Gali Gordon manages Gordon Law Group PC, a boutique immigration law firm in San Francisco. She speaks on immigration issues both nationally and locally, and has served as an expert witness on immigration matters. In 2009, 2010 and 2011, Gali was named a ‘Rising Star’ by Super Lawyers magazine, an honor awarded to the top 2.5 percent of immigration lawyers in Northern California under age 40. Gali graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Berkeley and received her law degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She spent the first several years of her career at the law firms of Morrison and Foerster LLP and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC, where she represented venture-financed start-up companies, venture capital funds, and Fortune 500 companies, as well as refugees and asylees pro bono. Gali has lived and traveled abroad extensively, and enjoys working with people of different cultures.

As the Director of Lockton’s International Benefits practice, Pam is responsible for managing a team of consultants who work closely with clients to develop, implement, and support international employee benefit strategies – local, global and cross-border. She and her team provide liaison and coordinating services with Lockton International offices and affiliates, to effectively provide employee benefits brokerage and consulting services on a global basis for our multinational clients. Pam’s background includes 20 years of experience in the employee benefits industry. Immediately prior to joining Lockton in 2006, Pam spent several years with Aetna Global Benefits (AGB) as Midwest Regional Sales Director. Pam is certified as a Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR), and has also been certified in Global Benefits Management from IFEBP and from the IBIS Academy. Pam is a frequest speaker/presenter on the topic of cross-border employee benefit strategies, and has been quoted in several publications, including Best’s Review, Benefits & Compensation International, Kansas City Business Journal, and Human Resource Executive.

Melanie Rydalch is an HR Professional with a passion for leadership development. She has presented at various conferences, webinars, and local events on talent management and leadership development. She has a MS in Human Resources Training and Development and has obtained her SPHR certification. Her audiences find her enthusiasm engaging and her commitment to leadership development inspiring.

Named a 100 Top Thought Leader in both 2015 & 2014 by Trust Across America, Nan Russell is the author of four books including: Trust, Inc.: How to Create a Business Culture that Will Ignite Passion, Engagement, and Innovation  and The Titleless Leader. Her work insights column, Winning at Working, appears in numerous publications and she blogs for PsychologyToday.com on the topic of Trust: The New Workplace Currency. Prior to moving to the Rocky Mountains to pursue a life dream to write, Nan spent 20 years in management on both sides of the HR desk – in roles transforming a corporate culture to heading a new subsidiary. Her career took her from a minimum wage employee to Vice President of multibillion dollar QVC. Today, she is an award winning author, international speaker, and President of MountainWorks Communications.

Stephen Paskoff is president and CEO of ELI®, which helps organizations activate and align their values with core organizational behaviors to build respectful, welcoming and inclusive cultures, maximize results and reduce legal and operational risks.

Paskoff has been named the highest-ranking speaker at SHRM’s national conference. The EEOC recognized ELI’s impact and quoted Paskoff in its Harassment Study. He is a nationally recognized speaker, commentator and author on workplace issues.

Before founding ELI® in 1986, Paskoff was an EEOC trial attorney and partner in a management law firm. He authored Teaching Big Shots to Behave and Civility Rules!

Grey joined the HR Certification Institute in 2006 as an HR Content Manager, responsible for directing development of the PHR, SPHR, and the California certification exams. He has more than 15 years of human resource and training experience in several different industries including manufacturing and distribution, insurance, and the military. Having functioned in several HR roles including manager and consultant, he has also authored and delivered multiple training programs designed for all levels of the organization. He also serves as adjunct faculty at two nationally accredited universities. Grey earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia as well as his Master’s degree from Central Michigan University.

Sandy Asch is a TEDx Speaker, best-selling author, and resilience thought leader. Her book, ROAR, was named by Inc. magazine as one of the best business books written by a woman. Over the past 20 years, through keynote presentations and workshops, 45,000+ leaders in 50 countries and 6 languages have implemented Sandy’s ideas to navigate change, manage work-life balance and be more resilient - to ROAR with purpose and passion. 

 

Peter Stark is a consultant, speaker and author whose career takes him around the world as he helps leaders build organizations where employees love to come to work and customers love to do business. Over the past twenty years, his consulting firm, The Peter Barron Stark Companies, has attracted clients such as the NFL, Aetna, Federal Reserve Bank, Sony, Vans, Sempra Energy, Lowes Home Improvement Warehouse, MetLife, Qualcomm, WD-40, Farmer’s Insurance and over 200 other leading organizations. Along with a speaking repertoire which includes an impressive line up of programs in the areas of Employee Engagement, Leadership, Leading Change, Customer Service and Negotiation Skills, his firm is also a leader in Employee Opinion Surveys and Executive Coaching. He has been published worldwide in over 300 articles through publications such as CNN, Inc.com, Investor’s Business Daily, Newsweek, Selling Power, The Miami Herald and The New York Times and has authored 9 books, including his most recent, The Competent Leader.