Matt Cutts is an American programmer and software engineer who has been the Administrator of the United States Digital Service, a non-partisan technology group in the Executive Office of the President of the US Federal Government. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in computer science and mathematics from the University of Kentucky and went on to earn his Master of Science... read full bio
David Cote is the former chairman and CEO of Honeywell. As a long-term success at a Fortune 100 conglomerate, Cote utilizes his experience to optimize business strategy. Cote has worked with GE and Honeywell, notably increasing Honeywell’s capital to over 100 billion dollars. Cote focuses on a combination of long-term and quarterly strategies for business growth. He is the author... read full bio
Randall Lane is a business expert and journalist. He is an entrepreneurial capitalism enthusiast with a fresh take on market-based thinking. In addition to his journalist contributions, Lane also launched P.O.V. Magazine and Doubledown Media. For fun, Lane enjoys reviewing restaurants for various magazines, and was a National Magazine Award finalist for his pieces on wine. Lane has authored a... read full bio
Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert, an author, and speaker. He is the author of numerous books such as the bestseller “The Amazement Revolution”, “Moments of Magic”, “Amaze Every Customer Every Time”, and “The Cult of the Customer”. Hyken has been a Hall of Fame speaker and a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author.... read full bio
Adam Markel, keynote speaker, workforce futurist and resilience researcher, guides individuals and organizations to tap the power of resilience to master the challenges of constant change. His work redefines resilience and engagement in the workplace and equips organizations to create healthier, happier high-performing work cultures that are truly Change Resilient. Adam has much to share about resilience, culture and change from... read full bio
Michele Thornton Ghee is a highly successful businesswoman and strategist who has built a stellar career by earning billions of dollars in income for illustrious organizations including CNN, The History Channel, The Weather Channel, and BET Networks. Ghee has earned various honors and recognitions over her successful career, underscoring her important contributions to the sector. The Woman to Watch and Wonder... read full bio
Jenna Arnold is an American author, businessperson, and serial entrepreneur. She is best known for being the co-founder of the non-profit ORGANIZE, and is also known for her work with MTV, the United Nations and the Women’s March on Washington. Arnold has graduated from the University of Miami with a B.S. Ed. with a Minor in Astrophysics and she also... read full bio
Allison Shapira is an former opera singer turned entrepreneur who has been the Founder and CEO of Global Public Speaking LLC, a communication training firm that works with clients to help them speak publically more clearly, confidently and concisely. Shapira is also a lecturer and author and she teaches public speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School and has worked with... read full bio
Shellye Archambeau is an American businesswoman who is former CEO of MetricStream. She studied at the Wharton School of Business in Pennsylvania and while in college, began working as a sales assistant for IBM and after graduating, began working full-time at IBM where she worked her way up the ladder. During her years with IBM, Shellye went on to run... read full bio
Dr. Simone Ahuja is an innovation expert, best-selling author, and business school advisor who teaches organizations how to act more like fast and frugal startups, to drive sustainable innovation. Ahuja is an expert in business growth and trends, consumer trends, innovation, marketing and risk management and she works with associations, board meetings and executive briefings, corporations, senior management groups and... read full bio
Kim Perell is an award-winning entrepreneur, angel investor, keynote speaker, CEO, and bestselling author of “The Execution Factor”. Perell was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and she graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. Perell began her career working as the Director of Marketing and Sales at Xdrive Technologies, a tech start-up. From... 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
Scott Snyder is a leader in technology and innovation and has working in business, technology, product innovation, and digital transformation for several years working for various Fortune 500 companies as well as startups. Currently, Snyder is the leader of Digital and Innovation for Heidrick and Struggles and has previously worked as the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Safeguard Scientifics.... read full bio
Joe Ellis is an American football administrator who is currently the President and CEO of the NFL team the Denver Broncos. Ellis was born in Colorado and he went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from Colorado College before going on to earn his M.A. from Northwestern University. Ellis went on to begin his career working in the NFL for... read full bio
Olivia Fox Cabane is an American author, speaker, and co-founder of Kindearth.Tech. Cabane was born in Paris, France, to a French father and an American mother. Growing up in France, Cabane attended French schools and went on to earn three separate master’s degrees in law from the Pantheon-Sorbonne University. She earned one of her degrees in German business law from... read full bio
Derek Gaunt is an expert on hostage negotiation practices. He has guest lectured at world renowned universities like Georgetown McDonough School of Business and trained organizations around the world on how to apply hostage negotiation principles to the business world. Derek has 29 years of law enforcement experience including 20 years as a member and leader of hostage negotiation... read full bio
Alberto Alessi is an Italian keynote speaker on futurism and innovation and an interior designer. Alessi was born into a family of successful business people with his father working as a designer and entrepreneur and his mother being from the Bialetti family, who are best known for their Italian coffee machines. Alessi has previously earned his Honorary Degree of Doctor... read full bio
Max Abrahms is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University and is an expert in international security. Abrahms is a member on the Council on Foreign Relations and his research on terrorism has been seen all over the world. Abrahms has earned his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated summa cum laude, earned his M.Phil.... read full bio
Mike Hoefflinger is best known for having worked as the Director of Global Business Marketing for Facebook for seven years. He has since turned his experience with Facebook to write his first book, “Becoming Facebook,” which earned him a silver medal from the Axiom Business Book Awards, won him a Beverly Hills Book Award for Business, and peaked at number... read full bio
Marc Lichtenfeld is a chief income strategist for The Oxford Club, a best-selling author, a boxing ring announcer, a columnist, and former analyst for Avalon Research Group. Lichtenfeld is known for being an income expert and has been featured on outlets which include Fox Business, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg, and NPR. Lichtenfeld has also been known for being a... read full bio
