Welcome to the UT Austin Voice Conference! Designed to foster collaboration between academics and industry leaders, this two-day event offers a dynamic exchange of ideas and innovation. Explore the schedule and resources below to make the most of your experience!
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Conference Schedule, April 1
Wednesday, April 1
8:30 – 9:30 AM | Sign-In and Welcome Breakfast
Located in Tejas Dining Room on the courtyard level of the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center
9:30 – 10:15 AM | From Ivory Tower to Corner Office: Forging Partnerships Across Academia and Industry
Michael Parke, Assistant Professor of Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Sanja Licina, President, Exployee Experience, QuestionPro
10:15 – 10:45 AM | Forced Networking: No Hiding in the Coffee Line
10:45 – 11:00 AM | Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Hot Takes: Opinions We Probably Shouldn’t Say Out Loud
Elad Sherf, Associate Professor, UNC Chapel Hill
Emily Pelosi, Employee Listening Research Manager, Apple
Kristin Saboe, Head of Employee Voice, Google
12:00 – 1:30 PM | Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 PM | Big Ideas, Short Clock: Flash 15 Talks
Melissa Chamberlin, Associate Professor, Iowa State University
Matthew Diabes, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU
Qualtrics + WSA
2:30 – 3:30 PM | Peer Review Live and Unfiltered: Research Roundtables
Daniel Newton, University of Iowa
Dave Lebel, University of Pittsburgh
Madeline Ong, Texas A&M University
Kris Saling, US Army
Jolene Skinner, MongoDB
Rob Slabik, Meijer
3:30 – 4:00 PM | Break
4:00 – 4:45 PM | Keynote: From Listening to Leadership
Alexis Fink, Advisor, Author, Speaker, x-Meta, x-MSFT
4:45 – 6:00 PM | Networking Break & Ride to Dinner
7:00 PM | Dinner
Thursday, April 2
8:15 – 9:00 AM | Sign-In and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 AM | Champion Keynote: Leading the Next Era of Employee Listening
Craig Starbuck, Founder, Org Acuity
9:30 – 10:15 AM | Listening as an HR Executive Imperative: Strategy, Culture, and Action
Tarryn Clark-Mcleod, VP of Talent Management, Yeti
Beth Ley, CHRO, Kendra Scott
10:15 – 10:30 AM | Break
10:30 – 11:45 AM | More Big Ideas, Still Short Clock: Flash 15 Talks
Kristin Bain, Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology
Sophie Kay, People Research Scientist, Meta
Microsoft
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Signal or Noise: Sensing Workshop
Ketaki Sodhi, Head of AI Enablement, Moody's
Richard Rosenow, Co-Founder, Ikona Analytics
12:15 – 1:30 PM | Lunch
1:30 – 2:15 PM | Karaoke Session
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2:15 – 2:45 PM | Closing the Loop: Bridging Research, Practice, and Tech
Sue Lam, VP of Global People Analytics, Culture, Strategy & Planning, The Coca-Cola Company
Caribay Marquez, Principal Manager & Head of People Science, Microsoft Viva
Insiya Hussain, Assistant Professor, George Mason University
2:45 – 3:15 PM | Keynote: Listening at Scale, Missing the Point
How the Topics of Voice Unveil the Frequency Trap
Ethan Burris, Professor, University of Texas at Austin
3:15 – 3:30 PM | Closing Remarks
3:30 PM Onwards: | Networking & Coffee
