North American HR Executive Summit

Amelia Hardy is the chief inclusion and diversity officer for Best Buy Co. Inc. In this role, she oversees the company’s strategy for creating and sustaining a more equitable environment, both at Best Buy and in the communities we serve, and is responsible for building an inclusive culture companywide that is also representative of the customers that we serve.

Most recently, she served as Best Buy’s vice president of strategic community engagement, guiding the company’s work to connect with the community and drive change with external partners in multiple areas of ESG. She has also served in several other leadership positions at Best Buy, including senior director of health partnerships and director of brand marketing.

Prior to joining Best Buy in 2014, Amelia held a variety of leadership roles at Fortune 100 companies, including 14 years at 3M. Her career experiences include marketing, strategy, brand management, business development and product commercialization.

She currently serves on multiple national and community boards including the Boys & Girls Club of the Twin Cities, MEDA, The Cowles Center, the Northside Achievement Zone and Minnesota Community Care.

Amelia earned her bachelor’s degree from Xavier University of Louisiana and has a master’s of business administration degree from Tulane University. She has been honored as one of the Top 100 national leaders in DEI, Power 50 and Notable Executives in the Twin Cities.

With more than 30 years of corporate HR experience in roles at both Kroger and Procter & Gamble, I have developed a passion for creating a world class HR organization. I strive to serve as a trusted advisor and coach, driver of culture and purpose, change leader, and talent strategist connecting others to opportunities, bringing out their best capabilities and helping them succeed at work and in life through enabling, empathetic and servant leadership. I recognize that the foundation of any great company is its people, and as Chief People Officer for Kroger, I see the proof every day. Across our Family of Companies, we have nearly half a million associates operating under multiple banners across 35 states with each of them working together to bring Our Purpose – to Feed the Human Spirit – to life in ways big and small to uplift our customers, our communities and each other. I am proud to lead them and prouder still to serve them. Together, we are the best.

Adrienne Trimble is the Senior Vice President and Global Chief Inclusion Officer at Visa, where she leads the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategy across global markets. With a focus on fostering an inclusive culture that drives innovation and equity, Adrienne brings a wealth of experience in DEI leadership. Before joining Visa, she served as President and CEO of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, advancing supplier diversity and economic inclusion for minority-owned businesses. Her career also includes significant leadership roles at General Electric and Toyota, where she shaped impactful DEI initiatives. Adrienne is a respected thought leader and advocate, dedicated to promoting inclusive practices that empower diverse talent and enhance corporate culture.

Amy Hanneman joined Northwestern Mutual in 2019 as VP, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer and Senior Human Resources Business Partner.

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) are top priorities of the company. Amy and her team work across the organization to drive leadership at all levels, helping everyone understand and maximize the link between culture and bottom-line results.

Before joining NM, Amy led D&I for DXC Technology and Hewlett Packard. Prior to moving into human rights work, she worked in multiple fields within defense and aerospace with Raytheon including sales, international business development, contracts negotiation, and government relations. Favorite roles in her career include being the chief of staff to a CEO, negotiating with NATO, working on Capitol Hill, and leading 160 Employee Resource Groups in 32 countries.
Amy has a Master of Business Administration from Boston University and a Psychology degree from the University of Mississippi. She has served on multiple boards including most recently as the Urban League and Out & Equal.

Recent awards include being recognized as a Top 100 Chief Diversity Officer by Diversity & Leadership, Inc, and being named to the Women’s Leadership Diversity IMPACT 50 List and the PowHER10 Women of Influence.

Besides her work, her priorities are her partner Vaso and their four little superwomen. If you meet her, be prepared to answer the question, “If not you, then who?” which is the most important question she asks herself each day.

Mónica Bauer is PepsiCo’s Global Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billon times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $86 billion in net revenue in 2022, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including may iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimate annual retail sales.

As Global Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer, Mónica is responsible for leading PepsiCo’s global DEI strategy which focuses on advancing the company’s aspirations to help build a more collaborative, inclusive, and equitable future for all. Prior to her current role, Mónica was Vice President, Global Corporate Reputation where she and her team championed PepsiCo’s reputation as having a strong legacy of embedding DEI into its business strategies, delivering world-class innovation, and committed to catalyzing positive change for people and the planet through its pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) transformation agenda.

Throughout her nearly 20-year tenure at PepsiCo leading corporate affairs for Latin America, Asia Pacific, and India, Mónica has consistently made valuable contributions to shaping culture, engaging a dynamic workforce, and elevating PepsiCo’s efforts to build a diverse workplace and promote inclusive economic growth. A proven leader and true advocate for women’s empowerment, Mónica was one of the founders of PepsiCo’s Inspira women development program in Latin America, and a co-author of three books focused on coaching and deploying effective strategies to support women as they excel the corporate ladder.

Mónica holds an MBA degree from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM). Mónica serves as a Board Member for Chicas Poderosas, an organization dedicated to advocating for women representation and gender equality in media.

Kim Lupo has dedicated her career to developing healthy rewards ecosystems that ensure associates have the financial, physical, and emotional well-being support they need to deliver their best every day. In her current role as the leader of Walmart’s Global Total Rewards, Kim and her team are developing and delivering competitive and innovative benefits and pay programs that help accelerate the company’s business and talent strategies.

Prior to Walmart, Kim led Global Total Rewards, People Operations, and Analytics at Nike. Under her leadership, Kim’s team drove systemic change across Total Rewards by resetting Nike’s job and pay architecture, introducing personalized pay rewards, transitioning to values and culture-based benefits, and standing up a new people analytics and insights function.

As Vice President of Total Rewards and Performance at T-Mobile, Kim led the HR integration efforts for the company’s merger with MetroPCS and supported the company’s transformation by resetting T-Mobile’s performance management system and introducing an integrated talent management approach with evolved pay systems.

Kim began her career as a compensation and financial consultant at Culpepper Associates in Atlanta, focused primarily on clients in the technology industry. She also worked as a consultant at Aon Hewitt and in Total Rewards leadership roles at Lanier Worldwide, Earthlink, and Southern Company.

Kim is a member of the WorldatWork faculty, WorldatWork Advisory Council, and the Conference Board’s Executive Compensation Counsel.

Jez leads the North America Partner Resources team for Starbucks.

Formerly CHRO for Global Partners – a leading New England gas and oil company.

Formerly Corporate Vice President at McDonald’s Corporation supporting global business functions, leadership teams in the US & operating business units in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and Japan. Led globally on employer reputation and digital engagement.

Specialties: US & International HR, Workforce Strategy, Culture & Employer Branding, Mergers & Acquisition, Post Merger Integration, Change Management, Organization Design, Employer Branding, Staffing & Recruiting, Leadership Development, Executive Coaching & Mentoring.

Serves as a fellow for several organizations, including The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and The Royal Society of Arts, as well as being a Council Member of City & Guilds.