2020 Speakers
Keynotes
Kelly Corrigan
KELLY CORRIGAN was called “the voice of a generation” by O Magazine. She is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, the host of a new primetime interview show on PBS called Tell Me More with Kelly ...
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Viola Davis
VIOLA DAVIS is the first black actress to win Tony, Oscar, and Emmy awards for acting. Davis starred in the ABC series How to Get Away with Murder, from ABC Studios and Shondaland, which aired its final episode ...
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Master of Ceremonies, Celeste Headlee
CELESTE HEADLEE is a journalist, professional speaker, and author of the books We Need To Talk, Do Nothing, and Speaking of Race. Her TEDx Talk, 10 Ways to Have a Better ...
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Iyanla Vanzant
IYANLA VANZANT is the award-winning host and executive producer of OWN’s Fear Not. From welfare mother to New York Times best-selling author, from the Brooklyn projects to Emmy Award winner, from broken ...
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Tara Westover
TARA WESTOVER is an American author. Born in Idaho to a father opposed to public education, she never attended school. She was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. After that first encounter with ...
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Special Guest Speakers
Rachel Boesing
RACHEL BOESING is program host at QVC. Boesing’s true passion for storytelling has ...
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El Cavanagh-Lomas
EL CAVANAGH-LOMAS is VP for people & communities for Europe, Middle East, Africa, ...
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Dzung Lewis
DZUNG LEWIS is a cookbook author and the host of the Youtube channel, Honeysuckle ...
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Catherine Owen
CATHERINE OWEN is senior vice president and general manager, US commercialization at ...
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Laysha Ward
LAYSHA WARD is an accomplished C-suite executive with thirty years of ...
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Signe Wilkinson
SIGNE WILKINSON is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose home base is the ...
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Angela Zepeda
ANGELA ZEPEDA is the chief marketing officer (CMO) for Hyundai Motor America. She is ...
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Speakers
Marcus Buckingham
MARCUS BUCKINGHAM is the author of two of the best-selling business books of all ...
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Susan David
SUSAN DAVID, PhD is one of the world’s leading management thinkers and an ...
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Annie Duke
ANNIE DUKE is an author, corporate speaker, and consultant in the decision-making ...
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Arlan Hamilton
ARLAN HAMILTON is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, a venture ...
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Charmaine McClarie
CHARMAINE McCLARIE is an author, C-suite adviser, keynote speaker, executive ...
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Suze Orman
SUZE ORMAN has been coined America’s favorite financial advisor by The New York ...
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Erica Williams Simon
ERICA WILLIAMS SIMON is an award-winning narrative strategist, author, creative, and ...
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Dr. Nina Vasan
DR. NINA VASAN is a physician, entrepreneur, and pioneer in mental health technology. ...
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Esther Wojcicki
ESTHER WOJCICKI is a leading American educator, journalist, and mother. A leader in ...
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Lily Zheng
LILY ZHENG is a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant and executive coach who ...
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Session Hosts
Melissa Costell
MELISSA COSTELL is the enterprise risk coordinator for research & development ...
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Dr. Reetika Kumar
REETIKA KUMA, M.D., F.A.C.P., is the medical director and vice president of clinical ...
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Daniela Mardarovici
DANIELA MARDAROVICI co-leads the firm’s US Multisector Fixed Income efforts for ...
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Joyce E. A. Russell, PhD
JOYCE E. A. RUSSELL, PhD, is The Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova ...
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Lakshmi Stockham
LAKSHMI STOCKHAM serves as chief of staff to the group head of innovation, ...
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Laysha Ward
LAYSHA WARD is an accomplished C-suite executive with thirty years of ...
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Lisa Washington
LISA WASHINGTON is the senior vice president and chief legal officer of WSFS Bank. ...
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Dana White
DANA W. WHITE is the chief communications officer of Hyundai Motor North America. She ...
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Funmi Williamson
FUNMI WILLIAMSON is the chief customer officer and SVP customer operations at PECO. ...
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Learning Burst & Break Speakers
Dr. Aronté Bennett
DR. ARONTÉ BENNETT is an associate professor of marketing and the assistant ...
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Erica Dotson Bennett
ERICA DOTSON BENNETT has more than twenty five years of experience in human resources ...
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Olabisi Boyle
OLABISI BOYLE is the vice president of product planning and mobility strategy for ...
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Eliana Campos-Dominguez
ELIANA CAMPOS-DOMINGUEZ is the rewards & digital owner marketing manager for ...
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Candice Caruso
CANDICE CARUSO is senior vice president, director of government guaranteed lending. ...
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Chekemma J. Fulmore-Townsend
CHEKEMMA J. FULMORE-TOWNSEND is president and CEO of the Philadelphia Youth Network ...
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Melanie Hidalgo-Britt
MELANIE HIDALGO-BRITT is the chief revenue officer for Coded By Kids (CbK), where she ...
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Michelle Histand
MICHELLE HISTAND is the director of innovation for Independence Blue Cross. She ...
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Jennifer Lea
JENNIFER LEA, MS, CSCS, CPT, is a performance coach and the director of global ...
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Joan MacDonald
JOAN MACDONALD, at the age of 70, was on multiple medications for high blood ...
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Marissa MacGauley
MARISSA MACGAULEY is the senior manager of talent acquisition at Bristol Myers ...
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Cassandra Moore
CASSANDRA MOORE, ACC, CPC, ELI-MP, is the founder and CEO of The Moore You Know ...
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Samantha Recchia
SAMANTHA RECCHIA is a senior associate of corporate & marketing public relations ...
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Ayele Shakur
AYELE SHAKUR is chief executive officer (CEO) at BUILD. She brings almost three ...
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