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Linda Cliatt-Wayman
LINDA CLIATT-WAYMAN is a passionate educator with an unwavering belief in the potential of all children. Her leadership as a high school princi... Read Full Bio
Amal Clooney
AMAL CLOONEY is a British human rights lawyer practicing at Doughty Street Chambers in London, where she specializes in international law and h... Read Full Bio
Nina Tassler
NINA TASSLER is an American television executive and author. She previously held such positions as president, and also chairman of CBS Enterta... Read Full Bio
Diane von Furstenberg
DIANE von FURSTENBERG entered the world of American fashion when she arrived from Europe with a suitcase full of her dress designs. In 1974, sh... Read Full Bio
Abby Wambach
ABBY WAMBACH is a retired forward of the 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. One of the world’s greatest p... Read Full BioSpecial Guest Speakers
Carroll Bogert
CARROLL BOGERT is president of The Marshall Project, a non-profit news organization focusing on criminal justice issues in the U.S. Staff journ... Read Full Bio
Susie Gray
SUSIE GRAY is the current publisher for the Austin American-Statesman, a role she assumed in December 2012. Prior to this appointment, she was executive ... Read Full Bio
Terri Gruca
TERRI GRUCA is an Emmy award-winning anchor and reporter for KVUE-TV. Her parents always told her to find a job she loved and work will never f... Read Full Bio
Aimee Hoyt
AIMEE HOYT is senior vice president of human resources with Rackspace. In this role, she is responsible for talent acquisition, talent management, organi... Read Full Bio
Karen Quintos
KAREN QUINTOS is Dell’s chief customer officer, where she leads a global organization devoted to customer advocacy. She is responsible for se... Read Full BioBreakout Session Speakers
Andy Alford
ANDY ALFORD is the senior editor for the news at the Austin American-Statesman, one of four daily newspaper properties owned by Cox Media Group. A... Read Full Bio
Anne Arvia
ANNE ARVIA is senior vice president of primary banking for USAA Federal Savings Bank. She joined USAA in August 2015 and currently leads the ba... Read Full Bio
Suzy Bátiz
SUZY BÁTIZ is the inventor, founder and CEO of Poo~Pourri. She is an expert in entrepreneurial intuition. A serial entrepren... Read Full Bio
Madhavi Bhasin
MADHAVI BHASIN is excited to design strategy and guide implementation for community projects in developing countries. Her project implementatio... Read Full Bio
Jenny Blake
JENNY BLAKE is an author, career and business strategist and international speaker who helps people organize their brain, move beyond burnout, ... Read Full Bio
Trudy Bourgeois
TRUDY BOURGEOUIS is the CEO and president of The Center for Workforce Excellence. She is a renowned and respected authority on leadership dev... Read Full Bio
Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette
DR. COLETTE PIERCE BURNETTE joined Huston-Tillotson University as president on July 1, 2015. A strong proponent of historically black colleges ... Read Full Bio
Christine Carter
CHRISTINE CARTER, Ph.D. is a sociologist and senior fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. She is the author of “Read Full Bio
Emily Núñez Cavness
EMILY NÚÑEZ CAVNESS is the co-founder and CEO of Sword & Plough, and an active duty U.S. Army officer. Sword & Plough is a quadrupl... Read Full Bio
Mallika Chopra
MALLIKA CHOPRA is a mom, media entrepreneur, public speaker and published author. Her most recent book, “Living With Intent: My Somewhat Mess... Read Full Bio
Bobbi Dangerfield
BOBBI DANGERFIELD is a senior vice president at Dell, where she oversees the company’s global business operations team, supporting a 40,000 m... Read Full Bio
Kim Davis
KIM DAVIS is executive vice president, chief human resources officer with NFP. She has repeatedly created opportunities to reinvent herself, going from employee... Read Full Bio
Paula Davis-Laack
PAULA DAVIS-LAACK, JD, MAPP is a former practicing lawyer, an internationally-published writer, media contributor and a stress and resilience e... Read Full Bio
Susan Docherty
SUSAN DOCHERTY is CEO of Canyon Ranch®, the world’s leading wellness brand. Docherty is a proven business leader who takes pride in carrying... Read Full Bio
Kweilin Ellingrud
KWEILIN ELLINGRUD is a partner at McKinsey & Company and the Minneapolis Location Leader. She is the first woman to lead the office of ov... Read Full Bio
Ana Flores
ANA L. FLORES is the founder and CEO of Latina Bloggers Connect, Inc and #WeAllGrow Summit. She has dedicated her career to empowering Hispanic... Read Full Bio
Nely Galán
NELY GALÁN is a Latina media dynamo and women’s empowerment advocate, dubbed the “Tropical Tycoon” by The New York Times MagazineRead Full Bio
Jane Gasdaska
JANE GASDASKA is the general manager of U.S. product supply and distribution for Phillips 66 Commercial. She is a change agent who believes in ... Read Full Bio
Teresa Ghilarducci
TERESA GHILARDUCCI is an expert on retirement, pensions and personal savings. She is the Bernard L. and Irene Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy... Read Full Bio
Jillian Hamblin
JILLIAN HAMBLIN is the chief operating officer of UnitedHealthcare Community & State’s Texas Health Plan. In this role, she oversees health plan op... Read Full Bio
Kemal Harris
KEMAL HARRIS has been obsessed with fashion since age four when she began drawing fashion collections on the sands of Long Beach in her hometow... Read Full Bio
Gina Helfrich
GINA HELFRICH is an expert in women's leadership and gender equity, with over 12 years of experience as a diversity and inclusion leader. She was co-foun... Read Full Bio
Therese Huston
THERESE HUSTON, Ph.D. is a cognitive psychologist at Seattle University who is changing the conversation about women as decision-makers. Her bo... Read Full Bio
Pam Jeffords
PAM JEFFORDS is a partner at Mercer and a global expert on diversity and inclusion in the workplace. She advises global employers on how they c... Read Full Bio
Grace Killelea
GRACE KILLELEA is the CEO and founder of the GKC Group, a leadership development firm based in Philadelphia. A veteran of the telecommunication... Read Full Bio
Stephanie Kaplan Lewis
STEPHANIE KAPLAN LEWIS co-founded Her Campus in 2009 as an undergrad at Harvard University. She has grown Her Campus to over 70 million monthl... Read Full Bio
Jody Greenstone Miller
JODY GREENSTONE MILLER is the co-founder and CEO of Business Talent Group (BTG), the leading global marketplace for top independent consultants... Read Full Bio
Angie Morgan
ANGIE MORGAN is a founding partner for Lead Star. Shortly after launching her professional career, she saw a need in the workplace: professiona... Read Full Bio
Jay Newton-Small
JAY NEWTON-SMALL is Washington correspondent for TIME and the author of “Broad Influence: How Women Are Changing the Way America Wor... Read Full Bio
Lisa Nichols
LISA NICHOLS is one of the world’s most-requested motivational speakers, as well as media personality and corporate CEO whose global platform... Read Full Bio
Robin Hauser Reynolds
ROBIN HAUSER REYNOLDS is the director and producer of cause‐based documentary films at Finish Line Features, LLC. As a businesswoman, longtim... Read Full Bio
Shanteka Sigers
SHANTEKA SIGERS is senior vice president executive creative director at SandersWingo. Business Insider lists her as one of the “Most... Read Full Bio
Amie & Jolie Sikes
AMIE and JOLIE SIKES are co-founders of Junk Gypsy. In 1998, the Texas sisters and their mom, Janie, started The JUNK GYPSY Company with a dre... Read Full BioNina Tassler
NINA TASSLER is an American television executive and author. She previously held such positions as president, and also chairman of CBS Enterta... Read Full Bio
Trisa Thompson
TRISA THOMPSON is senior vice president and chief responsibility officer at Dell, with responsibility for Dell’s Legacy of Good program inclu... Read Full BioExpert Exchange
April Downing
APRIL DOWNING is a seasoned financial and operational executive with over 20 years of experience and is the CFO of WP Engine, a fully-managed premium Wo... Read Full Bio
Samantha Ettus
SAM ETTUS is a work/life expert whose goal is to find the spark within each one of us and turn it into a fire. She is a best-selling author, a ... Read Full Bio
Tamara Fields
TAMARA FIELDS currently serves as the client account lead for State of Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (TX CPA) and is the program manager for the C... Read Full Bio
Kirya Francis
KIRYA FRANCIS is vice president and director of media technology for GSD&M. She has a keen ability to understand complex and advancing technology and... Read Full BioNely Galán
NELY GALÁN is a Latina media dynamo and women’s empowerment advocate, dubbed the “Tropical Tycoon” by The New York Times MagazineRead Full BioSocial Media Roundtable
Jena Apgar
JENA APGAR is a digital and social media marketer and founder at BrandDotBlog.com, a consulting firm specializing in social media for startups ... Read Full Bio
Carla Birnberg
CARLA BIRNBERG is a writer, editor and social media consultant. Her health philosophy (and life motto) is, “fitness isn’t about fitting in.... Read Full Bio
Brenda Coffee
BRENDA COFFEE is founder and CEO of 1010ParkPlace, a media platform and market opportunity for brands to reach the wealthiest, best-educated, y... Read Full Bio
Elayna Fernandez
ELAYNA FERNANDEZ is known as “The Positive MOM.” She is a best-selling author, award winning mentor for moms, and an international keynote ... Read Full Bio
Lauren Modery
LAUREN MODERY is a writer and screenwriter in Austin, TX. Her film “Loves Her Gun” won the Louis Black Lone Star award at SXSW 2013, and wa... Read Full Bio
Kelly Wonderlin
KELLY WONDERLIN is a digital lifestyle enthusiast who shares her favorite products, apps, tech tips and much more. Her creative, succinct video... Read Full BioSmall Business Roundtable
Rebecca Geier
REBECCA GEIER is CEO and co-founder of TREW Marketing. She leads the TREW team in building strategic, thoughtful, and sustainable marketing pro... Read Full Bio
Nicole Patel
NICOLE PATEL is the proprietor of and chocolatier for Delysia Chocolatier. In 2006 while pregnant with her first son, she made a batch of homem... Read Full BioShanteka Sigers
SHANTEKA SIGERS is senior vice president executive creative director at SandersWingo. Business Insider lists her as one of the “Most... Read Full Bio