2016 Speakers
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Keynotes
Sara Blakely
SARA BLAKELY is founder and owner of SPANX, Inc. She founded SPANX in 2000 with $5,000 in savings. A frustrated consumer turned entrepreneur, ... Read Full Bio
Annie E. Clark
ANNIE E. CLARK is a co-founder of EROC, and a lead complainant in the Title IX and Clery complaints against the University of North Carolina at... Read Full Bio
Carla Harris
CARLA HARRIS is a vice chairman, wealth management, managing director and senior client advisor at Morgan Stanley. Harris has extensive indus... Read Full Bio
Anita Hill
ANITA HILL is University Professor of Social Policy, Law, and Women's Studies at Brandeis University. She is a vital leader in both the civil r... Read Full BioSpecial Guest Speakers
Marian L. Heard
MARIAN L. HEARD is the president and CEO of Oxen Hill Partners, a Boston-based company specializing in leadership development programs and bran... Read Full BioBreakout Session Speakers
Luvvie Ajayi
LUVVIE AJAYI is an award-winning writer and digital strategist who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism. A 13-year b... Read Full Bio
Jonah Berger
JONAH BERGER is a professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and best-selling author of Contagious: Why Things Catc... Read Full Bio
Jenny Blake
JENNY BLAKE is an author, career and business strategist and international speaker who helps people organize their brain, move beyond burnout, ... Read Full Bio
Lisa Bodell
LISA BODELL is an award-winning author and CEO of futurethink. As a futurist and expert on the topic of change, she serves as a global co... Read Full Bio
Mallika Chopra
MALLIKA CHOPRA is a mom, media entrepreneur, public speaker and published author. Her most recent book, “Living With Intent: My Somewhat Mess... Read Full Bio
Catherine Corley
CATHERINE CORLEY is senior vice president of global operations with Catalyst. She is an accomplished senior marketing executive and business le... Read Full Bio
Ellen Dolgen
ELLEN DOLGEN is an author, blogger, speaker, health, wellness and menopause awareness advocate. For Dolgen, menopause education is a mission. Dolgen shar... Read Full Bio
Nancy E. Frates
NANCY E. FRATES is the creator of the Ice Bucket Challenge. On March 13, 2011 Frates’ 27 year old son Peter was diagnosed with ALS, Lou Gehri... Read Full Bio
Tali Golan
TALI GOLAN is head of the TripAdvisor Charitable Foundation. From her first international flight at the age of one, Golan’s fate was to become a world ... Read Full BioCarla Harris
CARLA HARRIS is a vice chairman, wealth management, managing director and senior client advisor at Morgan Stanley. Harris has extensive indus... Read Full BioMarian L. Heard
MARIAN L. HEARD is the president and CEO of Oxen Hill Partners, a Boston-based company specializing in leadership development programs and bran... Read Full Bio
Nora Herting
NORA HERTING is a co-founder and principal at ImageThink, and an award-winning artist with a background in education and facilitation. A former... Read Full Bio
Susan Hodgkinson
SUSAN HODGKINSON founded The Personal Brand Company in 1994. She was the first practitioner in the U.S. to combine 15 years of a corporate marketing and ... Read Full Bio
Caytha Jentis
CAYTHA JENTIS is an award winning independent filmmaker. Her most recent project is “The Other F Word,” a comedic series on Amazon about fo... Read Full Bio
Thea Kocher
THEA KOCHER has over 11 years’ experience in the luxury beauty industry. She started at Bliss, a multi-channel spa and skincare company in Ne... Read Full Bio
Sally Kohn
SALLY KOHN is a political commentator with CNN and the Daily Beast. Previously a Fox News contributor, Kohn’s writing has appeared in the
Dr. Deborah Kolb
DR. DEBORAH KOLB is Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership (Emerita), and co-founder of the Ford Foundation funded Center fo... Read Full Bio
Irene Lam
IRENE LAM is the vice president of research and development for access control and video systems brands within Tyco Security Products. She has responsi... Read Full Bio
Stephanie Lampkin
STEPHANIE LAMPKIN is the founder & CEO of Blendoor, merit-based matching, a mobile job matching app that uses a blind recruiting strategy t... Read Full Bio
Jill Larsen
JILL LARSEN is SVP of strategic talent acquisition, people planning, and services HR at Cisco. Over the last two years, she has transformed Cis... Read Full Bio
Courtney Lynch
COURTNEY LYNCH is a founding partner of Lead Star. Together with partner Angie Morgan, Lead Star was created as an agile, high-caliber leadership development fi... Read Full Bio
Jo Malone
JO MALONE has been described as an “English scent maverick,” and is the woman responsible for creating some of the world's most-loved fragrances. Hav... Read Full Bio
Helaine Olen
HELAINE OLEN is a columnist at Slate, where she writes “The Bills,” a column focusing on the intersection of money, life, economics, societ... Read Full Bio
Tami Reiss
TAMI REISS leads the Cyrus team to deliver great results for our clients. She focuses on ensuring that Cyrus is a great development partner, gu... Read Full Bio
Paula Rizzo
PAULA RIZZO is the author of “Listful Thinking: Using Lists to be More Productive, Highly Successful and Less Stressed.” She’s also a s... Read Full Bio
Elizabeth Kolb Robillard
ELIZABETH KOLB ROBILLARD has spent her career in tech startups. She is currently the vice president of business development and operations for ... Read Full Bio
Egypt Sherrod
EGYPT SHERROD is the host of HGTV’s all new “Flipping Virgins,” and the top-rated, “Property Virgins,” which ran for 16 seasons. Sher... Read Full Bio
Nina Tassler
Nina Tassler is an American television executive and author. She previously held such positions as president, and also chairman of CBS Entertai... Read Full Bio
Lynn D. Tinney
LYNN D. TINNEY is vice president, Americas Channels for Riverbed Technology. Prior to joining Riverbed in 2014, Tinney served as the director of strategy... Read Full Bio
Laura Vanderkam
LAURA VANDERKAM is the author of several time management and productivity books, including “I Know How She Does It,” “What the Most Succe... Read Full Bio
Celeste Warren
CELESTE WARREN is vice president, human resources and global diversity and inclusion center of excellence with Merck. In this dual role, she ha... Read Full Bio
Caroline Webb
CAROLINE WEBB is CEO of Sevenshift, a firm that shows people how to use insights from behavioral science to improve their working life. Her boo... Read Full Bio
Heather Willems
HEATHER WILLEMS is a co-founder and principal at ImageThink. She is a graphic facilitator and business strategy consultant with a background in... Read Full Bio
Nicole Williams
NICOLE WILLIAMS learned in her early life, that there is a connection between the job we do and the quality of life we live. Williams loves the... Read Full BioHealth & Wellness Classroom Speaker
Karen Bentley
KAREN BENTLEY is a best-selling author, and health educator. Since 1998 she has been a leader in the movement to create awareness about the dan... Read Full BioSocial Media Roundtable
Colleen Bradley-MacArthur
COLLEEN BRADLEY-MacARTHUR has had a 15 year career in media, including broadcast, corporate, educational and marketing video production and pro... Read Full Bio
Bobbie Carlton
BOBBIE CARLTON is founder of Carlton PR & Marketing, Innovation Nights and Innovation Women, She is an award-winning marketing, PR and soci... Read Full Bio
Monica Cost
MONICA COST is a Pathfinder, internet television host, author and speaker. Her unique Value Identification Process™, vision and ability to ex... Read Full Bio
Meridith Dennes
MERIDITH DENNES is a co-founder and the CEO of Project Eve LLC, a leading women’s lifestyle media company online including some of the web’... Read Full Bio
Andrea C. Imafidon
ANDREA C. IMAFIDON is a certified life and startup business coach and consultant, who helps clients turn their dreams, vision and ideas into pr... Read Full BioSmall Business Roundtable
Kim Dawson
KIM DAWSON began her entrepreneurial life early, selling arts and crafts door-to-door in her neighborhood at the age of seven. This mindset con... Read Full Bio
Jennifer Love
JENNIFER LOVE is the CEO of One More Woman, a fast-track, high-performance educational and advisory community helping women entrepreneurs take the... Read Full Bio
Rita Ng
RITA NG is the founder and owner of Boston Bonbon, which she founded in late 2014 with $5000 in savings. Boston Bonbon specializes in making Fr... Read Full Bio
Kit Pang
KIT PANG is a public speaking coach, communication expert, TEDx and keynote speaker. He is the founder of BostonSpeaks. He loves to help indivi... Read Full Bio
Gwenn Rosener
GWENN ROSENER is a co-founder of FlexProfessionals, a niche staffing and recruiting firm that matches companies looking for seasoned part-time ... Read Full Bio
Ceylan Rowe
CEYLAN ROWE is the founder of Trendy Napkin. She has spent most of her life advocating for and assisting women in the United States and abroad. Born into... Read Full Bio
Jeanne Union
JEANNE UNION of Union Sales Presentation Coaching is an accomplished coach, facilitator, trainer and consultant with over 30 years’ experienc... Read Full BioNicole Williams
NICOLE WILLIAMS learned in her early life, that there is a connection between the job we do and the quality of life we live. Williams loves the... Read Full BioOpening Night
Jonah Berger
JONAH BERGER is a professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and best-selling author of Contagious: Why Things Catc... Read Full BioEllen Dolgen
ELLEN DOLGEN is an author, blogger, speaker, health, wellness and menopause awareness advocate. For Dolgen, menopause education is a mission. Dolgen shar... Read Full Bio