Leadership Panel: From HR Work to HR Impact

This event explores the transformational shift HR professionals are making from executing tasks to shaping business outcomes in a human-centric and AI-enabled world. Rather than focusing on titles or tenure, the conversation centers on the intentional choices, skills, continuous learning, and self-development that build credibility, visibility, and long-term career impact. This leadership panel brings together HR professionals who have evolved into strategic partners and trusted advisors, focusing on the practical mechanisms, learning approaches, and mindset shifts that supported their transformation. Panelists will explore how they leveraged tools and technology thoughtfully, and strengthened their ability to lead with clarity, empathy, and impact—ultimately moving the needle in the business by shaping culture and enabling high-performing teams.

Key Learning Points

• Understand the shift from executing HR tasks to shaping business outcomes, and how HR professionals intentionally design their work around impact rather than activity.
• Explore what doesn’t serve career growth in HR and how leaders shifted from activity to impact by letting go of these patterns.
• Develop practical approaches to transition into advisory work, strengthen strategic judgment, and apply change management in times of constant transformation, using tools, AI, and data to inform decisions and elevate your impact on business outcomes.

Why Attend?

• Expert Insights: Hear from HR leaders who have successfully moved into strategic HR roles and business partnerships.
• Practical Examples: Learn how they shifted from execution-focused work to strategic, impact-driven HR.
• Actionable Strategies: Walk away with practical ways to step into more strategic HR work and increase your business impact.

Our Speakers are:

• recently joined Inquis Medical as Head of People & Culture. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources Management from Bellevue University and brings extensive experience leading HR functions within the medical device industry. She has served as a People leader for organizations developing innovative products, including insulin pumps, hearing aids, and pulmonary therapies. Marilyn thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments and is deeply passionate about contributing to HR organizations and companies that make a meaningful difference in people’s lives, which is one reason she is so drawn to the medical device industry.
• , SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is a Senior HR Business Partner at CompTIA, where she partners with leaders to align people strategies with business outcomes. Her work focuses on manager effectiveness, performance, and navigating change, grounded in a practical, people-first approach to building high-performing teams. Lisa holds a Master’s in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from NYU and is a certified coach.
• is a leader in HR Technology and Operations with expertise in HR Systems, Shared Services, and People Analytics. As Director of HR Systems & Shared Services at El Camino Health, he leads initiatives to modernize HR service delivery, implement enterprise HR technologies, and leverage data and automation to improve employee experience and organizational decision-making. Michael has led large-scale HR transformations across healthcare and retail organizations, focusing on integrating technology, streamlining operations, and enabling data-driven people strategies.
• is the Founder and CEO of Pro Orgs and President of the National Human Resources Association – Silicon Valley. He brings over two decades of global HR leadership experience across industries, including SaaS, high-tech, and life sciences. Sudhir holds both SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications and is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, the Indian Institute of Management, and the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Expanding his work into mental wellness, he is the Co-founder of Inner Leap, a global platform for hypnotherapy, and the Founder of Vipnotherapy Center, where he helps individuals living with chronic conditions discover pathways to healing beyond medicine.

Our Moderator for this session is

• is a Talent Engagement Partner at Quisitive, with multiple years of experience across recruiting, onboarding, training, and operations. She focuses on upskilling and people programs through a people-centric, data-informed approach that helps strengthen capability, efficiency, and engagement in fast-paced, client-facing teams.

This event is proudly sponsored by , a leading provider of employee benefits and HR solutions, and hosted by , a commercial-stage medical technology company that provides a minimally invasive treatment for patients with severe emphysema.

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your HR expertise. Register now and take the first step towards reclaiming focus in the urgency economy!