The Brain Trust

Our Keynotes and CR Talks

Vala Afshar

Chief Digital Evangelist, Salesforce.com
Co-Founder and Co-Host, DisrupTVShow

Colleen Jordan Hallinan

Founder
Qii Consulting

Byron Reese

CEO
JJ Kent Incorporated

Jeremy Utley

Stanford Adjunct, Venture Investor, Co-Author of "Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters"

Heather Willems

Co-Founder || Visual Strategist
The First Work

Fireside Chats

Ravi Kumar S

CEO
Cognizant

Steve Lucas

CEO
Boomi

Barbry McGann

Managing Director and SVP of Workday Ventures
Workday

Stacie Overbaugh

VP of Product Management
UKG

Sanjib Sahoo (BT150 Alumni)

EVP & CDO
Ingram Micro Inc.

Salomon "Sol" Salinas

Global Executive VP, Sustainability Lead – North America
Capgemini

Harmeet Chauhan

Global Head of Wipro Engineering Edge
Wipro

Brian Solis

Head of Global Innovation
ServiceNow

Daniel Spurling

SVP, Product Engineering
Teradata

John Taschek

SVP, Strategy
Salesforce

Vijay Tella

CEO
Workato

North Star Moderators

Vala Afshar

Chief Digital Evangelist, Salesforce.com
Co-Founder and Co-Host, DisrupTVShow

David Bray (BT150 Alumni)

Distinguished Fellow & Principal
Stimson Center, BENS.org, & LeadDoAdapt Ventures, Inc.

Richie Etwaru (BT150 Alumni)

Principal Inventor
Mobeus

Esteban Kolsky

Advisor to Kings and Queens
ThinkJar, LLC

Liz Miller

Vice President and Principal Analyst
Constellation Research, Inc.

Jonathan Reed

Co-founder
diginomica

Tricia Wang

Co-Founder
Sudden Compass

Soon Yu

Best Selling Author, CMO
Iconic Advantage

VIP's and #ChangeAgents

This event brings together a world-class network of change agents in transformation.  These early adopters convene to share, ideate, and debate what's next in the world of business and technology.  This event is dedicated to these pioneers.

Michael Amori

CEO and Co-Founder
Virtualitics

Sandeep Anand

Senior Director, Decision Analytics and Science (IDEAS)
Infor

Sumit Anand (BT150 Inductee)

Chief Strategy and Information Officer
At Home Group Inc.

Jennifer Anaya

SVP, Global Marketing
Ingram Micro

Ashish Atreja (BT150 Inductee)

CIO and Chief Digital Health Officer
UC Davis Health

Chau Banks (BT150 Inductee)

Chief Information & Data Officer
Clorox

Roy Bhaskar

CMO
Workato

Annie Baymiller (BT150 Inductee)

Global Chief Information Officer & Senior VP
Owens Corning

Jonathan Becher (BT150 Alumni)

President
Sharks Sports & Entertainment

Vicki Beck

VP, Immersive Content for Lucasfilm & ILM
Lucasfilm

Douglas Benalan (BT150 Inductee)

CIO
CURE Insurance, NJ PURE & Silver Rock Risk Solutions

Alan Boehme (BT150 Alumni)

Future Tech Advisor to CEO
H&M

Jill Ashley Brandt (BT150 Inductee)

CEO and Founder
Covento by Vestas

Dan Brennan

VP & General Manager BHC3.ai
Baker Hughes

Jay Brodsky (BT150 Alumni)

CIO
AAAS

Raffaella Camera

Head of Brands
Epic Games Unreal Engine

Karthik Chakkarapani (BT150 Inductee)

SVP, Corporate Operations and CIO
Zuora

Kristina Chambers

Chief Data and Analytics Officer
TTX Company

Divya Chander

Chair of Neuroscience and Faculty in Medicine
Singularity Group

Richard Chang

Founder
Georgian Pine Management

Harmeet Chauhan

Global Head of Wipro Engineering Edge
Wipro

Anne Chen

VP of Market Strategy
Salesforce

Humphrey Chen

CEO & Co-Founder
CLIPr

Andrea Chin (BT150 Alumni)

Executive Director, Head of Global Digital Program Management
Ingram Micro

Jimmy "Indy" Cho

AVP of Data Science and Analytics
Costco

Katy Colletto

VP, Office of the CHRO Solution Marketing
Workday

Katrina Conn

Sr. Director, Data Science & Customer Experience
Teradata

Antonella Crimi

Global Head of Analyst Relations
Unit4

Ben Davis (BT150 Alumni)

EVP
Cambria

Harshal Deo (BT150 Inductee)

CTO
Drivewealth

Edua Dickerson

VP, ESG & Finance Strategy
ServiceNow

Lara Druyan (BT150 Alumn)

Independent Board of Director
CIBC US and Synechron

Christine Eckhaus

Chief Business and People Officer
CLIPr

Jana Eggers (BT150 Alumni)

CEO
Nara Logics

Meagen Eisenberg

CMO
Lacework

Montra Ellis

Senior Director of Research and Innovation
UKG

Glenn Facey

Senior Vice President - Strategic Accounts
Brightspot

Brad Fagan

Executive Creative Director
Robots & Pencils

Jonathan Feldman (BT150 Alumni)

CIO
Wake County, North Carolina

Victor Fetter

Chief Information Officer
Fortive

Kirsten Fontenrose

President
Red Six Solutions

Mike Fulkerson

Chief Technology and Information Officer
Brightspot

Bindu Gakhar (BT150 Inductee)

Head of Product & Design - Vice President
Paystand

Brittany Galli

CEO
BFG Ventures

Shaloo Garg

MD, Startups
Microsoft

Steven Garske (BT150 Inductee)

Enterprise Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer (CIO & CISO)
Logan Health

David Giambruno (BT150 Alumni)

CEO
Nucleaus

Kim Gibbons

AR Manager
AWS

Julia Glidden

Board Chair
Pivotl

Ibrahim Gokcen (BT150 Alumni)

Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Aon
Board Director, Lindsay Corporation

Sanjiv Gomes

CIO
CarParts.com

Mukund Gopalan

Chief Data Officer
Ingram Micro

Venkat Gopalan (BT150 Inductee)

Chief Digital, Data & Technology Officer
Belcorp

Paul Greenberg

Managing Principal
The 56 Group, LLC

Anjali Gugle

Product Security and Data Strategist
Cisco Systems

Isabelle Guis

CMO & North America CEO
Brevo

Adam Gunther (BT150 Alumni)

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Solutions
Equifax

Christine Heckart

CEO
Xapa

Josh Horton

Data Strategy & Analytics Leader
Cox2M

Sabine Howest

Senior Vice President, Global Digital Operations
Ingram Micro

Katerina Hubka

Head of Sales Transformation & Client Experience
Capgemini

Dana Hudson

Founder and CEO
c6 Strategies

Todd Huffman

President
Mosaic Society

Charlie Isaacs

CTO for Customer Connections
Salesforce.com

Steve Jones

Enterprise Vice President – Collaborative Data Ecosystems
Capgemini

Anne Kao

Sr. Director, Garage
Visa

Aiaz Kazi (BT150 Alumni)

Founder and CEO
rtZen.ai (artisan)

Katharine Kemp

Analyst Relations Manager, Influencer Relations
Amazon Web Services

Melissa Kemp

President
Premium Administration, LLC

Julie Knight

CEO
Knight-Ludvigson Advisors

Douglas Kulka (BT150 Inductee)

Chief Information & Technology Officer
Tyson's Food

Phil Komarny (BT150 Alumni)

Founder/CEO
My LifeTrek Network

Kenny Lauer (BT150 Alumni, AX50)

Co-Founder, Y2ai.co
VP, Experience, Katalyst.com

Erica Lee

Founder
Women of AI

Matt Lehwess

Senior Principal Solutions Architect
Amazon

Warren Lewis

Global Analyst Relations Director
Cognizant

Damon Lembi

CEO
Learnit

Alan Lepofsky

Head of Marketing
Mobeus

Manish Limaye (BT150 Inductee)

SVP, USIS Chief Architect & Head of Data Engineering
Equifax

Richard Ling

Managing Partner
Palm Venture Studios

Sandra Lo

Global Head of Corporate Communications
Zoho Corporation

Dirk Lueth

Co-CEO and Co-Founder
Uplandme, Inc.

Edward Macosky

Chief Product and Technology Officer
Boomi

Dr. Tammy Malloy

Chief Operating Officer
Futures Recovery Healthcare

Olivia Mangan

Analyst Relations Manager
Zoho Corporation

Hazel Mann

Built World Technology Specialist
Zetta Advisory

Adhir Mattu

CIO
NXP Semiconductor

Matt McClernan

SVP and GM, Enterprise
Workato

Geoff McDonald

Senior Director, Analyst Relations
ServiceNow

Joe Megibow

CEO
Bright Cellars

Nate Melby (BT150 Inductee)

Chief Information Officer
Dairyland Power Cooperative

Marie Meoli

Chief Channel Strategist / Founder
WhiteFox Marketing

Marie Merle Caekebeke

Sustainability Executive - Strategic Engagement
Baker Hughes

Mark Miko

Virtual and Fractional CIO/CTO
Robots and Pencils

Jay Moore

Global Head of Analyst Relations
Wipro

Wesley Mukai

Chief Engineering Officer/VP
Rockwell Automation

Darshan Naik

CRO, TMT
Capgemini

Rika Nakazawa

Group Vice President, New Ventures & Innovation
NTT

Andrew Nebus (BT150)

Senior Director, Defense Programs
ASRC Federal

Alexia O'Sullivan

Vice President
Capgemini

Zainabu Oke

VP & GM, AAA NCNU
Independent Director Electriq Power, Daily Harvest

Stacie Overbaugh

VP of Product Management
UKG

Mitesh Parikh

Venture Partner
Mindful Venture Capital

Summer Parkerperry

Director of Customer Advocacy for Zoho
Zoho corporation

Mona Patel

Director, Product Strategy
Infor

Dhamodharan Pathervellai

VP, Digital Platform Engineering
Ingram Micro

Joanna Popper (BT150 Inductee)

(Former) Chief Metaverse Officer
CAA

Dr. Janice Presser

Founder
Teamingscience.com

Ari Qayumi

Founder and General Partner
Mindful VC

Anand Ramakrishnan

EVP - Group Sales Officer
Capgemini

Aaratee Rao

Managing Director
JP Morgan Chase

Sunitha Ray

Vice President, IT & Digital Applications
SharkNinja LLC

Byron Reese

CEO
JJ Kent Incorporated

Gabriele Ricci (BT150 Alumni)

Chief Data and Technology Officer
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company

Bruce Richardson

Chief Enterprise Strategist
Salesforce

JP Saini (BT150 Inductee)

EVP, Chief Digital & Technology Officer
Sunbelt Rentals

Prasad Sankaran

Executive Vice President, Software and Platform Engineering
Cognizant

Robert Scoble

Founder
Scobleizer Inc

Yoko Senga

Partner, co-Head of the Product, Data & Technology Practice
True Search

John Sheldon

Director of New Business Capabilities
Renu Energy Solutions

Tamara Singh

Board Member/Founder
People Centered Internet/WhoWhatWhere

Michael Skaff (BT150 Alumni)

VP, Healthcare Technology NA
Vayyar Imaging

Denny Somach

Chief Creative Officer
Classic Rock Archives

Tansu Soylemez

Principal
SFO Group

Daniel Spurling

SVP, Product Engineering
Teradata

Aku Srikanth

Founder
WomenOfGenAI

Paula Starr (BT150 Inductee)

CIO
Cherokee Nation

Bob Stutz

CEO
Stutz Company

Fiona Tan (BT150 Inductee)

CTO
Wayfair

Minerva Tantoco (BT150 Inductee)

Chief AI Officer
New York Hall of Science

John Taschek

SVP, Strategy
Salesforce

Vijay Tella

CEO
Workato

Trent Teyema

President and Founder
CSG Strategies, Inc.

Alfred Tom

Executive Director. OMA3 Alliance
Co-Founder And CEO, Wivity Inc.

Eric Tran

Global GTM Leader - Discover & Behavior Analytics
HCL Software

Stephanie Trautman

Chief Growth Officer
Wipro

David Trice (BT150)

VP GM Honeywell Forge & Global Cloud Operations
Honeywell

Kathryn Ullrich

Managing Partner - Technology, Private Equity and Diversity
DHR Global

Joshua Valdez

SVP Product Mgmt and Development
Ceridian

Sangy Vatsa (BT150 Inductee)

Chief Technology and Digital Officer
HTC Global Services

Raju Vegesna

Zoho

Opal Wagnac

VP, Global Market Intel
UKG

Bernt Wahl

Executive Director
Brain Machine Consortium

Pat Walravens

Managing Director-Director of Tech Research
JMP Securities

Jonathan Wan

VP, Product Manager
Wells Fargo Open Banking

April Wang

Executive Director, Experience Design
Ingram Micro

Andy Weinstein

CEO
GODOT (Good Organization of Delivery and Operations Technology)

Rachel Weissman

CEO & Co-Founder

Andrew Wolfe (BT150 Alumni)

Co-CEO
Bloomfilter

Clinton Wood

Digital Transformation Business Lead
Saudi Aramco

Johnny Wu

EVP and Chief Clinical Officer
Centurion Health

Pauline Yang

Partner
Altimeter Capital

Rachel Zhang (BT150)

Managing Director, Global Head of Fixed Income Front Office Technology
Jefferies

Cindy Zhou

Chief Marketing Officer
KnowBe4

Tracey Zimmerman

President & CEO
Robots & Pencils

Markus Zirn

Chief Strategy Officer
Workato

Constellation Analysts

Andy Thurai

Vice President and Principal Analyst
Constellation Research, Inc.

Dion Hinchcliffe

Vice President and Principal Analyst
Constellation Research, Inc.

Doug Henschen

Vice President and Principal Analyst
Constellation Research, Inc.

Larry Dignan

Editor In Chief
Constellation Insights

Liz Miller

Vice President and Principal Analyst
Constellation Research, Inc.

Holger Mueller

Vice President and Principal Analyst
Constellation Research, Inc.

R "Ray" Wang

Principal Analyst and Founder
Constellation Research

Steve Wilson

Vice President and Principal Analyst
Constellation Research, Inc.