
2023 Speakers Included

Fiona
Compton
Educator, Cultural Ambassador, Founder
Know Your Caribbean Educational Initiative![Know Your Caribbean Educational Initiative]()
Educator, Cultural Ambassador, Founder
Know Your Caribbean Educational Initiative

Mita
Mallick
Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact
Carta
Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact
Carta


Ziad
Ahmed
Founder & CEO
JUV Consulting
Founder & CEO
JUV Consulting


Marya
Bangee
VP, Multicultural Audience Engagement
Disney Studios
VP, Multicultural Audience Engagement
Disney Studios


Kevin
Bradshaw
SVP, Executive Director, City Year San Jose
Former Professional Basketball Player
SVP, Executive Director, City Year San Jose
Former Professional Basketball Player


Sarah
Camhi
Director, Trade Marketing
adidas
Director, Trade Marketing
adidas


Vanessa
Castañeda Gill
CEO and Co-Founder
Social Cipher
CEO and Co-Founder
Social Cipher


Kareem
Cook
Chief Marketing Officer, Owner
Naturade/VeganSmart
Chief Marketing Officer, Owner
Naturade/VeganSmart


Sheryl
Daija
CEO & Founder
BRIDGE
CEO & Founder
BRIDGE


Gonzalo
Del Fa
President
GroupM Multicultural
President
GroupM Multicultural


Maia
Ervin
Chief Impact Officer
JUV Consulting
Chief Impact Officer
JUV Consulting


Judy
Jackson
Former Global Head of Culture, WPP
Co-Founder of We All Rise Together
Former Global Head of Culture, WPP
Co-Founder of We All Rise Together


Elise
James-DeCruise
Chief Equity Officer
AdCouncil
Chief Equity Officer
AdCouncil


Wendy
John
Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion
Fidelity Investments
Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion
Fidelity Investments


Louis
Jones
CMO
The Brand Safety Institute
CMO
The Brand Safety Institute


David
Kenny
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Nielsen
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Nielsen


Emile
Khader
Chief of Staff to the President of Condé Nast Entertainment & SVP, Global Marketing
Condé Nast
Chief of Staff to the President of Condé Nast Entertainment & SVP, Global Marketing
Condé Nast


Kevin
Larkai
Founder & CEO, Blackleaf Organic &
Co-Founder Proof Theory
Founder & CEO, Blackleaf Organic &
Co-Founder Proof Theory


Kirk
McDonald
Chief Executive Officer
GroupM North America
Chief Executive Officer
GroupM North America


Joanna
McElnea
Community Manager and Disability Advocate
Creative Spirit US
Community Manager and Disability Advocate
Creative Spirit US


Rebecca
Messina
Senior Advisor
McKinsey & Co
Senior Advisor
McKinsey & Co


Ness
Murby
JEDI Brand Strategist, Counsellor and Paralympian
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JEDI Brand Strategist, Counsellor and Paralympian

Lou
Paskalis
Chief Strategy Officer
Ad Fontes Media
Chief Strategy Officer
Ad Fontes Media


Lukeisha
Paul
Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
GroupM
Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
GroupM


Erin Lim
Rhodes
Host, “E! News The Rundown”
NBCUniversal
Host, “E! News The Rundown”
NBCUniversal


Jessica
Ricaurte
Chief Revenue Officer
Adsmovil
Chief Revenue Officer
Adsmovil


Michael
Roca
Executive Director, Elevate at
OMG
Executive Director, Elevate at
OMG


Dr. Omar
Rodriguez Vila
Professor in the Practice of Marketing and the Director of Education / Business & Society Institute
Goizueta Business School, Emory University
Professor in the Practice of Marketing and the Director of Education / Business & Society Institute
Goizueta Business School, Emory University


Jarvis
Sam
CEO & Founder, Rainbow Disruption and former Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer
Nike Inc.![Nike Inc.]()
CEO & Founder, Rainbow Disruption and former Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer
Nike Inc.

Sandra
Sims-Williams
Chief Diversity Officer
Nielsen
Chief Diversity Officer
Nielsen


Deidre
Smalls-Landau
Chief Business Equity Officer, UM
Managing Partner, Identity @IPG Mediabrands
Chief Business Equity Officer, UM
Managing Partner, Identity @IPG Mediabrands


Judy
Smith
Crisis Management Expert & inspiration for the hit TV show Scandal, Founder & CEO
Smith & Company
Crisis Management Expert & inspiration for the hit TV show Scandal, Founder & CEO
Smith & Company


Randi
Stipes
VP, IBM Brand Marketing
CMO, The Weather Company, an IBM Business
VP, IBM Brand Marketing
CMO, The Weather Company, an IBM Business


Jon
Suarez Davis
Chief Customer Officer
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Chief Customer Officer
super{set}


Matthew
Tsang
Co-Founder
AndHumanity![AndHumanity]()
Co-Founder
AndHumanity

Dr.
Christine
Wachira
Founder & CEO of The Wachira Group, Wachira Wines, KARIBU by Wachira, and SOKO Distributors

Founder & CEO of The Wachira Group, Wachira Wines, KARIBU by Wachira, and SOKO Distributors


Mark
Walker
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO
Direct Digital Holdings
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO
Direct Digital Holdings


Leslie
Waller
VP, Marketing
Campbells
VP, Marketing
Campbells


Jennifer
Warren
VP, Global Brand Marketing and Communications
Indeed
VP, Global Brand Marketing and Communications
Indeed


Jonita
Wilson
Chief Diversity Officer
Discover Financial
Chief Diversity Officer
Discover Financial


Yin
Woon Rani
CEO/CMO
milkPEP
CEO/CMO
milkPEP


Deborah
Yeh
Global Brand Purpose Officer
Sephora
Global Brand Purpose Officer
Sephora

Meet your hosts of Bridge 2023
BRIDGE is the first-ever purpose-driven DEI trade group serving the global marketing industry. We help companies bridge the gaps that have created inequities for under-represented and untapped communities in the workplace, workforce & marketplace. BRIDGE is an acronym for belonging, representation, inclusion, diversity, G is the gap and equity.
The BRIDGE Board

Sheryl Daija
CEO & Founder
BRIDGE


Jonita Wilson
Chief Diversity Officer
Discover Financial


Tish Archie Oliver
Head of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Unilever


Peter Blacker
EVP, Streaming & Data Products, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Advertising & Partnerships
NBCUniversal


Tony Chen
CEO and Founder
Channel Factory


Kareem Cook
Chief Marketing Officer, Owner
Naturade/VeganSmart


Lori Goode
Chief Marketing Officer
Index Exchange


Diana Haussling
SVP - GM, Consumer Experience & Growth
Colgate-Palmolive


Judy Jackson
Former Global Head of Culture, WPP
Co-Founder of We All Rise Together


Elise James-DeCruise
Chief Equity Officer
AdCouncil


Louis Jones
CMO
The Brand Safety Institute


Emile Khader
Chief of Staff to the President of Condé Nast Entertainment & SVP, Global Marketing
Condé Nast


Amy Labroo
Former VP, Growth Marketing, Engagement and Analytics
H&R Block


Michele Laven
Chief Human Resources Officer / Chief Diversity Officer
iHeartMedia


Rebecca Messina
Senior Advisor
McKinsey & Co


Lukeisha Paul
Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
GroupM


Yin Woon Rani
CEO/CMO
milkPEP


Jessica Ricaurte
Chief Revenue Officer
Adsmovil


Sandra Sims-Williams
Chief Diversity Officer
Nielsen


Deidre Smalls-Landau
Chief Business Equity Officer, UM
Managing Partner, Identity @IPG Mediabrands


Randi Stipes
VP, IBM Brand Marketing
CMO, The Weather Company, an IBM Business


Jon Suarez Davis
Chief Customer Officer
super{set}


Mark Walker
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO
Direct Digital Holdings


Leslie Waller
VP, Marketing
Campbells


Jennifer Warren
VP, Global Brand Marketing and Communications
Indeed


Geraldine White
Chief Diversity Officer
Publicis Groupe


Deborah Yeh
Global Brand Purpose Officer
Sephora

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