Wednesday, October 20

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

WELCOME & INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
Melanie Courtright, Insights Association; Tim Hoskins, Quester & Scott Baker, Schlesinger Group

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9:00 AM - 9:35 AM

KEYNOTE: INSIGHTS FUNCTION - SEAT AT THE TABLE OR ON THE MENU?
Stan Sthanunathan

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9:35 AM - 10:05 AM

SHAPING 2025 AND BEYOND
Oscar Yuan, Ipsos Strategy3

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10:05 AM - 10:35 AM

ACCELERATE YOUR COMPANY’S BUSINESS RESULTS + YOUR CAREER TRAJECTORY WITH THE THREE Es!
Kip Knight, Thomvest Ventures

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10:35 AM - 11:00 AM

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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

MEET YOUR FUTURE: WHAT BRANDS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GEN Z
Jamin Brazil, HubUX

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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

THE CHALLENGE OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Scott Hanson, University of Texas at Arlington

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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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1:00 PM -1:25 PM

TRACK ONE
MOVING AT THE SPEED OF LIFE: RESEARCH IN TODAY’S ON-DEMAND CLIMATE
Amanda Keller-Grill, InnovateMR; Jake Leal, InnovateMR & Edgar Baum, Avasta

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TRACK TWO
EVOLVING THE DUNKIN’ AT HOME BRAND VIA SHOPPER-BASED INSIGHTS
Cliff Kane, Behaviorally & David Rodriguez, 
The J.M. Smucker Company

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1:35 PM - 2:00 PM

TRACK ONE
UNDERSTANDING TODAY’S CONSUMER IN ORDER TO WIN TOMORROW
Greg Winget, Pacific Foods & Matt Conrad, ENGINE

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TRACK TWO
INFLUENCING YOUR ORGANIZATION TO ACT ON FORESIGHTS
Sean Burress & Heiko Schafer, Kimberly Clark

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2:10 PM - 2:35 PM

GENERAL SESSION: UNITING THROUGH SEGMENTATION: A STORY OF PERSEVERANCE
Karen Kraft, Johnsonville & Elizabeth Horn, Decision Analyst

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2:35 PM - 3:00 PM

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3:00 PM - 3:25 PM

GENERAL SESSION: COMFORT WITH UNCOMFORTABLE FUTURES
Joanna Lepore, Mars Wrigley & Ujwal Arkalgud, MotivBase

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3:35 PM - 4:00 PM

TRACK ONE
TRANSFORMING RESEARCH FOR CAMPAIGNS THAT DELIVER
Eliza Jacobs, PBS & Raj Manocha, Methodify

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TRACK TWO
HUMANIZING INSIGHTS AT SCALE: THE MARRIAGE OF QUAL AND QUANT
Mike DeGagne, Quantilope, Inc.

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4:10 PM - 4:35 PM

TRACK ONE
COLLABORATION IS THE NEW COMPETITION: ENVISIONING IN-PERSON QUALITATIVE IN THIS NEXT NORMAL
Priscilla McKinney, Little Bird Marketing & Crystal Martinez, Fieldwork Anywhere

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TRACK TWO
INSIGHTS 2021: THE GENDER INCLUSIVITY QUESTION
Mitch Christopher; Tim Kunkel & Tron Smith, Suzy

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4:45 PM - 5:15 PM

KEYNOTE: BUSINESS IMPACT: MAKING IT HAPPEN
Jackie Chan, Facebook; Lisa Courtade, Organon & Terrae Schroeder

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Thursday, October 21

8:45 AM- 9:00 AM

WELCOME TO DAY 2
Melanie Courtright, Insights Association; Tim Hoskins, Quester & Scott Baker, Schlesinger Group

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9:00 AM - 9:35 AM

KEYNOTE: QUANTUM MARKETING
Raja Rajamannar, Mastercard

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9:45 AM - 10:10 AM

TRACK ONE
GEN A TO Z: FROM CRISIS TO OPPORTUNITY
Alexia Raven, Warner Bros. Television & Giselle Bowie, Warner Bros.

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TRACK TWO
DISH BRAND COMES ALIVE WITH COLLABORATIVE POSITIONING RESEARCH
Dave Duganne, DISH Network; Stephanie Douglass, MDRG; Kraig Schulz, BERA Brand Management

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10:20 AM - 10:45 AM

TRACK ONE
DIVERSE VIEWPOINTS: UNDERSTANDING AFFLUENCE IN THE U.S.
Jen Auerbach, Merrill Lynch; Brian Shaw, Bank of America; Phillip Ryan, Ipsos

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TRACK TWO
Inviting Curiosity: A Beginner’s Guide
Cassini Nazir, University of North Texas

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10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

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11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

TRACK ONE
THE "CULTURERATE" BRAND & AD RATING SYSTEM: FIVE LESSONS FOR BETTER ADS AND CASE STUDY FEATURING NPR
David Evans, Collage Group; Lori Kaplan, National Public Radio

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TRACK TWO
HOW TO DISCOVER TRENDS & NICHE MARKETS, AND IDENTITY IF COMPETITORS EXIST
Cassie Tisdell, Netbase Quid

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11:35 AM - 12:10 PM

KEYNOTE: REDEFINING WHAT’S ALWAYS BEEN “HOME”
Bianca Pryor & Epiphany Espinosa, BET Networks

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Friday, October 22

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

WELCOME TO DAY 3!

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9:00 AM - 9:35 AM

KEYNOTE: HOW PERNOD RICARD LEVERAGES SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE TO DRIVE CONSUMER CENTRICITY
Inna Kuvich, Pernod Ricard

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9:40 AM - 10:25 AM

BEST PRACTICES TO DRIVE IMPACT AND TRANSFORMATION WITH INSIGHTS
Brett Hagins, Research Innovation and ROI, Inc.

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10:25AM - 10:40 AM

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10:40 AM - 11:35 AM

CREATING THE FUTURE
Lisa Courtade, Organon; Melissa Spencer, Merck; Mark Earls, HERD

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11:40 AM - 12:25 PM

IT TAKES GUTS TO EXCEL AT SELLING & DOING RESEARCH
Bill Guerin, Catalytics Performance Consulting

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