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Johnny Cupcakes

Johnny Cupcakes

Keynote Speaker, CEO

Joy Allen-Altimare

Saucony, Global Chief Marketing Officer

LaCheryl Ameer-Bey

Bey Speaks

Founder of Bey Speaks

Jeff Armstrong Sr.

Black Men Run

International Captain & Chief Motivational Officer

Running Industry Diversity Coalition / ReNew Earth Running

Board Member

Harry Bainbridge

Highsnobiety

Strategy Director

Altra

Head of Global Product

Race Roster & ASICS Apps

COO

Playmakers

Co-Owner

Big Peach Running Co.

Director of Apparel Accessories & Trademark Goods

Christine Bowen

Race Roster

Director of Strategic Events

Running USA

Director of Marketing & Sponsorship

Pacers Running

Director / People + Culture

Non-Binary + Run Club

Founder

Bryan Castleberry

Black Men Run

Chief Operating Officer & Director of Strategic Partnerships

Charlotte Running Company

Co-Owner

Fittsafe

Founder / CEO

Michael Clemons

Running USA

Director of Operations

Upper Quadrant

Product Manager

Marathon Sports

President

Johnny Cupcakes

Johnny Cupcakes

Keynote Speaker, CEO

Big Peach Running Co. Alpharetta & East Cobb

Owner / Operator

Loplabbet

CEO

Saucony

Director of Energy and Collaborations

Heartbreak Hill Running Company

President and Co-founder

Zachary Friedley

Born to Adapt

Founder

Palmetto Running Company

Co-Owner

Fabrizio Gamberini

Vibram Corporation

Global Chief Brand Officer and President

Confluence Running

COO / EEO

Matthew Francis Gawors

Confluence Running / Binghamton University

CEO / Professor

Heeluxe, Inc.

Founder

District Running Collective

Co-Founder / CEO

President, HOKA

Daniel Greenhalgh

Skinny Raven Sports

Owner / President

TG Training & Education

Owner

Tasha Heikkila-Adam

Skinny Raven

Buyer / Owner

AECG

Founder

Retail Smart Guys

President

Outside Magazine

Freelance Writer / Editor

The Excellence Advisory

President

Karnan Associates

Founder / General Manager

SheFighter

Founder

San Francisco Running Company

Owner

Kofuzi

Creator

Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)

Senior Director, Advocacy & Government Affairs

Running Mate

Founder / CEO

Dakotah Lindwurm

PUMA

Marathon Runner

ASICS

Senior Director, Sales

President of Altra Brand & GM of North America Key Accounts, at VF Corp

The North Face

Senior Director, Global Footwear Product & Merchandising

Simplifying Entrepreneurship

Founder

PUMA

Track and Field Athlete

Miles for Justice

Founder

Leave No Trace

Corporate Development Manager

Neurun

Founder / CEO

Black Men Run

CFO & Treasurer

PUMA

Distance Runner

Merrell

Olympic Athlete, Bestselling Author, Award-Winning Filmmaker, Merrell Brand Partner

Whitney Petretto

On

Head of Apparel, The Americas

TrailblazHers Run Co

Co-Founder

Safely

CEO / Co-Founder

Get Fit

Owner

Leave No Trace

Director of Corporate Development

Carolina Rubio-MacWright

Touching Land

Founder

Tommie Runz

Creator

NYC BRidge Runners

Founder

Merrell

Merrell Product Line Manager

Aetrex, Inc.

Chief Revenue Officer

Aetrex, Inc.

CEO

Robert S. Schwartz

Eneslow Pedorthic Enterprises

President

CEO, Brooks Running

Ian Shreckengast

Brooks Running

Associate Manager, Specialty Retail Marketing

Pacers Running

Director of Retail Operations

Running Industry Diversity Coalition

Executive Director

Running Insight

Senior Writer

F.E.A.R.

Founder

PUMA

Professional Sprinter

Michael Stinson

Black Men Run

Co-Chief Executive Officer

The Running Event & Switchback

Director, Partnerships & Development

Fleet Feet Huntsville & Madison

Owner

Black Men Run

Black Men Run Phoenix - Captain, TURF Ambassador

Heather Trainor

Big Peach Running Co. Marietta

Maker of Friends / Purveyor of Fun / Director of Medical Outreach.

Alex Vander Hoeven

Race Roster & ASICS Apps

CEO

Footwear News

Senior News and Features Editor, Athletic & Outdoor

Frontrunners

Owner

Black Men Run

Co-Founder / Chief Everything Officer

Jordan Whetstone

Rising Hearts

Founder / Organizer

RC Outfitters

Owner

3 Dots Design

Owner / Visual Visionary

RealTalk

Broadcaster / Journalist

P3R

Director of Retail Strategy

Running Balboa, Panama

Director of Sales and New Business Development

Contact

Christina Henderson, Event Director
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214-263-4706

Beth Gordon, New Business Development Director
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949-293-1378

Emma Galeckas, Attendee Relations Coordinator
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207-842-5607

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