The third talent optimization conference. Bigger than ever.

April 12-14, 2022 | Sheraton Boston & Virtual

2021 Keynotes

Business Leaders | HR Professionals | People Managers

OPTIMA is for leaders who focus on their people to get business results.

Learn from experts on how to get the right people in place and build dream teams that develop leaders at every level.

Browse our growing list of speakers and breakout sessions on the main stage and Premium Channels.

Guy Raz

How I Built This

Dara Treseder

SVP, Peloton

Patrick Lencioni

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Baratunde Thurston

Author, How To Be Black

Dawn Sharifan

VP of People, Slack

Mike Zani

CEO, The Predictive Index

Lars Schmidt

"Redefining HR", Entrepreneur, podcast host

Dan Kenary

CEO, Harpoon

Tami Erwin

CEO, Verizon Business

Alix James

President & CEO, Nielsen-Kellerman

Ann Yauger

AVP, Product, CarMax

Kelly Ling

Global Head of L&D, Doordash

Drew Fortin

Category Designer, SVP, Sales & Marketing, PI

Craig Weber

Author, Conversational Capacity

Marcus Wilson

Co-Founder, NOBULL

Kirk Arnold

XIR, General Catalyst

Denise Graziano

Graziano Associates

Michael Allosso

Master Communications Expert

Jennifer Mackin

Author, Leaders Deserve Better, CEO

Tracie Sponenberg

Chief People Officer, The Granite Group

Mara Malfatti-Rodriguez

Director, Talent Development, JAMS

Justin Welsh

Founder, JW Strategic Advisory

Jenny Moebius

VP, Marketing @ PI

Jamie Whitead-Duhaime

Director, User Operations @ PI

Rabih Shanshiri

VP, Partner Success @ PI

Alison Grizzle

CEO, Founder, Clearview Strategy Partners

Jeff Postma

Partner at A.T. Kearney

Erin Balsa

Marketing Director, PI

Anthony Ormsbee-Hale

Civitas Senior Living

Sara Best

Real Good Ventures

Alisa Sheyn

SVP Product, The Predictive Index

John Broer

Real Good Ventures

Jackie Dube

SVP, Talent Optimization, The Predictive Index

Victoria Nichol

VP, Product Marketing, PI

Alex Rosier

Product Marketing Manager, PI

Matt Poepsel

"Godfather of Talent Optimization", PI

Mark Reinke

Talent Optimization Consultant, PI

Olivier Aries

Co-founder, The Thrive Collective

Laura Morrison

Sr. Product Manager, PI

Lisa Black

Product Manager, Data Analyst, PI

Megan Antonelli

Product Manager @ PI

Matt Moretti

Product Marketing Manager, The Predictive Index

"I feel like I attended the best kept secret in all of business."

TALENT OPTIMIZATION

Where people and business strategy meet

A team is only as strong as its people. You might have a cutting-edge business strategy, but what good is it if your people aren’t in tune with each other or the strategy they’re pursuing?

The essence of talent optimization is aligning people strategy with business strategy—and that begins with taking an intentional and data-driven approach to getting the people part right.

OPTIMA brings this discipline to life.

"Most conferences are either about business or people strategy. OPTIMA is about the integration of your business strategy and people strategy.

Gene Hammett
Speaker, strategic adviser for growth, and host of the ‘Growth Think Tank’ podcast

$ 120

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40+ Breakout Speakers

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