Our program team is busy putting together an agenda to WOW you virtually AND in-person this fall! To get a sense of what we’re offering this year, view the 2022 Agenda at a Glance or the in-person and virtual agendas.
You can also browse last year’s virtual Conference program and agenda. For updates, stay tuned to your email!
| 9:00 – 10:30am | Check-in / Interactive Hall Exploration |
| 10:30am – 12:30pm | LIVE Keynote Session Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett, PhD, Lead Scientist in COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Development, TIME Hero of the Year & Advocate for Diversity in STEM Viola Davis, Award-Winning Actress and Bestselling Author Jameela Jamil, The Good Place Actress, Comedian and Mental Health Activist |
| 12:50 – 1:50pm | Lunch & Networking |
| 2:15 – 3:30pm | Networking / Closing Reception / Interactive Hall Exploration |
More Speakers and Sessions Will Be Announced Soon!
Discover just how important thriving communities are to our wellbeing and the success of organizations. Learn the steps and surprising ways leaders, managers and organizations can transform culture and create a more human workplace built on unity and connection where employees thrive in the workplace and beyond.
Speaker: Christine Porath, Tenured Professor, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and Author
Career progression has stalled over the last few years adding confusion and complication for women looking to advance in the workplace. Add to that, the transformational reprioritization women especially have made since the pandemic leaves a lot of questions about career growth in a hybrid world. In this session, researcher and bestselling author Dan Pink will explore regret – showing how to reckon regrets in fresh and imaginative ways, so you can enlist them to make smarter decisions about growth and advancement in your career and beyond. By understanding what people regret the most, we can understand what they value the most. You will learn the simple, science-based, three-step process that he sets out, so you can transform your regrets into a positive force for working smarter and living better.
Speaker: Daniel Pink, five-time New York Times best-selling Author
From the daily stress of world events to the day-to-day overwhelm, navigating our emotions is exhausting, especially in a world where “happy” is the be all and end all. It’s okay to not be okay. Our emotions are not negative, they can actually help us succeed at work and in life. In this session, we will learn ways to navigate emotional tiredness, explore toxic positivity and offer tactical exercises to get yourself emotionally fit and well.
Speakers: Mollie West Duffy, Organizational Development and Leadership Expert and best-selling Co-Author, Big Feelings &
Liz Fosslien, Head of Content and Communications, Humu and Bestselling Co-Author, Big Feelings
Host: Nicole Murphy, EVP & Head of Pharmaceutical Operations and Technology, Biogen
Spoken or written, words are a powerful vehicle to share knowledge, offer perspectives and influence others. They can be truths, facts or alternatively they can perpetuate negative thoughts, stereotypes, even fake news. We find ourselves in a divisive world where cancel culture is rampant and many of us are fearful of saying the wrong thing. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie understands the power of her pen and words. How do you understand an opinion that strongly differs from your own? How do you avoid rushing to judgment when listening to others thoughts so you can truly hear and learn? She will share her personal experiences on both sides to offer perspective on acknowledging differences and being fully inclusive.
Speaker: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning Author
Moderator & Host: Laysha Ward, EVP, Chief External Engagement Officer, Target
Executive Spotlight: Monica Manotas, SVP & President, Life Sciences & Laboratory Products, Thermo Fisher Scientific
For all the focus on the “new normal” of work as businesses start to reopen, we also need to be thinking about the next normal—a world in which flexibility and resilience are the coins of the realm. This session will offer leaders with short-and-long term strategies for success. For the immediate, learn how to best manage hybrid teams made up of some remote and some in-person workers. Future thinking, learn how to adopt a “next normal” mentality so you are ready to deal with future pandemics and business interruptions.
Speaker: Stephanie Mehta, CEO, Mansueto Ventures & former Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company
Moderator: Rachana Bhide, Leadership Psychologist, Former Bloomberg Broadcaster & Founder, The Corner of the Court Project
As we navigate a hybrid world where boundaries have been blurred, many of us feel overloaded and an overwhelming loss of control. In this session, award-winning author Elizabeth Uviebiene will identify the emotional habits that contribute to overwhelm and share tactical ways to make necessary adjustments now, so that we can focus on what actually leads to advancement in work and in life.We will learn how to reset our relationship with work and regain power so we operate differently and in a way that suits more parts of our lives.
Speaker: Elizabeth Uviebinené, Award Winning author and columnist, Financial Times
Moderator: Celeste Headlee, Host, Women Amplified podcast, award-winning Journalist & Author, Speaking of Race
Host: Monisha Dabek, SVP & Chief Commercial Officer, USA, Ocean Spray Executive
Executive Spotlight: Jessica Jensen, Chief People Officer, Indeed
Anyone is susceptible, however, those more likely to experience feelings of self-doubt are individuals who differ from the majority of their peers. The attributes that set us apart as “other” – age, gender, race, ethnic background, sexual orientation, physical ability or another characteristic – are qualities that make us unique. So why do we try to hide the pieces of ourselves that make us special? In this session, superhero and comic writer Gabby Rivera talks about the power, importance and necessity of sharing all facets of your being, especially the ones that make you different. She will unpack navigating the world as a queer, Latinx, millennial woman, how she incorporates her heritage into her writing and all that she does and ways to flip the internal script and squash those feelings of self-doubt and fear once and for all.
Speaker: Gabby Rivera, Author, LGBTQ+ Advocate, Creator, Joy Revolution Podcast & first Latina to write for Marvel Comics
Executive Spotlight: Karan Dyson, VP of Global Grooming Process & Engineering, P&G Gillette
What does courageous leadership look like in today’s workplace? Join this session for insights into what it takes to build these skills, so you and your team are ready to face any business challenge. Frances Haugen will share her story and strategies on how to incorporate this mindset into the workplace.
Speaker: Frances Haugen, Facebook Whistleblower & Advocate for Accountability and Transparency in Social Media
Moderator: Ellen McGirt, Founder, Sweet Equity Media, Fortune Editor, raceAhead & co-host, Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast
Host: Helen Merianos, Global Head of Portfolio Decision Resources, Research & Development, Sanofi
Executive Spotlight: Doreen Burse, SVP, Worldwide Sales, United Airlines
With some back in the office and others still working remotely, it is confusing and challenging to be part of a team in 2022. How do we navigate this new reality as a team member, collaborator, leader? How does our communication need to evolve? How do we form connections needed to get the job done?
Attend this session to explore these questions and learn practical and actionable ways to feel connected, heard and understood even on a hybrid team.
Speaker: Ximena Vengoechea, Author, Listen Like You Mean It
Host: Melinda Vaccaro, CFO, Converse
It’s natural to feel worried given the realities of inflation and talk of an impending recession. But don’t let that worry immobilize you, rather take action and control your financial future. In this session, personal finance expert Brittney Castro offers advice to recession-proof your life so that you are prepared for what’s to come. With a mix of advice and actionable strategies, learn how to: negotiate your salary/fees to earn more money to fight against inflation; increase your monthly savings and invest wisely without stress and overwhelm; and protect yourself, your loved ones and your assets with the right type of insurance protection.
Speaker: Brittney Castro, Certified Financial Planner™, personal finance expert for women, and Founder & CEO, Financially Wise Women
According to an HBR survey, 76% of employees don’t disclose their disability for fear of retaliation including a lack of career growth and opportunity. And often, many disabilities are simply overlooked because they are hidden or non-apparent. History making Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin understands the challenges of overcoming barriers of inclusion and access better than most. With a mix of inspiration and advice, she will discuss her personal experiences, her tireless efforts to advance access and inclusion within Hollywood and ways you can apply these lessons to create change within your workplace. Whether you are a co-worker or manager, this session will explore how to create a safe environment that enables others to show up, contribute and advance without limitations. Walk away with tangible ways to better support your peers and employees and make access a priority.
Speaker: Marlee Matlin, Award-Winning Actress and Disability Rights Advocate
Host: Kameelah Benjamin-Fuller, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer and CSR Leader, PTC
Designed for the mid/senior level professional with significant experience looking for advice around professional skills and job advancement
Career progression has stalled over the last few years adding confusion and complication for women looking to advance in the workplace. Add to that, the transformational reprioritization women especially have made since the pandemic leaves a lot of questions about career growth in a hybrid world. In this session, researcher and bestselling author Dan Pink will explore regret – showing how to reckon regrets in fresh and imaginative ways, so you can enlist them to make smarter decisions about growth and advancement in your career and beyond. By understanding what people regret the most, we can understand what they value the most. You will learn the simple, science-based, three-step process that he sets out, so you can transform your regrets into a positive force for working smarter and living better.
Speaker: Daniel Pink, five-time New York Times best-selling Author
With some back in the office and others still working remotely, it is confusing and challenging to be part of a team in 2022. How do we navigate this new reality as a team member, collaborator, leader? How does our communication need to evolve? How do we form connections needed to get the job done?
Attend this session to explore these questions and learn practical and actionable ways to feel connected, heard and understood even on a hybrid team.
Speaker: Ximena Vengoechea, Author, Listen Like You Mean It
Host: Melinda Vaccaro, CFO, Converse
Spoken or written, words are a powerful vehicle to share knowledge, offer perspectives and influence others. They can be truths, facts or alternatively they can perpetuate negative thoughts, stereotypes, even fake news. We find ourselves in a divisive world where cancel culture is rampant and many of us are fearful of saying the wrong thing. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie understands the power of her pen and words. How do you understand an opinion that strongly differs from your own? How do you avoid rushing to judgment when listening to others thoughts so you can truly hear and learn? She will share her personal experiences on both sides to offer perspective on acknowledging differences and being fully inclusive.
Speaker: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning Author
Moderator & Host: Laysha Ward, EVP, Chief External Engagement Officer, Target
Executive Spotlight: Monica Manotas, SVP & President, Life Sciences & Laboratory Products, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Anyone is susceptible, however, those more likely to experience feelings of self-doubt are individuals who differ from the majority of their peers. The attributes that set us apart as “other” – age, gender, race, ethnic background, sexual orientation, physical ability or another characteristic – are qualities that make us unique. So why do we try to hide the pieces of ourselves that make us special? In this session, superhero and comic writer Gabby Rivera talks about the power, importance and necessity of sharing all facets of your being, especially the ones that make you different. She will unpack navigating the world as a queer, Latinx, millennial woman, how she incorporates her heritage into her writing and all that she does and ways to flip the internal script and squash those feelings of self-doubt and fear once and for all.
Speaker: Gabby Rivera, Author, LGBTQ+ Advocate, Creator, Joy Revolution Podcast & first Latina to write for Marvel Comics
Executive Spotlight: Karan Dyson, VP of Global Grooming Process & Engineering, P&G Gillette
According to an HBR survey, 76% of employees don’t disclose their disability for fear of retaliation including a lack of career growth and opportunity. And often, many disabilities are simply overlooked because they are hidden or non-apparent. History making Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin understands the challenges of overcoming barriers of inclusion and access better than most. With a mix of inspiration and advice, she will discuss her personal experiences, her tireless efforts to advance access and inclusion within Hollywood and ways you can apply these lessons to create change within your workplace. Whether you are a co-worker or manager, this session will explore how to create a safe environment that enables others to show up, contribute and advance without limitations. Walk away with tangible ways to better support your peers and employees and make access a priority.
Speaker: Marlee Matlin, Award-Winning Actress and Disability Rights Advocate
Host: Kameelah Benjamin-Fuller, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer and CSR Leader, PTC
Designed for a seasoned or aspiring leader looking to climb the ladder and shatter the glass ceiling
For all the focus on the “new normal” of work as businesses start to reopen, we also need to be thinking about the next normal—a world in which flexibility and resilience are the coins of the realm. This session will offer leaders with short-and-long term strategies for success. For the immediate, learn how to best manage hybrid teams made up of some remote and some in-person workers. Future thinking, learn how to adopt a “next normal” mentality so you are ready to deal with future pandemics and business interruptions.
Speaker: Stephanie Mehta, CEO, Mansueto Ventures & former Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company
Moderator: Rachana Bhide, Leadership Psychologist, Former Bloomberg Broadcaster & Founder, The Corner of the Court Project
Discover just how important thriving communities are to our wellbeing and the success of organizations. Learn the steps and surprising ways leaders, managers and organizations can transform culture and create a more human workplace built on unity and connection where employees thrive in the workplace and beyond.
Speaker: Christine Porath, Tenured Professor, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and Author
What does courageous leadership look like in today’s workplace? Join this session for insights into what it takes to build these skills, so you and your team are ready to face any business challenge. Frances Haugen will share her story and strategies on how to incorporate this mindset into the workplace.
Speaker: Frances Haugen, Facebook Whistleblower & Advocate for Accountability and Transparency in Social Media
Moderator: Ellen McGirt, Founder, Sweet Equity Media, Fortune Editor, raceAhead & co-host, Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast
Host: Helen Merianos, Global Head of Portfolio Decision Resources, Research & Development, Sanofi
Executive Spotlight: Doreen Burse, SVP, Worldwide Sales, United Airlines
Offering advice to help you enhance your life, grow and create more positive personal experiences outside of the workplace
From the daily stress of world events to the day-to-day overwhelm, navigating our emotions is exhausting, especially in a world where “happy” is the be all and end all. It’s okay to not be okay. Our emotions are not negative, they can actually help us succeed at work and in life. In this session, we will learn ways to navigate emotional tiredness, explore toxic positivity and offer tactical exercises to get yourself emotionally fit and well.
Speakers: Mollie West Duffy, Organizational Development and Leadership Expert and best-selling Co-Author, Big Feelings &
Liz Fosslien, Head of Content and Communications, Humu and Bestselling Co-Author, Big Feelings
Host: Nicole Murphy, EVP & Head of Pharmaceutical Operations and Technology, Biogen
It’s natural to feel worried given the realities of inflation and talk of an impending recession. But don’t let that worry immobilize you, rather take action and control your financial future. In this session, personal finance expert Brittney Castro offers advice to recession-proof your life so that you are prepared for what’s to come. With a mix of advice and actionable strategies, learn how to: negotiate your salary/fees to earn more money to fight against inflation; increase your monthly savings and invest wisely without stress and overwhelm; and protect yourself, your loved ones and your assets with the right type of insurance protection.
Speaker: Brittney Castro, Certified Financial Planner™, personal finance expert for women, and Founder & CEO, Financially Wise Women
As we navigate a hybrid world where boundaries have been blurred, many of us feel overloaded and an overwhelming loss of control. In this session, award-winning author Elizabeth Uviebiene will identify the emotional habits that contribute to overwhelm and share tactical ways to make necessary adjustments now, so that we can focus on what actually leads to advancement in work and in life.We will learn how to reset our relationship with work and regain power so we operate differently and in a way that suits more parts of our lives.
Speaker: Elizabeth Uviebinené, Award Winning author and columnist, Financial Times
Moderator: Celeste Headlee, Host, Women Amplified podcast, award-winning Journalist & Author, Speaking of Race
Host: Monisha Dabek, SVP & Chief Commercial Officer, USA, Ocean Spray Executive
Executive Spotlight: Jessica Jensen, Chief People Officer, Indeed
Master of Ceremonies: Celeste Headlee, Host, Women Amplified podcast, award-winning Journalist & Author, Speaking of Race
Intro: Karleen Oberton, CFO, Hologic
José Andrés, Humanitarian and Founder, World Central Kitchen
Intro/Storytellers: Laysha Ward, EVP, Chief External Engagement Officer, Target
Misty Copeland, First African American Female Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Discover just how important thriving communities are to our wellbeing and the success of organizations. Learn the steps and surprising ways leaders, managers and organizations can transform culture and create a more human workplace built on unity and connection where employees thrive in the workplace and beyond.
Speaker: Christine Porath, Tenured Professor, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and Author
Career progression has stalled over the last few years adding confusion and complication for women looking to advance in the workplace. Add to that, the transformational reprioritization women especially have made since the pandemic leaves a lot of questions about career growth in a hybrid world. In this session, researcher and bestselling author Dan Pink will explore regret – showing how to reckon regrets in fresh and imaginative ways, so you can enlist them to make smarter decisions about growth and advancement in your career and beyond. By understanding what people regret the most, we can understand what they value the most. You will learn the simple, science-based, three-step process that he sets out, so you can transform your regrets into a positive force for working smarter and living better.
Speaker: Daniel Pink, five-time New York Times best-selling Author
From the daily stress of world events to the day-to-day overwhelm, navigating our emotions is exhausting, especially in a world where “happy” is the be all and end all. It’s okay to not be okay. Our emotions are not negative, they can actually help us succeed at work and in life. In this session, we will learn ways to navigate emotional tiredness, explore toxic positivity and offer tactical exercises to get yourself emotionally fit and well.
Speakers: Mollie West Duffy, Organizational Development and Leadership Expert and best-selling Co-Author, Big Feelings &
Liz Fosslien, Head of Content and Communications, Humu and Bestselling Co-Author, Big Feelings
Host: Nicole Murphy, EVP & Head of Pharmaceutical Operations and Technology, Biogen
Spoken or written, words are a powerful vehicle to share knowledge, offer perspectives and influence others. They can be truths, facts or alternatively they can perpetuate negative thoughts, stereotypes, even fake news. We find ourselves in a divisive world where cancel culture is rampant and many of us are fearful of saying the wrong thing. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie understands the power of her pen and words. How do you understand an opinion that strongly differs from your own? How do you avoid rushing to judgment when listening to others thoughts so you can truly hear and learn? She will share her personal experiences on both sides to offer perspective on acknowledging differences and being fully inclusive.
Speaker: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning Author
Moderator & Host: Laysha Ward, EVP, Chief External Engagement Officer, Target
Executive Spotlight: Monica Manotas, SVP & President, Life Sciences & Laboratory Products, Thermo Fisher Scientific
For all the focus on the “new normal” of work as businesses start to reopen, we also need to be thinking about the next normal—a world in which flexibility and resilience are the coins of the realm. This session will offer leaders with short-and-long term strategies for success. For the immediate, learn how to best manage hybrid teams made up of some remote and some in-person workers. Future thinking, learn how to adopt a “next normal” mentality so you are ready to deal with future pandemics and business interruptions.
Speaker: Stephanie Mehta, CEO, Mansueto Ventures & former Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company
Moderator: Rachana Bhide, Leadership Psychologist, Former Bloomberg Broadcaster & Founder, The Corner of the Court Project
Life is full of paradoxes. For many of us, these competing and interwoven demands are a source of conflict. Since our brains love to make either-or choices, we choose one option over the other; we deal with the uncertainty by asserting certainty. In this session, professor and co-founder of the Lerner Women’s Leadership Initiative Wendy Smith will offer an actionable framework for transforming these tensions into opportunities for innovation and personal growth and completely change the way you approach your most vexing problems. We will leave with the tools and confidence to make more creative, flexible and impactful decisions by adopting a both/and mindset.
Speaker: Wendy Smith, Professor, University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics and Co-Author, Both/And Thinking
Host: Natalie Edwards, Chief Diversity Officer, National Grid
Executive Spotlight: Anita Barnick, Vice President, Research & Development, DePuy Synthes (J&J)
As we navigate a hybrid world where boundaries have been blurred, many of us feel overloaded and an overwhelming loss of control. In this session, award-winning author Elizabeth Uviebiene will identify the emotional habits that contribute to overwhelm and share tactical ways to make necessary adjustments now, so that we can focus on what actually leads to advancement in work and in life.We will learn how to reset our relationship with work and regain power so we operate differently and in a way that suits more parts of our lives.
Speaker: Elizabeth Uviebinené, Award Winning author and columnist, Financial Times
Moderator: Celeste Headlee, Host, Women Amplified podcast, award-winning Journalist & Author, Speaking of Race
Host: Monisha Dabek, SVP & Chief Commercial Officer, USA, Ocean Spray Executive
Executive Spotlight: Jessica Jensen, Chief People Officer, Indeed
Anyone is susceptible, however, those more likely to experience feelings of self-doubt are individuals who differ from the majority of their peers. The attributes that set us apart as “other” – age, gender, race, ethnic background, sexual orientation, physical ability or another characteristic – are qualities that make us unique. So why do we try to hide the pieces of ourselves that make us special? In this session, superhero and comic writer Gabby Rivera talks about the power, importance and necessity of sharing all facets of your being, especially the ones that make you different. She will unpack navigating the world as a queer, Latinx, millennial woman, how she incorporates her heritage into her writing and all that she does and ways to flip the internal script and squash those feelings of self-doubt and fear once and for all.
Speaker: Gabby Rivera, Author, LGBTQ+ Advocate, Creator, Joy Revolution Podcast & first Latina to write for Marvel Comics
Executive Spotlight: Karan Dyson, VP of Global Grooming Process & Engineering, P&G Gillette
Master of Ceremonies: Celeste Headlee, Host, Women Amplified podcast, award-winning Journalist & Author, Speaking of Race
Intro: Brian Reaves, EVP, Chief Belonging, Diversity, and Equity Officer, UKG
Reese Witherspoon, Actor, Producer, Founder, Hello Sunshine
What does courageous leadership look like in today’s workplace? Join this session for insights into what it takes to build these skills, so you and your team are ready to face any business challenge. Frances Haugen will share her story and strategies on how to incorporate this mindset into the workplace.
Speaker: Frances Haugen, Facebook Whistleblower & Advocate for Accountability and Transparency in Social Media
Moderator: Ellen McGirt, Founder, Sweet Equity Media, Fortune Editor, raceAhead & co-host, Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast
Host: Helen Merianos, Global Head of Portfolio Decision Resources, Research & Development, Sanofi
Executive Spotlight: Doreen Burse, SVP, Worldwide Sales, United Airlines
With some back in the office and others still working remotely, it is confusing and challenging to be part of a team in 2022. How do we navigate this new reality as a team member, collaborator, leader? How does our communication need to evolve? How do we form connections needed to get the job done?
Attend this session to explore these questions and learn practical and actionable ways to feel connected, heard and understood even on a hybrid team.
Speaker: Ximena Vengoechea, Author, Listen Like You Mean It
Host: Melinda Vaccaro, CFO, Converse
It’s natural to feel worried given the realities of inflation and talk of an impending recession. But don’t let that worry immobilize you, rather take action and control your financial future. In this session, personal finance expert Brittney Castro offers advice to recession-proof your life so that you are prepared for what’s to come. With a mix of advice and actionable strategies, learn how to: negotiate your salary/fees to earn more money to fight against inflation; increase your monthly savings and invest wisely without stress and overwhelm; and protect yourself, your loved ones and your assets with the right type of insurance protection.
Speaker: Brittney Castro, Certified Financial Planner™, personal finance expert for women, and Founder & CEO, Financially Wise Women
According to an HBR survey, 76% of employees don’t disclose their disability for fear of retaliation including a lack of career growth and opportunity. And often, many disabilities are simply overlooked because they are hidden or non-apparent. History making Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin understands the challenges of overcoming barriers of inclusion and access better than most. With a mix of inspiration and advice, she will discuss her personal experiences, her tireless efforts to advance access and inclusion within Hollywood and ways you can apply these lessons to create change within your workplace. Whether you are a co-worker or manager, this session will explore how to create a safe environment that enables others to show up, contribute and advance without limitations. Walk away with tangible ways to better support your peers and employees and make access a priority.
Speaker: Marlee Matlin, Award-Winning Actress and Disability Rights Advocate
Host: Kameelah Benjamin-Fuller, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer and CSR Leader, PTC