BEYOND THE MAIN STAGE
Why 2026 Is The Year To Get Face-To-Face
With The Greatest Minds in HR and Business
The keynote ends. The breakout wraps. But this year, the real conversation is just beginning.
We’re not bringing you speakers; we’re bringing you builders, disruptors, and practitioners shaping the future of HR and AI in real time. These aren’t theoretical conversations or recycled buzzwords. They’re real-world blueprints from leaders actively transforming hiring, culture, leadership, and the employee experience through AI.
The Intelligence Behind the Interface
Whether you're navigating workforce transformation, ethical AI, or the future of human-centered leadership, this is your opportunity to learn directly from the people doing the work. Our speakers aren't just talking about the future; they have spent years building it!
FEATURED SPEAKER & CORPORATE PARTNER
DR. FREDA POWELL-BELL has over 25 years of teaching and professional experience. She currently serves as an Associate Dean within the School of Business at UMGC. In this role, she manages various programs and staff, performs administrative duties, and teaches several courses.
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EVAN FRAZIER is a corporate executive, nonprofit leader, entrepreneur, author and family man. He has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. He is currently the president and CEO of The Advanced Leadership Institute and sits on the Dollar Bank Board of Directors.
CORPORATE SPONSOR
CALVIN STOVALL is the Director of Executive Programs at The Advanced Leadership Institute (TALI), responsible for overseeing national and regional executive programming with a specific focus on recruiting, developing, preparing, and positioning program participants for executive leadership.
DR. CARL JEFFERSON, Ph.D., MSOD, MBA, PCC, Executive Coach, Strategist Advisor, Consultant is trained as an Organization Behaviorist, Psychometrician, and Personality Assessor who works with organizations to increase people capabilities.
ALLISON V. MANSWELL is a seasoned talent management executive, coach and author with over 30 years of proven experience in human resources, organizational effectiveness, employee and leadership development, diversity and inclusion interventions.
DR. GINNY A. BARO is the CEO of ExecutiveBound, a leadership consultancy she founded in 2017. From immigrating to the U.S. at 14 to becoming a Top 100 Global Thought Leader, award-winning TEDx speaker, and #1 bestselling author.
BRENDA WILLIAMS is an executive Coach, Speaker, Bestselling Author and Empowerment Advocate is the Founder and CEO of BW Empowerment LLC and a former Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at New York Public Radio.
RHEA NORWOOD is the founder of Rheal Solutions® and creator of 40: A Leadership DisciplineTM, a methodology that helps leaders protect decision quality through high-stakes change.
JULIETTE MONDESIR ADAMS is an HR Executive, Organizational Transformation Strategist, and Executive Coach with expertise in workforce strategy, leadership development, and organizational transformation.
DR. MICHELLE CROMWELL is a scholar-practitioner and executive strategist specializing in institutional leadership and holistic wellbeing. With 18 years of experience in academia as a tenured professor and Chief Diversity Officer, Dr. Michelle is the creator of Holistic Intelligence (HQ™).
MALLORY DEAR is a experienced People Ops leader with 10 years of experience building and fixing people systems that actually work for the humans using them. She is deeply passionate about developing leaders, leading high-performing teams, and helping organizations do their best work.
DINA A. ABERCROMBIE, has over 20 years of experience in DEI & Talent Strategy, Leadership Development and Executive Coaching. A Sr. HR business partner at Northwestern Mutual and is the co-founder of Enlightenment Services, LLC with her husband Robert.
DR. JENNIFER JONES BRYANT, Founder and CEO of Reaching From Within, helping organizations strengthen leadership, workplace culture, and long-term impact while also supporting first-generation students through her leadership foundation.
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