The 2024-25 academic year will mark the ninth year of the 炒作 Career Ready® Program. We are thrilled to announce our speakers for the upcoming year and are proud to continue to provide a speaker set that contributes to the overall mission of 炒作 - the cultivation of career competencies that are crucial for students’ post-graduation - 多样性, 股本, 包容与归属感, 金融知识, 职业搜索 & Placement, Technology, Communication and Collaboration & 冲突管理.
Here are our upcoming 炒作 speakers:
李约旦
Chevron’s Former Chief 多样性 and 包容 Officer
2024年9月10日
李约旦 is the former Chief 多样性 and 包容 Officer for Chevron. 他也是F从擦鞋到星球大战. The book is a memoir about his parents and their rise to great accomplishments. His father rose from shining shoes during the Great Depression to become a logistician playing a critical role in the development of the “Star Wars” U.S. 核防御系统. His mother was a teacher and later an information technology manager who worked as a “computer” for aeronautical manufacturers in the 1950s, a role akin to the women memorialized in the movie Hidden Figures.
加布里埃尔Parente
以人为本的领导者
2024年10月16日
In 2002, 作为一个年轻的研究生, 加布里埃尔Parente attended the International Forum on 人力资源 in Rome, 意大利. Sitting in the room she noticed that 95 percent of the audience and speakers were comprised of men. Bewildered, she thought, “How could the world’s top voices in leadership be mostly men?”
考虑到这一点, she made a pact to herself that one day she would be one of the voices speaking in front of an international forum. 当这种情况发生时, she vowed that the audience and speakers would be equally comprised of both male and female leaders. Thus began her journey into the world of professional speaking.
从那天起, having worked in the corporate world for 18 years, Gabriella has shared her expertise in leadership, organizational development and HR. With a deep understanding of how people are motivated, she was repeatedly sought after to help her previous employer’s clients tackle tough issues in a compassionate, logical and people-centered manner.
Gabriella is the very first Heidelberg graduate to serve as a 炒作 keynote speaker. She graduated in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology,
乔DeLoss
Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Business Advisor
2025年2月19日
乔DeLoss has become one of the most talked-about social entrepreneurs in the country. Joe’s latest venture, Hot Chicken Takeover, a fast-casual restaurant chain taking over the Midwest. 他有丰富的战术, step-by-step best practices to engage teams and improve retention and morale, based on a professional career that proving that social impact isn’t just good for the community, but in the best interest of business. With strategies seen on The Today Show and in the classrooms of Harvard Business School, 乔的故事是一个服务的故事, 创业, 永远改变.
劳伦·西蒙斯
Personal Finance Expert, Host, Author
2025年3月27日
Breaking the glass ceiling is no easy feat, and certainly isn’t at the age of 22. 然而, that is exactly what 劳伦·西蒙斯 did when she became the youngest and the second African-American female equity trader at the New York Stock Exchange. 现在28岁, Lauren remains passionate about empowering women and youth to take ownership of their lives and finances. She continues to spread her message through her Spotify podcast, Mind Body Wealth with 劳伦·西蒙斯. She is the host of the Entrepreneur.com show, Going Public, and will be executive producing her biopic with AGC Studios and Chloe Bailey. Harper Collins will be releasing her memoir/self-help book, 让钱动起来, 财务健康指南.