2014 Speakers

Roman Blanco is president and chief executive officer of Santander US. In this role, he leads all of the Santander Group's businesses in the United States. He joined Santander in 2004 as director of business ...

Jane Bowman is the vice president, marketing and sales development for Boston Globe Media, where she works to develop strategic consumer and business initiatives as well as partnerships for The Boston Globe and ...

Lisa Buffington is vice president of U.S. communications at EMD Serono, Inc. Buffington is responsible for driving and executing all aspects of the company’s communications strategy, including external and ...

MARIAN L. HEARD is the president and CEO of Oxen Hill Partners, a Boston-based company specializing in leadership development programs and brand enhancement strategies.  She lists Fortune 500 companies and ...

M L Krakauer is executive vice president of human resources at EMC Corporation. With revenues of $21.7 billion in 2012 and 60,000 people worldwide, EMC is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers ...

Jill Larsen is VP of strategic talent acquisition at Cisco.  Larsen leads Cisco’s Global Recruiting & University Relations organization, overseeing a global team of over 300 and a budget of $60M. She joined ...

GLORIA CORDES LARSON is a respected lawyer, public policy expert, Boston business leader, and former university president. She currently serves as a director on two public company boards, Unum Group and Boston ...

J.C. Monahan is co-anchor of WCVB-TV's “NewsCenter 5 at 5:00,” as well as co-anchor of Channel 5's award-winning nightly news magazine "Chronicle" alongside co-anchor Anthony Everett.  Monahan joined the ...

EMCEE | Director, Public Affairs & Community Services Host, Executive Producer, CityLine, WCVB Channel 5 KAREN HOLMES WARD is the director ...

Pamela A. Wickham is vice president of corporate affairs and communications for Raytheon Company. As a member of the Raytheon leadership team, she is responsible for the company’s media relations, public relations ...

Tory Burch is CEO and designer of Tory Burch, an American lifestyle brand. The ...

Anne Finucane is global chief strategy and marketing officer at Bank of America, and ...

Ann M. Fudge is the retired chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands, a global ...

John Jacobs is co-founder and chief creative optimist of the Life is good® Company. ...

Lupita Nyong’o made her feature debut in Steve McQueen's Academy Award® winning ...

Katrina Alcorn is an author, consultant and expert on why women burn out at work. Her ...

Patty Chang Anker is the author of the memoir “Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While ...

Jessica Bacal directs the Wurtele Center for Work & Life at Smith College, an ...

Lisa Belkin is the chief national correspondent for “Yahoo News,” doing original ...

Blythe Berents comes to Merrill Edge® from Banc of America Investments, Hambrecht ...

Beth Carlson is vice president of global talent development for Raytheon Company. She ...

CAMILLE CHANG GILMORE is VP of human resources and global chief diversity, equity ...

Wendy Darling refers to herself as a creative connector. From working as a mentor to ...

Laura Darrah Following the success of their first handbag ventures, Treesje and its ...

Sally D. Fassler is a managing director, chief financial officer and risk and ...

Kathleen Ferraro began her career at The First National Bank of Chicago, in the New ...

Carolyn Fischer is the vice president of global talent management for TJX Companies ...

Christine Frederick has led the U.S. insurance group compliance division at ...

Dr. Cindy Geyer received her Bachelor of Science and her Doctor of Medicine degrees, ...

John Gray is the leading relationship expert in the world and best-selling author of ...

Sheila Heen is a New York Times business best-selling author, founder of Triad ...

Bridget Hindle is responsible for development of a high-performing team that ...

Jane Hyun is an internationally renowned executive coach and global leadership ...

Emma Johnson Seventeen-year-old Emma Johnson launched EM JOHN Jewelry in eleventh ...

Kristin Jones is a junior at Howard University in Washington, D.C. pursuing a ...

Marie Jordan is the senior vice president of gas construction and operations for ...

Karen Kaplan is chairman and CEO of Hill Holliday.She has consistently epitomized ...

Hazel Keating is a senior vice president and was recently appointed global head of ...

Karen Keenan is an executive vice president, chief operating officer and head of ...

Katherine Klingler is responsible for building and managing the global brand of ...

Ellie Krieger is the host of Food Network’s & Cooking Channel’s popular ...

Denise Millard is chief of staff, global sales and customer operations at EMC. With ...

Gayle Morris is vice president of Americas services for Cisco.  She is responsible ...

Kristin Mugford is currently a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School having ...

Valerie Mulhern is the vice president of human resources of the analytical ...

BETSY MYERS is founding director of Bentley University’s Center for Women and ...

Sheila Nazarian Following the success of their first handbag ventures, Treesje and ...

Janielle Newland is a human resources leader with 18 years of experience focused on ...

Susan O’Brien is one of the co-founders of Hail Merry Snacks. The native Houstonian ...

Lindsey Pollak is a keynote speaker, corporate consultant and one of the world's ...

Karen Prange is senior vice president and president, urology and women’s health for ...

Jane Bryant Quinn is a leading commentator on personal finance, with books and ...

Karen Korellis Reuther is the creative director and brand psychologist for Cast ...

Anita Santos is currently serving as vice president of marketing for Tyco Security ...

Dan Schawbel is the managing partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and ...

Shiza Shahid is the CEO and co-founder of the Malala Fund, the organization ...

Gail Sheehy is the author of sixteen books, including the classic New York Times ...

Judy A. Smith is the founder and president of Smith & Company, a leading ...

Kristen Standish is the publisher of Boston magazine. She leads the sales and ...

Sandra Stratford, M.D., M.S.c. is chief medical officer, global health resources for ...

Cindy Stumpo is CEO of C. Stumpo Development is a luxury custom home builder and ...

Kimberly Steimle Vaughan is the chief marketing officer and chief people officer at ...

Kate White is an internationally known expert on leadership and success and a New ...

Laura Vail Wooster is vice president and head of marketing and communications for ...

Jackie Wynn is responsible for leading the strategy and market development for the ...

Linda K. Zecher joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in September 2011 as president, ...

Michelle Dauphinais manages many of John Hancock’s top relationships, calling on ...

Kay Dempsey is the CEO of the Dempsey Companies in Atlanta, Georgia. The Dempsey ...

Kerri DiPietro is the director of Global clinical quality at Boston Scientific ...

Jessica Donohue is the chief innovation officer and head of advisory solutions for ...

Patricia Florissi is vice president and global chief technology officer for sales at ...

Marilee Grant is director of community relations for Boston Scientific. She has over ...

Ronni Hargrove is the DoD market leader for Cisco Advanced Services, with Cisco ...

Liz Henderson leads the separations technology cluster for EMD Millipore, and is ...

Kathy Kinney is best known for her iconic role as “Mimi” on the ABC hit TV series ...

Maurice Kolthof joined Santander Bank in June of 2012 and is a relationship manager ...

Mona Patel is VP of training and clinical communications, neuromodulation at Boston ...

Cindy Ratzlaff was named to the Forbes’ “20 Best Branded Women on Twitter” list ...

Rob Rosa is director, field operations, for U.S. Public Sector Services with Cisco. ...

Seth Siegel is vice president of the Americas for Cisco Consulting Services, where he ...

Erika Strandell is director of global service provider services solutions management ...

Jennifer Tierney manages life and long-term care distribution for John Hancock ...

Molly Tschang is a director in Cisco’s consulting business. Her specialty is ...

Heidi Vlasak is a principal product performance engineer at Boston Scientific, ...

Lisa Welker-Finney is the HR VP for the Americas for Boston Scientific Corporation, a ...

Liz Brunner is the CEO and founder of Brunner Communications. Leveraging more than 25 ...

Nurys Camargo is the regional director of external affairs for AT&T ...

Wendy Duncan is senior vice president of marketing at Alex and Ani. She is an ...

Professor Patricia M. Flynn, Ph.D. is Trustee Professor of Economics and Management ...

Denise Kaigler is senior vice president of corporate affairs & communications for ...

Christy Keswick has been the chief operating officer of Good Sports since it was ...

Laurie Leshin became the 16th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in ...

Bernadette Lim is a STRIDE Scholar and student at Harvard University studying human ...

Julia Mejia has more than 20 years of experience in marketing, grassroots organizing ...

Yvette Modestin is a writer, poet and activist who focuses on shedding light on the ...

Stephanie Pittman is the vice president of human resources at Boston Scientific, a ...

Lindsay Reilly creates more than just a bag, as founder of Lindsay Tia, she creates ...

Micho F. Spring is chair of the global corporate practice, as well as president of ...

Lynn D. Tinney is the vice president of Americas Channels at Riverbed Technology. ...

John Ahtam is a member of the graduate admissions team at Bentley University. He ...

Tayla Andre is a Boston native and ravishing, renowned radio show host on the rise. ...

Debra Askanase is currently the director of outreach at the National Brain Tumor ...

Julia Campbell has a long history of helping nonprofits find success online. After 10 ...

Stacy Doherty is the founder and owner of Errands Etcetera, LLC, working hard to help ...

Amanda Healy is an award-winning B2B marketing program and social media expert, ...

Rachel Jellinek is a partner at Reflection Films, an award-winning video production ...

Debra Kennedy is the director of Executive Education for Bentley University.  ...

Joselin Mane is CEO of LITBeL Consulting, a new media marketing and event planning ...

Kerry H. McManama builds brands and businesses from the inside out. She believes if ...

Angela Pitter is principal and owner at LiveWire Collaborative, partnering with ...

Meghan Rothschild is an award-winning marketing and public relations ...

Kate Stamatakos is a senior social engagement manager at EMC, a leading provider of ...

Caty Trio is the social media marketing manager for Bright Horizons. She is a social ...

Karen Yankovich is a social media brand strategist, business consultant and speaker, ...

Sue B. Zimmerman is a master at Instagram for Business. Also known as the ...

Roman Blanco is president and chief executive officer of Santander US. In this role, ...

Jane Bowman is the vice president, marketing and sales development for Boston Globe ...

Lisa Buffington is vice president of U.S. communications at EMD Serono, Inc. ...

MARIAN L. HEARD is the president and CEO of Oxen Hill Partners, a Boston-based ...

M L Krakauer is executive vice president of human resources at EMC Corporation. With ...

Jill Larsen is VP of strategic talent acquisition at Cisco.  Larsen leads Cisco’s ...

GLORIA CORDES LARSON is a respected lawyer, public policy expert, Boston business ...

J.C. Monahan is co-anchor of WCVB-TV's “NewsCenter 5 at 5:00,” as well as ...

EMCEE | Director, Public Affairs & Community Services Host, Executive Producer, ...

Pamela A. Wickham is vice president of corporate affairs and communications for ...

Elizabeth Benedict is the founder and president of Elizabeth Home Décor & ...

Lauren Maillian Bias is a serial entrepreneur, named by Essence magazine to the ...

Sarah Palisi Chapin is the chief executive officer and serves on the board of Hail ...

Liz Dean is the founder, designer, sales manager, community manager, marketing ...

Lindsay Denton is the co-founder and development manager of FitYap.com. She works ...

Donna Latson Gittens is visionary leader with intuitive business insight and ...

Kimberly Kissam is co-founder and owners of Isabel Harvey, a fashionable jewelry and ...

Ritu Sharma is co-founder and president of Women Thrive Worldwide, and a leading ...

Addie Swartz is a serial entrepreneur who is passionate about empowering women. In ...

Elizabeth R. Thornton is an author, speaker, professor of management practice, Babson ...

Julie Vetack joined Santander Bank in April of 2012 and is the national relationship ...