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SEPTEMBER 14-17, 2026 | NYC
SEPTEMBER 14-17, 2026 | NYC
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SPEAKERS

Selena Gomez
Founder of the Rare Impact Fund
Rare Beauty
Martha Stewart
Cofounder, Entrepreneur, and Author
Hint
Tyra Banks
Entrepreneur and Supermodel
Smize & Dream
Russell Wilson
Super Bowl Champion, Analyst on CBS Sports’ “The NFL Today,” Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist
3Brand, Why Not You Foundation, WNY Productions, and Good Man Brand
Bob the Drag Queen
Comedian and Entertainer
Purse First Studios
Elizabeth Banks
Co-Owner and Chief Creative Officer
Archer Roose Wines
Sabrina Ionescu
Olympic Gold Medalist, Four-Time WNBA All-Star, New York Liberty Guard
Nike
Leslie Odom Jr.
Vocalist, Songwriter, Author, and Actor
Bill Ackman
CEO
Pershing Square Capital Management
Johanna Faries
President
Blizzard Entertainment
Yasmin Dastmalchi
President, Maybelline and Essie USA
Maybelline New York
Jimmy Pitaro
Chairman
ESPN
Aneesh Raman
Chief Economic Opportunity Officer
Microsoft
Spencer Rascoff
CEO
Match Group
Keily Blair
CEO
OnlyFans
Richelieu Dennis
Executive Chairman
Sundial Group of Companies
David Guggina
President and CEO
Walmart U.S.
Neri Oxman
CEO
Oxman
Reshma Saujani
Founder and CEO
Moms First
Everette Taylor
CEO
Kickstarter
Morra Aarons-Mele
Author
“The Anxious Achiever” (2023) and “The Atypical Achiever” (2027)
Sara Adams
Chief Communications Officer
Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose
Ziad Ahmed
VP, Head of Next Gen
United Talent Agency
Alex Amouyel
President and CEO
Newman’s Own Foundation
Jim Andrew
EVP and Chief Sustainability Officer
PepsiCo
Dan Arellano
Senior Vice President
Capital One Business
George Arison
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Grindr
Amit Bajaj
President, North America
Tata Consultancy Services
Mark Barrocas
CEO
SharkNinja
Andrew Beebe
Managing Director
Obvious
Paula Berg
VP of Brand and Corporate Marketing
HPE
Chris Braden
Cofounder and Chief Creative Officer
Public Address
Campbell Brown
Cofounder and CEO
Forum AI
Scott Brown
Founder and CEO
Second Rodeo Productions
Liz Buchanan
President of North America
NielsenIQ
Jake Bullock
Cofounder and CEO
Cann
Carson Caprara
Chief Product Officer
Brooks Running
Cesar Carvalho
Cofounder and CEO
Wellhub
Sachin Chaudhry
Founder and CEO; Ashoka Fellow
TrustCircle
Richard Christiansen
Founder
Flamingo Estate
Jason Cieslak
Global President
Siegel+Gale
Elyse Cohen
Chief Impact Officer of Rare Beauty, President of Rare Impact Fund
Rare Beauty
Susan Coleman
Author, Speaker and Host, Collaborative Hardball Podcast
susancoleman.global
Carrie Cobb
Chief Data and AI Officer
Blackbaud
Cherien Dabis
Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker and Actress
Visibility Films
Adrian Davidson
Global Design Lab Lead
JLL
Melis Del Rey
CEO and Board Director
Supergoop
Paul Dillinger
Head of Global Design Innovation
Levi Strauss & Co.
Dallas Dolen
Partner
PwC
Erica Dorfman
Chief Financial Officer
Brex
Brooke Ellis
Chief Design Officer
Block
Leslie Evans
Executive of R&D, Walt Disney Imagineering
The Walt Disney Company
Amy Farley
Executive Editor
Fast Company
Holly Fraser
Editor-in-Chief of WePresent, VP of Content
WeTransfer
Ali Furman
Consumer Markets Industry Leader
PwC
Emily Galloway
Senior Director of Product Design
Spotify
Piera Gelardi
Cofounder and CEO; Cofounder
NoomaLooma; Refinery29, 29Rooms
Aerin Glazer
Founder
Tilt Beauty
Nelson Griggs
President, Head of Capital Access Platforms Division
Nasdaq
Hannah Fried
Cofounder and CEO
All Voting Is Local
Sim Gulati
Cofounder and CEO
Everbloom
Phillip Haid
Founder and CEO
Public Inc.
Megan Healy
Chief of Talent and Workforce Strategy
VEDP
Melanie Hilton
SVP of Customer Success
GS1 US
Michael Huppe
President and CEO
SoundExchange
Kc Ifeanyi
Executive Director of Editorial Programming
Fast Company
Emre Imamoglu
Cofounder and CEO
Nature's Garden
Mike Intrator
CEO
CoreWeave
Anica John
CEO
Everbrook Holdings
Adeela Johnson
CEO
Béis
Sam Jordan
Principal and Technology and Computing Lead
Future Today Strategy Group
Asa Kalama
Executive of Creative and Interactive Experiences, Walt Disney Imagineering
The Walt Disney Company
Athina Kanioura
CEO, LATAM, and Global Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer
PepsiCo
Dave Kaplan
EVP of Content Analytics, NBCUniversal Media Group
NBCUniversal
Brian Kelly
Founder
The Points Guy
Simon Kim
Founder and CEO
Gracious Hospitality Management
Chet Kittleson
Cofounder and CEO
Tin Can
Rachel Kornafel
Chief Brand Officer
Union Square Hospitality Group
Jina Krause-Vilmar
Executive Director
Families and Workers Fund
Rebecca Krauthamer
Cofounder and CEO
QuSecure
Jason LaRose
CEO
Bombas
Kyle Laughlin
Executive of R&D, Technology, and Engineering, Walt Disney Imagineering
The Walt Disney Company
Marian Leitner-Waldman
Founder and CEO
Archer Roose Wines
Julien Camirand Lemyre
Cofounder and CEO
Nord Quantique
Adam Lewis
Founder; GM of Talent and Workforce Management
Apploi; Viventium
Lydia Logan
VP of Global Education and Workforce Development
IBM
Yih-Han Ma
Cofounder and CEO
Hint
Joseph Krause
Cofounder and CEO
Radical AI
Andrew Magyar
Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer
Capra Biosciences
Mita Mallick
WSJ Best-Selling Author and Workplace Strategist
Hay House
Jeff Marootian
President and CEO
UL Standards & Engagement
Sabrina Martucci Johnson
President and CEO
Daré Bioscience
Phil McCartney
Chief Innovation, Design, and Product Officer
Nike
Harry McCracken
Global Technology Editor
Fast Company
Kirk McDonald
CEO
Sundial Media & Technology Group
Natalie McGrath
VP of Global Marketing and Growth
PayPal
Peter McGuinness
CEO
Bel North America
Stephanie Mehta
CEO and Chief Content Officer
Mansueto Ventures
Shirley Meng
Director of Energy Transition Network
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth
Jaime Montemayor
Chief Digital, Technology, and Transformation Officer
General Mills
Alison Moore
CEO
Chief
Ziv Navoth
Chief Product Officer
Napster
Michael Obradovitch
VP of Strategy and Partnerships, Data Centers
Ecolab
Jonathan Ojany
Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Convene Hospitality Group
Nadya Okamoto
Cofounder and Chief Marketing Officer
Pie
Shizu Okusa
Founder and CEO
Apothékary
Justine Palefsky
Cofounder and CEO
Kindred
Drew Panayiotou
Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer
Keurig Dr Pepper
Billy Parks
Head of Fox Creator Studios
Fox Entertainment
Asahi Pompey
Global Head of Corporate Engagement
Goldman Sachs
Sharon Prince
Founder and CEO
Grace Farms Foundation
Scott Pulsipher
President
WGU
Mike Quinn
Managing Director and Senior Partner
Boston Consulting Group
Katie Rae
Managing Partner and CEO
Engine Ventures
Christina Richardson
Director, Screenwriter, and Founder
C. Rich Media, Bronx Film Initiative (Nonprofit)
Kate Ridley
Chief Brand Officer
Stanley 1913
Dave Ritterbush
CEO
Califia Farms
Laura Rutledge
"Monday Night Football" Reporter, NFL/College Football Host
ESPN
Lindsay Ryan
Senior Director of Client Success
Wellhub
Omar Sabré
Cofounder and Creative Director
Maison de Sabré
Rati Sahi Levesque
President and CEO
The RealReal
Sherry Sanger
EVP of Strategy and Marketing
Penske Transportation Solutions
Priscilla Sims Brown
President and CEO
Amalgamated Bank
Sean Sherman
Founder and CEO
NATIFS and the Sioux Chef
Deirdre Schifeling
Chief Political and Advocacy Officer
ACLU
Robert Schildhouse
CEO of Direct to Consumer
BBC Studios
Khozema Shipchandler
CEO
Twilio
Danielle Schmelkin
Chief Information Officer
J.Crew Group
Wes Schroll
Founder and CEO
Fetch
Lindsay Shumlas
CEO
Cotopaxi
Jason Schupbach
President
Fashion Institute of Technology
Stafford Sheehan
CEO
Project Omega
Joon Silverstein
Chief Marketing Officer
Coach
Will Smith
Founder and Host
Acquiring Minds
Suzan Song
Psychiatrist, Adviser, Author
Global Collective Institute
Hillary Sterling
Executive Chef
Ci Siamo
Melanie Subin
Chief Client Officer
Future Today Strategy Group
Raef Sully
CEO
Lilac Solutions
Dana Suskind
Author, "Human Raised"; Codirector of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
University of Chicago
Les Szabo
Executive Director and Board Chair
Purpose Pledge
Wilglory Tanjong
Founder
Anima Iris
Jessica Tarlov
Author; Cohost of "The Five" and "Raging Moderates"
Fox News
Alphonzo Terrell
Founder and CEO
Spill
Brendan Vaughan
Editor-in-Chief
Fast Company
Bruce Vaughn
President and Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney Imagineering
The Walt Disney Company
Rob Wade
CEO
Fox Entertainment
Libby Wadle
CEO
J.Crew Group
Neil Waller
Cofounder and Co-CEO
Whalar Group
Jeanne Wang
Founder
Village Search Partners
Morgan Wiley Howland
VP of Digital Innovation
Union Square Hospitality Group
Alicia Yoon
Founder and CEO
Peach & Lily
Jennifer Yue
SVP of Strategy and Consumer Insights
Tapestry; Coach

More speakers to be announced