Lani Phillips is Vice President of Global Partner Solutions, US Channel Sales for Microsoft Corporation. With responsibility for leading the US Channel Sales strategy and execution in the US supporting customers’ digital transformation agenda with our partner ecosystem. Accountable for revenue, profitability, and partner satisfaction across commercial, mid-market, and small business customers.

In addition to leading the channel sales organization, Lani is the executive sponsor for the company’s work to address systemic racial injustice – with efforts targeted at increasing the number of African American and Black representation in the partner ecosystem, driving $1B+ economic growth and generational wealth building opportunities for Black-owned businesses through an industry-leading partner program.

Prior to this role, Lani served as Chief Transformation Officer for Microsoft’s Enterprise Partner Group, where she led the largest global sales transformations in the company’s history. Lani has successfully led numerous teams across the business. She has an extensive record of cultivating high-performance teams and transforming businesses.

She was CRN Power 100 Women of the Channel in 2021 and Top 10 Most Influential Women in the Cloud. In 2020 she received recognition as Executive Impact Award by Linkage and Global Minded Inclusive Leadership Award. Lani also founded the Women Executive Channel Advisory Network (WECAN) focused on empowering and elevating women leaders in the technology industry. WECAN became a non-profit organization, and she is now serving on the non-profit board. She is highly sought after for her unique business perspective.

Over the years, Lani has developed a reputation for being a transformational leader who is committed to empowering people and driving for results. Complementing her work in the technology industry, Lani’s passion for mentoring has grown into a digital platform Modern Mentoring dedicated to bringing together collective voices and sharing key learnings about how to flourish in corporate spaces. Helping her mentees be successful, accomplish their career goals, and push beyond any self-imposed limiting beliefs.

Lani received a Master of Business Administration degree with distinguished honors from the University of Texas at Dallas with a concentration on Global Leadership and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems. As a perpetual student of leadership and an emerging author, Lani is committed to inspiring, educating, and growing leaders

Dr. Ghalib Alhosni is a business-focused professional with over 25 years of experiences in telecommunication industry with ability to provide valuable support in the development and implementation of corporate strategies that help in achieving business results and goals. Dr. Ghalib has expertise in Business Development, HR transformation, Culture transformation, Digital Transformation, restructuring, corporate redesign and managing risk. Dr. Ghalib holds a degree in Corporate Management from Webster University in USA. He is Chair of the board of Oman Society of HRM (OSHRM) and sets at different boards. He is a board member of IFTDO and ASHRM.

Stephen M. R. Covey is cofounder of CoveyLink and the FranklinCovey Speed of Trust Practice. A sought-after and compelling keynote speaker and advisor on trust, leadership, ethics, and collaboration, he speaks to audiences around the world. He is the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust, a groundbreaking and paradigm-shifting book that challenges our age-old assumption that trust is merely a soft, social virtue and instead demonstrates that trust is a hard-edged, economic driver. The Speed of Trust has been translated into 22 languages and has sold over 2 million copies worldwide.

Stephen is also coauthor of the # 1 Amazon bestseller Smart Trust: The Defi ning Skill That Transforms Managers Into Leaders. Stephen asserts that trust has become the new currency of our world, and that having the ability to develop, extend, and restore trust with all stakeholders is the number one competency of leadership needed today. He passionately delivers this message and is dedicated to enabling individuals and organizations to reap the dividends of high trust throughout the world. Audiences and organizations alike resonate with his tangible, practical approach to trust.

Stephen is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his direction, became the largest leadership development company in the world. He personally led the strategy that propelled his father’s book, Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to become one of the two most influential business books of the 20th Century, according to CEO Magazine. A Harvard MBA, Stephen joined Covey Leadership Center as a Client Developer and later became National Sales Manager and then President & CEO.

Under Stephen’s leadership, the company grew rapidly and profitably, achieving Inc. 500 status. As President & CEO, he nearly doubled revenues while increasing profits by 12 times. During that period, both customer and employee trust reached new highs and the company expanded throughout the world into over 40 countries. This greatly increased the value of the brand and company. Within three years of being named CEO, Stephen had increased shareholder value by 67 times in a merger with then FranklinQuest to form FranklinCovey.

Over the years, Stephen has gained considerable respect and influence with executives and leaders of Fortune 500 companies as well as with mid- and small-sized private sector and public sector organizations he’s consulted. Clients recognize his unique perspective on real-world organizational issues based on his practical experience as a former CEO.

Stephen serves on numerous boards, including the Government Leadership Advisory Council, and he has been recognized with the lifetime Achievement Award for “Top Thought Leaders in Trust” from the advocacy group, Trust Across America/Trust Around the World.

Stephen resides with his wife and children in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains.

Marjorie Morrison is the CEO and co-founder of Psych Hub, the world’s largest mental health education platform. A visionary and passionate pioneer in the mental health space, Morrison co-founded Psych Hub with Patrick J. Kennedy to connect people with best-in-class online education for mental health practitioners, allies, and consumers to learn more about some of our Nation’s most vexing mental health challenges. In her current role, Morrison is reimagining behavioral health through intentional and thoughtful design. By leveraging the digital space and combining clinical research with the art of storytelling, her mission is to provide engaging, evidence-based content on mental health that is easily accessible to everyone.

Psych Hub’s fast-growing audience of learners has had over 10 million views on their content, developed over 1000 educational assets, and gained over 800 partners along the way. These committed partners, spanning the range of Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, universities, and non-profits, create not only a powerful distribution network but also share a common belief in the efficacy of Psych Hub’s content.

Prior to launching Psych Hub, Morrison was the founder and CEO of PsychArmor Institute, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, committed to bridging the military-civilian divide by developing, promoting, and distributing free online courses covering a wide range of topics important to those who serve military service members and their families. Under Morrison’s leadership, PsychArmor flourished and is now widely recognized as the trusted and leading expert for “Best-in-Class” resources regarding the understanding of and solutions to complex and unique military veteran issues.

Marjorie’s focus on supporting members of the military and their communities was first developed in the field after she spent years writing and implementing a revolutionary proactive counseling program for the U.S. Marines. This implementation research was utilized to create a groundbreaking solution to approach military mental health care.

Morrison is a CA Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, a CA Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, a PPS-credentialed School Psychologist, and the author of The Inside Battle: Our Military Mental Health Crisis. As a renowned subject matter expert, she has been featured numerous times by national media giants such as BBC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, and NPR, along with being a contributing writer for multiple outlets including TIME, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, and Huffington Post. Morrison has received numerous awards for her advocacy and leadership. She is a native of California who currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee, and is the mother of three adult children: Jacob, Lindsey, and Charlie.

Marjorie is available for media interviews and speaking engagements. Please contact [email protected] with opportunities.

Patti P. Phillips, Ph.D., CEO of ROI Institute is a driving force in the global adoption of the ROI Methodology® and the use of measurement and evaluation to drive organization change. Her work as an educator, researcher, consultant, and coach supports practitioners as they help organizations and communities thrive. Her work spans private sector, public sector, nonprofit, and nongovernmental organizations.

Patti serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and faculty of the UN System Staff College in Turin, Italy; chair of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) People Analytics Board; Principal Research Fellow for The Conference Board; board member of the International Federation for Training and Development Organizations (IFTDO); board chair for the Center for Talent Reporting (CTR); and is an Association for Talent Development (ATD) Certification Institute Fellow.

Patti’s academic accomplishments include a Ph.D. in International Development and a master’s degree in Public and Private Management.

Smiti Bhatt Deorah is the Co-Founder and COO of Advantage Club, a Global Employee Engagement Platform with features like rewards, recognition, community building, and FlexBen on a unified platform. Currently, she oversees various functions, including business development, marketing, customer relations, and content operations.

An alumna of the University of California (UCLA) with a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Smiti has a strong experience in B2B networking/relationships. Before co-founding Advantage Club with Sourabh Deorah, she was part of the first 10 people in the customer engagement and sales team for SQL Azure at Microsoft Redmond.

Smiti envisions Advantage Club disrupting the traditional Employee Engagement and Experience industry. She firmly believes that corporations need to engage with their employees beyond salaries. Under her leadership, Advantage Club has transformed employee engagement in more than 1000 corporates in over 100 countries and has grown into a platform through which employers can engage more meaningfully with their employees.

This year (2022), she has been featured as ‘Woman Leader of the Year’ by BW Businessworld. With her guiding principle of “Every employee should feel the best which would lead them to perform the best”, Smiti has redefined Advantage Club from an HR Tech Start-up to multi-million-dollar venture.

Analytical and strategic Human Resources Director with the ability to spearhead Organsiation transformation to develop and implement all policies, procedures,Regulation and systems and to formulate and originate organizational strategies to identify and build workflows that maximize productivity. Having 17 years of detailed and broad-based expertise in composing and executing strategic plans, and policies, and propelling new standardization initiatives and procedures to improve overall organsiation operations, methodologies, and procedures.

She is committed to strategically leading corperate teams through transformation processes, developing change management policies, and creating greater awareness of the organization’s vision, mission, goals, and values to develop a strong commitment to increased levels of performance. I have developed the following skills and achievements, which will be an asset to your organization:

• Provide leadership, direction, and coaching to enable senior management to assess employee engagement and promotion
• Engage with the CEO to provide critical oversight into the upliftment of programs relating to training and promotion
• Remodel and overhaul organizational structures to establish the implementation of a comprehensive 3-year HR plan
• Mobilize an HR dashboard through the accumulation of data from relevant departmental sources to map future activities
• Overhaul employee welfare, benefits, and recreation services to ensure alignment with company health and safety programs
• Guide and advise senior management on personnel implications of a proposed policy, program, or organizational change
• Streamline organizational planning that evaluates structures, job design, & manpower forecasting throughout the company
• Shape compensation, benefits, and rewards structures pay policies, performance appraisals, & employee benefit programs

Is he is a dedicated professional that has progressed multiple times within my career and holding a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, and a Master of BA in Human Resource Management from Multimedia University, Malaysia.

Raj brings over two decades of global, cross-cultural HR expertise in geographies like Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Russia and Europe, working across diverse industries such as IT/ITES, Engineering, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas and Pharmaceuticals to name a few.

At present he is working as Chief Strategy Officer and Head HR for Advantage Club. AC is a global HR Technology (SaaS) platform catering to employee engagement, financial wellness, benefits, perks, rewards, and early wage access on a single platform to enrich the Employee Experience journey at Moment that matters ! Headquartered at Delaware, Advantage Club has an impressive presence in almost 100+ countries across the globe, catering to 500+ corporates and extends offers exclusively across 10,000+ brands.

In his previous role, Raj was responsible for heading the Global Digital Talent strategy for Concentrix across 40 countries. He also lead the line HR function for 70,000 employees across 13 cities in India and ASEAN countries. Raj was instrumental in expanding the company’s footprint in countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the UAE. Additionally, he pioneered the automation and transformation of the HR function at Concentrix.

For his varied contributions, he is also the proud recipient of six individual industry awards:
 Great People Manager Award – Great Manager Institute and Forbes India (2020)
 TA Pai Young HR Leader Award – People Business and Economic Times (2020)
 Great Manager Award – People Business and Economic Times (2019)
 Times Ascent Asia Pacific HRM Awards – HR Tech Projects of the Year (2019)
 ACEF Asian Awards for excellence in HR – HR Leader of the Year (2018)
 100 Most Influential Tech HR Leaders – Individual Award (2018)

He is a certified M&A Specialist from Aon Hewitt. His formal qualifications PGDM from Symbiosis and further education in Digital Transformation from Columbia Business School, Managerial & Leadership Effectiveness from IIMA and Design Thinking & Innovation from Emeritus, Singapore Known as “TrueTech Reporter” at YouTube, Raj spends his leisure time in reading, video editing and music mixing.

Top Global People leader with a successful track record of over 20 years working with multinational organizations across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. As a seasoned CHRO, Fara has been instrumental in preparing and steering organizations through IPOs, strategic mergers, private equity investments, and reorganizations. Fara has managed board-level HR strategies, shaped cultures for business growth and transformation, and coached senior-level executives.

Her passion is leading large-scale global teams while building cultures that promote women, diversity and inclusion and digital transformation. By leading with motivation and transparency, it is her purpose to help individuals succeed and grow. She also enjoys amplifying employee experiences, revamping compensation elements, and accelerating development. She is presently the Group Chief Human Resources Officer for Aster DM Healthcare driving the culture renovation and bringing the vision to life through the 27,000 people.

She has a BA Degree from Purdue University and has completed the HR Management Professional Development Program at Rice University as well as the HR Executive Suite at Harvard Business School (Executive Education). Fara is a member of Women’s Angel Investor Network (WAIN) which mentors and invests with women entrepreneurs in Middle East startups. She is also certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)