2026 Featured Speakers and Guests
Justin Aglio
- Associate Vice President, Penn State Outreach; Executive Director, Readiness Institute at Penn State
Scott Ambrose
- Chief Technology Officer, KeystoneREN
Saquon Barkley
- Running Back, Philadelphia Eagles
- President, The Michael Ann & Saquon Barkley Hope Foundation
Greg Blair
- Vice President, Julius Education
Michael Borda
- Associate Vice Provost for Research Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania
Gary Brito
- General, U.S. Army (retired) and founder, The Brito Group, LLC
Krystal Burgess
- Senior Early Career Talent Partner, The Campbells Company
Shakir Cannon-Moye
- Vice President, Julius Education
Guido Cervone
- Director, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Penn State University
Brett Davis
- US Chief Innovation Officer, Deloitte
Eileen Marks DiFabio
- Director of Financial Literacy, NYC Public Schools
Patrick Dudas
- Associate Teaching Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State
Grant Dull
- Executive Director, KeystoneREN
Rita Ferrandino
- Founding Principal, Arc Capital Development
Aaron Feuer
- CEO and Co-Founder, Panorama Education
Erica Fleming
- Assistant Teaching Professor and Faculty Lead for Teaching and Learning, College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State
Nathan Flood
- President and CEO, KINBER
Chris Gamrat
- Associate Teaching Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State
Jen Gilburg
- Deputy Secretary of Technology and Entrepreneurship, PA Department of Community and Economic Development
Lauren Holubec
- Executive Director, Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association
Andy Hunsucker
- Associate Teaching Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State
Tonya Johnson
- Vice President, The Michael Ann & Saquon Barkley Hope Foundation
Ilena Key
- Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President for Information Technology Services, Lehigh University
Gary Liguori
- Albert and Suzanne Lord Endowed Chancellor, Penn State Abington
Anthony Matarazzo
- Head of Physical AI & Solutions, Synopsys
Patrick Mather
- Dean, Schreyer Honors College at Penn State
Thomas Murray
- Director of Innovation, Future Ready Schools, All4Ed
John New
- CEO/Founder, WorkMerk and 98 Octane
Ernest Ntiamoah
- Assistant Director, Penn State Admissions - Philadelphia
Jennifer Oxenford
- Chief Relationship Officer, KeystoneREN
Vincent Perez
- Founder and Managing Partner, Long View Partners
Letty Perez
- Strategic Philanthropy Lead, Corporate Impact, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Aly Picione
- Talent Acquisition Supervisor, Hanwha
Rachael Pritzker
- Board Member, The Michael Ann & Saquon Barkley Hope Foundation
- CEO, Pritzker Law Group
Karen Quintos
- Retired, Chief Customer and Marketing Officer, Dell Technologies
Joe Robus
- Director, Talent Acquisition, Comcast
Jeremy Shorr
- Impact Coordinator, Mark Cuban Foundation
Kara Shure
- Senior Manager of Global Policy Development, Airbnb
Fotis Sotiropoulos
- Executive Vice President and Provost, Penn State University
Andrea Tapia
- Dean, College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State
Michael Wade Smith
- Senior Vice President for External Affairs and Chief of Staff, Penn State University
Tony Watlington
- Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia
Shane White
- Director, Compliance, Integra LifeSciences
Esther Wojcicki
- Journalist, Educator, and "Godmother of Silicon Valley"
Dan Zapp
- Sr Director of Research, Everfi
Dane Zdunowski
- President, Penn State Alumni Association Philadelphia Chapter
