Meet Your General Session Speakers

General Session I: Keynote Address

Leonard Brody
President
Clarity Digital Group

Known as "a controversial leader of the new world order," Brody is a two-time Emmy nominee, award-winning entrepreneur, venture capitalist, best-selling author and President of the Clarity Digital Group.His talent lies in helping leaders understand today’s rapid pace of change, innovation and disruption – and how to deal with it. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the world’s experts on innovation!

General Session II 

Julie Setser
Vice President, R & D Innovation Capability
Proctor & Gamble

Julie Setser is currently Vice President of Innovation Capability at Procter & Gamble. In this role, Julie has responsibility for identifying the best internal and external innovation practices, and scaling them across P&G to accelerate growth through innovation that truly delights consumers. She leads P&G’s multifunctional effort to adopt agile/lean innovation.

Julie started her career in R&D at P&G in 1985 after receiving her Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from U. C. Berkeley. She led major innovation programs and technology platforms in several business units, including hair care, pet care and fabric care, and has had international assignments in Caracas, Kobe and Brussels.