM Store.

Her personal goal in life is to find the best cheeseburger on the planet.

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Smart Stage: Six Ways Technology Can Advance Your Recruiting Career

Monday, April 24, 2017 - 1:50pm to 2:08pm
 

Smart Stage: Can You Still Recruit Foreign Talent?

Monday, April 24, 2017 - 1:30pm to 1:48pm
Brandon Wiggins
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Brandon Wiggins, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
 
An alumnus of the University of Houston's C.T. Bauer College of Business, Brandon Wiggins is a well-rounded and ambitious HR professional with over 7 years of progressive experience working at Methodist Hospital and Baker Hughes. Currently, an HR Officer for Stolt-Nielsen USA, a global bulk liquid chemical transportation company in Houston, Brandon’s responsibilities include employee relations, talent acquisition, global mobility, and HRIS. His accomplishments include certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), recipient of i10 Media’s Top 40 Under 30 Award which recognizes Houston’s next generation of leaders, as well as serving as President of the University of Houston Black Alumni Association, which celebrated the largest scholarship distribution in its history under his leadership.

 

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Denise Espinoza
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Denise Espinoza, PHR, SHRM-CP
 
Denise Espinoza, PHR, SHRM-CP is currently a Lead Talent Acquisition Consultant for Spectra Energy, a natural gas, Fortune 500 Company.  Her human resource experience includes working with various organizations such as The Texas Department of Transportation, Shell Oil, DePelchin Children’s Center, and MD Anderson Cancer Center.  She has had the privilege of working in the Human Resource profession for 20 years.  She holds a strong passion for Talent Attraction and Outreach Initiatives.  She is an active member of SHRM and HR Houston where she’s held Committee Chair positions.  She is also a member of Women’s Energy Network (WEN), National Society of Hispanic MBA’s, and Pink Petro.  Denise holds a Master’s of Science in Human Resource Management from Houston Baptist University.

 

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Suzanne Speak
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Suzanne Speak, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
 
Suzanne Speak, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, is the Vice President of Human Resources for Memorial Hermann Health System (MHHS) in Houston, TX. She is a results-focused senior leader with over twenty years of human resources experience. Principally accomplished in compensation, employee engagement and retention, change management, organization and leadership development and talent management. Suzanne has significant expertise in fast-paced, outcome oriented data-driven environments during periods of rapid growth designing and implementing best-practice solutions. At MHHS, she is responsible for HR operational and strategic leadership at 8 facilities, and the Post-Acute Care network. Suzanne is the Executive sponsor of the HR Business Partner community and HR Business Partner design team responsible for re-structuring the HR delivery model. MHHS has an annual operating revenue of $4.8 billion and more than 24,000 employees serving southeast Texas.

 

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Glenda Morrison
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Glenda Morrison, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
 
Senior Director of Human Resources, Houston Texans and The McNair Group
 
Glenda Morrison has been an employee of The McNair Group since 1993 and of the Houston Texans since the club’s inception in 1999. She has performed various roles in the finance and administrative areas and has been responsible for all human resources functions since 1999.
 
As the current senior director of human resources, Morrison is responsible for all recruiting and hiring, employee relations, performance management, employee benefits administration and training for Houston Texans and The McNair Group staff.  
 
Morrison earned her business degree from Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas.  She is an active volunteer for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and American Cancer Society.
 
Morrison and her husband, Ken, live in Houston and have one daughter, Haylee.

 

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Néstor Ares
HR analytics & processes unit chief
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Nestor Ares conceptualized and currently manages the People Analytics and Processes Unit at the Inter-American Development Bank. In this capacity, he oversees complex data collection, dashboard production, and analytical output. The Unit is accountable for producing human resources business intelligence, providing insight for operational leaders and evaluations of business and/or system process, supporting workforce planning and strategy development. Since its creation, four years ago, the Analytics Unit has gone from organizing data and producing reports, to being at the forefront of the business intelligence at the Bank, by developing the most advanced data visualization dashboards, and producing high impact analytics that effectively combine operational and personnel data.

Prior to leading the People analytics Unit, Mr. Ares held various positions at the IADB, including Advisor to the Vice-President of countries, where he supervised resources management and budget execution.

Mr. Ares holds a M.S. in Information Systems Technology from the George Washington University.

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