Speakers

ONWARD is known for its unique keynote experiences. You will be inspired and entertained by leading minds in marketing and technology and public figures with exciting, mission-driven perspectives. Breakout sessions with marketers across verticals deliver essential insights about the future of search and effectively connecting with customers. More speakers to be announced.

Keynote Speakers

Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Chairmain and CEO, Magic Johnson Enterprises
Seth Meyers
Host, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Seth Godin
Bestselling Author, Marketing Hall of Fame Inductee,
Howard Lerman
CEO and Founder, Yext

Breakout Speakers

Adam Edmunds
President, Podium
Sridhar B
Director of Culture, Media & Futures, Diageo
Jamie Adams
Chief Revenue Officer , Scorpion Internet Marketing
Wesley Barrow
Head of Industry, Retail & CPG, Yext
Aaron Boggs
President, RevLocal
Lexi Bohonnon
VP, Sales Engineering, Yext
Carrie Bosworth
Global Vice President, MidMarket Sales, Yext
Michelle Bowman
Director, Retail Marketing, FedEx Services
Meghan Brescia
Brand Strategy Manager, IHA
Gerald Buckley
Digital Marketing Executive, Gateway First Bank
Jason Carrigan
VP of Digital and Guest Experience, Checkers and Rally's
Brian Carty
Chief Marketing Officer, Steward
Vivien Cheung
Director, Market Development, Greater China , Yext
Shane Closser
Head of Industry, Financial Services, Yext
Robert Connelly
Technology Marketing Director, The UPS Store, Inc.
Jeanna Corley
VP of Digital Strategy & Analytics, Massage Envy
Marc Ferrentino
Chief Strategy Officer, Yext
Rivka Fogel
Search Practice Lead, Deloitte
Lisa Ford
Director of Digital Marketing, Capital One
Duane Forrester
VP, Industry Insights, Yext
Michael Galassi
Head of Search & Voice Engineering, Netflix
Trish Giordano
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Earl Enterprises / Planet Hollywood
Scott Griffiths
CFO, Marketing, Farmers Insurance
Carly Hallman
Sr. Director of Marketing, TMX Finance Family of Companies
Gordon Henry
Chief Marketing Officer, Thryv
Andy Hobbs
Sr. Director, Digital Access & Engagement, LifePoint Health
David Isbitski
Chief Evangelist, Alexa, Amazon
Erin Jaeger
Senior Director, Product Marketing , Yext
Graham Johnston
Head of Omnichannel & Digital First, Three Mobile
Amory Kelie
Global Director, Traffic Growth, Adidas
Carrie Liken
Head of Industry, Healthcare, Yext
Sandy Lohr
CEO, MatchCraft
Elena Luneva
Product, Nextdoor
David McCafferty
Chief Marketing Officer, Romeo's Pizza Franchise, LLC
Mike Mirkil
Vice President of Consumer Marketing, Kitchen United
Gerard Murphy
Sr. Director of Product for Restaurants, TripAdvisor
Christi Olson
Head of Evangelism for Search at Microsoft, Bing
Christopher Pace
Senior Director of Digital Marketing, Banner Health
Ed Parsons
Geospatial Technologist, Google
Sahil Patel
Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Lawrence Patrick
Director of San Francisco Programs, Medill School of Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications
Ralf Peter Reimann
Reverend, Evangelical Church in the Rhineland
Hernando Ruiz-Jimenez
Chief Marketing Officer, NewYork-Presbyterian
Laura Russell
VP, Director Marketing Technology, Fifth Third Bank
Al Saltiel
Senior Vice President, Marketing, AutoZone
Gail Seanor
VP, Ecommerce and Innovation, Bloomin' Brands
Jason Seeley
Sr Director - Digital Product Management, The Wendy's Company
Max Shaw
Director, Product Management, Yext
Andrew Shotland
CEO & Founder, 1964
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Columnist, Anchor, Author, New York Times, CNBC
Stephen Strong
Director of Digital Experiences, Northwestern Medicine
Christian J. Ward
EVP, Chief Data Officer, Yext
Charles Watson
CEO, Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Guido Weber
Head of Sales Promotions, Vodafone GmbH
Emma Weisberg
Global Head of Waze Ads Marketing, Waze
Fili Wiese
Co-Founder, Search Brothers
Zahid Zakaria
Sr. Director, Client Insights and Success Operations, Yext
Lee Zucker
Head of Industry, Food Services & Hospitality, Yext