Keynote SpeakerS

Opening Keynote:
China Miner Gorman

Chief Global Engagement Officer
Society for Human Resource Management

"The Future of HR: What's Next for the Profession?"

As SHRM’s Chief Global Engagement Officer, China Gorman provides executive leadership to our Member Services, Professional and Business Development, Global Marketing, Professional Knowledge, Publishing/New Media, External Affairs, and Global Marketing Divisions – those divisions providing the exceptional service and value on which our members rely.

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Dinner Keynote:
Mary Ann Peters

Ambassador (ret.)
Provost, Naval War College

Ambassador Peters became the fourth Provost of the Naval War College on 18 September 2008. Previously, she held the position of Dean of Academics of the College of International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch – Partenkirchen, Germany. Prior to becoming the Dean of the College, Ambassador Peters served as Associate Director for International Liaison at the Marshall Center.

Before joining the Marshall Center in 2003, Ambassador Peters spent more than 30 years as a career diplomat with the U.S. Department of State.  From 2000 to 2003 Ambassador Peters served as the U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, leading the Mission’s efforts in support of the war on terrorism and other key U.S. foreign policy goals.

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Luncheon Keynote:
Scott Cawood

"The ROPI Effect - (Return on People Investment)"

Scott Cawood, Ph.D., SPHR is a workplace strategist that helps companies accelerate their growth by creating an effective, productive, and unique organizational culture. Scott works with leaders interested in building and sustaining a business that is profit centered, yet people-focused which enables organizations to create a competitive advantage through their culture.
Formerly, Scott was a vice president for the Great Place to Work Institute, which selects and ranks the “100 Best Companies to Work for in America' which appears annually in Fortune magazine. As a leader in researching and consulting on issues in the workplace, Scott selects the best places to work for over 35 programs in the US States and Canada. 

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