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Preconsortium Workshops

Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025

Time

Workshops & Speakers

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Introduction to Explanatory Statistics and Modeling using R:
Keith McNulty, McKinsey & Company

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Storytelling with Data:
Nicole Lettich & Kenneth White

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Driving People Analytics ROI: Breaking Silos, Boosting Value:
Alexis Fink & Madhura Chakrabarti, People Analytics Success

Session Schedule

Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025

Time

Sessions & Speakers

1:00 - 1:15 p.m.

Welcome and Introduction

1:15 - 1:45 p.m.

Opening Keynote: Alexis Fink

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

Bridging Theory and Application in People Analytics

  • Connecting Research and Practice in People Analytics: A Stakeholder Approach:
    Fred Oswald, Rice University
  • Building Better Lay Theories Using People Analytics:
    Sekou Bermiss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2:45 - 3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Bridging Data and Real-world Application

  • Criticality of Small Data in a World of Big Data: Considerations for Application of Insights into Real-world Contexts:
    Gloria Park, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
  • From Data to Decision: Transforming Analytics into Action Through AI-Enhanced Communication:
    Rob Stilson, HP, Inc.

4:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Break

4:15 - 5:45 p.m.

Workplace Culture and Employee Voice

  • The Synergy of Listening and Analytics: How to Transform Employee Voice into Organizational Intelligence:
    Craig Starbuck, Chime
  • Transforming Culture:
    Janxin Leu, KKR
  • Innovating in Uncertain and Resource-Constrained Environments:
    David Meza, NASA

5:45 - 6:00 p.m.

Closing and Reflection

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Evening Reception

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Optional Networking Dinners

Friday, Oct. 24, 2025

Time

Sessions & Speakers

7:45 - 8:00 a.m.

Opening

8:00 - 9:30 a.m.

Generative AI and the Evolving Workplace

  • Generative AI at Work: Building Readiness and Systems for Strategic Impact:
    Evan Sinar, Amazon
  • GenAI Adoption: Improving the Speed and Depth of Analytic Insights:
    Pat Caputo, Meta
  • Employee AI Adoption and Connections to Thriving and Productivity:
    Jon Peterson, Microsoft

9:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Break

9:45 - 11:15 a.m.

Cross-Sector and Industry Perspectives on Analytics Use (Part 1)

  • Interdisciplinarity in People Analytics: Finding Common Languages:
    Richard Landers, University of Minnesota
  • Market, Mental, and Mathematical Models: The Interplay of Economics, Psychology, and Mathematics in People Analytics:
    Amit Mohindra, People Analytics Success & Alexis Fink
  • Customer Experience (CX) in Public Sector:
    Speaker TBA

11:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Break

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Cross-Sector and Industry Perspectives on Analytics Use (Part 2)

  • What Can We Learn from the Integration of Analytics in Nonprofit, Government, and Private Sectors:
    Kristin Saboe, Google
  • Grounding Nonprofit Services in Data:
    Speaker TBA

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Data Integrity, Governance, and Visualization

3:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

Using People Analytics to Drive Business Outcomes

  • Driving Business Outcomes through People Analytics:
    Emma Crockett, Atlassian
  • Leveraging Workforce Analytics to Drive Global Competitive Advantage in MNCs:
    Mark Huselid, Northeastern University

4:15 - 4:30 p.m.

Final Closing