Programs

Erik Thornberg

Senior Vice President, Global Business Services
AgileOne

Erik serves as AgileOne’s SVP and is responsible for Global Business Services, 50% of the MSP Accounts and the global Billing Services Team. He is one of the staffing industry’s most tenured and trusted experts. Prior to AgileOne, Erik served as Senior Vice President for Magnit, responsible for all Global Strategic Accounts. Erik is a former systems engineer, has founded and exited a SaaS company, held several executive leadership and sales roles at some of the largest staffing companies while working in both Europe and the US.

Steven Livingston

Supply Chain Manager
Allegis Global Solutions

Steven Livingston began his career in staffing in 2000 and brings over two decades of experience in the Contingent Workforce space leading Supplier Operations and MSP Supply Chain strategy.

Steven spent over 10 years with Aerotek leading national strategic programs as a supplier driving human capital recruiting strategy and operations for Fortune 500.

Steven moved to AGS’s Supply Chain Management team in 2017 supporting one of AGS’s largest global partners. He is now serving as a Supply Chain Manager overseeing AGS’s supplier partnerships and strategy.

Steven has a passion for using his experience to increase supplier performance and value to the client by mentoring them with best-in-class engagement and recruiting strategies. He enjoys building strong partnerships with his clients, operations teams and supplier partners.

Steven Livingston graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He lives in Austin Texas with an amazing wife and two wonderful daughters.

Amy Bogan

Senior Vice President of Client Services
Magnit

Amy Bogan joined Magnit in 2007 and serves as Senior Vice President of Client Services. She plays a crucial role in developing and implementing strategies, providing world-class delivery, and driving innovative solutions for her clients globally. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies across technology, life sciences, and financial services.

Amy has 20 years of experience in contingent workforce management and a proven history of delivering best-in-class client satisfaction. She focuses on continuous program expansion, optimization, compliance, and cost management through the use of state-of-the-art VMS and MSP solutions.

Catherine Candland

CEO
nextSource

Catherine Candland is CEO of nextSource, a workforce solutions company and certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE). She is committed to helping enterprises access great talent, improve operating efficiencies, mitigate risks, leverage costs, and build competitive advantages.

Over three decades, Catherine has earned the trust of industry-leading clients while founding and leading businesses known for their innovation, integrity, and ROI. Catherine's impact has not been limited to the firms she has led.

She has been an active board and advisory body member in the not for profit and public sectors, including public and private higher education, business and professional associates, and the Federal Reserve system.

Her leadership has received national recognition from Fortune Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Staffing Industry Analysts and Ernst & Young, as well as numerous regional and local entities.

Ann Anjali Ramakumaran

Founder & CEO
Ampcus, Inc.

Ann Ramakumaran is the Founder and CEO of Ampcus Inc a technology savvy entrepreneur with more than 10 years of contribution towards the design and development of software services and delivery of Information Technology services. Under her leadership, she has grown Ampcus Inc into a fast-growing consulting and professional services firm.

She has been awarded as the top Asian American owned businesses by USPAACC for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 and 50 fastest growing women owned businesses in the CONUS by the Women Presidents Organization for the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. Ampcus Inc made the Inc 500/5000 list for the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. Ampcus Inc has also been recognized as the Top diversity business for the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Ann has helped fortune 2000 companies with their enterprise-wide customized solutions. She reports to the board and drives the company to attain its vision of being one of the largest Professional services companies globally. She has been involved in executing a consultative methodology to define, qualify, and quantify the clients’ targeted and strategic IT and business objectives and from this, develop solutions to proactively address current and evolving needs and projects.

Ann holds her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in business and commercial management from India. She has also completed an executive management program from the Robins School of Management, University of Richmond.