Social Innovation Summit 2014 Speakers

The Social Innovation Summit brings together top executives and thought leaders from around the globe to discuss opportunities for leveraging technology & innovation to affect social change. Attendees will discuss philanthropic trends, analyze innovative approaches for problem solving and build lasting partnerships that enable them and their organizations to discover new methods of engaging with social challenges.

Featured Speakers

  • AKHTAR BADSHAH

    Senior Director, Microsoft Citizenship and Public Affairs
    Microsoft

  • ANDREW HESSEL

    Distinguished Researcher
    Autodesk

  • BRIAN SIRGUTZ

    Senior Vice President, Social Impact
    Huffington Post

  • CAROL CONE

    Global Practice Chair, Business + Social Purpose
    Edelman

  • CHARLES BEST

    Founder & CEO
    DonorsChoose.org

  • CHUCK LONGFIELD

    Chief Scientist
    Blackbaud

  • DALILA WILSON-SCOTT

    President
    JPMorgan Chase Foundation

  • DAN PALLOTTA

    Entrepreneur, Author, & Humanitarian Activist
    Advertising for Humanity

  • DION DREW

    Lead Operator
    Greyston Bakery

  • EILEEN HOWARD BOONE

    SVP, CSR & Philanthropy; President, CVS Caremark Charitable Trust
    CVS Caremark

  • FAY ARJOMANDI

    Chairman & President
    Vodafone Americas Foundation

  • FRANS JOHANSSON

    Chief Executive Officer
    The Medici Group

  • FRED DUST

    Partner
    IDEO

  • GABI ZEDLMAYER

    VP & Chief Progress Officer
    HP

  • HAMDI ULUKAYA

    Founder & CEO
    Chobani

  • HANOCH PIVEN

    Artist and Educator

  • ICEMA GIBBS

    Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
    JetBlue Airways

  • JACQUELLINE FULLER

    Director
    Google.org

  • JAN ELIASSON

    Deputy Secretary-General
    United Nations

  • JENNIFER SILBERMAN

    VP, Corporate Responsibility
    Hilton Worldwide

  • JENNIFER TESCHER

    President & CEO
    Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI)

  • JESSICA ALBA

    Actress; Founder
    The Honest Company

  • KAREN APPLETON

    SVP, Global Alliances
    Box

  • KATRINA GILBERT

    Documentary Centerpiece
    Paycheck to Paycheck

  • KEITH WEED

    Chief Marketing & Communication Officer
    Unilever

  • DR. MARK MILSTEIN

    Clinical Prof of Management & Dir., Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise
    Cornell University

  • LAURA ZAX

    Social Innovation Coordinator
    Harry's

  • LOIS BACKON

    Head, Corporate Partner Marketing
    JPMorgan Chase

  • MARC POLLICK

    Founder & President
    The Giving Back Fund

  • MARSHALL DAVIS JONES

    International WorldBridger

  • MICHAEL SMITH

    Director, Social Innovation Fund; Corporation for National & Community Service
    A White House Initiative

  • MITCH BESSER

    Founder
    mothers2mothers

  • NANCY LUBLIN

    CEO & Chief Old Person
    DoSomething.org

  • NELY GALÁN

    Founder
    The Adelante Movement

  • NIKHIL DA VICTORIA LOBO

    SVP, Global Partnerships
    Swiss Re

  • NOAH WINTROUB

    Managing Director, Global Head of Internet & Digital Media Investment Banking
    JPMorgan

  • PATRICK MOREAU

    Founder and Filmmaker
    Stillmotion Inc.

  • PIYA SORCAR

    Founder & CEO
    TeachAIDS

  • RENEE WITTEMYER

    Director, Social Innovation
    Intel

  • RICHARD CHOULARTON

    Chief Climate Resilience for Food Security
    World Food Programme

  • ROBERT TORRES

    Senior Program Officer
    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  • ROLAND RICH

    Officer in Charge
    UN Office of Partnerships

  • RON SHAICH

    Founder, Chairman & CEO
    Panera Bread

  • SEEMA BHENDE

    ‎Vice President, WE Social Innovation Practice
    Waggener Edstrom

  • SHANNON SCHUYLER

    Principal, Corporate Responsibility Leader
    PwC

  • STEPHANIE VON FRIEDEBURG

    CIO & VP, Information Technology
    World Bank Group

  • STEVEN BROWN

    President & CEO; Greyston Foundation
    Greyston Bakery

  • SUE STEPHENSON

    VP, Community Footprints
    Ritz-Carlton

  • SUZANNE DIBIANCA

    President
    Salesforce.com Foundation

  • VICTOR CRUZ

    NFL Receiver
    New York Giants

  • TALYA BOSCH

    VP, Social Ventures, Internal Communications & Transformation Communications
    Western Union

  • VIVIENNE HARR

    Chief Inspiration Officer
    Make a Stand

  • YVONNE THOMAS

    Senior Manager, Global Programs
    Microsoft

  • ZEEV KLEIN

    General Partner
    Landmark Ventures