2021 Speakers

Keynotes

Indra Nooyi

INDRA NOOYI is the former chairman and CEO of PepsiCo (2006-2019); a ... Read Full Bio

Ali Wong

ALI WONG is a stand-up comic from San Francisco, now living in Los Angeles. Her first Netflix stand-up special ... Read Full Bio

Malala Yousafzai

MALALA YOUSAFZAI was enrolled in her father’s school at the age of four. It was in the hallways of her father... Read Full Bio

Special Guest Speakers

Audie Cornish

AUDIE CORNISH has become a recognized and trusted voice on the airwaves as co-host of NPR’s flagship news pro... Read Full Bio

Melanie Foley

MELANIE FOLEY is the executive vice president and the chief talent & enterprise services officer for Libert... Read Full Bio

Dawn Frazier-Bohnert

DAWN FRAZIER-BOHNERT is the executive vice president of global diversity, equity, & inclusion officer at Li... Read Full Bio

Master of Ceremonies – Celeste Headlee

CELESTE HEADLEE is an award-winning journalist, professional speaker and author of Read Full Bio

Puja Jaspal
PUJA JASPAL is the vice president of people, policy, and purpose at Cisco. In this role, Jaspal leads the talen... Read Full Bio

Laysha Ward
LAYSHA WARD is an accomplished C-suite executive with thirty years of leadership experience at Target. In 2017,... Read Full Bio

Speakers

Amy Cuddy
AMY CUDDY is a social psychologist, best-selling author, and award-winning teacher. She is an expert on the beh... Read Full Bio

Alicia Menendez
ALICIA MENENDEZ is an anchor on MSNBC. She is also the author of The Likeability Trap and host of the “Latina to Latina” podc... Read Full Bio

Rebecca Minkoff
REBECCA MINKOFF is a fashion designer and an industry leader in accessible luxury handbags, accessories, footwe... Read Full Bio

Amy Morin
AMY MORIN is the editor-in-chief of Verywell Mind, the biggest mental health website in the world. She's also a... Read Full Bio

Anne Morriss
ANNE MORRISS is driven by an infectious commitment to help people realize their full potential as leaders and c... Read Full Bio

Cal Newport
CAL NEWPORT is an author and assistant professor of computer science at Georgetown University, specializing in ... Read Full Bio

Michelle Poler
MICHELLE POLER is a creative and passionate social entrepreneur, keynote speaker, fear facer, branding strategi... Read Full Bio

Kim Scott
KIM SCOTT is the author of Just Work: Get Sh*t Done Fast and Fair Read Full Bio

Janet Stovall
JANET STOVALL is senior client strategist at NeuroLeadership Institute—a global research firm and cognitive s... Read Full Bio

Cassandra Worthy
CASSANDRA WORTHY is founder and CEO of We Are Change Enthusiasts LLC, a top-leading leadership development firm... Read Full Bio

Session Hosts

Lauren Freeman
LAUREN FREEMAN is a senior director of business development at Oracle. In this role, Freeman is responsible for... Read Full Bio

Penny Jurss
PENNY JURSS is vice president of the mobile enablement platform & Visa Digital Commerce App. She is an expe... Read Full Bio

Alessandra Sapiz
ALESSANDRA SAPIZ is vice president of global events at Cisco. In her role, she leads the team responsible for t... Read Full Bio

Kim Smith
KIM SMITH is VP of sales in the U.S. public and federal markets at IBM. In her previous position as VP of syste... Read Full Bio

Michele Van De Hey
MICHELE VAN DE HEY is a global partner leader for the WW public sector at Amazon Web Services (AWS). She has tw... Read Full Bio

Rosy Zuklic
ROSY ZUKLIC is the general manager of commercial sales and optimization for Phillips 66. She is a motivated lea... Read Full Bio

Executive Spotlights

Jae Borgard
JAE BORGARD is vice president of Client Product Group (CPG) business operations at Dell Technologies. In this r... Read Full Bio

Barbara Borgonovi
BARBARA BORGONOVI is vice president of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems for Raytheon Inte... Read Full Bio

Dr. Tiffany Dotson
DR. TIFFANY DOTSON is VP of enterprise learning and development at Liberty Mutual Insurance. She is a learning ... Read Full Bio

Tamara Fields
TAMARA FIELDS is the office managing director for Accenture in Austin. She is responsible for bringing innovati... Read Full Bio

Jen Fisher
JEN FISHER is a chief well-being officer at Deloitte. She is a leading voice on workplace well-being and creati... Read Full Bio

Carla Grant Pickens
CARLA GRANT PICKENS serves as the VP and global chief diversity & inclusion officer for IBM. Diversity and ... Read Full Bio

Samantha Price
SAMANTHA PRICE is senior vice president and director of talent management at Broadway Bank. In her role, she ov... Read Full Bio