Meet the 2026 Speakers
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Director of Workforce Development & Community Programs
The Home Depot
The Home Depot
Jenna Arca is the Director of Workforce Development & Community Programs at The Home Depot, where sh...(read more)
President
NC Chamber Foundation
NC Chamber Foundation
Meredith Archie was named president of the NC Chamber Foundation in April 2022. She leads the Founda...(read more)
Head of Global Community Opportunity
Bank of America
Bank of America
AJ Barkley is head of Global Community Opportunity for Bank of America, leading the company’s global...(read more)
Vice President, Policy and Programs
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Foundation
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Foundation
Peter Beard, vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, works to advance the Foundat...(read more)
Vice President, Business Operations and Strategy
Entergy
Entergy
Laura Beauchamp serves as vice president, business operations and strategy for Entergy Louisiana. In...(read more)
Associate Director, Community Disaster Resilience, Verizon Responsible Business
Verizon
Verizon
Head of Policy, Regulatory, and Government Relations
Edward Jones
Edward Jones
Andy Blocker is a principal with Edward Jones and serves as the firm’s Head of Policy, Regulatory an...(read more)
Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs
J&J
J&J
Vanessa Broadhurst is the Executive Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs and an Executive Comm...(read more)
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders
National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders
Sarah Brundage is the President and CEO of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (N...(read more)
Senior Manager, Programs
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Kyle Butler is the senior manager of programs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, primarily ...(read more)
President
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Mike Carney is president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, where he oversees initiatives t...(read more)
Managing Director
(RED)
(RED)
Kate is Managing Director of (RED), where she provides strategic and creative leadership across the ...(read more)
Vice President, Community Resilience Strategy
United Way Worldwide
United Way Worldwide
Marcus T. Coleman Jr. has a wealth of experience in establishing public-private partnerships with fa...(read more)
Co-Founder, D.E.E.R Accelerator
EVP and President, Acute & Post-Acute Care, Sentara Health
EVP and President, Acute & Post-Acute Care, Sentara Health
Eric Conley is Executive Vice President and President, Acute & Post-Acute Care for Sentara Health. E...(read more)
Vice President
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Hilary Crow is vice president of civics at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. As the nonprofit...(read more)
Senior Lead, Programs and Partnerships
Airbnb
Airbnb
Emily Dakin leads Global Partnerships and Programs at Airbnb.org, a nonprofit providing emergency ho...(read more)
Director, Communications
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Davis is communications director for education and workforce at the U.S. Chamber Chamber of C...(read more)
Senior Vice President
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Marc DeCourcey is senior vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Joining the Foun...(read more)
Director of Communications
Ford Philanthropy
Ford Philanthropy
Kelsey Donohue is a communications and marketing leader at Ford Philanthropy, where she helps share ...(read more)
Executive Director, Strategic Impact and Engagement, Hiring Our Heroes
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
In Tom's role at Hiring Our Heroes (HOH), he leads the organization’s fellowship portfolio, overseei...(read more)
Head of Strategy
Ad Council
Ad Council
Kate Emanuel leads the Ad Council’s strategic partnerships with nonprofits, foundations, federal age...(read more)
Chief Executive Officer
Share Our Strength
Share Our Strength
Anne Filipic is Chief Executive Officer of Share Our Strength, the national nonprofit behind the No ...(read more)
Vice President
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Jaimie Francis is vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. She oversees its Talent...(read more)
Executive Director, Special Projects
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Melissa Fwu is the U.S. Chamber Foundation's Executive Director of Special Projects and works closel...(read more)
Vice President, Global Resilience
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Rob coordinates the U.S Chamber of Commerce Foundation's efforts to connect government and private s...(read more)
CEO
Make48
Make48
Tom Gray is an entrepreneur, maker advocate, and the CEO and co-founder of Make48, the fast-paced in...(read more)
CEO & Board Member
NobleReach Foundation
NobleReach Foundation
Arun Gupta, CEO of NobleReach, is a venture capitalist, Lecturer at Stanford University for “Valley ...(read more)
Director, Google.org
Google.org
Google.org
Shanika Hope serves as Director for Americas & Knowledge, Skills, and Learning at Google.org, where ...(read more)
Senior Director, Trails Initiative
Trust for Public Land
Trust for Public Land
J.T. Horn is the Senior Director of the Trails Initiative at the Trust for Public Land (TPL) where h...(read more)
VP of Education
Make48
Make48
Sharrell Howard is the Vice President of Education and Host and Emcee for Make48.
A passionate ed...(read more)
Senior Vice President
SSRS
SSRS
Chris loves nothing more than learning or experiencing something new. He can just as happily spend a...(read more)
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs North America
Stellantis
Stellantis
Shane Karr was appointed senior vice president, public affairs, Stellantis North America in 2022. Ka...(read more)
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
Eileen Kelly Rinaudo is senior vice president and head of operations for the U.S. Chamber of Commerc...(read more)
Global Health & Humanitarian Relief Director
UPS
UPS
Caroline Wanjiru Kiunga is the Global Health & Humanitarian Relief Director at The UPS Foundation, w...(read more)
Manager, Federal Campaigns
Uber
Uber
Punya Krishnappa serves as Manager, Federal and State Campaigns at Uber, where she leads strategic i...(read more)
Manager, Community Impact
Cencora
Cencora
Kate Laepple Hertzog is Manager, Community Impact, Team Member Engagement at Cencora. In this role, ...(read more)
Program Director
Marriott Foundation
Marriott Foundation
Jen Lawrence is a Program Director at The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, where she lea...(read more)
Economist
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Shawn Lukose is the Economist and Senior Research Analyst at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, working c...(read more)
Vice President, Operations, North America
Too Good to Go
Too Good to Go
Chris currently leads North America (U.S. and Canada) for Too Good To Go, overseeing the P&L and a c...(read more)
Chief Financial Officer
Guild
Guild
Marty Martinez is the Chief Financial Officer at Guild, a Public Benefit Corporation that unlocks op...(read more)
Senior Manager of Innovation
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Melissa Mendizabal is the senior innovation manager on the Incubator Team at the U.S. Chamber Founda...(read more)
Executive Director
Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation
Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation
As a registered dietitian, she has more than 30 years of expertise as a practitioner in medical nutr...(read more)
Makerspace and Mobile STEM Unit Coordinator
Kansas State School for the Blind
Kansas State School for the Blind
Lydia Moreno is a creative problem solver with 15 years of experience in design, media production, a...(read more)
Founder
Impact Drivers
Impact Drivers
It was the vigorous determination to de stigmatize HIV/Aids that birthed an extra ordinarily powerfu...(read more)
Inventor and Preschool Program Intern
Kansas State School for the Blind
Kansas State School for the Blind
Sydney Parcell is a dedicated professional and current participant in the transition program at the ...(read more)
Director, U.S. Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk
Apurva Patel is the U.S. Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact Director at Novo Nordisk. He is ...(read more)
Inventor and Former Student
Kansas State School for the Blind
Kansas State School for the Blind
Viviana Petelin is currently a student at Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC), where she is...(read more)
Economist and Global Head, Small Business Research Lab
GoDaddy
GoDaddy
Alexandra Rosen leads research on over 20 million online microbusinesses to understand the role ever...(read more)
Chief Impact Officer
Chobani, Inc.
Chobani, Inc.
Nishant Roy currently serves as Chobani’s Chief Impact Officer where he oversees community impact, p...(read more)
Director of Programs
Citi Foundation
Citi Foundation
Kristen Scheyder leads the Citi Foundation’s program team in the development and execution of key in...(read more)
Faculty, Leadership and Society Initiative, The University of Chicago
University of Chicago
University of Chicago
Shannon brings over three decades of experience transforming how organizations achieve sustainable s...(read more)
Senior Vice President and Territory Executive (Midwest), Community Development Banking
PNC
PNC
With more than 30 years in banking and community development, Tony leads PNC's community lending and...(read more)
Executive Director
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Shanique Streete is executive director at the U.S. Chamber Foundation, where she manages the economi...(read more)
Vice President; Head of Social Impact and Sustainability
Merck
Merck
Kalahn Taylor-Clark, Ph.D., leads efforts to advance sustainable access to health around the world. ...(read more)
Community Investor, State Advocacy and Global Engagement
Boeing
Boeing
Megan is a dynamic corporate communications and social impact leader with more than 16 years of expe...(read more)
Director of International Health Policy
Roche Diagnostics
Roche Diagnostics
Tisha Wheeler is the Director of International Health Policy at Roche Diagnostics and co-chair of th...(read more)
Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Allstate
Allstate
Tom Wilson is chair, president and CEO of The Allstate Corporation. As CEO since 2007 and chair sinc...(read more)
Vice President, Strategy and Innovation
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
As the vice president of strategy and innovation at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Pamela ...(read more)
Director, Foundation & Community Impact
Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern
Kristin Wong is a purpose-driven leader who leads the Norfolk Southern Foundation & Community
Impa...(read more)
CEO, DAISY Foundation
DAISY Foundation
DAISY Foundation
Deb Zimmermann, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, is the Chief Executive Officer for the DAISY Foundation, the ...(read more)