Featured Speakers at IIEX North America 2026

Matt Gibbs

CEO

Bayes Price

Mario Carrasco

co-founder & principal

ThinkNow

Kelsey Whitehead

VP of Insights & Innovation

Panoplai

Frank Buckler

CEO & FOUNDER

SUPRA

Laura Wronski

Survey Scientist

Google

Michelle Finzel

Senior Manager of Consumer Insights

DAP Global, Inc.

Prayag Narula

Co-Founder & CEO

HeyMarvin

Jim Ballas

GM, Measurement

Magellan AI

Andrew Embry

Sr. Director of Insights Innovation and Capabilities Lilly Market Research

Eli Lilly

Jaime Solorzano

REGIONAL MANAGER - HEAD OF INSIGHTS

Q2Q GLOBAL

Matt Vicenzi

Partner

Hall & Partners

Rich Timpone

Founder and CEO

Protopian Works PBC

Jonathan Tofel

CEO

Mission Field LLC

Anne Coulter

President

Research Strategy Group

Megan Peitz

Founder & CEO

Numerious Inc.

Andrew Mellen

Co-Founder

Vacation

Mary Beth Jowers

VP, Consumer & Market Insights

Heineken

Joey Maddox

Chief Strategy Officer

Verisoul

Heather O'Shea

Chief Research Officer

Alter Agents

Sima Vasa

Advisor, Paradigm Sample and CEO, Infinity Squared

Paradigm Sample

Nancy Hernon

CEO

G3 Translate

Christopher Brace

Founder & CEO

Story Legacy LLC

Arundati Dandapani

Founder and CEO

Generation1.ca

Bonnie Janzen

President

Decision Analyst

Soumya Roy

Founding Partner

Integro

Steve Beckman

Co-Founder

Designology

Angela Smith

Director of Consumer & Market Insights

Talking Rain

Hilary Borndahl

Founder & CEO

Miix Analytics Inc.

Dawn Carr

CEO

Mahogany Insights

Daniel Blatt

Sr. Director, Research & Behavioral Science

Pfizer

Jen Plebani

Principal Researcher

BILL

Heather McKinney

Group Director

Talk Shoppe

Dave Cobban

US Partner

The Spikes

Ed Keller

Executive Director

Market Research Institute International (MRII)

David Baltaxe

President and Chief Intelligence Officer

Unanimous A.I., Inc.

Trip Gorman

Head of Growth

Listen Labs

Kerry Leigh Gregory

Applied Neuroscientist

Neural Sense

Ibrahim Koese

Head of Cross Business & Sportsmarketing

LIDL (ex. DFB)

Maryam Maleki, Ph.D.

Principal User Researcher

Microsoft

Brent Lightfoot

SVP, Research, Measurement & Insights

iHeartMedia

Matt Alverson

Partner

IA Collaborative

Martha Llobet

CEO

Q2Q GLOBAL

Melissa Garvy

Director, Consumer Insights

Olipop

Cory Sexson

Vice President/General Manager

Mallory Krumsieg

Global Marketing Director, Product

International Justice Mission

Jessica Engel

Director of Insights and Strategy

International Justice Mission

Jennifer Matus

Sr. Manager, Market Insights

Docusign

Janina Volpe

Co-founder

Vacation

Henry LeGard

CEO

Verisoul

David Iudica

Head of Global Measurement & Insights Analytics

Uber

Greg Silverman

Global Director, Brand Economics, Analytics, and Research

Interbrand

Sherry Honeyman

Director of Shopper Knowledge

Georgia Pacific

Mike Page

CEO

Phebi

Paige Hansen

Founder & CEO

BAM

Char-Lynn Griffiths

Staff Market Researcher

Faire

Stan Sthanunathan

Executive Chairman

i-Genie.AI

Pam Forbus

SVP, Global Chief of Insights & Analytics

Mondelēz International

Sofia Gomez Garcia

Executive Director in Innovation, Special Projects & Global Community Management

Warner Bros. Discovery

Stephen Holmberg

Founder and Managing Director

Insight Accelerator

Daniel Martinez

Director, Customer Success

Hall & Partners

Alexandrine de Montera

Chief Product Officer & ISO Quality Officer

Full Circle Research

Corrie Hunt

Partner

Hart Research

Cheryl Auger

Senior Research Director for Consumer Insights

Lux Research Inc

Claudia Natasia

Co-founder & CEO

Riley

Benjamin Lo

Co-Founder & CEO

Dialogue AI

Thomas Zoëga Ramsøy

CEO & Founder

Neurons

Jess Vande Werken

Head of Design Research & Strategy

Rivian

Kevin Lonnie

CEO

KL Communications

Guillaume Aimetti

Co-founder

Inspirient GmbH

Eric Boldon

Senior Director Insights & Analytics

Independence Pet Holdings

Howard Fienberg

Senior VP Advocacy

Insights Association

Christine Cottrell

EVP, Consulting Partner

Material

Laurie Krause

VP, Data Analytics Insights and Enterprise Strategy

Northern Tool

John Ferreira

Chief Insights Officer

Finch Brands

Michelle Pichman

Senior Director of Innovation & Enablement, Verified Voices

Numerator

David Aronson

Vice President, Verified Voices

Numerator

Steve Male

Executive Vice President of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships

The Logit Group

Maria Maione

Senior User Experience Researcher

Meta

Zac Baker

CEO and Co-founder

Terac

Frank Kelly

Market Research Lead

Virtual Incentives

Alain Briancon

VP of Research and Data Science

Dynata

Bruce Bower

Founder & CEO

Swytchback

Megan Riggs

Founder & CEO

Crunchy Hydration

Priya Krishnan

Co-founder & COO

Strella

Nico Jaspers

CEO

Latana

Kat Figatner

Senior Vice President/Partner

C+R Research

Sarah Jousiffe

Director of Research | Consumer Strategy

Sky

Brandon Olesh

Strategic Insights Manager

Stanley Black & Decker

Rachel Rogers

Senior Director, Global Brand Insights

Stanley Black & Decker

Karen Lynch

Head of Content

Greenbook

Niels Schillewaert

Head of Research & Methodologies

Conveo AI

Ashley Starck

Senior Manager of Consumer & Marketplace Insights

Nestlé Nutrition

Bob Fawson

CEO

Data Quality Co-Op

Mark Hardy

Head of Walmart Data Ventures

Walmart

Jake Weidman

Sr. User Experience Researcher

Google

Steven Snell, PhD

EVP & Head of Research

Rep Data

Jeff Strong

Senior Advisor

Mammoth Brands

Greg Tucker

Chief Journey Mapper

GOLD RESEARCH INC

Charlie Butler

Co-Founder & CEO

Bounce Insights

Nitin Sharma

CEO

Gold Research Inc

Rachel Julius

Lead Researcher, Strategy & Insights

Amazon

Dave Lundahl

Founder and CEO

InsightsNow

Mimi Sherlock

VP Consumer Insights

IFF

Luke Postlethwaite

Insight Director

LIV Golf

Cayleigh McCarthy

VP, Global Customer Success

Discuss

Holland Martini

Co-Founder & Chief Insights Officer

GoodQues

Maura Ruane

Senior Manager, Research

People Inc.

Tamanna Dhamija

CEO / Co-Founder

Convosight

Lea Ben-Akiva

EVP

AMC Global

Sam Pisani

Managing Partner

The Logit Group

Alok Jain

Founder, CEO

DoReveal

Lucy Davison

Founder and CEO

Keen as Mustard Marketing

Haley Kiernan

Insights Manager

Mars Petcare

Cyndhia Varshni

Senior Reasearch Manager

Beesy Strategy

Narek Vardanyan

CEO

Prelaunch.com

Phil Read Jr

Marketing Director at Ducati North America

Ducati North America

Federico Adrogue

Co-Founder & CEO

Bondum

Kay Allison

Chief Innovator

Kay Allison, LLC

Laura Gonzalez

Senior Data Analyst

Human Dot Plus

Jennifer Warren

Senior Manager, Insights & Strategy

BioVid

Norbert Sari

CEO

Rodeo13

Phil Ahad

Managing Director, Data

Cint

Ciara O'Connell

Director of Consumer Insights & Analytics

Winland Foods

Rachael Lynn

President

Focus Forward

Aaron Bisman

SVP, Head of Marketing

Sesame Workshop

Tucker Mitchell

Sr. Manager, Global Innovation Insights & Strategy Lead

Pernod Ricard

Rainier van Rietschoten

Co-Founder

Veylinx

Barry Jennings

North America Ambassador

Esomar

Niels Neudecker

Managing Director, North America

Human8

Tamara Connolly

Consulting Director

Space Doctors

Chad Novak

Manager, Voice of the Customer

Eversource

Nicole Pineda

Director of Client Relations and Insights

KL Communications

Logan Soraci

Director of Innovation

[email protected]

Ali Henriques

Executive Director

Qualtrics

Jelena Le Breton

Global Vice President, Consumer Insights

Takasago

Renee Smith

Executive Vice President, Innovation

Toluna

Joseph Rini

Director of Product Management

Market Logic Software

Dave Anderko

Insights Lead

Hormel

Beatrice Capestany

Vice President Solutions

quantilope

Gary Rozal

Principal Analyst and Data Scientist

Saatva

Amanda Milena Alvarez

Insights Engagement

Stravito

Ian Donahue

VP, Customer Success

Behaviorally

Rosie Heinert

Sr. Manager Consumer & Marketplace Insights

Nestle Nutrition

Susan Griffin

Principal

Griffin + Skeggs Collaborative

Sarah Snudden

Founder & Principal

Beeline Collaborations

Gillian Almeida

Vice President of Strategy & Insights

[solidcore]

Stephanie Douglass

VP, Growth

Quest Mindshare

Roddy Knowles

COO

dtect

Angelique Taylor

Founder

AddMaple

Ben Jenkins

Co-founder

Okay Human

Leonardo Valente

CPO

N-Infinite by Livepanel

Michael Howard

Founder & CEO

Nichefire

Margaret Mariani

Founder + Principal

The StratLab

Kandice Coltrain

Senior Vice President of Sales

Voxpopme

Valentina Piña

Especialista en Ecommerce

InsituPartners

Zoe Dowling

Director of Global CX Insights

Microsoft

Julie Levine

Senior Market Research Manager

American Red Cross

Elle Park

Market Research and Competitive Intelligence Lead

Arcutis Biotherapeutics

Bridget Gilbert

Director of Consumer & Market Insights

McCormick & Company

Megan Stamper

Director, Luxury Intelligence

Marriott International

Nero Aziz

Head of Innovation

Savanta

Adam Husein

Brand Insights Leader

Kevin Daly

CEO

Collage Group

Patricia Chapin-Bayley

Senior Vice President

Reach3 Insights

Ryanne Miller

Senior Director, Insights & Analytics

Creative Artists Agency (CAA)

Sravanthi Kadali

CEO

The Insights Company

Sharon Xiang

User Research Lead

GlossGenius

Rob Rocco

Managing Director, Market Research

Remesh

Camille DeSantis

Managing Director, US Lead, Health Brand Development

Edelman

Roben Allong

CEO

Lightbeam Communications Corp

Brian Peterson

Digital Marketing Director

EMI Research Solutions

Matthew Alexander

Sr. Director, Business Development & Sample Consultant

EMI Research Solutions

Bob Birdsell

Membership and Business Development Director

Esomar

Aaron Cannon

Cofounder & CEO

Outset.ai

Allie Zack

VP, Qualitative Insights Business Leader

Material

Amishi Takalkar

Co-founder and CEO

Nailbiter

Brodie Dunn

Director Strategic Insights

Pepsi Co - Frito Lay

Aryn Korplaksi

SVP

Fieldwork Inc

Jeff Syroney

Vice President of Innovation + Story

Wonderlust Collective

Carissa Luch

Director, Insights

Sargento Foods

Danielle Gates

Head of Partnerships

JTN Research

Liz White

Managing Director, Studio

buzzback

Chris Hauck

President

HauckEye LLC

Lena Belkor

Director of Insights & Analytics

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

Jay Dotson

Senior Mixed Methods Analyst, Consumer Insights

ScottsMiracle-Gro

Afshin Mohamadi

Partner

Quadrant Strategies

Peju Milne

Moderator

Revelator Research Inc

Maritzia Matheus

Mixed Methods Strategic Researcher

SNO

Bessam Mustafa

Director, Fan Insights

Toronto Blue Jays

Steve Phillips

Founder, Chair, Chief Innovation Officer

Zappi

Stephanie Vincent

Executive VP

Harmon Research

Maxalan Vickers

Senior Insights Manager

Overtime Sports

Scott Worthge

Founder and Principal Consultant

mktresearchguy llc

Will Leach

Founder

Mindstate Group

Michele McDonald

EVP, Commercial Group Lead North America

Toluna

Litthya Báez

US Portfolio Insights Lead – Innovation Strategy

Haleon

Ankit Dhawan

Founder & CEO

BluePill AI

Kayla Schou

Research Scientist, Market Research COE

Qualrics

Derrick McLean

Product Scientist, Market Research COE

Qualtrics

Ellen Houston

Head of Market Research COE

Qualtrics

Emily Currie

Head of Market Research Enterprise Services

Qualtrics