Stephanie Izard

Celebrity Chef, Author, Winner of "Top Chef" Season 4 & Partner of Three Award-Winning Chicago Restaurants

Brian Chesky

Co-Founder, CEO & Head of Community at Airbnb

Tom Colicchio

Chef & Owner of Crafted Hospitality

Mary Ewing-Mulligan

Master of Wine & Co-Author of Wine for Dummies

Stephen Barth

Dr. Barth, author of Hospitality Law and coauthor of Restaurant Law Basics, is an attorney.

Gwen Fujie

Communications Expert in Healthcare and Hospitality

Deborah Gardner

Best-Selling Author, Entrepreneur, Competitive Performance Expert, Researcher, Swimming Champion, Broadcaster & The Pit Bull In A Skirt

Jill Griffin

Author, Board Seat Mentor, Loyalty Expert, and Former Vice Chair of Luby’s/Fuddruckers

Harry G. Broadman

Dispelling Myths About Emerging Markets Business Growth Opportunities and Risks

Jason Wang

Founder of Caviar, a Premium Food Delivery Service

Gretchen Addi

Gretchen Addi, an Associate Partner at IDEO, coleads the San Francisco office and provides leadership and guidance related to our Human Factors discipline in the Bay Area.

Kristofer Lofgren

Founder and CEO, Sustainable Restaurant Group; CEO, Redefine Ventures

Beau Trincia

Beau Trincia is a senior experience designer and project leader at IDEO, taking his expertise as an architect and applying it to the design of digital interactions and environments.

Matthew Schuyler

Chief Brand Officer at Hilton; Former Chief Human Resources Officer at Capital One

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Michael Peng

Mike Peng is a Design Lead and co-founder of the IDEO Tokyo studio.

Rebecca Hornbuckle

Rebecca Hornbuckle, a Senior Business Designer and Service Design Portfolio Lead at IDEO Chicago, enjoys designing across channels to create integrated, immersive, and award-winning brand experiences.

Jerome Goh

Jerome Goh is Senior Content Director in the Shanghai office.

Dana Cho

Dana, a Partner at IDEO, leads a group of designers in Palo Alto who are passionate about the “design of community” and branded experiences.

Gary Mendell

Founder and CEO, Shatterproof

Yin Myo “Misuu” Su

Founder & Managing Director of Inle Heritage

Lilian Tomovich

Chief Experience Officer and CMO at MGM Resorts

Ti Martin

Restaurateur, Entrepreneur, Author & Co-Proprietor of Commander's Palace in New Orleans

Narges Nirumvala

Executive Speech Coach, Sales Presentation Skills Trainer & Keynote Speaker

Alison Edgar MBE

Female Motivational Speaker, Business Woman & Author of 2x International Best-Selling Books

SMASH IT!: The Art of Getting What YOU Want

Ian MacNaughton

Chief Executive Officer & Principal at MacNaughton

Aradhana Khowala

CEO & Founder of Aptamind Partners & Advocate for Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Leader

Susan Sarich

Entrepreneur & Founder of SusieCakes; Forbes 50 over 50 List

Aisha Dean

CEO of STATIS ASSOCIATES and Great-Goddaughter of Rosa Parks

Nicole Ponseca

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Speaker, CEO of Jeepney, Chef, Restaurateur & Author of "I Am A Filipino"

Larry Stuart

Customer Service Leader & Relationship Builder; Author of "The Spirit of Hospitality: How to Add the Missing Ingredients Your Business Needs"