Bob Gerard
Bob is a long-time veteran of the Human Resources industry, with a focus on personal and professional development. During a twenty-five year career with a major global technology consulting company, Bob was a key contributor in piloting virtual worlds for learning, designing the "classroom of the future," and developing the total learning experience framework. Most recently, Bob has been part of the Learning and Development team at a major game studio. |
Casper Moerck, Siemens
Manager, Learning Technologies, Americas Casper heads up learning technologies for Siemens in the United States. He has years of experience from the entire value change of learning, from design of learning programs through evaluation of impact, and is now primarily focused on strategic aspects of learning management. Casper has spoken on topics of learning at both Corporate Learning Week, and Elliot Masie's Learning conferences. His favorite game is Starcraft 2. |
Dan Myers, Starz
Vice President, Organizational Development Dan drives talent management and leadership development strategies, as well as implements tools and processes required to support succession planning, talent assessment, performance management, competency identification, professional development and coaching. Dan also implements and oversees programs that increase efficiencies, strengthen employee knowledge and abilities, improve leadership and maintain the overall vitality of the organization. |
Jana Humphreys, Vivid Learning Systems
Director, Learning Solutions Jana directs the Learning Solution team, which designs safety training that is memorable and fulfills Vivid’s Learning System’s mission to “help save lives in high-risk work environments.” She oversees all custom training projects and has transformed Vivid's extensive off-the-shelf course library into effect safety training. Over the years she has worked on hundreds of curriculum design, training development, and technical documentation projects for a variety of organizations and clients. |
Julie Daniels, Intuit
Learning Consultant, Learning & Development Julie has been with Learning and Development for Intuit's Professional Tax Group for over 10 years. Her mission in life is to make training tax software enjoyable. She is obsessed with the connection between training and ongoing performance improvement, and she champions the theory that people having fun learn more. Julie has led design changes implementing gamification and scenario activities into training programs that serve hundreds of global professionals, driving productivity increases by as much as 15% and engagement in self-paced training programs by over 40%. |
Megan Riede, PubMatic
Director, Learning and Development Megan has over 15 years of success creating and delivering training and development programs that improve employee engagement, talent retention, and organizational performance. Her career is marked by introducing highly effective learning strategies and agendas that maximize global workforce capabilities. At PubMatic, Megan drives the overall strategy and execution for global employee training and development. A child of the 80s, Megan is old school in her gaming and counts Ms. Pac-Man as her all-time favorite. |
Will Lewis, Portland Indie Game Squad
Lead Community Organizer Will founded the Portland Indie Game Squad, or PIGSquad, in 2011 and it has developed into a sprawling network of Portland-based game developers and enthusiasts. He's committed to growing an ecosystem of indie game developers. He's also the Founder of Pixel Arts Game Education, a camp that teaches kids to code through through games, and Rose City Game Consulting, which supports game studios. |