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Mike Bruni possesses over 17 years of experience in Human Resources, Recruiting & Staffing. Mike is heavily experienced within the Defense and Intelligence Communities. Mike joined SAIC (Now Leidos) in January of 2005 after spending 7 years in the staffing industry. Since joining SAIC/Leidos he has taken on many roles leading many initiatives to include Talent Acquisition Management, Sourcing, Capture Staffing, Direct Recruiting, and Veteran Outreach. As a Sourcing Manager, designed and built talent pipelines supporting programs throughout the IC. Provides staffing strategies in support of new business pursuits and proposals. Leads a candidate outreach effort to provide organizational and personal branding for Leidos. In December of 2009, Mike was instrumental in standing up a centralized SAIC/Leidos Military Recruiting Program, Operation MVP. This program was designed to be an SAIC/Leidos central point to recruit top talent from all Branches of the Military. He continues to lead this program presently. Mike has been quoted in HR Magazine, The Military Times, and USAToday. He’s been a guest on Federal News Radio’s “FedAccess” Show. Mike has also been a guest on the radio program “The Workforce Show”. He’s been featured on the Pentagon Channel’s “Hiring America” television show. Mike sits on the AFCEA EPIC Committee as well as the INSA ICC Committee. Both committees are industry professional associations. Mike is also the facilitator and leader for Project S.A.V.E. (Staffing Alliance of Virginia Employers) which is a networking organization for HR and recruiting professionals. Mike is currently working as a Talent Acquisition Manager with the National Security Sector of Leidos. He is based out of Reston, VA and supports programs and operations worldwide.

Mike Kennerknecht, MPA, is Economic Development Coordinator and Assistant Director of State Relations for the University of Rochester. Mike has more than a decade of experience in government and public affairs, including serving as chief of staff to New York State Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo. He also has significant private sector experience, working with a wide range of businesses​, nonprofit​ organizations​ and government clients as public relations supervisor at Tipping Point Communications.

Nate Regier is the CEO and founding owner of Next Element Consulting, the leader in helping companies build their cultures of COMPASSIONATE ACCOUNTABILITY. Learn more at next-element.com.

Noah St. John is the best-selling author of The Book of Afformations: Discovering The Missing Piece to Abundant Health, Wealth, Love, and Happiness (Hay House). Noah is famous for inventing Afformations® and creating customized strategies for fast-growing companies and leading organizations around the world. His sought-after advice is known as the “secret sauce” for creating breakthrough performance. Noah’s books have been translated into ten languages and he appears frequently in the news worldwide, including CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, National Public Radio, PARADE, Woman’s Day, Forbes.com, Los Angeles Business Journal, Chicago Sun-Times, Washington Post, Bottom Line/Personal, Selling Power and The Huffington Post. Get up to $500 worth of breakthrough performance training FREE when you order The Book of Afformations at AfformationsBook.com/more

Paul Luizzi, Fire Chief. Paul has been involved in public safety for over 25 years, 19 of those in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. For the last few years Paul has served in a variety of leadership capacities for the City of Goodyear, AZ including Battalion Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Interim Fire Chief, Interim Deputy City Manager and most recently Fire Chief. Paul has achieved a Certified Public Manager from Arizona State University, MBA from Franklin Pierce University, Bachelors in Public Administration from Roger Williams University and was designated as a Chief Fire Officer from the Center for Public Safety Excellence.

Richard Bistrong spent much of his career as an international sales executive and currently blogs and speaks on foreign bribery and compliance issues from that front-line perspective. Richard was the Vice President of International Sales for a large, publicly traded manufacturer of police and military equipment, which included residing and working in the UK. In 2007, as part of a cooperation agreement with the United States Department of Justice and subsequent Immunity from Prosecution in the UK, Richard assisted the United States, UK, and other governments in their understanding of how FCPA, bribery and other export violations occurred and operated in international sales. In 2012, Richard was sentenced as part of his own Plea Agreement, and served fourteen-and-a-half months at a Federal Prison Camp. Richard now blogs at www.richardbistrong.com about current front-line anti- bribery and compliance issues. Richard can be reached via his blog and he frequently tweets on #FCPA & #compliance @richardbistrong. Richard is available to speak about his experience and current compliance challenges on the front lines of international business to corporations, industry groups and academia. Speaking abstracts can be viewed at www.richardbistrong.com.

Rick Metrick, a graduate of Appalachian Bible College, Liberty University and Emmanuel Baptist University is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), NCC board-certified, a resiliency coach and minister. He has been in private practice for thirty years, for the past twenty years, he has served as founder and director of Total Life Counseling, Inc. in Beckley, West Virginia. He has authored four books and is the pastor of a local church in his community. He and his wife Karen are the proud parents of five children and eleven grandchildren. You can visit his website at www.TLCWV.com.

Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan served as a full-time consultant to presidential cabinet officers in two White House administrations and was an aide to several U.S. Senators. He also headed global communication at Campbell Soup Company. He’s the award-winning, bestselling author of CHANGE-friendly LEADERSHIP.

Roger has been an advocate of e-learning since the early 2010s. He's passionate about integrating technologies such as Web3, virtual and augmented reality within the education sector. He believes the future of learning will be an immersive experience for educators and students alike.

Sarah Pfledderer has over a decade of writing and editing experience in magazine journalism and blogging. She specializes in lifestyle topics and occasionally dabbles in tech. By day, she is a content marketing specialist at Siege Media.

Author Scott Warrick has been an employment and labor attorney, HR professional, and popular speaker for more than three decades. His clients range from small organizations to Fortune 500 companies to governmental institutions. He travels the country presenting seminars on such topics as Employment Law Resolving Conflict, Diversity, and General Differences. You can learn more about the book and Warrick by visiting  www.scottwarrick.com

Sean Hopwood is the CEO of Day Translations, a thriving translation, interpretation, and localization company operating in over 100+ languages worldwide.