Epoch | Employee Experience Symposium 2022
Employee Experience Symposium 2022
This event was a day focused on employee engagement and experience for our new way of work. Top leaders and innovators came together to connect, learn, and share knowledge.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
9:30 AM – 6:00 PM PT
Private location in San Francisco
Invite-only for Epoch community.
Want an invite? jade@epochapp.com
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Deep dive into the themes that will guide us into the future of work, including strategies for tackling trends and challenges such as hybrid experience and stakeholder collaboration.
TL;DR
A summary for you
Couldn't make it to our symposium? Don't worry – we put together a full recap of the top learnings and themes that were discussed during this insightful one-day event.
PRIYA'S WISDOM
The art of gathering
To help anyone in the employee engagement space, our team distilled practical tips and tricks from this incredible book to learn about creating meaningful and impactful events.
INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Featured panelists and speakers
...and fellow employee experience enthusiasts from the best places to work!
Omar Ramirez
Employee Engagement Manager at Affordances
Jeffrey Huang
Director, Employee Engagement & Events at Salesforce
Spencer Blank
Head of Employee Events at Fastly
Emma Dawson
Advisor at PeopleTech Partners and Continuum
Ashley Fabrasilio
Employee Engagement Manager at Asana
Shaina Poulard
Head of D&I and Employee Experience at Relativity Space
Kari Girarde
Vice President, Community at StockX
Adrian Rodriguez
Manager, Workplace Experience at Glassdoor
Kate McCoubrey Judson
Senior Manager, Global Workplace Strategy & Innovation at Adobe
Jade Choy
Co-founder & CEO at Epoch
AGENDA
Symposium schedule
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Coffee, Tea & Breakfast ☕
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Opening Remarks
Jade Choy, Co-founder & CEO of Epoch.
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Panel 1 with Q&A: What's next for employee experience?
Moderated by Omar Ramirez, Founder of Affordances. Previously Global Head of Workplace Services at Miro, formerly Atlassian, Stripe, Dropbox, Netflix, Google.
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Break 🍩
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Workshop: Employee Experience Strategy
Hosted by Epoch Experts Keith Choy and Meg Dietrich. Learn about industry insights and engage in an interactive workshop with actionable takeaways.
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch & Conversations 🥗
Enjoy catered lunch with some guided icebreakers.
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Panel 2 with Q&A: Evolving employee programs, culture, L&D & DEI
Moderated by Emma Dawson. Previously Global Head of Learning & Talent Management at Coinbase, formerly Affirm, Dropbox, LinkedIn.
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Break 🍩
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Workshop: Flower Arrangement 💐
Hosted by Averil Luck. Enjoy a break and meet others while making bouquets.
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks with Q&A
Jade Choy, Co-founder & CEO of Epoch.
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Cocktail Hour 🍸
FOCUS AREAS
Insights and discussion topics
Employee experience trends
Learn insights on where the industry is headed and current market trends.
Optimizing hybrid workplace
How to best engage employees in both virtual and in-person work environments.
Employee engagement strategies
Learn strategies on increasing engagement metrics for your events and programs.
Diversity and inclusion programs
Industry best practices for DEI and how to evolve programs tailored to employees.
Tackling the great resignation
How to manage employee satisfaction and fulfillment to increase retention.
THANK YOU
Our sponsors
Want a spot for 2023?
This year's symposium will be packed with even more speakers, workshops, and networking opportunities. Early bird tickets are now available at a discounted price. Grab your spot before they run out!