2025
Agenda at a Glance
Check In: 7:30AM – 8:30AM
Welcome (HU): 8:30am – 8:40am
Opening Remarks (Commonwealth): 8:40am – 9:00am
Secretary Neil Weaver
Deputy Secretary Human Resources & Management
Jason Swarthout
Deputy Secretary Human Resources & Management
Keynote: 9:00am – 9:50am
Erica Dean
VP HR and Aaron Mimran, Regional Vice President
Comcast
Break: 9:50am – 10:15am
Session 1: 10:15am – 11:00am
Track 1
Leveraging Technology to Improve Outcomes
HR 2025: Unlocking New Workplace Value with AI
Accenture
Ryan Ona
Wes Wu
Track 2
Building Relationships to be Partners in Success
Building Relationships with Internal and External Partners
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
Jennifer Lench
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Jennifer Lasser
Track 3
Unlocking Your
Potential
6 Steps to Better Listening
Someone To Tell It To
Tom Kaden
Track 4
Leveling Up: Team Member to Leader and Beyond
“How-To” Build Mentorship
HR Influenced
Kristen Evans
McNees, Wallace & Nurick
Shannon McCurdy
(Cannot Adjust Time)
Track 5
Commonwealth Internal Track
FIELD TRIP!
CoPA
Chris Linn
Break: 11:00am – 11:15am
Session 2: 11:15am – Noon
Track 1
Leveraging Technology to Improve Outcomes
Improving Employee Experience with Artificial Intelligence across HR and Talent Management
SAP
Shawn Boyce
Track 2
Building Relationships to be Partners in Success
The Collaboration Compass
KPMG
Chris Shuster
Track 3
Unlocking Your
Potential
Build Your Resilience
OPTUM
Kristen Eccleston
Track 4
Leveling Up: Team Member to Leader and Beyond
Elevate Your Career: The Impact of Professional Certifications
Equinox Benefits Consulting
Krys Conway
(Cannot Adjust Time)
Track 5
Commonwealth Internal Track
Building Collaborative Relationships with the Union: Strategies for Fostering Good Labor-Management Relations
CoPA
Benjamin LeClair Michael Howard
Lunch: Noon – 1:00pm
Session 3: 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Track 1
Leveraging Technology to Improve Outcomes
From Possibility to Action: Harnessing AI to Activate Human-Centered Solutions
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Lucy Melvin
Sarah Smith
Track 2
Building Relationships to be Partners in Success
Fearless Feedback: HR’s Role in Transforming Workplace Communication
Western Land Services
Lauren Rozell
Track 3
Unlocking Your
Potential
Hitting the High Notes: 10 Essential Skills for Human Flourishing and Unlocking Your Full Potential
Dr. Joe Zagerman
Harrisburg University
Track 4
Leveling Up: Team Member to Leader and Beyond
Finding Your North Star in Competing Priorities
STEM-UP Network
Bilita “Bili” Mattes
Track 5
Commonwealth Internal Track
Employee Resource Center – Your Search Stops Here
CoPA
Renee Brtalik
Jamie Kopko
Break: 1:45pm – 2:00pm
Session 4: 2:00pm – 2:45pm
Track 1
Leveraging Technology to Improve Outcomes
ServiceNow?
Track 2
Building Relationships to be Partners in Success
Stand Out and Get Noticed
Rebekah Harriger
Emily Lupi
Harrisburg University
Track 3
Unlocking Your
Potential
From Vision to Reality: A Hands-On Goal-Setting Workshop
Patricia Mooneyham
Harrisburg University
Track 4
Leveling Up: Team Member to Leader and Beyond
Mindset Mastery: A Guide to Unstoppable Thinking
Bossy Girl Leadership, LLC
Kristal Markle-Temons
Track 5
Commonwealth Internal Track
Time-to-Hire – Past, Present, and Future
CoPA
Miranda Martin
Debbie Laughman
Break: 2:45pm – 3:00pm
End Note: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Human-Centric Leadership in a Tech-Enabled World: Using Deloitte’s 2025 Human Capital Trends to Navigate the Future
Jason Swarthout
Deputy Secretary Human Resources & Management
Erica Dean
VP HR and Aaron Mimran, Regional Vice President
Comcast
Ryan Ona
Accenture
Wes Wu
Accenture