2021 Speakers
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Keynotes Program
Stacey Abrams
STACEY ABRAMS is an author, serial entrepreneur, nonprofit CEO and political leader. After serving for eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as Minority Leader, in 2018, Abrams became the ...
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Ursula Burns
URSULA BURNS has extensive international experience of large companies confronting technology change of their industries. In June 2017 she was appointed as chairman of VEON Ltd., where she was chairman and CEO from ...
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Dr. Jane Goodall
JANE GOODALL is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (janegoodall.org), and a UN Messenger of Peace. She was born on April 3, 1934, in London England. At the young age of 26, she followed her passion for ...
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Emcee, Celeste Headlee
CELESTE HEADLEE is an award-winning Journalist and Author of We Need To Talk: How To Have Conversations That Matter, Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving, and Speaking of Race. ...
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Angie Thomas
ANGIE THOMAS was born, raised, and still resides in Jackson, Mississippi as indicated by her accent. She is a former teen rapper whose greatest accomplishment was an article about her in Right-On magazine with a ...
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Special Guest Speakers
Brenda Dennis
BRENDA DENNIS is vice president at Cisco, leading Americas regional operations within ...
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Lisa Ling
LISA LING is the executive producer and host of THIS IS LIFE on CNN, now its seventh ...
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Alicia Menendez
ALICIA MENENDEZ is an anchor on MSNBC. She is also the author of The Likeability Trap ...
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Johanna Mercier
JOHANNA MERCIER serves as chief commercial officer at Gilead. She is responsible for ...
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Keynote Speaker | First Partner of California, Co-Founder of California Partners ...
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Rami Rahim
RAMI RAHIM is chief executive officer of Juniper Networks and a member of the ...
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Cynthia Stark
CYNTHIA STARK is a technology leader with over 20 years of experience transforming ...
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Laysha Ward
LAYSHA WARD is an accomplished C-suite executive with thirty years of leadership ...
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Speakers
Daisy Auger-Domínguez
DAISY AUGER-DOMIÍNGUEZ is chief people officer of VICE Media Group. She has made it ...
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Brooke Baldwin
BROOKE BALDWIN is a Peabody Award finalist and news anchor at CNN. She is also the ...
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Kelly Corrigan
KELLY CORRIGAN is a successful journalist, gifted storyteller, and bestselling ...
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Glennon Doyle
GLENNON DOYLE is an activist and author of the #1 New York Times best-sellers ...
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Adam Grant
ADAM GRANT has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven straight years. As an ...
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Herminia Ibarra
HERMINIA IBARRA is the Charles Handy professor of organizational behavior at London ...
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Julie Lythcott-Haims
JULIE LYTHCOTT-HAIMS is the New York Times bestselling author of the anti-helicopter ...
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Emily Nagoski
EMILY NAGOSKI, PhD is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller, Come ...
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Linda Raynier
LINDA RAYNIER is a career strategist, speaker, and purpose coach for corporate ...
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Nina Shaw
NINA SHAW is a founding partner in the entertainment law firm of Del Shaw Moonves ...
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Jen Sincero
JEN SINCERO is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, success coach, and ...
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Session Hosts
Aykezar Adil
AYKEZAR ADIL is a junior scientist in DNA sequencing research at Roche. She served on ...
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Valerie Brown
VALERIE BROWN is senior vice president of quality assurance in pharmaceutical ...
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Sujata Kosalge
SUJATA KOSALGE is vice president of engineering for the Core Data organization at ...
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Angela Morris Lovelace
ANGELA MORRIS LOVELACE is the chief diversity, equity, & inclusion officer for ...
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Sharon Mandell
SHARON MANDELL is the senior vice president and chief information officer leading ...
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Jessica Swanson
JESSICA SWANSON is vice president of marketing for the Breast & Skeletal ...
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Joni Tsumas
JONI TSUMAS is vice president of sales at Cohesity, a data management firm. She is ...
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Laysha Ward
LAYSHA WARD is an accomplished C-suite executive with thirty years of leadership ...
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Maria Weaver
MARIA WEAVER is the chief people officer for Niantic, the world’s leading augmented ...
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Executive Spotlights
Annabel Flores
ANNABEL FLORES is vice president of Electronic Warfare Systems for Raytheon ...
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Rola Dagher
ROLA DAGHER is a global channel chief at Dell Technologies. She returns to Dell ...
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Brenda Dulger-Sheikin
BRENDA DULGER-SHEIKIN is senior vice president of State Street. She currently leads ...
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Carla Wright Jukes
CARLA WRIGHT-JUKES is a senior manager in Cisco Systems’ customer experience ...
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Lilian Kee
LILIAN KEE is a director of business operations at BeiGene, supporting the global ...
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Joanne Leung
JOANNE LEUNG is senior director of strategy at Johnson & Johnson’s robotics and ...
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Erin Platts
ERIN PLATTS is the head of EMEA and president of the UK branch at SVP Financial ...
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Yana Tobelmann
YANA TOBELMANN is a product specialist in corporate engineering at Google. She has ...
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Tram Tran
TRAM TRAN, MD, is an internationally renowned liver and viral specialist and is the ...
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Learning Burst & Break Speakers
Jannie Affeld
JANNIE AFFELD is the director of finance systems engineering at Alphabet. She ...
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Olabisi Boyle
OLABISI BOYLE is the vice president of product planning and mobility strategy for ...
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Eliana Campos-Dominguez
ELIANA CAMPOS-DOMINGUEZ is the rewards & digital owner marketing manager for ...
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Heather McIntosh Cassano
HEATHER McINTOSH CASSANO is the senior director of user experience at Google. She ...
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Michele Fox
MICHELE FOX is director of major accounts for Cohesity. With over twenty six years of ...
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Teri Foy
TERI FOY is an immunologist with more than twenty five years of biotechnology and ...
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Amanda Healy
AMANDA HEALY is an award-winning marketing leader, social media expert, and national ...
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Jennifer Lea
JENNIFER LEA, MS, CSCS, CPT, is a performance coach and the director of global ...
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Priyanka Rao
PRIYANKA RAO is an impact-driven product manager who delights in using technology to ...
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Lauren Rawlins
LAUREN RAWLINS is the interim director of active pharmaceutical ingredient ...
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Samantha Recchia
SAMANTHA RECCHIA is a senior associate of corporate & marketing public relations ...
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Lisa Regan
LISA REGAN is the vice president of analytical development and acting head of ...
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Lisa Welker-Finney
LISA WELKER-FINNEY is the vice president of human resources for Boston ...
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Dana White
DANA W. WHITE is the chief communications officer of Hyundai Motor North America. She ...
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Yaengsaeng Xayavong
YAENGSAENG XAYAVONG is the director of facilities management for Bayer’s Berkeley ...
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Dr. Yan Zhang
DR. YAN ZHANG is vice president and general manager of the microarray, genetic ...
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