2021 Speakers
Keynotes
Stacey Abrams
STACEY ABRAMS is a political leader, voting rights activist, entrepreneur and three-time New York Times best-selling author of While Justice Sleeps, Our Time is Now, and Lead from the Outside. She made history and ...
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Selma Blair
SELMA BLAIR has been one of the most versatile and exciting actresses on screen throughout her long standing career. She began with her comedic roles in pop culture classics in the early 2000s. She was named one of ...
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Regina King
REGINA KING is an Oscar-winning actress with a decades-spanning career in Hollywood. In addition to the Academy Award, King won a Golden Globe, an Independent Spirit award, and the prestigious National Board of ...
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Pat Mitchell
PAT MITCHELL is a lifelong advocate for women and girls. At every step of her career, Mitchell has broken new ground for women, leveraging the power of media as a journalist, an Emmy award-winning and ...
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Jay Shetty
JAY SHETTY is a British-born, number one New York Times best-selling author, award winning storyteller and podcast host, and former monk, on a mission to make wisdom go viral. In 2019, AdWeek made him their Young ...
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Chloé Zhao
CHLOÉ ZHAO is a Chinese writer, director, editor, producer and two-time Oscar® winner. She was born in Beijing, raised there and in Brighton, England. After moving to the US, she studied political science at Mount ...
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Special Guest Speakers
Master of Ceremonies, Celeste Headlee
CELESTE HEADLEE is a journalist, professional speaker, and author of the books We ...
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Lisa Hellmann
LISA HELLMANN is an innovative, results-oriented leader with three decades of ...
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Kathy Horgan
KATHY HORGAN is executive vice president and chief human resources and ...
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Lisa Ling
LISA LING is the executive producer and host of THIS IS LIFE on CNN, now in its ...
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Gwen Murphy
GWEN MURPHY is the vice president of storytelling for Cisco’s Global Communications ...
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Laysha Ward
LAYSHA WARD is an accomplished C-suite executive with thirty years of leadership ...
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Speakers
Jennifer Brown
JENNIFER BROWN (she/her) is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, author, and ...
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Austin Channing Brown
AUSTIN CHANNING BROWN is a speaker, writer and media producer providing inspired ...
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Erin Falconer
ERIN FALCONER is an author, digital entrepreneur, and psychotherapist. In 2018, she ...
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Allyson Felix
ALLYSON FELIX is an Olympic gold medalist who stepped on the world stage as a ...
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Bryony Gordon
BRYONY GORDON is an award-winning journalist, author and mental health campaigner. ...
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Jacinta M. Jiménez
JACINTA M. JIMÉNEZ, PsyD, BCC, also known as Dr. J, is an award-winning psychologist ...
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Luvvie Ajayi Jones
LUVVIE AJAYI JONES is what happens when you blindly follow doing what you love ...
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Charlene Li
CHARLENE LI is an expert on digital transformation, leadership, customer experience, ...
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Heather E. McGowan
HEATHER E. McGOWAN is an internationally known speaker, writer, and advisor. She ...
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Susan McPherson
SUSAN MCPHERSON is a serial connector, seasoned communicator and founder and CEO ...
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Rachel Ricketts
RACHEL RICKETTS (she/her/hers) is a queer, multiracial Black woman. She is a global ...
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Dr. Maya Shankar
DR. MAYA SHANKAR is currently Google’s global director of behavioral ...
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Kimberly Atkins Stohr
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR is a senior opinion writer and columnist at The Boston Globe ...
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Erica Williams Simon
ERICA WILLIAMS SIMON is an award-winning narrative strategist, author, creative and ...
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Session Hosts
Adrienne Dawson
ADRIENNE DAWSON is the head of diversity, equity, and inclusion for North America at ...
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Megan Deal
MEGAN DEAL is the AVPD GM at HomeGoods Distribution. Recently, Deal celebrated her ...
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Montra Ellis
MONTRA ELLIS is the senior director of research and innovation at UKG. Ellis and her ...
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Erica Faulkner
ERICA FAULKNER is the senior manager, NA business solutions at Johnson & Johnson. ...
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Lauren Gohde
LAUREN GOHDE is the head of organizational effectiveness at Philips. Lauren joined ...
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Devin Hood
DEVIN HOOD is the sr. director of digital experience at Cisco. She thrives on ...
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Carole Huntsman
CAROLE HUNTSMAN is the North America head of Sanofi Genzyme and US country lead. ...
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Kimberly G. Hyland
KIMBERLY G. HYLAND is a managing director of the Global Client Group at MFS ...
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Veronica Lee
VERONICA LEE is a senior vice president, global head of accounting product management ...
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Kristin Longobardi
KRISTIN LONGOBARDI is the vice president of R&D quality and strategic operations ...
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Khalil Smith
KHALIL SMITH is the vice president of inclusion, diversity, and engagement at Akamai ...
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Executive Spotlights
Uthra Sundaram
UTHRA SUNDARAM is head of global product & launch strategy at Takeda. She leads ...
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Natalie Edwards
NATALIE EDWARDS is the chief diversity officer at National Grid. National Grid is a ...
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Jennifer Farmer
JENNIFER FARMER is vice president, global diversity and inclusion for Thermo Fisher ...
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Elvie Gee
ELVIE GEE is the VP DEI business advisor at Liberty Mutual. She leads, drives and ...
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Jane Graham
JANE GRAHAM is group vice president of relationship management. Graham leads a global ...
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Renee LaRoche-Morris
RENEE LAROCHE-MORRIS joined State Street in 2021, as the Chief of Staff to the Chief ...
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Mariana Mcquattie
MARIANA MCQUATTIE is the senior vice president grooming North America at Gillette. ...
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Sangeeta Moorjani
SANGEETA MOORJANI is the head of tax exempt markets and retirement solutions and an ...
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Jennifer Schneiders, PhD
JENNIFER SCHNEIDERS, PhD is vice president, laboratory diagnostic solutions at ...
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Vanessa Wolfeler
VANESSA WOLFELER is the head of US respiratory and GI franchise for Sanofi Genzyme. ...
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Learning Burst & Break Speakers
Sharon Cload
SHARON CLOAD is VP of discovery biotherapeutics at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS). In ...
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Fatima Dainkeh
FATIMA DAINKEH is the learning & development manager for She+ Geeks Out, ...
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Elizabeth Foland
ELIZABETH FOLAND is the global project manager for EMD Serono's purpose-driven ...
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Christina Luconi
CHRISTINA LUCONI is the chief people officer at Rapid7. A serial start up through ...
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Miriam Manning
MIRIAM MANNING is chief information officer at Commonwealth Financial Network, a ...
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Kiana Pierre-Louis
KIANA PIERRE-LOUIS is a senior law lecturer at Bentley University in the law, ...
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Tonya Webster
TONYA WEBSTER is senior vice president and chief consumer experience officer at Blue ...
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Lisa Welker-Finney
LISA WELKER-FINNEY is the vice president of human resources for Boston Scientific ...
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