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2020 Speakers

Special Guest Speakers

Rachel Boesing

Rachel Boesing

RACHEL BOESING is program host at QVC. Boesing’s true passion for storytelling has defined her professional life. She left a successful advertising career in Chicago to pursue broadcast journalism, a decision that ...
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El Cavanagh-Lomas

El Cavanagh-Lomas

EL CAVANAGH-LOMAS is VP for people & communities for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Russia at Cisco. She leads the business partnering and country consulting support to all functions within the region ensuring ...
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Dzung Lewis

Dzung Lewis

DZUNG LEWIS is a cookbook author and the host of the Youtube channel, Honeysuckle (1M subscribers). Dzung grew up in a Vietnamese household filled with a family preparing delicious food and began cooking for ...
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Catherine Owen

CATHERINE OWEN is senior vice president and general manager, US commercialization at Bristol Myers Squibb. In this role, Owen has responsibility for cardiovascular, immunology, and oncology commercialization. She is ...
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Laysha Ward

Moderator | EVP, Chief External Engagement Officer, Target ...
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Signe Wilkinson

Award Recipient | Editorial Cartoonist SIGNE WILKINSON was the editorial ...
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Angela Zepeda

Angela Zepeda

ANGELA ZEPEDA is the chief marketing officer (CMO) for Hyundai Motor America. She is responsible for all of Hyundai’s marketing and advertising activities in the U.S. Zepeda comes to Hyundai as a seasoned ...
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Keynotes

Kelly Corrigan

Kelly Corrigan

KELLY CORRIGAN was called “the voice of a generation” by O Magazine. She is the ...
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Viola Davis

VIOLA DAVIS is the first black actress to win Tony, Oscar, and Emmy awards for ...
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Celeste Headlee

Master of Ceremonies, Celeste Headlee

CELESTE HEADLEE is a journalist, professional speaker, and author of the ...
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Iyanla Vanzant

Iyanla Vanzant

IYANLA VANZANT is the award-winning host and executive producer of OWN’s Fear Not. ...
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Tara Westover

TARA WESTOVER is an American author. Born in Idaho to a father opposed to public ...
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Special Guest Speakers

Rachel Boesing

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

EL CAVANAGH-LOMAS is VP for people & communities for Europe, Middle East, Africa, ...
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Dzung Lewis

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

Moderator | EVP, Chief External Engagement Officer, Target ...
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Signe Wilkinson

Award Recipient | Editorial Cartoonist ...
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Angela Zepeda

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

SUSAN DAVID, PhD is one of the world’s leading management thinkers and an ...
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Annie Duke

Annie Duke

ANNIE DUKE is an author, corporate speaker, and consultant in the decision-making ...
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Arlan Hamilton

Arlan Hamilton

ARLAN HAMILTON is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, a venture ...
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Charmaine McClarie

Charmaine McClarie

CHARMAINE McCLARIE is an author, C-suite adviser, keynote speaker, executive ...
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Suze Orman

Suze Orman

SUZE ORMAN has been coined America’s favorite financial advisor by The New York ...
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Erica Williams Simon

Speaker | Career Progression: Getting From Here to There ...
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Dr. Nina Vasan

Dr. Nina Vasan

DR. NINA VASAN is a physician, entrepreneur, and pioneer in mental health technology. ...
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Esther Wojcicki

Esther Wojcicki

ESTHER WOJCICKI is a leading American educator, journalist, and mother. A leader in ...
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Lily Zheng

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

MELISSA COSTELL is the enterprise risk coordinator for research & development ...
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Dr. Reetika Kumar

Dr. Reetika Kumar

Panelist | How to Advocate for Yourself and Others...Without Risking your Career ...
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Reetika Kumar, MD, FACP

Panelist | How to Advocate for Yourself and Others...Without Risking your Career ...
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Daniela Mardarovici

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

LAKSHMI STOCKHAM serves as chief of staff to the group head of innovation, ...
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Laysha Ward

Moderator | EVP, Chief External Engagement Officer, Target ...
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Lisa Washington

Lisa Washington

LISA WASHINGTON is the senior vice president and chief legal officer of WSFS Bank. ...
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Dana White

Dana White

DANA W. WHITE is the chief communications officer of Hyundai Motor North America. She ...
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Funmi Williamson

Host | How to Advocate for Yourself and Others…Without Risking your Career ...
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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

ERICA DOTSON BENNETT has more than twenty five years of experience in human resources ...
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Olabsli Boyle

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

ELIANA CAMPOS-DOMINGUEZ is the rewards & digital owner marketing manager for ...
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Candice Caruso

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

CHEKEMMA J. FULMORE-TOWNSEND is president and CEO of the Philadelphia Youth Network ...
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Melanie Hidalgo-Britt

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

MICHELLE HISTAND is the director of innovation for Independence Blue Cross. She ...
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Jennifer Lea

Jennifer Lea

JENNIFER LEA, MS, CSCS, CPT, is a performance coach and the director of global ...
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Joan MacDonald

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

CASSANDRA MOORE, ACC, CPC, ELI-MP, is the founder and CEO of The Moore You Know ...
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Samantha Recchia

Samantha Recchia

SAMANTHA RECCHIA is a senior associate of corporate & marketing public relations ...
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Ayele Shakur

Ayele Shakur

AYELE SHAKUR is chief executive officer (CEO) at BUILD. She brings almost three ...
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