2025 Sponsors’ Meeting

2025 Presentations

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In-Person Sponsors’ Meeting

September 9-10, 2025
Portofino Hotel, Redondo Beach, CA

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CEO Updates & Core Initiatives

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The Effective Organization

  • Michael Beer, Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration (Emeritus), Harvard Business School

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The Effective Organization: Lessons from the Field Panel Discussion

  • Moderator: Alec Levenson, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations
  • Presenters:
    Bernard Bedon, SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Levi Strauss & Co.
    Susan Kelliher, Board Member, Compensation Committee Chair and CHRO Formerly The Chemours Company
    Nerissa Morris, Chief People, Culture + External Relations Officer, Barton Malow Holdings

Connecting HR to Organizational Effectiveness: Leadership Platforms for Impact

  • John Boudreau, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations Professor Emeritus, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
  • Pete Ramstad, Strategy and Organizational Consultant, PMR Associates, LLC

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Synergizing Functions for Organizational Effectiveness Panel Discussion

  • Moderator: Sharna Wiblen, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations
  • Presenters:
    Janet Sherlock, Former Chief Digital Officer, Ralph Lauren (the view from IT)
    Kim Jones, Managing Director, Talent Strategy and People Experience PwC (the view from HR)
    Alexis Fink, Senior Research Scientist, Former VP, People Analytics & Workforce Strategy, Meta

A session with the Enterprise Effectiveness Network (EEN)

  • Alec Levenson, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations
  • Jennifer Deal, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations
  • Sharna Wiblen, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations