2021 Speakers
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Keynotes
Stacey Abrams
STACEY ABRAMS is an author, serial entrepreneur, nonprofit CEO and political leader. After serving for eleven y... Read Full Bio
Ursula Burns
URSULA BURNS has extensive international experience of large companies confronting technology change of their i... Read Full Bio
Dr. Jane Goodall
JANE GOODALL is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (janegoodall.org), and a UN Messenger of Peace. She ... Read Full Bio
Celeste Headlee
MASTER of CEREMONIES, CELESTE HEADLEE is a communication and human nature expert, an internationally recognized journalist and radio host, prof... Read Full Bio
Angie Thomas
ANGIE THOMAS was born, raised, and still resides in Jackson, Mississippi as indicated by her accent. She is a f... Read Full BioSpecial Guest Speakers
Brenda Dennis
BRENDA DENNIS is vice president at Cisco, leading Americas regional operations within client experience service... Read Full Bio
Lisa Ling
LISA LING is the executive producer and host of THIS IS LIFE Read Full Bio
Alicia Menendez
ALICIA MENENDEZ is an anchor on MSNBC. She is also the author of Read Full Bio
Johanna Mercier
JOHANNA MERCIER serves as chief commercial officer at Gilead. She is responsible for the global commercializati... Read Full Bio
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
JENNIFER SIEBEL NEWSOM is a filmmaker, thought leader, and the First Partner of California. For more than a dec... Read Full Bio
Rami Rahim
RAMI RAHIM is chief executive officer of Juniper Networks and a member of the company's board of directors. He ... Read Full Bio
Cynthia Pham Stark
CYNTHIA PHAM STARK is the director of corporate engineering at Google. She has over twenty years of experience ... Read Full Bio
Laysha Ward
LAYSHA WARD is an accomplished C-suite executive with thirty years of leadership experience at Target. In 2017, Ward was named executive vice p... Read Full BioSpeakers
Daisy Auger-Domínguez
DAISY AUGER-DOMIÍNGUEZ is chief people officer of VICE Media Group. She... Read Full Bio
Brooke Baldwin
BROOKE BALDWIN is a Peabody Award finalist and news anchor at CNN. She is also the creator and host of CNN's di... Read Full Bio
Kelly Corrigan
KELLY CORRIGAN is a best-selling author, two time cancer survivor, the host of Read Full Bio
Glennon Doyle
GLENNON DOYLE is an activist and author of the #1 New York Times Read Full Bio
Adam Grant
ADAM GRANT has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven straight years. As an organizational psychologist... Read Full Bio
Herminia Ibarra
HERMINIA IBARRA is the Charles Handy professor of organizational behavior at London Business School (LBS). Prio... Read Full Bio
Julie Lythcott-Haims
JULIE LYTHCOTT-HAIMS is the New York Times Read Full Bio
Emily Nagoski
EMILY NAGOSKI, PhD is the award-winning author of the New York Times Read Full Bio
Linda Raynier
LINDA RAYNIER is a career strategist, speaker, and purpose coach for corporate professionals looking to enhance... Read Full Bio
Nina Shaw
NINA SHAW is a founding partner in the entertainment law firm of Del Sha... Read Full Bio
Jen Sincero
JEN SINCERO is a #1 New York Times Read Full BioSession Hosts
Aykezar Adil
AYKEZAR ADIL is a junior scientist in DNA sequencing research at Roche. She served on the Silicon Valley Roche ... Read Full Bio
Valerie Brown
VALERIE BROWN is senior vice president of quality assurance in pharmaceutical development and manufacturing at ... Read Full Bio
Sujata Kosalge
SUJATA KOSALGE is the vice president of engineering at Google. The engineering team is primarily responsible fo... Read Full Bio
Angela Morris Lovelace
ANGELA MORRIS LOVELACE is the chief diversity, equity, & inclusion officer for Silicon Valley Bank. In this... Read Full Bio
Sharon Mandell
SHARON MANDELL is the senior vice president and chief information officer leading Juniper’s global informatio... Read Full Bio
Jessica Swanson
JESSICA SWANSON is vice president of marketing for the Breast & Skeletal Health business at Hologic, ... Read Full Bio
Joni Tsumas
JONI TSUMAS is vice president of sales at Cohesity, a data management firm. She is responsible for accelerating... Read Full Bio
Laysha Ward
LAYSHA WARD is an accomplished C-suite executive with thirty years of leadership experience at Target. In 2017, Ward was named executive vice p... Read Full Bio
Maria Weaver
MARIA WEAVER is the chief people officer for Niantic, the world’s leading augmented reality (AR) company and ... Read Full BioSpotlight Interviews
Annabel Flores
ANNABEL FLORES is vice president of Electronic Warfare Systems for Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a busines... Read Full Bio
Rola Dagher
ROLA DAGHER is a global channel chief at Dell Technologies. She returns to Dell Technologies after leading as p... Read Full Bio
Brenda Dulger-Sheikin
BRENDA DULGER-SHEIKIN is senior vice president of State Street. She currently leads the Institutional Investor ... Read Full Bio
Carla Wright Jukes
CARLA WRIGHT-JUKES is a senior manager in Cisco Systems’ customer experience organization. She has over thirt... Read Full Bio
Lilian Kee
LILIAN KEE is a director of business operations at BeiGene, supporting the global supply chain organization. Sh... Read Full Bio
Joanne Leung
JOANNE LEUNG is senior director of strategy at Johnson & Johnson’s robotics and digital solutions franchi... Read Full Bio
Erin Platts
ERIN PLATTS is the head of EMEA and president of the UK branch at SVP Financial Group. She is responsible for l... Read Full Bio
Yana Tobelmann
YANA TOBELMANN is a product specialist in corporate engineering at Google. She has over a decade experience lea... Read Full Bio
Tram Tran
TRAM TRAN, MD, is an internationally renowned liver and viral specialist and is the vice president, medical aff... Read Full BioLearning Burst & Break Speakers
Jannie Affeld
JANNIE AFFELD is the director of finance systems engineering at Alphabet. She oversees a global engineering tea... Read Full Bio
Olabisi Boyle
OLABISI BOYLE is the vice president of product planning and mobility strategy for Hyundai Motor America. Boyle ... Read Full Bio
Eliana Campos-Dominguez
ELIANA CAMPOS-DOMINGUEZ is the rewards & digital owner marketing manager for Hyundai Motor America and rece... Read Full Bio
Heather McIntosh Cassano
HEATHER McINTOSH CASSANO is the senior director of user experience at Google. She leads a team of 200+ product ... Read Full Bio
Michele Fox
MICHELE FOX is director of major accounts for Cohesity. With over twenty six years of enterprise software exper... Read Full Bio
Teri Foy
TERI FOY is an immunologist with more than twenty five years of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry exper... Read Full Bio
Amanda Healy
AMANDA HEALY is an award-winning marketing leader, social media expert, and national public speaker. As head of... Read Full Bio
Jennifer Lea
JENNIFER LEA, MS, CSCS, CPT, is a performance coach and the director of global portfolio management and innovat... Read Full Bio
Priyanka Rao
PRIYANKA RAO is an impact-driven product manager who delights in using technology to tangibly improve people’... Read Full Bio
Lauren Rawlins
LAUREN RAWLINS is the interim director of active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing at Bayer’s Biotech s... Read Full Bio
Samantha Recchia
SAMANTHA RECCHIA is a senior associate of corporate & marketing public relations for Hyundai Motor North Am... Read Full Bio
Lisa Regan
LISA REGAN is the vice president of analytical development and acting head of biologics development at Bayer, B... Read Full Bio
Lisa Welker-Finney
LISA WELKER-FINNEY is the vice president of human resources for Boston Scientific neuromodulation division. During the last year, she expa... Read Full Bio
Dana White
DANA W. WHITE is the chief communications officer of Hyundai Motor North America. She most recently led a consu... Read Full Bio
Yaengsaeng Xayavong
YAENGSAENG XAYAVONG is the director of facilities management for Bayer’s Berkeley site. Her work ranges from ... Read Full Bio