Speakers at IIEX West 2026

Insights, UX and product leaders from Reddit, Airbnb, Microsoft, Visa, Mozilla, Roblox, Chipotle, Lilly, Warner Bros. Discovery and Stanford.

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Layton Cox

Sr. Director of Client Services

Sedulo Group

Speaking: Your Employees Already Know. Are You Listening?

Gary Rudman

Gen Z Whisperer

GTR Consulting

Speaking: Gen Z vs the Algorithm: How Digital Skeptics Hack the System

Leo Yeykelis

CEO

Viewpoints AI

Byron Reeves

Professor

Stanford University

Kristen Griffith

Insights Director

The Clorox Company

Mike Carlon

Director, User Experience Research

Charter Communications (Spectrum)

Speaking: What 450+ Authors Taught Me About Building Products

Julie Davitz

CEO

Plus Media Solutions

Speaking: The Moment of Inspiration: AI, Real Humans, Real Action

Luca Morena

CEO

Nextatlas

Speaking: Attention as Foresight: From Next Word to Next World

Ryslaine Moulay Peach

Innovation Director

MAIZE

Speaking: Attention as Foresight: From Next Word to Next World

Maya Kantak

Lead, Consumer UX Research

Rocket

Speaking: Beyond the Title: Building Bridges Across Insights

Esti Allegro

Senior Director

Kadro

Speaking: The Curious Researcher's Guide to Social Media Insights

Charles Swann

Founder

Forage

Speaking: The Curious Researcher's Guide to Social Media Insights

Lauren Isaacson

Founder & Research Director

Curio Research

Speaking: Research That Counts: Carbon-Conscious Insights Practices

Paula Rosecky

Qualitative Insights Strategist, Facilitator & Founder

Paula Rosecky & Company

Speaking: The Say-Do Gap Is on Camera

Flavia Stoian

Head of Research & Insights

Candescent

Speaking: The Build: Inside an AI-Native Insights Function

Lauren McCluskey

Principal

Responsive Research

Speaking: Beyond the Hype: A Practical Framework for AI Moderation

Janani Venkataraman

Director Research

BILL

Speaking: Taking Segmentation FAR: From Research to Action

Joshua Corona

Founder

SocioLens

Speaking: The Say-Do Gap Is on Camera

Sam Killip

VP of Insights

Attest

Speaking: Real People, Real Insight: Beyond the Demographic Box

Kendra Shapiro

Senior Director, Consumer Insights & UX Research

Ancestry

John Provine

Co-Founder & CEO

Voicepanel

Lisa Phelan

CEO / Founder

F'inn

Renata Soares

CEO

Prior Wise Strategic Consulting Partners

Speaking: From Instinct to 2x Growth: A Consumer-Led Transformation

Alexis White

Senior Research Director

Knit

Speaking: Unlocking Emotional Barriers to Build Consumer Confidence

Sydney Williams

Director, Strategy & Insights

The Flex Co.

Speaking: Unlocking Emotional Barriers to Build Consumer Confidence

Maggie Vlaco

Senior Research Consultant

Appinio Inc.

Speaking: How to Get Real Insights Out of Your Synthetic Personas

Joel Idelson

CEO

TeenVoice

Adrien Vermeirsch

CEO & Founder

Enlightn

Speaking: Who Really Answers Our Surveys? Meet the Survivors

Natasha Gay

Research Manager

Microsoft

Speaking: How to Evaluate Sample in an AI-Driven Research Ecosystem

Chris Hauck

President

HauckEye LLC

Katrina Noelle

Founder & Strategic Growth Director

KNow Research & Hootology

Lauren Cheatham

Principal User Researcher

Roblox

Eva Deneken

Commercial Director

DEIMAN

Speaking: From Instinct to 2x Growth: A Consumer-Led Transformation

Raymundo Gonzalez

General Manager Mexico

Prior Wise Strategic Consulting Partners

Speaking: From Instinct to 2x Growth: A Consumer-Led Transformation

Alex Hernandez-Brun

Insights Lead

Independent

Speaking: What's a Researcher's Job Now?

Manny Rodriguez

Managing Director, Market Research

Forsta

Speaking: The Modern Workflow with Research HX

Ally Sigmon

Sr. Manager, Consumer Insights

Chipotle

Kaitlyn Rarick

Manager, Cultural Foresight Lab

Visa

Speaking: The Cultural Cheat Code: Spotting Change Before it Scales

Andrew Embry

Sr. Director of Insights Innovation and Capabilities

Lilly

Speaking: Speaking of the Future . . .

Andrew Elder

SVP of Advanced Analytics

Radius Tech

Speaking: Synthetic Personas: Faster Insights, Smarter Decisions

Caroline (Caro) Pendry

Vice President

Radius Tech

Speaking: Synthetic Personas: Faster Insights, Smarter Decisions

Will Leach

Founder & CEO

Mindstate Group

Julius Colwyn

Director (Head of Design)

Space Doctors

Speaking: From Hype to Human: A New Horizon for AI and Business

Jordana Young

Senior Product Insights Lead (AI/ Copilot Studio)

Microsoft

Speaking: From Hype to Human: A New Horizon for AI and Business

Susan Blank

Senior UX Researcher

Airbnb

Speaking: From Shelf to Table: Turning Stakeholders into Co-Creators

Allison Rak

CEO

Vatoca

Christopher Brace

Founder & CEO

Story Legacy LLC

Sarah Ryan

Senior Director, Research and Insights

Everyday Health Group

Vera Chien

Executive Director

Warner Bros. Discovery

Speaking: Next Level AI - Narrowing the Say-Do Gap

Rob Gaige

Global Head of Marketing Insights and Operations

Reddit

Speaking: Real People, Real Insight: Beyond the Demographic Box

Z Johnson

Founder

MRXplorer

Andy Garlikov

Director of Strategic Insights

HowSo.co

Melina Palmer

Founder & CEO

The Brainy Business

Norbert Sari

CEO

Rodeo13

Susan Griffin

Principal

Griffin + Skeggs Collaborative

Speaking: Speaking of the Future . . .

Kai Fuentes

President

Ebony Marketing Systems Inc.

Sam Wong

Senior Director, Data & AI

Mark Anthony Group

Speaking: The Innovation Engine: How to Build an AI Incubator

Isha Deswel

Lead User Experience Researcher

United Airlines

Catherine "Mickey" Hill

Founder | Master Moderator

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