DisruptHR Pittsburgh (PA, USA) will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at The Rivers Casino and we’re excited to announce an awesome lineup of speakers for their 9th DisruptHR event!
Samantha Cobin — HR Manager at Achieva
“Move Fast, Stay Human: Reinventing HR with Agility”
Megan Wollerton — Founder of Bridges CIO
“The Future is Fracted: Why Fractional Leadership is the Future of Work”
Stephen Whitehead — Founder of 5th Hammer Innovation
“Color Outside the Lines: Why Creative Leadership is Your Competitive Advantage”
LaQuicha Anderson — President of NAAAHR Pittsburgh
“Coaching Without Control—Leading with Influence, Not Authority”
Joe Lodovico — Manager, Talent Acquisitions at UPMC
“From Enlistment to Employment: Drive Strategic Veteran Hiring in Pennsylvania”
Ellen Freeman — Managing Partner at Ellen Freeman Immigration Law Group
“Demystifying Hiring of Foreign Nationals”
Stephanie Adam — Professor of HR Management at PennWest University
“Grandpa Is Dead & Other Lies We Tell Our Bosses”
Lauren Grubb — Employee Relations & Recruiting Partner at JML landscape Management
“Employee Relations Is Not a Department. It’s a Culture Strategy”
Anthony Concilio — Director, HR at AnewHealth
“Discretionary Effort = “
Jamie Lewis Smith, PhD — CEO + Leadership Psychologist at Pixel Leadership Group
“Your Brain Is a Real A**hole”
Tom Mobley — Professor at Miami University
“Let’s Talk About My Generation”
Meghan Gorman — Founder of Conflict and Culture LLC
“Your Ping Pong Table Won’t Fix This”
John DeSimone — Director, HR at Henderson Brothers
“So You Want to Defund HR? Let’s Do It”
Anne Papinchak — Executive Coach/Consultant at Great Work Coach LLC
“Coaching – A LOSS Cause?”
Thanks to DisruptHR Pittsburgh 9.0 Sponsors!
