2017 Featured 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.
2017 Featured Speakers
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AARON NORTH
Vice President, Education
Kauffman Foundation -
AMANDA DAFLOS
Director, Innovation Team
Los Angeles Mayor's Office Budget and Innovation -
AMANDA FOWLER
Executive Director, Global Corporate Giving
Edwards Lifesciences -
AMY ISRAEL
Global Health Thought Leadership & Policy Director
Lilly Global Health -
AMY LISZT
President and Executive Director
Academy for Global Citizenship -
ANDREW KAPLAN
Director of Special Projects
Rachael Ray -
ANNE BLACK
President, Goldman Sachs Gives
Goldman Sachs -
ANDREW MEANS
Head of beyond.uptake
Uptake -
ARI AFSAR
Eliza Schuyler
Hamilton: An American Musical -
ARIA FINGER
Chief Executive Officer, President
DoSomething.org -
ARIES BREWER
Student
Michelle Clark High School -
BALAJI GANPATHY
Head of Workforce Effectiveness
Tata Consultancy Services -
BARON DAVIS
Two-time NBA All-Star & CEO
Baron Davis Enterprises -
BETSY CROUCH
Co-Founder
ImprovHQ -
BRENDAN ALEMAN
Student
Pritzker College Prep -
BRENNA BERMAN
Executive Director of City Digital
UI LABS -
BRIAN BANNON
Commissioner & CEO
Chicago Public Library -
BRIGITTA WITT
Global Head, Corporate Responsibility
Hyatt -
CARLY FIORINA
Former Presidential Candidate; Former Chief Executive Officer of HP
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CATHERINE GRIFFIN
Managing Director
GoodCompany Ventures -
CATHERINE LACOUR
Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing
Blackbaud -
CECILIA CONRAD
Managing Director, 100&Change
MacArthur Foundation -
CHRISTINA HACHIKIAN
Executive Director - Social Enterprise Initiative
University of Chicago, Booth School -
CLAUDIA GONZÁLEZ ROMO
Chief, Public Advocacy
UNICEF -
DALILA WILSON-SCOTT
SVP Community Investment, President, Comcast & NBCU Foundations
Comcast NBCUniversal -
DANIEL EPSTEIN
Founder and CEO
Unreasonable Group -
DANIELLE ALEXANDER
General Manager, Tech Incubator
Jaguar Land Rover -
DAPHNE KIS
Chief Executive Officer
WorldQuant University -
DAVE MCLAUGHLIN
General Manager, Eastern US and Canada
WeWork -
DEBRA SCHWARTZ
Managing Director, Impact Investments
MacArthur Foundation -
DAVID HEATH
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Bombas -
DARYL BREWSTER
Chief Executive Officer
CECP -
ELIZABETH SCHWAN-ROSENWALD
Chief External Relations Officer
Taproot Foundation -
ELYSE COHEN
Health & Wellness Programs; Executive Director, Health Means Business Campaign
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation -
EMILY CHONG
Senior Vice President
NationSwell Impact Studio -
ERIC WEINHEIMER
Chief Executive Officer
Forefront -
ERIN HABERMAN
Director, Community Relations
Travelers -
FABIAN ELLIOTT
Founder & CEO
Black Tech Mecca -
HAL CATO
Chief Executive Officer
Thistle Farms -
HAVILAND RUMMEL
Executive Director
Susan Crown Exchange -
HEATHER HILES
Deputy Director, Solutions for Post Secondary Success
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation -
HOWARD TULLMAN
Chief Executive Officer
1871 -
ICEMA GIBBS
Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
JetBlue -
JACKIE PARKER
President, GM Foundation & Director, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Giving
General Motors -
JAHMAL MILLER
Deputy Director for California’s Office of Health Equity
California Department of Public Health -
JAMIKA DOAKES
Sr. Philanthropy Manager
AT&T Corporate Social Responsibility -
JEFF SENNE
Corporate Responsibility Operations Leader & Senior Director
PwC -
JEN CROZIER
Vice President, Global Citizenship Initiatives and President, IBM International Foundation
IBM -
JENNIFER GREGOIRE
Senior Director, Global Communications
Medtronic -
JOE LOTUFF
Founder
Lotuff Leather -
JOHN BRACKEN
Vice President of Technology Innovation
Knight Foundation -
JOSH MCMANUS
Chief Operating Officer
Rock Ventures -
JOHN ROGERS JR.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Ariel Investments -
JOHN THOMAS
Educational Assistant, Continuing Education Program Assistant
Capital Community College -
JON CHAPMAN
Co-Founder & President, Global Partnerships
EverFi -
JUNE SUGIYAMA
Director, Vodafone Americas Foundation
Vodafone -
JUSTIN DILLON
CEO
Made in a Free World -
KATHELEEN TULLIE
Director of Social Responsibility
Reebok International -
KATIE KLEIN
Director, Cycle for Survival
Memorial Sloan Kettering -
KAMRAN SADDIQUE
Executive Director
The City Innovate Foundation -
KATJA ZASTROW
VP of Corporate Social Responsibility, Better World
Anheuser-Busch -
KELLY LEONARD
Executive Vice President
The Second City -
KHULOUD ODEH
Vice President, IT & CIO
Urban Institute -
KRISS DEIGLMEIER
Chief Executive Officer
Tides -
KYLE MAYNARD
Entrepreneur, Athlete, Speaker
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LAUREN GILL
Program Officer, Education
Robin Hood Foundation -
LAURIE WHITE
President
Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce -
LEAH BERNTHAL
AnnenbergTech
Annenberg Foundation -
LOU RAIZIN
Founder & President
Broadway in Chicago -
LUCY ASHMAN
Director of Social Innovation
Teach For All -
LUKE TANEN
Executive Director
Chicago Innovation -
LULU MICKELSON
Engagement Associate
The Rockefeller Foundation -
MAMIE KANFER STEWART
Meeteor
Founder & CEO -
MARC POLLICK
Founder & President
The Giving Back Fund -
MARIA YUAN
Founder and CEO
IssueVoter -
MARLEY DIAS
Editor-in-Residence, Scholastic Book Author, Activist
#1000BlackGirlBooks -
MARNI TOMLJANOVIC
Former Head of Global Policy Communications and Public Affairs
Instagram -
MARTIN WHITTAKER
Chief Executive Officer
JUST Capital -
MATT KRUSE
Head of Social Responsibility
Groupon -
MATT SMITH
Director of Food for Good
PepsiCo -
MATT SUMMY
Vice President, External Affairs
Comcast -
MEL OCHOA
Chief Operating Officer
Landmark Ventures -
MICHAEL BENNETT
NFL Pro-Bowl MVP, Starting Defensive End
Seattle Seahawks -
MICHAEL MALLERY
Office of Diversity Program Specialist
UConn School of Business -
MICHAEL RITTERSBACHER
Director, Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility
Snap Inc. -
MICHAEL STRAUTMANIS
VP, Civic Engagement
Obama Foundation -
MICHELLE MARTIN
Head of Global PR & Marketing
Qualcomm Wireless Reach -
MIKE O’BRIEN
Chief Executive Officer
iMentor -
NELL DERICK DEBEVOISE
Founder and CEO
Inspiring Capital -
NIRVAN MULLICK
Founder
Imagination.org -
NOA GAFNI SLANEY
CEO and Founder
Impact Squared -
OLIVER LIBBY
Chair & Co-Founder
The Resolution Project -
OLIVIA KHALILI
Director, Yahoo for Good
Yahoo -
PAM DAVID
Executive Director
Walter and Elise Haas Foundation -
PATSY DOERR
Global Head, Corporate Responsibility & Inclusion
Thomson Reuters -
PAUL ARNPRIESTER
Manager, Technology Strategy
CDW -
PETER HIRSHBERG
Chairman
Maker Cities -
PETER WILDEROTTER
President & Chief Executive Officer
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation -
RENATA SIMRIL
President & CEO
LA84 Foundation -
RHONDA MIMS
Chief Public Affairs Officer
WellCare Health Plans -
RICHARD EDELMAN
President & CEO
Edelman -
RICK KASH
Vice Chairman
Nielsen -
ROB WOLCOTT
Co-Founder & Executive Director; Professor at Kellogg / Northwestern University
Kellogg Innovation Network -
ROSE KIRK
Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer; President, Verizon Foundation
Verizon -
RUDY LOZANO
Vice President, The Fellowship Initiative
JP Morgan Chase & Co -
RYAN SHADRICK WILSON
Senior Advisor
Milken Institute -
SCOTT BAILEY
Executive Director
MassChallenge -
SARAH MIDDLETON
Executive Director
PIMCO Foundation -
SCOTT CURRAN
Founder
Beyond Advisers -
SEAN KNIERIM
Founder & Partner
SidePorch -
SEAN MCNAMARA
Head of Strategic Growth
enso -
SETH GOLDENBERG
Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Design Officer
Intarcia -
SHANNON SCHUYLER
Principal, Chief Purpose Officer and Corporate Responsibility Leader
PwC -
SKIP KOTKINS
Chairman & CEO
SkipForward Consulting -
SUSANNE THOMPSON
Head of Educator Development & Learning Communities
Discovery Education -
TAMI ROSEN
Vice President of People
Quora
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TARA ABRAHAMS
Executive Director
The Girl Project - Glamour
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TARIQ FANCY
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
The Rumie Initiative
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TASHA SEITZ
Chief Investment Officer
Impact Engine
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TED GONDER
Co-Founder and CEO
Moneythink
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TERESA FRAUSTO
Travelers EDGE Alumna; Underwriter
Travelers
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TERRI BRESENHAM
President & CEO, Sustainable Healthcare Solutions
GE Heathcare
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TINA-MARIE ADAMS
Managing Director, Chicago
APCO Worldwide
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TODD BOWERS
Senior Manager, Community Engagement & Public Policy
Uber
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TOM LEWAND
Chief Executive Officer
Shinola
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TOMMY SAFIAN
Executive Director
Refoundry
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VAN JONES
CNN Political Commentator; Author; Founder & President
Dream Corps
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VANESSA GARCIA-BRITO
Senior Director, Communications & Partnerships, Global Community Impact
Nike
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ZEENAT RAHMAN
Project Director, Inclusive America Project
Aspen Institute -
ZEEV KLEIN
General Partner
Landmark Ventures -
ZOE GALVEZ
Co-Founder
ImprovHQ