MELLITA NEELY is director, Medicare product development and management, at Independence Blue Cross. She has more than 15 years of diverse ... Read Full Bio
Aminatou Sow
AMINATOU SOW is the co-host of Call Your GirlfriendRead Full Bio
Shawn Dawson Troutt
SHAWN DAWSON TROUTT is the vice president of licensing strategy at Cisco Systems, Inc. In this role, Troutt and... Read Full Bio
Laysha Ward
LAYSHA WARD is an accomplished C-suite executive with thirty years of leadership experience...
JENNA WORTHAM (she/they) is a journalist, author, and cultural figure whose work has appeared everywhere from t... Read Full Bio
Speakers
Jenice Armstrong
JENICE ARMSTRONG is a newspaper metro columnist with more than twenty-five years of experience writing for such... Read Full Bio
Rachana Bhide
RACHANA BHIDE is a 21-year leadership psychologist and broadcaster, formerly appearing on Read Full Bio
Simone Biles
SIMONE BILES is known as one of the greatest gymnasts of all-time. The first woman to capture five All-Around W... Read Full Bio
Susan Cain
SUSAN CAIN is the author of the best-sellers Quiet Power: The Secret ... Read Full Bio
Dolly Chugh
DOLLY CHUGH is an award-winning professor at the New York University Stern School of Business where she teaches... Read Full Bio
Michelle Gielan
MICHELLE GIELAN has spent the past decade researching the link between happiness and success. She is the best-s... Read Full Bio
Linda A. Hill
LINDA A. HILL is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School a... Read Full Bio
Alexandra Levit
ALEXANDRA LEVIT is a business and workplace author, speaker and consultant. Her goal is to prepare organization... Read Full Bio
Nora McInerny
NORA McINERNYis a writer whose pieces have appeared in the New York ... Read Full Bio
Cecilia Muñoz
CECILIA MUÑOZ is a national leader in public policy and public interest technology with nearly three decades o... Read Full Bio
Erica Williams Simon
ERICA WILLIAMS SIMON is an award-winning narrative strategist, author, creative and social entrepreneur. As the... Read Full Bio
Simon Sinek
SIMON SINEK is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Des... Read Full Bio
Jessamyn Stanley
JESSAMYN STANLEY is an internationally acclaimed voice in wellness, highly sought after for her insights on 21s... Read Full Bio
Session Hosts
Dr. R. Lorraine (Laurie) Bernotsky
DR. R. LORRAINE (LAURIE) BERNOTSKY is executive vice president and provost at West Chester University of Pennsy... Read Full Bio
Gina Clark
GINA CLARK is the executive vice president and chief communications & administration officer for Amerisourc... Read Full Bio
Angela Conti
ANGELA CONTI is SVP and head of consumer payments at TD Bank. She leads the development of customer-centric str... Read Full Bio
Lea Knight
LEA KNIGHT is the VP of finance for the Janssen Supply Chain at Johnson & Johnson. She leads a team of over... Read Full Bio
Karen Lemire
KAREN LEMIRE is chief of staff for Cisco’s global software and services sales office. Her responsibilities in... Read Full Bio
Kristie Pappal
KRISTIE PAPPAL joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 2007, and currently serves as the vice president of human resources. Proud to serve as a confi... Read Full Bio
Joyce E. A. Russell, PhD
JOYCE E. A. RUSSELL, Ph.D, serves as The Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business (... Read Full Bio
Damaris Schneider
DAMARIS SCHNEIDER is a managing director at State Street’s transformation management office. For over twenty ... Read Full Bio
Executive Spotlights
Payal Sahni Becher
PAYAL SAHNI BECHER is executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Pfizer. She is responsible ... Read Full Bio
Michelle Calope
MICHELLE CALOPE is the VP, US cardiovascular for Bristol Myers Squibb. Calope started her career in sales with ... Read Full Bio
Kortney Cruz
KORTNEY CRUZ is VP of sales and marketing for Medicare at Independence Blue Cross. Cruz is a long-time leader a... Read Full Bio
Karen Etzkorn
KAREN ETZKORN is the chief information officer of Qurate Retail GroupSM<... Read Full Bio
Loren Hudson
LOREN HUDSON is SVP and chief diversity officer for Comcast Cable. In this role, Hudson leads a shared effort t... Read Full Bio
Daniela Mardarovici
DANIELA MARDAROVICI co-leads the firm’s US Multisector Fixed Income efforts for Macquarie Investment Manageme... Read Full Bio
Anna Rodriguez
ANNA RODRIGUEZ, MSN, MHS, RN, OCN, NEA-BC is the chief nursing officer and VP of nursing and patient services f... Read Full Bio
Sindhu Srinivas
DR. SINDU SRINIVAS is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and the director of obstetrical services at the ... Read Full Bio
Funmi Williamson
FUNMI WILLIAMSON is chief customer officer and SVP customer operations at PECO. She is responsible for all aspe... Read Full Bio
Learning Burst & Break Speakers
Dr. Aronté Bennett
DR. ARONTÉ BENNETT is an associate professor of marketing and the assistant department chair of the marketing ... Read Full Bio
Dr. Lauren D’Innocenzo
DR. LAUREN D’INNOCENZO is an associate professor of organizational behavior and provost s... Read Full Bio
Colleen Eichman
COLLEEN EICHMAN is a senior manager with Janssen’s commercial and leadership excellence department at Johnson... Read Full Bio
Nikki Pumphrey
NIKKI PUMPHREY is the managing director of Per Scholas’s Philadelphia Campus. She joined Per Scholas in 2021 ... Read Full Bio
Joyce E. A. Russell, PhD
JOYCE E. A. RUSSELL, Ph.D, serves as The Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business (... Read Full Bio
Allyson Saccomandi
ALLYSON SACCOMANDI, M.Ed. is the director of leadership and organizational development at Temple Health. She is... Read Full Bio
Dana Yamate
DANA YAMATE LeGRAND is the director of market research and intelligence at Independence Blue Cross (IBX). ... Read Full Bio
