Meet Our Speakers
KMWorld 2023 provides attendees with opportunities to meet and learn from the leading experts in knowledge and information management. The conference program is currently being developed and will be available in mid-July. Click on the links below to find out more about our speakers and when they'll be speaking!
Kendra Albright
— Goodyear Endowed Professor in KM, School of Information , Kent State University
Dominik Aronsky
— CMIO , Semedy , Vanderbilt University
Kemi Ayanda
— Manager , KM & Knowledge Economy Projects, NEOM
Zachary Baquet
— Strategy & Learning Adviser , US Agency for International Development (USAID)
Beth Baxendale
— Senior Associate & KRT Manager , Perkins Eastman
Floor Blindenbach-Driessen
— CEO , Organizing4Innovation
Arno Boersma
— Knowledge Strategist , Island Impact
Barbara Bosha
— President , Bosha Design+Communications
Justin Braathen
— Sr Solutions Architect , Liberty Mutual Insurance
Lynda Braksiek
— Principal Research Lead , Knowledge Management, APQC
Gloria Burke
— Senior Knowledge Management Strategist & formerly KM Slalom
Eyal Cahana
— Knowledge Capital Practice Lead , Deloitte
Gary Carlson
— Founder , Factor
Frank Cervone
— Program Coordinator, Information Science and Data Analytics , San Jose State University
Elizabeth Chaloner
— Corporate Process Manager , lastminute.com
John Chmaj
— Senior Director, KM Strategy , Verint
Dave Clarke
— EVP, Semantic Graph Technology , Synaptica, part of Squirro AG, UK
Thais Colicchio
— KM & Information Systems Researcher , Technology Institute, Unicamp , Innovation Consultant at Inventta
Mark Cruth
— Modern Work Coach , Atlassian
Walter DiLello
— Knowledge System Product Manager , lastminute.com
Sara Duane
— Consultant , Strategic & Business Consulting, Enterprise Knowledge LLC
Jane Dysart
— Curator of Curiosity , Dysart & Jones Associates, Canada
Patricia Eng
— Certified ISO 30401 KM Auditor, Trainer, Speaker, Author , KMHR Systems Auditors
Brad English
— Senior Manager , Learning Development, PROS, Inc. , ATD Houston
Fernando Fukunaga
— President & Executive Director , Brazilian Knowledge Management Society (BKMS)
Emma Galdo
— Director of Product Marketing , Bloomfire
Stan Garfield
— Author of six KM books & Founder , SIKM Leaders Community
Melinda Geist
— Digital Operations Manager , Sales and Marketing, Intel
Beth Gleba
— Senior Director , Digital Workplace, BCD Travel
Kim Glover
— Director , Internal Communications, TechnipFMC
Pablo Gomes
— Subsea Training Manager , Petrobras & Regional Director, SBGC (Brazilian Society of Knowledge Management)
Doug Green
— Director , Corporate Communications, Digital & Operations, TechnipFMC
Mark Gross
— President , Data Conversion Laboratory
Susan S. Hanley
— President , Susan Hanley LLC , Intranet Consultant, Microsoft MVP
Kristy Hashemi
— User Experience Group Leader , MITRE
Gordon Hayden
— Chief Growth Officer , Semantic Web Company (SWC)
Heather Hedden
— Taxonomy Consultant , Hedden Information Management , Author, The Accidental Taxonomist
Jan H Hellberg
— Talent Architect , Talent Management, European Patent Office
Dion Hinchcliffe
— VP & Principal Analyst , Constellation Research, USA
Patrick Hoeffel
— Head , Partner Success, Lucidworks
Ian Hook
— Director , KM & Insights Excellence, Novartis
Anna Hudgins
— Knowledge Resource Coordinator , Perkins Eastman
Richard Huffine
— Assistant Director, Enterprise Information & Records , Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Adrienne Jonsson
— Competitive Intelligence , JPMorgan Chase
Ivaylo Kabakov
— Head of Solutions , Ontotext
Bob Kasenchak
— Information Architect , Factor
Lauren Kennedy
— Head , Customer Success, Glean
Kamran Khan
— President & CEO , Pureinsights Technology Corp.
Sebastian Klatt
— Senior Consultant , Raytion GmbH
Harrison Knittle
— Corporate Trainer/Instructional Designer , Deseret First Credit Union
Patrick Lambe
— Principal Consultant , Straits Knowledge , Author, Principles of Knowledge Auditing
Deneena Lanius
— Senior Consultant , Enterprise Learning, Enterprise Knowledge LLC
Linda Lavelle
— Founder & Consultant , Knowledge Dynamics
Kristina Lawson
— Intelligent Knowledge & Data Architect , MITRE
Scott Leeb
— Chief Knowledge Officer , Fragomen
Stephanie Lemieux
— President & Principal Consultant , Dovecot Studio
Rowena Leung
— Senior Product Designer , Liberty Mutual Insurance
John Lewis
— Chief Knowledge Officer , SearchBlox Software Inc. , Explanation Age LLC
Paula Little
— Lead Senior Information Architect & Taxonomist , Factor Firm
Vanessa Liu
— CEO & Co-Founder , Sugarwork
Chad Mairn
— Professor | Librarian , Innovation Lab, St. Petersburg College
Jessica Malloy
— Senior Knowledge Manager , Harvard Business Publishing
Brian McBreen
— Director, Digital Product Management; & Author, Organizational Intelligence & Knowledge Analytics , Amgen
Jason McCullagh
— Director , Marketplace Alliances, Upland BA Insight Software
Ronald McKinley
— Senior Auditor , KMHR Systems Auditors , SHRM, APA
Nimit Mehta
— CEO , TopQuadrant
Rebecca Miksch
— Enterprise Architect Knowledge , Wipfli , CKM, PMP, MLS
Sandra Montanino
— Founder & Principal , Navig8 PD , formerly Director, Professional Development, Goodmans LLP
Art Murray
— CEO , Applied Knowledge Sciences, Inc. , Director, Enterprise of the Future Program, International Institute for Knowledge and Innovation
Michele Myers
— Director , Global Education & Enablement, PROS, Inc.
Antti Nivala
— Founder & CEO , M-Files
Datin Habsah Nordin
— Chief Data Officer , PETRONAS
Marydee Ojala
— Editor-in-Chief , KMWorld
Juanita Olguin
— Senior Director , Product Marketing, Coveo
Vasko Panovski
— Senior Consultant & Project Manager , Raytion GmbH
Taylor Paschal
— Manager, KM & Communications , Blink Health
Melissa Patsalides
— Senior KMOL Advisor & Systems & Structures Practice Lead , Office of Learning, Evaluation and Research, USAID
Clarissa Perkins
— Senior Digital Communications Lead , Bixal
Jennifer Perkins
— Digital Sciences Project Manager , Pfizer
Brian Pichman
— Director of Strategic Innovation , Evolve Project
Suzan Pickels
— Knowledge Manager , CRB
Peio Popov
— SVP , Financial Services, Ontotext
Tim Wood Powell
— President , The Knowledge Agency , Senior Fellow, The Conference Board & Author, The Value of Knowledge
Nick Pugliesi
— Web Developer , Perkins Eastman
Alina Rafaila
— KM Leader, Tax, Legal & People Services , PwC
Tom Reamy
— Chief Knowledge Architect & Founder , KAPS Group , Author, Deep Text
Daniela Rey Silva
— Science and Technology Analyst , Brazilian National Nuclear Energy Commission - Pocos de Caldas Laboratory
Tony Rhem
— CEO/Principal Consultant , A. J. Rhem & Associates , Author, Knowledge Management in Practice; Essential Topics in Artificial Intelligence
Juanita Richardson
— Manager , Learning Resource Collaboratory, Michener Institute
Adrian Rivera-Reyes
— Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning (KMOL) Advisor , Bureau for Policy, Planning & Learning, USAID
Rebecca Rodgers
— Principal Consultant Digital Workplace & Community Manager , Step Two
Luis Rodriguez
— Knowledge Manager
Lorena Rodriguez Bu
— Chief , Knowledge & Learning Division, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Susann Roth
— Chief , KM, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Ashu Roy
— Chairman & Chief Executive Officer , eGain Corporation
Beth Rudden
— CEO , Bast.ai
Rebecca Scales
— Head , Technical Learning & Development, Noom
Florian Schwingenschloegl
— Enterprise Sales Manager , USU Solutions International
Thom Sinclair
— Interim VP, International Practice , KM & Organizational Learning, Bixal
Beth Smith
— Senior Research Consultant , The Cynefin Company
Dave Snowden
— Founder & Chief Scientist , The Cynefin Company
Ellie Snowden
— Senior Research Consultant , The Cynefin Company (Cognitive Edge)
Disha Solanki
— Product Owner II , Liberty Mutual Insurance
Kipp Sorensen
— Chief People Officer , JourneyTEAM
Neesham Spitzberg
— Senior Program Manager , Knowledge & Learning, Investment & Credit Risk, International Finance Corporation , The World Bank Group
Dan Stradtman
— Chief Marketing Officer , Bloomfire
Tom Summerfelt
— Chief Research Officer , Feeding America
Sedarius Tekara Perrotta
— KM Practitioner, AI Consultant & CEO , Shelf
Gordon Vala-Webb
— CEO , Vala-Webb Consulting Inc.
Tamara Viles
— Knowledge Management Program Manager , Learning & Knowledge Management, TechnipFMC
Harold Villalba
— Knowledge & Learning Management Specialist , Knowledge Management Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Toby Ward
— President , Prescient Digital Media , IntranetBlog.com
David Weinberger
, Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society , Author, Everyday Chaos, Everything is Miscellaneous, Too Big to Know, Cluetrain Manifesto (co-author)
Dirk Wenke
— Head, Software Development , Semedy
Judith Williams
— Co-Founder , Sugarwork
Jeff Willinger
— Chief Inspiration Officer
Owen Wilson
— Senior KM Adviser , United Nations
John Yokley
— President, CEO, & Founder , Progressive Technology Federal Systems Inc
Cristian Young
— AVP , Insights & Knowledge Management, AT&T
Cynthia “Cindy” J. Young
— Founder/CEO , CJ Young Consulting, LLC , Leidos
Jorge Zamora
— CEO , GoLinks
Jakub Zavrel
— CEO , Zeta Alpha