Tom Rath and Google, Intel Executives Join Growing List of Speakers for 2020 Conference

Only five months remain until the i4cp 2020 Next Practices Now Conference , the #1-ranked conference for senior HR leaders, brings together over 400 senior human capital executives for three days of focus on cutting-edge HR approaches and high-level networking. Already boasting a speaker list of top executives, i4cp is pleased to announce the addition of three more breakout speakers.

Tom Rath, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and Gallup Senior Scientist
Described by business leaders and the media as one of the greatest thinkers of his generation, Tom Rath is well studied in the roles of human behavior in business, health and well-being. Through his extensive research, Rath has authored six New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers. Rath’s newest book and the topic of his i4cp conference presentation, “Life’s Great Question: Discover How You Contribute to the World,” is set to be released in February 2020. A book signing will follow his presentation.

Gopi Kallayil, Chief Evangelist, Brand Marketing, Google.
Google Executive, TEDx speaker, two-time author and recording artist, Gopi Kallayil is a truly well-rounded individual. As Chief Evangelist at Google, Kallayil has spent the last 13 years working with Google sales teams to advance customer brands through digital marketing and leading marketing teams for Google’s advertising products, AdWords & AdSense. His two books, “The Happy Human” and “The Internet to the Inner-net” both call on stories from Kallayil’s personal and high-tech work life to explore his idea of finding happiness and mindfulness in a hectic, high-tech world. Kallayil’s presentation will outline the nine organizing principles and culture elements that drive Google’s fast pace of innovation.

Ryan Smith, Vice President of Global Business HR, Intel Corporation
Ryan Smith is a senior HR executive with over 20 years of experience in global leadership. Prior to joining Intel Corporation in September 2018, Smith spent 18 years at GE Innovations where he served as the Head of Global HR, overseeing three GE business units. Smith excels in the areas of talent acquisition strategies, organizational design and executive development. At the conference, he will discuss the importance of HR Business Partners and how he is reorienting Intel’s HRBPs to meet new demands.

Rath, Kallayil, and Smith make for a perfect addition to the growing list of i4cp speakers which include:

• Kevin Johnson, CEO and Lucy Helm, CHRO—Starbucks
• Wilson Jones, President and CEO, Oshkosh Corporation
• Dean Carter, CHRO, Patagonia
• Dave Ulrich, Author, Professor, and Management Coach
• Diane Gherson, CHRO, IBM
• Kristen Ludgate, SVP of HR, 3M
• Pamay Bassey, CLO, Kraft Heinz Company
• Skip Spriggs, President and CEO, The Executive Leadership Council  
• Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft
• Garry Ridge, President and CEO, WD-40 Company

The i4cp 2020 Next Practices Now Conference will take place March 23 – 26 at the Fairmont Scottsdale. It is ranked the #1 HR event for senior human capital leaders because of its focus on next practices—cutting-edge approaches that impact market performance but that are not widely used—and its exclusive, collaborative environment. To ensure open conversation, the conference is closed to vendors and consultants.