Brandon Lee Heard is a dynamic and intuitive thinker who is passionate about people, culture, knowledge and all things unfamiliar. Throughout his career, Brandon has demonstrated his technique behind leveraging diverse, yet integrated approaches across world-class brands and portfolios. Brandon graduated from Marist College after studying International Business and Psychology – taking on a unique […]

Lydia Polgreen is Editor-in-Chief of HuffPost. She was named to that post in December 2016 after spending nearly 15 years at the New York Times, where she led an initiative to expand its audience outside the United States, with an initial focus on Latin America. Previously, Lydia was Deputy International Editor, the South Africa bureau […]

Amanda Butler currently serves as Spotify’s Global Assoc. Brand Director, Artist and Original Content. She oversees a team of Brand Management and Experiential Managers focused on Artist & Label Marketing and Content initiatives leading the global creative development process, execution, delivery of artist and consumer experiences and brand strategy working closely with internal/external partners. In […]

Taylor Reeves has always been passionate about all things creative. From a young age she knew she loved to do two things–write and watch tv (just for the ads). She began her career in advertising back in 2013 and hasn’t looked back. Since then, she has expanded her love for storytelling and social listening in […]

Former NFL player Wade Davis is a public speaker and corporate advisor. Wade advises and consults for Fortune 500 companies, including Google and Netflix, on creating inclusive cultures. He is a UN Women Global Champion for Innovation and partners with Planned Parenthood, the Ms.Foundation, and Facebook. With the UN, he built a Men’s Gender Equality […]

Sherice is an inspirational leader with nearly 25 years of experience in marketing, brand management, strategic planning, and change management. She currently serves as a Marketing Director at Google, leading brand programs for Crisis Response and Sustainability. She previously led marketing for Google Pay, Google Express, and Family Link. Prior to Google, Sherice served as […]

Maya Shankar is Google Marketing’s Head of Behavioral Science. Prior, she was a Senior Advisor in the Obama White House and also served as the first Behavioral Science Advisor to the United Nations. She completed post-­doctoral work in cognitive neuroscience at Stanford and received her Ph.D. at Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship and a B.A. […]

Margaux Joffe is the Associate Director of Accessibility & Inclusion at Oath, a global media company with brands such as Yahoo, HuffPost and MAKERS. In 2018 she launched The Disability Collection, a landmark partnership between Oath, Getty Images and The National Disability Leadership Alliance to change how the world sees disability. She also founded and […]

Madeline Di Nonno is the CEO of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the only research driven non­profit working within entertainment and media industry to improve gender equity in children’s entertainment. Di Nonno leads the Institute’s strategic direction, management, financial and operational activities. Nonno brings 30 year of executive leadership in the entertainment, […]

Luvvie Ajayi is an award-winning author, speaker and digital strategist thriving at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism. Her debut book, I’M JUDGING YOU: The Do-Better Manual was an instant New York Times best-seller. The 16-year blogging veteran covers all things pop culture at AwesomelyLuvvie.com. On her podcast, Rants & Randomness, she shares her […]