Speaker

Wagner DeNuzzo

Vice President, Head of Capabilities for the Future of Work

Wagner is currently leading the Future of Work Talent CoE at Prudential. His team is responsible for Organizational Design and Capabilities, Change Management, Workforce Analytics, and the transformation of careers and skills development for the future. Prior to this role, Wagner was leading Leadership Talent Transformation at IBM where he also served as the head of Leadership and Management Development for the enterprise during IBMs largest transformation in its history. Wagner has been a Talent Strategy Leader, Leadership/Organizational Development Consultant, Executive Coach, and HR strategist for over 20 years. Prior to joining IBM, Wagner had an Executive Coaching practice in NYC serving Fortune 500 clients nationwide. Wagner was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications, a Masters in Clinical Social Work from New York University.

Speaker

Coleen Collins

Chief People Officer BlackIvy Group LLC

Coleen is a senior business executive with experience developing leaders and organizations in Fortune 300 Consumer, Technology, and Industrial businesses. Her global orientation and exceptional problem-solving capability have fueled talent expansions, and transformations of teams worldwide to drive exiting business growth. Coleen’s career includes several senior roles identifying and developing talent in public, venture capital and private equity funded businesses, as well as international HR leadership in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Central Europe, and Africa/Middle East.

As the Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resource Officer of a global industrial manufacturing business with nearly 4,000 people, 70% outside the US in thirty locations, Coleen was most recently responsible for “all things people” including Culture and Communications. Previously, Coleen was at Colgate-Palmolive, where she spent 16 years, ultimately leading Global People Development for over 36,000 people.

Coleen received her masters in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell University, and her bachelors in Psychology from Villanova University.

Speaker

Darren Murph

Head of Remote, GitLab

Named an “oracle of remote work” by CNBC, Darren serves as GitLab’s Head of Remote. A visionary in organizational design, he works at the intersection of culture, operations, people, marketing, and communication. He’s spent his career leading remote teams and charting remote transformations. He holds a Guinness World Record in publishing, and authored GitLab’s Remote Playbook and “Living the Remote Dream: A Guide To Seeing the World, Setting Records, and Advancing Your Career.”

Darren has pioneered the Head of Remote role, interviewed by Harvard Business School, CNBC, CNN, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Fortune, Digiday, Business Insider, and more.

Moderator

Madelyn Sierra, MBA 1984

Madelyn Sierra is an executive coach and leadership development consultant. She helps clients identify how their skills and behaviors support or hinder their business’ strategic objectives. She coaches them to develop high-performing teams, lead others effectively, manage career transitions and widen their network and sphere of influence. Her clients include executives in companies ranging from start-ups to global corporations in technology, media, financial services, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, health care, manufacturing and non-profit.

Madelyn is a Harvard MBA. She lives in Manhattan.