OD the Heart of Change:
Inspirational Keynotes
Gary Muszynski
Founder of Orchestrating Excellence™
Gary Muszynski is the founder of Orchestrating Excellence™ who has pioneered the use of music and performing arts as experiential learning tools for leadership development, impacting over 100,000 professionals across four continents over 27 years.
Juanita Brown
Cofounder, World Café
Juanita Brown co-founded the World Café, a conversational process that uses dialogue and collective intelligence to help organizations shift from top-down decision-making to participatory, inclusive approaches, inspiring a global movement in conversational leadership.
Carol Gorelick
Faculty, BGSU
Driven by a passion for learning and connecting, Carol enters a group’s dynamic as a partner with the intent to guide them to a more successful, sustainable, and ethical culture through collaborative change and group development. She is living her calling: using every encounter as an opportunity for partnership, so all can grow with rigor, relevance and impact.
Bob Stilger, PhD
Founder of New Stories, Author, Community Resilience & Systems Change Leader
Bob Stilger founded New Stories in 2000, focusing on creating narratives for social and environmental justice. With a PhD in Learning and Change from CIIS and 25 years co-founding Northwest Regional Facilitators, he’s worked globally building resilient communities. He co-led Berkana Institute, introduced Art of Hosting to Japan, and authored “AfterNow” on community transformation.
Zanette Johnson, PhD
Co-Director of New Stories, Learning Scientist & Embodied Leadership Guide
Zanette combines expertise as a learning scientist, neuroscientist, dancer, and dharma practitioner to design transformative experiences from joy. Through two decades working with Indigenous learning communities, she activates teams and leaders in co-creating sustainable habits that turn visionary aspirations into reality, focusing on embodiment, values alignment, and regenerative relationship patterns.
Edward Beltran
CEO of Fierce Inc.
Edward Beltran is the CEO of Fierce Inc. who brings a data-driven approach from his finance background at Arthur Andersen and PwC to transform workplace culture through effective communication, launching the Pulse app and authoring Fierce Resilience to help leaders build psychologically safe, high-performing environments.
Peter Block
Renowned Author, Consultant, and Speaker
Peter Block is a renowned author and consultant whose seminal work Flawless Consulting has become a foundational text in organization development, emphasizing authentic relationships, mutual accountability, and empowering individuals to take ownership while fostering trust and collaboration in organizational change.
Margaret Wheatley
Cofounder and President, The Berkana Institute
Margaret Wheatley is a pioneering author and consultant who revolutionized organization development by integrating systems thinking and quantum science into leadership practices through her influential book Leadership and the New Science, co-founding The Berkana Institute to support life-affirming organizational practices that emphasize relationships, community, and thriving amidst complexity.
Frederick Miller
CEO, The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc.
Frederick Miller is the CEO of The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc., the oldest organization development firm founded in 1970 that pioneered inclusion as a core organizational concept, and he is an OD Network Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and diversity pioneer who has co-authored five books and served on numerous boards including ATD, OD Network, and Ben & Jerry’s.
Judith Katz
Thought Leader, Renowned Author, and Consultant
Judith Katz is a pioneering thought leader in organization development with over 40 years of groundbreaking work in inclusion and strategic change, having authored six influential books, introduced the Inclusion as the HOW® framework, and earned ODN’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her transformational work with global organizations.
Ewa Kacewicz
OD and Operating Model Strategist, Microsoft
Ewa Kacewicz is an organizational development and operating model strategist at Microsoft with a PhD in social and organizational psychology, consulting experience at Bain, Oracle, and Dell, and expertise in AI operating model maturity, enterprise transformation, and workforce design through a systems-thinking approach that bridges strategy, culture, and human behavior.
Amy Kates
Author and Advisor to Business Leaders
Amy Kates is a globally recognized advisor to business leaders on modern operating models, co-author of six foundational organization design books, co-founder of Kates Kesler Organization Consulting (acquired by Accenture in 2020), and currently focuses on speaking, teaching, and writing while serving on various advisory boards.
David Cooperrider
OD Pioneer, Teacher, Writer
David Cooperrider is a Professor at Case Western Reserve University. Cooperrider is best known as the co-creator and creative thought leader of Appreciative Inquiry (AI). His founding work with AI is creating a positive revolution in the leadership of change; it is helping institutions all over the world discover the power of the strength-based approaches to multi-stakeholder innovation and collaborative design.
Omar Morales
Global Head of Organization Development
With nearly 20 years of global experience across HR Business Partnership, Organization Development, and Talent Management, Omar Morales has led people and organizational strategies at the intersection of business growth and human capability, spanning Fortune 50 companies in CPG, Media & Entertainment, and Technology.
Dr. Jasmine Kirby, PhD
Organizational Psychologist, Leadership & Project Strategy Expert
Jasmine H. Kirby, PhD, is an organizational psychologist and project success strategist with over 20 years of experience helping global organizations lead change, grow talent, and deliver meaningful results. Her research on project manager competencies and personality traits has influenced leadership development across industries. A champion of inclusive leadership and career mobility, Jasmine blends insight, expertise, and purpose to equip the next generation of leaders.
Cara Wilson
Designed Learning
Cara Wilson joined Designed Learning in 2023 with 20 years experience in healthcare and technology doing Organizational and Leadership Development and Coaching across three continents. ICF-certified and trained in Leadership Circle and Hogan Assessments, she coached physician leaders at Cleveland Clinic, engineering leaders at Tableau Software, and executives at Salesforce before starting her consulting practice.
Bob Stiller
Founder, Keurig Green Mountain
Bob Stiller transformed Green Mountain Coffee Roasters from a Vermont ski town coffee shop into a billion-dollar company and Keurig Green Mountain, revolutionizing American coffee consumption. His success stems from putting people first and using Appreciative Inquiry as his key management practice, transforming stakeholders from coffee tree to boardroom.
Julie Reiter
Vice President, Human Resources and Sustainable Development
The Clarke Group, Inc.
Julie is a seasoned leader passionate about cultivating vibrant company cultures at Clarke. She drives sustainability initiatives and workplace flourishing through accountability to sustainability goals, spearheading Project Greater Purpose to embed sustainability into company DNA, and facilitating Appreciative Inquiry summits. Her post-summit integration process creates enduring outcomes, reinforcing collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Cheri Warren
Inspirational Leader
Cheri Warren is an inspirational leader passionate about people, results, and sustainable change. With extensive energy sector experience including IEEE Board leadership and senior executive roles at National Grid US as Chief Innovation Officer, she catalyzed large Appreciative Inquiry Summits for next-generation smart grid development. She’s also a photographer-artist illuminating world-changing stories.
Rachana Bhide
Live Audience Broadcaster & Emcee,
formerly Bloomberg Live and Bloomberg Radio London
Rachana Bhide, our Keynote Panel moderator, is a live audience broadcaster and emcee, formerly with Bloomberg Live and Bloomberg Radio London. She has extensive experience moderating conferences for 4,000+ guests and recently moderated the Fast Company Innovation Festival, helping launch Bob Stiller’s book “Better and Better: Creating a Culture of Purpose, Excellence, and Transformative Human Engagement.”
Angela Powell
Founder and CEO, Imago, LLC
Planning With People in Mind: Strategy as Culture Work
Kelly Capra
HR Leader & Executive Coach, Two Seas Consulting & Coaching, Inc.
What Got You Here Won’t Let You Go: Why Do We Struggle to Change—Individually and Organizationally?
Moe Carrick
CEO / Founder, Moementum, Inc.
Beyond Broken Systems: The “Monthly Meet-Up” as OD Practice for Creating Effective, Healthy Organizations
John Sim
Operations Sergeant Major, Utah National Guard
Prospective Sensemaking at the Heart of Change: How Talking About the Future Builds Connection and Innovation
Julia Monaghan
Founder & Principal, People Centered Change
Meeting the Moment: Building People-Centered Cultures for Social Sector Resilience
Robert Crosby
ODN Lifetime Achievement Award Winner (Retired), Crosby & Associates
Spokane’s Riverfront Park: A Citizen Engagement and OD Case Study
Gilmore Crosby
President, Crosby & Associates
Spokane’s Riverfront Park: A Citizen Engagement and OD Case Study
Mark Lester
Doctoral student, Doctor of Aviation Business Administration,
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Unlocking the Future: Using the Action Research Model to Overcome Community Resistance for Sustainable Spaceport Development
Sohel M. Imroz
Associate Professor of HR, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Unlocking the Future: Using the Action Research Model to Overcome Community Resistance for Sustainable Spaceport Development
Janet Livingstone
Executive & Team Coach, Facilitator, JanetsPlanet
IFS Coaching for Teams: Approaching Team and Self from the Inside Out
Kimberly Harr
Executive Coach, Consultant & Facilitator, Starr Leadership Group
From Ordinary to Extraordinary: A Case Study Using the Extraordinary Teams Inventory
Kelly King
Embodied Joy Strategist, CEO, The Movement Movement
Moving Dialogues: An Embodied Practices Workshop
Andrea Seitz
Director & Consultant, Culture Transformation & Employee Experience (formerly of Amazon / Premera Blue Cross)
Accelerating Culture from Within: Activating Champions and Networks with Data-Driven Employee Enablement
Gisela Wendling
CEO, The Grove Consultants International
The Change Maker’s Spindle: Navigating Human-Centered Transformation with the Liminal Pathways Change Framework™
Kristal Roberts
Founder and CEO, Pinnacle Coaching and Consulting
The Power of Hope: Fueling Organizational Change from Within
Tatjana Ilic-Bajas
Founder & Consulting Principal, IB Talent Strategies Inc.
Fast-Tracking Connection and Growth: A Dynamic Speed Mentoring Experience for OD Professionals
Dennis Gallagher
Independent OD Consultant
Fast-Tracking Connection and Growth: A Dynamic Speed Mentoring Experience for OD Professionals
Sean Mahar
Owner, Sean E. Mahar & Associates, LLC
Fast-Tracking Connection and Growth: A Dynamic Speed Mentoring Experience for OD Professionals
Tricia Rhine
Senior Organizational Partner, Port of Seattle Rogers
The Power of Hope: Fueling Organizational Change from Within
R. Karl Hebenstreit
Founder & CEO, Executive Coach, Perform & Function
To Persevere or Pivot? Resilience Best Practices for All
Tonya Jackman Hampton, EdD
CEO, Chief OD Advisor and Executive Coach, Sequel Consulting Group
The Importance of Pre-Employment Physical Assessment, Impact of Physical Fitness on Job Performance and Emotions
Nancy Tavares, MHRM, CHRL
Vice President and Head of People and Culture, Paladin Security Group, Ltd.
The Importance of Pre-Employment Physical Assessment, Impact of Physical Fitness on Job Performance and Emotions
Lisa Sutter
Associate Director of Organizational Excellence, Lastinger Center for Learning, University of Florida
Balancing Growth and Excellence: A Case Study in Organizational Transformation
Tim Mosunich
Organizational & Associate Development Manager
Balancing Growth and Excellence: A Case Study in Organizational Transformation
Kathleen O’Neill
Organizational Leadership Practitioner, Center for Creative Leadership
Collective Sense-Making and Leadership Team Alignment in Times of Chaos and Uncertainty
Robert Sicora
OD Consultant, SCI
Beyond Success: Axiology and the Helm of Human-Centered Organizational Transformation
Samantha Baltadonis
Strategic Advisor, Author, Leadership & Transformation Coach, Strive Solutions, Gonzaga University, Former Amazon
The Heart of Change: Translating Energy into Impact with Quantum Strategy™
Jack Phillips
Chairman, ROI Institute
Proving the Value of Organization Development
Amber Peterson
Consultant and Speaker, The Amber Edge
Future Search: Using the Wisdom of the Whole System
Anton Shufutinsky
Professor and Founding Director of the PhD Program in OD and Change, Sacred Heart University
YODEL: Young OD Earthshot Leaders for a Better World
Michael Welp
Founder, Full Partner Leadership & WMFDP
Designing Leadership that Sticks, Scales, & Sustains
Mark Williams
Designing Leadership that Sticks, Scales, & Sustains
Misty Janks
Organizational Psychologist & CEO, Chapman Foundation for Caring Communities
Leading In an Ever-Changing World
Aparna Dubey
Business Transformation & India–US Strategy Consultant
Interconnected by Nature: A Forest-Inspired View of Systems
Neelacantan. B
Creative L&D and OD Practitioner
Interconnected by Nature: A Forest-Inspired View of Systems
Gabby Assis
Principal Consultant – HR/OD/Leadership, Performance with Boundaries
From Fragmentation to Integration: A Systems Approach to Solving Turnover
Tatyana Fittipaldi
Global Leadership Talent Development Strategist,
Coaching Expatriates
The Story-Driven Organization: A Human-Centered Approach on How to Inspire, Align, and Drive Action in Your Organization
Dr. Cardina Esparza
Owner and Principal Consultant,
Esparza Consulting LLC
Transcultural Leadership Strategies For Today’s Organization
Co-Presenter:
Dr. Ayana Shakir,
Shakir Consulting Services, LLC
Dr. Denise Johnson
CEO, bbAllen Consulting Group LLC
Transcultural Leadership Strategies For Today’s Organization
Dr. Lolita Tuopay-Jones
Ed.D, MBA,CPPM,
Organization Development and Change
Transcultural Leadership Strategies For Today’s Organization
Dr. Danielle Henry
Great Dane 921 Consulting
Cultural Intelligence for an Inclusive Workspace: Enhancing Performance Through Understanding
Dr. Casey DeBruyn
I-O Psychologist & Organizational Transformation Leader
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