NASPP Conference & Exhibition 2026 Exhibitor List

After becoming deaf at 18, Mandy Harvey rebuilt her relationship with music note by note—through vibration, visual pitch tools, and a discipline most performers couldn't imagine. Her story earned Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer on America's Got Talent and introduced her bold artistry to millions worldwide. In her keynote, Mandy examines a truth every ambitious professional understands: no meaningful goal is achieved alone. She explores what it looks like when the right relationships create resilience during crisis, clarity in transition, and momentum when starting over—and shares concrete strategies for cultivating a community that elevates performance, deepens trust, and enables you to achieve more than you could alone.

Tracy Walder was a college student when a chance encounter with a CIA recruiter launched her into the world of espionage. She joined the CIA's Counterterrorism Center—often the youngest and only woman in the room—traveling through war zones and black sites to help disrupt global terror networks. She later joined the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office, where she helped dismantle a foreign espionage ring and tackled cybercrime and fraud cases. In her keynote, Walder blends sharp geopolitical analysis with vivid field stories to break down today's emerging threats. You'll leave with a clearer picture of the world we're operating in—and a sharper sense of what it takes to lead through it.