Jen Anaya
SVP Global Marketing, Ingram Micro
From Distribution to Intelligence and Value Creation
Reinventing a $52B business.
TWEN LA · Friday, October 2, 2026 · The Langham, Pasadena
THE WRIGHT
EXCHANGE NETWORK
The LA Executive Breakfast.
A structured conversation among senior operators.
Claim my seat →Val personally reviews each application. Seats are limited and curated.
Your seat is fully refunded within 48 hours if Val does not accept your application.
Applications close Monday, September 28 at 11:59 PM Pacific. Personal reply within 24 hours.
Inside TWEN
Forty-five seconds inside TWEN LA Executive Breakfast at The Langham, Pasadena.
Past attendees include
- BOEING
- MOODY'S
- SIRIUSXM
- ELECTRONIC ARTS
- SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
- LA RAMS
- USC
- CRYPTO.COM ARENA
- HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS
- BELKIN
- MILLIMAN
- TAILORED BRANDS
- HONDA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
- INGRAM MICRO
- PD PAOLA
- ASENSEI
- McGEE AND CO
Who it's for
Built for CEOs and the execs who run the room around them.
CEOs, senior operators, their direct reports and active board directors.
No sponsors. No vendors. Executive to executive conversations only. Protected ruthlessly.
Who's in the room
Executives sharing what they're learning right now.
Brooke Cunningham
Chief Marketing Officer, LogicMonitor
The AI-Enabled Go-to-Market Engine
Where AI adds commercial leverage across positioning, demand, sales development, content and customer growth, and where it does not.
Saydulu Kolasani
Chief Digital and Technology Officer, AXS
What the room has said
In the words of the executives.
"Six functions led. Board seat held. TWEN is still the room where I get the cross-functional peer perspective that sharpens my judgment and sparks ideas for value creation. An always-on activity, never one and done."Julie BernardBoard Director, Authority Brands
"A highly curated, top-level exec network that consistently delivers valuable feedback and provocative insights."Carolyn PollockChief Marketing Officer, Wilson Sporting Goods
"One of the best conferences I've been in my career. Part therapy, part strategy, part execution playbook. Candid conversations with peers. Actionable takeaways. Zero fluff. Val is incredible."Shahin MohammadkhaniVP of Engineering, Strategy and Operations, UTA
"Real conversations about what's working and what's not. No posturing, just people showing up as themselves. A thoughtfully designed space to connect, reflect, and walk away inspired."Nora AhernVP Global Growth Marketing, Electronic Arts
"Highly valuable peer-to-peer discussion and collaboration."Andy WilsonVP Research Partnerships and Innovation, USC
The differentiator
VAL-uable Asks and Gives.
What you'll give. What you'll ask for. Who you'll meet.
Every TWEN breakfast runs a structured Asks and Gives round.
When you arrive, you get a stack of GIVE cards and a stack of ASK cards. You hand-write your GIVE and your ASK. The cards go up on the wall before the second break. Through the morning, you walk the wall and claim the cards you want.
Past gives have included a CNBC CEO Council referral, a CFO's perspective on a live mergers and acquisitions decision, partnership introductions inside a major gaming and entertainment company, candid lessons from a public-company turnaround and hiring signals for top AI engineers.
Past asks have included referrals to PE firms investing in retail and CPG, a board seat where turnaround experience adds value, introductions to CEOs hiring a CFO at a late-stage private company, a path into the CNBC Council and advice on breaking into the sports industry.
This is not a place to pitch a side business or scout for customers. It is a place to make your ASK and offer your GIVE.
Cards are collected at the close. The full Asks and Gives collection then lands in your private TWEN Slack channel. You have ninety days to keep claiming, keep offering and keep the introductions moving.
What the morning looks like
Friday morning at The Langham.
7:30
Arrivals, introductions, breakfast
8:00
Welcome and opening
8:30
Executive Interviews · VAL-uable Asks and Gives · Space for serendipitous conversations · Executive Accelerators: Increasing the valuation of your company and career
- Jen Anaya, SVP Global Marketing, Ingram Micro: From Distribution to Intelligence and Value Creation
- Brooke Cunningham, Chief Marketing Officer, LogicMonitor: The AI-Enabled Go-to-Market Engine
- Saydulu Kolasani, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, AXS
11:30
Close, book signing and departures
The Langham, Pasadena. Free valet. Twenty minutes from downtown LA, forty from Santa Monica.
What you'll walk away with
You will receive.
- 1A morning with new executive peers at The Langham, Pasadena
- 2Curated executive interviews and provocations
- 3A private Slack channel with attendees to continue conversations
- 4The VAL-uable Asks and Gives Wall and database
- 5TWEN cohort consideration for the annual program
- 6Copies of Val Wright's three books, personally signed that morning
- 7An invitation to the private whiskey tasting and dinner with Val on October 1
$495 · Friday, October 2 · The Langham, Pasadena
Claim my seat →A note for confirmed guests
Join Val the evening prior, October 1, for a whiskey tasting and dinner at a private bourbon room in LA.
Blaine Adams, Whistle Pig's Brand Educator, joins as Val's guest.
"The tasting was a great way to break the ice so we could jump right in in the morning."
Leslie Emmons Burthey, SVP Marketing, TeePublic
"As an Irishwoman, I have to say the pre-event whiskey tasting was a highlight. Great spirits and even better company."
Nora Ahern, VP Global Growth Marketing, Electronic Arts
What October 2 leads to
What happens after the breakfast.
After breakfast, the full Asks and Gives database moves into your private TWEN Slack channel, where introductions continue for ninety days. Attendees who match TWEN's criteria may be invited into an annual cohort, with monthly virtual meetings, a private retreat and year-round Slack. TWEN OAK renewed 100% of its members into Year 2. Curious about the cohort? Mention it when you apply.
About Val
Val Wright.
Val Wright is an innovation and growth expert who advises CEOs and executive teams on the choices that set direction and drive growth. She recently facilitated an AI innovation lab for 24 global business owners at the New York Stock Exchange. Val was also part of the small team that built Kinect for Xbox, which became the fastest-selling device of all time, earned a Guinness World Record and contributed to a billion-dollar turnaround of Microsoft's Entertainment business.
Val's clients include Starbucks, LinkedIn, Microsoft, BMW, Amazon, Ingram Micro, Gartner and the LA Lakers. She is one of only 64 experts inducted into the Million Dollar Consultant Hall of Fame, the author of three award-winning books and the founder of The Wright Exchange Network. Across TWEN annual cohorts, executive breakfasts and TWEN ETC, she has delivered 15 cohorts.
Val and her work have been featured in
- CNBC
- WSJ
- BBC NEWS
- BLOOMBERG
- FINANCIAL TIMES
- FAST COMPANY
- INC.
- LA TIMES
FAQ
FAQ.
Who is in the room?
CEOs and the execs who run the room around them, including senior operators and active board directors. Past rooms have included executives from Boeing, Moody's, SiriusXM, Electronic Arts, Saks Fifth Avenue, LA Rams, USC, Crypto.com Arena, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Belkin, Milliman, Tailored Brands, Honda Federal Credit Union, Ingram Micro, PD Paola, asensei and McGee and Co. Val reviews every application personally.
What does it cost and what is included?
Four hundred and ninety-five dollars. Your seat at The Langham, breakfast, curated executive interviews, the VAL-uable Asks and Gives Wall and database, a private Slack channel for ninety days, consideration for the annual cohort and signed copies of Val's books. Nothing else is sold to you in the room.
What makes this different from other executive breakfasts?
VAL-uable Asks and Gives. Most executive events give you a speaker and hope you meet someone during the coffee break. TWEN gives you insights, introductions and an opportunity to give to your peers.
So what is it?
A structured conversation among senior operators. No badge-scanning. No pitch round. No sponsor table. You leave at 11:30 with a new executive community.
What if I am a consultant or advisor?
TWEN is built for full-time operators. Consultants, advisors and executives in interim or fractional roles are not eligible for this breakfast. Val runs a separate program for advisors and consultants. Email hello@valwrightconsulting.com to learn more.
What if I cannot make October 2?
Email hello@valwrightconsulting.com to be kept in the loop about future TWEN Executive Breakfasts.
Claim your seat.
Friday, October 2, 2026 · The Langham, Pasadena · 7:30 to 11:30 AM · $495
Applications close Monday, September 28 at 11:59 PM Pacific. We respond personally within 24 hours.
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