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epoch connect 2024

May 15 – 16, 2024   |   San Francisco

A 2-day conference for top leaders and innovators to connect, learn, and share knowledge on employee engagement and experience for our new way of work.

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featured speakers

Eric Shen

Diversity, Equity, Belonging and Employee Experience

Molly Sands, phd

Head of Team Anywhere Lab

Bethany Goad

People Experience Product Owner, Career Lab

Mohit Jiwnani

Director, Talent Development

Jamie Edwards

Manager, Global Workplace Experience

DAWON HAWKINS

Director of Culture & Engagement

VIJAY PENDAKUR, PHD

Principal at Vijay Pendakur Consulting

Shaina Poulard

Head of Global Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at NerdWallet

Jamil Mitchell

Director, Workplace Services & Operations

max mullen

Co-Founder & Culture Leader

Ashley Frabasilio

Co-Founder

EMILY DAY

Head of Workplace Experience

francis aquino

Workplace Experience, Culture and All Things Employee Happiness, ex-Netflix, Uber, Headspace

Jessie ely

VP, Workplace Strategy

Nathan manuel

Co-Founder & Principal, Real Estate & Workplace Solutions

omar ramirez

Workplace Experience and Insights Advisor

JADE CHOY

Co-Founder & CEO

keith choy

Co-Founder & COO

AGENDA

9:00 – 9:30 AM
Check-in & Breakfast ☕
9:30 – 9:45 AM
Connect 2024 Kickoff Opening Remarks by Jade Choy

Kick off the conference with Jade Choy, Co-founder & CEO of Epoch.

9:45 - 10:15 AM
Facilitated Speed Networking 🤝
10:15 - 10:30 AM
Keynote: The Alchemy of Talent: Unlocking Team Performance in Times of Change
Vijay PendaKur, PHD

Vijay Pendakur Consulting

10:30 – 11:30 AM
Panel with Q&A: Employee Experience Lifecycle
Eric Shen

Chime

Dawon Hawkins

DocuSign

Mohit Jiwnani

Okta

11:30 - 11:45 AM
Remarks & Reflection

Reflect on the first half of the day and a word from our sponsor Sharebite.

11:45 – 1:15 PM
Lunch & Conversations 🥗

Enjoy catered lunch with some guided icebreakers. Check out our "Learn about Epoch" booth!

1:15 - 1:45 PM
Keynote: Scaling Culture from 0 to IPO with Instacart's Co-Founder
Max mullen

Instacart

1:45 - 2:00 PM
Break & Networking 🍩

Check out our "Learn about Epoch" booth!

2:00 - 3:30 PM
Quick-Fire Panel & Roundtable Discussions

Reflections from Shaina and Bethany on DEI and L&D, including impactful initiatives, strategies, and tips and tricks, followed by facilitated roundtables exploring diverse topics on internal events and programs.

Shaina Poulard

NerdWallet

Bethany Goad

Genentech

3:30 - 3:45 PM
Closing Remarks

Wrap up the first day with Jade Choy, Co-founder & CEO of Epoch.

9:00 – 9:30 AM
Breakfast ☕
9:30 – 9:45 AM
Opening Remarks

Kick off the second day with Jade Choy, Co-founder & CEO of Epoch.

9:45 – 10:30 AM
Morning Energizer: Group Sound Bath 🧘
Ashley Frabasilio

The Optimist Collective

10:30 - 10:45 AM
Break & Debrief 🍩
10:45 - 11:45 AM
Panel with Q&A: Crafting Delightful Workplaces: Strategies for Connection
Jamil Mitchell

BILL

Jamie Edwards

Lattice

Emily Day

HashiCorp

11:45 - 12:00 PM
Remarks & Reflection

Reflect on the first half of the day and a word from our sponsor Rippling.

12:00 – 1:15 PM
Lunch & Conversations 🥗

Enjoy catered lunch with some guided icebreakers. Check out our "Learn about Epoch" booth!

1:15 - 1:45 PM
Keynote: Fostering Connection in a Distributed World: Atlassian's Approach to High Performing Teams
Molly Sands, phd

Atlassian

1:45 - 2:00 PM
Break & Debrief 🍩
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Workshop A: AI-Powered Employee Experience

Brainstorm and share industry insights in an interactive workshop on how AI can power employee experience.

Keith Choy

Epoch

MEG DIETRICH

Epoch

BRENDAN KNOWLES

Epoch

Workshop B: Learn about Epoch & Roundtable Discussions

Facilitated roundtables exploring challenges in internal event programming, streamlining event & programming processes, followed by an Epoch demo.

JASON garten

Epoch

Brian spiers

Epoch

Kyle o'meara

Epoch

3:00 - 3:15 PM
Closing Remarks

Wrap up the conference with Jade Choy, Co-founder & CEO of Epoch. Thanks for joining us this year!

3:15 - 5:00 PM
Connect Wrap-Up: Drinks, Food & Live Music 🥂
5:00 - 8:00 PM
Evening Activity at Lion's Den (Optional)

Transportation provided! Check your email, Slack, or agenda 🚎

*Agenda is subject to change.

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