Agenda

Join Pave’s summit for total rewards and compensation leaders from innovative companies.

September 9-10, 2025

San Francisco

Day 1

Tuesday, Sept 9

8:00 – 9:00 AM

Breakfast & Registration

9:00 – 9:10 AM

Pave Opening Address

9:15 – 10:15 AM

Day 1 Keynote - More Chat, Less Bot: How Humans Unleash the True Power of AI in Innovation

Jeremy Utley, Innovation Expert and Practical AI Specialist

10:15 – 10:45 AM

Making Sense of Today's Macroeconomic Environment with Business Leaders

Matt Schulman, Founder & CEO @ Pave

Stephen Pauzer, Senior Director of Total Rewards @ Walmart

Jennifer Pasqualini, Head of Total Rewards @ Stripe

Devin Engelsen, Managing Principal @ Wailea Partners

11:00 – 11:15 AM

Break

11:15 – 12:00 PM

Equity Compensation: Fresh Perspectives on Equity in Today's Workplace

Robyn Shutak, Partner @ Infinite Equity

Emily Francis, Head of Executive & Equity Compensation @ Databricks

Steve King, Head of Compensation @ Stripe

Scott Strackbine, Head of Compensation @ Faire

Aaron Shapiro, CEO @ Carver Edison

12:00 – 12:30 PM

Real-Time Compensation and Workforce Update

Matt Schulman, Founder & CEO @ Pave

Alex Cwirko-Godycki, VP, Marketing & Strategy @ Pave

12:30 – 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 – 2:15 PM

Partner-Hosted Breakouts

Grants or Buy-In? Rethinking Ownership in a Total Rewards World, led by Infinite Equity

Deidre Salisbury, Partner @ Infinite Equity

Robyn Shutak, Partner @ Infinite Equity

The Importance of Your Job Architecture in AI Strategy Enablement, led by Nua Group

Gerry Murphy, Partner @ Nua Group

Erin Richards, Consultant @ Nua Group

“Boards” Eye View: Understanding and Navigating Exec Comp Topics from the Perspective of the Board, led by Alpine Rewards

Joe McNeal, Managing Director @ Alpine Rewards

Lauren Mullen, Managing Director @ Alpine Rewards

From Expensive to Efficient: The RSU Problem & How to Fix It, led by Carver Edison

Aaron Shapiro, CEO @ Carver Edison

2:15 – 2:30 PM

Break

2:30 – 3:15 PM

Pay for Performance: Making the Holy Grail of Compensation a Reality

Anthony Sicuranza, Head of Total Rewards @ Wing

Erika Takayama, VP of Global Total Rewards @ Yahoo

Garret Peters, VP, Compensation, Benefits & HR Operations @ 1Password

3:15 – 4:00 PM

Global Compensation: Best Practices for Managing Pay Programs at Scale

Frank Wagner, VP of Total Rewards @ Cloudflare

Evan Salisbury, Head of Total Rewards @ Ancestry

Morgan Barrett, Strategic Accounts @ Pave

Chris Koski, VP/GM, Global Compensation @ Xero

4:00 – 4:30 PM

Fireside Chat with Newfront: CEO to CEO

Matt Schulman, Founder & CEO @ Pave

Spike Lipkin, CEO @ Newfront

4:30 – 5:00 PM

Product Keynote

Matt Schulman, Founder & CEO @ Pave

5:00 – 5:05 PM

Pave Closing Address

5:15 – 5:45 PM

Demo Happy Hour

6:00 – 9:00 PM

Spin After Party, sponsored by Pave and Newfront

Day 2

Wednesday, Sept 10

8:30 – 9:00 AM

Breakfast & Registration

9:00 – 9:45 AM

Day 2 Keynote sponsored by Multiply Mortgage - Combating the Great Detachment with Innovative Solutions

Rodney Bolton, Executive Director, Head of Industry Engagement @ Morgan Stanley for Work

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM

Back by Popular Demand: Navigating the Many Altitudes of Compensation

David Knopping, Founder & Managing Director @ Alpine Rewards

Meg Bear, CEO @ Meg Bear Advisory

Michael McLernon, VP of Total Rewards @ Instacart

Ali Rowghani, Former CFO/COO @ Twitter, and former Managing Partner of YC Continuity Fund

10:30 – 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 – 11:30 AM

The Future of Compensation: Where Do We Go From Here?

Alex Cwirko-Godycki, VP, Marketing & Strategy @ Pave

Mike Ng, Head of Total Rewards @ Stitch Fix

Yuki Horiguchi, VP of Total Rewards @ Databricks

Colleen Burgess, Senior Director, Compensation @ Okta

Elle Xing, Senior Director, Global Head of Compensation @ Dropbox

11:30 – 11:45 PM

Closing Remarks

11:45 – 1:00 PM

Networking time

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September 9-10, 2025

San Francisco