ComNet26 Keynote: IllumiNative, 2026 Clarence B. Jones Impact Award Winner

Sree is an award-winning expert and scholar in digital communications and the CEO of Digimentors. He is the former Chief Digital Officer for New York City, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Columbia University. He explores the importance of attention, your digital and physical footprint, and the f…

LaTosha Brown, visionary thought leader, cultural activist and artist, connector and co-founder of Black Voters Matter, will share the value of organizing and communicating through relationships, the power of community building, the impact of deep listening, and strategies for bringing people toget…

Ebony Reed is the Chief Strategy Officer of The Marshall Project, and coauthor of Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap. She joins us to explore the power of unexpected connections, generosity, and gratitude. Lightning Leadership Speakers: Anusha Alikhan, Wiki…

Jonah Berger is a Wharton School professor and internationally bestselling author of Magic Words, Contagious, Invisible Influence, and The Catalyst. He shares the power of language to influence and engage, the brain science behind understanding, and how communications and network building can help …