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

Howard Lerman
CEO and Founder, Yext
Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Chairman and CEO, Magic Johnson Enterprises
Seth Meyers
Host, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Jill Ellis
All-Time Winningest Coach in U.S. Soccer History; Former Head Coach, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team,
Seth Godin
Best-Selling Author and Marketing Hall of Fame Inductee,

Breakout Speakers

Jamie Adams
Chief Revenue Officer, Scorpion
Sridhar B
Director- Digital, Media and Futures, Diageo
Stephan Bajaio
Chief Evangelist & Co Founder, Conductor
Wesley Barrow
Head of Industry, Retail & CPG, Yext
Thorsten Becker
Director SEO, SIXT SE
Aaron Boggs
President, RevLocal
Lexi Bohonnon
VP, Sales Engineering, Yext
Carrie Bosworth
VP Global MidMarket Sales, Yext
Michelle Bowman
Director, Retail Marketing, FedEx Services
Brian Braiker
Editor, AdAge
Meghan Brescia
Brand Strategy Manager, IHA
Tina Brown
Founder and CEO, Tina Brown Live Media and Women in the World, Tina Brown Live Media
Gerald Buckley
Digital Marketing Executive, Gateway First Bank
Michael Burrows
Owner, Beyond Aquatics
Jonathon Byrd
Senior Director of Solutions and Delivery, DialogTech
Drew Canniff
DVP, Agency & Partner Sales, Yelp
Jason Carrigan
VP of Digital and Guest Experience, Checkers and Rally's
Brian Carty
Chief Marketing Officer, Steward Health Care
Vivien Cheung
Director, Market Development Greater China, Yext
Shane Closser
Head of Industry, Financial Services, Yext
Dana Coles
Owner, Bouncetown
Robert Connelly
Technology Marketing Director, The UPS Store
Jeanna Corley
VP, Digital Strategy & Analytics, Massage Envy
Steve Creel
Senior Vice President, BBVA
Richard Crew
Digital Marketing Consultant, Wells Fargo
Cody Crnkovich
Head of Platform Partners & Strategy, Adobe
Ed Doran
Director Product Management, Microsoft Research & AI, CoFounder Cortana, Microsoft
Adam Edmunds
President, Podium
John Federman
CEO, JRNI
Marc Ferrentino
Chief Strategy Officer, Yext
Brooke Fitts
Senior Director, Creative and Digital Strategy, Sanford Health
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
Scott Griffiths
CFO, Marketing, Farmers Insurance
Carly Hallman
Sr Director of Marketing, TMX Finance Family of Companies
Gordon Henry
CMO, Thryv
Chris Herring
Head of Website Strategy, Citizens Bank
Lisa Hillmann
Director, Digital Operations, T-Mobile
Ben Hindman
Co-Founder, CEO, Splash
Andy Hobbs
Sr. Director, Digital Access & Engagement, LifePoint Health
Del Humenik
Chief Revenue Officer, SEMrush
David Isbitski
Chief Evangelist, Alexa, Amazon
Erin Jaeger
Senior Director, Product Marketing, Yext
Alex Johnson
Digital Strategy and Analytics Manager, Cherry Creek Mortgage
Graham Johnston
Head of Omnichannel & Digital First, Three UK
Brian Kaminsky
President of Revenue and Data Operations, iHeart Media
Amory Kelie
Global Director Traffic Growth, adidas
Jonathan Kennell
Vice President of Product Management, Yext
Kamran Khan
Managing Director, Accenture
Kia Kokalitcheva
Tech Reporter, Axios
Matt Labuda
Digital Marketing Director, Podium
Yixue Li
Engineering Manager, Pinterest
Carrie Liken
Head of Industry, Healthcare, Yext
Sandy Lohr
CEO, MatchCraft
Elena Luneva
Product, Nextdoor
David McCafferty
CMO, Romeo's Pizza Franchise, LLC
Dave McCue
Digital Marketing Manager - Organic SEO, Allstate Insurance
Amy Middleton
Director of Marketing, IHA
Sheryl Morgan
Digital Channel Lead, MyEyeDr.
Gerard Murphy
Senior Product Director - Restaurants, TripAdvisor
Dawn Nicholson
Head of Marketing, Primark
Christi Olson
Head of Evangelism, Search, Microsoft
Christopher Pace
Senior Director of Digital Marketing, Banner Health
Ed Parsons
Geospatial Technologist, Google
Kathryn Parsons
Head of SEO, Philip Morris International
Sahil Patel
Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Lawrence Patrick
Director, Northwestern
Jennifer Quinlan
Chief Executive Officer, R2integrated
Carl Quintanilla
Anchor, CNBC
Lily Ray
SEO Director, Path Interactive
Ralf Peter Reimann
Rev., Evangelical Church in the Rhineland
Mary Fratto Rowe
Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, Yext
Hernando Ruiz-Jimenez
Chief Marketing Officer, NewYork-Presbyterian
Laura Russell
vp, director marketing technology, Fifth Third Bank
Al Saltiel
Senior Vice President, AutoZone
Laura Santella-Saccone
VP, Marketing, Schweiger Dermatology Group
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, Local SEO Guide
Emery Skolfield
General Partner and Principal, Marketing, Edward Jones
Miles Skorpen
Head of Consumer and Marketplace Product at OpenTable, OpenTable
Kaylie Smart
Events Director, Podium
Jamie Smith
Product Manager, Yext
Andrew Sorkin
Columnist, Anchor, Author, New York Times, CNBC
Todd Stanley
Managing Director, Human Experience Offering, Deloitte
Jim Steele
President & Chief Revenue Officer, Yext
Brian Stoner
VP, Product, DuckDuckGo
Stephen Strong
Director of Digital, Northwestern Medicine
Wendi Sturgis
CEO Yext Europe, Yext
Marisa Thalberg
Chief Brand Officer, Yum! Brands
Jeff Tomlin
CMO, Vendasta
Dan Toplitt
VP, Group Director, SEO, Reprise Digital
Vincent Totino
SEO/SEM Senior Manager, Solstice Sunglasses
Tammy Twedt
VP E-Business Manager, Wells Fargo
Elizabeth Villa
Director of Content Marketing, Kitchen United
Talia Wachtel
VP, Client Management, Tiger Pistol
Mitch Walden
Sr. Director, Loyalty & Performance Marketing, Papa John's Pizza
Christian J. Ward
EVP, Chief Data Officer, Yext
Charles Watson
CEO, Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Guido Weber
Head of Sales Promotions, Vodafone GmbH
Gideon Weiler
Product Manager, Yext
Emma Weisberg
Global Head of Waze Ads Marketing, Waze
Fili Wiese
SEO Expert, SearchBrothers.com
Cory Young
Manager, DMP, Campbell Soup Company
Zahid Zakaria
Sr. Director, Client Insights and Success Operations, Yext
Lee Zucker
Head of Industry, Food Service & Hospitality, Yext