Book Launch
Meritocracy: How to manage talent for higher profits and happier people
Join us for the virtual launch of Meritocracy, featuring conversations with leaders across business, culture, talent, and organizational performance.
Hear practical ideas, ask questions, and explore how organizations can build stronger outcomes through better talent decisions.
Book giveaways and a few surprises included.
📅 Monday, June 8, 2026
💻 Virtual
🕙 10:00 AM–4:00 PM ET
Join at any time; stay for a session or the full day.
Speaker Schedule
Each conversation brings together a different mix of guests, who share how ideas in Meritocracy connect to their own work. Sessions are spontaneous by design: candid, wide-ranging, and full of genuine insight. Times and speakers are subject to change. Check back for the latest schedule updates.
PAOLO GAUDIANO, Founder, Aleria & Author, Measuring Inclusion
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CYNTHIA OVERTON, Founder, Clear Context Health & Author, Clear Cane Chronicles
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CONSTANTINOS MOUROUZIDES, CFO, IKEA UK & IE
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
BARRY REAVES, VP of DEIJ, The Alliance for Climate Transition
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
NADIA NAGAMOOTOO, Founder & Director, Avenir Consulting
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
TIFFANI WOLBRINCK, Sr. Director, Global Talent, Levi Strauss & Co.
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
BREAK
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
LESLIE SHORT, Founder, The Cavu Group
11:15 PM - 11:45 PM
DR. ERICA TAYLOR, Orthopaedic Surgeon & CEO, Dynamize Health
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
BREAK
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
STELA LUPUSHOR, Chief-Reframer, Reframe.Work
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
BANU OZKAZANC-PAN, Prof. of the Practice of Engineering, Brown University
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
MIKE SEBRING, Chief Transformation Officer, Aleria
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
CHRIS JOHNSON, Global Environmental Social Governance and DEI Lead, SWIFT
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
BREAK
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
ESOSA IGHODARO, Co-founder, Black Women Talk Tech & AcceleratorCON
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM
RAYDA MARQUEZ, Co-Executive Director, Cultural Connections
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM
BREAK
1:45 PM –2:00 PM
SIRI CHILAZI, Senior Researcher, Harvard Kennedy School
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
LAWRENTHIA USHER, Director of Culture, Community & Inclusion, Gusto
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
FRANCESCA CALIGARIS, Chief Marketing Officer, Aleria
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
STEPHAN ERKELENS, Chief Executive Officer, RevHubOC
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
CHRIS JONES, CEO, Spectra Diversity Inc.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
BREAK
3:00 PM –3:15 PM
GRACE LIU, Founder & President, @PTERYX Foundation
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
CAREN ULRICH STACY, Founder & CEO, Diversity Lab
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Wrap Up
3:45 PM –4:00 PM