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Cultures that Define the Future
Organizations that will thrive in the next decade are those that intentionally shape cultures rooted in adaptability, courage, and innovation. The 2026 Culture Cohort series brings together bold executives, industry visionaries, and change-makers to uncover how leaders can transform workplace culture into a true competitive advantage.
Each session will explore a defining cultural trait—courage, resilience, inclusion—and equip leaders with the insights, tools, and real-world examples they need to lead with purpose and impact. Expect candid conversations, tested strategies, and actionable takeaways designed for those steering organizations through complexity and transformation.
If you’re charged with shaping the future of your business, this is where you’ll gain the clarity and courage to lead differently.
April 2026 Culture Cohort | Cultures of Transformation
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 – 3pm – 6pm
Cultures of Transformation, Building cultures that thrive in change.
Change fatigue is real — and it’s costing organizations momentum, trust, and talent.
The pace of transformation isn’t slowing down. New strategies, technologies, operating models, and expectations are stacking faster than leaders can absorb them. Many organizations aren’t resistant to change — they’re simply exhausted by it.
This Culture Cohort is designed for leaders who are ready to shift from managing change to building readiness for transformation.
Together, we’ll explore how organizations can cultivate cultures that don’t just survive disruption — but learn, adapt, and lead through it. Cultures where trust holds under pressure, leaders at every level know how to mobilize their teams, and strategy remains clear even when the path forward is evolving.
This isn’t about another change framework. It’s about building the human systems that make change sustainable.
The Big Idea
Turning change fatigue into transformation readiness.
Organizations that thrive in continuous change don’t rely on heroic leaders or perfectly executed plans. They invest in cultures that:
- Translating strategy into clear priorities and consistent leadership decisions
- Equipping leaders to drive execution through change
- Maintaining focus, trust, and alignment amid uncertainty
That’s the work — and that’s what this conversation is built to unlock.
Agenda
- 3:00pm – Doors Open, Networking, Drinks Available
- 3:45pm – Moderated Panel Event and Discussion
- 5:15-6:00pm – Networking and Happy Hour
Meet April’s Panelists!
Jackie Galle
VP Enterprise Change & Program Management, Compeer
Doug Jaeger
President & CEO, Ulteig
Ally Ward Delgado
CEO & Co-Founder, Merchology
Jackie Galle serves as Vice President, Enterprise Change and Program Management at Compeer Financial, focused on enabling the organization to deliver multi-year transformation by building change capability, strengthening adoption, and improving execution discipline across enterprise initiatives.
In this role, she leads an enterprise change and program management team that develops scalable playbooks, tools, and training, while coaching and partnering with executives and senior leaders to align priorities, resources, and execution around the organization’s highest-impact work.
Before joining Compeer, Jackie spent many years at Cargill in progressive leadership roles spanning global communications, change, marketing, and technology. She has led integrated change and communications strategies for large, complex organizations—aligning leaders and frontline teams, strengthening engagement, and delivering measurable outcomes across transformations, acquisitions/divestitures, and global SAP implementations.
Doug Jaeger is President and CEO of Ulteig. As CEO, Doug sets the purpose, vision and strategy for the business while building an employee-centric, growth-minded and engaged culture for Ulteig’s 1700+ employees. Doug has positioned Ulteig for accelerated growth, inspiring diverse thinking with a high-performing team to drive top-quartile performance. Ulteig continues to be recognized as a top workplace and has grown four-fold over the past 7 years while expanding services and growing Ulteig’s client base across North America.
Previously Doug served as CEO of Adolfson & Peterson Inc., and held executive leadership positions with Xcel Energy, Exelon and Honeywell. He currently serves on the Boards of Ulteig and MDU Resources Group Inc. with prior board service for Great Plains Institute, Computype Inc., Amsoil, Inc. and Qualus Power Services.
Doug holds an MBA from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN and an undergraduate degree from St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN.
Ally is the CEO and Co-Founder of Merchology. She is passionate about building a strong, people-first company rooted in intentional growth, solid systems, and genuine relationships.
Prior to starting Merchology with Andrew Ward and Dick Ward, Ally held leadership roles at General Mills and Deloitte, and she graduated with honors from Harvard Business School in 2013.
In 2021 Ally was named a 40 under 40 honoree by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, recognizing her leadership and impact in her business and community.
Ally is a proud wife to Joe and honored to be mom to Vivian and Gabe.