Jordan Rich

Master of Ceremony - Jordan Rich was the host of “The Jordan Rich Show” on WBZ News Radio 1030. In 1996 Rich joined the WBZ staff, where he succeeded the late Norm Nathan on the weekend overnight talk show. He is also the host/producer for the daily feature “Connoisseur’s Corner” featuring news about restaurants, cooking, wine and more as well as the host of “The WBZ New England Weekend,” ...

Pam Yanakopulus, Partner, PwC, Global Accounting Firm

Keynote Speaker - Crysta Dungee is a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) thought-leader who has over a decade of experience in transforming organizational culture and advancing underrepresented leaders. Known for her values-driven and action-focused leadership, she centers her work on the individual and organizational capabilities required to sustain inclusive workplaces. In 2022, Crysta was named Head of DE&I for the U.S. Region of Takeda Pharmaceuticals (TAK), assuming responsibility for leading the DE&I strategic roadmap for ~20K employees across 10 business units.

Russell Watts

Singer - Pamela is a Partner at PwC and she serves as the Deals Leader for over 300 multi-competency Deals professionals in the Northeast region. Her team at PwC includes Deals Strategy, Corporate Finance, Due Diligence, Capital Markets & Accounting, Valuation, Deals Analytics, Deals Integration and Separation, and much more.

She is a seasoned deals professional with over 25 years of experience, advising clients on complex accounting and reporting issues related to deals, including mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, complex private equity deal structures, capital market transactions, capital raising and other complex accounting issues.