The Top 101 Global Employee Engagement & Experience Influencers 2023

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The #Engagement101 celebrates the contributions of thought leaders from all areas of business, including the boardroom, HR, Internal Communications, Finance, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, who have made significant strides in the development of creating people first organizations.

From those who inspire action, educate, and recognize, to those who wield influence via social media or innovate fresh ways to engage people, all 101 influencers share a deep passion for enhancing the employee experience and as an output, engagement.

This list has been curated with input from contributors across the globe, ensuring that the #Engagement101 reflects the diverse perspectives and insights of the global business community. Each year, the list will be updated to reflect the latest developments in the field and to recognize the innovative contributions of those who are advancing employee engagement.

Select members of #Engagement101 will be invited to speak at both online and offline events, providing opportunities to draw inspiration from their thinking and engage face-to-face. In collaboration with this influential community, we will create valuable outputs for the wider world of work, including guides, ebooks, webinars, and more in 2023 and beyond.

Thanks to our 2023 supporter, Workbuzz. The easy, flexible way to engage your employees and improve your culture.

You can see the full 2023 #Engagement101 List below – listed in alphabetical order.

Mike Adams

Chief Executive Officer

Purple
Alex Allen

Senior Director, Global Inclusion & Collaboration

Cisco
Marissa Andrada

Board Director

Krispy Kreme
Faroshia Ashley

Leadership coach

Emoworks
Sheree Atcheson

Group Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion

Valtech
Kenya Beard

School of Nursing Dean & Chief Nursing Officer

Mercy University
David Beeney

Founder

Breaking The Silence
Katarina Berg

CHRO, Strategy Operations, Global Workplace Services

Spotify
Josh Bersin

Founder and CEO

The Josh Bersin Company
Helen Bissett

Founder, Managing Director

H&H Agency
Steve Boese

Co-Founder

H3 HR Advisors
Bruce Bolger

President

Enterprise Engagement Alliance
Dr Juliet Bourke

Human Capital Advisor | Board Member | Professor of Practice

UNSW Business School
Travis Bradberry

Author of the MICRO HABITS TEST and #1 bestselling coauthor

Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Emma Bridger

Managing Director

People Lab
Steve Browne

Chief People Officer

LaRosa's, Inc.
Ulrika Brunner

Chief Executive Officer

Inspire Group Asia
Rob Catalano

Chief Engagement Officer & Co Founder

WorkTango Inc.
Debra Corey

Chief 'Pay it Forward' Officer

DebCo HR LTD
Bruce Daisley

2x Sunday Times Bestseller, consultant

Eat Sleep Work Repeat
Shereen Daniels

Managing Director

HR rewired
Livia de Bastos Martini

Chief People Officer

Gympass
Kara Dennison

Executive Career & Leadership Coach, CEO

Optimized Career Solutions
Traci Deveau

Principal Consultant

HR Triage Group
David Ducheyne

Founder

Otolith
Chris Dyer

Speaker, Author

Keynote Speaker
Amy Edmondson

Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management

Harvard Business School
Chester Elton

Partner, Founder

The Culture Works
Gifty Enright

Author, Speaker, Coach

Gifty Enright Consulting
Ben Eubanks

Founder

HR Tech Awards
Gregory F. Simpson

Managing Director

Agent in Engagement
Friederike Fabritius

Wall Street Journal bestselling author

Keynote speaker
Jenni Field

Founder and Director

Redefining Communications
Steven Frost

CEO

Workbuzz
Anne Fulton

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Fuel50
Francesca Gino

Professor, Author

Harvard Business School
Chuck Gose

Head of Community & Industry Insights

Firstup, ICology
Adam Grant

Organizational psychologist at Wharton, #1 NYT bestselling author

host of the TED podcast WorkLife
Risha Grant

D&I Speaker, Author, Consultant, Host

Risha Talks Series
David Green

Executive Director

Insight222
Kevin Grossman

President and Board Member

Talent Board HR
Jerry Gule

CEO

Institute of People Management
Lance Haun

VP Market Insights

The Starr Conspiracy
April Homer

Chief People Officer

Cooper Parry
Lizzie Henson

Founder/Owner

HR Ninjas
Serena Huang Ph.D.

Chief Data Officer

ABE.work
Aaron Hurst

Co-Founder, CEO

Imperative & Purpose Mindset
Charlie Judy

Chief People & Culture Officer

Intelligent Medical Objects
David Kasperson

Director of Speed of Trust Speaking & Business Development

Franklin Covey
Jill Katz

Chief Human Resources Officer

Assemble HR Consulting
Damon Klotz

Work Culture Evangelist

Culture Amp
Kevin Kruse

CEO + Founder

LEADx
Garry Lace

Story Maker

Storians
Kimberly Lanier

Director, People Advisory Services

Protiviti
Jason Lauritsen

Speaker, Author

www.JasonLauritsen.com
Josh Levine

Partner, Author

Great Mondays
Dr Grace Lordan

Founding Director of The Inclusion Initi

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Aimee Lucas

Director, Client Experience

Moss Adams
Meghan M. Biro

Founder

TalentCulture
Ester Martinez

CEO & Editor-in-Chief

People Matters
Scott McInness

Founder and Director

Inspiring Change
Carmen Medina

Owner, Author

MedinAnalytics
Rachel Miller

Director

All Things IC
Jacob Morgan

Keynote & TED Speaker

4x Best-Selling Author, & Futurist
Rhonda Morris

Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Chevron
Yvonne Mosadi

HR Director

Heineken SA
Jennifer Moss

International Speaker, Journalist, Author

Jennifer Moss Inc.
Gethin Nadin

Psychologist, bestselling author and CIO

Benefex
Dr. Amanda Nimon-Peters

Professor of Leadership

Hult International Business School
Misty J. Oratokhai Esq.

Chief Operating Officer

National Children's Center
Carina Parisella

Tribe Lead, Head of Technology Workforce

ANZ
Advita Patel

CommsRebel & Co-Founder

A Leader Like Me.
Hitesh Patel

Global Keynote Speaker, Paralympic Footballer

Diversity & Inclusion Leader
Sesil Pir

Founder

Sesil Pir Consulting
Eugenio Pirri

Chief Operations and Culture Executive

Dorchester Collection
Anna Rasmussen

CEO & Founder

OpenBlend
Gustavo Razzetti

CEO, Consultant & Speaker

Fearless Culture
DeRetta Rhodes

EVP/Chief Culture Officer

Atlanta Braves
Russell Robinson

Founder

Amplified Research
Enrique Rubio

Founder

Hacking HR
Steph Ryter

Creative Culture Leader

Arity
Asif Sadiq

Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Warner Bros. Discovery
Alexandra Samuel

Keynote Speaker & Author

Remote, Inc.: How to Thrive at Work...Wherever You Are
Céline Schillinger

Founder, CEO

We Need Social
Lars Schmidt

Founder, Principal & Host

Redefining HR Podcast & Amplify
Marcel Schwantes

Founder & Chief Human Officer

Leadership from the Core
Vanessa Shaw

Coach, Executive & Board Leadership

Momentous.work
Brad Shuck

Co-Founder

OrgVitals
Dan Sodergren

Keynote & TedxTalk speaker on the future of work Expert &

guest on national TV / radio and podcasts
Tracie Sponenberg

Founder, Chief People Officer

Tracie Sponenberg LLC
Mildred Talabi

Personal Branding Coach, Speaker & Trainer

LinkedIn
Bruce Temkin

Head of the XM Institute

Qualtrics
Perry Timms

Founder and Chief Energy Officer

PTHR
Sean Trainor

Founding Partner

Salient
Karin Volo

CEO, Director

Evoloshen
Jeff Waldman

Founder & Principal

ScaleHR
Nika White

DEI Practitioner, Antiracism Activist

Speaker/Facilitator, Best Selling Author
Melody Wilding

Best-selling Author & Executive Coach

Workplace Mental Health Keynote Speaker
Lindsay Wolff Logsdon

Co-Founder

Culture LabX
Gamiel Yafai

Founder & CEO

Diversity Marketplace
Heather R. Younger

Speaker, Author

Employee Fanatix
David Zinger

Speaker, Consultant and Coach

David Zinger Associates