INDUSTRY
LEADERS 

PAST SPEAKERS
2026 SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

ROB
McCONNELL

SENIOR ENGINEER, TOYOTA

2013 Toyota Avalon
Principal Designer

Teen Innovation Summit Industry Leader, Rob McConnell, Toyota

CURRENT
PRESIDENT & CHIEF DESIGN OFFICER - SAMSUNG
AUTHOR, THE HUMAN SIDE OF INNOVATION

FORMER
CHIEF DESIGN OFFICER - PEPSI

MAURO
PORCINI

SOUND BITE
FROM MAURO PORCINI

A man with short dark hair, a beard, and a big smile wearing a maroon blazer and a black shirt.

KEISHA
HOWARD

FOUNDER & CEO, SUGAR GAMERS
A.I. PRACTITIONER

/NXT Gen Host: Kennedy Jade Jeff
Speaker: Keisha Howard
Interview: Artificial Intelligence (2023)

Keisha Howard, Founder of Sugar Gamers - a Teen Innovation Summit, Industry Leader

TOM
WEINGARTEN

HEAD OF SOCIAL MEDIA
OVERTIME

/NXT Gen Host(s): Jahkil Jackson and Carter Newsome
Speaker: Tom Weingarten, Overtime
Interview: Career In Sports and Social Media

A young man with short dark hair, light skin, and a slight beard, wearing a black t-shirt with a white logo, standing against a plain background.
Teen Innovation Summit Industry Leader, Cheresse Thornhill, Adidas

DESIGN DIRECTOR, ADIDAS

FORMER, DESIGNER AT NIKE
CEO OF NO SHOES CREATIVE

CHERESSE
THORNHILL