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2025 HR Conference Speakers
Get the latest insights from Gartner experts and global HR thought leaders at Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo™ 2025 conference in Orlando.
Keynote Speakers
Harsh Kundulli
VP Analyst
Gartner
Katie Sutherland
Director, Advisory
Gartner
Dr. Paul Redmond
Former Director of Student Experience and Enhancement University of Liverpool
Cynt Marshall
Former CEO of the Dallas Mavericks
Dylan Alcott
Australian of the Year 2022, Disability Advocate & Wheelchair Tennis Icon
Guest Speakers and Executive Stories
Learn from guest speakers bringing best practices from years of success in their fields.
Bill Baker
Chief Human Resources Officer
Wolters Kluwer
Lisa Bryant
Chief Human Resources Officer
Dow
Fernando Casadevall
Chief Human Resources Officer
World Kinect
Martha Delehanty
Chief People Officer
Commvault
Jennifer Dudeck
Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer
Red Hat
Jason Grover
Chief People Officer
Swire Coca-Cola
Peter Johnson
SVP, Head of Talent & Culture
NRG
Lynanne Kunkel
Chief Human Resources Officer & Chief Transformation Officer
Vail Resorts
Jill Larsen
Chief People Officer
Synopsys
Elga Lohler
Chief Human Resources Officer
Smith & Nephew
Abbe Luersman
EVP and Chief People Officer
Otis Worldwide Corporation
Sarah Moughty
Executive Editor
Harvard Business Review
Evy Poumpouras
Former Secret Service Special Agent and Interrogator, NBC News Analyst
Vicky Ringwood
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Konica Minolta Business Solutions
Marcus Samuelsson
James Beard Award-winning Chef & Owner, Red Rooster, NY Times Best-selling Author
Bala V Sathyanarayanan
CHAIRMAN, BOARD DIRECTOR, FORTUNE 500 CXO
Balmer Lawrie – Van Leer Limited
Jeff Schmitz
Chief People Officer
Zebra
Jill Smart
President Emeritus
NAHR
Matt Walter
SVP, Human Resources and Global Communications & Corp Marketing
Medtronic, Inc.
Featured Gartner Experts
Meet a selection of Gartner experts dedicated to turning industry trends into actionable, objective guidance.
Gaston Gomez Armesto
Sr Director, Advisory
Gartner
Mark Whittle
VP, Advisory
Gartner
Laura Gardiner
Director Analyst
Gartner
Caitlyn McDonough
VP, Advisory
Gartner
Neal Woolrich
Director, Advisory
Gartner
Ingrid Laman
VP, Advisory
Gartner
Anna Krasniewska
Group Vice President
Gartner
Brent Cassell
VP, Advisory
Gartner
Gartner Experts
Get industry-leading insights straight from the experts behind Gartner research.
Martin Adams
Sr Principal, Advisory
Jane Alancheril
Sr Director, Advisory
Peter Aykens
Practice Vice President
Kevin Barr
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Swagatam Basu
Sr Director, Research
Michael Bell
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Jennifer Browning
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Keyia Burton
Sr Principal, Advisory
Rebecca Burton
Sr Principal, Advisory
Frank Buytendijk
Distinguished VP Analyst
Shawn Campbell
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Brent Cassell
VP, Advisory
Stephanie Clement
Sr Director Analyst
Rich Cober
MVP, Service Delivery
Ben Cook
Principal, Research
Joe Coyle
VP, Team Manager
Rachael Dix
Director, Advisory
Paul Duggan
SVP, Sales
Dave Egloff
VP Analyst
Carolina Engels
Sr Principal, Advisory
Brittney Ermatinger
Director, Advisory
Jen Fullerton
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Jennifer Gaia
Director, Advisory
Laura Gardiner
Director Analyst
Gaston Gomez Armesto
Sr Director, Advisory
Sam Grinter
Sr Director Analyst
Tony Guadagni
Director, Research
Michelle Hairston
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Ron Hanscome
VP Analyst
Chris Hester
Sr Director Analyst
Piers Hudson
Sr Director, Research
Eric Humphrey
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Carlos Iglesias
Sarah Jackson
Director, Advisory
Elisabeth Joyce
Managing Vice President
Rachel Juley
Director, Advisory
LJ Justice
Director, Research
Trevor Keavney
Director, Advisory
Alistair Kidson
Director, Advisory
Jessie Knight
VP, Research
Jamie Kohn
Sr Director, Research
Anna Krasniewska
Group Vice President
Harsh Kundulli
VP Analyst
Ingrid Laman
VP, Advisory
Rebecca Lane
Sr Principal, Research
Bob Leavitt
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Christopher Long
VP, Advisory
Benjamin Loring
Director, Research
Dion Love
VP, Advisory
Kaelyn Lowmaster
Director, Research
Debbie Lynch
VP, Team Manager
Jerome Mackowiak
Director, Advisory
Sampurna Maitra
Sr Principal, Advisory
Marie Mann
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Russ McCall
Director, Advisory
Caitlyn McDonough
VP, Advisory
Melissa McMahon
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Mary Mesaglio
Distinguished VP Analyst
Steve Miranda
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Cathy Missildine
Director, Advisory
Lily Mok
VP Analyst
Shawn Moren
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Cian O Morain
Sr Director, Research
Nicole Paripurana
Sr Principal Analyst
Steve Parsons
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Tim Pasto
Director, Advisory
George Penn
Managing Vice President
Gene Schrecengost
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Beth Schumaecker
Practice Vice President
Hiten Sheth
Director Analyst
Ashley Steele
VP, Team Manager
Rania Stewart
VP Analyst
Emily Strother
Director, Team Manager
Jeffrey Sumberg
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Katie Sutherland
Director, Advisory
Johnna Torsone
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Marguerite Ulrich
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Kayla Velnoskey
Director, Research
Augustus Vickery
Director, Advisory
CV Viverito
Director Analyst
Dave Whan
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Mark Whittle
VP, Advisory
Shannon Wiest
Sr Principal, Advisory
Sari Wilde
Practice Vice President
Dan Winterbottom
VP, Program Management
Neal Woolrich
Director, Advisory
Josie Xing
Director Analyst
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