Luciana Duarte (Past Speaker)

Luciana leads Employee Experience at HP, overseeing culture, employee communications, engagement, and change. With 20+ years of experience, Luciana specializes in helping corporate leaders achieve business results by engaging employees with the company, their colleagues, and their work. She has led both internal and external communications teams, building deep expertise in executive communications, employee engagement, corporate culture, organizational development, and leadership development. Prior to joining HP in 2015, Luciana spent four years at Apple, where she first helped create and launch Apple University and then moved to HR, where she led internal communications. Before that, she spent four years at PwC, where she developed executive communications for the firm's senior partner and directed the firm's leadership development efforts. Luciana began her career at Sapient, where she started the company's internal communications function and award-winning news portal. She also consulted for MIT, Manulife, and Merck, among other clients. Luciana has received the prestigious International Association of Business Communicators’ Gold Quill Award. She has a BA in English and Anthropology from Amherst College and an MBA from Boston University, both with high honors. She is married, loves to travel, and is happy to call the Napa Valley her home.