2019 Speakers
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2019 OPENING NIGHT SPEAKERS
Keynotes
Tiffany D. Cross
TIFFANY D. CROSS is the co-founder and managing editor of The Beat DC, a platform intersecting national politics, policy, business, media, and people of color. With a readership comprising influencers across the ...
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Elizabeth Gilbert
ELIZABETH GILBERT is the author of Eat Pray Love. Exploding onto the scene in 2006, the best-seller famously chronicled the year Gilbert spent traveling the world after a shattering divorce. Translated into more ...
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Carla Harris
CARLA HARRIS is vice chairman and managing director at Morgan Stanley, where she also serves as a senior client adviser. Previously, she headed the Emerging Manager Platform at Morgan Stanley, the equity capital ...
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Celeste Headlee
CELESTE HEADLEE is a communication and human nature expert, and an award-winning journalist. She is a professional speaker, and also the author of Heard Mentality and We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations that ...
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Megan Rapinoe
MEGAN RAPINOE is a two-time World Cup Champion, and co-captain of the US Women’s National Team. She is a fan favorite, and one of the team’s most technical players. A vocal leader on and off the ...
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Tracee Ellis Ross
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS is an award-winning actress, producer, director, and activist, best known for her Golden Globe-winning role as Dr. Rainbow Johnson on ABC’s comedy series black-ish, and playing Joan Clayton on ...
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Amanda Southworth
AMANDA SOUTHWORTH is a seventeen-year-old iOS developer, designer, and a mental health and human rights activist. She’s founder and executive director of Astra Labs, a 501(c)3 non-profit that uses code for change, ...
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Breakout Session Speakers
Kathleen Sallade
KATHLEEN SALLADE is group vice president of sales and business development at Oracle ...
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Simidele Adeagbo
SIMIDELE ADEAGBO is an Olympian, advocate and marketing expert, best known for ...
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Louise Allen
LOUISE ALLEN is senior vice president, product management and product marketing at ...
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Amber Allen
AMBER ALLEN is CEO Double A Labs. She is a fanatic of emerging ...
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Emilie Aries
EMILIE ARIES is a speaker, podcast host, author, and the founder and CEO of Bossed ...
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Amber Armstrong
AMBER ARMSTRONG is a passionate CMO that thinks like a CEO. She currently ...
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Catherine Bannister
CATHERINE BANNISTER leads performance and development for all of Deloitte’s ...
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Alison Beard
ALISON BEARD is a senior editor at Harvard Business Review, overseeing the Experience ...
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Rachana Bhide
RACHANA BHIDE is a 22-year leadership psychologist and broadcaster, formerly ...
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Dena Blizzard
DENA BLIZZARD is One Funny Mother, known as the “Target mom” for her viral ...
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Sharon Brogdon
SHARON BROGDON is the director of diversity and inclusion (D&I) for RetailMeNot, ...
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Jennifer Brown
JENNIFER BROWN is an award-winning entrepreneur, dynamic speaker and diversity and ...
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Mary Bui-Pham
MARY BUI-PHAM is vice president and chief of staff, engineering at Indeed.com ...
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Inger Burnett-Zeigler
INGER BURNETT-ZEIGLER is a licensed clinical psychologist and associate professor in ...
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John Byrne
JOHN BYRNE is president, North America commercial sales for Dell Technologies. ...
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Julia Carreon
JULIA CARREON is managing director of wealth management with Wells Fargo. She is ...
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Michael Chamberlain
MICHAEL CHAMBERLAIN is vice president of strategic partnerships with Catalyst. He is ...
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Jean Chatzky
JEAN CHATZKY launched HerMoney Media and HerMoney.com in 2018 to ...
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Julia Cheek
JULIA CHEEK is the CEO and founder of EverlyWell, the digital health company poised ...
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Lida Citroën
LIDA CITROËN is an award-winning international reputation management ...
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Tony Colon
TONY COLON is vice president of portfolio product development for Cisco ...
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Catherine Davie
CATHERINE DAVIE has twenty years of experience in ...
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Michelle Duguid
MICHELLE DUGUID is a professor at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of ...
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Dr. Candace Steele Flippin
DR. CANDACE STEELE FLIPPIN is executive vice president and chief communications ...
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Melinda Franklin
MELINDA YEE FRANKLIN currently serves as the managing director of corporate and ...
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Amy Gallo
AMY E. GALLO is an expert in conflict, communication, and workplace dynamics. She is ...
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Linda Glass
LINDA GLASS is founder and CEO of Glass Talent. She is an executive coach and ...
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Shelley Gretlein
SHELLEY GRETLEIN is vice president of global marketing with National Instruments. She ...
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Minda Harts
Thought-Leader
Creating Workplaces that Work for Everyone
MINDA HARTS is the best-selling and award-winning author of The Memo: What Women ...
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Fran Hauser
FRAN HAUSER is a celebrated media executive, startup investor, best-selling author ...
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Jessica Herrin
JESSICA HERRIN is an author, CEO and founder of Stella & Dot. She is a serial ...
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Michele Herron
MICHELE HERRON is senior vice president and head of strategy, marketing and ...
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Dr. Tiffany Jana
DR. TIFFANY JANA has helped orchestrate TMI's growth over the past sixteen years. ...
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W. Brad Johnson
W. BRAD JOHNSON is professor of psychology in the department of leadership, ethics ...
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Karen Chong
KAREN CHONG is innovator in compelling storytelling as a way to engage audiences ...
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Keri D'angelis
KERI D’ANGELIS is a vendor operations manager at Liberty Mutual, driving ...
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Erika Lanciault
ERIKA LANCIAULT is senior vice president and project manager with Broadway Bank. With ...
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Claudia Lee
CLAUDIA LEE is a consummate builder, having started up multiple new businesses during ...
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Richard Lopez
RICHARD LOPEZ is the director of global diversity and inclusion and chief customer ...
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Megan Lueders
MEGAN LUEDERS serves as CMO for Silicon Labs, leading the company’s global ...
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Christi Marrufo
CHRISTI MARRUFO leads Applied Materials knowledge management and collaboration ...
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Charmaine McClarie
CHARMAINE McCLARIE is an author, C-suite adviser, keynote speaker, executive coach, ...
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Debbie McClure
Executive Mentor
That’s a Good Question
DEBBIE McCLURE is a career sales professional with more than 30 years in the ...
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Rhonda McGown
RHONDA McGOWN is a member of the executive leadership team at Broadway Bank, serving ...
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Renee Medina
RENEE MEDINA is VP, Global Head of Member Solutions at GLG. The world’s ...
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Meg Murphy
MEG MURPHY is the CMO for IBM Systems. She joined IBM in August 2015 as VP of digital ...
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Julie O’brien
JULIE O’BRIEN is senior vice president of corporate marketing for Nutanix. In this ...
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Laura Okmin
LAURA OKMIN is the founder of GALVANIZE, an organization that conducts seminars ...
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Janice Omadeke
Learning Stage
JANICE OMADEKE Janice Omadeke is a proven leader focused on data driven ...
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Livio Perez
LIVIO PEREZ is a claims manager at Liberty Mutual's catastrophe claims ...
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Mary Laura Philpott
MARY LAURA PHILPOTT is the author of I Miss You When I Blink, a nationally ...
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Ross Powell
ROSS POWELL is a senior level insurance claims manager with Liberty Mutual. With ...
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Sam Rapoport
SAM RAPOPORT is senior director of football development with the National ...
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Linda Raynier
LINDA RAYNIER CPA, CA is a career strategist, speaker, and coach for corporate ...
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Susan Rietano Davey
SUSAN RIETANO DAVEY is co-founder/owner of Prepare to Launch, LLC, a learning company ...
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Carolyn Rodz
CAROLYN RODZ is a Latina three-time entrepreneur, and CEO of HelloAlice.com. Alice is ...
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Veronica Rueckert
VERONICA RUECKERT is the author of Outspoken: Why women's voices get silenced and ...
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Kathryn Sanders
KATHRYN SANDERS joined the Houston office of Accenture in 1983 and has always focused ...
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Erica Williams Simon
ERICA WILLIAMS SIMON is a social critic, author, host and CEO of Sage House, a ...
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L. Michelle Smith
L. MICHELLE SMITH is the CEO and founder of no silos communications llc, the ...
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Marissa Tarleton
MARISSA TARLETON is the chief executive officer of RetailMeNot, Inc. She joined ...
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Traci Uribe
TRACI URIBE currently serves as an underwriting director with USAA, where she leads a ...
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Yai Vargas
YAI VARGAS is a leading multicultural marketing expert with a niche in building ...
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Cy Wakeman
CY WAKEMAN is president and founder of Reality-Based Leadership. She is a drama ...
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Beth Weeks
BETH WEEKS is chief information officer and vice president of cloud operations at ...
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Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin
DANIELLE WEISBERG and CARLY ZAKIN are co-founders and co-CEOs of theSkimm, a ...
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Exhibit Hall Speakers
Carmen Bryant
CARMEN BRYANT is director of US marketing with Indeed. She is an international ...
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Tiffanie Gray
TIFFANIE GRAY is the associate manager for the Dallas wealth management market of ...
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Sheila McElhinney
SHEILA McELHINNEY is a financial relationship advisor with Wells Fargo. For two ...
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Special Guest Speakers
First Lady Cecilia Abbott
FIRST LADY CECILIA ABBOTT in January 2015, Abbott made history by becoming the first ...
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Steve Adler
STEVE ADLER was elected Austin’s 52nd Mayor in December 2014, and looks forward to ...
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Dawn Frazier-Bohnert
DAWN FRAZIER-BOHNERT is the executive vice president of global diversity, equity, ...
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Yvonne Nava
YVONNE NAVA can be found behind the desk, weekday mornings from 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM ...
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Erica Proffer
ERICA PROFFER is an investigative reporter with KVUE. She has helped law enforcement ...
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Small Business Roundtable
Valentina Gomez Bravo
VALENTINA GOMEZ BRAVO is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, a multicultural creative ...
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Liz Feezor
LIZ FEEZOR is a writer and creative strategist who helps wholehearted individuals and ...
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Veronica Garza
VERONICA GARZA is a co-founder, president, and chief innovation officer of Siete ...
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Jill Griffin
JILL GRIFFIN leads an Austin-based executive coaching firm, JGEL. She is particularly ...
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Maryanne Lee
MARYANNE LEE is the director of customer experience strategy at LegalZoom, and a ...
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Laurie J. Logue
LAURIE J. LOGUE is executive vice president for Broadway Bank’s Austin market, and ...
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Rana Salman, Ph.D.
RANA SALMAN, Ph.D. collaborates with sales, marketing and enablement leaders to ...
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Tech Roundtables
Amber Allen
AMBER ALLEN is CEO Double A Labs. She is a fanatic of emerging ...
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Alexis Davis
ALEXIS DAVIS is a connector, speaker, and social media educator with a penchant for ...
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Vianney Gonzales
VIANNEY GONZALES is a quality manager for the strategic planning and quality team at ...
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Joanna Holden
JOANNA HOLDEN is a respected creative director, brand and graphic designer. Her ...
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Jessica Scanlon
JESSICA SCANLON is the founder of Hot Dog marketing. She’s helped hundreds of ...
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Yai Vargas
YAI VARGAS is a leading multicultural marketing expert with a niche in building ...
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