Leadership succession is critical for organizations navigating rapid technological and business transformation. Mina Morris, Head of Global Leadership Assessment at Accenture, will explore how integrating behavioral science, data analytics, and innovative technology can create a forward-looking leadership strategy that drives long-term business performance. Mr. Morris will discuss actionable approaches for blending internal talent development with strategic acquisitions to cultivate high-performing leaders. This session will delve into how organizations can shape succession pipelines to align with evolving business needs while fostering high-performance cultures. It is critical for talent leaders looking to leverage data and behavioral science to ensure their organizations remain competitive and resilient.
In the age of AI, rapid technological advancements are revolutionizing the way organizations are approaching talent management. Heightened levels of automation are already reshaping recruitment, assessment, and team building while improving workforce optimization – all while balancing the critical need for ethical, human-centric decision-making.
Agenda
REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
OPENING REMARKS
Rob Adams Moderator – Hunt Scanlon Media
Reimagining the Talent Ecosystem in the Era of AI
Kristen Roby Dimlow Corporate VP, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards & Performance – MicrosoftBy unlocking human potential in the workplace, AI is rapidly transforming how companies attract, skill, and retain talent. Come along on the journey as Kristen Roby Dimlow, the head of Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and Performance at Microsoft, shares how the company is creating a holistic, responsible, AI-enabled talent vision to advance career development and up-level hiring experiences. Learn how Microsoft is reimagining the future for its employees, candidates, and hiring teams with consistent, connected experiences while also driving efficiencies at scale, improving talent discovery, attraction, and retention, and accelerating employee skilling. Whether you are a talent acquisition AI trailblazer or a novice looking for inspiration on where to begin, this session will provide fresh perspectives on how to responsibly incorporate AI into your talent landscape.
AUDIENCE Q&A
AI’s Strategic Edge in Executive Search
Christoph Wollersheim Consultant – Egon ZehnderAI is transforming leadership recruitment, giving organizations new tools to identify, assess, and integrate top talent. As its role expands across executive search, private equity, and portfolio companies, AI is influencing everything from candidate selection to cultural alignment and decision-making. Christoph Wollersheim, a consultant in Egon Zehnder’s AI practice, will explore the latest trends shaping AI-driven talent strategies and how organizations can leverage these advancements to build stronger leadership teams in an increasingly digital world.
AUDIENCE Q&A
Coffee & Networking Break
Ethical AI in Talent Strategy: Aligning Innovation with Responsibility
As AI transforms talent management, organizations must navigate ethical challenges to ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability. This panel brings together executive search professionals, corporate talent leaders, and AI platform experts to explore the complexities of integrating AI into talent strategies while addressing key issues like inclusivity, data privacy, and regulatory compliance. The discussion will provide practical insights into mitigating bias, maintaining transparency about AI’s role, and fostering trust in AI-powered processes. Attendees will gain a nuanced understanding of how to balance technological innovation with ethical responsibility to create equitable and effective talent management solutions.
Matt Dreyer
Head of Talent Management
Prudential
Elizabeth Tyndell
VP, Head of Talent Acquisition
New York Life Insurance Company
Kevin Hornish
Head of Global Talent Acquisition
LexisNexis
AUDIENCE Q&A
Artico Session
Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor Co-Founder, CEO – Artico Search Surojit Chatterjee Founder, CEO – EmaAgentic AI is transforming executive search by enabling autonomous decision-making and goal-oriented behavior, tackling complex recruiting challenges with precision. Unlike traditional AI, these advanced systems enhance human expertise by rapidly analyzing market trends, identifying top talent, and maintaining seamless candidate engagement across time zones. In this session, Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor, CEO of Artico Search, and Surojit Chatterjee, CEO of Ema Unlimited, discuss how AI agents drive efficiency while safeguards and human oversight ensure recruiter judgment remains central. Learn how AI-powered tools free search professionals to focus on high-value strategic work, accelerating digital transformation and creating a competitive advantage in talent acquisition.
AUDIENCE Q&A
Luncheon Reception
Sponsored by:
Identifying Future Leaders & Shaping Workforce Strategy
John "JP" Patterson Head of Talent – Macy'sArtificial intelligence is transforming the workforce, reshaping recruitment, development, and leadership strategies. JP Patterson, Head of Talent at Macy’s, will examine how AI is redefining traditional roles, enabling more precise talent acquisition, and driving leadership consulting to new levels of sophistication. This session will explore how AI-powered insights are helping organizations identify future leaders, align workforce strategies with evolving business needs, and adapt to a rapidly changing job market. Attendees will gain a nuanced understanding of how AI is revolutionizing the workforce and leadership landscape, offering actionable strategies to navigate these profound changes effectively.
AUDIENCE Q&A
AI and the Human Element: Redefining Recruitment in a Digital World
AI is revolutionizing recruitment by enhancing decision-making and streamlining processes, but the human aspects of hiring remain irreplaceable. This panel will explore how organizations can strike the right balance between automation and critical human qualities like emotional intelligence, cultural alignment, and personal connection. Featuring insights from executive recruiters, talent leaders, and AI experts, the discussion will highlight how technology and human intuition can work together to create more effective, equitable, and impactful hiring strategies. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how to integrate AI into recruitment while preserving the essential human touch in today’s digital age.
Susan Gunn
Partner
Bain & Company
Ajay Sah
VP, Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Capgemini
Madeleine Merchant
Head of People, VP People
SoulCycle Inc.
Andrew Quinn
Chief Technology Officer
Ezekia & Hylark
AUDIENCE Q&A
Coffee & Networking Break
Building an Executive Leadership Pipeline
Mina Morris Managing Director, Head of Assessments – Accenture
AUDIENCE Q&A
Closing Remarks
Rob Adams Moderator – Hunt Scanlon MediaIn the age of AI, rapid technological advancements are revolutionizing the way organizations are approaching talent management. Heightened levels of automation are already reshaping recruitment, assessment, and team building while improving workforce optimization – all while balancing the critical need for ethical, human-centric decision-making.
Hunt Scanlon Media is convening over 250 chief talent officers, CHROs, AI technology leaders, heads of people analytics, and executive recruiters at the Harvard Club in New York on September 30, 2025, to explore AI’s transformative role in talent strategy. Join us as we navigate this evolving innovative and expansive AI-powered talent management landscape.
‘Reshaping the Talent Playbook in the Age of AI’ will include leaders from across the field, including: Mina Morris, Managing Director, Head of Assessments – Accenture; Susan Gunn, Partner – Bain & Company; Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor, Co-Founder, CEO – Artico Search; Ajay Sah, VP, Global Head of Talent Acquisition – Capgemini; Christoph Wollersheim, Consultant – Egon Zehnder; Surojit Chatterjee, Founder, CEO – Ema; Kevin Hornish, Head of Global Talent Acquisition – LexisNexis; Kristen Roby Dimlow, Corporate VP, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards & Performance – Microsoft; John “JP” Patterson, Head of Talent – Macy’s; Elizabeth Tyndell, VP, Head of Talent Acquisition – New York Life Insurance Company; Matt Dreyer, Head of Talent Management – Prudential; Madeleine Merchant, Chief People Officer– SoulCycle.
Join our exclusive network of over 250 chief talent officers, CHROs, AI technology leaders, and heads of people analytics on September 30, 2025, at the Harvard Club in New York. This must-attend event will feature thought-provoking presentations and engaging discussions on how AI is transforming talent strategy. Our formal sessions will include continental breakfast, a mid-morning networking break, and a delicious main course.
The Harvard Club of New York City
35 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036
Tel: (212) 840-6600
(Cancellation notice: any passes canceled within 90 days of each conference will not be refunded. Sponsorships non-refundable.)
Speakers
Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor, Co-Founder, CEO – Artico Search
Mercedes is the trusted search partner for top venture capital and growth equity firms and their portfolio companies. As the co-founder and CEO of Artico Search, she leverages her deep expertise and unparalleled network to build scaleup teams for some of the world’s most successful investors and their portfolio companies. Mercedes’ placements are recognized for driving category creation, market leadership, and generating billions in shareholder value through IPOs and M&A exits.
With over 75 high-impact CEO placements and hundreds of fund partner, principal, and other C-suite assignments, Mercedes has earned a reputation for delivering transformative talent to fuel growth and success.
Previously, Mercedes led the venture capital & private equity practice at prominent global firms, including Caldwell Partners and Heidrick & Struggles, and founded boutique search firm iCOM. A graduate of Boston University, Mercedes operates out of San Francisco, with additional offices in Austin and New York.
Surojit Chatterjee, Founder, CEO – Ema Unlimited
Surojit is the founder and CEO of Ema. Previously, he guided Coinbase through a successful 2021 IPO as its Chief Product Officer and scaled Google Mobile Ads and Google Shopping into multi billion dollar businesses as the VP and Head of Product. Surojit holds 40 US patents and has an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, MS in Computer Science from SUNY at Buffalo, and B. Tech from IIT Kharagpur.
Matt Dreyer, Head of Talent Management – Prudential
Matt leads the Talent Management center of expertise and Talent Partner team at Prudential. The team is responsible for the development and execution of our talent processes, including succession management, performance management, assessment, and executive coaching. This includes ensuring adoption of simple and impactful approaches to providing feedback, setting goals, creating and executing on meaningful development plans, and enabling leaders to sponsor and coach our talent to accelerate development. The Talent Partners act as talent consultants to adapt and execute our talent strategy with the businesses and functions and are executive coaches to our top talent.
With a background in Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Matt has held a variety of roles in Human Resources as an internal and external consultant. Prior to his current role at Prudential, Matt held a variety of roles in talent management with responsibility for succession management, executive coaching, and assessments used to select and develop talent, as well acting as Lead Talent Partner for PII and the Customer Office. He also played a key role in the development and design of the Talent Marketplace and in the configuration and launch of talent processes in Workday. Matt is also a certified executive coach. Before joining Prudential, Matt spent ten years working in various areas of HR at Verizon, including assessment and selection, diversity and inclusion, executive coaching, performance management, leadership development and succession management. Matt also spent five years working with Aon Consulting in the Washington, DC area. He worked with a wide variety of public and private sector clients on projects ranging from assessment design and validation to leadership assessment and development.
Susan Gunn, Partner – Bain & Company
Susan Gunn is a Partner at Bain & Company, based in the Washington, DC office, where she leads human capital and talent strategy initiatives as Bain’s global product leader for its Human Resources offerings. Recognized as a thought leader in HR and talent management, Susan leverages her extensive expertise to advise global clients on strategies spanning HR transformation, generative AI adoption, labor and talent strategy, compensation, and more.
A sought-after industry expert, Susan has been cited in leading publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Fortune for her insights on critical HR and talent topics. She is widely recognized for her thought leadership on managing the U.S. labor shortage, as well as the implications and applications of generative AI in HR and the workplace. She recently co-authored a brief on the impact of Generative AI on the HR Operating Model which is getting a lot of attention in HR circles, including from Dave Ulrich.
Before Bain, Susan built a distinguished career in senior HR leadership roles across various industries. She served as a Managing Director within EY’s People Advisory Services, spearheading initiatives such as COVID-19 workforce strategies and transformative HR technology implementations. Prior to EY, she held pivotal roles, including CHRO at Gardner Denver and Willis, and SVP of Global Talent & Compensation at Aramark, where she drove significant innovations in HR operations, talent acquisition, succession planning, and people analytics.
With nearly three decades of HR leadership, Susan’s experience spans overseeing mergers and acquisitions, revamping global operating models, and delivering cost savings through HR optimization. She has been celebrated for her contributions, receiving awards such as Pennsylvania’s Most Powerful & Influential Women and EY’s Innovator of the Year.
Susan served as a board member at Leadership Philadelphia for over a decade and is a graduate of McGill University.
Kevin Hornish, Head of Global Talent Acquisition – LexisNexis
Mina Morris, Managing Director, Head of Assessments – Accenture
Mina Morris leads Accenture’s global leadership assessment capability, shaping the future of executive talent and succession. As the architect of Accenture’s internal leadership assessment and development strategy, he integrates cutting-edge behavioral science, data analytics, and technology to build high-impact succession pipelines that drive business performance.
With over 20 years of experience in leadership consulting, Mina has advised Fortune 500 CEOs, C-suite executives, and Boards on leadership transitions, succession strategies, and large-scale talent transformation. Prior to Accenture, he held senior leadership roles at Aon and Korn Ferry, where he specialized in executive assessments, leadership development, and coaching.
Mina has a background in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and a truly global perspective—having lived and worked across North America, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. His expertise lies in unlocking leadership potential, future-proofing organizations, and fostering high-performance cultures at the highest levels.
John "JP" Patterson, Head of Talent – Macy's
John Patterson has over 35+ years of Global HR Leadership Experience in a diverse set of industries ranging from Specialty and Large-Scale Retail, Global Luxury Brands, Consumer Packaged Goods, Aerospace (Lockheed Martin), and Internet / E-commerce.
He joined Macy’s in February 2019 and led the Stores HR Function and Talent Acquisition across Macy’s nameplate. In 2022, he became the Head of the Talent COE leading Talent Acquisition, Culture, Talent Management, Performance Management, and Learning and Leadership across Macys Inc. His retail experience spans specialty, with Sycamore-backed Talbot’s, and luxury retail with the Swatch Group as SVP of HR of North America and Chief HR Officer of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation.
JP has extensive international experience and worked overseas for 6 years leading HR functions in both Asia Pacific and the Sub-Saharan Africa Regions for Diageo, where he was responsible for developing Human Capital strategies in emerging markets of China, India, Southeast Asia and more developed markets in Korea, Japan, and Australia and 40 countries in Africa. Prior to joining Diageo in 2001, Mr. Patterson was a part of the start-up team that built out the priceline.com brand as the Vice President of Talent from 1999 – 2001. Early in JP’s career, he worked with PepsiCo in New York and Lockheed Martin Aerospace in Southern California, where he focused on Labor Relations.
Prior to the Global Pandemic, JP was active in Parish life, serving as a Parish Council Member, regular Lector, and long-term Catechist. He has been a long-term supporter and volunteer with Dress for Success, an organization that is committed to helping women find dignity and purpose through meaningful employment, serving on the Global Board of Directors from 2014 – 2016. An avid cyclist, JP completed his fourth consecutive Pan Mass Challenge, the largest athletic fundraiser that benefits cancer research by participating in “double century” road cycling rides, personally raising over $45,000 for Dana Farber Cancer Research Foundation. This year, the Charity surpassed the $1 Billion giving threshold in the Ride’s 44-year history.
JP holds a BS Degree in Business Administration and Labor / Industrial Relations from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.
Kristen Roby Dimlow, Corporate VP, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards & Performance – Microsoft
Kristen leads the Global Talent Acquisition and Total Rewards organizations inclusive of the global strategy and execution of Microsoft’s early in profession, industry, and executive level talent acquisition, executive and employee compensation, benefits, mobility, performance and development, mergers and acquisitions, and stock design and administration. She also plays a key role on the Microsoft Compensation Committee and is a member of the HR Leadership Team.
She is a 26-year Microsoft veteran who spent the first half of her Microsoft career in corporate finance controller positions across several businesses and product groups. She moved to HR to lead University Recruiting before transitioning to HR leadership roles serving several divisions including Windows and Entertainment + Devices. Kristen briefly left Microsoft in 2015 to become the EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer of F5 Networks, leading all HR functions at the company.
Prior to her Microsoft career, Kristen held finance leadership roles at The Walt Disney Studios, most recently as VP of Finance for Walt Disney TeleVentures. While at Disney, Kristen lived in Amsterdam serving as the Benelux Finance leader. She also completed the Financial Management Program (FMP) while rotating through financial analyst positions at General Electric (GE).
Kristen is a proud graduate of The College of William & Mary in Virginia where she holds a BBA in Management.
Ajay Sah, VP, Global Head of Talent Acquisition – Capgemini
Ajay Sah leads Talent Acquisition Globally for Capgemini Financial Services Business Unit.
Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of 340,000 team members in nearly 50 countries.
Ajay is responsible for leading and developing Capgemini`s FS talent strategies and delivery programs across 20 countries (NA, UK, EMEA, APAC)
A business partner driving near-term operational results, long-term strategic value creation, and supporting profitable growth.
Leading TA driven by culture of empathy & accountability and by building a modular industrialized framework, automating critical components across TA from candidate identification to engagement to assessment and onboarding – “Enabled by a technology platform”
Ajay believes “Talent branding and engagement, enabled by technology at scale is the future of TA” & TA has the most integral role driving D&I across our organizations and is passionately working on driving that vision.
Christoph Wollersheim, Consultant – Egon Zehnder
Christoph Wollersheim, based in Washington, D.C., supports clients as the co-leader of the Data & Artificial Intelligence practice. He draws on extensive experience as an AI and data analytics executive leading impactful teams to help US Federal Government clients and companies drive cultural shifts and attract and retain data and AI talents and leaders.
Before joining Egon Zehnder, Christoph led the Division for Advanced Analytics & Digital Solutions at Noblis in Washington, DC, where his team brought AI and Data Science capabilities to the US Federal Government. Prior to this, he was the Global Head of Data Analytics & Insights at Arcadis, where Christoph also served on the Boards of two of Arcadis’s AI subsidiaries (SEAMS and Arcadis Gen). Christoph was an Advanced Analytics Expert at McKinsey Co. and a Senior Lead Data Scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Christoph earned a PhD in Economics from Muenster U and an MBA from Cologne U. Christoph holds the rank of Major (res) in the German Air Force and is the Deputy Chair of the Board of the German International School in Washington, D.C.
Sponsors
Luncheon Sponsors
Artico Search is the first truly AI-driven executive search firm, delivering the people to build, scale and protect your business to maximize shareholder value. Founded in 2021, Artico’s team matches the world’s best talent with venture capital and growth equity funds and their portfolio companies. Artico is an elite team of leadership search experts who have led global practices with the largest search firms, as well as boutiques. This expertise coupled with world class AI, allows Artico to be the best partner to its clients and candidates. Artico is hands on and relentlessly focused on excellence, which in turn has generated billions in shareholder value to their clients and their investors.
Ema is building the universal AI employee. Through its proprietary platform, Generative Workflow Engine™, Ema intelligently breaks down complex workflows into manageable steps and executes them using existing enterprise tools. The platform ensures secure, accurate automation of tasks spanning customer experience, recruiting, employee experience, and sales automation – helping every employee maximize their creativity and productivity. As a comprehensive operating system for Enterprise Generative AI, Ema scales to boost performance across organizations while maintaining seamless integration with existing systems.
For more information, visit www.ema.co.
Platinum Sponsor
Egon Zehnder is the world’s preeminent leadership advisory firm, inspiring leaders to navigate complex questions with human answers. Our 600 consultants across 66 offices and 36 countries are former industry and functional leaders who collaborate seamlessly to deliver the full power of the Firm to every client, every time. We believe that together we can transform people, organizations and the world through leadership.
For more information, visit www.egonzehnder.com.
Gold Sponsors
Ezekia is a full CRM and assignment management tool for executive search firms and in-house executive search teams. Beside a full suite of features, Ezekia is fully cloud based, ISO27001 certified and boasts a fast and resilient platform. Migration to Ezekia is quick and simple and all support and training is free.
For more information, visit www.ezekia.com.
Exhibitor Sponsors
Invenias by Bullhorn is a leading software platform trusted by professionals responsible for executive search. More than 1,000 search firms, private equity companies and in-house executive search teams worldwide rely on the Invenias cloud-based platform to transform the productivity of their search operations. Customers range from single users, to boutique firms and large multinational organizations.
Invenias believes the ability to capture and leverage high value talent intelligence is central to building a successful strategic hiring capability. The firm drives productivity, best practice and compliance across assignment delivery, client relationship management and business operations.
Invenias was acquired by Bullhorn in July 2018 and operates within the Bullhorn family. Invenias serves thousands of users in over sixty countries across the globe.
For more information, visit www.invenias.com.
Qneiform is the leading source of human capital data and analytics for the finance industry. In an era where capital is commoditised, understanding the talent landscape is more critical than ever, whether building teams, or determining allocations.
Qneiform provides the most comprehensive talent data and insights available across private equity and credit, hedge funds, real assets, investment banking, and commodities. Our platform is already used by funds collectively advising over $1tn in AuM, leading investment banks, and the best financial recruitment firms, to understand human capital with the same precision they understand capital and gain an edge in talent acquisition and performance.
For more information, visit www.qneiform.com
Networking Sponsor
Diversified Search is one of the top 10 retained executive search firms in North America. It has nine offices across the U.S. – in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Southern California, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. and global capabilities in 37 countries as the exclusive U.S. partner of Alto Partners. Diversified Search delivers leadership talent to its clients using a highly collaborative approach to each search assignment, viewing each one through a broad lens. This allows its consultants to consider all issues – including generational, cultural, ethnic, industry, gender and functional – to bring organizations fresh, high-potential candidates.
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Thank you for your interest in attending our upcoming conference, ‘Reshaping the Talent Playbook in the Age of AI,’ to be held on September 30, 2025, at the Harvard Club of New York. The full-day event will begin at 7:30am with continental breakfast, a mid-day luncheon along with a full day of very exciting presentations by top professionals in the sector.
Hunt Scanlon Media is convening hundreds of chief talent officers, AI officers, and executive recruiters at the Harvard Club in New York on September 30, 2025. Join us as we explore the transformative power of AI in reshaping talent strategy, with thought-provoking discussions on ethical implementation, the interplay between AI and the human element in decision-making, and how AI is helping organizations develop and elevate their leadership capabilities for the future.
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