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SEPTEMBER 14-17, 2026 | NYC
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
Jessica Tarlov
Author; Cohost of "The Five" and "Raging Moderates"
Fox News
Laura Rutledge
"Monday Night Football" Reporter, NFL/College Football Host
ESPN
Brian Kelly
Founder
The Points Guy
Reshma Saujani
Founder and CEO
Moms First
Jimmy Pitaro
Chairman
ESPN
Cristiano Amon
President and CEO
Qualcomm
Campbell Brown
Cofounder and CEO
Forum AI
David Guggina
President and CEO
Walmart U.S.
Sean Sherman
Founder and CEO
NATIFS and the Sioux Chef
Keily Blair
CEO
OnlyFans
Johanna Faries
President
Blizzard Entertainment
Mike Intrator
CEO
CoreWeave
Phil McCartney
Chief Innovation, Design, and Product Officer
Nike
Everette Taylor
CEO
Kickstarter
Alicia Yoon
Founder and CEO
Peach & Lily
Peter McGuinness
CEO
Bel North America
Simon Kim
Founder and CEO
Gracious Hospitality Management
Libby Wadle
CEO
J.Crew Group
Jason LaRose
CEO
Bombas
Rati Sahi Levesque
President and CEO
The RealReal
Melis Del Rey
CEO and Board Director
Supergoop
Ziad Ahmed
VP, Head of Next Gen
United Talent Agency
Khozema Shipchandler
CEO
Twilio
Neil Waller
Cofounder and Co-CEO
Whalar Group
Paul Dillinger
Head of Global Design Innovation
Levi Strauss & Co.
Priscilla Sims Brown
President and CEO
Amalgamated Bank
Michael Huppe
President and CEO
SoundExchange
Jeff Marootian
President and CEO
UL Standards & Engagement
Rachel Kornafel
Chief Brand Officer
Union Square Hospitality Group
Holly Fraser
Editor-in-Chief of WePresent, VP of Content
WeTransfer
Morra Aarons-Mele
Founder
MHL Partners
Alex Amouyel
President and CEO
Newman’s Own Foundation
Dan Arellano
Senior Vice President
Capital One Business
Mark Barrocas
CEO
SharkNinja
Andrew Beebe
Managing Director
Obvious
Jeff Beer
Senior Staff Editor
Fast Company
Scott Brown
Founder and CEO
Second Rodeo Productions
Carson Caprara
Chief Product Officer
Brooks Running
Cesar Carvalho
Cofounder and CEO
Wellhub
Jason Cieslak
Global President
Siegel+Gale
Carrie Cobb
Chief Data and AI Officer
Blackbaud
Adrian Davidson
Global Design Lab Lead
JLL
Erica Dorfman
Chief Financial Officer
Brex
Brooke Ellis
Chief Design Officer
Block
Amy Farley
Executive Editor
Fast Company
Emily Galloway
Senior Director of Product Design
Spotify
Piera Gelardi
Cofounder and CEO; Cofounder
NoomaLooma; Refinery29, 29Rooms
Hannah Fried
Cofounder and CEO
All Voting Is Local
Sim Gulati
Cofounder and CEO
Everbloom
Melanie Hilton
SVP of Customer Success
GS1 US
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
Chet Kittleson
Cofounder and CEO
Tin Can
Marian Leitner-Waldman
Founder and CEO
Archer Roose Wines
Julien Camirand Lemyre
Cofounder and CEO
Nord Quantique
Yih-Han Ma
Cofounder and CEO
Hint
Joseph Krause
Cofounder and CEO
Radical AI
Harry McCracken
Global Technology Editor
Fast Company
Natalie McGrath
VP of Global Marketing and Growth
PayPal
Stephanie Mehta
CEO and Chief Content Officer
Mansueto Ventures
Shirley Meng
Director of Energy Transition Network
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth
Alison Moore
CEO
Chief
Nadya Okamoto
Cofounder and Chief Marketing Officer
Pie
Shizu Okusa
Founder and CEO
Apothékary
Sharon Prince
Founder and CEO
Grace Farms Foundation
Scott Pulsipher
President
WGU
Dave Ritterbush
CEO
Califia Farms
Sherry Sanger
EVP of Strategy and Marketing
Penske Transportation Solutions
Deirdre Schifeling
Chief Political and Advocacy Officer
ACLU
Robert Schildhouse
CEO of Direct to Consumer
BBC Studios
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
Lindsay Shumlas
CEO
Cotopaxi
Joon Silverstein
Chief Marketing Officer
Coach
Suzan Song
Psychiatrist, Adviser, Author
Global Collective Institute
Hillary Sterling
Executive Chef
Ci Siamo
Melanie Subin
Chief Client Officer
Future Today Strategy Group
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
Brendan Vaughan
Editor-in-Chief
Fast Company
Morgan Wiley Howland
VP of Digital Innovation
Union Square Hospitality Group
Jennifer Yue
SVP of Strategy and Consumer Insights
Tapestry; Coach