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Greg Bannon is the acting director of internal communications for Verizon Business. Greg has a passion for employee engagement and creating campaigns, events and initiatives that drive a positive culture. For nearly 20 years, he has worked in many different roles across Verizon that include sales, operations, quality assurance, human resources, marketing and communications. Greg has a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro as well as a Masters in Human Resources from Western Carolina University. Greg resides in New Hampshire where he loves volunteering at his local YMCA and spending time with his fiancee and his two children, a ten year old son and a one year old daughter.

Debra Helwig is the Senior Internal Communications Manager for K·Coe Isom, a Top 100 Accounting & Consulting firm serving the global food and agriculture industry. In her role, Debra’s goal is to increase & inspire positive engagement among team members, connecting people for greater effectiveness. Debra reinforces the firm’s concept of “onefirmedness” by acting as internal brand ambassador, telling firm and team members’ stories, promoting successes, and encouraging multi-directional communications. She also serves as a process breaker, partnering with executive leadership in the successful development and communication of operations strategies and key initiatives such as employer branding, diversity & inclusion, and firm innovation.  In addition to providing strategic communications leadership, Debra manages the day-to-day execution of all internal communications and employee engagement activities, and she also oversees the firm’s intranet, company store, and internal corporate events.

Kerry Christopher is the vice president of internal communications at Cardinal Health, where he leads a team of communications professionals focused on improving business results through two-way communication. He was previously director of internal communications for General Motors, where he helped to change GM’s culture by creating opportunities for leaders to listen and build relationships with employees in simple, informal ways that also included monthly video messages and live townhalls. Before that, he served as director of internal communications for Goodyear Tire & Rubber, product communications for Volkswagen and communications manager for Hyundai.