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




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