PATRICIA ARQUETTE recently starred in “Boyhood,” the critically acclaimed 12-year project from Richard Linklater, for which she has won the... Read Full Bio
Candy Chang
CANDY CHANG is an artist, designer and urban planner who makes cities more comfortable for people. A Senior TED Fellow, Chang is passionate abo... Read Full Bio
Bert Jacobs
BERT JACOBS is co-founder and CEO (chief executive optimist) of The Life is Good Company, which spreads the power of optimism through inspiring... Read Full Bio
Robin Roberts
ROBIN ROBERTS is co-anchor of ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Under her leadership, the broadcast has won four Emmy Awards for Outstanding ... Read Full Bio
Special Guest Speakers
Cecilia Abbott
CECILIA ABBOTT’s story reminds us all that the American dream is alive and well in Texas. The granddaughter of immigrants from Mexico, Abbott... Read Full Bio
Debbie Hiott
DEBBIE HIOTT is editor of the Austin American-Statesman, overseeing content for the daily newspaper, its affiliated websites and its w... Read Full Bio
Tory Johnson
TORY JOHNSON is a weekly contributor to ABC's “Good Morning America” where she leads the popular Deals & Steals segme... Read Full Bio
Johnita Jones
JOHNITA JONES is the Texas Conference for Women board president and the pipeline risk and integrity manager for ExxonMobil Pipeline Company. Sh... Read Full Bio
Gayle Morris
GAYLE MORRIS is vice president for Americas Global Customer Success with Cisco. She’s responsible for enabling swift value realization on the... Read Full Bio
Anne-Marie Slaughter
ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER is president and CEO of New America. She is the Bert G. Kerstetter ’66 University Professor Emerita of Politics and Inte... Read Full Bio
Carla Pineyro Sublett
Carla Piñeyro Sublett is senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Rackspace. She leads all Rackspace marketing functions, from bra... Read Full Bio
Breakout Session Speakers
Sheryl Adkins-Green
SHERYL ADKINS-GREEN serves as Mary Kay’s chief marketing officer. She leads the company’s global marketing strategy, new product developmen... Read Full Bio
Azita Ardakani
AZITA ARDAKANI has always applied the lens of social anthropology to her view of the world of marketing, using an extensive background in so... Read Full Bio
Gloria Mayfield Banks
GLORIA MAYFIELD BANKSis an internationally renowned motivational success strategist and trainer, who has consistently beaten the odds to achie... Read Full Bio
Dr. Dawn Bazarko
DR. DAWN BAZARKO is the founder and senior vice president of Moment Health, an innovative new UnitedHealth Group business focused on bringing m... Read Full Bio
Jan Bruce
JAN BRUCE is a seasoned media entrepreneur with a proven track record in high-growth, emerging businesses and turnarounds. She has consistently... 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
Stephanie Carls
STEPHANIE CARLS was named a "Twitter Powerhouse" by The Huffington Post. Through engaging video content, she enjoys showing how to mak... Read Full Bio
Tara Trower Doolittle
TARA TROWER DOOLITTLE is a senior editor for the Austin American-Statesman and is in charge of opinion and commentary for the newspape... Read Full Bio
Christine Durbin
CHRISTINE DURBIN, MS, LPC is a mind-body therapist with Cancer Treatment Centers of America, in Tulsa, O.K. For Durbin, joining CTCA was a pe... Read Full Bio
Gloria Feldt
GLORIA FELDT is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, leadership expert and co-founder and president of Take The Lead, a multi-faceted initi... Read Full Bio
Tamara Fields
TAMARA FIELDSis the office managing director for Accenture in Austin. She is responsible for bringing innovati... Read Full Bio
Kirsten Gappelberg
KIRSTEN GAPPELBERG is manager of Mary Kay’s corporate social responsibility department. While leading the company’s corporate philanthropic... Read Full Bio
Jane Gasdaska
JANE GASDASKA assumed the role of change management lead for Phillips 66’s business transformation in Februar... Read Full Bio
Kerry Hannon
KERRY HANNON is an award-winning, bestselling author and Washington, DC-based career, retirement and personal finance expert and a popular moti... Read Full Bio
Aimee Hoyt
AIMEE HOYT is the senior vice president of global human resources at Rackspace, the #1 managed cloud company. She has a track record of drivi... Read Full Bio
Aimee Hoyt
AIMEE HOYT is the senior vice president of global human resources at Rackspace, the No. 1 managed cloud company. She has a track record of driv... Read Full Bio
Lisa Kueng
LISA KUENG is co-author of the New York Times best-selling book “Picture Your Prosperity- Smart Money Moves to Turn Your Vision into... Read Full Bio
Aliza Licht
ALIZA LICHT is a fashion communications executive and former Twitter phenom, DKNY PR GIRL®. Featured on the front page of the New York T... Read Full Bio
Patty McCord
PATTY McCORD coaches and advises a small group of companies and entrepreneurs on culture and leadership as the principal of Patty McCord Consul... Read Full Bio
Kristin Neff
KRISTIN NEFF is currently an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer in the field ... Read Full Bio
Chandini Portteus
CHANDINI PORTTEUS is the president and CEO of the LIVESTRONG Foundation. Portteus joined LIVESTRONG following nearly 10 years with Susan G. Kom... Read Full Bio
Dr. Stacey Radin
DR. STACEY RADIN has dedicated her career to the development of girls and women, professionally as a psychologist, researcher and leadership co... Read Full Bio
Rochelle Rae
ROCHELLE RAE is a makeup artist and the CEO and founder of Rae Cosmetics. Rae Cosmetics is an innovative and versatile line of products specifi... Read Full Bio
Ellen Rogin
ELLEN ROGIN is the co-author of the New York Times best-selling book "Picture Your Prosperity: Smart Money Moves to Turn Your Vision i... Read Full Bio
Lani Rosales
LANI ROSALES is the chief operating officer of TheAmericanGenius.com and TheRealDaily.com. She also co-founded the Big Ass Social Happy Hour (B... Read Full Bio
Sarah Schimmer
SARAH SCHIMMER is in public affairs with AAA Texas and AAA New Mexico. After serving in Congressional offices as a press secretary in Washingto... Read Full Bio
Cindy Seffair
CINDY SEFFAIR is the director of change management and communication at United Airlines. In this role, she leads the change, engagement and com... Read Full Bio
Trynka Shineman
TRYNKA SHINEMAN is the executive vice president at Cimpress and president of the Vistaprint business unit. Shineman is responsible for the stra... Read Full Bio
Kelly Showalter
KELLY SHOWALTER is currently the site general manager for Shell’s Technology Center in Houston. She has held a variety of roles within Shell ... Read Full Bio
Amie and 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 drea... Read Full Bio
Laura Simms
LAURA SIMMS is an expert on meaningful work who challenges conventional wisdom by asking people to ditch their passions and start with purpose... Read Full Bio
Amanda Slavin
AMANDA SLAVIN is a millennial and generation Z expert and the CEO and founder of CatalystCreativ, an experience studio focused on helping citie... Read Full Bio
Maya Payne Smart
MAYA PAYNE SMART is a writer and literacy ambassador who shares book reviews, interviews and musings at MayaSmart.com and BookRiot.com. Before ... Read Full Bio
Cindy Solomon
CINDY SOLOMON is a world-renowned leadership expert, author and speaker who helps Fortune 500 companies build Courageous Leaders®, better enab... Read Full Bio
Mary Spio
MARY SPIO is author of “It’s Not Rocket Science: 7 Game- Changing Traits for Uncommon Success.” She is best known for creating and holdin... Read Full Bio
Carson Tate
CARSON TATE is a productivity consultant and the founder of Working Simply, Inc. She is the author of “Work Simply: Embracing the Power of Yo... 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 Bio
Elizabeth R. Thornton
ELIZABETH R. THORNTON is an author, speaker, professor of management practice, Babson Executive Education and adjunct lecturer in entrepreneurs... Read Full Bio
Kathie Tovo
KATHIE TOVO is council member for the Austin City Council. She was elected in on June 18, 2011. Prior to taking office, she taught writing and ... Read Full Bio
Renée Peterson Trudeau
RENÉE PETERSON TRUDEAU is an award-winning life coach, speaker and author of three books on balanced living, including the internationally-acc... Read Full Bio
Ingrid Vanderveldt
INGRID VANDERVELDT is the founder and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 (EBW2020). Previously, she was the first entrepreneur-in-reside... Read Full Bio
Wendy Wallbridge
WENDY WALLBRIDGE is a strategic and intuitive advisor to Fortune 100 leaders and teams across industries and pioneer in the coaching field. She... Read Full Bio
Jamie Warder
JAMIE WARDER is president of USAA Bank. He leads the bank to provide a full range of deposit and lending products and services to help military... Read Full Bio
Yasmine Winkler
YASMINE WINKLER is the community and state CEO for the central region and chief consumer cfficer with UnitedHealthcare. Formerly she was the ch... Read Full Bio
Expert Exchange
Anna Carroll
ANNA CARROLL, MSSW is a is an executive coach and organizational consultant specializing in workplace feedback, leadership development and faci... Read Full Bio
Mike Flannagan
MIKE FLANNAGAN is vice president and general manager for Cisco’s data and analytics group. He is responsible for the company’s data and ana... 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
Greg Gale
GREG GALE is the director of diversity and inclusion at Liberty Mutual Insurance. A designer and leader of diversity and inclusion initiatives,... Read Full Bio
Dianne Hirsch
DIANNE HIRSCH is the director of product marketing with Cisco’s Data and Analytics Business Group. She leads marketing efforts across four bu... Read Full Bio
Chris Hurst
CHRIS HURST is vice president, global service provider, strategy and planning for Cisco Systems. As the leader of strategy and planning, he hol... Read Full Bio
Demethris Keith
DEMETHRIS KEITH is the business operations manager with the global customer success organization at Cisco Systems. In her role with strategy an... Read Full Bio
Josh Levs
JOSH LEVS is an investigative journalist and father of three who has long covered the health of American businesses and the economy. His new bo... Read Full Bio
Judy Maggio
JUDY MAGGIO is a respected journalist, media consultant, moderator and public speaker. She’s a veteran broadcaster who spent 32 years anchori... Read Full Bio
Leslie Rhode
LESLIE RHODE is an award winning television journalist with a career spanning more than 20 years in Washington, D.C., Texas and Arkansas. She h... Read Full Bio
Stephanie Roberts
STEPHANIE ROBERTS is vice president and branch manager for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in Plano, Texas. A graduate of the University of ... Read Full Bio
Camille Styles
CAMILLE STYLES is the founder and creative director of lifestyle blog CamilleStyles.com, as well as a sought-after lifestyle expert and author ... Read Full Bio
Max Tremp
MAX TREMP currently he manages the systems engineering organization in Latam, represents the Latam SE Council, Americas Sales and Engineering L... Read Full Bio
Local Leader
Mary Anne Connolly
MARY ANNE CONNOLLY has spent nearly 20 years in journalism. She worked for 10 years in New York as a production associate for ABC News’ “20... Read Full Bio
Stephanie Douglass
STEPHANIE DOUGLASS is the chief brand and culture officer of BIGAUSTIN. (Business Investment Growth) Douglass is a seasoned entrepreneur. Her... Read Full Bio
Kaneisha Grayson
KANEISHA GRAYSON is a global education entrepreneur and a self-help author. She is the founder of The Art of Applying, a boutique admissions co... Read Full Bio
Tulane Holder
TULANE HOLDER is an in demand business consultant. She spent 34 years with the Coca-Cola Company before she accepted her calling to help enrich... Read Full Bio
Karyn Scott
KARYN SCOTT is the founder of Kids in a New Groove (KING), a non-profit that provides free weekly music mentorship exclusively for youth in fos... Read Full Bio
Marissa Vogel
MARISSA VOGEL has been in her role as executive director of Little Helping Hands since June 2009. Little Helping Hands is a 501c3 charitable or... Read Full Bio
Magatte Wade
MAGATTE WADE is passionate about entrepreneurship and creating high-end retail brands based on diverse African traditions that change the perce... Read Full Bio
Tanya White
TANYA WHITE is the vice president of marketing for Innography, an SaaS-based technology firm headquartered in Austin. She is also the founder... Read Full Bio
Social Media Roundtable
Heidi Gollub
HEIDI GOLLUB started Free Fun in Austin in 2010 as a way to get out of doing housework. Her theory was that running five kids all over town o... Read Full Bio
Jane Ko
JANE KO is the editor of “A Taste of Koko,” the premier food and travel blog featuring the hottest restaurants and weekend getaways. Ko lov... Read Full Bio
Melanie Mendez-Gonzales
MELANIE MENDEZ-GONZALES is an online media entrepreneur and the creator of ¿Qué Means What? - a leading Latina lifestyle blog. ¿Qué Means W... Read Full Bio
Deana Saukam
DEANA SAUKAM has been an Austinite since 2000. She is a partner and director of media and events at qui and East Side King. She is known for he... Read Full Bio
Jennifer Stafford
JENNIFER STAFFORD is the social media manager at HomeAway.com, specializing in social media in the vacation rental and travel industry. She h... Read Full Bio
Small Business Roundtable
Kim Gorsuch
KIM GORSUCH is a growth-oriented executive as comfortable starting things from scratch as she is with managing a multi-million dollar P&L. ... Read Full Bio
Melinda Hanson-Perry
MELINDA HANSON-PERRY joined Mary Kay Inc. in August of 2000. She began her Mary Kay career in the production and inventory control group. Since... Read Full Bio
Dianna Koltz
DIANNA KOLTZ is VP of sales and services at Rivet. Having been publicly acknowledged by Direct Marketing News as a “30 under 30” f... Read Full Bio
Jen Ostrich
JEN OSTRICH is the founder and president of ostrich coaching + consulting where she helps leaders and brands define their authentic self so the... Read Full Bio
Martha Pincoffs
MARTHA PINCOFFS is partner to Jo, mom to River and Townes, founder of Hot Dang, Inc., challenge taker, cook, reader, hiker and biker. She found... Read Full Bio
Psyche Terry
PSYCHE TERRY is blazing trails in the fashion and retail world as founder and CEO of Urban Intimates Lingerie, LLC. Urban Intimates is a brandi... Read Full Bio
Health and Wellness Pavilion
Mikala Guillaume
MIKALA GUILLAUME is part of the H-E-B Nutrition Services team, serving as a registered dietitian for San Antonio, Austin and the surrounding ar... Read Full Bio
Jessica Haskins
JESSICA HASKINS is a community pharmacy manager with Walgreens. She began her pharmacy career at K&B Pharmacy in Louisiana, and worked in i... Read Full Bio
Musicians
Taylor Baker
TAYLOR BAKER is lead singer for Taylor & the Wild Now. Their music encompasses alternative, indie and soul which blends effortlessly into ... Read Full Bio
Drew Davis
DREW DAVISis an experienced musician, whose original compositions and soulful power vocals have the ability to make any room instant... Read Full Bio
Britny Lobas
BRITNY LOBAS is the lead singer/songwriter of Austin based band, Nomad City. This powerhouse will captivate you with her hypn...
DRE MAZZENGA (musically known as That Girl Dre) is a singer-songwriter, whose “Green-Eyed Soul” music blends groovy R&B and infectious... Read Full Bio
Candice Sanders
CANDICE SANDERS is a powerhouse who blends upbeat, funky R&B soul, laced with the feverish kinetic energy of rock 'n roll. Born in a house ... Read Full Bio
