A curated virtual
summit.
A curated virtual summit for University Recruiting Leaders across the globe. We are bringing together leaders in the Early Career Talent Recruiting Industry to reflect on a Fall Recruiting season like no other.
Focus Areas
Diversity & Inclusion
Investment, strategic communities, vetting partners and tools, creating buy-in
Team
Capacity planning, developing your people, and measuring success
Cross-Functional Partnership
Working with key stakeholders, getting buy-in from recruiting & executive leadership
Strategy, Scale, & Growth
Budget, headcount planning, non-tech roles support, going global, remote work, interviewer capacity planning, Strategic programs
Featured Speakers
Nicky Garcea
Nicky Garcea is the co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at Cappfinity. She is an IO Psychologist who has been designing and delivering strengths and essential skills products for the last two decades. She has led on several industry award-winning solutions that have been recognized for innovation, diversity and the promotion of social mobility.
Lindsey Pollak
Lindsey Pollak is a New York Times best selling author, keynote speaker and the leading authority on today's multigenerational workplace. She was named to the 2020 Thinkers50 Radar List, which honors 30 global management thinkers whose work is shaping the future of how organizations are managed and led.
Discussion Leaders
Cindy Loggins
Head of Global University Recruiting Programs, eBay
Char Delapena
Head of University Recruiting, Robinhood & Executive Director, URx
Wahab Owolabi
Founder OneReq & URx
Jada Green
Founder OneReq & URxCandidate Experience Lead, Accenture
Leo Cortez
Head of University Recruiting & Diversity Talent, AirBnB
Monica Ipong
Director Global University Recruiting, CrowdStrike
Doreen Dockweiler
Director University Relations, USAA,
Brittni Lundie
Sr. Manager University Recruiting, Twitter
Becky Gavin
Campus Recruiting Manager, Bose Corporation
Renee Davis
University Recruiting Manager at Duolingo
Michele Tse
Recruiting Manager, Early Career & Events at Oscar Health
Ahva Sadeghi
Co-Founder & CEO at Symba
Carolynn Choi
Early Talent at Square
Gina Greenwalt
University Programs Manager at Twitch
Matt Stephenson
Head of Engineering, Design, and University Recruiting at Plaid
Katie Carrothers
Campus Recruiting Manager at CBIZ
Micah Lindblad
Campus Recruiting Team Lead at Nelnet
Kenida Lewis
Directory of Recruiting - College Programs at MGM Resorts International
Renee Davis
University Recruiting Manager at Duolingo
Kristen Dauler
University Recruiting Manager at Figma
Stephanie Tyler
National Director of Campus Recruiting, BDO USA, LLP
Sue Harnett
Founder & President at Rewriting the Code
Stephanie Carroll
Manager, University Relations & Diversity Programs at ViacomCBS
Emily Cardner
Manager, Campus Recruiting at MongoDB
Layne Austin
MBA Recruiter at Salesforce
Clifton Tay
Head of University Talent Acquisition at Genetech
Sam Lee
University Recruiter at Robinhood
Grace Williams
Sr. Manager, University Recruiting at Palo Alto Networks
Nikita Gupta
Co-Founder & CTO at Symba
Carly Irlbeck
Early Career Talent Acquisition Manager at Paylocity
Jehron Petty
Founder & CEO at ColorStack
Tom Tessier
University Programs Manager at Twitch
Jamie Lewis
Senior Manager, University Recruiting at Alteryx
Larry Kamguia
Senior Program Manager, University Recruiting at Salesforce
Elina Feldman
TA Manager, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Dave Wilkin
CEO & Founder at Ten Thousand Coffees
Sarah Iglesias
Director, University Relations and Recruiting at Viasat
Vern Howard
CEO & Co-Founder at Hallo
Brien Convery
National Director, Early Talent Communities and Inclusive Recruitment, Canada, Royal Bank of Canada
Michele Militante
Senior Director, Global Campus Recruiting Executive, PepsiCo
Sarah Turcotte
Regional Campus Recruiting Lead at BDO USA, LLP
Benjamin Chen
Manager, University Talent Program, Juniper Networks
Cassie Rose
University Recruiter, IMC Trading
Katie Fallon
University Recruiter, Plaid
Faith Wilkins El
Software Engineering Instructor, Code Differently LLC
Rebecca Schwenk
Global Head of Investments Intern and Analyst Program, AIG
Schedule (All Times PST)
December 8
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Networking 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Opening Remarks 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Char Delapena & Wahab Owolabi
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Accelerating Change - Lessons learned from the first wave of virtual recruitment 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Cappfinity Co-founder, Nicky Garcea and Author, Lindsey Pollak will be joined by Jada Green of Accenture for a keynote presentation reflecting on the digital transformation that has taken place over the last six months, how businesses are innovating and the changes we’re likely to see in graduate hiring for 2021. When the pandemic took hold, companies were forced to move to a fully virtual hiring model at breakneck speed leaving little time for planning or to consider best practices. Now with the benefit of feedback from the first wave of candidates to experience the new platforms and processes, talent leaders across the globe are evaluating what’s worked and what they need to change as they plan for 2021.
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Virtual Programming: Designing a Winning Remote Internship Experience: Lessons & Stories from the Experts 10:35 AM - 11:20 AM
Presenters / Moderators - Ahva Sadeghi (Symba), Nikita Gupta (Symba) Panelists - Char Delapena (Robinhood), Stephanie Carroll (CBS Interactive), Clifton Tay (Genentech), Kenida Lewis (MGM International Resorts)
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Leading Effective Teams 10:35 AM - 11:20 AM
Moderator - Carolynn Choi (Square) Panelists - Leo Cortez (Airbnb), Katie Carrothers (CBIZ)
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Enabling Change - How do talent leaders overcome the barriers to reaching and engaging more diverse talent? 10:35 AM - 11:20 AM
Nicky Garcea (Cappfinity) & Author Lindsey Pollack
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Student Panel 11:25 AM - 12:10 PM
Moderator - Sue Harnett (Rewriting the Code)
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Student Panel 11:25 AM - 12:10 PM
Moderator - Jehron Petty (Colorstack)
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Crafting a Blueprint for the Future 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Moderator - Sam Lee (Robinhood) Panelists - Renee Davis (Duolingo), Becky Gavin (Bose), Sarah Iglesias (Viasat)
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Building Relationships and Creating Cross-Functional Partnerships 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Moderator - Layne Austin (Salesforce) Panelists - Emily Cardner (MongoDB), Micah Lindblad (Nelnet)
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Exploring Diversity & Inclusion Strategies 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Moderator - Larry Kamguia (Salesforce) Panelists - Jamie Lewis (Alteryx), Kristen Dauler (Figma), Benjamin Chen (Juniper Networks)
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Day 1 Closing Remarks & Reflection 1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
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Networking 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM
December 9
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Networking 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Day 2 Opening Remarks 9:30 AM- 9:45 AM
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Opening Student Panel 9:45 AM - 10:30AM
Moderator: Vern Howard (Hallo)
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There’s no ‘I’ in team: Building and Scaling with a Team of One 10:35 AM - 11:20 AM
Presenter: Katie Fallon (Plaid) Building and scaling a University Program is an exciting, yet challenging process. Whether it’s starting from scratch or piloting new initiatives, often it’s a small team with limited resources responsible for critical decisions to get a program off the ground. In this discussion, we will share best practices about maximizing time and impact for a 1-person team to build the foundation for University Programs or new program initiatives.
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Building Relationships and Creating Cross-Functional Partnerships with UR Leaders 10:35 AM - 11:20 AM
Moderator - Carolynn Choi (Square) Panelists - Corey Twitty (Netflix), Carly Irlbeck (Paylocity), Gina Greenwalt (Twitch)
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Exploring Diversity & Inclusion Strategies 10:35 AM - 11:20 AM
Moderator - Layne Austin (Salesforce) Panelists - Elina Feldman (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas), Cindy Loggins (eBay), Brittni Lundie (Uber)
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Early ID Programs for Sophomores 11:25 AM - 12:10 PM
Stephanie Tyler (BDO USA, LLP), Sarah Turcotte (BDO USA, LLP) Session Description: Early ID is more than a program, it’s a mindset. The accounting industry has a long track record of early talent initiatives to build their pipeline. Join this session to hear about leveraging early ID programs to attract and secure talent as early as sophomore year.
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Leading Effective Teams 11:25 AM - 12:10 PM
Moderator - Layne Austin (Salesforce) Panelists - Matt Stephenson (Plaid), Doreen Dockweiler (USAA), Tom Tessier (Twitch)
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Crafting a Blueprint for the Future with UR Leaders 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Moderator - Layne Austin (Salesforce) Panelists - Monica Ipong (CrowdStrike), Grace Williams (Palo Alto Networks)
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The Big Virtual Experiment 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Moderator - Jada Green (Accenture) & Nicky Garcea (Cappfinity)
What have we learned from the move to virtual hiring and what will the future hold? -
Roundtable
Speakers - Dave Wilkin (Ten Thousand Coffees), Michelle Militante (PepsiCo), Brien Convery (RBC)
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Day 1 Closing Remarks & Reflection 1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
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Networking 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM
Presenting Sponsor
Cappfinity is the world leader in strengths-based assessment, providing award-winning recruitment and development solutions for organisations across the globe. Founded in 2005 by Dr Alex Linley, a leading expert in positive psychology, and Nicky Garcea, occupational psychologist, we bring together strengths expertise, data, innovation and human experience to assess and develop capability, fit and potential. Our teams in the UK, US, Australia and Ireland are proud to be working with more than 150 organizations and over 5 million individuals in service of our shared purpose –strengthening the world.
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Faq
URx Global Leaders Summit will take place Tuesday, December 8th – Wednesday, December 9th from 9-1 PM PT (12-4 ET).
The event will be hosted on Hopin.to. An event link will be shared with all registered attendees by December 4, 2020.
If you are interested in facilitating a workshop or leading a roundtable discussion, submit a topic or proposal here by Thursday, November 5th. Speakers will be notified on Monday, November 9th.
Facilitators will be notified on Monday, November 2nd.
Please see below for eligibility to attend the summit:
- Those who manage a UR team
- Those who oversee a UR program
- Those who are final decision makers for UR
- Those who are nominated by a UR Leader to represent the team
Register as the leader of your UR/Early Talent function and in the registration form indicate the name, email and title of who will be attending as your proxy.
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