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I found this Conference to be very beneficial. As a benefits professional, I have great information and ideas to bring back to my team as we look to re-brand our total rewards this year.
Angela Thusat, Senior Benefits Analyst, Swagelok (Communicating Total Rewards Conference 2023)
I appreciated all of the different insights, ideas and thoughts of the different subject matter experts and HR leaders. These presentations have given me ideas of what we can do at my organization and has breathed inspiration into me for what we will do in the coming year.
Nichole Ingalls, Senior Benefits Program Manager, Pure Storage (Communicating Total Rewards Conference 2023)
This conference is a must for anyone contemplating communicating the value proposition of their workplace in the 21st century. I've been doing Total Rewards statements for years, and this was a refreshing view of how far technology, communications and thinking outside the traditional TR box has come. The materials presented by subject matter experts was superb and really lived up to the standards I expect from the Conference Board.
Robin Miklatek, Senior Manager, HR Compliance, Benefits & Leave Administration, Ketchum, Inc. (Communicating Total Rewards Conference 2023)
The great thing about Women Lead is we had amazing speakers. I felt so inspired, I actually called my senior vice president and said, “We're going to create real change as a result of this conference."
Ronisha Goodwin, Director, Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Hyatt Corporation (Women Lead Festival)
Coming to an event like Women Lead allowed me a way to turn off the email, turn off the laptop, and reflect on what I'm experiencing as a woman in the workplace and what I should be doing to empower younger generations in the workplace.
Brittney Odoi, Principal Diversity and Inclusion Officer, MIT Lincoln Laboratory (Women Lead Festival)
A lot of interesting ideas, amazing speakers, and overall, a wonderful opportunity to connect with other professional women.
Eloisa Martinez, Corporate Paralegal, Cantor Fitzgerald (Women Lead Festival 2022)
Amazing speakers and networking opportunities!
Judy Malana, Women’s Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of the Navy (Women Lead Festival 2022)
It was an amazing experience!
Julie Arloro-Mehta, Business Transformation Officer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (Women Lead Festival 2022)
I've been in the diversity field for over 20 years, and you're always looking for conferences like this to not only appreciate your field but elevate it. I love that The Conference Board brings together leaders from many different industries. I've been really impressed with the takeaways.
One thing I love about The Conference Board is that it brings together leadership from a lot of different industries in a way that we can really dialogue about things that will make sustainable change. I think that there's something to be said about being able to walk away and say, not only did I learn something, I met people, and I also can apply something immediately. I really like the practicality of the solutions. To be able to interact with other leaders at large companies, to learn about best practices, and think about how to continue to compete, that for me has a lot of value.
The Conference Board is one of the best places that you can come to meet people, get real solutions, get real knowledge, and walk away feeling like you got a return on your investment.
Eloiza Domingo, Vice President HR and Chief Inclusive Diversity & Equity Officer, Allstate (Sustainability Summit 2022)
The interaction—how we begin to create knowledge collectively—is something that we take for granted. And that really happens in a conference like the Sustainability Summit.
One of the things about the Sustainability Summit at The Conference Board is that it's really this sort of safe business-to-business environment. You get this interaction from corporate leader to corporate leader. And that means that they can be candid, they can be open, they can be vulnerable. They can be real and have real talk. And I think that's just tremendously unique and something that I don't experience or see at other conferences. It's a real differentiator.
Steve Rochlin, CEO, IMPACT ROI, LLC (Sustainability Summit 2022)
To have the quality of sustainability leaders that the Sustainability Summit has afforded has been super for me.
This is really one of the few ways that I'm able to meet people face-to-face. So, to have the quality of sustainability leaders that this conference has afforded has been super for me; from both learning more about the industry, people's needs, people's wants. And then, making contacts that I could never have gotten on my own.
A lot of the conferences I've been to, you'll see a lot of vendors, bankers, investment managers. But to have such a high percentage of sustainability leaders in one room, I just haven't been at any other conferences that can really match what you folks have done.
Randy O’Neil, Senior Director, Integrated Clean Energy Solutions, NextEra Energy (Sustainability Summit 2022)
My big aha moment is the diversity of different types of organizations that are here. It's a really nice melting pot of different stakeholders that are working towards the ultimate goal of sustainability. If you had a bunch of consultants just talking to each other in a vacuum, it wouldn't get anywhere. But having everybody together in this forum has produced really rich conversations and dialogue, both on the panelist side, but also the offline networking and roundtable sessions.
Kyle Ligos, Associate Manager, Procurement ESG, Altria (Sustainability Summit 2022)
I think the best part of this conference for me, as a researcher, is there was a lot of time to ask questions during each of the panel presentations. And I took full advantage. I got to raise a lot of issues that matter to me and the issues that are not always discussed. I think the quality of the speakers and the accessibility of the speakers was fantastic. There were a lot of ideas exchanged, a lot of cards exchanged.
Rita N. Soni, Principal Analyst, Impact Sourcing & Sustainability Research, Everest Group (Sustainability Summit 2022)
We had speakers who really hit home for us in terms of how we want to do business in our company when it comes to ESG. The other thing is the networking and talking to the people afterwards. You did a good job of getting senior VPs and companies, people that are actually in higher level positions. Normally at conferences, you don't get to talk to people who are actually involved in those boards or in that high level of investment. To get a perspective of ESG, and sustainability from that level, set this conference apart from some of the others that I've been to.
Herman Baker, Global EHS & Sustainability Director, Carestream (Sustainability Summit 2022)
These topics are SO important!
Sara Knight, Department of Defense (HQ) (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference December 2022)
The caliber of the speakers and content was top notch.
Cathy Nestrick, American Bankers Association (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference December 2022)
I learned SO MUCH and the speakers were EXCELLENT. Everyone was insightful, engaging,well polished, and warm.
Lindsey Walker, ApiJect Systems Corp. (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference December 2022)
Always good to network and hear from those who are best-in-class with their DE&I efforts.
Rachel Roe, Wells Fargo & Company (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference December 2022)
Premier opportunity to dive into DEIA issues and gain current insights.
David Sobyra, Department of Defense (HQ) (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference December 2022)
Lots of great actionable information.
Maria Shpokayte, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (Engaged @Work 2022)
Great variety of industries presenting and loved how open they were with their ideas/programs.Some really great tools to walk away with.
Julie Stauthammer, Zelis Healthcare (Engaged @Work 2022)
For on the ground, in the trenches, real-time stories and examples of leadership development in action, look no further than The Conference Board.
Chris Ernst, Global Head of People & Organization Potential, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Conference Board is sharing such important content here as leaders move through transformation. We want to be part of that conversation. We think you bring together the right people to have the right conversations. The group here has felt ignited by the topics. It’s more than ideas. In talent, you’re talking about big innovations, about how companies can instill completely new philosophies. If you get the right people in the room, it can be the start-the catalyst. Everybody in the room wants to be the start of something big in their organizations.
Jennifer Pesci-Kelly, Marketing Manager, DDI
I love the application-based presentations and discussions. It’s helpful when a practitioner says, “This is how we’ve implemented at our company.” I’ve found that other conferences aren’t as actionable. There are a lot of great ideas at this conference that I’ll bring back.
Dawn Allen, TM Program Administrator, American Family Insurance Group
The content here is applicable, actionable, with lots of relevant takeaways.
Mary Ann Quintrell, Senior Project Manager, McKesson Corp
Because it’s The Conference Board and it has the reputation it has, you really pay attention to the content and the presenters. If you’re going to spend two or three days out of the office, it needs to have that value, and The Conference Board does. The pre-conference was really focused, with spot-on studies. Anytime you have a business leader talk through his/her challenges and how he/she applied them, from the very basic to the in-depth, that’s invaluable. I’m a big networker. I would never hesitate to call on somebody I met at a conference. At the table, we’ll be discussing a presentation or an issue and someone will say, “I’m going to try and do something new— can I call you and talk about your experience?” I can also see that you take attendee feedback seriously and make continuous improvements.
Paul Maccaro, Executive Director, Talent Management & Leadership Development, Pacina Pharmaceuticals
I’ve been to many conferences, but this is exceeding my expectations. The weight that The Conference Board has brings a different group of people. There’s higher-level thinking here, and there are different levels of proficiency which is key. It’s about meeting people where they are. This is a topic that I’m passionate about. I already have a list of ideas to bring to our CEO. The level of learning at The Conference Board is much higher. It’s the right combination of experts and practitioners. If I just wanted case studies I could go elsewhere. Here I get both.
Nidia Garcia, Dir. Career & SM, Christus Health
There have been some really good insights and tactical people. It’s grounding to hear from other professionals and learn how they’re dealing with the same issues I have. But the great moment of this conference for me was hearing a former CEO talking about succession management from a business and not an academic perspective. We need to use that kind of language to resonate and communicate our initiatives. I’ve stayed in touch with a number of folks post-conference and we’ve facilitated conversations.
Ryan Pritchard, Organizational Development Manager, TD Bank
I’m a generalist. This conference allows me to stay up to date with best practices, plus the networking piece lets me connect with leaders in the field. Already, I’m connecting with folks at this conference and setting up conference calls for later. One, the subject matter is critical. Two, the benchmarking is extremely valuable. And three, the networking is tremendous. You get to see cutting-edge leaders who’ve done well in other industries and they’re being transparent and sharing their issues and their solutions. There’s an intimacy here that allows for that sharing. And the sharing of materials after the conference helps to create a forum. It encourages us to link with each other to continue the conversation that started at the conference. The conference is a good mix of professionals: operational, C-suite, board level. Because the reality is that we deal with all these levels.
Tracie Oden, AVP of Operations, LifeBridge Health
I’ve loved the lab sessions so far. I go to a lot of diversity conferences, workshops, and trainings, and this is the only one where the cohort is small enough where we can really dive in on specific questions on both the strategy level and the tactical level of the work that we do. That’s not something you often get to do. Most of our teachers at these sessions are practitioners, so we can really drill into specificities on what they do in their own companies. I find that aspect especially useful. I think, long term, I will definitely stay in touch with these folks, in my Lab cohort. The instructors and facilitators—I’m planning on staying in touch with them for sure. When we found out about my company’s membership with The Conference Board, suddenly there were all these resources on diversity that were really useful to us.
Ruhan Devanesan, Manager, Global Diversity & Inclusion, Symantec
What I found most helpful was the coaching. They had a leader−coach that they paired you with to help you work on your project. [My coach] had a lot of global experience…and my focus is on global diversity. Having someone else who had that background and some history that I could draw on—I found that the most helpful.
Evelyn Dixon, Lead Diversity Consultant, AT&T
Yes, I would say that TCB has provided an opportunity for new leaders in D&I function to come together to share ideas, strategy, etc. Good job!
Subarna Malakar, Ahold
The Academy has helped to broaden my perspectives in leverage ERGs in a deeper way for business impact.
Beverly Davis, Shaw Industries
The Academy is a great blend of expert testimonials and advice, networking with D&I colleagues in other organizations, and practical ideas that I can take back and implement in my company.
Betsy Kiss, Marriott
The Academy has provided an opportunity to jumpstart my D&I partner network as well as build my knowledge base regarding strategic initiatives and best practices.
Cynthia Williams, Brown-Forman
The Academy was helpful to understanding basic D&I strategy frameworks. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and exchanging ideas with other D&I leaders.
Margaret Brooks, McKinsey
It was thought provoking yet practical information. I have so many ideas that I think I can really apply and have a whole new network of peers that I can work with and learn from. One of the best training sessions I’ve ever been in.
Sandy Ennis, DTE
The Academy gave me a lot of energy and ideas to continue the journey. The participants' trust, exchange and willingness to support each other is great.
Laetitia Tierny, Manager Diversity & Inclusion, Phillip Morris International
I learned how to build my Inclusion, Diversity and Culture Change strategy. I know where I have to start and I learnt what skills I have to develop and how to have success with this project.
Sandra Bianco, Client Manager HR Italy, Cargill
The goal of deepening awareness and understanding of the importance of D&I to our work and to valuing what we individually bring was substantially achieved. Thank you for the time, energy and commitment and open sharing of stories and best practices.
Paula Gildert, Head of Procurement, Clinical Development, and Global Head of D&I, Novartis Business Services
What an enjoyable journey! The highly seasoned faculty provided sound insight, opened the cohorts eyes to blind spots, and created an environment of trust and candor that motivated and energized us. Not only did I gain valuable, easy-to-apply tools to more effectively drive organizational change, I enjoyed an unprecedented networking experience with other high caliber diversity professionals. Likewise, my learning coach, (who I continue to have a close relationship with) challenged me and was a wealth of resources and ideas. I applaud The Conference Board for its vision and unwavering commitment to building a better D&I community. I highly recommend the Boot Camp to any organization seeking to enhance the skillsets of their diversity practitioners.
Cheryl Cofield, Director, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Georgia Institute of Technology
