Elevate your Career

Gretchen Carlson is one of the nation's most successful journalists and an internationally recognized advocate for women’s empowerment. In 2016, she stunned the world by accusing Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes of sexual harassment – and for the first time in her career, Gretchen became the story. By successfully taking on one of America’s most powerful men, she laid the foundation for the international #MeToo movement and inspired Showtime’s “The Loudest Voice” and Lionsgate’s “Bombshell.” She documents her personal story of courage – and those of thousands of other harassment survivors – in her New York Times bestseller Be Fierce.

Gretchen will share insights and experiences, from her analysis of today’s political scene, to the sexual harassment culture, providing her own personal perspectives of faith and family, and the impact she has made on shaping the American story.

Join us for a workshop and discussion on building a playbook for your organization to return to the office and manage a hybrid and distributed workforce. Lisa Koonin, Founder of Health Preparedness Partners, and Former Deputy Director, of the Influenza Coordination Unit, who served for over 30 years with the Centers for Disease Control where she led the development of national preparedness plans and policies. She will be joined by Cindy Gordon, senior HR leader and former CPO of Policygenius to discuss real-world applications for implementing her strategies.

Laurie Ruettimann began her career in human resources. She became a writer, speaker, and podcaster as a result of the heartbreak and outrage she’s experienced throughout her corporate career.  Laurie recentlyreleased her book, “Betting on You,” providing tactics to put yourself firstand take control of your career.  She will share strategies from the keythemes of the book including self-leadership, well-being, continuous learningand risk taking. Following her talk she will be joined by Tracy Avin, Founder,TroopHR to discuss how to apply her tactics with real-world examples.

Relic was born in 2001 with the mission to make world-class wines that have all of the complexity, aromatics, nuance and personalitythat one would hope for from some of the best sites in NapaValley and the Sonoma Coast. Join us for a tasting of a flight of wines led by one of their sommeliers. Participants will be provided with wines prior to the event.

HR leaders need to be strategic by basing their decisions on data and applying them to better business results and financial performance.  In doing so they will earn the trust of the CEO and thereby earn a merited seat at the executive table.

Join us for an insightful discussion providing actionable steps to enhance your role as a people leader in your organization. Ben Lerer, Founder & CEO of Group Nine Media will be joined by Annie Trombatore, Chief People Officer at Group Nine Media, to discuss the CEO’s viewpoint of HR and how best to align with leadership.  Ben will share his perspective of what skillsets are most important for HR leadership to succeed. Together they will share what makes their relationship effective for the overall success of the company.  They will also provide insights on how best to amplify culture across an existing company and when acquiring new ones, such as their recently acquired Pop Sugar, ensuring a cohesive organization. The discussion will be led by Harris Mufson, Partner, Proskauer.