"As leaders, we want to make people feel like they can grow, learn and develop within the company," said Amy Cappellanti-Wolf, the company's chief people officer.
Industry analyst George LaRocque of Work Tech, who curated the Investor Experience program and emceed Pitchfest, breaks down the show's defining trends—from the lens of investors and start-ups.
Nickle LaMoreaux of IBM never intended to make a career out of human resources, but the HR Executive of the Year has become a "role model" for the profession, one judge of the competition said.