2021 Speakers
Keynotes
Brené Brown
DR. BRENÉ BROWN is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. Brown is also a visiting professor in management ...
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Glenn Close
GLENN CLOSE is an eight-time Academy Award-nominated actress and multiple Golden Globe, Emmy, and Sag award-winning producer and performer for her work on stage, screen, and television. In 2010, Close co-founded ...
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Laverne Cox
LAVERNE COX is a four-time Emmy-nominated actress, Emmy-winning producer, and a prominent equal rights advocate and public speaker. Her groundbreaking role of Sophia Burset in the critically acclaimed Netflix ...
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Special Guest Speakers
Payal Sahni Becher
PAYAL SAHNI BECHER is executive vice president and chief human resources officer at ...
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Antoinette Brock
ANTOINETTE BROCK is VP of corporate analytics and global transparency reporting at ...
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Master of Ceremonies, Celeste Headlee
CELESTE HEADLEE is a journalist, professional speaker, and author of the ...
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Amna Nawaz
AMNA NAWAZ joined PBS NewsHour in April 2018, and currently serves as chief ...
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Mellita Neely
MELLITA NEELY is director, Medicare product development and management, at ...
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Aminatou Sow
AMINATOU SOW is a writer, cultural critic, and entrepreneur. She is renowned as ...
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Shawn Dawson Troutt
SHAWN DAWSON TROUTT is the vice president of licensing strategy at Cisco Systems, ...
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Laysha Ward
LAYSHA WARD is an accomplished C-suite executive with thirty years of ...
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Jenna Wortham
JENNA WORTHAM (she/they) is a journalist, author, and cultural figure whose work has ...
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Speakers
Jenice Armstrong
JENICE ARMSTRONG is a newspaper metro columnist with more than twenty-five years of ...
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Rachana Bhide
RACHANA BHIDE is a 22-year leadership psychologist and broadcaster, formerly ...
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Simone Biles
SIMONE BILES is known as one of the greatest gymnasts of all-time. The first woman to ...
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Susan Cain
SUSAN CAIN is the author of the best-sellers Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of ...
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Dolly Chugh
DOLLY CHUGH is an award-winning professor at the New York University Stern School of ...
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Michelle Gielan
MICHELLE GIELAN has spent the past decade researching the link between happiness and ...
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Linda A. Hill
LINDA A. HILL is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the ...
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Alexandra Levit
ALEXANDRA LEVIT is a business and workplace author, speaker and consultant. Her goal ...
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Nora McInerny
NORA McINERNY is a writer whose pieces have appeared in the New York Times, TIME ...
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Cecilia Muñoz
CECILIA MUÑOZ is a national leader in public policy and public interest technology ...
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Erica Williams Simon
ERICA WILLIAMS SIMON is an award-winning narrative strategist, author, creative, and ...
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Simon Sinek
SIMON SINEK is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability ...
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Jessamyn Stanley
JESSAMYN STANLEY is an internationally acclaimed voice in wellness, highly sought ...
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Session Hosts
Dr. R. Lorraine (Laurie) Bernotsky
DR. R. LORRAINE (LAURIE) BERNOTSKY is executive vice president and provost at West ...
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Gina Clark
GINA CLARK is the executive vice president and chief communications & ...
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Angela Conti
ANGELA CONTI is SVP and head of consumer payments at TD Bank. She leads the ...
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Lea Knight
LEA KNIGHT is the VP of finance for the Janssen Supply Chain at Johnson & ...
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Karen Lemire
KAREN LEMIRE is chief of staff for Cisco’s global software and services sales ...
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Kristie Pappal
KRISTIE PAPPAL joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 2007, and currently serves as the ...
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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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Damaris Schneider
DAMARIS SCHNEIDER is a managing director at State Street’s transformation ...
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Executive Spotlights
Payal Sahni Becher
PAYAL SAHNI BECHER is executive vice president and chief human resources officer at ...
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Michelle Calope
MICHELLE CALOPE is the VP, US cardiovascular for Bristol Myers Squibb. Calope started ...
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Kortney Cruz
KORTNEY CRUZ is VP of sales and marketing for Medicare at Independence Blue Cross. ...
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Karen Etzkorn
KAREN ETZKORN is the chief information officer of Qurate Retail GroupSM, leading ...
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Loren Hudson
LOREN HUDSON is SVP and chief diversity officer for Comcast Cable. In this role, ...
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Daniela Mardarovici
DANIELA MARDAROVICI co-leads the firm’s US Multisector Fixed Income efforts for ...
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Anna Rodriguez
ANNA RODRIGUEZ, MSN, MHS, RN, OCN, NEA-BC is the chief nursing officer and VP of ...
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Sindhu Srinivas
DR. SINDU SRINIVAS is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and the director of ...
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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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Dr. Lauren D'Innocenzo
DR. LAUREN D’INNOCENZO is an associate professor of organizational behavior and ...
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Colleen Eichman
COLLEEN EICHMAN is a senior manager with Janssen’s commercial and leadership ...
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Nikki Pumphrey
NIKKI PUMPHREY is the managing director of Per Scholas’s Philadelphia Campus. She ...
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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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Allyson Saccomandi
ALLYSON SACCOMANDI, M.Ed. is the director of leadership and organizational ...
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Dana Yamate
DANA YAMATE LeGRAND is the director of market research and intelligence at ...
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