Bradley Akubuiro
Partner & Corporate Communications Lead, Bully Pulpit International
01 — The Voices
The Leaders
Setting the Pace.
C-suite leaders, founders, creatives and operators — the thought leaders, builders and provocateurs convening at Athena to talk relevance, reinvention and what comes next.
Melissa Anderson
President - Search.com, a division of Public Good
Deborah Bennett
Former Senior Program Officer, Polk Bros. Foundation, and Fellow, UChicago Leadership & Society Initiative
Jeff Brecker
Partner, Growth & Innovation, Siberia
Doug Chavez
Global EVP Retail Strategy
OneMars, Publicis Commerce
Brian Cornell
Executive Chairman and Former Chairman & CEO, Target
Mary Dillon
Board Director, American Airlines & KKR; Former CEO, Foot Locker; Former CEO, Ulta Beauty
Katie Ford
US Head of Media, Novartis
Seth Green
Dean, University of Chicago, Graham School
Matt Gresge
Executive Chairman of the Board, Propelis, and Fellow, UChicago Leadership & Society Initiative
John Hass
CEO, Upstream Literacy; Former Chairman and CEO, Rosetta Stone; Fellow, UChicago Leadership & Society Initiative
Drew Ianni
Co-Founder, The Athena Project
Jim Kirk
Group President, Crain City Brands & Publisher, Crain's Chicago Business
Will Lee
Chief Executive Officer, Adweek
Anna-Karin Loureiro
Founder, Ore & Matter & Former CMO, Alexander Wang and VP, Global Creative, Strategy & Innovation, Calvin Klein
Tyler Mathisen
Moderator: Veteran Financial Journalist & Distinguished Fellow, University of Chicago Graham School
Renetta McCann
Chief Inclusion Experiences Officer, Publicis Groupe
Ann Mukherjee
Program Director, Global CEO Program, Chicago Booth & Former North America CEO, Pernod Ricard
Myra Nussbaum
VP, Global Brand - Moen & House of Ruhl
Shelby Saville
Chief Executive Officer, Starcom US
Robyn Streisand
Founder & CEO, the MIXX & Titanium Worldwide
Rishad Tobaccowala
Author & Co-Founder, The Athena Project
Najoh Tita-Reid
Former Global Chief Growth Officer, Mars Petcare
Dr. Betty Vandenbosch
Board Member, Covista; Former Chief Content Officer, Coursera; Former Chancellor, Purdue University Global
Ethelbert Williams
Board Director, Advisor & AI Commerce Executive & Former Head of Marketing, Retail Media Search & DTC Performance, PepsiCo
Juan Woodbury
Chief Creative Officer & Global Head of Branded Content & Entertainment, Bento Entertainment / WOLF Studio