Alexander Group

Women revenue leaders forum

2025 Agenda

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.

Explore how leaders drive convergence through 6 Motions – and in turn fundamentally accelerate Value Creation at their organizations this April.

More on the 6 Motions of Convergence

Tuesday, April 29

11:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.

Special Event: Guided Sound Bowl Meditation

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Opening Executive Networking

Out-of-the-gate opportunity to meet female leaders attending the Forum. Don’t miss it!

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Group Lunch

Expand and engage your peer connections through in-depth conversations at this lunch…before official sessions begin.

1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.

Official Forum Welcome

1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Keynote: The Resilience Blueprint — Thriving Through Change, Disruption & Uncertainty

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.

TARYN MARIE STEJSKAL, PH.D.
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Resilience Leadership Institute

Taryn Marie Stejskal, PH.D. the founder and CEO of the Resilience Leadership Institute (RLI), Keynote speaker, #1 WSJ Bestselling Author and Top 1% podcast host. 

Dr. Taryn Marie is the #1 international expert on resilience, mental health, and wellbeing in leadership after conducting original research with hundreds of people over the course of two decades, giving rise to the resilience roadmap, The 5 Practices of Particularly Resilient People, now a #1 WSJ bestselling book.

Womens Forum - Keynote - Taryn Stejskal

TARYN MARIE STEJSKAL, PH.D.
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Resilience Leadership Institute

2:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.

Leadership Roundtables 

Cases for Convergence-Driven Value: Get an inside look at the who, what and how companies are harnessing convergence for the benefit of these stakeholders:

Customers

HOLLY BRIEDIS
SVP, Global Industries
ServiceNow

Holly brings 18 years of expertise across 3 main dimensions of business:

  1. Leveraging technology to solve customer problems
  2. Driving incisive, customer-centered growth at organizations of all sizes and scale
  3. Building world-class teams with a ‘roll up your sleeves’ mentality

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.

Womens Forum - Roundtable - Holly Briedis - ServiceNow

HOLLY BRIEDIS
SVP, Global Industries
ServiceNow

Board of Directors

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.

Women Revenue Leaders Forum - Roundtable Facilitator - Heidi Anderson

HEIDI ANDERSON HUPE
Board Member, Former President
& Chief Growth Officer

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Networking Cocktail Reception

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.

6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.

Group Dinner

6:50 p.m. – 7:50 p.m.

Keynote:  Transforming Healthcare through Convergence

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.

Womens Forum - Keynote - Kelly Londy - GE HealthCare

KELLY LONDY
President & CEO, Global MR
GE HealthCare

Wednesday, April 30

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Group Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Executive Panels

Convergence Motions: Creating a Foundation for Success Now and in the Coming Years

Messaging & Engagement

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.

Womens Forum - Executive Panel - Amber Armstrong - Salesforce

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.

Womens Forum - Executive Panel - Amanda DePalma - Siemens Healthineers

AMANDA DEPALMA
SVP, Head of Global Mktg.
& Comm – Ultrasound
Siemens Healthineers

ISABEL GOMEZ VIDAL
Chief Revenue Officer
Dun & Bradstreet

Isabel Gomez Vidal is a transformational Fortune 500 global executive with significant expertise in growing and scaling technology and information businesses, strategic planning, and go-to-market strategies. She is known for her cross-cultural fluency and ability to lead and influence multinational cross functional teams to deliver results.

Isabel has held leadership roles in general management, sales, and revenue growth at top companies in the technology, data and information industry, including FIS, S&P Global, Moody’s Analytics, and now DnB. Her extensive international experience includes living and working in Madrid, London, and New York. She is multilingual and fluent in Spanish and English.

Currently, Isabel is the Chief Revenue Officer of Dun and Bradstreet (DnB), a Fortune 500 company with over 5,000 employees worldwide and over $2.2 billion in revenue. DnB is a leading business information and analytics company serving over 190,000 customers globally from large enterprises to SMB across multiple use cases including sales acceleration, risk and compliance and finance solutions. In her current role, Isabel is transforming DnB into a more customer-centric and data-driven sales and go to market organization.

Prior to DnB, Isabel was the Chief Revenue Officer of Moody’s Analytics (MA), the largest division of Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO), a Fortune 500 company.

As the former Chief Revenue Officer for MA (2007-2023), Isabel led the re-positioning of Moody’s Analytics and spearheaded a large-scale go-to-market transformation. She led commercial strategies and execution, scaled operations, and adapted business models through digital and cultural transformation, and new technologies.

Isabel is an active, passionate leader of DEI programs and served on the leadership team for the Women’s ERG at MCO. Her passion has been cited in multiple publications including “Growing Global Executives: The new competencies’ book by Silvia Hewlett.

She brings deep expertise in AI, data and software sales. Isabel has been featured in multiple panels and interviews to share her expertise on the rise and emergence of AI.

Isabel is an advisory board member for the non-profit Posse Foundation, New York. In addition, She sits on the Board of private company Quantum Metric as part of their Growth Advisory Board.

Women Revenue Leaders Forum - Exec Panel - Isabel Gomez Vidal - Dun & Bradstreet

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).

Women Revenue Leaders Forum - Exec Panel - Tracy Ward - Prologis

TRACY WARD
Managing Director & Global Head of Marketing
Prologis

Innovation & Enablement

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.

Womens Forum - Executive Panel - Kathy Doolaege

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.

Womens Forum - Executive Panel - Natalie GabathulerScully - Vevo

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.

Womens Forum - Executive Panel - Judith Hammermann

JUDITH HAMMERMAN
Former SVP, Cloud Growth
Acxiom

LINDSEY SCRASE
Chief Operating Officer
Checkr

After starting as CRO at Checkr, Lindsey’s scope has expanded to be the Chief Operating Officer at Checkr leading all go-to-market functions including Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Solutions, Partnerships, Operations and Customer Support. Prior to Checkr, Lindsey spent ten years at Google Cloud where she was globally responsible for all SMB, Mid Market, and Startups revenue for Google Cloud including Google Workspace and Google Cloud Platform. She helped grow the business to over 7 million paying Google Workspace customers, building the Google Cloud Platform SMB/Startups business, and scaling the Google for Startups Cloud Program. 

Prior to Google Cloud, Lindsey held leadership roles at APM Terminals, and AP Moller-Maersk where she lived and worked in Europe and the US. Lindsey holds an undergraduate BBA degree from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business where she was an Arbuckle Leadership Fellow. She is also a startup investor and advisor. 

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LINDSEY SCRASE
Chief Operating Officer
Checkr

Solutioning & Delivery

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.

Womens Forum - Executive Panel - Carine Gursky - Stripe

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.

Womens Forum - Executive Panel - Dunja LaRosa - Sonos

DUNJA LAROSA
Chief Revenue Officer
Sonos

ABBEY SMITH 
SVP, Account Management
Forbes

Abbey Smith is Senior Vice President of Account Management at Forbes, where she leads client success strategy, post-sale operations, and cross-platform program execution. Over her 15-year tenure, Abbey has brought deep sales and media expertise – starting her career as a sales executive focused on financial and professional services before architecting and scaling the company’s Account Management and Program Management functions. Her work has transformed client service into a core driver of business growth.

She launched the Account Management team in 2018 to streamline execution, strengthen long-term partnerships, and support renewals and incremental revenue. In 2022, she expanded the group to include Forbes’ first dedicated project management function – enhancing operational efficiency, cross-functional collaboration, and the delivery of complex, multi-platform campaigns. Through defining team mandates, developing talent, and implementing scalable processes, Abbey has helped position Forbes as a best-in-class organization in customer experience. Under her leadership, the company has seen measurable gains in revenue efficiency, client retention, and organizational alignment.

A trusted leader and client advocate in the media industry, Abbey is known for her ability to turn complexity into clarity – earning the confidence of both internal stakeholders and Global 2000 partners.

Womens Forum - Executive Panel - Abby Smith - Forbes

ABBEY SMITH
SVP, Account Management
Forbes

KATE WALTON
Managing Dir., Chief Commercial Officer, Merchant Payments
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Kate Walton has built a tenured career in payments, technology, and financial services, taking on management, sales, and strategy roles that cater to a diverse array of enterprise customers and portfolios.

Currently, Kate serves as the Chief Commercial Office at J.P. Morgan, where she is tasked with scaling the Firm’s commerce offerings. 

Previously, Walton led strategic platforms initiatives at Stripe, focused on building key partnerships, and scaled innovative products and solutions. Her experience also includes serving as Head of Strategic Sales at Amazon Business.

Kate held progressive sales and marketing roles at American Express, working across both merchant and B2B portfolios. 

Walton received her Masters of Business Administration at Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business and her Bachelor’s Degree at Cornell University.

Womens Forum - Executive Panel - Kate Walton - JPMorgan Chase & Co.

KATE WALTON
Managing Dir., Chief Commercial Officer, Merchant Payments
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Keynote:  Change is Constant, So Are We

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).

Womens Forum - Keynote - Tracy Embree - Otis

TRACY EMBREE
President, Americas
Otis

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Keynote:  The Enduring Impact of Convergence on an Organization

JANETT HAAS
SVP, Head of Forbes Research & Insights
Forbes

Janett Haas is the Senior Vice President, Research & Insights at Forbes where she leads the strategy, thought leadership, and growth for Forbes’ in-house research arm and Forbes Insights. She oversees a wide range of proprietary research including the annual Forbes CxO Growth Survey, Forbes AI Report, Forbes State of Sustainability, Forbes Enterprise Technology Purchasing Report, Forbes High Net Worth & Luxury Survey and the Forbes Small Business Outlook. Under her leadership, Forbes Research and Forbes Insights shape thought leadership across sectors, equipping executives with the data and trends needed to navigate today’s fast-evolving business landscape.

Ms. Haas is a frequent speaker and moderator at Forbes events and major industry industry conferences. She is also contributes regularly to Forbes, offering insights into the trends defining enterprise technology, innovation, AI, sustainability and leadership.

Before launching Forbes Research, Ms. Haas held several leadership roles at Forbes including SVP of Strategic Partnerships for the Forbes CIO and CMO Networks where she helped build influential communities and partnerships.

In addition to her work at Forbes, Janett is a founding board member of Sustainability Women of the World, a non-profit dedicated to supporting Women Chief Sustainability Officers. This community champions sustainability leaders and works to accelerate efforts to restore planetary health, grounded in the belief that a healthy planet is essential for healthy people and business growth.

She is also a founding member of the Los Angeles Chapter of Chief, a private network focused on connecting and supporting women in executive leadership roles.

Women Revenue Leaders Forum - Keynote - Janet Haas - Forbes

JANETT HAAS
SVP, Head of Forbes Research & Insights
Forbes

12:15 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.

Group Lunch

12:50 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Keynote Panel: Reading the Tea Leaves – A Look Ahead

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.

Womens Forum - Keynote Panel - Karen Abramson - Wolters Kluwer

KAREN ABRAMSON
CEO, Corp. Performance & ESG
Wolters Kluwer

JUDY BUCHHOLZ
SVP, Global Partner Ecosystems
Pegasystems

Judy Buchholz is the Senior Vice President of Global Partners and Ecosystems, Pegasystems.  She is responsible for the overall partner strategy, relationships and building a robust ecosystem to serve Pega’s clients globally.   Prior to this position, she was the SVP, Americas Sales for Pegasystems leading over 900 account relationship and pre-sales technical consulting teams across all industries and client segments.  Her background and client relations prowess help enable a culture of innovation and delivery on business objectives and growth for this 35-year industry leader in software for digital transformation.

Before joining Pegasystems, Judy held many leadership and transformational roles at IBM.  Most recently, she was the Managing Director for Citigroup where she consistently delivered world class business solutions to her clients by exploiting the breadth of IBM’s capabilities, and responsible for a portfolio over $500M.   She did the same as Global MD for Morgan Stanley, and in her tenure, she drove cloud, AI and legacy systems modernization programs.

In 2017, she held the position of General Manager for IBM’s Global Markets Strategy and Solutions. She led a team of over 1,000 industry and presales architects globally in our transformation towards becoming a Cognitive Solutions and Cloud Platform Company.

In 2015, she was General Manager of IBM Digital Sales where she led 4,000 sellers in 99 countries, and responsible for 44 Digital Sales Centers throughout the world. The Digital Sales force excelled in social selling skills and technologies used for broadening its reach to new clients and new buyers. She was responsible for the transformation from a traditional inside sales motion to a digital selling motion during her tenure in this role.   She has been acknowledged externally as a transformational leader from the AA-ISP, American Association of Inside Sales Professionals, and served on their board.

Ms. Buchholz previously held many senior roles in Financial Services and served the Vice President of IBM’s Wall Street sector for over 7 years, which included the largest investment Banks, Insurance Companies, and Stock Exchanges. She grew business relationships while maintaining high customer satisfaction. She repositioned the team in driving industry solutions and strategic partnerships.

Judy holds Advisory Board Positions with the LaPenta Business School, Iona University, and on the Advisory board of Rev.AI   She is actively involved in the Alexander Group's Annual Executive Forum and Women Revenue Leaders Forum.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and an MBA in Finance.

Women's Forum - Keynote Panelist - Judy Buchholz - Pegasystems

JUDY BUCHHOLZ
SVP, Global Partner Ecosystems
Pegasystems

MARY HENSON
GM, U.S. & Canada Commercial
Baxter

Mary Henson is an accomplished healthcare executive with over 32 years of experience leading high-growth sales, marketing, and commercial operations teams across the U.S. and Canadian healthcare markets. Since joining Baxter in July 2019 as Vice President of Sales, she has continued to make a meaningful impact, now serving as General Manager for North America Commercial – Infusion Therapies and Technologies.

Mary began her career as a field sales associate at Medtronic and steadily advanced through leadership roles at Tyco Healthcare, Covidien, Medtronic, Convatec, and Baxter. Her passion lies in building high-performing, customer-centric teams and cultivating a strong team dynamic that drives both growth and organizational success.

A dedicated advocate for women in business, Mary has played a key role in developing mentorship programs and leadership forums aimed at supporting the career growth of female professionals in healthcare.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a minor in Marketing from the University of Texas. 

Womens Forum - Executive Panel - Mary Henson - Baxter Healthcare

MARY HENSON
GM, U.S. & Canada Commercial
Baxter

SUZANNE MATARAZZO
SVP, Agency Partnerships
NBCUniversal

Suzanne Matarazzo serves as the SVP of Agency Partnerships at NBCUniversal. In this role, Matarazzo oversees NBCUniversal’s investment team for PMX and leads in partnerships that provide the agency’s portfolio of brands with innovative targeting and measurement tools and access to NBCUniversal’s broad portfolio of content to maximize their media effectiveness.  
 
Matarazzo has 15+ years of experience at NBCUniversal. Prior to her current role, she oversaw the automotive, tech, wireless, and financial categories on NBCUniversal’s Client Partnerships team. She also worked in network partnerships for NBCUniversal and integrated sales and marketing at The CW Network and The WB Television Network. Outside of work, Matarazzo is a member of Let It Break, a community of women called to action through intentional personal growth and development. She also invests her time in the Madeline Fiadini LoRe Foundation for Cancer Prevention, serving as 2025’s Classic Golf Outing Chair.  

Womens Forum - Keynote Panel - Suzanne Matarazzo - NBCUniversal

SUZANNE MATARAZZO
SVP, Agency Partnerships
NBCUniversal

1:45 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.

Forum Concludes

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