Conference Speakers
2027 Speaker Selection Process
For 2027, SIA will curate an exceptional lineup of speakers for CWS Summit North America. We’re proud to highlight the 2026 speakers featured below whose insights and leadership showcase the kind of dynamic voices that make this conference a must-attend experience.
Interested in being considered for 2027? We’d love to hear from you.
2026 Speakers
Anju Abel
CEO
LanceSoft Inc.
John Adkins
Head of VNDLY Product Management
Workday VNDLY
Delia Aigbedion
Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing - HR & Contingent Labor
Alcon
Melissa Albano
CTS Program Manager
Ecolab
Liana Anderson
Head of Contingent Workforce Office
New York Life Insurance Company
Donna L. Ashworth
Sr. Manager, Supply Chain
Capital One
Shivangi Bajpai
Category Manager
GAP
Cindy J. Ballard
Chief Future of Work
Universal Music Group
Nell Banks-Welsh
Senior Director
World Wide Technology
Adam Barnes
Vice President
Northwestern Mutual
Andrew Barringer
Director Contingent Labor
Advocate Health
Orli Becker
EVP, Managing Director, Contingent Workforce Solutions US
AMS
Wesley Beck
Global Head of External Workforce
Block
Karen Ben-Alta
Director, External Workforce & Procurement Ops
Transamerica
Christopher Benson
Managing Director Client Partnering, Americas
AMS
Sabina Bhatia
CEO
Rose International
Ian Blake
Executive Director, AI & Technology Transformation
Allegis Global Solutions
Vivian Cano
Global Contingent Workforce Manager
BMS
Bernard Caputo
President
AtriumWorks
Nathasha Carrasquel
Global Procurement Manager
Alcon
Melissa Cashill
Manager, Global Contractor Management Program
AMD
Allen Chilson
Director, Talent Acquisition Vendor Management
Danaher Corporation
John Chuang
CEO
Skill
Kelly Clarkson
Contingent Talent Workforce Program Manager
UST
Allen Clark
Senior Sourcing Manager
CHS Inc.
Kyle Coates
Global Contractor Labor Program Director
Bank of America
Craig Cohen
Chief Revenue Officer, Global
People2.0
Ben Decker
Vice President, Integrated Workforce Solutions
KellyOCG
Peter Dhanaraj
Director of Product Management
Workday VNDLY
Geoffrey Dubiski
Global TA Lead, Extended Workforce Solutions
Intuitive Surgical
Michelle Estes
Program Manager - US and Canada
UST
David Francis
Global Head of Research, Talent Tech Labs
Allegis Global Solutions
Chris Friedl
Global Head of External Talent
FIS Global
Colleen E. Garcia
Of Counsel, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
Anastasia Gay
Head of Contingent Workforce
Phillips 66
Cory Hansen
VP, North America & QWA
Allegis Global Solutions
Daniel Harfield
Enterprise Account Executive, CCWP
SIA
Edgar Harima
Head of Business Services, Procurement
Northern Trust
Mark Harris
Vice President of Product Marketing
SAP Fieldglass
Natalie Hill
Vice President of Client Delivery
Hays
Jenn Hoffman
Senior Director, Strategic Resourcing
World Wide Technology, Inc.
Lou Holcomb
Global Director of Contingent Workforce
UKG
Chris Humes
Director, Labor Procurement Strategy & Transformation
HP Inc.
Natalie Javid
Head of Contingent Workforce
Anduril Industries
Ravin Jesuthasan
Global Thought Leader and Bestselling Author on the Future of Work, AI and Workforce Transformation
Calvin Jones
Talent Acquisition Program Manager
Southwest Airlines
Daniel Kalman
Head, US Third Party Workforce Program
Philip Morris International
Ashish Kaushal
CEO
HireTalent
Katie Ketterhagen
Senior Manager and Head of Contingent Workforce
3M
Michael Khadivar
Global Senior Director - Procurement
Capgemini
Kerry Kiley
Director, Global Contingent Workforce
Rimini Street
Stephanie Kline
Manager of Contingent Workforce Management
Digital Realty
Ashleigh Koehler
Director, CWS Council, CCWP, SOW Mgmt Expert
SIA
Hannah Krydynski
Global External Workforce Lead
EY
Alan Kumar
Global Contingent Workforce
Anthropic
Mike Kurtz
Associate Director, Professional Services Procurement
Moderna
Paul Labelle
Senior Director, Category Management, Contingent Labor
Omnicom Group
Staci Lang
IT Sourcing and Contract Management Officer
World Bank Group
Francis Larson
GM, EOR Operations
Lifted, An Upwork Company
Christian Lortz
VP, Products & Innovation
Pontoon
Meghan K. Maciolek
Director, Vendor Engagement and Service Delivery
Meta
Lysa Marcouillier
Global Extended Workforce Compliance Leader
Applied Materials
Sue Marcus
Managing Director, North America
Randstad Sourceright
Amanda Marks
Director, Category Management, Professional Services
University of California Office of the President
Claire Marsh
CEO of North America, Impellam
Guidant Global
Joao Martires
COO
YunoJuno
Michael Matherly
Global Compliance Solutions
Lifted, An Upwork Company
Dawn McCartney
SVP, CWS Council, CCWP, SOW Mgmt. Expert
SIA
Caitlin McFeron
Workforce Solutions Technology Analyst, CCWP
SIA
Heather McHarg
SVP, Transformation and Third Party Governance
Bank of America
Michelle McSweeny
HR & Contingent Labor Procurement Lead
Takeda
Robert Moffat
Sr. Director, Contingent Workforce Strategies, Certification, CCWP
SIA
Joanna Monroe
Founding Partner
Staffing GC
Phil Montag
Procurement Director
Warner Bros. Discovery
Adam Moore
Director of Global Sourcing
Assurant, Inc.
Matt Mouden
Global Category Leader, Contingent Workforce & Professional Services
IBM
Fayez Nathoo
Global Contingent Workforce Leader
Marsh
Inês Noble
Head of Global Product and Solution Strategy
Talent Solutions TAPFIN
Matt Norton
VP, Research, CCWP
SIA
Alison Parker
Business Execution Manager, Talent Acquisition Transformation & Innovation
Wells Fargo, N.A.
Wendy Patience-O'Brien
Sr. Manager, Contingent Workforce
Intuitive
Chris Payton
Managing Director, Talent Acquisition Transformation & Innovation
Wells Fargo, N.A.
Jamhali Portus
Director, Alternative Workforce
NetApp
Jim Prescott
Global Program Manager, CWS
Solventum
Michael Price
Director
BNY
Alex Pulido
VP, NA Business Development
Allegis Global Solutions
Jack Quarles
Head of Advisory, Services Procurement
Brightfield
Peter Reagan
Sr. Director, CWS Council, CCWP, SOW Mgmt. Expert
SIA
Kimberly Reeves
Sr. Director
Centene
Andrea Rush
Program Manager
IDEXX
Amar Sanghera
Americas Head, Business Development for Consumer Goods & Supply Chain
Amazon Web Services
Kieran Scally-Carde
Head of Third Party Risk - External Talent
McKinsey & Co
Steve Schaus
CEO
People2.0
Greg Scherrer
Executive Director, Talent Acquisition
KPMG LLP
John Schroeder
Managing Director, Custom Research
SIA
Clemencia Schwartz
Director, Contingent Workforce - Global
Regeneron
Aly Searles
Sr. Director, Technology Strategy Leader, External Talent Solutions
PwC
Wayne Sellers
Senior Solution Consultant
Workday VNDLY
Sandra Shafi
Digital Core, Product Owner, Proc., Integrations, CLM
Chevron Corporation
Amber Sherman
Head of Procurement Operations
Global Payments