Keynote Speaker

Catherine A. Sanderson, PhD, received a bachelor’s degree in psychology, with a specialization in health and development, from Stanford University, and received both masters and doctoral degrees in psychology from Princeton University. Her research has received grant funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. She is a published author of more than 25 journal articles and book chapters in addition to four college textbooks, middle school and high school health textbooks. Sanderson speaks regularly for public and corporate audiences on topics such as the science of happiness, the power of emotional intelligence, the mind-body connection, and the psychology of good and evil. These talks have been featured in numerous mainstream media outlets, including The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, CNN and CBS Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley.

David W. Brezina Memorial Session Speaker

Robyn Benincasa is an Author and Founder of World Class Teams. For 20 years, she has competed in the most rigorous conditions on earth as an adventure racer, mastering the skills required to inspire and bond with teammates in pursuit of audacious goals while working under extreme time pressures. With a message that emphasizes caring about each other as much as ourselves, she offers a unique view of how to build teams that succeed against all odds, triumph over adversity and win as one in times of great challenge and change. Drawing from her award-winning book How Winning Works, as well as her experience as a full-time firefighter, she outlines steps anyone can take to create consistent world class results in every aspect of their lives. Whether you’re trying to beat the competition to market, scale a looming mountain of a project or simply get your team all marching in the same direction, her "8 Essential Elements of Human Synergy" will coach you to the finish line of success.

Featured Speaker

Michael S. Cohen, JD, is a Partner in Duane Morris’ Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group. Cohen concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law training and counseling. He typically conducts between 200 and 250 trainings each year and has conducted investigations into claims of harassment and discrimination, drafted employee handbooks, employment agreements, noncompete agreements, and post-termination agreements. He serves as a Board Member of GenHERation and Serve, Inc., and is a 1997 magna cum laude graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law and a cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.