Past ETMF Events

2024 AI: Navigating Challenges and Embracing Oppurtunities

Academia Keynote:  Dr. Vlad Vaiman, Associate Dean and Professor, School of Management, California Lutheran University

Industry Keynote: Aaron Anderson, President, Brandes Associates, Inc.

Panelists:​​​

•  Chris Meissner, President, Meissner Corporation (USA)
•  Andrew Powers, City Manager, The City of Thousand Oaks
•  Shafia Hayek, VP of HR & Admin Technology, PennyMac Loan Services
•  Susan Lundeen, Chief People Officer, Allogene Therapeutics (moderator)

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2023 The Role of AI in Talent Management

Academia Keynote:  Dr. Vlad Vaiman, Associate Dean and Professor, School of Management, California Lutheran University

Industry Keynote: Louis William, VP Talent Acquistion, City of Hope

Panelists:​​

•  Genevieve Findlay, CHRO, HRL Laboratories LLC  
•  Jeff Stepler, VP Talent Selection and Engagement, The Cheesecake Factory  
•  Dr. Paul Witman, Information Technology Management School of Management  California Lutheran University

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2022 The Great Resignation

Academia Keynote: Dr. Vlad Vaiman, Associate Dean and Professor, School of Management, California Lutheran University

Industry Keynote: Kristin Fischer, Executive Director & Global Lead, Talent Acquisition, Amgen

Panelists:

•  Susie Lundeen, Chief People Officer, Allogene
•  Kevin Elms, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Dole
•  Judith Sanchez, Chief Marketing Officer & General Manager, JAFRA
•  Darren M. Kettle, Chief Executive Officer, Metrolink

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2021 The Rise of Fluid Work

Academia Keynote: Dr. Vlad Vaiman, Associate Dean and Professor, School of Management, California Lutheran University

Industry Keynote: Rhonda Vetere, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Herbalife Nutrition

Panelists:

•  Tracy Perez, Regional Director, Manpower
•  Kelly Kimball, Executive Chairman, Vitu
•  Kristen Upton, Director, Global Marketing Development, Utsuka Pharmaceutical
•  Aaron Holzer, Director, Talent Management, Raytheon Intelligence & Space
•  Primo Custodio, Vice President, Human Resources, Operations and Technical Services (ret.), NBC Universal (moderator)

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2020 Talent Management: Automation and Employment

Academia Keynote: Dr. Vlad Vaiman, Associate Dean and Professor, School of Management, California Lutheran University

Industry Keynote: Peter Zierhut, Vice President, Outside Operations, Haas Automation, Inc.

Panelists:

•  Amie Kraus, Vice President, Atara Biotherapeutics
•  Stef Murray, Chief Diversity Officer and VP, HR, Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.
•  Mark Ronk, Head of Talent and Leadership Development, The Cheesecake Factory
•  Michael Soules, President, Corwin
•  Drew West, General Manager, Academic Partnerships, The Trade Desk

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2019 Talent Management: For many or a select few?

Academia Keynote: Dr. Vlad Vaiman, Associate Dean and Professor, School of Management, California Lutheran University

Industry Keynote: Deanna Ball, PhD, Head of Global Organizational Effectiveness, Medtronic

Panelists:

•  Deanna Ball, Head of Global Organizational Effectiveness, Medtronic
•  Sharon Faltemier, Senior VP, HR at Semtech
•  Kate Johnson, President, Grace Camp Consulting, LLC.
•  Glenn Llopis, Chairman, Glenn Llopis Group
•  Nick Shauer, Managing Director of Human Resources, Penny Mac (moderator)

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2018 Identifying and Retaining Talented and High-Potential Employees

Academia Keynote: Dr. Vlad Vaiman, Associate Dean and Professor, School of Management, California Lutheran University

Industry Keynote: Jeff Higgins, Founder & CEO, Human Capital Management Institute

Panelists:

•  Jeannie Finkel, Senior HR Executive, Cydcor
•  Stacey Gordon, Diversity & Inclusion Strategist, Rework Work#
•  Kevin Poff, Principal & Career Business Leader, Mercer
•  Stuart Tross, Chief People & Workplace Officer, MannKind Corporation
•  Nick Shauer, Managing Director of Human Resources, Penny Mac (moderator)

2017 Leveraging Organizational Culture to Attract & Retain Top Talent

Academia Keynote: Dr. Vlad Vaiman, Associate Dean and Professor, School of Management, California Lutheran University

Industry Keynote: Dina Barmasse-Gray, Chief Human Resource Officer, The Cheesecake Factory

Panelists:

•  Bob Bushnell, Group VP, Strategy & Business Development, L3 Technologies
•  Jim Cathcart, Director of HR, Four Seasons Westlake Village
•  Brick Conners, CEO, Pharos Leadership
•  Doreen Hackey, CLO and Executive Coach, E-Suite Consulting
•  Marilyn Monahan, Owner, Monahan Law Office (moderator)

2016 Engaging, Developing, and Retaining Millennials

Academia Keynote: Dr. Vlad Vaiman, Associate Dean and Professor, School of Management, California Lutheran University

Industry Keynote: Nick Shauer, Managing Director of Human Resources, Penny Mac

Panelists:

•  Joe Bosch, Chief HR Officer, DirectTV, ret. 2016
•  Kety Duron, Chief HR & Diversity Officer, City of Hope
•  Kim Congdon, Chief People Officer, Fullscreen
•  Primo Custodio, Vice President HR, NBC Universal, ret. 2016