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Andrew Cannon
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The Art and Science of Joy
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Basil Hatto
<p><span style="font-size:14px;">Basil is an accomplished media executive with 15 years experience in social media marketing, analytics and data science. At PostMedia, he leads a team responsible for Data Science and Audience Development, understanding how to grow subscribers in the fiercely competitive media landscape. Before joining PostMedia, Basil was the Senior Vice President of Product and Strategy at iProspect, the world’s leading digital performance marketing agency focused on performance media (Search, Social, Display & Video), Experience (SEO, CRO, DCO) and Technology (Advanced Analytics, Tag Management). </span></p>
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Postmedia
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Bianca Pryor
<p>Bianca started out in research at Chicago Focus back in 2007 followed by a run at Kantar TNS in Brand and Communications.</b></p>
<p>It was at System 1 (formerly know as BrainJuicer), however, where she stepped into executive leadership - growing books of business, developing and maintaining relationships and coaching teams in both Chicago, NYC, and LA.</b></p>
<p>She is currently at BET Networks, a ViacomCBS company, as the Vice President of Consumer Insights for Content Optimization.</b></p>
<p>When she's not testing TV pilots and promos, then she's running a foundation focused on fighting against medical brutality of Black Mothers, soaking up all there is to learn about artificial intelligence and machine learning, and exploring the Bronx with her son.</b></p>
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NVIDIA
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Brooke Reavey
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Dominican University
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Bryan Miller
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Collage Group
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Camille Nicita
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Human8
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Carol Fitzgerald
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BuzzBack
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Cory Cunningham
<p>Cory Cunningham is the insights business partner for the Americas region at The LEGO Group, based out of Enfield, CT. In his role, he is responsible for managing the overall insights agenda for The LEGO Group’s largest geography, coordinating all insights initiatives across the consumer and shopper value chain for the US, Canada, Mexico, and Latin American emerging markets. His current favorite LEGO set is the Super Mario 64™ Question Block, which is proudly displayed on a shelf in his living room.</p>
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LEGO
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Debby Schlesinger-Hellman
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Elevare US
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Dyna Boen
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Escalent
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Erin Kelly
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George Carey
<p>George is President and CEO of The Family Room, a market intelligence company that turns consumer emotion into concrete data.</p>
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The Family Room
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Gina Pingitore
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Jackie Chan
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Meta
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Jamin Brazil
<p>As the previous CEO of FocusVision, Jamin Brazil was the first to bring to market a combination of qualitative and quantitative technologies that are used by 75 percent of the Fortune 100, and more than 3,000 companies globally. Prior to FocusVision, he pioneered online surveys, founding Decipher, a top survey platform in 2000.</p>
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Voxpopme
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Julia Eisenberg
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SAGO
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Julie Kurd
<p>Julie is Chief Customer Officer for Intuify, a research tech start up that helps world leading brands get astonishingly deep understanding of their customers. Intuify designs cognitively intuitive, mobile first (desktop friendly) studies that reduce cognitive load and time to mentally process and complete studies. We deploy voice verification (gold standard in data quality), safe AI and mobile-first (also laptop friendly) and deliver results that incorporate audio/video reels of customer voice. Don't do custom research but want to deploy conversational voice? Visit StorySync.ai to get started on the Forsta Decipher platform.</p>
<p>Julie is a Lecturer at BU Questrom School of Business, teaching Marketing-Management Communications undergrad and in the executive MBA program.</p>
<p>She's an Insights Association Laureate who serves on the Insights Association Events Committee, a mentor with WIRe.</p>
<p>She's on the Board of Directors for the Boston Debate League. </p>
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Intuify, Inc.
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Julie Coulter
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Novantas
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Kai Fuentes
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Ebony Marketing Systems Inc.
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Katie Gross
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Suzy
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Lauren Demar
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Lilah Raynor
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Logica Research (formerly Koski Research)
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Linda Lee
<p>Linda is the Chief Marketing Officer of Meals & Beverages at Campbell Soup Company. The 155-year-old diversified food company generates about $8.7 billion in sales from its famous soup to such beloved brands as Prego pasta sauce, Pepperidge Farm cookies and Cape Cod potato chips.</p>
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Campbell Soup Company
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Lisa Courtade
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Organon, LLC
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Lisa La Brooy
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Shapiro+Raj
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Maartje van Diepen
<p>Maartje has 16 years’ of global marketing insights and research experience in consumer and healthcare. She joined Southeastern Grocers in 2018, after working with Kantar in Amsterdam and Shanghai. Maartje is passionate about understanding consumer behavior and delivering actionable insights that grow business. Her core areas of expertise are Brand & Communication, Strategic</p>
<p>Customer Insights and Innovation & Product Development. She has a wide range of knowledge of research techniques and analysis tools and a proven track record of commercial success, global project leadership, and people development. She is a passionate self-starter, and brings an extraordinarily high energy level.</p>
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Southeastern Grocers
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Melanie Courtright
<p>Melanie began serving as CEO of the Insights Association on January 1, 2020.</p>
<p>Previously Melanie served as Executive Vice President, Research Science & Data Strategy at Dynata.</p>
<p>A respected, passionate voice on market research trends, standards and quality, Melanie has participated in many industry organizations, events and initiatives. She serves on the executive board of the University of Georgia’s MRII Education program and is an active member of Women in Research (WIRe). Previously Melanie served as President of IA’s Southwest Chapter and as a U.S. representative to ESOMAR.</p>
<p>Melanie has spent more than two decades designing, executing, and interpreting research for agencies and corporations, having started her career at a full-service research firm where she gained a strong research background. For the past decade, Melanie has developed expertise in all forms of digital research including online, mobile and social.</p>
<p>Beginning in 2011, Melanie served as EVP, Global Client Services at Research Now and worked in roles of increasing responsibility in the years following the company’s merger with SSI and subsequent renaming as Dynata. Dynata is the world’s largest first-party data and insights platform with a reach that encompasses 60+ million consumers and business professionals globally and serves nearly 6,000 clients.</p>
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Insights Association
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Merrill Dubrow
<p>With a passion for building strong relationships and a mission to drive innovation, Merrill is leading this top full-service marketing research company into its sixth decade. He and his team form actionable research strategies and solutions by combining an intimate understanding of clients' business objectives with the design strength and marketing expertise required to drive business growth.</p>
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M/A/R/C Research
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Paige Leidig
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Rob Love
<p>Rob is an insights consultant with 30+ years’ experience designing and executing qualitative and quantitative research studies worldwide.</p>
<p>A versatile, creative, and disciplined practitioner, Rob leverages cutting-edge technologies and data analysis tools to empower his clients to better understand the needs, desires and motivations of their customers, members and stakeholders. Rob has directed projects for a wide variety of organizations, from the Fortune 500 to professional associations and NFPs. </p>
<p>Rob attended the University of Chicago (MBA) and University of Colorado (Engineering). Rob is an avid runner and former Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras. Rob lives in Highland Park, IL.</p>
<p>Rob is an insights consultant with 30+ years’ experience designing and executing qualitative and quantitative research studies worldwide.</p>
<p>A versatile, creative, and disciplined practitioner, Rob leverages cutting-edge technologies and data analysis tools to empower his clients to better understand the needs, desires and motivations of their customers, members and stakeholders. Rob has directed projects for a wide variety of organizations, from the Fortune 500 to professional associations and NFPs. </p>
<p>Rob attended the University of Chicago (MBA) and University of Colorado (Engineering). Rob is an avid runner and former Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras. Rob lives in Highland Park, IL.</p>
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Sam Herzing
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Human8
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Sara Yang
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InsightsNow, Inc
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Sheri Lambert
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Temple University
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Steve Schlesinger
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Sago
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Thor Olof Philogène
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Stravito
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Vidyotham Reddi
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Mars, Inc.
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