Kathy Hutson is currently the Associate Director for Human Resources (ADHR) for the National Security Agency (NSA) where she leads HR strategic planning and development, workforce planning and design, recruitment and staffing, employee HR services, occupational health and safety activities, deployment support and planning, and employee relations across the global NSA/CSS enterprise. Prior to being appointed as ADHR, she was the Chief of Occupational Health, Environmental and Safety Services (OHESS) at NSA responsible for ensuring a safe workplace, healthy workforce and protection of the environment for NSA operations located around the world. Before joining NSA, Kathy held a number of leadership positions at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc.

Kristyn Hurley is a Senior Human Resource Consultant for Berkshire Associates Inc. As an expert in compliance, Kristyn has partnered with hundreds of companies, of all sizes and industries, to accomplish their affirmative action and EEO compliance objectives. With over fifteen years experience, Kristyn has successfully provided Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) audit support, salary analyses, personnel action reviews, and HR strategic, functional, and planning assistance to Berkshire’s clients throughout the country. Her diverse skill set extends beyond compliance to include special training in traditional and Internet recruiting, behavioral interviewing, and new hire employment negotiations. Other areas include workforce analyses, compensation, employment policy development, and succession planning.

Dr. Edward E. Hubbard, President and CEO of Hubbard & Hubbard, Inc., an International Business Performance Consulting Corp. specializing in Business Improvement, Diversity Return on Investment (DROI®) Measurement/Analytics, and organizational development.  Author of more than 59 DEI ROI and Business-related books, Dr. Hubbard is an expert in Organizational Analysis, ROI Measurement, Strategic Planning, and more. Dr. Hubbard was an honoree at the Inaugural International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals Living Legends of Diversity Award Ceremony in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico where he received the “Living Legends of Diversity Award” for creating the “Diversity ROI Analytics” and “Diversity Measurement Fields and their associated Disciplines” and is recognized globally as the creator of these unique sciences and fields of study. 

Dr. Hubbard received the “Excellence in Global Leadership Award” from the World HRD Congress (the highest individual professional award given), the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award from The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences, the Sentry Award from the U.S. Pentagon, and many others.

Dr. Hubbard serves on the Harvard Business Review, Diversity Executive Magazine and Strategic Diversity & Inclusion Management (SDIM) magazine Editorial Advisory Boards and serves on the Board of Directors for The Ohio State University African American Alumni Society. He also holds a Practitioner Certification and Master Practitioner Certification in Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), a Neuroscience discipline. Dr. Hubbard earned Bachelors, Masters Degrees from The Ohio State University and earned a Ph.D. with Honors in Business Administration.

Rich Horwath is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today best selling author on strategy. As the CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute, he leads executive teams through the strategy process and has helped more than 50,000 managers around the world develop their strategic thinking skills. As a former chief strategy officer and professor of strategy, he brings both real-world experience and practical expertise to help groups build their strategy skills. Rich's work has been profiled on CNBC, Investor's Business Daily, CBS, NBC and FOX TV.

Terry Hogan is the Director of Global Talent Management at Citibank in New York. Prior to joining Citi, Terry was the Global Leadership Development Practice Leader at Aperian Global. Terry also enjoyed a 19 year career at Cendant where she was a Global General Manager responsible for product development and global markets expansion as well as client relations. She holds a BS degree is from Oregon State University and an MA, in Intercultural Relations and Global Leadership, is from the University of the Pacific. Terry has authored many articles on the topic of leadership development and talent management and has just co-authored a book entitled “What is Global Leadership: Ten Key Behaviors that Define Great Global Leaders”.

Chris Hoffman manages the San Diego office for the national labor and employment law firm of Fisher & Phillips LLP. While Chris dedicates a substantial portion of his time to defending employers in class actions and other complex litigation matters, he also spends substantial time assisting clients find practical solutions to their employment issues. A big proponent of preventative efforts, Chris strongly believes that some of his best results assisted clients to avoid litigation. Chris also frequently speaks to employer groups and associations around the country on issues ranging from wage and hour compliance to leave laws and even traditional labor relations.

Roberta S. Hayashi has over twenty-five years experience representing and advising employers in employment law and business litigation. She has trial experience in wrongful termination, discrimination, and misappropriation of trade secrets and proprietary information actions in both state and federal court. In June 2003, she was named one of the "Top 50 Women Litigators" in California by The Daily Journal, and named as a 2009 Woman of Influence by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. She was also named the 2009 Professional Lawyer of the Year by the Santa Clara County Bar Association. She is a frequent speaker on employment law and legal ethics. She is a faculty member at Lincoln Law School on employment law, past president of the Santa Clara County Bar Association and the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, and a member of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and Bench/Bar/Media/Police Committee.

As President of Runzheimer International, Greg Harper is dedicated to promoting increased business performance through enhancing the value of human capital. He brings expertise in developing and implementing effective leadership programs for mobile employees – one of the fastest growing business areas. Harper’s unique knowledge of the mobile workforce enables Runzheimer to help its clients holistically manage programs that support today’s virtual world, emphasizing cost control, employee satisfaction and corporate agility.

Harper is frequently requested to speak at industry events on the topic of workforce mobility management. He has delivered numerous presentations to Fortune 500 organizations and professional associations, including the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference.

Patricia Harmon is an innovation consultant, business analyst and executive coach. She has conducted strategic and creative thinking workshops for North American organizations such as American Re-insurance Corporation, Estee Lauder, J P Morgan Chase, Merck & Co., Motorola and New York Times. Her assessment inventory includes multiple instruments such as emotional intelligence and the Innovation Leadership Questionnaire.

Patricia recently published The Mind of an Innovator, now being translated into Arabic and Chinese.

Greg Hare has been an employment lawyer at Ogletree Deakins his entire career, since 1991. He assists companies with human resources and employment-related litigation matters, including wrongful termination claims, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, employment contracts, trade secrets, and non-compete agreements. He advises clients on a wide range of human resources topics, such as drug testing, employee discipline and discharge, severance planning, independent contractor classifications, wage payment, family and medical leave, disability law, military leave, joint employment issues, affirmative action, and reductions in force. Mr. Hare also counsels clients on traditional labor relations and matters involving the National Labor Relations Board.