Richard Montanez is the Vice President in Multicultural Sales and Community Activation for PepsiCo North America, an author, and a philanthropist. Montanez started his career with PepsiCo as a janitor at Frito-Lay. He later became creator of the Flamin’ Hot line of chips which has gone on to became a billion-dollar business. Montanez has since been the only four-time recipient... read full bio
Randall Lane is a business expert and journalist. Currently, Lane is the chief content officer of Forbes Media and editor of Forbes Magazine. He is an entrepreneurial capitalism enthusiast with a fresh take on market-based thinking. Lane has been featured on the cover of Forbes Magazine five times. In addition to his journalist contributions to Forbes, Lane also launched P.O.V.... read full bio
Rahaf Harfoush is a digital anthropologist. She studies the impact of technologies in relation to social infrastructure. Harfoush is also a teacher, speaker, and author. She teaches Innovation and Disruptive Business Models at SciencePo’s Masters of Finance and Economics Program and is the Executive Director of the Read Thread Institute of Digital Culture. Her work has led her to supportive... read full bio
Rebecca Rusch is an American ultra endurance pro athlete, entrepreneur, seven-time world champion, best-selling author, activist, and motivational speaker. Rusch was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and later studied business marketing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rusch has been nominated to the international Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and she has been a member of the US National... read full bio
Ruthie Lindsey is an author, speaker, and podcast host based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Lindsey’s life hit tragedy when she was only 17 years old and was hit by an ambulance outside of a gas station. This left her with a ruptured spleen, punctured lungs, and a broken neck. The accident gave her a 5% chance of survival and she... read full bio
Robin Wilson is an American musician and producer from Detroit, Michigan, who is best known for being the lead vocalist for the rock band Gin Blossoms, and for occasionally performing as a vocalist for The Smithereens. When Wilson joined the Gin Blossoms, he replaced Richard Taylor as guitarist but shortly after became the vocalist. Although Wilson wasn’t formed in the... read full bio
Risha Grant is an educational and motivation speaker, author, and expert on diversity, inclusion, and bias. Grant is the host of the JustUs series and is a community correspondent for NBC KJRH TV News 2 You. She is also a contributor to Black Enterprise Magazine and publishes her column Risha Talks. Grant has earned her AA in Mass Communications from... read full bio
David Rhodes, better known as his stage name Rhodes, is an English singer-songwriter from Baldock, Hertfordshire, England, who performs music that is a mixture of indie, pop, folk, and soul. Rhodes began his musical career after releasing his demo track, “Always,” which was playlisted on Amazing Radio and then played on BBC Radio 1. This led him to open for... read full bio
Randi Kaye is an American television news journalist who currently works as an investigative reporter for CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360. Kaye was born in New York City, New York, and she earned her degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University where she was part of the Alpha Epsilon Phi. Kaye went on to begin her journalist career working on screen... read full bio
Ricard Huguet is a keynote speaker that is an expert on innovation, creativity and teamwork. Huguet began his career in business innovation working as the Director for the City of Barcelona where he had several management roles in technology companies. Huguet has previously earned his BBA from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya as well as his Bachelor in Pharmacy from Universitat... read full bio
Richard Hawk is a keynote speaker who is best known for being the world’s leading authority on improving workplace safety by making safety fun and informative. Hawk has been working on safety cultures for over 30 years and has helped numerous companies be healthier and happier. As a keynote speaker, Hawk has spoken for meetings, conferences, seminars, and even at... read full bio
Randy Feltface, also known as Randy, or Randy the Purple Puppet, is an Australian puppet comedian who is voiced and operated by comedian Heath McIvor. Feltface is well-known in the Australian comedy world and has been seen in television series and often performs stand-up internationally as well. Apart from his career as a solo comedian, Feltface is also known for... read full bio
Ramak Radmard is an award-winning product development professional who has worked in design, development, manufacturing, branding, product introductions, business design, and system thinking. Radmard has been the founder, creative director and chief designer for Lucidream, which is an industrial design and product design consulting firm which specializes in modern solutions. Through his work with Lucidream, Radmard design products that are... read full bio
Robert Quirke is the President and CEO of ROQU Group, and the former Vice President of Technology for the Irish Government agency, IDA Ireland. Most recently, Quirke has gained attention for creating the digital platform, Health Passport Ireland, which helps to facilitate increased testing for COVID-19 in Ireland. Quirke built Health Passport Ireland through ROQU Group, and since the testing... read full bio
Ryan McMullan is an up-and-coming folk singer-songwriter from Portaferry, Northern Ireland. McMullan has been likened to artists which include Pablo Nutini and Tom Waits and he has gained attention after opening for artists which include Foy Vance and NEEDTOBREATHE. McMullan jumped into the musical scene with the release of his debut EP, “Listen.” He followed up his debut EP two... read full bio
Douglas Jack Agu, better known as his stage name Runtown, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and producer who performs a mixture of music which includes RnB, afro-fusion, hip-hop, and reggae. Runtown was born in Enugu State, Nigeria, and he grew up in Abuja and Lagos. Runtown began his musical career with the release of his debut single “Gallardo,” which features vocals... read full bio
Denzel Spencer, better known as his stage name Roy Woods, or Roy Wood$, is a Canadian singer, rapper, and songwriter from Brampton, Ontario, who is best known for his hit single, “Jealousy.” Woods was founded by Canadian rapper and singer Drake who signed him to OVO Sound. Woods is also founder of his own musical collective, Unlock The Underground. While... read full bio
Justerini Sandoval, better known under the stage name RINI, is an up-and-coming RnB singer-songwriter, producer and guitarist from South-East Melbourne, Australia. RINI rose to fame releasing music through outlets which included Spotify and YouTube. RINI’s first release was the single “Wasted,” which featured Vince Valentino. The following year after the release of his debut single, RINI released his debut studio... read full bio
Raiche is an up-and-coming RnB singer-songwriter who rose to fame with the release of her single “Money Pies,” which she followed up with her second single “Complicated.” Raiche was raised in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and found her love of music at a young age. Raiche was very introverted growing up and began focused on music where she would record covers of... read full bio
Roisin Murphy is an Irish singer-songwriter and record producer who rose to fame as one-half of the U.K.-Irish trip hop duo, Moloko. Murphy was born in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland, and she moved to Manchester when she was 12 years old. Murphy then went on to begin playing music after joining a post-punk band in Manchester. She later moved to Sheffield... read full bio
