University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Keynote-Speakers

Conroy, Kevin

Kevin Conroy is the chairman and CEO of Exact Sciences. Over the past decade, he transformed Exact Sciences from a small biotechnology firm into one of the world’s premier cancer diagnostics companies. Mr. Conroy led Exact Sciences through the development, clinical trial, regulatory approval, and commercialization of its noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test, Cologuard®.

Denson, Kerry

Biography Brigadier General Kerry Denson served the nation for more than 40 years. General Denson began his career when he was drafted in December 1965. He volunteered for pilot training, graduated in March 1967 and reported to his unit in Viet Nam within 2 weeks. General Denson’s assignments included 2 combat tours in Viet Nam as a …

Isbell, Charles

Biography Charles Lee Isbell, Jr. began serving as UW–Madison’s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs in August 2023. Prior to his appointment at UW–Madison, Isbell served as the dean and John P. Ilmay, Jr. Chair of the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology, beginning July 2019.   Provost Isbell is a computationalist, researcher, …

Lehman, Michael

Biography Lehman is the Interim Chief Information Officer at UW-Madison.  Lehman most recently served as interim vice chancellor for finance and administration until Laurent Heller was hired in August 2016. Before that, he was the first chief financial officer of both Palo Alto Networks and Arista Networks, and oversaw their preparation to become public companies. …

Singh, Deanna

Biography Deanna is a business consultant, speaker, and podcaster who is internationally recognized for her work in leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Deanna helps her clients create more equitable and inclusive work environments and engage more authentically within their internal and external communities. A gifted communicator, she is a champion for marginalized communities through her …

Wolfe, Jack

Biography Jack Wolfe has 40 years of general management, marketing and sales, manufacturing, and financial experience in a wide range of industries: process, general industrial, aerospace and defense, medical and instrumentation. He has successfully managed entrepreneurial companies, a group of 6 operating divisions serving diverse markets with over $100 million in sales, and individual divisions as large …