2020 Speakers
Special Guest Speakers
Rachel Boesing
RACHEL BOESING is program host at QVC. Boesing’s true passion for storytelling has defined her professional life. She left a successful advertising career in Chicago to pursue broadcast journalism, a decision that ...
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El Cavanagh-Lomas
EL CAVANAGH-LOMAS is VP for people & communities for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Russia at Cisco. She leads the business partnering and country consulting support to all functions within the region ensuring ...
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Dzung Lewis
DZUNG LEWIS is a cookbook author and the host of the Youtube channel, Honeysuckle (1M subscribers). Dzung grew up in a Vietnamese household filled with a family preparing delicious food and began cooking for ...
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Catherine Owen
CATHERINE OWEN is senior vice president and general manager, US commercialization at Bristol Myers Squibb. In this role, Owen has responsibility for cardiovascular, immunology, and oncology commercialization. She is ...
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Laysha Ward
Moderator | EVP, Chief External Engagement Officer, Target ...
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Signe Wilkinson
Award Recipient | Editorial Cartoonist
SIGNE WILKINSON was the editorial ...
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Angela Zepeda
ANGELA ZEPEDA is the chief marketing officer (CMO) for Hyundai Motor America. She is responsible for all of Hyundai’s marketing and advertising activities in the U.S. Zepeda comes to Hyundai as a seasoned ...
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Keynotes
Kelly Corrigan
KELLY CORRIGAN was called “the voice of a generation” by O Magazine. She is the ...
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Viola Davis
VIOLA DAVIS is the first black actress to win Tony, Oscar, and Emmy awards for ...
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Master of Ceremonies, Celeste Headlee
CELESTE HEADLEE is a journalist, professional speaker, and author of the ...
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Iyanla Vanzant
IYANLA VANZANT is the award-winning host and executive producer of OWN’s Fear Not. ...
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Tara Westover
TARA WESTOVER is an American author. Born in Idaho to a father opposed to public ...
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Speakers
Marcus Buckingham
MARCUS BUCKINGHAM is the author of two of the best-selling business books of all ...
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Susan David
SUSAN DAVID, PhD is one of the world’s leading management thinkers and an ...
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Annie Duke
ANNIE DUKE is an author, corporate speaker, and consultant in the decision-making ...
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Arlan Hamilton
ARLAN HAMILTON is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, a venture ...
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Charmaine McClarie
CHARMAINE McCLARIE is an author, C-suite adviser, keynote speaker, executive ...
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Suze Orman
SUZE ORMAN has been coined America’s favorite financial advisor by The New York ...
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Erica Williams Simon
Speaker | Career Progression: Getting From Here to There ...
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Dr. Nina Vasan
DR. NINA VASAN is a physician, entrepreneur, and pioneer in mental health technology. ...
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Esther Wojcicki
ESTHER WOJCICKI is a leading American educator, journalist, and mother. A leader in ...
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Lily Zheng
LILY ZHENG is a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant and executive coach who ...
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Session Hosts
Melissa Costell
MELISSA COSTELL is the enterprise risk coordinator for research & development ...
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Dr. Reetika Kumar
Panelist | How to Advocate for Yourself and Others...Without Risking your Career ...
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Reetika Kumar, MD, FACP
Wellness Stage ...
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Daniela Mardarovici
DANIELA MARDAROVICI co-leads the firm’s US Multisector Fixed Income efforts for ...
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Joyce E. A. Russell, PhD
JOYCE E. A. RUSSELL, PhD, is The Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova ...
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Lakshmi Stockham
LAKSHMI STOCKHAM serves as chief of staff to the group head of innovation, ...
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Laysha Ward
Moderator | EVP, Chief External Engagement Officer, Target ...
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Lisa Washington
LISA WASHINGTON is the senior vice president and chief legal officer of WSFS Bank. ...
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Dana White
DANA W. WHITE is the chief communications officer of Hyundai Motor North America. She ...
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Funmi Williamson
Host | How to Advocate for Yourself and Others…Without Risking your Career ...
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Learning Burst & Break Speakers
Dr. Aronté Bennett
DR. ARONTÉ BENNETT is an associate professor of marketing and the assistant ...
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Erica Dotson Bennett
ERICA DOTSON BENNETT has more than twenty five years of experience in human resources ...
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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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Candice Caruso
CANDICE CARUSO is senior vice president, director of government guaranteed lending. ...
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Chekemma J. Fulmore-Townsend
CHEKEMMA J. FULMORE-TOWNSEND is president and CEO of the Philadelphia Youth Network ...
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Melanie Hidalgo-Britt
MELANIE HIDALGO-BRITT is the chief revenue officer for Coded By Kids (CbK), where she ...
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Michelle Histand
MICHELLE HISTAND is the director of innovation for Independence Blue Cross. She ...
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Jennifer Lea
JENNIFER LEA, MS, CSCS, CPT, is a performance coach and the director of global ...
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Joan MacDonald
JOAN MACDONALD, at the age of 70, was on multiple medications for high blood ...
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Marissa MacGauley
MARISSA MACGAULEY is the senior manager of talent acquisition at Bristol Myers ...
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Cassandra Moore
CASSANDRA MOORE, ACC, CPC, ELI-MP, is the founder and CEO of The Moore You Know ...
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Samantha Recchia
SAMANTHA RECCHIA is a senior associate of corporate & marketing public relations ...
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Ayele Shakur
AYELE SHAKUR is chief executive officer (CEO) at BUILD. She brings almost three ...
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