Featured Speakers

Margie Omero, political pollster and analyst, has more than 20 years of experience managing all facets of qualitative and quantitative research. She is a co-host of “The Pollsters” podcast, covering the polls driving news in politics, tech, and pop culture. A frequent writer, commentator, and speaker, she has been named one of “50 Politicos to Watch” by Politico.

Kristen Soltis Anderson is an author and political pollster. Her research on millennial attitudes has been featured in The New York Times Magazine and she regularly speaks to audiences about how to reach the millennial generation. She serves as a political columnist for The Washington Examiner and co-hosts the top-200 podcast, “The Pollsters.”

Johnny Taylor Jr. is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world's largest HR professional society. He is the immediate past president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. As an influencer in his field and community, he was named one of the Ebony Magazine "Power 100" in 2011.

Donna Brazile is a veteran Democratic political strategist and fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy. She is the former interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and the author of an upcoming book.

Tim Chen is the founder and CEO of NerdWallet. A former hedge fund equity analyst specializing in payment processing companies, credit card networks, and technology companies, Chen also worked as an equity research analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston. He is a graduate of Stanford University.

Brynne Kennedy is the CEO and founder of Topia, the platform for the mobile workforce. Topia provides a solution to move and manage companies’ global talent. In 2017, she was named a Workforce Game Changer, one of 25 people changing the HR industry, and recognized with the Meritorious Service Award from the global mobility industry.

Marco Zappacosta is the cofounder and CEO of Thumbtack, a service that connects customers who need something done with the right professionals. Recognized by Forbes as one of 2015’s 30 under 30, Zappacosta has been featured in stories in the New York Times, Fortune, the Wall Street Journal and CNBC.

Former Congressman Jason Chaffetz is a Fox News Channel contributor and a former fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Chaffetz was elected to Congress in 2008 and served until 2017, and was chairman of the powerful Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Amy Trask is the former CEO of the Oakland Raiders and current football analyst for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. In her book, “You Negotiate Like a Girl: Reflections on a Career in the National Football League,” Trask shared her experience as the highest-ranking female executive in the NFL.

Christopher Thornberg, founder of Beacon Economics LLC, is an expert in economic and revenue forecasting, economic policy, regional economics, and labor and real estate markets. Thornberg became nationally known for forecasting the subprime mortgage crash that began in 2007.

Dr. Brian Shinozawa is the regional director of intergovernmental and external affairs for Region 8 of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He is an emergency physician from Utah, served two terms as a Utah state senator, and is a past president of the Utah Medical Association.

Marianne Jennings is an emeritus professor of legal and ethical studies at Arizona State University. She has authored six textbooks in the areas of business ethics and ethical culture, and conducts ethics training and culture assessments for businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations.

Megan Jones Bell, Psy.D, is chief science officer at Headspace, the world’s most popular meditation app. Previously, she was chief science officer at Lantern, a digital mental health company. She is also a consulting professor at Stanford University, where she advises the university on mental health care strategy.

Jean Chatzky is the TODAY show financial editor, AARP's personal finance ambassador and host of the podcast HerMoney with Jean Chatzky. Jean writes a regular personal finance column for AARP The Magazine. Her latest book is , AgeProof: Living Longer Without Running Out of Money or Breaking a Hip.

Daryl Dixon, founder of Diversity Resource Group, is a nationally renowned trainer on workforce diversity and works closely with organizations to help create an optimal work environment. He has presented at the national SHRM Diversity Conference and has been cited in HR Magazine for his expertise in workforce diversity.

Alastair Fitzpayne serves as executive director of the Future of Work Initiative. Before his work at the Aspen Institute, he served as chief of staff at the Department of Health and Human Services under Secretary Sylvia Burwell. He also held a number of senior roles at the Department of the Treasury, including deputy chief of staff.

Jeff Wald is the Co-Founder and President of Work Market, a cloud software platform for managing variable labor resources. Jeff has founded several other technology companies, including Spinback, a social sharing platform. Jeff began his career in finance, and holds an MBA from Harvard University.

Minister Faust is a novelist, journalist, podcaster, sketch comedy writer, playwright, poet, and former high school English teacher. He’s taught the skills of public speaking to enthusiastic learners in schools, government, and corporations. His TEDx Edmonton presentation “The Cure for Death by Smalltalk” has been viewed nearly 800,000 times.

Sam Parr is the founder of The Hustle, one of America's fastest growing media companies. Each day nearly 1 million young people read The Hustle to get the business news they need. He is also the founder of Hustle Con, a startup conference where non-technical startup founders tell the tactics and tips they used to grow their startup.

Stacy L. Smith is an associate professor at USC Annenberg and the director of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, the leading think tank studying issues of inequality in entertainment. She introduced the idea of the Inclusion Rider to the entertainment industry and she and her colleagues developed and disseminated contract language to actors and industry stakeholders.

Sam Soloman joined the Center for Creative Leadership in 2014. His service has spanned the efforts of directing emerging leader programs, developing initiatives for student leader development, and stewarding best practices around leadership education. Sam has over 15 years of expertise designing experiential learning engagements in the social sector.

Jeremy Rifkin is an economic and social theorist, writer, public speaker, political advisor, and activist. Rifkin is the author of 20 bestselling books about the impact of technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society and the environment. His most recent books include The Zero Marginal Cost Society and The Third Industrial Revolution.

Louise Dubé is the Executive Director of iCivics, the nation’s largest civic education provider. iCivics engages over 5 million students in civic learning every year. Dubé began her career as an attorney and holds a law degree from McGill University and an MBA from Yale University.

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