Speaker candidates and moderators, like everything else that happens at a Design Influencers Leadership Conference, are hand picked and recruited by Esteem Media’s event organizers. Each programmed session must make its intended and unique contribution, adding up to purposeful and comprehensive attendee and sponsor experiences. Like a play writer imagining scenes and moments, the sum and flow ultimately need to fulfill the writer’s vision; so goes the life of a business conference organizer too. But, what are the odds that both February 12, 2025 keynote targets were already friends, colleagues, and wholly respectful of each other’s work and personality? How would we know? When we mentioned to Kate we were recruiting Ryan (and vice versa), they both wanted to collaborate on stage at the same time! We are pleased to announce Ryan Saghian and Kate Rumson will be co-keynoters on Wednesday morning at the Design Influencers Leadership Conference in Napa Valley.
Kate and Ryan are in the middle of building and nurturing giant personal and/or business brands. One is personally private and not always eager to feed a brand by appearing publicly while the other riffs on any inspirational topic openly and freely, in person or online. One is a luxury market tastemaker that bends classic design rules in all the right ways and the other is comprehensive in the creation of every angle of first rate luxury home content; happy to be in front of the camera or advise major brands. Yet, both credit authenticity on Instagram as a key ingredient in their secret sauces. Ultimately, they both agreed that the Design Influencers Leadership Conference is the right place to share their journey in ways that will help guide conference attendees and brands move down similar paths.
And like whipped cream and cherries on top, Jaime Rummerfield will moderate their presentations and ensuing discussions. 
Seating will be limited at this conference as we try to maintain the three days’ of intimate networking that has been a hallmark of every Design Influencer Conference since 2011. You may want to reserve your spot in Napa now while prices are still low and tickets remain available.
