The following speakers are part of YEBW 2016:
- Abhijit “Jit” Banerjee, Director of Business Development at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), 2016
- Angela Snow, VP of Global Design Culture and Community at NIKE, 2016
- Anne Donovan, President at Xenium HR, 2016
- Anthony Miller, CEO at The Knowledge Coop, 2016
- Caroline Cummings, Founder and CEO at Varo Ventures and Venture Catalyst at Oregon RAIN, 2016
- Christina Castillo Wright, Founder and CEO at Bespoke Accessories Group (BAG), 2016
- Don Bishop, Associate VP of Undergraduate Enrollment at University of Notre Dame, 2016
- Emma Mcilroy, CEO and CMO at Wildfang, 2015, 2016
- Ethan Knight, Founder at The American Gap Association, 2016
- Frank Foti, President and CEO at Vigor Industrial, 2016
- Greg Sherwood, President and CIO at Quest Investment Management, 2016
- Joe Novello, Founder and CEO at NurseGrid, 2016
- Karen Dana Oster, Attorney at Law Office of Karen Dana Oster, LLC, 2015, 2016
- Kathy Prosser, NW Benefits Practice Leader at Woodruff-Sawyer & Co., 2016
- Kelly Williams Brown, New York Times Best-Selling Author of Adulting, 2016
- Ken Austin, Chairman of the Board and Founder at A-dec Inc., 2015, 2016
- Lou Radja, Motivational Speaker and Founder at Lou Radja Enterprises, 2013, 2015, 2016
- Max Janasik, VP of Innovation at Cambia Health Solutions, 2016
- Monica Enand, Founder and CEO at Zapproved, 2016
- Randy Harrington, PhD, CEO at Extreme Arts and Sciences, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Sabrina Parsons, CEO at Palo Alto Software, 2014, 2016
- Steve Brown, CEO at Possibility and Purpose, LLC, 2014, 2015, 2016
Special Guest Judges
- John Hull, Asst. Dean for Portland Programs and Center Development at Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon, 2016
- Murali Nallakrishnan, Seven Continents, 2016
- Shane Johnson, Fertilab Thinkubator, 2016