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SEPTEMBER 14-17, 2026 | NYC
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Martha Stewart
Cofounder, Entrepreneur, and Author
Hint
Elizabeth Banks
Co-Owner and Chief Creative Officer
Archer Roose Wines
Leslie Odom Jr.
Vocalist, Songwriter, Author, and Actor
Bill Ackman
CEO
Pershing Square Capital Management
Johanna Faries
President
Blizzard Entertainment
Jimmy Pitaro
Chairman
ESPN
Mike Intrator
CEO
CoreWeave
Spencer Rascoff
CEO
Match Group
Keily Blair
CEO
OnlyFans
Athina Kanioura
CEO, LATAM, and Global Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer
PepsiCo
David Guggina
President and CEO
Walmart U.S.
Reshma Saujani
Founder and CEO
Moms First
Neri Oxman
CEO
Oxman
Everette Taylor
CEO
Kickstarter
Alison Moore
CEO
Chief
Joon Silverstein
Chief Marketing Officer
Coach
Lindsay Shumlas
CEO
Cotopaxi
Alphonzo Terrell
Founder and CEO
Spill
Brian Kelly
Founder
The Points Guy
Laura Rutledge
"Monday Night Football" Reporter, NFL/College Football Host
ESPN
Morra Aarons-Mele
Author
“The Anxious Achiever” (2023) and “The Atypical Achiever” (2027)
Ziad Ahmed
VP, Head of Next Gen
United Talent Agency
Alex Amouyel
President and CEO
Newman’s Own Foundation
Dan Arellano
Senior Vice President
Capital One Business
George Arison
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Grindr
Mark Barrocas
CEO
SharkNinja
Andrew Beebe
Managing Director
Obvious
Jeff Beer
Senior Staff Editor
Fast Company
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
Carson Caprara
Chief Product Officer
Brooks Running
Cesar Carvalho
Cofounder and CEO
Wellhub
Sachin Chaudhry
Founder and CEO; Ashoka Fellow
TrustCircle
Jason Cieslak
Global President
Siegel+Gale
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.
Erica Dorfman
Chief Financial Officer
Brex
Brooke Ellis
Chief Design Officer
Block
Amy Farley
Executive Editor
Fast Company
Holly Fraser
Editor-in-Chief of WePresent, VP of Content
WeTransfer
Emily Galloway
Senior Director of Product Design
Spotify
Piera Gelardi
Cofounder and CEO; Cofounder
NoomaLooma; Refinery29, 29Rooms
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
Adeela Johnson
CEO
Béis
Sam Jordan
Principal and Technology and Computing Lead
Future Today Strategy Group
Dave Kaplan
EVP of Content Analytics, NBCUniversal Media Group
NBCUniversal
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
Marian Leitner-Waldman
Founder and CEO
Archer Roose Wines
Julien Camirand Lemyre
Cofounder and CEO
Nord Quantique
Lydia Logan
VP of Global Education and Workforce Development
IBM
Yih-Han Ma
Cofounder and CEO
Hint
Joseph Krause
Cofounder and CEO
Radical AI
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
Ziv Navoth
Chief Product Officer
Napster
Nadya Okamoto
Cofounder and Chief Marketing Officer
Pie
Shizu Okusa
Founder and CEO
Apothékary
Drew Panayiotou
Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer
Keurig Dr Pepper
Billy Parks
Head of Fox Creator Studios
Fox Entertainment
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)
Dave Ritterbush
CEO
Califia Farms
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
Jason Schupbach
President
Fashion Institute of Technology
Stafford Sheehan
CEO
Project Omega
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
Brendan Vaughan
Editor-in-Chief
Fast Company
Rob Wade
CEO
Fox Entertainment
Libby Wadle
CEO
J.Crew Group
Neil Waller
Cofounder and Co-CEO
Whalar Group
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