IIEX North America 2026
At IIEX North America 2026, our meeting program has been curated to encourage both topic-based discussions in a roundtable setting, as well as private meetings between vendors and clients.
Roundtable Meetings foster discussions among participants, encouraging knowledge exchange and diverse perspectives on a specific subject matter.
Private Meetings provide a focused and personalized setting for clients to connect with the right vendors to explore a potential collaboration.
Roundtable Meetings foster discussions among participants, encouraging knowledge exchange and diverse perspectives on a specific subject matter.
Private Meetings provide a focused and personalized setting for clients to connect with the right vendors to explore a potential collaboration.
At IIEX North America 2026, our meeting program has been curated to encourage both topic-based discussions in a roundtable setting, as well as private meetings between vendors and clients.
Roundtable Meetings foster discussions among participants, encouraging knowledge exchange and diverse perspectives on a specific subject matter.
Private Meetings provide a focused and personalized setting for clients to connect with the right vendors to explore a potential collaboration.
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Julia Sirotina
Country
Company
Conveo
Job title
Field & Event Marketing Lead
Interests
Market research, marketing and AI
About me
I am a Field & Events Marketing Lead at Conveo, the only AI interviewer that captures every human signal.
Anton Kwanten
Country
Company
Conveo
Job title
Head of Agency Partnerships
Interests
About me
Zach Jonas
Country
Company
Conveo
Job title
Senior Director, Client Growth
Interests
About me
Chris Stanton
Country
Company
Dialogue AI
Job title
GTM
Interests
AI Moderated Research
About me
Jack Spielberg
Country
Company
NewtonX
Job title
Strategic Growth Lead
Interests
About me
AI enhanced B2B research tool speeds up getting higher quality insights quickly from hard to reach niche audiences using a bespoke expert matching (not a panel) and verification engine and AI-moderated video Q&A.
What's unique is there are several of these tools, but this one has a reputation for getting answers to difficult questions from experts who are typically hard to reach and hard to get to answer surveys quickly.
Kelsy Saulsbury
Country
Company
H&R Block
Job title
Director, Customer Center of Excellence
Interests
About me
Director at H&R Block focused on market research, user experience research and the CX platform for client experience surveys. Previously worked at Johnson & Johnson, Schwan's and Hallmark Cards.
Adam Cellary
Country
Company
RealEye
Job title
CEO
Interests
About me
Gabe McElwaine
Country
Company
i-Genie.ai Inc
Job title
Sales Director
Interests
About me
Anton Kwanten
Country
Company
Conveo
Job title
Head of Agency Partnerships
Interests
About me
Abhishek Iyer
Country
Company
ActionEdge Research Services LLP
Job title
Partner
Interests
Market Research
About me
Alexandra Roulston
Country
Company
Ifop Inc
Job title
President
Interests
About me
Dilara Sharifi
Country
Company
Highlight
Job title
Director, Strategic Accounts
Interests
About me
Matan Gweta
Country
Company
White Sage
Job title
Head of Investments & Co-Founder
Interests
About me
Ari Popper
Country
Company
Dreamport
Job title
CEO
Interests
Future of Insights
About me
I am ex President of System One (Brainjuicer) North America and Kantar VP. I am a futurist and founder of SciFutures and have now built the most amazing agentic AI company that feels entirely like science fiction. We work with some of the world's largest brands. This is a game changer for insights teams.
Matt Ford
Country
Company
Outset AI
Job title
Enterprise Account Executive
Interests
About me
Daryl Collins
Country
Company
Decodis
Job title
CEO
Interests
Listening to and understanding people
About me
See more about Decodis: www.decodis.ai
Ankur Goyal
Country
Company
BluePill
Job title
Chief of Staff
Interests
About me
Doug Keith
Country
Company
Future Research Consulting
Job title
President
Interests
About me
Mitch Chidester
Country
Company
Alida
Job title
RVP
Interests
About me
Joe Clark
Country
Company
Swayable
Job title
Partnership Director
Interests
About me
Paula Skier
Country
Company
Alida
Job title
Global Account Director
Interests
About me
I help brands engage with their customers to gain real human insights.
Corey Zinser
Country
Company
Behaviorally
Job title
Director, Business Development
Interests
Helping clients, soccer, outdoors and more!
About me
Ankit Dhawan
Country
Company
BluePill AI
Job title
Founder & CEO
Interests
About me
I'm the founder and CEO of BluePill AI and ex-Amazon AI leader. We build AI Consumer Twins grounded in real human interviews — synthetic consumers that replicate your target audience with validated accuracy. The result: insights teams run 10x more research with the same budget, the same methodological rigor, in minutes.
Tara Alizadeh
Country
Company
Listen Labs
Job title
Growth Lead
Interests
Entrepreneurship, Art / Design, Consumer Research & Psychology
About me
Noriyuki Yokota
Country
Company
Nikkei America
Job title
Senior Manager
Interests
About me
Jen Guggenheim
Country
Company
Focus Forward
Job title
Business Development Manager
Interests
Learning new things about Qual!
About me
Adam Bai
Country
Company
Panoplai
Job title
Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Client Officer
Interests
About me
Ankur Goyal
Country
Company
BluePill
Job title
Chief of Staff
Interests
About me
Jackie Cutrone
Country
Company
NewtonX
Job title
Chief Brand Advisor
Interests
Brand Trackers, B2B Marketing Thought Leadership, Skiing
About me
Jackie Cutrone was key in building NewtonX into the world’s leading B2B research company. As the first marketing hire, she architected the brand and demand engine, driving double-digit YoY growth and positioning NewtonX as the go-to partner for AI-powered B2B insights.
With nearly two decades in brand strategy and marketing, Jackie has led campaigns at Arnold, Havas, Interbrand, and has worked with American Express, Deloitte, Salesforce, BNY, Gartner, LinkedIn, and dozens more. A recognized thought leader, she has authored industry-shaping content, led executive workshops, and spoken at Cannes Lions, WPP, IIEX North America, and Adweek events.
Jackie holds degrees from Columbia University and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and has taught at Columbia University and Pratt Institute. Jackie takes on ambitious challenges outside the boardroom, too—like hiking all 2,650 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in just over five months.
Michael Howard
Country
Company
Nichefire
Job title
Founder & CEO
Interests
AI, social listening, foresight, cultural trends, music, cooking
About me
Michael Howard is a leading expert in predictive analytics and cultural insights, with over a decade of experience in driving brand growth. As the founder and CEO of Nichefire, he developed an AI-powered platform that uncovers cultural trends in online communities.
Michael’s innovative use of contextualized data has provided Fortune 500 companies with valuable insights into their audiences. His work in contextual analytics, featured in major research journals, helps forecast audience interests and trends.
A recognized research innovator, Michael holds multiple patents in AI and machine learning. He is a respected speaker and advisor, dedicated to helping brands build authentic connections through data-driven cultural understanding.
Adam Bailey
Country
Company
Discuss
Job title
Account Executive
Interests
About me
Haley Singer
Country
Company
Attest
Job title
Senior Account Executive, Enterprise
Interests
About me
Noriyuki Yokota
Country
Company
Nikkei America
Job title
Senior Manager
Interests
About me
Amy Behrens
Country
Company
Fusion Hill
Job title
Director, Research
Interests
About me
Gabe McElwaine
Country
Company
i-Genie.ai Inc
Job title
Sales Director
Interests
About me
Ketzirah Lesser
Country
Company
BAV Group | Gain Theory
Job title
Executive Director
Interests
About me
Executive Director (Chief of Staff) at BAV Group, the world's leading authority on data driven branding .
We transform brand insight into business growth.
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Executive producer of Opinion Party: the marketing podcast.
www.theopinionparty.com
Vin DeRobertis
Country
Company
Generation Lab
Job title
President
Interests
About me
Heather O'Shea
Country
Company
Alter Agents
Job title
Chief Research Officer
Interests
Consumer behavior, Running, '90s music
About me
I oversee research at a boutique market research consultancy that builds custom approaches to solve business challenges. I'm a native New Yorker, Mom to a 7 year old, avid runner and bass guitarist!
Amy Behrens
Country
Company
Fusion Hill
Job title
Director, Research
Interests
About me
Brendan Kempff
Country
Company
Listen Labs
Job title
Account Executive
Interests
About me
Alexandra Roulston
Country
Company
Ifop Inc
Job title
President
Interests
About me
Matt Worden
Country
Company
Finch Brands
Job title
AVP, Sales + Marketing
Interests
AI, Knowledge Management, Segmentation, BrandTracking & Insight Communities
About me
Matan Gweta
Country
Company
White Sage
Job title
Head of Investments & Co-Founder
Interests
About me
Michael Howard
Country
Company
Nichefire
Job title
Founder & CEO
Interests
AI, social listening, foresight, cultural trends, music, cooking
About me
Michael Howard is a leading expert in predictive analytics and cultural insights, with over a decade of experience in driving brand growth. As the founder and CEO of Nichefire, he developed an AI-powered platform that uncovers cultural trends in online communities.
Michael’s innovative use of contextualized data has provided Fortune 500 companies with valuable insights into their audiences. His work in contextual analytics, featured in major research journals, helps forecast audience interests and trends.
A recognized research innovator, Michael holds multiple patents in AI and machine learning. He is a respected speaker and advisor, dedicated to helping brands build authentic connections through data-driven cultural understanding.
Abhishek Iyer
Country
Company
ActionEdge Research Services LLP
Job title
Partner
Interests
Market Research
About me
Alexandra Roulston
Country
Company
Ifop Inc
Job title
President
Interests
About me
Vishan Butt
Country
Company
Cookiy AI
Job title
Enterprise Growth Lead
Interests
About me
Bobby Barkley
Country
Company
Listen Labs
Job title
Account Executive
Interests
About me
Bobby Barkley
Country
Company
Listen Labs
Job title
Account Executive
Interests
About me
Chris Stanton
Country
Company
Dialogue AI
Job title
GTM
Interests
AI Moderated Research
About me
Zach Jonas
Country
Company
Conveo
Job title
Senior Director, Client Growth
Interests
About me
Steven Snell
Country
Company
Rep Data
Job title
Head of Research (EVP)
Interests
Research strategy, survey methods, fraud detection/prevention
About me
I'm Head of Research at Rep Data and President of the Market Research Council. My mission is to arm executives with the best research and data possible so that they can make informed decisions about brands, products, and employees.
Anton Kwanten
Country
Company
Conveo
Job title
Head of Agency Partnerships
Interests
About me
Sofia Gomez Garcia
Country
Company
Warner Bros. Discovery
Job title
Executive Director in Innovation, Special Projects & Global Community Management
Interests
About me
Holland Martini
Country
Company
GoodQues
Job title
Chief Insights Officer
Interests
About me
Holland Martini is redefining the role of research in business, proving that data without creativity is just numbers on a page. One of the forces behind the “anti-research” research company, she has spent her career quantifying consumer perspectives—but her real mission is to infuse the field with emotional intelligence and human insight. A sought-after speaker at FastCompany, Social Media Week, and beyond, Holland challenges traditional thinking, advocating for a more empathetic and creative approach to data. Her work has been published in leading industry publications, and she’s passionate about transforming raw numbers into narratives that inspire action.
Corey Zinser
Country
Company
Behaviorally
Job title
Director, Business Development
Interests
Helping clients, soccer, outdoors and more!
About me
Frankie Slattery
Country
Company
Research Clever
Job title
Senior Business Development Manager
Interests
About me
I have been working in the market research world for the last 13 years, at the start in a translation agency then moving into panels.
Jack Spielberg
Country
Company
NewtonX
Job title
Strategic Growth Lead
Interests
About me
AI enhanced B2B research tool speeds up getting higher quality insights quickly from hard to reach niche audiences using a bespoke expert matching (not a panel) and verification engine and AI-moderated video Q&A.
What's unique is there are several of these tools, but this one has a reputation for getting answers to difficult questions from experts who are typically hard to reach and hard to get to answer surveys quickly.
Dilara Sharifi
Country
Company
Highlight
Job title
Director, Strategic Accounts
Interests
About me
Lena Belkor
Country
Company
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Job title
Director of Insights & Analytics
Interests
Applied Behavioral Science, AI, Data Synthesis at scale
About me
Insights & Analytics leader passionate about applied behavior and consumer-centric strategies. Currently leading insights at Scotts Miracle-Gro. Always happy to talk data, behavioral science, and lawn & garden trends!
Bobby Stevenson
Country
Company
Nailbiter
Job title
Executive VP, Client Success
Interests
About me
Jason Martuscello
Country
Company
maslansky + partners
Job title
Senior Vice President
Interests
About me
communications / behavioral science / ai
Gal Orian Harel
Country
Company
Blix
Job title
CEO
Interests
About me
We help market research teams turn open-ended feedback into structured insights in minutes, so they can move faster, reduce manual work, and focus on delivering high-quality insights
Adam Cellary
Country
Company
RealEye
Job title
CEO
Interests
About me
Alfred Wahlforss
Country
Company
Listen Labs
Job title
CEO and Founder
Interests
About me
Kelsy Saulsbury
Country
Company
H&R Block
Job title
Director, Customer Center of Excellence
Interests
About me
Director at H&R Block focused on market research, user experience research and the CX platform for client experience surveys. Previously worked at Johnson & Johnson, Schwan's and Hallmark Cards.
Mitch Chidester
Country
Company
Alida
Job title
RVP
Interests
About me
Matan Gweta
Country
Company
White Sage
Job title
Head of Investments & Co-Founder
Interests
About me
Mengmeng Chen
Country
Company
Ario Consumer Intelligence
Job title
CPO
Interests
About me
Amy Behrens
Country
Company
Fusion Hill
Job title
Director, Research
Interests
About me
Matt Ford
Country
Company
Outset AI
Job title
Enterprise Account Executive
Interests
About me
Rachel Dreyfus
Country
Company
Dreyfus Advisors
Job title
President
Interests
Hybrid qual and quant solutions, Global research
About me
Interested in sharing market research goals, tools and approaches with brands who need support that's vendor-agnostic - I'm an executive who can help support projects with expertise in service-driven brands (media & entertainment, veterinarian hospitals and other CX, NGO and other MarComm studies
Ari Popper
Country
Company
Dreamport
Job title
CEO
Interests
Future of Insights
About me
I am ex President of System One (Brainjuicer) North America and Kantar VP. I am a futurist and founder of SciFutures and have now built the most amazing agentic AI company that feels entirely like science fiction. We work with some of the world's largest brands. This is a game changer for insights teams.
Bobby Barkley
Country
Company
Listen Labs
Job title
Account Executive
Interests
About me
Jason Martuscello
Country
Company
maslansky + partners
Job title
Senior Vice President
Interests
About me
communications / behavioral science / ai
Matt Ford
Country
Company
Outset AI
Job title
Enterprise Account Executive
Interests
About me
Ari Popper
Country
Company
Dreamport
Job title
CEO
Interests
Future of Insights
About me
I am ex President of System One (Brainjuicer) North America and Kantar VP. I am a futurist and founder of SciFutures and have now built the most amazing agentic AI company that feels entirely like science fiction. We work with some of the world's largest brands. This is a game changer for insights teams.
Alfred Wahlforss
Country
Company
Listen Labs
Job title
CEO and Founder
Interests
About me
Zlata Bobyr
Country
Company
Pogo
Job title
GTM
Interests
Insights, tennis, cooking, traveling
About me
Tara Alizadeh
Country
Company
Listen Labs
Job title
Growth Lead
Interests
Entrepreneurship, Art / Design, Consumer Research & Psychology
About me
Daryl Collins
Country
Company
Decodis
Job title
CEO
Interests
Listening to and understanding people
About me
See more about Decodis: www.decodis.ai
Matan Gweta
Country
Company
White Sage
Job title
Head of Investments & Co-Founder
Interests
About me
Leonardo Valente
Country
Company
N-Infinite
Job title
CPO
Interests
Survey Augmentation, Synthetic Data
About me
N-Infinite cofounder, #1 survey augmentation / synthetic answer solution, years in the making, 4k+ projects delivered.
Matan Gweta
Country
Company
White Sage
Job title
Head of Investments & Co-Founder
Interests
About me
Adam Bailey
Country
Company
Discuss
Job title
Account Executive
Interests
About me
Matt Worden
Country
Company
Finch Brands
Job title
AVP, Sales + Marketing
Interests
AI, Knowledge Management, Segmentation, BrandTracking & Insight Communities
About me
Ankur Goyal
Country
Company
BluePill
Job title
Chief of Staff
Interests
About me
Ankit Dhawan
Country
Company
BluePill AI
Job title
Founder & CEO
Interests
About me
I'm the founder and CEO of BluePill AI and ex-Amazon AI leader. We build AI Consumer Twins grounded in real human interviews — synthetic consumers that replicate your target audience with validated accuracy. The result: insights teams run 10x more research with the same budget, the same methodological rigor, in minutes.
Bobby Barkley
Country
Company
Listen Labs
Job title
Account Executive
Interests
About me
Ari Popper
Country
Company
Dreamport
Job title
CEO
Interests
Future of Insights
About me
I am ex President of System One (Brainjuicer) North America and Kantar VP. I am a futurist and founder of SciFutures and have now built the most amazing agentic AI company that feels entirely like science fiction. We work with some of the world's largest brands. This is a game changer for insights teams.
Paula Skier
Country
Company
Alida
Job title
Global Account Director
Interests
About me
I help brands engage with their customers to gain real human insights.
Marc Maciello
Country
Company
Knit
Job title
Director of Enterprise Sales
Interests
About me
Ankit Dhawan
Country
Company
BluePill AI
Job title
Founder & CEO
Interests
About me
I'm the founder and CEO of BluePill AI and ex-Amazon AI leader. We build AI Consumer Twins grounded in real human interviews — synthetic consumers that replicate your target audience with validated accuracy. The result: insights teams run 10x more research with the same budget, the same methodological rigor, in minutes.
Charlie Butler
Country
Company
Bounce Insights
Job title
Co-Founder & CEO
Interests
About me
Ketzirah Lesser
Country
Company
BAV Group | Gain Theory
Job title
Executive Director
Interests
About me
Executive Director (Chief of Staff) at BAV Group, the world's leading authority on data driven branding .
We transform brand insight into business growth.
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Executive producer of Opinion Party: the marketing podcast.
www.theopinionparty.com
Ari Popper
Country
Company
Dreamport
Job title
CEO
Interests
Future of Insights
About me
I am ex President of System One (Brainjuicer) North America and Kantar VP. I am a futurist and founder of SciFutures and have now built the most amazing agentic AI company that feels entirely like science fiction. We work with some of the world's largest brands. This is a game changer for insights teams.
Bobby Barkley
Country
Company
Listen Labs
Job title
Account Executive
Interests
About me
Charlie Butler
Country
Company
Bounce Insights
Job title
Co-Founder & CEO
Interests
About me
Vishan Butt
Country
Company
Cookiy AI
Job title
Enterprise Growth Lead
Interests
About me
Alok Jain
Country
Company
DoReveal
Job title
Founder, CEO
Interests
About me
Alok is the Founder and CEO of DoReveal, an AI-powered synthesis tool designed specifically for qualitative researchers. With 30 years in research and 8 years applying AI, he’s passionate about using technology to amplify - not replace - the craft of human-centered inquiry. Before starting DoReveal, Alok led research, strategy, and design initiatives at organizations like The World Bank, Carfax, Capital One, and Centene.
Having spent most of his career in the trenches of qual - moderating, synthesizing, storytelling - he understands both the art and the grind of insight work. Now, he’s building tools that feel like they were made by researchers, for researchers.
Kelsy Saulsbury
Country
Company
H&R Block
Job title
Director, Customer Center of Excellence
Interests
About me
Director at H&R Block focused on market research, user experience research and the CX platform for client experience surveys. Previously worked at Johnson & Johnson, Schwan's and Hallmark Cards.
