Speaking Opportunities

2025 Speakers

The Voices Who've Led the Conversation

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

Ziad Ahmed
Head of Next Gen
United Talent Agency

Berenice Alcalá Jimenez
Executive Assistant for the Elizabeth Richardson Center and DACA Recipient

Weida Allen
The Paris 3

Joy Allen-Altimare
Global Chief Marketing Officer

Meghan Bartley
Senior Director of Agencies, Brands, and Engagement, GLAAD Media Institute

Donna Bungard
Director of Accessibility

Karrié Claybrook
Senior Director of Marketing & Producer of The Paris 3

Tony Coles
President, Black Information Network

Kerel Cooper
CMO

Jessica Golden Cortes
Partner, Labor + Employment Group

Phil Cowdell
Global Chief Strategy Officer

Sheryl Daija
CEO & Founder

Dr. Wiley Davi
BRIDGE Facilitator, Professor, English & Media Studies

Alison Mariella Désir
Author, Therapist, Activist

Maha Elgenaidi
Founder & Executive Director

Augustine Fields
The Paris 3

Nats Getty
LGBTQ+ Activist

Noah Gonzalez
Communications, Special Projects and Content

Lori Goode
Chief Marketing Officer

Claude Green
Director D&I, Community Relations, Journeys for All, Supplier Inclusion, Recruiting

Stacy Hawkins
Diversity & Employment Practices Consultant and Professor of Law

Judy Jackson
President, JLC Ventures

Michael Jennings
Director, Inclusion Strategy, Product

Micah Jesse Koffler
Global Director, Influencer and Creator Marketing

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

Ronald Méndez
EVP, Cultural Investment & Strategy Lead

Margaret Nichols
The Paris 3

Egbavwe Pela
Group SVP, Engagement Strategy, and lead of CMI Media Group's Inclusive Media Center of Excellence

Valerie Irick Rainford
CEO

Jessica Ricaurte
Chief Revenue Officer

Dr. Omar Rodríguez-Vilá
Professor in the Practice of Marketing and the Director of Education / Business & Society Institute, Goizueta Business School

Victoria Russell
Managing Director, Inclusion & Sustainability Strategy Leader

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

Marcus Stephens
Transformation Guild Fellow

Karen Stiller
Senior Director of Jewish Affairs

Rebekah Tweed
Executive Director

Michelle Vincent
CEO

George Walker
Chief Equity Officer

Geraldine White
Founder and CEO

Trovon Williams
SVP, Marketing and Communications