Based in San Diego, CA

Awdhesh Krishna is the Managing Director and Global Head of HR, Wholesale Corporate Banking at Nomura Services Limited, where his primary focus is on coordination, driving consistency and standardization across corporate functions and attracting, developing and retaining the best people in the market. He is also responsible for the Global HR Shared Services in India.

Since 1986, Ms. Young and her associates have helped their clients develop vision and strategies and implement “change” in their businesses worldwide. They coach and develop globally competent and multiculturally versatile leaders on the individual and group basis in order to help mold a new organization that is nimble and flexible in order to meet its customers’ needs around the world.  Ms. Young is a faculty member of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, Organization System Development Programs where she trains coaches in the theory, concept and application of Gestalt in the development of “Whole Person” leadership, teams and organization.   She is an adjunct professor for Pepperdine University, School of Business.  Ms. Young is also a professional speaker on Pacific Rim cultures, cross-cultural communication, organizational behavior, organizational change, multicultural leadership, diversity and creativity, and global business strategies.   Ms. Young has a BA in Business Administration from Fu-Jen University in Taiwan, a MBA in Marketing from Michigan State University and a MA in Counseling Psychology from Pepperdine University.

KATHY DOAN, SPHR, Vice President, Community Banking HR Insights & Metrics, Wells Fargo Bank’s Community Banking Human Resources Group. As a Senior Analytics Consultant, she provides analytics and insights to link HR metrics with business performance. She consults with over 50 HR Business Partners on the areas of retention, customer and team member experience, manager effectiveness, employee engagement, talent management, diversity, and productivity using statistics-driven methods. An 11-year veteran with Wells Fargo, Doan has previously served as an HRIS Consultant for Wells Fargo’s Regional Banking Human Resources Group supporting the Recruitment Strategy team, where she consulted with 300+ recruiters on the candidate experience; new hire retention, productivity, and satisfaction; and recruiting effectiveness. She is a certified Project Management Professional, Senior Professional in Human Resources, Human Capital Strategist, and a Six Sigma Green Belt. She has a B.A. in Mathematics, a B.S. in Statistics, and an M.S. in Financial Engineering. 

April Miller is an experienced leader who founded the Human Resources Department at SafeAuto when it was just a small insurance company in the private sector. Over the course of 16 years, she developed the Human Resources Department and team into a multifaceted unit and took that expertise to the boardroom. SafeAuto is has now moved into 14 states and is continually growing into new states each year.   

April Miller began her career with SafeAuto Insurance Company as a Customer Service Representative in 1994. In March of 1995, she was promoted to Human Resources Manager and in August 1996 to Vice President of Human Resources and Company Secretary. April currently holds the position of Senior Vice President of Human Resources since 2005. April graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science in English. Prior to joining SafeAuto, April had over 10 years of management and human resources experience.

Some of April’s recent achievements at SafeAuto include transitioning the employee benefit plans in order to integrate health and wellness into the everyday business plan of the organization, improving the financial performance of the company’s 401k plan, updating HRIS, LMS and PMS software programs, and improving corporate employment risk.
 
April is very active in the Ohio community. She is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management and is on the board of directors for the Ohio Literacy Network. She continues to further her education by taking postgraduate human resources management classes. She received her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) designation in 2006, is certified for the Hogan Assessment Systems and the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i).