Audra Jenkins

Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Randstad US

As chief diversity and inclusion officer with more than 20 years of human resources, diversity, supplier diversity, and compliance experience; Audra provides internal and external clients with guidance for effective strategies in diversity, supplier diversity, inclusion, and compliance. Under Audra’s leadership, the company has received numerous diversity awards. Audra is the executive sponsor for Randstad’s Hire Hope program which provides career readiness training and job placement services to underserved and at-risk women, including survivors of homelessness, exploitation, and trafficking. In addition, Audra’s department leads Randstad’s social justice initiative, the TRANSCEND program, which provides reskilling and placement for diverse and untapped communities. Audra holds a Master’s in Business Administration with a Human Resources concentration, and a Bachelor’s in Finance, from the University of North Carolina. A member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM); she is also a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP), a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), an SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), and a Six Sigma Green Belt. Audra is known for her speaking engagements at diversity conferences, hosting the global Diversity Deep Dive podcast and has published several white papers in her area of expertise.

Jonathan Kestenbaum

Managing Director, AMS

Jonathan is the Managing Director of AMS. He is a lawyer by education and an entrepreneur and investor by trade. Jonathan can be found at HR technology conferences all over the world as a sought-after speaker and panelist sharing deep insights into the evolution of the Talent Acquisition Ecosystem.

Corinne Ripoche

CEO, Adecco Americas & Pontoon Solutions

Corinne Ripoche is CEO of Adecco Group Americas, the world’s leading talent advisory and HR solutions company. Driven by the Group’s purpose, Corinne is dedicated to making the future work for everyone. Corinne started with the Adecco Group in her native France in 1993, and throughout her career has specialized in leading major business transformations while moving through senior sales, operations and product positions in Europe and America. She was appointed global President of Pontoon in 2017 and expanded her executive role in 2020 as CEO of Adecco Group Americas. Corinne is an advocate of women leadership. She is a Global Council Member of C200, Advisory Council Member of Women Business Collaborative, and a member of Paradigm for Parity. She currently serves on the board of advisors for Certree.

Lauren Jones

Founder, Leap Consulting Solutions

Lauren Jones (LJ) has been a leader, influencer, and innovator in the staffing industry for just over 22 years. Lauren's love and obsession for technology has helped shaped her career and provided a stellar reputation as a tech stack expert, industry trail blazer and business operations guru. Her focus on mindful and responsible usage of technology in our industry is helping businesses align their future desires with the technologies of today all with a singular focus in mind - keep the job process human.

Hans Bukow

Principal, AmerEU & Co-Founder, 2ework

Hans Bukow brings 25+ years experience in founding and leading innovative venture backed enterprise software and Web companies as CEO-CXO. Hans is recognized for pioneering $3B+ established software categories: Manufacturing Execution (MES) and Vendor Management (VMS). Significant successes include: FASTech (#22 Inc. 500 in '93) is now part of Applied Materials Global Services, WorldPlay which became AOL-EA Games, and eWork Group – a EU publicly traded company which helped pioneer the emerging human-cloud and is a still growing with $1.5B+ in revenues. Hans presently invests, advises and consults with SaaS companies that have strong international interests in US, EU and Brazil and is also co-founding 2ework - a remote working data analytics endeavour.

Jeff Nugent

EVP & Contingent Workforce Expert, People 2.0

Jeff Nugent has over 23 years of experience in helping companies design and implement global, contingent workforce solutions. As Managing Director for People 2.0, Jeff is responsible for driving the vision and growth strategy for the company’s EOR, AOR and SOW solutions. Prior to joining People 2.0, he founded Contingent Workforce Solutions, a leading IC compliance and payrolling firm, which was recognized as one of North America's fastest growing companies by Profit Magazine. As an expert in worker classification and risk mitigation strategies, Jeff has worked with countless staffing, recruiting, and enterprise clients to navigate the complexities of international labor laws. He has earned many accolades throughout his career including E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year and Staffing Industry Analysts’ Top 100 Most Influential People.