Keynote Speakers
Maggie Harlow
Tuesday | August 25 | 12:30 p.m.
Everyday Extraordinary: How Giving Yourself Permission Changes Everything
sponsored by MetLife
Maggie Harlow is a local Louisville gal with international success. She is a business owner ranked globally, a strategist, a keynote speaker, and mom to Louisville legend, Jack Harlow. She is coming to visit KYSHRM to inspire new ideas and leadership strategies. Expect to think deeply about your leadership journey, have a great time, and be more ready to tackle challenges in your daily life.
Hebba Youssef
Wednesday | August 26 | 8:45 a.m.
Say the Quiet Part Loud: What Employees Are Really Thinking (and Why Leaders Keep Getting It Wrong)
sponsored by
Hebba Youssef is the Chief People Officer at Workweek and Founder of I Hate It Here, the HR newsletter with 190,000+ subscribers and companion podcast on building great workplace cultures. She started a community called Safe Space, where 10,000+ HR and People leaders engage daily on how to navigate the chaos of HR. She’s led global L&D and talent management teams, built People Ops from the ground up across tech, fintech, and media, and picked up a few white hairs along the way. A past keynote speaker at NYCSHRM and Twin Cities SHRM, Hebba is on a mission to make HR braver, more honest, and less full of corporate jargon.
Ben Eubanks
Thursday | August 27 | 11:30 a.m.
Five Reasons HR Has a Bright Future
sponsored by Hanna Resource Group
Ben Eubanks serves as the Chief Research Officer at Lighthouse Research & Advisory where he leads research initiatives focused on the future of work, talent strategy, and workforce technology.
Ben has been recognized as a global influencer, thought leader, and Top Voice in HR by LinkedIn, HR Executive, PeopleMatters, and other leading organizations. He has authored five books on talent and workplace trends, including the globally recognized “Artificial Intelligence for HR,” the industry’s most-cited resource on AI applications for supporting the workforce. Ben is an international thought leader and speaker on the future of work and innovative talent practices, regularly appearing at industry conferences across the globe.
When he’s not speaking or writing he spends time with his five children and runs in a variety of outlandish races for fun.