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Ivan Pollard

Marketing & Communications Center Leader, The Conference Board

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Steve Odland Steve Odland

President and CEO
The Conference Board, Inc.

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Denise Dahlhoff, PhD Denise Dahlhoff, PhD

Director, Marketing & Communications Research
The Conference Board

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Jan Botz Jan Botz

Program Director, Internal Communications Council
The Conference Board

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JP Kuehlwein JP Kuehlwein

Marketing Principal, M&C Center
The Conference Board

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Katie Paine Katie Paine

Founder and CEO
Paine Publishing

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Kelly Semrau Kelly Semrau

Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center
The Conference Board

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Grant McLaughlin Grant McLaughlin

Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center
The Conference Board

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Tim Powell Tim Powell

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President of The Knowledge Age…

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Mike Moran Mike Moran

President of Mike Moran Group

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Sally Falkow Sally Falkow

CEO, Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Cen…
Meritus Media Inc,The Conferen…

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Shel Holtz Shel Holtz

Senior Fellow
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Tim Peter Tim Peter

Co-Program Director, Chief Digital Officers Counci…
The Conference Board

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John Forsyth John Forsyth

Consumer Dynamics Leader, M&C Center
The Conference Board

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Lisa Davis Lisa Davis

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Kirk Stewart Kirk Stewart

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Matt Biespiel Matt Biespiel

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Linda Lane Gonzalez Linda Lane Gonzalez

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