Keynote Speaker
Dara Treseder
Chief Marketing Officer, Autodesk
Dara Treseder is Chief Marketing Officer at Autodesk — the leading innovative technology & software company changing how the world is designed and made, from greener buildings to cleaner cars to award-winning TV shows, movies, and games. At Autodesk, Dara sets the strategy and goals to build the brand and market the product portfolio. She oversees the worldwide marketing, brand, communications, demand generation, and education business teams. A veteran Chief Marketing Officer, Dara was previously the Global Head of Marketing, Communications & Membership at Peloton, CMO of Carbon and the CMO of GE Business Innovations & GE Ventures. Earlier in her career, she led marketing and growth efforts at Apple and Goldman Sachs. Dara has been recognized by Forbes as the World’s Most Influential CMO, by Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of Silicon Valley’s top 40 leaders under 40, by Adweek as a “Brand Genius,” by Business Insider as one of the “Top 25 most innovative CMOs in the world,” and by Inc. Magazine as one of the “30 Inspirational Women to Watch in Tech.”
A champion of public health, women’s issues and diversity initiatives, Dara is the chair of the board of the Public Health Institute (PHI). She also serves on the board of Robinhood. Dara graduated cum laude from Harvard University with highest honors in the field and holds an MBA from Stanford University.
Interviewer
Bob Safian
Advisor and Podcast Host, The Flux Group
Bob Safian is the former editor of Fast Company and host of the podcast Masters of Scale: Rapid Response, which has been cited by The New York Times as one of its “Podcasts for the Pandemic Era.” Through his advisory firm The Flux Group, Safian also provides confidential strategic advice to key startups, Fortune 50 companies, and high-impact nonprofits. Prior to Fast Company, Safian was executive editor at Time and at Fortune.
