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Past Speakers

 


Fall 2023 Speakers


 

Jack P. Flaherty

Jack P. Flaherty, MBA

Founder and CEO at The Decision Switch™ | Author & Speaker 

Wilburn Auditorium | October 26, 2023 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Jack P. Flaherty's Biography
Ethan Penner

Ethan Penner

Chief Executive Officer at Mosaic Real Estate Investors 

Wilburn Auditorium | November 16, 2023 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Ethan Penner's Biography

 


Spring 2023 Speakers


 

Carmi Zlotnik

Carmi Zlotnik, MBA '06

President of Television, Legendary Entertainment

Online | February 17, 2023 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT

Carmi Zlotnik's Biography
Sascha Doering

Sascha Doering, MBA '05

Head of Operations (North America) / Executive Advisor at Automobili Pininfarina

Online | February 3, 2023 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT

Sascha Doering's Biography
Rachel Ingel-Champion

Rachel Ingel-Champion, MBA '10

Senior Director, Global Talent Practices at Nike

Online | January 13, 2023 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT 

Rachel Ingel-Champion's Biography
Rene Bonvanie

René Bonvanie

Advisor to Startups & VCs, and CMO Emeritus of Palo Alto Networks

René Bonvanie's Biography

 


Fall 2022 Speakers


 

Scott Kolbrenner

Scott Kolbrenner

Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey

Online | October 28, 2022 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT

Watch Now: Executive Speaker Series with Scott Kolbrenner

Scott Kolbrenner's Biography
Josh Schwede

Josh Schwede, MBA '04

Co-Founder & CEO at SPOTLYFE

Online | October 21, 2022 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT

Watch Now: Executive Speaker Series with Josh Schwede

Josh Schwede's Biography
Alma Derricks

Alma Derricks

Founder & Managing Partner of REV

Online | October 7, 2022 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT

Watch Now: Executive Speaker Series with Alma Derricks

Alma Derricks's Biography
Jessica Jensen

Jessica Jensen, MBA '06

Senior Director of Marketing: Digital, Social & Community Qualcomm

September 16, 2022 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT 

Watch Now: Executive Speaker Series with Jessica Jensen

Jessica Jensen's Biography

 


Spring 2022 Speakers


 

Lindsay Costigan

Lindsay Costigan

Managing Director, BNP Paribas CIB

January 14, 2022 @ 1:30 PM PDT

Watch Now: Executive Speaker Series with Lindsay Costigan

Lindsay Costigan's Biography
Nicole Elmes

Nicole Elmes

Vice President, Disney Consumer Products, Games & Publishing

January 28, 2022 @ 1:30 PM PDT

Watch Now: Executive Speaker Series with Nicole Elmes

Nicole Elmes's Biography
Denise Taylor profile

Denise Taylor

President, Global Technology Solutions at Legends

February 4, 2022 @ 1:30 PM PDT

Watch Now: Executive Speaker Series with Denise Taylor

Eric Iverson profile

Eric Iverson

Chief Technologist for Media and Entertainment, Amazon Web Services

March 4, 2022 @ 1:30 PM PDT

Eric Iverson's Biography
Ethan Penner

Ethan Penner

Founder and Managing Partner of MREC Management, LLC

March 18, 2022 @ 1:30 PM PDT

Watch Now: Executive Speaker Series with Ethan Penner

Ethan Penner's Biography

 


Fall 2021 Speakers


 

David Singelyn

David Singelyn

CEO of American Homes 4 Rent

September 17 @ 1:30 PM

Watch Now: Executive Speaker Series with David Singelyn

David Singelyn's Biography
Erika Zohar

Erica Zohar

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Journalist, and Connector

September 24 @ 1:30 PM

Erica Zohar's Biography
Ana Brant

Dr. Ana Brant

Global Director, Guest Research & Experience Design, Dorchester Collection

September 24 @ 1:30 PM

Watch Now: Executive Speaker Series with Erica Zohar and Dr. Ana Brant

Dr. Ana Brant's Biography
Kim Snyder

Kim Snyder

West Region President, Prologis

October 22 @ 1:30 PM

Watch Now: Executive Speaker Series with Kim Snyder

Kim Snyder's Biography
Meisha Sherman

Meisha Sherman, EMBA '05

Global Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Vice President, Diversity + Inclusion at Envista Holdings Corporation

October 29 @ 1:30 PM

Watch Now: Executive Speaker Series with Meisha Sherman

Meisha Sherman's Biography
Josh Taub, MBA '01

Josh Taub, MBA '01

Chief Operating Officer, Activision

November 12 @ 1:30 PM

Watch Now: Executive Speaker Series with Josh Taub

Josh Taub's Biography

 


Spring 2021 Speakers


 

Daniel Langer

Daniel Langer

CEO of Équité

January 20, 2021 @ NOON - 1:00 PM PDT

Daniel Langer's Biography
Deepak Ohri

Deepak Ohri

Chief Executive Officer, lebua Hotels & Resorts

Deepak Ohri's Biography
Marilyn Miller

Marilyn Miller

Chief People Officer for Anaplan

February 3, 2021 @ NOON - 1:00 PM PDT

Marilyn Miller's Biography
James Segil

James Segil

President and Co-Founder, Openpath

February 10, 2021 @ NOON - 1:00 PM PDT

James Segil's Biography
Ned Curic (MBA '14, PKE-132)

Ned Curic (MBA '14, PKE-132)

Vice President of Automotive for Alexa at Amazon

March 3, 2021 @ NOON - 1:00 PM PDT

Ned Curic's Biography
Shizuka Suzuki (MBA '07)

Shizuka Suzuki (MBA '07)

Assistant Vice President, Sponsorships and Experiential Marketing 
AT&T Global Marketing Organization, AT&T Communications 

March 17 @ NOON - 1:00 PM PDT

Shizuka Suzuki's Biography

 


Fall 2020 Speakers


 

Candi Castleberry-Singleton

Candi Castleberry-Singleton

Twitter, Vice President, Diversity Partnership Strategy and Engagement

September 16, 2020

Candi Castleberry-Singleton's Biography
Dr. David Feinberg

Dr. David Feinberg

Google, Head of Google Health

September 23, 2020

Dr. David Feinberg's Biography
Ronald D. Sugar

Ronald D. Sugar

Northrop Grumman Corporation, Former Chairman of the board and CEO

October 7, 2020

Ronald D. Sugar's Biography
Larraine Segil

Larraine Segil

Moderator and Seasoned Entrepreneurial Executive

Larraine Segil's Biography
Liz Musch

Liz Musch

LM Global Advisor, Principal

October 28, 2020

Liz Musch's Biography
Lauren Antonoff

Lauren Antonoff

GoDaddy Experiences, PresidentLauren Antonoff

November 4, 2020

Lauren Antonoff's Biography