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
AARON NORTH
Vice President, Education
Kauffman FoundationAMANDA DAFLOS
Director, Innovation Team
Los Angeles Mayor's Office Budget and InnovationAMANDA FOWLER
Executive Director, Global Corporate Giving
Edwards LifesciencesAMY ISRAEL
Global Health Thought Leadership & Policy Director
Lilly Global HealthAMY LISZT
President and Executive Director
Academy for Global CitizenshipANDREW KAPLAN
Director of Special Projects
Rachael RayANNE BLACK
President, Goldman Sachs Gives
Goldman SachsANDREW MEANS
Head of beyond.uptake
UptakeARI AFSAR
Eliza Schuyler
Hamilton: An American MusicalARIA FINGER
Chief Executive Officer, President
DoSomething.orgARIES BREWER
Student
Michelle Clark High SchoolBALAJI GANPATHY
Head of Workforce Effectiveness
Tata Consultancy ServicesBARON DAVIS
Two-time NBA All-Star & CEO
Baron Davis EnterprisesBETSY CROUCH
Co-Founder
ImprovHQBRENDAN ALEMAN
Student
Pritzker College PrepBRENNA BERMAN
Executive Director of City Digital
UI LABSBRIAN BANNON
Commissioner & CEO
Chicago Public LibraryBRIGITTA WITT
Global Head, Corporate Responsibility
HyattCARLY FIORINA
Former Presidential Candidate; Former Chief Executive Officer of HP
CATHERINE GRIFFIN
Managing Director
GoodCompany VenturesCATHERINE LACOUR
Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing
BlackbaudCECILIA CONRAD
Managing Director, 100&Change
MacArthur FoundationCHRISTINA HACHIKIAN
Executive Director - Social Enterprise Initiative
University of Chicago, Booth SchoolCLAUDIA GONZÁLEZ ROMO
Chief, Public Advocacy
UNICEFDALILA WILSON-SCOTT
SVP Community Investment, President, Comcast & NBCU Foundations
Comcast NBCUniversalDANIEL EPSTEIN
Founder and CEO
Unreasonable GroupDANIELLE ALEXANDER
General Manager, Tech Incubator
Jaguar Land RoverDAPHNE KIS
Chief Executive Officer
WorldQuant UniversityDAVE MCLAUGHLIN
General Manager, Eastern US and Canada
WeWorkDEBRA SCHWARTZ
Managing Director, Impact Investments
MacArthur FoundationDAVID HEATH
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
BombasDARYL BREWSTER
Chief Executive Officer
CECPELIZABETH SCHWAN-ROSENWALD
Chief External Relations Officer
Taproot FoundationELYSE COHEN
Health & Wellness Programs; Executive Director, Health Means Business Campaign
U.S. Chamber of Commerce FoundationEMILY CHONG
Senior Vice President
NationSwell Impact StudioERIC WEINHEIMER
Chief Executive Officer
ForefrontERIN HABERMAN
Director, Community Relations
TravelersFABIAN ELLIOTT
Founder & CEO
Black Tech MeccaHAL CATO
Chief Executive Officer
Thistle FarmsHAVILAND RUMMEL
Executive Director
Susan Crown ExchangeHEATHER HILES
Deputy Director, Solutions for Post Secondary Success
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationHOWARD TULLMAN
Chief Executive Officer
1871ICEMA GIBBS
Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
JetBlueJACKIE PARKER
President, GM Foundation & Director, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Giving
General MotorsJAHMAL MILLER
Deputy Director for California’s Office of Health Equity
California Department of Public HealthJAMIKA DOAKES
Sr. Philanthropy Manager
AT&T Corporate Social ResponsibilityJEFF SENNE
Corporate Responsibility Operations Leader & Senior Director
PwCJEN CROZIER
Vice President, Global Citizenship Initiatives and President, IBM International Foundation
IBMJENNIFER GREGOIRE
Senior Director, Global Communications
MedtronicJOE LOTUFF
Founder
Lotuff LeatherJOHN BRACKEN
Vice President of Technology Innovation
Knight FoundationJOSH MCMANUS
Chief Operating Officer
Rock VenturesJOHN ROGERS JR.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Ariel InvestmentsJOHN THOMAS
Educational Assistant, Continuing Education Program Assistant
Capital Community CollegeJON CHAPMAN
Co-Founder & President, Global Partnerships
EverFiJUNE SUGIYAMA
Director, Vodafone Americas Foundation
VodafoneJUSTIN DILLON
CEO
Made in a Free WorldKATHELEEN TULLIE
Director of Social Responsibility
Reebok InternationalKATIE KLEIN
Director, Cycle for Survival
Memorial Sloan KetteringKAMRAN SADDIQUE
Executive Director
The City Innovate FoundationKATJA ZASTROW
VP of Corporate Social Responsibility, Better World
Anheuser-BuschKELLY LEONARD
Executive Vice President
The Second CityKHULOUD ODEH
Vice President, IT & CIO
Urban InstituteKRISS DEIGLMEIER
Chief Executive Officer
TidesKYLE MAYNARD
Entrepreneur, Athlete, Speaker
LAUREN GILL
Program Officer, Education
Robin Hood FoundationLAURIE WHITE
President
Greater Providence Chamber of CommerceLEAH BERNTHAL
AnnenbergTech
Annenberg FoundationLOU RAIZIN
Founder & President
Broadway in ChicagoLUCY ASHMAN
Director of Social Innovation
Teach For AllLUKE TANEN
Executive Director
Chicago InnovationLULU MICKELSON
Engagement Associate
The Rockefeller FoundationMAMIE KANFER STEWART
Meeteor
Founder & CEOMARC POLLICK
Founder & President
The Giving Back FundMARIA YUAN
Founder and CEO
IssueVoterMARLEY DIAS
Editor-in-Residence, Scholastic Book Author, Activist
#1000BlackGirlBooksMARNI TOMLJANOVIC
Former Head of Global Policy Communications and Public Affairs
InstagramMARTIN WHITTAKER
Chief Executive Officer
JUST CapitalMATT KRUSE
Head of Social Responsibility
GrouponMATT SMITH
Director of Food for Good
PepsiCoMATT SUMMY
Vice President, External Affairs
ComcastMEL OCHOA
Chief Operating Officer
Landmark VenturesMICHAEL BENNETT
NFL Pro-Bowl MVP, Starting Defensive End
Seattle SeahawksMICHAEL MALLERY
Office of Diversity Program Specialist
UConn School of BusinessMICHAEL RITTERSBACHER
Director, Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility
Snap Inc.MICHAEL STRAUTMANIS
VP, Civic Engagement
Obama FoundationMICHELLE MARTIN
Head of Global PR & Marketing
Qualcomm Wireless ReachMIKE O’BRIEN
Chief Executive Officer
iMentorNELL DERICK DEBEVOISE
Founder and CEO
Inspiring CapitalNIRVAN MULLICK
Founder
Imagination.orgNOA GAFNI SLANEY
CEO and Founder
Impact SquaredOLIVER LIBBY
Chair & Co-Founder
The Resolution ProjectOLIVIA KHALILI
Director, Yahoo for Good
YahooPAM DAVID
Executive Director
Walter and Elise Haas FoundationPATSY DOERR
Global Head, Corporate Responsibility & Inclusion
Thomson ReutersPAUL ARNPRIESTER
Manager, Technology Strategy
CDWPETER HIRSHBERG
Chairman
Maker CitiesPETER WILDEROTTER
President & Chief Executive Officer
Christopher & Dana Reeve FoundationRENATA SIMRIL
President & CEO
LA84 FoundationRHONDA MIMS
Chief Public Affairs Officer
WellCare Health PlansRICHARD EDELMAN
President & CEO
EdelmanRICK KASH
Vice Chairman
NielsenROB WOLCOTT
Co-Founder & Executive Director; Professor at Kellogg / Northwestern University
Kellogg Innovation NetworkROSE KIRK
Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer; President, Verizon Foundation
VerizonRUDY LOZANO
Vice President, The Fellowship Initiative
JP Morgan Chase & CoRYAN SHADRICK WILSON
Senior Advisor
Milken InstituteSCOTT BAILEY
Executive Director
MassChallengeSARAH MIDDLETON
Executive Director
PIMCO FoundationSCOTT CURRAN
Founder
Beyond AdvisersSEAN KNIERIM
Founder & Partner
SidePorchSEAN MCNAMARA
Head of Strategic Growth
ensoSETH GOLDENBERG
Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Design Officer
IntarciaSHANNON SCHUYLER
Principal, Chief Purpose Officer and Corporate Responsibility Leader
PwCSKIP KOTKINS
Chairman & CEO
SkipForward ConsultingSUSANNE THOMPSON
Head of Educator Development & Learning Communities
Discovery EducationTAMI ROSEN
Vice President of People
Quora
TARA ABRAHAMS
Executive Director
The Girl Project - Glamour
TARIQ FANCY
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
The Rumie Initiative
TASHA SEITZ
Chief Investment Officer
Impact Engine
TED GONDER
Co-Founder and CEO
Moneythink
TERESA FRAUSTO
Travelers EDGE Alumna; Underwriter
Travelers
TERRI BRESENHAM
President & CEO, Sustainable Healthcare Solutions
GE Heathcare
TINA-MARIE ADAMS
Managing Director, Chicago
APCO Worldwide
TODD BOWERS
Senior Manager, Community Engagement & Public Policy
Uber
TOM LEWAND
Chief Executive Officer
Shinola
TOMMY SAFIAN
Executive Director
Refoundry
VAN JONES
CNN Political Commentator; Author; Founder & President
Dream Corps
VANESSA GARCIA-BRITO
Senior Director, Communications & Partnerships, Global Community Impact
Nike
ZEENAT RAHMAN
Project Director, Inclusive America Project
Aspen InstituteZEEV KLEIN
General Partner
Landmark VenturesZOE GALVEZ
Co-Founder
ImprovHQ