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Discovery
Discover innovation to empower the next wave of cell therapies
Translation
Streamline clinical transfer & boost patient outcomes
Clinical Development
Demonstrate efficacy, durability & safety in patients to achieve clinical validation
Early Stage Manufacturing
Establish & optimize process development platforms: simple, cheap & fast
Late Stage Manufacturing
Master Scale-Up & Out to Facilitate Commercial Production
Analytical Development
Develop Robust Bioassays for Compliance & Efficient Product Release
Supply Chain & Clinical Operations
Coordinate Fast & Efficient Delivery of Products to Patients
Brandi Jones
Vice President, People, Culture & Community
Trinity University
Day 1 PM
Wednesday 24th June 2026
2:40 pm - Develop: How Can Higher Education Institutions Build Leadership Systems That Scale Across Faculty, Staff, and Decentralized Units?
2:00 pm - Discover: How Trinity University Is Using Cohort-Based Development to Strengthen Culture and Accelerate Strategic Readiness
David Bamburowski
Senior Director - Academic & Research Faculty Affairs
Georgia Institute of Technology
Day 2
Thursday 25th June 2026
12:10 pm - Speed Learning: HR LEAPs from Higher Education Leaders
Shari Mickey-Boggs
Senior Associate Chancellor & Chief Human Resources Officer
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Day 2
Thursday 25th June 2026
11:30 am - Discover: Turning Employees into the Employer Brand: How Illinois Built a Data Driven Talent Campaign That Boosts Applications and Employee Engagement
11:50 am - Develop: How Can Higher Education HR Functions Strengthen Trust and Decision‑Making While Navigating Disruption and Change?
Sydney Savion
Vice Chancellor, People, Culture and Belonging
Vanderbilt University
Day 2
Thursday 25th June 2026
10:00 am - Develop: How Can HR Reduce Complexity Without Creating New Risk?
9:20 am - Discover: Building Internal Mobility from the Ground Up: How Vanderbilt Is Using Skills, Learning, and Talent Marketplaces to Strengthen Career Pathways
Megan Elliott
VP
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Day 2
Thursday 25th June 2026
9:40 am - Discover: Automating the Hardest Problems in Higher Ed HR: How Bethel University Is Eliminating Manual Faculty Pay Work, Reducing Cost, and Improving Accuracy
10:00 am - Develop: How Can HR Reduce Complexity Without Creating New Risk?
Michelle Quint
Vice President & Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources
UCI Health
Day 2
Thursday 25th June 2026
9:00 am - Discover: Redesigning HR Delivery Under Financial Pressure: How a Tiered Operating Model at UC Irvine Is Reducing Cost, Eliminating Redundancy, and Strengthening HR Resilience
10:00 am - Develop: How Can HR Reduce Complexity Without Creating New Risk?
Ramona Agrela
Senior Vice President & Chancellor - Human Resources
University of California, Irvine
Day 2
Thursday 25th June 2026
9:00 am - Discover: Redesigning HR Delivery Under Financial Pressure: How a Tiered Operating Model at UC Irvine Is Reducing Cost, Eliminating Redundancy, and Strengthening HR Resilience
10:00 am - Develop: How Can HR Reduce Complexity Without Creating New Risk?
Steve Jones, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
SVP Operations, COO/CHRO
Towson University
Day 2
Thursday 25th June 2026
11:10 am - Discover: Rebuilding Talent Pipelines in Tight Labor Markets: How Towson University Is Growing Skilled Trades & Public Safety Talent from the Ground Up
11:50 am - Develop: How Can Higher Education HR Functions Strengthen Trust and Decision‑Making While Navigating Disruption and Change?
Chad Downing
VP Strategic Initiatives
AffirmedRx, Public Benefit Corporation
Day 1 PM
Wednesday 24th June 2026
4:10 pm - Discover: Session Reserved for AffirmedRX
Amoaba Gooden
Professor & Vice President, People, Culture & Belonging
Kent State University
Day 1 PM
Wednesday 24th June 2026
4:30 pm - Discover: Centring Care Through Transformation: How Kent State Is Redesigning Culture, Division Structure & Workforce Experience During Major Organizational Change
4:50 pm - Develop: How Can Higher Education HR Functions Strengthen Trust and Decision‑Making While Navigating Disruption and Change?
Stavros Atsas
Research Analysis & Organizational Culture Director
Kent State University
Day 1 PM
Wednesday 24th June 2026
4:30 pm - Discover: Centring Care Through Transformation: How Kent State Is Redesigning Culture, Division Structure & Workforce Experience During Major Organizational Change
4:50 pm - Develop: How Can Higher Education HR Functions Strengthen Trust and Decision‑Making While Navigating Disruption and Change?
Mickey Luna
VPHR
Saint Louis University
Day 1 PM
Wednesday 24th June 2026
3:30 pm - Discover: Strengthening Engagement Through Smarter Listening: How Saint Louis University Boosted Participation to 66% and Improved Low Trust Indicators
4:50 pm - Develop: How Can Higher Education HR Functions Strengthen Trust and Decision‑Making While Navigating Disruption and Change?
Brian Dickens
Chief Human Resources Officer
University of Tennessee System
Day One
Wednesday 24th June 2026
10:10 am - Develop: How Can Higher Education Institutions Embed AI to Increase Capacity While Preserving Human Judgment and Trust?
11:20 am - Panel: Redefining the CHRO Role in an Era of Disruption, Scarcity, and Sector Divergence
9:10 am - Discover: Keeping Humanity at the Center of AI: How the University of Tennessee Is Using AI + Human Intelligence (HI) to Reinvent HR, Elevate Creativity, and Accelerate Talent Processes
Shantell Strickland-Davis
Associate Vice President, Organizational Learning & Development
Central Piedmont Community College
Day 1 PM
Wednesday 24th June 2026
2:40 pm - Develop: How Can Higher Education Institutions Build Leadership Systems That Scale Across Faculty, Staff, and Decentralized Units?
2:20 pm - Discover: Replacing Performance Reviews with Growth Ownership: How Central Piedmont Is Embedding Continuous Development, Manager Accountability, and Employee-Led Growth
Lynne Adams
Associate Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Day 1 PM
Wednesday 24th June 2026
1:40 pm - Discover: Rebuilding Leadership Bench Strength: How UMBC Is Engineering a Multi-Level Leadership Learning Continuum to Strengthen Capability & Succession
2:40 pm - Develop: How Can Higher Education Institutions Build Leadership Systems That Scale Across Faculty, Staff, and Decentralized Units?
Warren Petty
CHRO
Howard University
Day 1 PM
Wednesday 24th June 2026
1:20 pm - Discover: Building Culture from the Ground Up: How Howard University Is Driving Leadership Alignment and Accountability at Scale
2:40 pm - Develop: How Can Higher Education Institutions Build Leadership Systems That Scale Across Faculty, Staff, and Decentralized Units?
5:20 pm - Chair's Closing Remarks & End of Day One
Day 2
Thursday 25th June 2026
1:10 pm - Chair's Closing Remarks & End of Conference
12:10 pm - Speed Learning: HR LEAPs from Higher Education Leaders
12:50 pm - Chair’s Opening Remarks
Mackenzie Jordan Johnson
Assistant Vice President Learning & Organizational Development
Howard University
Day 1 PM
Wednesday 24th June 2026
1:20 pm - Discover: Building Culture from the Ground Up: How Howard University Is Driving Leadership Alignment and Accountability at Scale
2:40 pm - Develop: How Can Higher Education Institutions Build Leadership Systems That Scale Across Faculty, Staff, and Decentralized Units?
Jeremy Kerns
Director of Higher Education
DailyPay
Day 2
Thursday 25th June 2026
11:50 am - Develop: How Can Higher Education HR Functions Strengthen Trust and Decision‑Making While Navigating Disruption and Change?
Day One
Wednesday 24th June 2026
12:00 pm - Discover: Session Reserved for DailyPay
Brooke Kolodzieczyk
CHRO
Kellogg Community College
Day 1 PM
Wednesday 24th June 2026
4:50 pm - Develop: How Can Higher Education HR Functions Strengthen Trust and Decision‑Making While Navigating Disruption and Change?
3:50 pm - Discover: From Reactive HR to High Trust, High Efficiency Operations: How Kellogg Community College Increased Decision Velocity, Reduced Rework, and Strengthened Institutional Trust in HR
Day One
Wednesday 24th June 2026
11:20 am - Panel: Redefining the CHRO Role in an Era of Disruption, Scarcity, and Sector Divergence
Donna Bonaparte
Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Babson College
Day One
Wednesday 24th June 2026
11:20 am - Panel: Redefining the CHRO Role in an Era of Disruption, Scarcity, and Sector Divergence
Melanie Murtha
AVP HR
Stevens Institute of Technology
Day One
Wednesday 24th June 2026
9:50 am - Discover: Turning Disruption Into 90% Efficiency Gains: How Stevens Institute of Technology Embedded AI as a Core HR Team Member
10:10 am - Develop: How Can Higher Education Institutions Embed AI to Increase Capacity While Preserving Human Judgment and Trust?
Sheraine Gilliam
Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Stevens Institute of Technology
Day One
Wednesday 24th June 2026
9:50 am - Discover: Turning Disruption Into 90% Efficiency Gains: How Stevens Institute of Technology Embedded AI as a Core HR Team Member
10:10 am - Develop: How Can Higher Education Institutions Embed AI to Increase Capacity While Preserving Human Judgment and Trust?
Mike Bollinger
Global Vice President - Strategic Initiatives
Cornerstone OnDemand
Day One
Wednesday 24th June 2026