2025 Speakers

Featured Speaker

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP

JOHNNY C. TAYLOR, JR., SHRM-SCP

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., is President and Chief Executive Officer of SHRM. Recently named one of the “300 Most Influential Executives in Corporate America” by Savoy Magazine, Mr. Taylor’s career spans more than 20 years as a lawyer and an executive, serving at IAC, Paramount Pictures, Blockbuster Entertainment Group, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, among other organizations. He is a member of the United Way Worldwide Board of Trustees and serves on the corporate boards of XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO), Flores & Associates, and Guild Education. He previously served on the White House American Workforce Policy Advisory Board and as chairman of the President's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Mr. Taylor writes a weekly column in USA Today and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources and a SHRM Senior Certified Professional.

panelists & Moderators

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    Ariana Aboulafia

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    Brandon Andrews

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    Luke Apicella

    Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Private Equity North America

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    Bryan Bashin

    Vice Chair, Be My Eyes 

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  • Nicole Bergstrom headshot

    Nicole Bergstrom

    Director of Accessibility, Cisco

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  • Nathan Bomey headshot

    Nathan Bomey

    National Business Reporter, Axios

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  • Tyler Blickhan headshot

    Tyler Blickhan

    Associate Director of Investments, Ascension Investment Management

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  • Keely Cat-Wells headshot

    Keely Cat-Wells

    Chief Executive Officer, Making Space

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  • Michelle Cho headshot

    Michelle Cho

    Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Gladeo

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  • Donald Clark headshot

    Donald Clark

    Policy and Innovation Program Development Specialist, DC Department on Disability Services (DDS)

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  • Henry Claypool headshot

    Henry Claypool

    Consultant, American Association of People with Disabilities

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  • Byran Dai headshot

    Byran Dai

    Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Daivergent

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  • Charlotte Dale's headshot - a white woman with long brown hair is wearing a black sweater and smiling.

    Charlotte Dales

    Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Inclusively

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  • Thomas Dawson Headshot

    Thomas Dawson

    President, Strada Collaborative

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  • Thibault Duchemin headshot

    Thibault Duchemin

    Chief Executive Officer, Ava

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  • Mary Fernandez-Arias headshot

    Mary Fernandez-Arias

    Global Engagement Lead: Accessibility, Cisco

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  • Preston Fore headshot

    Preston Fore

    Reporter, Fortune

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  • Charles Hammerman headshot

    Charles Hammerman

    President and Chief Executive Officer, Disability Opportunity Fund

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    Isabelle C. Hau

    Executive Director, Stanford Accelerator for Learning

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  • Lindsay Jones headshot

    Lindsay Jones

    Chief Executive Officer, CAST

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  • Peter Kant headshot

    Peter Kant

    Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Enabled Intelligence

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  • Jonathan Kaufman headshot

    Jonathan Kaufman

    President, Kaufman Consulting

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  • Regina "Gina" Kline headshot

    Regina "Gina" Kline

    Founder and Managing Partner of Enable Ventures & Founder and Chair of SmartJob

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  • Christina Mallon headshot

    Christina Mallon

    Inclusive Designer focusing on Ethical AI & Digital Products, Microsoft

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  • Diego Mariscal headshot

    Diego Mariscal

    Founder, CEO and Chief Disabled Officer, 2Gether-International

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  • Fred Moltz headshot

    Fred Moltz

    Chief Accessibility Officer, Verizon

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  • Dhaval Patel headshot

    Dhaval Patel

    Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Lotus

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    Jeremiah Robison

    Founder and Chief Executive Officer, CIONIC

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  • Ommeed Sathe headshot

    Ommeed Sathe

    Managing Director, Global Strategy & Capital Allocation, Liberty Mutual Investments

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    Alan Schwarz

    Assistant Managing Editor, Forbes Media

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  • Darren Webb headshot

    Darren Webb

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    Delbert Whetter

    Producer and Film Executive

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  • Jevon Whetter headshot

    Jevon Whetter

    Filmmaker, Producer, Writer, Educator, Disability Inclusion Advocate

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