2024 All ARCS Conference Speakers

Janet Foutty
Principal, Deloitte Consulting, LLP

Janet Foutty formerly served as executive chair of the board of Deloitte US from 2019-2023. Previously, she served as chair and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP.  Janet is a frequent author and public speaker and is the co-author of the bestselling book, Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership. Janet is a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); women in technology; and the need for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. She founded women in technology groups in India and the United States which have seen continual growth and commitment for over a decade.

Join Janet for "Leadership in a Constantly Evolving Market (Reflections from Leading in the Largest Professional Services Firm over the Past three Decades)" on Friday, June 7 at 9:00 AM.

Judith C. Giordan
Managing Director with ecosVC

Judith C. Giordan is an American chemist and businesswoman who is a Professor of Practice at Oregon State University. Judith is the co-founder of the Chemical Angels Network, Managing Director of ecosVC, Inc., venture founder, former Fortune 100 executive, and 2023 American Chemical Society (ACS) President. She serves as a board member, co-founder, advisor, and investor in seed and early-stage start-ups. She has multiple publications to her credit; she has received multiple honors, including the 2010 Garvan–Olin Medal.

Join us for "Future of STEM Leadership: A Nexus of Trust, DEIR (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Respect) and Opportunities" on Thursday, June 6 at 9:30 AM.

Cassa Hanon
Consultant

Cassa Hanon is a consultant focused on team and leadership development.  She works with organizations to build cross-functional collaboration and customer experience design capabilities. Cassa also serves as a Course Facilitator for Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education programs, a Moderator for Creative Destruction Lab at the University of Washington and is a member of Seattle Chapter ARCS Foundation.

Participate in Cassa's workshop "Leadership to Empower the Future" on Friday, June 7 at 10:00 AM. In this interactive session, we will learn by doing, how innovative leaders use concepts from Neuroscience and Design Thinking to empower teams and organizations.

Kristian Hammond, PhD
Professor, Northwestern University

Kristian Hammond, PhD, is the Bill and Cathy Osborn Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University and the co-founder of the Artificial Intelligence company Narrative Science. He has spent most of his career focused on the problem of making machines smarter. His research is aimed at bridging the human/machine communication gap between the data we gather and the information that is locked within it. He believes in humanizing computers with the aim of stopping the process of mechanizing people. 

Listen to Dr. Hammond's "Artificial Intelligence Discussion" on Thursday, June 6 at 10:15 AM.