This Alexander Group Forum sets the gold standard for rich content, world-class speakers and Fortune 1000 executive guests across today’s expansive growth ecosystem. Speakers and guests include women leaders in C-suite, revenue, sales, marketing, operations, customer success and HR/talent/people roles. Hear their company stories, personal journeys, impactful transformations and ways they give back.
Join the hundreds of Forum guests that have taken away ideas and actions that can make a meaningful difference in their growth plans, workforces, and leadership legacies.
Explore how leaders drive convergence through 6 Motions – and in turn fundamentally accelerate Value Creation at their organizations this April.
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Expand and engage your peer connections through in-depth conversations at this lunch…before official sessions begin.
Where’s the description — In today’s dynamic revenue landscape, resilience is more than just bouncing back—it’s about moving forward with a clear purpose to create meaningful results and impact. This session explores The 5 Practices of Highly Resilient People, the behaviors that make the difference between whether we flourish or fold; actions we can all engage in the inevitable moments of challenge, change, and complexity (The Big 3 C’s), alongside the motions of convergence, with a focus on Messaging, Engagement, and Enablement.
Discover how Messaging is amplified by harnessing The Practice of Vulnerability and our natural authenticity to align with our people by ensuring we bring humanity to our communication. Resilience fuels Engagement through the Practice of Connection, first with ourselves, as women leaders, and by assessing our external relationships to ensure the people with whom we surround ourselves elevate us. Finally, Enablement is enhanced through resilience by ensuring that we are equipped, along with our teams, with the practical skills, tools, and mindset that creates sustainable success.
This session will show you how to strengthen your resilience, lead with greater resolve, and drive transformational outcomes for you and your team in today’s rapidly changing and converging environment. Whether you’re navigating change, focused on enhancing your performance, or simply sharpening your leadership skills and legacy, you’ll be inspired by engaging storytelling and real-world insights, along with gaining practical strategies to implement.
DR. TARYN MARIE STEJSKAL
Chief Resilience Officer & Founder
Resilience Leadership Institute
Dr. Taryn Marie is the founder and chief resilience officer (CRO) of the Resilience Leadership Institute (RLI).
Prior to founding RLI, she served as the head of executive leadership development & talent strategy at Nike and head of global leadership development at Cigna.
She is considered the #1 international expert on resilience, mental health and well-being in leadership and life. Her work has been featured by Forbes, TEDx, NBC, Kathy Ireland, Bloomberg Business, Thrive Global and Fox.
Leadership Roundtables
HOLLY BRIEDIS
SVP, Global Industries
ServiceNow
Holly brings 18 years of expertise across 3 main dimensions of business:
She is currently the Senior Vice President, Global Industries, at ServiceNow, one of the
highest-growth enterprise software platforms in the world. In her newly established role, Holly is responsible for all growth across ServiceNow’s major industries, including: Financial Services, Telco & Media, Technology, Manufacturing, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Retail & Consumer Goods. In doing so, her mandate is to make ServiceNow more customer-centric in how we go-to-market in service to both current and prospective customers.
Prior to joining ServiceNow, she was President and EVP, Chief Customer & Marketing Officer at Fossil Group, the global leader in accessories manufacturing, marketing and distribution. Prior to that, Holly was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where she advised some of the world’s most recognizable consumer and retail brands, and led one of the highest growth practices within the firm, the North American Customer Experience & Digital practice. Before joining McKinsey, she was a venture capital investor and early stage operator in digital tech & payments in the US and East Africa.
Holly is a Board member of KIPP, the largest non-profit education network in the United States; Shoptalk, the leading forum for retail changemakers; and, she advises a handful of leading retail technology VC firms and entrepreneurs, including RevTech (VC), Accel Partners (VC), Jane Technologies (Series C) and Sechey (Series A).
She holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Finance and Marketing, and a BA/BS from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, where she graduated summa cum laude and as a Board of Regents Scholar.
HOLLY BRIEDIS
SVP, Global Industries
ServiceNow
HEIDI ANDERSON HUPE
Board Member, Former President
& Chief Growth Officer
As a Board Member at Solis Mammography (Madison Dearborn Partners portfolio company), Heidi Anderson Hupe brings valuable commercial strategy expertise to complement the organization's financial and operational leadership. She serves on the Quality and Compliance Committee, where she provides strategic governance that enhances the company's market position and customer experience initiatives. With P&L management experience of up to $175M and success leading organizations of 130+ professionals, Heidi offers boards a rare blend of strategic vision, commercial acumen, and market insight.
Heidi's executive career spans healthcare technology, digital media, and consumer engagement. As President and Chief Growth Officer at Nox Health, she led a 30-person commercial team driving enterprise business representing 30% ($30M) of company revenues. Her strategic guidance was instrumental in securing a $60M strategic investment and achieving 5-20% growth across key enterprise accounts including AT&T, Coca-Cola, and Delta Airlines. At Teladoc (previously Livongo), she directed a 130-person organization managing a $350M portfolio, maintaining a 95% client retention rate, and driving $30M in cross-sell revenue.
Her governance perspective was shaped during Time Inc.'s preparation for public sale, where she headed the $175M healthcare vertical P&L while revenues grew from $1B to $1.8B. At Outcome Health, she orchestrated a comprehensive company turnaround, driving 60% YOY revenue growth and navigating the successful recapitalization that positioned the company for acquisition. This experience provides valuable insight for boards navigating capital raising, M&A activities, and significant organizational transformations.
Beyond her current board position at Solis Mammography, Heidi serves on the Board of Advisors for Spacely Media, a two-way marketplace connecting media buyers with magazine and out-of-home inventory. She currently holds strategic advisory roles with MyAdesso (pre-Series A health tech) and Familia Kitchen (a Latino recipe and cultural platform). Her past advisory experience includes work with AliveCor (Khosla Ventures portfolio company, 2021-2022) and TaskHuman (HR tech platform, 2021-2024). With her diverse governance experience across varied business models, Heidi is exceptionally equipped with valuable perspectives for board leadership roles.
Known as a "positive force multiplier" and an "alchemist of people, strategy, and execution," Heidi brings a distinctive leadership philosophy to her board service. She excels at identifying connections between seemingly disparate business challenges and opportunities, approaching governance with unique and strategic resourcefulness and innovative problem-solving abilities. Her leadership ethos centers on the belief that "transformational success emerges when creative vision unites with disciplined execution, and when leaders empower teams to turn bold ideas into breakthrough realities."
Heidi is an active member and peer group facilitator at Chief, an executive network for women leaders, and participates in 50/50 Women on Boards initiatives. She was recognized as a Woman of Distinction by MM&M (Medical Marketing & Media) in 2023 and named "The Go-to-Growth Expert" by PM360 Magazine. She holds a B.A. in Journalism/Mass Communications from the University of Minnesota.
HEIDI ANDERSON HUPE
Board Member, Former President
& Chief Growth Officer
Enjoy picturesque Chicago waterfront views (Navy Pier, Lake Michigan and Chicago River) from the expansive 11th floor Miru outdoor terrace with your choice drink in hand.
KELLY LONDY
President & CEO, Global MR
GE HealthCare
Kelly Londy stepped into the role of President and CEO of GE HealthCare's MR business in March 2024, with a rich history of leadership and innovation in the healthcare sector. Before joining GE HealthCare, Kelly was the CEO of Nuvo, a global maternal-fetal remote management through critical growth phases, including the commercial launch of AI solutions and preparation for going public. Her strategic vision and operational expertise were further exemplified in her leadership roles as CEO at Innoblative Designs, Inc., CEO at Lumicell, Inc., and COO at Accuray, Inc., where she led businesses through the entire development cycle, from clinical trials to achieving significant global revenue growth.
Beyond her executive roles, Kelly was also recently a member of the board of directors and director Compensation & Sustainability Committees for CMR Surgical and Elekta.
Additionally, in Kelly’s previous time at GE HealthCare and Philips Healthcare North America, she was in various leadership roles in Strategic Business, Molecular Imaging, CT and MR to round out her commercial experience. This, coupled with her executive experience has endowed her with a deep understanding of the healthcare technology landscape and the challenges it faces today.
Kelly’s early career focus on women's health at the University of Michigan Hospitals has equipped her with a patient-centric approach that has steered her leadership journey. Her passion for expanding health care access, improving patient care through innovation, and translation to clinical capabilities remain pillars of her approach. Central to this vision is the belief in valuing and nurturing customer relationships, understanding their evolving needs, and ensuring their experiences shape the future of health services. Her commitment to rigorous research and development (R&D) is fundamental in driving innovation that anticipates and creates future technology breakthroughs. These efforts are crucial in paving the way for transformative solutions that address current and emerging health challenges, making significant strides towards a more inclusive and advanced healthcare ecosystem.
KELLY LONDY
President & CEO, Global MR
GE HealthCare
Executive Panels
Convergence Motions: Creating a Foundation for Success Now and in the Coming Years
Messaging: Marketing partners with sales in the field ― to craft messages that are more targeted and processes to deliver them more effectively.
Engagement: Product, marketing, sales and service partners to drive awareness and create a community of potential customers ― meeting them where, when and how they want.
AMBER ARMSTRONG
CMO, Sales Cloud
Salesforce
Amber Armstrong is an experienced technology CMO who currently leads marketing for Sales Cloud, and previously led marketing at LivePerson and several AI-infused businesses at IBM. She’s dedicated to both the art and science of marketing and has a passionate curiosity for the uncharted.
AMBER ARMSTRONG
CMO, Sales Cloud
Salesforce
AMANDA DEPALMA
SVP, Head of Global Mktg.
& Comm – Ultrasound
Siemens Healthineers
Amanda DePalma is a global marketing leader with a passion for driving growth, innovation, and high-performing teams that enhance patient care. With over 25 years of experience at industry leaders like Guidant, Abbott Vascular, Edwards Lifesciences, and Philips Healthcare, she has led the launch of 30+ products. Since October 2023, she has served as Head of Global Marketing for Siemens Healthineers Ultrasound. A champion of diversity and inclusion, Amanda sits on the Board of MedtechWOMEN and chairs the AdvaMed Women’s Executive Network. She holds a BS in Marketing and an MBA from the University of Florida.
AMANDA DEPALMA
SVP, Head of Global Mktg.
& Comm – Ultrasound
Siemens Healthineers
ISABEL GOMEZ VIDAL
Chief Revenue Officer
Dun & Bradstreet
Bio is forthcoming.
ISABEL GOMEZ VIDAL
Chief Revenue Officer
Dun & Bradstreet
TRACY WARD
Managing Director & Global Head of Marketing
Prologis
Tracy Ward is the Managing Director and Global Head of Marketing at Prologis. She is responsible for defining and implementing the company’s brand and growth programs. Ms. Ward’s goal is to ensure the company's marketing efforts support and enhance its growth, brand positioning, and customer relationships across various global markets. At Prologis, she plays a pivotal role in shaping and driving the company's marketing initiatives worldwide.
Prior to joining Prologis in 2006, Tracy was with Gap, Inc. where she served as Director of Store Planning for North America. Prior to that, she was with The North Face, Inc., responsible for dealer relations, space planning and design.
Tracy holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the California State University, Sacramento, with a concentration in international business. Tracy is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI).
TRACY WARD
Managing Director & Global Head of Marketing
Prologis
Innovation: Marketing and sales partners with upstream product innovation design solutions that are more valuable to the customers that matter.
Enablement: Operations partners with Marketing, Sales and Service to provide a common data set and analytical tools ― to better assess what happened, see what is coming and harness resources needed to win in fast-changing markets.
KATHY DOOLAEGE
Head of Global Sales Ops & Enablement
Zoom
Kathy Doolaege is the Head of Global Operations and GTM Enablement at Zoom Video Communications, where she has spent the last 4 years transforming GTM operations and creating an enablement strategy focused on sales excellence across a $5B revenue organization.
Before joining Zoom in 2020, Kathy built her expertise in executive roles at Cisco Systems, Signify, Acuity Brands, and Bloom Energy. A 20+ year go to market operations veteran in the tech industry, she has been responsible for driving company-wide business transformation and building global sales operation practices.
Her experience includes implementing new business models, go-to-market readiness plans, delivering global and regional commercial sales excellence initiatives, and establishing lean operating models. She is known for her leadership through disruptive organizational change, developing talent and building high-performance world-class teams.
Kathy is an advocate and mentor for many continuously looking for opportunities to develop talent in and outside of Zoom and is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the Women in Leadership Program at University of California, Riverside.
KATHY DOOLAEGE
Head of Global Sales Ops
& Enablement
Zoom
NATALIE GABATHULER-SCULLY
EVP, Global Revenue Distribution & Data Ops
Vevo
Natalie Gabathuler-Scully is Vevo's Executive Vice President of Revenue, Distribution & Data Operations. Overseeing several teams, she is responsible for global ad operations, pricing and planning, ad-tech and business operations; data aggregation and reporting; and launching and managing Vevo's distribution across various CTV platforms. Natalie has been in the media industry for nearly 25 years focusing her career in multimedia sales. Prior to Vevo, Natalie worked for USA TODAY, ESPN, and JP Morgan.
NATALIE GABATHULER-SCULLY
EVP, Global Revenue Distribution
& Data Ops
Vevo
JUDITH HAMMERMAN
Former SVP, Cloud Growth
Acxiom
Judith’s formula for success combines high impact executive leadership across sales, GTM, customer success and partnerships. WIth a deep background in data, cloud and AI, her track record includes creating successful strategies in launching, building, and scaling new businesses that generate significant revenue growth.
Judith served as Adobe’s Head of Platform Expansion at Adobe (AEP, 2018-2023) and most recently was SVP Cloud Growth at Acxiom. She launched Adobe Experience Platform out of beta with a tiger team in May 2019. Within four years, AEP exceeded $750MM ARR.
Previously, she had re-joined Time Inc. in 2016, returning to the company where she built her early career. During her 18 month stay as SVP, Data and Programmatic Solutions, Judith and her teams focused on the growth engines of the business; building Time Inc.’s data and programmatic offerings for advertisers and ultimately, positioning it for acquisition by Meredith, Inc in 2018. Prior, she held executive roles at AOL (now AOL/Yahoo).
Judith began her career in San Francisco where she held sales positions at IDG, a privately held B2B media company and at CMP, a global B2B media company providing information and marketing services to technology professionals.
Judith holds a dual MBA from Columbia Business School and Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.
She is advisor to Women In Revenue and a member of the West Point Parents Club.
JUDITH HAMMERMAN
Former SVP, Cloud Growth
Acxiom
LINDSEY SCRASE
Chief Operating Officer
Checkr
Biography is forthcoming.
LINDSEY SCRASE
Chief Operating Officer
Checkr
Solutioning: Sellers, specialists and partners team with technology and training ― to enhance skills and develop tools that add real value to the customer journey.
Delivery: Customer Success teams with sales in solution design and post-sales care ― to deliver faster ROI to the customer and a more positive customer experience.
CARINE GURSKY
Head, Global Customer Success Mgmt.
Stripe
Carine Gursky leads Global Customer Success Management at Stripe, where she is responsible for the health, retention and growth of Stripe’s largest and most strategic users. With over 6 years at Stripe, she has contributed in various go-to-market roles, from Sales and Account Management leadership, to helping to build out the Customer Success organization from the ground up.
Before joining Stripe, Carine spent 17 years at Wells Fargo, starting in Merchant Acquiring and later transitioning to the Foreign Exchange sales desk, where she led Business Banking Foreign Exchange sales of cross border money movement and risk mitigation through derivatives contracts.
Carine is a dedicated sales and customer success leader who drives impact through high-performing, customer-facing teams. Through her goal-oriented and macro-optimistic leadership style, she fosters strong partnerships while championing a culture of autonomy, accountability, and operational excellence.
CARINE GURSKY
Head, Global Customer Success Mgmt.
Stripe
DUNJA LAROSA
Chief Revenue Officer
Sonos
Dunja LaRosa assumed the role of chief revenue officer at Sonos in November 2023, leading global growth initiatives and overseeing key sales channels for the company's products.
Prior to this, from 2021 to 2023, she spent three years at Dyson, spearheading North American retail sales, including management of Dyson stores.
With a specialization in premium channel development, Dunja is renowned for pioneering innovative sales strategies tailored to evolving consumer preferences. Drawing from a decade-long tenure at Sony, where she navigated various product categories, Dunja managed profitable product P&Ls in the audio sector and supervised commercial operations for Home Entertainment and Sound in North America.
A native of the Netherlands, she is fluent in six languages and has lived in multiple countries but calls California her new home.
DUNJA LAROSA
Chief Revenue Officer
Sonos
ABBEY SMITH
SVP, Account Management
Forbes
Bio is forthcoming.
ABBEY SMITH
SVP, Account Management
Forbes
KATE WALTON
Managing Dir., Chief Commercial Officer, Merchant Payments
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Bio is forthcoming.
KATE WALTON
Managing Dir., Chief Commercial Officer, Merchant Payments
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
TRACY EMBREE
President, Americas
Otis
As President, Otis Americas, Tracy is responsible for driving growth in our New Equipment and Service businesses throughout North and South America, while focusing on safety, quality and exceptional customer service.
Tracy is a leading global strategist in industrial, emerging technology and zero-emissions solutions. An engineer by trade with significant operational experience, she has run large portfolios and has considerable experience leading product- and service-focused organizations with complex industrial manufacturing businesses. Prior to joining Otis, Tracy spent more than two decades with Cummins Inc. where she drove global growth in core business areas and developed key technologies to ensure customers could meet increasingly stringent global emissions standards.
She is passionate about developing, motivating and leading teams – especially during times of change – and is well known as an active mentor and sponsor, and as an authentic leader to all colleagues.
Tracy holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, and is a founding member of Extraordinary Women on Boards (EWOB).
TRACY EMBREE
President, Americas
Otis
KAREN ABRAMSON
CEO, Corporate Performance & ESG
Wolters Kluwer
Karen Abramson is the CEO of Wolters Kluwer’s newest division: Corporate Performance & ESG (CP & ESG).
Karen is responsible for driving the alignment, accelerated growth and integration of the CP & ESG division’s four award-winning, global, cloud-based software businesses, which collectively focus on corporate performance management, ESG, EHS, audit assurance and risk. The division employs approximately 3,000 people globally, operates in 34 countries, and serves customers in 167 countries. Its technology solutions reach 91% of companies listed in the Fortune 500 and more than 3,000 offices of the CFO. In 2023 alone, under Karen’s leadership, the CP & ESG division earned 22 awards and recognitions, including being named by independent research firm, Verdantix, as having the strongest market momentum among all ESG vendors in its prestigious Green Quadrant report.
Innovation is at Karen’s core as a leader. She believes that by relentlessly focusing on customer-driven innovation, businesses can retain and attract talented employees, improve the customer experience, and deliver strong financial results. Her perspectives on innovation, leadership and digital transformation have been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Chief Executive, ESG Today and ESG Investor.
Previously at Wolters Kluwer, Karen served as CEO of the Tax & Accounting division. During that time, she was named six times by CPA Practice Advisor to be one of the most powerful women in accounting. Karen was also a past Executive Board Member of the Software information industry of America and the American Association of Publishers Executive Board Member. She was named to CPA Practice Advisor’s list of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting multiple times. Karen sits on the Outsell European Executive Council and the Forbes Business Council.
Karen was named 2019 CEO of the Year by the SIIA (Software Information Industry of America), in recognition of her leadership in launching award-winning products and driving technology and innovation. She also earned Female Executive of the Year honors in the 2021 Silver Stevie® Awards for Women in Business; and a 2022 Silver Globee® in the Woman Excellence of the Year, Accounting and Finance category.
KAREN ABRAMSON
CEO, Corp. Performance & ESG
Wolters Kluwer
JUDY BUCHHOLZ
SVP, Global Partner Ecosystems
Pegasystems
Bio is forthcoming.
JUDY BUCHHOLZ
SVP, Global Partner Ecosystems
Pegasystems
MARY HENSON
GM, U.S. & Canada Commercial
Baxter Healthcare
Bio is forthcoming.
MARY HENSON
GM, U.S. & Canada Commercial
Baxter Healthcare
SUZANNE MATARAZZO
SVP, Agency Partnerships
NBCUniversal
Bio is forthcoming.
SUZANNE MATARAZZO
SVP, Agency Partnerships
NBCUniversal