CMX Summit 2021: Rise

CMX HQ

Aug 31, 2021, 4:45 PM – Sep 2, 2021, 11:00 PM

CMX Summit 2021 is on August 31–September 2, 2021! Get ready for three days filled with amazing speakers, hands-on workshops, and networking with the internet’s largest gathering of community-driven professionals and businesses. You’ll leave feeling fired-up about building community, armed with priceless insights, connections, and practical resources to help your community thrive.

About this event

We are excited to officially welcome you to CMX Summit 2021! From August 31–September 2, get ready for three jam-packed days of speakers, hands-on workshops, and networking with the world’s largest group of community builders — all the content you need to build thriving communities.

This year’s theme for CMX Summit is Rise. This is a pivotal time for the community industry. Amid massive changes resulting from the pandemic, it is more critical than ever before for businesses to build communities of customers, employees, and partners. In the The 2021 Community Industry Report, 85% of organizations said that community had a positive impact on their objectives.

To ensure community continues to deliver value for organizations, at this year’s conference you will hear from industry leaders on:

  • The Rise of Community-Driven Business: The era of community-driven business is here. Community is a key competitive advantage and the future of successful brands. How can organizations leverage community to its fullest potential?
  • Charting the Community Path: Community is carving out its own distinct department and seat at the C-suite table. Learn how today’s community professionals are paving the road for tomorrow.
  • Community, Culture, and Innovation: Creator communities. Cryptocurrencies. Diversity, equity, and inclusion. Belonging. Get a front-row seat to see how community is driving innovation across business and culture.

Like last year, there will be a 100% virtual component to CMX Summit 2021. (We hope to see some of you in person as well — stay tuned!) And like last year, it's 100% free. Our goal is to elevate the community at as many companies as possible. That’s why this year, the Workshop Day is part of your free ticket.

Join us to celebrate the rise of community and help shape the industry’s future. 

See you at CMX Summit: Rise! 

Check out the Topic Tracks and build your Agenda: 


Speakers

  • Seth Godin

    Author & Entrepreneur

  • Angela Benton

    Streamlytics

    CEO

  • Greg Isenberg

    Late Checkout

    CEO/Co-Founder

  • Kris Lande

    Salesforce

    SVP, Marketing & Community

  • Heather Newman

    Microsoft

    Principal PM Manager

  • Sahil Lavingia

    Gumroad

    CEO

  • Holly Firestone

    Venafi

    VP of Community

  • Joe Pishgar

    VerticalScope

    Chief Community Officer

  • Katrina Strafford

    Unity

    VP & General Manager, Games

  • Jeff Hudson

    Venafi

    CEO

  • Jae Washington

    Headspace

    Senior Community Manager

  • Pablo Gonzalez

    Be The Stage

    Co-Founder/CMO

  • Maria Sayans

    ustwo games

    CEO

  • Scott K. Wilder

    HubSpot

    Global Head of Customer Engagement and Community

  • Tabitha Hayes

    Star Stable Entertainment

    Chief Marketing Officer

  • Mattie Fairchild

    Manticore Games

    Head of Creator Relations

  • Mai Medhat

    Bevy

    VP of Innovation

  • Chris Walker

    Refine Labs

    CEO

  • Nihal Fares

    Bevy

    Director of Product Management

  • Craig Cmehil

    SAP SE

    VP Community & Developer Relations

  • Max Rothery

    Finimize

    VP Community

  • Monica Lluis

    Cisco Systems, Inc.

    Global Community Manager Lead

  • Seanelle Hawkins

    Urban League of Rochester

    President and CEO

  • Derek Andersen

    Bevy

    Co-Founder/CEO

  • Erika Batista

    On Deck

    VP of International

  • Justin DiRose

    Discourse

    Tech Advocate

  • Aly Merritt

    Salesloft

    Head of Community

  • Ryan Cox

    Yelp

    Senior Regional Manager, Community

  • Ashley Collins

    Bevy

    Product Manager - Analytics

  • JR Sims

    Bevy

    Director of Product Management

  • Shana Sumers

    HubSpot

    Principal Marketing Manager, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Community Programming

  • Jason Yee

    Gremlin

    Director of Advocacy

  • Rachel Hartley

    Autodesk

    Community Program Manager

  • Jon Wishart

    Khoros

    Business Value Director

  • Kait Masters

    HoneyBook | Rising Tide

    Community Development Manager

  • Taryell Simmons

    Sage Business & Education

    Workforce Development Consultant

  • Celina Zamora

    Makerpad

    Head of Community

  • Todd Sharp

    Oracle

    Developer Advocate - Cloud & Cloud DB

  • Karuana Gatimu

    Microsoft Teams Engineering

    Principal Manager, Customer Advocacy Group

  • Wes Kao

    Maven

    Co-founder

  • Tessa Mero

    Cloudinary

    Senior Developer Advocate

  • Lauren Clevenger

    BigCommerce

    Senior Manager, Community & Developer Relations

  • Tiffany Oda

    Venafi

    Director, Community Operations

  • Mariana Lemus

    MuleSoft

    Community Associate

  • Lisa Koontz

    Indiana University Alumni Association

    Director of Strategic Initiatives

  • Jenn Jinhong

    Microsoft

    Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Azure Marketing

  • Rachel York

    Bevy

    Community Expert

  • Jana Boruta

    HashiCorp

    Director of Developer Events & Experiential Marketing

  • Grace Francisco

    Cisco Systems, Inc.

    VP, Developer Relations Strategy & Experience

  • Adrian Speyer

    Higher Logic

    Head of Community

  • Ramel Wallace

    BAM

    Senior Community Manager

  • Mark Birch

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)

    Principal Startup Advocate

  • Hawk

    Discourse

    Co-Chief Executive Officer

  • Crux Conception

    Crux Conception

    Founder

  • Jessica Falkenthal

    CUE San Francisco

    Community Director

  • Katie Ray

    Sales Hacker

    Community Manager

  • Blake Ethridge

    DZone

    Community Manager

  • Moly Milosovic

    Jobber

    Head of Community

  • Howard Gray

    Wavetable

    Founder

  • David Spinks

    CMX

    Co-founder

  • Kenneth Refsgaard

    inSided

    Enterprise Customer Success and Community Strategy,

  • Aslan Noghre-Kar

    Change Healthcare

    VP, Enterprise Communities

  • Bolaji Oyejide

    Bevy

    Senior Director of Demand Generation

  • Keneisha Williams

    Black in Events Network

    Founder

  • Matt Pearsall

    Committee for Children

    Community Manager

  • Lincoln Hershberger

    Bevy

    CMO

  • Phoebe Shin Venkat

    TripActions

    Director of Community

  • Martin Remy

    Bevy

    VP, Data Science and Analytics

  • Elizabeth Kohlway

    Sabin Vaccine Institute

    Senior Manager, Community Building & Digital Engagement

  • Jessie Karsif

    Hivebrite

    Customer Success Manager

  • Mary O'Carroll

    Ironclad, Inc.

    Chief Community Officer

  • Patrick Woods

    Orbit

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Trish Kennelly

    On Deck

    Head of Experience

  • Darien Payton

    Loop

    Community Manager

  • Greg Russo

    Twitch

    Senior Enforcement Operations Analyst

  • Victoria Tran

    Innersloth

    Community Director

  • Marius Ciortea

    IBM

    Chief Community Officer

  • Beth McIntyre

    CMX

    Head of Community

  • Andy Swanson

    mod.io

    Head of Publisher Relations

  • Sathish Nagarajan

    Kissflow Inc.,

    Business Head - Kissflow Community Platform

  • Diane Yuen

    CMX

    Community Apprentice

  • Sanket Chauhan

    Dots

    CEO/Co-founder

  • Daniel Svonava

    Superlinked

    CEO

  • Jon Erskine

    Influitive

    Director of Sales

  • Gillian Farquhar

    Qlik

    Head of Customer Marketing, Advocacy and Community

  • Sam Larsen

    Sales Engineer

    Khoros

  • Nisha Baxi

    Gong

    Head of Community

  • Mike Ellis

    Higher Logic

    Marketing Manager

  • Beth Arritt

    Higher Logic

    Product Marketing Manager

  • Remco de Vries

    Gainsight

    VP of Marketing

  • Joshua Rosenfeld

    Discourse

    Technical Advocate

  • Jean Harmon

    Hivebrite

    CEO

  • Ahmed Gewiley

    Hivebrite

    Senior Support Specialist

  • Mitch Howe

    Hivebrite

    Customer Success Manager

  • Breen Sullivan

    The Fourth Floor

    Founder

  • Kat de Haen

    The Fourth Floor

    Co-founder

  • Gill Sotu

    DJ

  • DJ Airsun

    DJ

  • Drag Queen Bingo

    Live from Spain

  • LT Terris

    Yoga Instructor

  • Fiona Cameron

    Raising Backyard Chickens

    How to Raise Backyard Chickens

  • Big Al

    Big Al Caricatures

    Artist

  • Jeopardy

Hosts

  • Ann-Marie Pawlicki Dinkel

    CMX

    Event Manager

  • Beth McIntyre

    CMX

    Head of Community

  • David Spinks

    CMX

    Co-founder

  • Ilker Akansel

    Emcee

  • Valentina Ruffoni

    Emcee

  • Marsha Druker

    CMX

    Senior Program Manager, CMX Connect

  • Jamie Johnston

    Emcee

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