Meet Our Speakers
KMWorld 2025 provides attendees with opportunities to meet and learn from the leading experts in knowledge and information management. Click on the links below to find out more about our speakers and when they'll be speaking!
Amy Affelt
— Director , Database Research, Worldwide, Compass Lexecon , Author, The Accidental Data Scientist: Big Data Applications & Opportunities for Librarians & Information Professionals
Steve Aguirre
— Founder & CEO , Real Fun Growth
Stephanie A Barnes
— Chief Chaos Organizer , Entelechy , Author, Designing a Successful KM Strategy: A Guide for the Knowledge Management Professional
Adela Barrio
— Knowledge & Learning Specialist , Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Holly Baxter
— Chief Scientist , Cognitive Performance Group
Andreas Blumauer
— SVP Growth , Graphwhise
Phaedra Boinodiris
— Global Leader for Responsible AI , IBM Consulting , Author, AI for the Rest of Us
Lynda Braksiek
— Principal Research Lead , Knowledge Management, APQC
Philip Brittan
— CEO , Bloomfire
Nate Brown
— Head of Education & Enablement , Metric Sherpa
Dawn Brushammar
— KM Consultant, Advisor & Evangelist , Dawn Brushammar Consulting AB
Fernanda Camera
— Knowledge & Learning Lead Specialist , Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Gary Carlson
— Founder , Factor
Trisha Chakraborty
— Engagement Lead , National Institutes of Health (NIH)
John Chmaj
— Senior Director , KM Strategy, Verint
Azeem Choudhury
— Director , PwC
Brian Corcoran
— KCS Certified Expert and Global Support Evangelist , SearchUnify
Benjamin Cross
— Technical Consultant , Enterprise Knowledge
Simon Denton
— Enterprise Architect , Mott MacDonald
Meredith Duggar
— Information Management Systems Business Analyst , IT Operations & Governance, Harvest Midstream Company
Jane Dysart
— Curator of Curiosity , Dysart & Jones Associates, Canada
Seth Earley
— CEO & Founder , Earley Information Science , Author, The AI Powered Enterprise
Heather Eisenbraun
— Chief Information Architect , Earley Information Science
Jeff Evernham
— Chief Product Officer , Sinequa
Mike Fandey
— VP , Operations, United Way Worldwide
Luis Fernandez
— Executive Director , VML
Nelson Fredrick
— IT Director , W&B Service Company
Stan Garfield
— Founder , SIKM Leaders Community , Author, 12 Steps to KM Success (and 6 other books)
Melinda Geist
— Experience Capabilities Manager , Intel
Kim Glover
— Director , Internal Communications, TechnipFMC
Michael Greenhow
— SVP , Customer Growth & Success, Ondexx
Tony Grout
— CPO , M-Files
Srikanth Reddy Gudi
— Software Engineer Senior Advisor , Cigna Evernorth Health Services Real-Time Drug Delivery via OCR-Based Fax Prescription Processing
Gwen Hall
— CEO , Factor
Susan Hanley
— President , Susan Hanley LLC
Lauren Hays
— Research Manager , Knowledge Management, APQC
Danielle Henderson
— Chief Knowledge Officer , IGM Financial
Tim Hill
— Director , Product Management, NiCE
Richard Huffine
— Assistant Director, Enterprise Information & Records , Corporate Services Branch, Division of Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sheila Jagannathan
— Senior Advisor , World Bank & African Development Bank (AfDB) , Senior Advisor, Capacity Development & KM; Independent Consultant
Derek Johnson
— CEO , Aurora WDC , Author, The Missionary and The Mercenary: Right Questions, Better Future
Comfort Kai
— Scientific Program Analyst , National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Dick Kaser
— Executive Editor , Computers in Libraries Magazine
Martin Kon
— President & COO; former CFO , YouTube
Al Kushner
, Author, The A.I. LinkedIn Advantage
Fabrice Lacroix
— CEO , Fluid Topics
Erik Lee
— Taxonomist / Information Architect , Factor
Scott Leeb
— Chief Knowledge Officer , Fragomen
Stephanie Lemieux
— President & Principal Consultant , Dovecot Studio
Fleur Levitz
— Principal Consultant , FDL Consulting NYC
John Lewis
— CKO , Explanation Age LLC , Author, Story Thinking: Transforming Organizations for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Ana Libisch
— Knowledge & Learning Specialist , Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Alexa Lindberg
— Head of Product , Model Monster
Michael Lissack
— Executive Director , Second Order Science Foundation , Author, Augmenting Intelligence
Paula Little
Don Markland
— CEO, Accountability Now , Noomii.com , Head, Forbes AI Council
Iasia McCabe
— Head, Knowledge Management , Global Operations, Meta
Dave McComb
— CEO , Semantic Arts , Author, Software Wasteland, Data-Centric Revolution
Rachel Miller
— Product Manager , Reddit
Sandra Montanino
— Founder & Principal , Navig8 PD , formerly Director, Professional Development, Goodmans LLP
Art Murray
— CEO , Applied Knowledge Sciences, Inc.
Diane O'Connell
— CEO , Well-Being Strategist, Sorting It Out, Inc.
Marydee Ojala
— Editor-in-Chief , KMWorld Magazine , & Editor, Enterprise AI World
Parind Oza
— Managing Director , Evalueserve
Taylor Paschal
— Manager , Knowledge Management & Communication, Blink Health
David Patrick
— Subject Matter Expert , DSA Inc.
Alan Pelz-Sharpe
— Founder & Principal Analyst , Deep Analysis , Author, Practical Artificial Intelligence: An Enterprise AI Playbook
Joe Perez
— Senior Systems Analyst/Team Leader , North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services , Author, From Numbers to Narratives That Transform Business
Brian Pichman
— Director, Strategic Innovation , Evolve Project
Terry Pollard
— Knowledge Management Specialist , Stanford Health Care
Georges Potworowski
— Senior Scientist , Cognitive Performance Group
Katrina B Pugh
— Partner , Weaving Futures , Author, Knowledge Managers Bring Collectivity, Nostalgia, and Selectivity to the AI Ecosystem
Todd Quartiere
— Executive Director , Foundation for AI & Health
Jonathan Ralton
— Professional Services Strategy & Process Leader , Member/Core Team, SIKM Boston
Daniel W. Rasmus
— Principal Analyst , Serious Insights , Resident Futurist
Tom Reamy
— Chief Knowledge Architect & Founder , KAPS Group, LLC
Kim Rebecca-Murray
— Director , Knowledge Management & Training, DAFgiving360
Anthony Rhem
— CEO/Principal Consultant , A. J. Rhem & Associates , Author, Essential Topics in Artificial Intelligence
Rebecca Rodgers
— Principal Consultant & Forum Community Manger , Step Two , Digital Workplace Award Winner
Rebecca Roth
— Senior Manager , Amgen
Ashu Roy
— Chairman & Chief Executive Officer , eGain Corporation
Beth Rudden
— CEO and Chairwoman , Bast AI , Author, AI for the Rest of Us
Dorian Selz
— CEO & Co-Founder , Squirro
Khabab Sessanga
— SVP , Knowledge & Data Governance, Mubadala
David Seuss
— Founder & CEO , Northern Light
Priyanshi Shah
— Head, AI & Product Strategy , Ziva Health
Kari Simonsen
— Knowledge Management AI & Innovation Lead , Amgen
Ross Smith
— WW Support Leader , AI First, Microsoft , Author, The AI Revolution in Customer Service & Support
Tiffany L. Smith
— Chief Knowledge Officer & Director , Office of the Chief Engineer, Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters
Dave Snowden
— Founder & Chief Scientist , The Cynefin Company
Marc Solomon
— ESG Reporting Automation Manager , The Hartford
Ville Somppi
— SVP , Industry Solutions, M-Files
Simon Sorrell
— CBO
Carolyn Southwick
— Marketing Operations , Earley Information Science
Maggie Starkey
— Knowledge Management Specialist , Kraton Corporation
David Suson
— President , Proliance Group LLC , Author, BALLS The 3 Secrets of Sales Success
Seema Swamy
— Senior Director, Research Insights, Data Analytics, & Data Science , Walmart
Rachel Teague
— KM & Learning Organization Consultant , Emory Consulting
Tom Triumph
— CEO , Triumph Consulting , Author, Evolve or Die
Kristen Tully
— Enterprise Support Knowledge Specialist , GNAT, United Way Worldwide
Rebecca Wyatt
— Division Director , Advanced Content Solutions, Enterprise Knowledge