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Ryan Vet

Generational Futurist, Keynote Speaker & Author

Ryan Vet is a generational futurist, keynote speaker, and the USA TODAY bestselling author of Speak Goodr and Cracking the Millennial Code. His work lives in the gap between how fast organizations change and how fast the people inside them can absorb it. That gap is where the trouble lives. The new system nobody adopted. The policy that made sense in the leadership meeting and landed as an insult. The five generations in one room who each heard something different. He has delivered more than 1,000 live presentations across 45 states and four continents, to corporate leaders, healthcare systems, associations and universities, on generational leadership, the future of work, AI adoption and organizational change. Futurism only works when it comes from somewhere. Ryan's comes from two places at once. He's a practitioner: he formed his first company as a teenager, at a courthouse, with his father, and has spent two decades building, scaling and exiting companies, with active positions today in software, hospitality, real estate and venture capital. He's also a researcher. His frameworks are built on primary work, not on the recycled stereotypes that pass for generational thinking most places. Both books came out of that research. He also writes COLLIDE, a weekly newsletter read by more than 23,000 leaders, and hosts The Ryan Vet Show. His AI work goes back to 2010, when he built his first pitch deck around it. The term meant something different then: big data, machine learning, predictive analytics, algorithms worked out on napkins and whiteboards. Sixteen years later he still doesn't talk about tools or workflows. He talks about what AI adoption does to people, culture and trust when capability outruns wisdom. Three frameworks came out of that work. The Velocity Gap: the distance between how fast an organization changes and how fast its people can follow. The Generational Pendulum: how each generation's traits form in reaction to the one before it. The Generational Prism: a working model for leading a multigenerational workforce, from Boomers through Gen Z and Gen Alpha. Dentistry is where much of this got tested. Ryan has spent more than a decade in the industry, married to Jessica, a practicing dentist, presenting to state associations, study clubs and AADOM chapters on patient experience, generational hiring and ethical decision-making. The specifics change by industry. The pattern doesn't. He's a Certified Virtual Presenter, a member of the National Speakers Association's Million Dollar Speakers Group, and an adjunct professor at William Peace University. Audiences tend to get the story first and the framework second, which is usually the order that makes either one stick. The question he leaves them with is the one he keeps asking himself. What did we give up to move this fast?

Lori Gross

CEO-Founder, The Dental Management Hub

Lori Gross is a dental consultant, coach, and founder-level leader with over three decades of experience in clinical care, healthcare management, and public health. She helps dental practices and organizations achieve seven-figure growth, improve efficiency, strengthen compliance, and increase profitability through strategic leadership and operational transformation. She led the development of a mobile dental program and transformed it into a COVID-19 testing and vaccination unit—expanding access to care and serving vulnerable communities. Lori now empowers dental leaders to step outside their comfort zones, embrace change, and create meaningful impact.

Lois Banta

Speaker, CEO, President, and Founder, Healthcare Enterprises, Inc., COLLABricon

Lois Banta is CEO and Founder of Healthcare Enterprises. Lois provides her Masterclass Training and Retreats to dental practices, both large and small, across the country and internationally. And as a highly sought after speaker on the Greater New York Dental Meeting, The Chicago Dental Society, The California Dental Association Meeting and other popular venues, Lois' seminars are a must for every member of the dental team. Lois also has written monthly columns for Dental Practice Reports, Doctor Bicuspid and has been a featured writer for the Dental Economics, The Profitable Dentist, plus other numerous journals. Lois’ also has published books “Secrets to Practice Success” and “Secrets to Minimizing Open Time” and is getting rave reviews. In 2026 Lois was recognized as one of the Top 100 KOLs by USA Dental Report. In 2021 Lois was presented with the Gordon Christensen Lecturer Recognition Award and in 2016 received a Lifetime Achievement Award with American Association of Dental Office Management. Lois Banta is CEO of The Speaking Consulting Network, an organization dedicated to growing the consulting, speaking and writing industry profession and a co-founder of COLLABricon Total Team Synergy.

Amy Wood

CEO, Author, Speaker, Consultant, Copper Penny Consulting LLC

Amy Wood is on a mission, and it started with a data breach. After her own personal information was compromised, she dedicated her career to protecting healthcare practices from experiencing the same chaos and confusion. Since 2013, she has worked as a HIPAA Educator, Risk Assessor, and Data Breach Consultant, helping organizations nationwide turn compliance into confidence. As CEO of Copper Penny Consulting, she is an internationally sought after speaker. Amy brings energy, clarity, and real world practicality to topics many consider overwhelming. With a background in Healthcare IT, she bridges the gap between regulations and reality, giving doctors and teams the tools they need to stay protected in today’s high risk digital environment. Her presentations are dynamic, practical, and immediately actionable because compliance shouldn’t just check a box. It should protect your practice and your patients.

Brenda McNulty

Owner, Speaker, Author, Fractional Training Officer, DSO FACTS LLC & Root and Vine Specialty Dental Consulting

Brenda McNulty is a dynamic force in the dental industry, boasting over 30 years of rich experience that spans both clinical and business domains. As the owner of DSO FACTS and Root and Vine Specialty Dental Consulting, she has cemented her reputation as an expert in transforming dental practices through innovative training and accountability systems. Brenda’s depth of knowledge and practical expertise uniquely position her to address the multifaceted challenges faced by specialty dental practices today. Her approach is tailored to enhance the talents of each team member, ensuring that both remote and in-office teams operate with heightened efficiency and productivity. By implementing systems that maximize individual strengths, Brenda consistently drives practices towards increased profitability and success. Brenda has spent over half of her career in Pediatric Dentistry. She co-authored the business chapter in the McDonald and Avery’s Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent textbook. She has also published many articles and most recently she published a book called Smile On that is available on Amazon. As a highly sought-after speaker, Brenda has shared her insights at numerous major dental events, including Chicago Mid-Winter, Yankee Dental, AADOM, Rocky Mountain Dental Convention, and many more. Brenda is known for captivating audiences with her passion and commitment to the profession. Her leadership and guidance have empowered countless dentists and their teams to pursue and achieve their ideal practice vision. Brenda McNulty’s dedication to the dental profession is evident in her ongoing efforts to elevate standards and inspire excellence. Her legacy is one of transformative impact, making her a key expert and thought leader in the industry.

Lindsay Worthington

Tosha Gurley, CDA, DISIPC

Dental Compliance Consultant/ Speaker, Shining Light Dental Compliance, LLC

Tosha is a Dental Compliance Consultant, Speaker, and passionate advocate for dental assistants. She helps dental teams reduce stress related to OSHA, infection control, HIPAA, and dental assisting by offering practical, engaging education that makes compliance easier to understand and implement. But her passion goes beyond compliance. Dental assistants are known as the heartbeat of the dental team, and they deserve to feel confident, respected, prepared, and proud of the important role they play every day. As a dental assistant and clinical manager for over 20 years, Tosha has seen firsthand the incredible impact a knowledgeable, confident, and empowered dental assistant can have on a practice. She has also experienced that when a dental practice is built on a foundation of safety, it provides the ideal environment for teams to thrive, grow, and excel in their professions. So whether she is consulting with a practice, training a team, or speaking to a room full of dental professionals, her goal is to educate, inspire, and leave people feeling empowered to do their best work.