Pamay Bassey is Chief Learning Officer for the Kraft Heinz Company, where she creates a culture of
continuous learning and drives the company’s global learning and development strategy and initiatives
through Ownerversity, Kraft Heinz’s corporate university. Pamay has deep expertise in learning
theories derived from artificial intelligence research and practical experience designing and developing
highly-rated learning solutions and transformative professional development programs. Prior to Kraft
Heinz, Pamay served as the Global Head of Learning Platform and Professional Development for
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management company. Before that, she was president of The
Pamay Group, an e-learning design and strategy company. Pamay is also Chief Experience Officer of
the My 52 Weeks of Worship Project, through which she facilitates courageous conversations about
cultural and interfaith diversity, inclusion, and understanding. Her 2018 TEDx talk, Navigating Sacred
Spaces, is based on her project work and her book: My 52 Weeks of Worship:Lessons from a Global,
Spiritual, Interfaith Journey. Pamay serves Chair of the National Advisory Board of The Haas Center
for Public Service at Stanford University, is past co-president of the Stanford National Black Alumni
Association, and is a Diamond Life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, a public
service organization. Pamay earned a B.S. in symbolic systems from Stanford, with an artificial
intelligence concentration, and a M.S. in computer science from Northwestern. She is also a graduate
of the Second City Conservatory program in Chicago, an advanced study of improvisational comedy
and theater.
In our time-starved world of work, how can employees carve out critical time to learn? Hear how the
Kraft Heinz CLO launched an internal campaign to increase learning in her organization by walking the
walk, modeling how to commit to a regular learning practice, and how to encourage others to do the
same. Pamay Bassey shares her experience learning in the flow of work and in the flow of life—and
the results of a campaign to #MakeTimeForLearning that started at the top.
In a widely publicized initiative a few years ago, eBay embarked on a journey to bring more women into its top ranks. Senior executives at the firm discovered the investment yielded substantial bottom-line and cultural benefits. Despite these findings there are still far too few women gaining entry into the C-suite. It appears a contributing factor to this reality is that women are not receiving enough opportunities to gain the key work experiences viewed as necessary to gain entry into the C-suite. During this panel discussion attendees will :
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