2022 Speakers, 2023 Coming Soon

Keynote and Featured Speakers

Seth Goldman

Seth Goldman

Co-Founder and CEO, Eat the Change | Co-Founder, PLNT Burger | Chair of Beyond Meat

Martha Boudreau

Martha Boudreau

Executive Vice President and Chief Communications & Marketing Officer AARP

Mike Allen

Mike Allen

Co-Founder of Axios, Co-author of Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less

Jean Medina

Jean Medina

Chief Communications Officer, Washington Commanders

Rishad Tobaccowala

Rishad Tobaccowala

Author, Speaker, Teacher, Advisor, Publicis, Digitas, Razorfish, etc.

Pamela Merritt

Pamela Merritt

Managing Director, Marketing and Communications, Accenture Federal Services

Nelson Eddy

Nelson Eddy

Jack Daniel Historian & Managing Partner-Creative, Finn Partners

Gayle Weiswasser

Gayle Weiswasser

Senior Vice President, Communications at Homesnap

Patrick Smith

Patrick Smith

Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Cvent

General Session Speakers

Alison McQuade

Alison McQuade

Social Media Director, Amnesty International USA

James Hanson

James Hanson

Head of Industry Strategy, Public Sector, Digital Strategy Group, Adobe

Jocelyn Ocampo

Jocelyn Ocampo

Senior Manager of Digital and Social Strategy, UnidosUS

Kristen Lenhardt

Kristen Lenhardt

Public Affairs Director - USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service

David Gorodetski

David Gorodetski

Co-Founder & CEO, Sage Communications

Dana Deighton

Dana Deighton

Scripps Research, NIH

Anthony Robinson

Anthony Robinson

Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy, Yes&

Vandana Sinha

Vandana Sinha

Editor-in-Chief, Washington Business Journal

Beth Taylor

Beth Taylor

Vice President, Corporate Marketing at MicroStrategy

Stephanie Twining

Stephanie Twining

Head of Content Marketing & Social Media at Bloomberg Industry Group

Stephen Mackey

Stephen Mackey

Chief Digital Officer and Creative Director at W2 Communications

Shonali Burke

Shonali Burke

Chief Marketing Officer for Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage

Sara Wallace

Sara Wallace

Vice President of Strategy at SimpsonScarborough

Ronan Keane

Ronan Keane

Vice President, Global Demand Generation Marketing, GTT

Alicia Rogers

Alicia Rogers

Managing Director, Public Sector Growth, Forum One

Ileana Alamo

Ileana Alamo

Regional Communications & Brand Manager -- Americas Project Management Institute

Bari Friedman

Bari Friedman

Associate SEO Director, REQ

Albert Thompson

Albert Thompson

Founder and CEO, DrivenIQ

Julie Murphy

Julie Murphy

President, Sage Communications

Sophia Cai

Sophia Cai

National Politics Reporter, Axios

Noor Naseer

Noor Naseer

VP of Media Innovations and Technology, Basis Technologies

Justin Smith

Justin Smith

Former Director, Social & Digital Media, D.C. United

Laura Guerrero

Laura Guerrero

Director of Content & Influencer Marketing, Sensis

Shannon Rooney

Shannon Rooney

VP, Enrollment Mgmt. & Strategic Comm, Community College, Philadelphia

Brett Lofgren

Brett Lofgren

President, NewsWhip

Fred Diamond

Fred Diamond

Co-Founder, Institute for Excellence in Sales

Genevieve Wilkins

Genevieve Wilkins

SVP Creative, ROKK Solutions

Eric Shutt

Eric Shutt

VP Strategy, Taoti

Natan Edelsburg

Natan Edelsburg

Chief Revenue Officer, Muck Rack

Debbie Bates Schrott

Debbie Bates Schrott

Senior Vice President, Yes& - Moderator

Eric Gilbertsen

Eric Gilbertsen

Chief Client Officer, REQ

Hal Swetnam

Hal Swetnam

SVP, Chief Brand Strategist, Grafik

Louise Mendoza-Salas

Louise Mendoza-Salas

Co-Founder/Creative Director of Missing Link

Josh Greene

Josh Greene

CEO, The Mather Group

Rachel Winer

Rachel Winer

SVP of Digital, ROKK Solutions

Lauren Elsberry

Lauren Elsberry

Health Communications Specialist, CDC

Greg Kihlström

Greg Kihlström

Principal & Chief Strategist, GK5A

Iwalani Camacho

Iwalani Camacho

SVP/Media, Brunet Garcia

Hal Schild

Hal Schild

Co-Founder, Missing Link

Nicole Glueckert

Nicole Glueckert

Director of Integrated Channel Strategy, Yes&

Mitchell Eisen

Mitchell Eisen

Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Contentware

Imani Greene

Imani Greene

Campaign Media Strategist, Fors Marsh and Principal Strategist, GreeneGroup

Christopher Antonopoulos

Christopher Antonopoulos

Founder and CEO, Measured Results Marketing

Gigi Schumm

Gigi Schumm

SVP of Worldwide Sales and Services of ThreatQuotient

Adam Levine

Adam Levine

Senior Manager, SEO, Appian Corporation

Sarah Day

Sarah Day

Founder, Daylight Consulting

Maria Glod

Maria Glod

Deputy Metro Editor, Washington Post

Natalie Adler

Natalie Adler

Director, Marketing & Outreach, Fors Marsh

Lynne Lotenberg

Lynne Lotenberg

VP, Communication Campaign Research and Evaluation, Fors Marsh

Jeffrey Davis

Jeffrey Davis

Principal, J. Davis Public Relations & Baltimore Regional Editor, Capitol Communicator

Erin Scanlan

Erin Scanlan

Senior Marketing Manager, Public Sector, BeyondTrust

Lynne Kingsley

Lynne Kingsley

Vice President, Marketing and Strategic Services, Ironmark

Elizabeth Osborn

Elizabeth Osborn

Health Communications Director, Fors Marsh

Russell Hayer

Russell Hayer

Executive Creative Director, Fors Marsh

Mariana Eberle Blaylock

Mariana Eberle Blaylock

Multicultural Outreach Lead, Fors Marsh

Craig Wiesen

Craig Wiesen

President of Eye Popper Digital

Christiana Brenton

Christiana Brenton

Director of Sales and Brand Partnerships, US, Acast

Nadine Redd Blackburn

Nadine Redd Blackburn

EVP, CEI Behavior & Systematic Change United Minds/Weber Shandwick

Katherine Boyko

Katherine Boyko

Marketing Coordinator for Powers Pyles Sutter and Verville, PC

Josephine (Joey) Parr

Josephine (Joey) Parr

Senior Vice President, Communications & Public Engagement of Vibrant Emotional Health

Arthur Uratani

Arthur Uratani

Director of Marketing at Bookoff McAndrews

Taylor Everts

Taylor Everts

New York Life

David Schweer

David Schweer

Vice President of Product Marketing for Sitecore

Kaelyn Banks

Kaelyn Banks

Founder and CEO of Plum Ridge Marketing

Peter Greenberger

Peter Greenberger

VP of Business Development for Applecart

Lauren Bates

Lauren Bates

Founder & CEO of Wild Terrains

Jen Nycz-Conner

Jen Nycz-Conner

Director, Brand Communications, Hilton

Adeline Ashley

Adeline Ashley

Director of Customer Engagement at Sitecore

Meghan Fishburn

Meghan Fishburn

SVP, Client Strategy, Agency Q

Franci Hirsch

Franci Hirsch

Vice President, Global Sales Enablement at Cvent

Deanna Troust

Deanna Troust

Founder, 3 Stories Communications

Erika Winter

Erika Winter

Public Relations Associate at The Brand Guild Washington, DC

Dr. Arvenita W. Cherry

Dr. Arvenita W. Cherry

Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Maximus

Robert Udowitz

Robert Udowitz

Producer, PR Summit DC & Principal, RFP Associates

Judy Markoe

Judy Markoe

Co-Producer, ADWKDC & Chair of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) DC Foundation

Jodie Warren

Jodie Warren

Co-Producer, ADWKDC & VP in account management at Yes&

Paul Sherman

Paul Sherman

Producer of the Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit & CEO, Potomac Tech Wire

Paul Duning

Paul Duning

Executive Producer of the Summits & Publisher, Capitol Communicator