Meet The 2023 Midwest Leadership Summit Thought Leaders

Alphabetical by last name.

AFTERNOON KEYNOTE

Dr. Simone Ahuja

Dr. Simone Ahuja

INNOVATION EXPERT + BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Blood Orange

LUNCH KEYNOTE MODERATOR

Pete Burney

Pete Burney

PROFESSOR + EXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCE
Bloch School of Management at UMKC

BREAKOUT SPEAKER

Kelly Byrnes

Kelly Byrnes

FOUNDER + CEO
Voyage Consulting Group

HONORARY CO-CHAIR

Teresa Cain

Teresa Cain

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT,
USER EXPERIENCE & DESIGN
TreviPay

BREAKOUT PANELIST

Clint Clevenger

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Next Move Healthcare

EVENT EMCEE

Rae Daniel

Rae Daniel

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST
KSHB 41 Action News

HONORARY CO-CHAIR

Lesley Elwell

Lesley Elwell

CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
& CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER
Evergy

LUNCH KEYNOTE PANELIST

Britt Frank

Britt Frank

PSYCHOTHERAPIST, AUTHOR + FOUNDER
The Greenhouse KC

LUNCH KEYNOTE PANELIST

Melea McRae

Melea McRae

FOUNDER + CEO
Crux.

BREAKOUT SPEAKER

Mary Messner

Mary Messner

FOUNDER + CEO
Mary Messner

BREAKOUT MODERATOR

Gary O’Bannon

PROFESSOR + EXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCE
Bloch School of Management at UMKC

LUNCH KEYNOTE PANELIST

Willy Pegues IV

Willy Pegues IV

VP OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY + INCLUSION
McCownGordon Construction

MORNING KEYNOTE

Dr. Nicole Price

Dr. Nicole Price

EMPATHY REVOLUTIONARY AUTHOR + CEO
Lively Paradox

BREAKOUT PANELIST

Wendy Savlin

Wendy Savlin

SR. DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE + CULTURE ENABLEMENT
T-Mobile

BREAKOUT SPEAKER

Jane Walton

Jane Walton

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Jane Walton Consulting

BREAKOUT PANELIST

David Windhausen

David Windhausen

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Eversana

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