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Upcoming Sessions

People-First Trends for 2021 and Beyond

Josh Bersin

 

Strategies for Leading a Distributed Workforce

Dawn Sharifan

Vaccine Considerations for Returning to Work

Who should attend?

The Grove is open to all professionals looking to be part of the People-First conversation:

HR Leaders
The people leaders taking care of their team.

HR Teams
The innovators and culture drivers behind the programs.

CXO
The business leaders scaling and protecting their business.

Vendors
The solution providers helping leaders move the needle.

Keynote Presentation:

People-First Trends
for 2021 and Beyond

 

Josh Bersin
Founder and Dean, Josh Bersin Academy

Speakers you will hear from 

Sarahjane Sacchetti
Chief Executive Officer
Cleo

Mariana Garavaglia
Chief People & Business Operations Officer
Peloton

David Hanrahan
Chief HR Officer
Eventbrite

Neil Frye
Chief People Officer
Alto Pharmacy

Marilyn Miller
Chief People Officer
Anaplan

Tamika Curry Smith
Former DEI Executive at Nike & Mercedes-Benz

Dawn Nott
VP of People
Wish

Ellen Meza
Director, Global Benefits
& Mobility
DocuSign

Dawn Sharifan
VP, People
Slack

Andrea Notch Mayzeles
Workforce Health Consultant
Kaiser Permanente

Allison Baum Gates
General Partner
SempreVirens VC

Kathi Enderes
VP, Research
Josh Bersin Academy

Cara Brennan Allamano
SVP, People
Udemy

Jeff Diana
Chief People Officer
Calendly

Andrew Bartlow
Chief People Officer
Series B Consulting

Maria Barrera
Head of Marketing
ChartHop

Discover the content that speaks to you
(and speak back)

Catch Up on What You Missed at The Grove

People Driven Trends for 2021 and Beyond Keynote

Josh Bersin’s take on the new world of work and latest trends for HR. 

Josh Bersin
Founder and Dean, Josh Bersin Academy

Strategies for Leading a Distributed Workforce Panel 

Virtual teams, remote employees, and hybrid workforces are here to stay. So, where do we go from here? Businesses need to rethink everything from how they’re taking care of their people to planning for the unexpected future. We tackle these topics and more in the New World of Work sessions.

Dawn Sharifan
VP of People at Slack

Allison Baum-Gates
General Partner at SemperVirens VC

Andrew Bartlow
CPO at Series B Consulting 

IPO Lessons Learned from People-Driven Companies Panel

Scaling a business is challenging. Scaling and protecting a business during a global pandemic brings a new dimension of complexity. Learn how business leaders have successfully managed growth and prepared for what’s next.

Marilyn Miller
 CPO at Anaplan

Mariana Garavaglia
CPO at Peloton

Dawn Nott
VP of People at Wish

Neil Frye
CPO at Alto Pharmacy 

DEI Success in 2021: From Awareness to Action Panel

Building and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture for the new world of work is more important now than ever. Learn how companies are taking their strategy to the next level and moving the needle to accommodate workplace shifts.

Tamika Curry Smith
President at The TCS Group

Maria Barrera
Head of Marketing at ChartHop 

Kathi Enderes
VP, Research at Bersin Academy 

Expanding Mental Health Support for Employees and their Families Panel

The way we think about wellness in the workplace has changed and in large part due to the pandemic. Learn about the new trends in wellness and what’s here to stay even after the pandemic goes away.

David Hanrahan
 CHRO at Eventbrite


Sarahjane Sacchetti
CEO at Cleo 

Andrea Notch-Mayzeles
Workforce Health Consultant at Kaiser

Ellen Meza
Director, Global Benefits & Mobility at DocuSign

Selling to CHROs and CFOs: Best Practices & Insights Panel

Learn what HR leaders really want and how to design and deliver a program their employees can’t resist.

Cara Brennan-Allamano
 SVP of People at Udemy

Jeff Diana
 CPO at Calendly

Scott Buxton
 CFO at HighRadius

Sequoia Update Keynote

Hear the latest from Sequoia on products and programs supporting HR teams today and guiding the path forward.

Michele Floriani
Chief Marketing Officer

Greg Golub
 CEO

New World of Work 

Virtual teams, remote employees, and hybrid workforces are here to stay. So, where do we go from here? Businesses need to rethink everything from how they’re taking care of their people to planning for the unexpected future. We tackle these topics and more in the New World of Work sessions.

Sessions included:
  • Strategies for Leading a Distributed Workforce 

  • New World of Work Community Discussions

Dawn Sharifan
VP of People at Slack

Allison Baum-Gates
General Partner at SemperVirens VC

Andrew Bartlow
CPO at Series B Consulting 

Protecting & Scaling Business

Scaling a business is challenging. Scaling and protecting a business during a global pandemic brings a new dimension of complexity. Learn how business leaders have successfully managed growth and prepared for what’s next.

Sessions included:
  • IPO Lessons Learned from People-First Companies 

  • Protecting & Scaling Business Community Discussions

Marilyn Miller
 CPO at Anaplan

Mariana Garavaglia
CPO at Peloton

Dawn Nott
VP of People at Wish

Neil Frye
CPO at Alto Pharmacy 

Culture & DEI

Building and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture for the new world of work is more important now than ever. Learn how companies are taking their strategy to the next level and moving the needle to accommodate workplace shifts.

Sessions included:
  • DEI Success in 2021: From Awareness to Action

  • Culture & DEI Community Discussions

Tamika Curry Smith
President at The TCS Group

Maria Barrera
Head of Marketing at ChartHop 

Kathi Enderes
VP, Research at Bersin Academy 

Wellbeing Trends

The way we think about wellness in the workplace has changed and in large part due to the pandemic. Learn about the new trends in wellness and what’s here to stay even after the pandemic goes away.

Sessions included:
  • Expanding Mental Health Support for Employees and their Families

  • Wellbeing Trends Community Discussions

David Hanrahan
 CHRO at Eventbrite


Sarahjane Sacchetti
CEO at Cleo 

Andrea Notch-Mayzeles
Workforce Health Consultant at Kaiser

Ellen Meza
Director, Global Benefits & Mobility at DocuSign

Partnering with HR (Vendors)

Learn what HR leaders really want and how to design and deliver a program their employees can’t resist.

Sessions included:
  • Selling to CHROs and CFOs: Best Practices & Insights

  • Vendor Community Discussions

Cara Brennan-Allamano
 SVP of People at Udemy

Jeff Diana
 CPO at Calendly

Scott Buxton
 CFO at HighRadius

Conference Agenda

9:00am  PT    |     Keynote from Josh Bersin: People-First Trends for 2021 and Beyond

10:10am  PT  |    Panel Discussions

10:45am  PT  |    Community Discussions

11:10am  PT    |    Virtual Vendor Expo

Discover the content that speaks to you
(and speak back)

New World of Work 

Virtual teams, remote employees, and hybrid workforces are here to stay. So, where do we go from here? Businesses need to rethink everything from how they’re taking care of their people to planning for the unexpected future. We tackle these topics and more in the New World of Work sessions.

Sessions included:
  • Strategies for Leading a Distributed Workforce 

  • New World of Work Community Roundtables

Protecting & Scaling Business

Scaling a business is challenging. Scaling and protecting a business during a global pandemic brings a new dimension of complexity. Learn how business leaders have successfully managed growth and prepared for what’s next.

Sessions included:
  • 5 Lessons from People-First IPO Companies

  • Protecting & Scaling Business Community Roundtables

Culture & DEI

Building and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture for the new world of work is more important now than ever. Learn how companies are taking their strategy to the next level and moving the needle to accommodate workplace shifts.

Sessions in this track:
  • DEI Success in 2021: From Awareness to Action

  • Culture & DEI Community Roundtables

Wellbeing Trends

The way we think about wellness in the workplace has changed and in large part due to the pandemic. Learn about the new trends in wellness and what’s here to stay even after the pandemic goes away.

Sessions in this track:
  • Expanding Mental Health Support for Employees and their Families

  • Wellbeing Trends Community Roundtables

Partnering with HR (Vendors Only)

Learn what HR leaders really want and how to design and deliver a program their employees can’t resist.

Sessions in this track:
  • Selling to CHROs and CFOs: Best Practices and Insights

  • Vendor Community Roundtables 

Need more reasons to attend?

Explore wellbeing vendors at the virtual expo

We’ve integrated some of the most forward-looking wellbeing vendors across mental, physical, financial, and family-focused wellbeing into our virtual expo hall. You can explore the latest resources from these vendors and even set up 1 on 1 meetings to go deeper. 

On-demand Content

Access our wider library of on-demand content

Explore our library of rich on-demand content on topics you care about like employee mental health, social impact, supporting families, Return to Work, and more. 

Product Roadmap

Preview the big developments in our product roadmap

As the world is changing, our technology is too. We’re excited to open the hood and show you what we’ve been working on and what’s coming next.

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