Confirmed Speakers for 2019 Conference

Speakers for the 2019 conference are still being confirmed.

Learn more about speakers from previous years by visiting our speaker pages for the 2013, 20142016, and 2018 conferences.

2019 Host

Geno Auriemma

Geno Auriemma

Head Coach

UConn Women’s Basketball

2019 Academic Director

Lucy Gilson

Lucy Gilson

Associate Dean

UConn School of Business

2019 Keynote

Dawn Hudson

Former President, Pepsi North America, Chief Marketing Officer, National Football League

2019 Featured Speakers

George A. Barrios

Co-President

WWE

2019 Speakers

Mary Barneby

CEO

Girl Scouts of Connecticut

Photo - Joanne Crevoiserat

Joanne Crevoiserat

Chief Financial Officer

Tapestry

Ben Harrell

Chief Marketing Officer

Priceline

Patrick Harris

Financial Consultant, Former COO, LA Urban League, Former Chief Financial Officer, LA Lakers

Liz James

Global Lead

YouTube Unskippable Curriculum

Akhil Johri

Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer

United Technologies Corp.

Mano Mannoochahr

SVP &
Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Travelers

Lee McChesney

President

Stanley Black &
Decker Hand Tools and Storage Group

Jon D. Pedersen

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

iHeartMedia Market Group

Tina Thornton

SVP, Production &
Office of the President

ESPN

Geoffrey Tracy

Entrepreneur and Restaurateur

Chef Geoff's Deluxe Hospitality

James C. Trainor

Senior Vice President, Aon Cyber Solutions, Former Assistant Director for the FBI Cyber Division

Alicia Young

Founding Managing Partner

Finn Partners

2019 Faculty Moderators and Presenters

David Bergman

Assistant Professor, OPIM

UConn School of Business

Geno Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference 2014

Mary Caravella

Associate Professor in-Residence, Marketing

UConn School of Business

Rich Dino

Associate Professor

Management Department, UConn School of Business

Geno Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference 2014

John A. Elliott

Interim Provost &
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Auran J. Fox Chair in Business

UConn

Lucy Gilson

Lucy Gilson

Associate Dean

UConn School of Business

David Noble

Director of the Peter J. Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship &
Innovation

UConn School of Business

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Greg Reilly

Associate Professor, Management
Academic Director, Graduate Programs in Human Resource Management

UConn School of Business

Cinthia B. Satornino

Assistant Professor, Marketing

UConn School of Business

David Souder

David Souder

Interim Dean

UConn School of Business