Emmy Award winning sportscaster Dana Larson has worked in the Dallas/Fort Worth market since 2002. She anchors nightly pregame and postgame shows for the region’s professional sports teams, including the Dallas Mavericks and the Texas Rangers. She covered the Mavericks 2011 Championship season, Dirk Nowitzki’s Hall of Fame career and the Rangers back-to-back trips to …
A4I Speakers 2023
Clare Giffin-Pascoe is a Managing Director in the Global Technology Division at Bank of America where she is the Head of Enterprise Risk & Finance Technology, responsible for the delivery of technology services to the Global Risk and CFO organizations. Prior to this she was the Senior Portfolio Management Executive for GBAMT/ERFT. She is a …
Francesca Profeta, Research Analyst, Staffing Industry Analysts Francesca Profeta joined Staffing Industry Analysts in January 2011. She was initially part of the European team in an Operations Development role covering many areas, from member services to marketing and international research. In 2020, she became fully integrated into the Research Team, where she is now a …
Aniela Unguresan, Founder of Edge Certified Foundation, Founder & CEO of Edge Strategy Aniela Unguresan is the Founder of EDGE Certified Foundation which is the guardian of world’s leading assessment methodology and independent certification for workplace gender and intersectional equity. Prior to founding EDGE in 2009, Aniela acquired extensive professional experience as a management consultant …
Joanie Bily, Incoming Chair, American Staffing Association Joanie Bily is recognized as a prominent authority on labor market data, workplace trends, and expert career advice. She is a frequent keynote speaker and appears regularly on national broadcast networks and major publications. She has a passion for helping others achieve their personal and professional aspirations and …
Marissa Peters, Process Improvement, Operational Risk & Controls Management Executive, USAA Marissa Z. Peters is an operational excellence expert who currently is the Assistant Vice President for Process Excellence for USAA Property and Casualty. With over 15 years of program, process, and risk management experience, she is known for maximizing results and has a knack …
Annalisa Esposito Bluhm, Vice President, CEO and Leadership Communications, Northrop Grumman An award-winning global communications leader with more than 20 years of experience across multiple sectors including technology, finance, automotive, and non-profit, Ms. Bluhm leverages her deep understanding of business strategy and human behavior to shape corporate reputation. Annalisa Esposito Bluhm currently serves as Vice …
Dr. Okeke is a Kaizen-Spirited Healthcare/Business Executive with 20+ years’ multidisciplinary experience in healthcare transformation and building payer-provider relationships to improve and better integrate patient-centered care delivery, health systems operations and community services. Her expertise in healthcare (spanning clinical to business to health IT), brings a unique 360֯-value-add perspective. Currently, through her firm based is …
Alexis leads AT&T’s Supplier Diversity and Sustainability organization within Wireline Transformation & Supply Chain. In this role, Alexis oversees AT&T’s $13B+ Supplier Diversity program, as well as leadership over our supplier Sustainability transformation program. Her key responsibilities include continued guidance and direction of AT&T’s efforts to empower the economic success of diverse suppliers while driving …
Fern Johnson is the CTO & Vice President, Infrastructure and Operations, at PepsiCo. In addition to her work within the IT organization, Fern has been an active participant and champion of PepsiCo’s Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement initiatives. Her efforts in this area have led to best practices and programs in Diversity which have effected positive …