Keren Kozar, SHRM-CP, serves as the Senior People & Culture Partner at HiBob, specializing in supporting the Americas market with a primary focus on the Customer Success and Marketing divisions. With over a decade of HR expertise, Keren has demonstrated proficiency across various HR verticals, including management coaching, talent development, recruiting, DEI, and compensation & benefits. As the former Head of HR at January Digital, a boutique digital marketing agency, her people leadership facilitated an impressive 5x company growth and 30% increase in retention. Beyond her professional endeavors, Keren finds joy in spending quality time with her husband, 3-year-old daughter, and dog, Maestro — with a second child due in a couple months! Her passions outside of work include travel, cooking, live music, and reading.

Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza is a freelance journalist and From Day One contributing editor who writes about work, the job market, and women’s experiences in the workplace. Her work has appeared in the BBC, The Washington Post, Quartz at Work, Fast Company, and Digiday’s Worklife.

Kenneth Matos, Ph.D. is Director of Market Insights - HCM at HiBob. He leads HiBob’s research on global trends in employee experience and HR best practices. Dr. Matos uses that research to educate the HiBob and media communities on the strategic impact of emerging trends in human capital management and people analytics. 

Prior to HiBob, Dr. Matos led a global consulting team advising organizations on how best to collect, interpret, and respond to HR data and insights. His published research covers issues of inclusion, employee experience and wellbeing, leadership, and organizational culture. 

He completed his undergraduate work in psychology at Amherst College, received his master’s in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University, and earned his Ph.D. in I/O Psychology at The George Washington University.

Dr. Matos is an accomplished speaker on issues of engagement, inclusion, remote and flexible work, and workplace culture.