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We’re thrilled to host our virtual 2025 Priorities Conversation Series—a dynamic, panel-style webinar series designed to help human-centered C-suite leaders tackle this year's biggest challenges. We'll feature experts from Gagen and APCO as they dive into this year’s priorities and what it takes to deliver on them in practice. Register for the next webinar event in the series below.

Building Adaptive Organizations to Navigate the Future of Work

Tuesday, Oct. 14 // 10–11 a.m. EDT

As technology rapidly transforms the nature of work and the workplace, both companies and employees are redefining what they expect from one another. Leaders across all levels are balancing unprecedented complexities of people management and technological change. In this new era, preparing employees for the future of work by managing AI anxiety, promoting  upskilling and reskilling and building a culture of digital adoption is essential for organizational resilience and employee growth.

Join us for a discussion on how work and the workplace are evolving and discover how forward-thinking organizations can cultivate cultures that prioritize continuous learning and adaptability.

Featured Speakers

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Hillary Goodman

Managing Director

Hillary has worked on the ground with clients to use communication, employee engagement, storytelling and leadership development to ensure a cohesive employee experience in the midst of M&A integration. She has led change management, employee engagement, strategic planning and culture transformation initiatives. Her devotion to solving business challenges large and small has led to award-winning work for some of the world’s most admired companies.

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Tom Joy

Director

Tom is a seasoned leader in employee experience, workforce listening, and organizational effectiveness, partnering with executives across industries to advance people priorities and build stakeholder trust. Prior to Gagen, Tom advised F100 clients as part of a Workplace Advisory practice in realizing sizable transformation efforts. His background also includes leading employee engagement for global health NGOs and spearheading diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. 

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Meg Marra

Director

Meg Marra has 20 years of global consultancy experience, ranging from financial communications, media relations and public affairs to employee engagement, change management and employer brand strategy. In her role at Gagen, Meg helps organizations transform by focusing on their most valuable assets: employees. She has extensive experience in employee engagement, Future of Work initiatives and employee value proposition (EVP) strategy, development and implementation. 

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Maril MacDonald
Founder & CEO, Gagen MacDonald

Maril Gagen MacDonald is a globally recognized leader in communication, strategy execution and transformation. She has pioneered a discipline that collaborates with corporate leaders to optimize business performance by engaging and mobilizing their workforce behind a company’s strategic goals, its culture and its brand. She is a member of the board and Global Leadership Team at APCO. Maril is also a recipient of Arthur W. Page Society’s Hall of Fame and Distinguished Service Awards and has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute for Public Relations and the top Milestones In Mentoring Award from the Betsy Plank Center for Leadership. Maril has been recognized by PR Week as one of the top 25 leaders in the industry and one of The 50 Most Powerful Women in PR.

Explore the white paper

What strategic actions should forward-thinking companies prioritize in 2025? This year's white paper provides five powerful places to start. 

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