2021 Speakers

Keynotes

Brené Brown

DR. BRENÉ BROWN is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation... Read Full Bio

Glenn Close

GLENN CLOSE is an eight-time Academy Award-nominated actress and multiple Golden Globe, Emmy, and Sag award-win... Read Full Bio

Laverne Cox

LAVERNE COX is a four-time Emmy-nominated actress, Emmy-winning producer, and a prominent equal rights advocate... Read Full Bio

Special Guest Speakers

Antoinette Brock

ANTOINETTE BROCK is VP of corporate analytics and global transparency reporting at BMS. In this role, she overs... Read Full Bio

Master of Ceremonies, Celeste Headlee

CELESTE HEADLEE is an award-winning journalist, professional spe...

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Amna Nawaz

AMNA NAWAZ joined PBS NewsHourRead Full Bio

Laysha Ward

LAYSHA WARD is an accomplished C-suite executive with thirty years of leadership experience...

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Jenna Wortham

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 McINERNY is 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

Kate Lemire
KATE LEMIRE is chief of staff for Cisco’s global software and services sales office. Her responsibilities inc... 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

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

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

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. 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

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