Speaking Opportunities

2026 Speakers

The Voices who Lead the Conversation

BRIDGE26 brings together the most influential voices in business, marketing, and culture — leaders who don't just discuss inclusion, they define it. Our speakers include executives, changemakers, and innovators who've shaped how the industry thinks about leadership, creativity, and growth.

Apolla Echino
Award-winning Filmmaker, Member, Métis Nation of Alberta

Jenny Yang
Former Chair, EEOC, Partner

Inocente
Artist

Francile Albright Mullen
Co-CEO, Executive Director

Tony Coles
President, Black Information Network

Carlos Cubia
EVP, Chief Community Health Impact & Belonging Officer

Sheryl Daija
CEO & Founder

Alisa Dalton
Vice President, Community Engagement & Belonging

Brook Dennard Rosser
Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives

Donna Dozier Gordon
Head of Inclusion & Diversity, Americas

Geoff Edwards
Managing Director, Creative

Rob Edwards
Writer, Producer, and Filmmaker

Chima Egbuzie
Marketing Manager

Chirlie Felix
Managing Director

Lori Goode
Chief Marketing Officer

Emily Goodson
Author + Speaker

Morgan Gregory
CEO and Co-founder

Marisa Grimes
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Tahiirah Habibi
Founder and CEO

Annie Hanlon
Co-founder and Partner

Stacy Hawkins
Diversity & Employment Practices Consultant and Professor of Law

Alanna Hernandez
Executive Vice President, Business Affairs & Operations, Team Sports

Chloé Howard
VP, Strategy Director

Uchechi Iroha
Associate Creative Director

Emile Khader
Khader. LLC

Joe Ligé
Founder and CEO

Aubrey Maslen
VP, Head of DE&I Communications & Strategic Partnerships, North America

George-Axelle Broussillon Matschinga
Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Ronald Méndez
EVP, Cultural Investment & Strategy Lead

Jonathan Njus
Senior Program Officer

James Nmah
Founder

Lukeisha Paul
Head of Inclusion & Impact

Valerie Irick Rainford
CEO

Jessica Ricaurte
Chief Revenue Officer

Omar Rodríguez-Vilá
Professor in the Practice of Marketing, Director of Education / Business & Society Institute

Claudene Roye
Marketing Program Lead

Christien Russell
Director, Strategy & Innovation - DEI

Victoria Russell
Managing Director, Inclusion & Sustainability Strategy Leader

Sandra Sims-Williams
Chief Business Inclusion, Impact and Belonging Officer

Judy Smith
Founder & CEO

Randi Stipes
Former Chief Marketing Officer

Brandon Thompson
Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion

D’Eric Watson
Senior Communications Specialist

Geraldine White
Founder and CEO

Alicin Williamson
Chief Diversity & Culture Officer

Danyelle Wright
VP, Government Affairs & Social Impact, Employment & Labor Counsel