Honoring and Thanking Our IMPACT Speakers Through the Years
Names are listed in alphabetical order of first name.
- Adele Gulfo, Pfizer Regional President, Latin America
- Agapi Stassinopoulos, Best selling author, Unbinding The Heart
- Ahmad Alhendawi, UN Secretary-General’s Youth Envoy
- Alan PerlsteinAlan Perlstein, CEO, Miraculex
- Alyse Nelson, CEO and President, Vital Voices Global Partnerships
- Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Former Under-Secretary General and High Representative of the United Nations
- Ambassador Edita Hrda, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations
- Ambassador Elizabeth Flores Flake, Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of Honduras to the United Nations
- Ambassador Josephine Ojiambo, Chief, Executive Board UNFPA, Former Deputy Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations
- Ambassador Libran Cabactulan, Permanent Representative of the Philippine Mission to the United Nations; Chair, 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
- Amir Dossal, Chairman, Global Partnerships Forum
- Amy Siskind, A national spokesperson, writer and expert on helping women and girls advance and succeed
- Amy Tucker, Co-founder & Chief Impact Officer, BetterWorld Wireless; Technology Advisor via the Technology Partner Network; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; @amyetucker
- Ana Duarte-Mccarthy, Chief Diversity Officer, Citi
- Analisa Leonor Balares, CEO & Founder of the Womensphere Foundation, Chief Innovation Officer of the Womensphere Innovation Lab, and leader of the Womensphere Global Network
- Anna Falth, Empower Women UN Women
- Anthony "Tony" Marino, Chief Human Resources Officer and General Manager, Global HR Office, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
- Barbara Annis, World-renowned expert on Gender Intelligence, Author, “Same Words, Different Language”, Chair Emeritus, Women’s Leadership Board at the Harvard Kennedy School, Author, "Work With Me: The 8 Blind Spots Between Men and Women In Business"
- Barri Friedman Rafferty, CEO and Senior Partner, Ketchum North America
- Betsy Damon, Keepers of the Waters
- Bonnie Abrams, Executive Director of Creative Services, VOGUE
- Bracebridge Young, Jr., CEO Éclat Impact
- Brandon Frank, Intellectual Property and International Trade Counsel
- Brenda Raphael, Global Established Products North America U.S. Brands Lead, Pfizer
- Chi Yvonne Leina, Journalist, Crusader to End Breast Ironing, Digital Change Agent
- Chiara Tilesi, Film Producer, Founder, Globunity; Founder, We Do It Together; Award-winning Poet; Philanthropist
- Constance J. Peak, Chair, Global Advisory Council, Co-Founder, MVI Advisors
- Craig Hatkoff, Co-Founder, Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards (TDIA) & Tribeca Film Festival
- Danielle Butin, Founder and Executive Director, Afya Foundation
- Dave Austin, Author of the International Bestseller Be A Beast: Unleash Your Animal Instincts For Performance Driven Results, Founder Extreme Focus
- Denise Evans, Vice President, Market Development, IBM Corporation
- Denise Shull, An American neuroeconomist, author, expert in advanced emotional intelligence, motivational speaker and performance coach
- Desiree Dancy, Chief Diversity Officer, The New York Times
- Devin Thorpe, Founder and Producer, Your Mark on the World
- DJ Paul, Chief Strategic Officer, Gate Global Impact
- Donnetta Campbell, "Earned Influence Personal Brand and Corporate Digital Strategist"
- Douglas Simon, President & CEO, D.S. Simon Productions, Inc.
- Dr. Armen Orujyan, Founder and Chairman, Athgo
- Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund
- Dr. Daniela Grabmüllerová, Director of the Department of European Affairs, Ministry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic Member of the Habitat III Bureau
- Dr. Jan Švejnar, James T. Shotwell Professor of Global Political Economy and Director, Center on Global Economic Governance, Columbia University. Honoree, 2015 IZA Prize in Labor Economics from the Institute for the Study of Labor.
- Dr. John P. Fernandez, President ARMC Global
- Dr. Keith Merron, Senior Executive Consultant, Barbara Annis and Associates
- Dr. Roland Rich, Head, United Nations Office for Partnerships, Officer-in-Charge, United Nations Office for Partnerships, (UNOP); Executive Head, United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF)
- Ed Gilligan, President, American Express
- Elizabeth Isele, Founder and President, Senior Entrepreneurship Works
- Elizaveta Filatova, Founder, American Association of Russian Women (AARW)
- Fenimore Fisher, Deputy Commissioner, Citywide Chief Diversity & EEO Officer; Department of Citywide Administrative Services - New York City
- Fred Sullivan, Executive Director of the Man Up Campaign
- Gerald Lima, CEO Baxter International , Japan
- Gloria Feldt, Co-Founder, Take the Lead, Former President/CEO, Planned Parenthood International
- H.E. Jan Eliasson, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General
- Hector Botero, President, iCrowdNewswire
- Ilonka M. Salisbury, The quintessential Sales and Fundraising/Telemarking Senior Manager
- Ivan Khan, CEO and President, Khan's Tutorial, Founder, Khan Foundation
- Jalak Jobanputra, Founder, FuturePerfect Ventures
- Janet C. Salazar, CEO and Co-founder, IMPACT Leadership 21
- Jeanne Sullivan, StarVest Partners, ASTIA, Harvard Kennedy School, ePROVSTUDIO
- Jeff Hoffman, Global Entrepreneur & Speaker, GEW, GIST, ColorJar, Priceline
- Jessica Robinson, CEO and Founder, PurePoint International
- Jim Hurd, Director, GreenScience Exchange
- Joe Colombano, Director, Office of the Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations
- Johannes C. Eichstaedt, Co-Founder, the World Well-Being Project
- John Bonhomme, Executive Director JP Morgan
- John Gerzema, New York Times Best Selling author, social strategist and leadership consultant; Author, "The Athena Doctrine"
- Johnny Wu, Head of Equities and Funds, Barclays
- Joshua Machiz, Director of Corp Communications and Social Media, NASDAQ OMX
- Julie Anixter, Chief Learning Officer, Relevents, Innovation Excellence
- Justine Metz, Head of Global Wealth and Investment Marketing and Sales Support Bank of America
- Katherine Brandt, Senior Partner, Thompson Hine LLP.
- Kay Koplovitz, Founder, USA Networks, Chairman and CEO, Koplovitz & Company, Chairman and Co-founder, Springboard Enterprises
- Kelly Le Brock, Activist, Model, Actress
- Kunal Sood, Founder & Curator NOV.US.
- Leslie Grossman, Leadership consultant, coach and facilitator; Chair, VISTAGE Private Advisory Boards for CEOs, Executives & Business Owners; TED Talk: "The Value of Having an Entourage"; Author, Link Out: How to Turn Your Network into a Chain of Lasting Connections (Wiley)
- Linda Arrey, President and CEO of Women In Leadership Development and Empowerment, LLC (WILDE)
- Liz Lyman, Managing Director and Head of Corporate Communications Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
- Lupita Nyong’o, Award-Winning Actress (12 Years a Slave), Film Director
- MacDella Cooper, Founder, The MacDella Cooper Foundation
- Maksim Tsvetovat, PhD, Founder and CTO of Open Health Network
- Marcia Dyson, Political Strategist, Social Activist & Writer
- Maria Gamb, Founder and CEO of the coaching and training company NMS Communications
- Mark Hatch, CEO and co-Founder, TechShop
- Mark Szollar, Advertising Director of Diversity and Recruitment, The New York Times
- Marsha Haygood, Founder and President of StepWise Associates, LLC
- Michael Drexler, Senior Director and Head of Investor Industries, World Economic Forum
- Michael Pellman Rowland, Senior Vice President, The Vector Group, Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley
- Michaela Walsh, Activist, scholar, mentor, educator, and author. She was a pioneer woman manager with Merrill Lynch in Beirut, Lebanon, in the ’60s, first woman Partner of Boettcher in the ’70s, and in 1980, Founding President of Women’s World Banking.
- Michelle Patterson, President and CEO, Women Network/California Women’s Conference
- Mona Sinha, A founding member of the Asian Women’s Leadership University; An advisor to Impact Investment Exchange; A Board member of Impact Investment Shujog; The Board of the Social Enterprise Program at Columbia Business School; A Trustee of All Souls School; Serve on the advisory council of the American Museum of Natural History.
- My Luu, Program Director, Global Innovation, Solutions and Policy, IBM Accessibility
- Naila Chowdhury, Chairman, TeleConsult Group, formerly Grameen lead on Village Phone Project
- Natasha Tsakos, conceptual director, interactive designer, idea generator, performer and President and Founder, NTiD Inc
- Pattie Simone, A Serial Entrepreneur, New Media Activist, Speaker, Vlogger, and founder of WomenCentric, a socially-conscious business networking and opportunity hub for ambitious working women worldwide.
- Prof. Iva Ritschelova, President of the Czech Statistical Office
- Professor Linda Scott, DP World Chair for Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Said Business School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; Founder, Double X Economy
- Rabbi Irwin Kula, President of the CLAL the National Jewish Center; Co-founder and Editor In Chief of TheWisdomDaily.com.
- Rimma Doubinskaia, International business woman
- Rob Nelson, Speaker, Coach, Host of Nelson Radio Show and Be a Beast
- Robin Sol Lieberman, Author, The Charisma Code: Communicating In A Language Beyond Words
- Ron Glover, Vice-President for Diversity and Workforce Programs, Human Resources, IBM
- Selwin Hart, Director, Secretary-General's Climate Change Support Team; Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations
- Sevi Simavi, CEO Cherie Blair Foundation
- Shalini Vadhera, Founder and CEO, Power Beauty Living, Author, Passport to Beauty
- Sofia Bonnet, Global Diversity Leader for AP, GCG, Europe, MEA, and Japan, IBM
- Stephane Cotichini, Entrepreneur, Web games designer, Gender Intelligence expert
- Steven Olikara, President and Co-Founder, Millennial Action Project
- Tatyana Kanzaveli, CEO and Founder at Open Health Network; Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship
- Tereza Nemessanyi, Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR), Microsoft
- Thomas James, Makerbot
- Tony Tenicela, Global Leader, Workforce Diversity and LGBT Markets, IBM.
- Tracy Saville, CEO and co-Founder, My Swirl.
- Twyla Garrett, Founder Investment Management Entertainment Inc. and Garrett Entertainment Co.
- Vincent Molinari, CEO Gate Global Impact
- Wendi Wasik, Founder & CEO of Wasik Consulting
- Yan Wang, Co-Founder of Mopay Finance Information Technology Co. Ltd
- Yasufumi Hirai, CEO Cisco Japan
- Ziv Marom, Founder xFly LLC | ZM Interactice