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

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 …

Whistleblower Aid has been named the sixth winner of the Clarence B. Jones Impact Award, an honor from The Communications Network that recognizes and celebrates the impact of transformative communications campaigns in the social sector. They join Truth Initiative, Florida Rights Restoration Coaliti…

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…

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…