Dani Fischer is the Vice President of Global Benefits, Rewards and Wellness at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. In her 20-plus year career in Human Resources, Dani has primarily focused on the strategy, design and oversight of benefits and well-being programs.

As a leader in total rewards, Dani understands the important role these offerings play in attracting and retaining talent at HPE. Throughout her 10 years with the organization, Dani has worked to create an environment that fosters innovation, streamlining and simplification that allows team members to take care of what matters.

Gabrielle Ernst is Vice President, Compensation and Benefits for Sony Pictures Entertainment where she is responsible for the design, implementation and oversight of the global compensation and benefits programs.  She is a results oriented leader with over 20+ years of experience creating benefit strategies, launching wellness campaigns and developing compensation and recognition programs to address key business objectives. Gabrielle holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Arizona and is certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) through the Human Resources Certification Institute and as a Certified Benefits and Compensation Professional (CBP/CCP) through World at Work.

With more than 30 years' experience in Human Resources, Cindy Brandt is keenly focused on the strategic link between Total Rewards and organizational success. Today she serves as Director Global Payroll & Benefits for Allegion plc, a $2.7 billion, 11,000-employee provider of security products and seamless access solutions for homes and businesses. There, she recently overhauled the benefits vendor portfolio, improving employee choice, expanding behavioral health resources and introducing virtual communications platforms.

Throughout her career, Cindy has led various HR teams across multiple industries and geographies, playing instrumental roles in streamlining processes, driving efficiencies and improving the employee experience. Prior to joining Allegion, she spent five years at Roche Diagnostics as Director Payroll and Benefits Administration, where she gained global support for, and led the launch of, a new benefits and payroll administration system. Prior to that, she served in capacities of increasing responsibility at Technicolor, The Indianapolis Star, Resort Condominiums International in Indianapolis; and Advance Transformer Co. in Chicago.

Derick Adams is the Vice President, Total Rewards at Henry Ford Health System.

Gary Belsky, the former editor in chief of ESPN The Magazine, is the president of Elland Road Partners, a media consulting firm, and the New York Times bestselling author of eight books. Gary speaks often to business audiences and consumer groups about decision making, sports and behavioral economics. Before joining ESPN–where he launched the groundbreaking “Body Issue” franchise–Gary worked at Money, Crain’s New York Business and St. Louis Business Journal. A longtime contributor to ABC's Good Morning America and CNN's Your Money, Gary won the Gerald Loeb Award for his investigation (with Phyllis Furman) of the Crazy Eddie consumer electronics chain.