Featured Speakers at IIEX North America 2026
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Kelsey Whitehead
VP of Insights & Innovation
Panoplai
Session: Scaling Qualitative Insight with Rigor and Speed at Scotts
Laura Wronski
Survey Scientist
Session: Creative Uses of AI to Accelerate Message Testing Research Workflows
Michelle Finzel
Senior Manager of Consumer Insights
DAP Global, Inc.
Session: Data Wars: Fighting Fraud in a Digital Galaxy
Jim Ballas
GM, Measurement
Magellan AI
Session: New Signals, New Standards: The Future of Measured Media
Andrew Embry
Sr. Director of Insights Innovation and Capabilities Lilly Market Research
Eli Lilly
Session: Collaborative Intelligence: The Research Future at Eli Lilly
Jaime Solorzano
REGIONAL MANAGER - HEAD OF INSIGHTS
Q2Q GLOBAL
Session: Made to Connect: Gen Alpha's Creation and Use of AI Personas
Matt Vicenzi
Partner
Hall & Partners
Session: Beyond Mental Availability: Owning Moments That Truly Matter
Rich Timpone
Founder and CEO
Protopian Works PBC
Session: Beyond Agents and Vibe: The Irreplaceable Human Role in AI
Jonathan Tofel
CEO
Mission Field LLC
Session: If It Didn't Sell, Did the Insight Fail? Understanding the Retailers POV on Innovation
Anne Coulter
President
Research Strategy Group
Session: Applying Global Segmentation to Combat Modern Slavery
Megan Peitz
Founder & CEO
Numerious Inc.
Session: Stop Delivering Data. Start Driving Product Strategy.
Mary Beth Jowers
VP, Consumer & Market Insights
Heineken
Session: The Future of Insights: Change Management
Joey Maddox
Chief Strategy Officer
Verisoul
Session: Lessons from 50M+ Survey Clicks: A Deep Dive Into Mobile App
Heather O'Shea
Chief Research Officer
Alter Agents
Session: The $100B Delivery Funnel: How Uber Eats Shapes Choice
Sima Vasa
Advisor, Paradigm Sample and CEO, Infinity Squared
Paradigm Sample
Session: Role of Brand and Consumer Choice
Christopher Brace
Founder & CEO
Story Legacy LLC
Session: The Science of Inspiration: A New Competitive Advantage
Arundati Dandapani
Founder and CEO
Generation1.ca
Session: Frontier Innovations with Generation1.ca’s Immigrant Nations
Bonnie Janzen
President
Decision Analyst
Session: Unlocking the Ready-To-Drink Consumer: From Home Habits to Innovation
Soumya Roy
Founding Partner
Integro
Session: Voices - Breaking the Silence Around Stigmatized or Overlooked Health Issues Through AI
Steve Beckman
Co-Founder
Designology
Session: Find the Story: When the Data Doesn't Agree With Your Plan
Angela Smith
Director of Consumer & Market Insights
Talking Rain
Session: Unlocking the Ready-To-Drink Consumer: From Home Habits to Innovation
Hilary Borndahl
Founder & CEO
Miix Analytics Inc.
Session: Driving Results: How LIV Golf Tees Up Media Strategy with MMM
Dawn Carr
CEO
Mahogany Insights
Session: Can an Algorithm Feel the Culture? Why AI Struggles with Black Consumer Truths
Heather McKinney
Group Director
Talk Shoppe
Session: B2B Buyers Are Human Too: A New Take on Segmentation
Ed Keller
Executive Director
Market Research Institute International (MRII)
Session: Love of Learning: Global Data on Skills, Satisfaction & AI
David Baltaxe
President and Chief Intelligence Officer
Unanimous A.I., Inc.
Session: Qual at Quant Scale: Why not do 100-person Focus Groups?
Kerry Leigh Gregory
Applied Neuroscientist
Neural Sense
Session: Snack versus Savour – The Neuroscience of How Content Format (Snack Content versus Long Form) Influences Audience Enjoyment and Recall
Ibrahim Koese
Head of Cross Business & Sportsmarketing
LIDL (ex. DFB)
Session: BEYOND AI - Pioneering The Post-AI Revolution
Maryam Maleki, Ph.D.
Principal User Researcher
Microsoft
Session: How AI Can Scale Research Without Losing Its Soul
Brent Lightfoot
SVP, Research, Measurement & Insights
iHeartMedia
Session: New Signals, New Standards: The Future of Measured Media
Matthew Alverson
Partner
IA Collaborative
Session: Collaborative Intelligence: The Research Future at Eli Lilly
Melissa Garvy
Director, Consumer Insights
Olipop
Session: Beyond Mental Availability: Owning Moments That Truly Matter
Cory Sexson
VP, Global Business Development & Innovation
The American Egg Board
Session: If It Didn't Sell, Did the Insight Fail? Understanding the Retailers POV on Innovation
Mallory Krumsieg
Global Marketing Director, Product
International Justice Mission
Session: Applying Global Segmentation to Combat Modern Slavery
Jessica Engel
Director of Insights and Strategy
International Justice Mission
Session: Applying Global Segmentation to Combat Modern Slavery
Jennifer Matus
Sr. Manager, Market Insights
Docusign
Session: Stop Delivering Data. Start Driving Product Strategy.
David Iudica
Head of Global Measurement & Insights Analytics
Uber
Session: The $100B Delivery Funnel: How Uber Eats Shapes Choice
Greg Silverman
Global Director, Brand Economics, Analytics, and Research
Interbrand
Session: Role of Brand and Consumer Choice
Sherry Honeyman
Director of Shopper Knowledge
Georgia Pacific
Session: The Science of Inspiration: A New Competitive Advantage
Mike Page
CEO
Phebi
Session: Voices - Breaking the Silence Around Stigmatized or Overlooked Health Issues Through AI
Char-Lynn Griffiths
Staff Market Researcher
Faire
Session: B2B Buyers Are Human Too: A New Take on Segmentation
Stan Sthanunathan
Executive Chairman and CEO
i-Genie.ai
Session: What Value Human Emotions for Brands in the Age of AI, What Makes You Valuable in Insights: Skills & Gaps Today
Pam Forbus
SVP, Global Chief of Insights & Analytics
Mondelēz International
Session: Love of Learning: Global Data on Skills, Satisfaction & AI
Sofia Gomez Garcia
Executive Director in Innovation, Special Projects & Global Community Management
Warner Bros. Discovery
Session: Snack versus Savour – The Neuroscience of How Content Format (Snack Content versus Long Form) Influences Audience Enjoyment and Recall
Stephen Holmberg
Founder and Managing Director
Insight Accelerator
Session: What Value Human Emotions for Brands in the Age of AI
Daniel Martinez
Director, Customer Success
Hall & Partners
Session: Demo: Stop Scrolling Through Dashboards – Just Ask AI
Alexandrine de Montera
Chief Product Officer & ISO Quality Officer
Full Circle Research
Session: Fighting Bionic Respondents: How AI Undermines Data Integrity
Corrie Hunt
Partner
Hart Research
Session: Fighting Bionic Respondents: How AI Undermines Data Integrity
Cheryl Auger
Senior Research Director for Consumer Insights
Lux Research Inc
Session: From Signals to Strategy: Building the Future of Innovation
Benjamin Lo
Co-Founder & CEO
Dialogue AI
Session: Demo: Scaling Insights Through AI Moderation on Dialogue
Thomas Zoëga Ramsøy
CEO & Founder
Neurons
Session: Front-Loading Insights with AI: Predict, Optimize, and Visualize Before Launch
Jess Vande Werken
Head of Design Research & Strategy
Rivian
Session: The Research Blind Spot: Humans are Irrational
Guillaume Aimetti
Co-founder
Inspirient GmbH
Session: Demo: From Quant Data to Story Slides with AI, Talking to Your Data: Democratising Quant at JAB
Eric Boldon
Senior Director Insights & Analytics
Independence Pet Holdings
Session: Talking to Your Data: Democratising Quant at JAB
Howard Fienberg
Senior VP Advocacy
Insights Association
Session: What’s Next in Regulation: A Survival Guide for Insights
Christine Cottrell
EVP, Consulting Partner
Material
Session: Beyond Journey Maps: Scaling Northern Tool with Dynamic AI
Laurie Krause
VP, Data Analytics Insights and Enterprise Strategy
Northern Tool
Session: Beyond Journey Maps: Scaling Northern Tool with Dynamic AI
John Ferreira
Chief Insights Officer
Finch Brands
Session: Demo: How AI Can Make Qualitative Research More Human
Michelle Pichman
Senior Director of Innovation & Enablement, Verified Voices
Numerator
Session: Say vs. Do: Closing the Gap with Verified Buyers
David Aronson
Vice President, Verified Voices
Numerator
Session: Say vs. Do: Closing the Gap with Verified Buyers
Steve Male
Executive Vice President of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships
The Logit Group
Session: Breakthrough or Breakdown: What the Next Generation of Research Actually Looks Like
Frank Kelly
Market Research Lead
Virtual Incentives
Session: Demo: Building Quality Panels for the AI Research Era
Alain Briancon
VP of Research and Data Science
Dynata
Session: Comprehensive Quality Control for Synthetic Data Systems
Bruce Bower
Founder & CEO
Swytchback
Session: How Crunchy Hydration Found a Hit Flavor with MaxDiff + TURF
Megan Riggs
Founder & CEO
Crunchy Hydration
Session: How Crunchy Hydration Found a Hit Flavor with MaxDiff + TURF
Priya Krishnan
Co-founder & COO
Strella
Session: Mapping the Fitness Journey with AI-Powered Conversations
Kat Figatner
Senior Vice President/Partner
C+R Research
Session: Demo: The AI Idea Flood – A Practical Demo for Front-End Innovation
Sarah Jousiffe
Director of Research | Consumer Strategy
Sky
Session: Standing Up for Insights: Confidence in the Age of AI
Karen Lynch
Head of Content
Greenbook
Session: Female Founders Building the Future of Insights, Opening Remarks, 2026 Insight Innovation Competition, 2026 Insight Innovation Competition: Presentation of Award, The Great Fraud Face-Off: Quality Data vs. Fool's Gold
Niels Schillewaert
Head of Research & Methodologies
Conveo AI
Session: Redefining Pouches - How Nestlé Uses AI-led Research & Insights to Capture a New Consumer
Ashley Starck
Senior Manager of Consumer & Marketplace Insights
Nestlé Nutrition
Session: Redefining Pouches - How Nestlé Uses AI-led Research & Insights to Capture a New Consumer
Mark Hardy
Head of Walmart Data Ventures
Walmart
Session: Crossroads: Walmart Data Ventures’ New Path to Data Quality
Jake Weidman
Sr. User Experience Researcher
Session: The Great Fraud Face-Off: Quality Data vs. Fool's Gold
Steven Snell, PhD
EVP & Head of Research
Rep Data
Session: The Great Fraud Face-Off: Quality Data vs. Fool's Gold
Charlie Butler
Co-Founder & CEO
Bounce Insights
Session: What the Future of AI-Powered Insights Looks Like for HelloFresh
Rachel Julius
Lead Researcher, Strategy & Insights
Amazon
Session: Cracking the Code: AI Powered Open-End Analysis
Dave Lundahl
Founder and CEO
InsightsNow
Session: GLP-1 and the Future of Snacking: Behavioral Design Meets AI
Mimi Sherlock
VP Consumer Insights
IFF
Session: GLP-1 and the Future of Snacking: Behavioral Design Meets AI
Luke Postlethwaite
Insight Director
LIV Golf
Session: Driving Results: How LIV Golf Tees Up Media Strategy with MMM
Cayleigh McCarthy
VP, Global Customer Success
Discuss
Session: AI Adoption is Table Stakes: ResTech ROI the Real Standard
Holland Martini
Co-Founder & Chief Insights Officer
GoodQues
Session: When Data Finds Its Voice: Research People Remember
Maura Ruane
Senior Manager, Research
People Inc.
Session: When Data Finds Its Voice: Research People Remember
Tamanna Dhamija
CEO / Co-Founder
Convosight
Session: $37B Market, One Miss: Video Found True Sauce Needs
Sam Pisani
Managing Partner
The Logit Group
Session: Breakthrough or Breakdown: What the Next Generation of Research Actually Looks Like
Haley Kiernan
Insights Manager
Mars Petcare
Session: Turning Insight Into Brand Growth: Learning from 2026 Future List Honorees
Narek Vardanyan
CEO
Prelaunch.com
Session: Skin in the Game: How Ducati Used Prelaunch to Learn Signals
Phil Read Jr
Marketing Director at Ducati North America
Ducati North America
Session: Skin in the Game: How Ducati Used Prelaunch to Learn Signals
Federico Adrogue
Co-Founder & CEO
Bondum
Session: Shaping the Future of Insights in LATAM: Learning from 2026 Future List Honorees
Kay Allison
Chief Innovator
Kay Allison, LLC
Session: How La Brea Bakery Solved the Innovator’s Paradox
Laura Gonzalez
Senior Data Analyst
Human Dot Plus
Session: Shaping the Future of Insights in LATAM: Learning from 2026 Future List Honorees
Phil Ahad
Managing Director, Data
Cint
Session: Embracing a Hybrid Future: Save Research a Seat at the Table
Ciara O'Connell
Director of Consumer Insights & Analytics
Winland Foods
Session: $37B Market, One Miss: Video Found True Sauce Needs
Rachael Lynn
President
Focus Forward
Session: AI in Recruiting: What's Working, What's Not, & What's Next
Aaron Bisman
SVP, Head of Marketing
Sesame Workshop
Session: Beyond Elmo: Balancing Data & Creativity at Sesame Workshop
Tucker Mitchell
Sr. Manager, Global Innovation Insights & Strategy Lead
Pernod Ricard
Session: Turning Insight Into Brand Growth: Learning from 2026 Future List Honorees
Barry Jennings
North America Ambassador
Esomar
Session: Synthetic Data at a Tipping Point: Hype, Risk and the New Rules for Responsible Augmentation
Niels Neudecker
Managing Director, North America
Human8
Session: The Human Spark: Bold Ideas for Brand Growth in the AI Era
Tamara Connolly
Consulting Director
Space Doctors
Session: The Human Spark: Bold Ideas for Brand Growth in the AI Era
Chad Novak
Manager, Voice of the Customer
Eversource
Session: Where You End Up Depends On Where You Start!
Nicole Pineda
Director of Client Relations and Insights
KL Communications
Session: Where You End Up Depends On Where You Start!
Logan Soraci
Director of Innovation
Egglife Foods
Session: Pasta Breaking the Rules: Blended Methods for New Categories
Ali Henriques
Executive Director
Qualtrics
Session: A Research Practice Reimagined: The Shift to Continuous Understanding
Jelena Le Breton
Global Vice President, Consumer Insights
Takasago
Session: Synthetic Personas at Scale: Supercharging Innovation
Renee Smith
Executive Vice President, Innovation
Toluna
Session: Synthetic Personas at Scale: Supercharging Innovation
Joseph Rini
Director of Product Management
Market Logic Software
Session: Creating an Active Intelligence System: Hormel’s AI Playbook
Dave Anderko
Insights Lead
Hormel
Session: Creating an Active Intelligence System: Hormel’s AI Playbook
Gary Rozal
Principal Analyst and Data Scientist
Saatva
Session: Beyond the Gold: Why Awareness Isn’t Enough for Saatva’s Olympic Leap
Ian Donahue
VP, Customer Success
Behaviorally
Session: Demo: Behavioral Database to AI Modeling: Predicting Winning Pack
Rosie Heinert
Sr. Manager Consumer & Marketplace Insights
Nestle Nutrition
Session: Demo: Behavioral Database to AI Modeling: Predicting Winning Pack
Susan Griffin
Principal
Griffin + Skeggs Collaborative
Session: How Buyers Find You in the Age of Zero-click Search, Art of the Possible—Science of the Now
Sarah Snudden
Founder & Principal
Beeline Collaborations
Session: Art of the Possible—Science of the Now
Gillian Almeida
Vice President of Strategy & Insights
[solidcore]
Session: Mapping the Fitness Journey with AI-Powered Conversations
Stephanie Douglass
VP, Growth
Quest Mindshare
Session: Signal vs Noise: Market Research as the Conscience of AI
Margaret Mariani
Founder + Principal
The StratLab
Session: Opening Remarks, From Ballpark to Battle for Attention: How the Toronto Blue Jays Are Competing in the Entertainment Economy, The Beige Problem: When AI Replaces Human Research, Human-Centered Design in a High-Output World
Kandice Coltrain
Senior Vice President of Sales
Voxpopme
Session: Shaping the Future of Insights in LATAM: Learning from 2026 Future List Honorees, Turning Insight Into Brand Growth: Learning from 2026 Future List Honorees
Elle Park
Market Research and Competitive Intelligence Lead
Arcutis Biotherapeutics
Session: What Clients Want
Bridget Gilbert
Director of Consumer & Market Insights
McCormick & Company
Session: Demo: How AI Can Make Qualitative Research More Human
Nero Aziz
Head of Innovation
Savanta
Session: Embracing a Hybrid Future: Save Research a Seat at the Table
Adam Husein
Brand Insights Leader
Session: Embracing a Hybrid Future: Save Research a Seat at the Table
Patricia Chapin-Bayley
Senior Vice President
Reach3 Insights
Session: How CAA Used Real-Time Insights to Prove Experiential ROI
Ryanne Miller
Senior Director, Insights & Analytics
Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Session: How CAA Used Real-Time Insights to Prove Experiential ROI
Sravanthi Kadali
CEO
The Insights Company
Session: From Claude to AI Interviews: AI in Research, Tested
Sharon Xiang
User Research Lead
GlossGenius
Session: From Claude to AI Interviews: AI in Research, Tested
Rob Rocco
Managing Director, Market Research
Remesh
Session: Building a Hybrid Research Stack to Keep Humans at the Core
Camille DeSantis
Managing Director, US Lead, Health Brand Development
Edelman
Session: Building a Hybrid Research Stack to Keep Humans at the Core
Brian Peterson
Digital Marketing Director
EMI Research Solutions
Session: Built for Trust: Why Clients Should Demand a Layered Data Quality Strategy
Matthew Alexander
Sr. Director, Business Development & Sample Consultant
EMI Research Solutions
Session: Built for Trust: Why Clients Should Demand a Layered Data Quality Strategy
Allie Zack
VP, Qualitative Insights Business Leader
Material
Session: The New Research Stack Isn't Just New Tools
Jeff Syroney
Vice President of Innovation + Story
Wonderlust Collective
Session: Research as Play: Unlocking Human Truths Through Immersion
Carissa Luch
Director, Insights
Sargento Foods
Session: Insight Multiplier: Connecting Data Dots to Drive Decisions
Lena Belkor
Director of Insights & Analytics
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Session: Scaling Qualitative Insight with Rigor and Speed at Scotts
Jay Dotson
Senior Mixed Methods Analyst, Consumer Insights
ScottsMiracle-Gro
Session: Scaling Qualitative Insight with Rigor and Speed at Scotts
Afshin Mohamadi
Partner
Quadrant Strategies
Session: AI Adoption is Table Stakes: ResTech ROI the Real Standard
Bessam Mustafa
Director, Fan Insights
Toronto Blue Jays
Session: From Ballpark to Battle for Attention: How the Toronto Blue Jays Are Competing in the Entertainment Economy
Steve Phillips
Founder, Chair, Chief Innovation Officer
Zappi
Session: AI, Advertising, and the New Decision Economy
Scott Worthge
Founder and Principal Consultant
mktresearchguy llc
Session: What Makes You Valuable in Insights: Skills & Gaps Today
Will Leach
Founder
Mindstate Group
Session: Most AI Investments in the Insights Space Will Make Our Problems Worse, Not Better
Michele McDonald
EVP, Commercial Group Lead North America
Toluna
Session: Synthetic Personas at Scale: Supercharging Innovation
Litthya Báez
US Portfolio Insights Lead – Innovation Strategy
Haleon
Session: Synthetic Personas at Scale: Supercharging Innovation
Kayla Schou
Research Scientist, Market Research COE
Qualtrics
Session: Show Me the Data: Real Results from Three Enterprise Synthetic Pilots, The Synthetic Playbook: Which Use Cases Deliver and Why
Derrick McLean
Product Scientist, Market Research COE
Qualtrics
Session: Choosing Your Synthetic Partner: 3 Questions You Must Ask, Show Me the Data: Real Results from Three Enterprise Synthetic Pilots
Ellen Houston
Head of Market Research COE
Qualtrics
Session: From Researcher to Decision Architect: Building the Team and Tech for Continuous Intelligence
Emily Currie
Head of Market Research Enterprise Services
Qualtrics
Session: From Researcher to Decision Architect: Building the Team and Tech for Continuous Intelligence
Kai Fuentes
President & CEO
Ebony Marketing Systems
Session: Female Founders Building the Future of Insights
Reggie Alston
Vice President of Qualitative Research
Ebony Marketing Systems
Session: The Great Fraud Face-Off: Quality Data vs. Fool's Gold
Liz Miller
Global Client Director
Knit
Session: The Modern Value Equation: Loyalty, Trade-offs, and Trust
Dorothy White
Shopper Insights
McCormick
Session: The Modern Value Equation: Loyalty, Trade-offs, and Trust
Ryan Taylor
Client Development Director, NA
Bolt Insight
Session: Search Has a New Homepage, Are You There?
Morgan Williams
Director, Qualitative Insights & Strategy Operations
CMB
Session: Go Outside. Come Back Better.
Ashley Starke
Customer and Market Intelligence
Albertsons
Session: Search to Strategy: Intelligence to Drive Business Impact
Sam Spott
Insights Communications & Curation Manager
Stravito
Session: Search to Strategy: Intelligence to Drive Business Impact
Joe Corace
Chief Customer Officer
Orchard
Session: The Answer Isn't Better Questions. It's Better Observation.
Paul Scholten
Senior Brand Manager - Arm & Hammer Laundry
Church & Dwight
Session: The Answer Isn't Better Questions. It's Better Observation.
Matt O'Mara
Founder and Managing Director
Cranbrook Search Consultants
Session: What Makes You Valuable in Insights: Skills & Gaps Today
Gianna Saladino
Senior Solution Consulting Manager
quantilope
Session: Beyond the Gold: Why Awareness Isn’t Enough for Saatva’s Olympic Leap
Adam Bai
Chief Strategy Officer + Chief Client Officer
Panoplai
Session: 2026 Insight Innovation Competition
Sarah Runkle
Head of Customer Experience
Outset.ai
Session: The New Research Stack Isn't Just New Tools
Alfred Wahlforss
CEO & Co-Founder
Listen Labs
Session: How Calendly Turns Insights into Breakthroughs with Listen
Gordon Toon
Staff Researcher
Calendly
Session: How Calendly Turns Insights into Breakthroughs with Listen
Ray Yau
Director, Office of Customer Research and Insights
WMATA
Session: The Danger of the Big Lens: Why Public Institutions Often Fall Short at Delivering High-Quality Consumer Products & Services
Jane Freiman
Founder
Smart Kitchen Insights Group
Session: Building Empathy: The Insight AI Can't Deliver
Alixandra Greenman
Research Director
Strat7 Jigsaw
Session: Battling Bias to Produce More Authentic Insights
Conor Feeney
Head of Marketing
HelloFresh
Session: What the Future of AI-Powered Insights Looks Like for HelloFresh
Jason Revzon
Audience Development Consultant
Jason Revzon Consulting
Session: How Buyers Find You in the Age of Zero-click Search
Arty Rivera
Deputy Head of Product Design & User Research
Bloomberg Industry Group
Session: Human-Centered Design in a High-Output World
James Hubbard
Chief Technology Officer.
L&E Research
Session: Vision Models is Market Research: Closing the Say–do Gap
Evan Harrison
Senior Partnerships Manager
Suzy
Session: The Decision Engineer: The New Role at the Center of Every Great Business Decision
Jamie Jurgaitis
Principal Data Consultant
Deep Lake Insights
Session: What Makes You Valuable in Insights: Skills & Gaps Today
Julian Gaines
Pet Parent Insights Manager
Mars Petcare
Session: The Great Fraud Face-Off: Quality Data vs. Fool's Gold
