All Event Speaker

Jeremy Cochran, PsyD is a 15-year veteran of the insights industry. A psychologist by education and an analyst by upbringing, he brings a unique blend of innovation, experimentation, and applied research expertise to his work. Jeremy is currently a Senior Consultant, Agile Solutions at Burke, Inc., where he helps advance Read more…

Samantha Loggenberg is the founder of Insights Edge and a senior qualitative researcher with close to 30 years’ experience in the insights industry. She has conducted research across more than 25 African countries and over 22 markets outside Africa, working with local and multinational organisations across a wide range of Read more…

Josh LaMar is CEO and Co-Founder of Amplinate, an international research and design agency specializing in cross-cultural insights. He has spent 20+ years leading research through three tech revolutions (web, mobile, and social) across healthcare, banking, and technology, including a decade at Microsoft. His frameworks for human-centered strategy, including The Read more…

Sheena is a Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestselling author, TEDx and keynote speaker, and one of the leading voices in Human Readiness: the emerging field at the intersection of confidence, visibility, and workforce transformation. She is the founder of the Human Readiness movement and creator of the VISIBLE™ Framework (Voice, Identity, Spotlight, Read more…

Kai K. Fuentes brings over three decades of experience as a second generation “research brat” who did her first in-depth interview at age 12. She founded Ebony Marketing Systems to address the lack of multicultural research agencies serving the growth of multicultural markets. Ebony Marketing Systems (EMS) projects are assigned Read more…

Adrian Sansone is the Founder and CEO of DOCREPLAY.ai, an AI-powered, voice-capture qualitative research platform built for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. DOCREPLAY.ai is Adrian’s second venture as a founder. Before founding DOCREPLAY.ai, Adrian served as CEO of DermX, one of the largest private educational firms in the dermatology space, Read more…

Melissa Short is a qualitative research and product management expert with over 20 years of experience spanning research, marketing, and sales. She specializes in online qualitative methodologies and platform training, consulting with international clients to extract deep, actionable insights. Melissa holds a Ph.D. in Theology and Political Philosophy from the Read more…

Enric Cid is a product strategist and business builder with over 20 years of experience in the market research industry. Enric spent 22 years at Netquest (acquired by Bilendi in 2025) and currently drives Bilendi’s innovation-led growth program, orchestrating go-to-market strategies, product marketing, and demand generation. Enric holds bachelor’s degrees in Market Read more…

With more than 13 years of experience leading cloud adoption and AI-driven transformations for global enterprises, Sharath Subrahmanya serves as a Senior Solutions Consultant at Google Cloud. His extensive professional background spans directing high-impact infrastructure and disaster recovery strategies, executing cloud and database modernizations, and managing complex customer engagement solution Read more…

Dan Young is a Director at Boxclever Consulting with over 20 years’ experience helping organisations turn customer insight into better business decisions. Combining commercial strategy, behavioural insight and a practical approach to problem-solving, Dan is passionate about helping people move beyond data to deliver meaningful impact. He believes that in Read more…

Taryn Needham is a Director at Boxclever Consulting and an experienced insight specialist with over 17 years’ experience understanding customer and shopper behaviour across international markets. She is passionate about uncovering the human stories behind the data and helping organisations build stronger customer experiences. Taryn believes the future belongs to Read more…

Macie Shewmaker comes with a decade of qualitative research experience. A RIVA trained moderator with an English teaching credential, she blends traditional methodology with empathy, innovation and creativity. She leads the global qualitative team at YouGov, including building and refining tools, products and platforms that make qualitative research more visible Read more…