PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT | Living Joyfully After Loss

There is a stigma around grief, as if this very common human emotion requires us to suppress it, hide from it, or move past it. In this session, author Marisa Renee Lee will discuss what it looks like to live a joyful life after experiencing a significant loss. She will help us navigate the complicated and challenging emotions we face when experiencing grief or supporting others through it, offering unique insights for women.

Speaker:  Marisa Renee Lee, Grief Advocate & Author, Grief Is Love

Host:  Laysha Ward, EVP, Chief External Engagement Officer, Target

AFTERNOON KEYNOTE SESSION

Emcee: Celeste Headlee, Host, Women Amplified podcast, award-winning Journalist & Author, Speaking of Race

Dr. Shanika Hope, Education for Social Impact Director, Google

Kristen Kish, Chef & Partner, Arlo Grey, Host, Bravo’s Top Chef, Producer & Author with Remarks

Greg Meyers, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb

Margaret Atwood, two-time Booker Prize-winning Author of over 50 books, including The Handmaid’s Tale

in conversation with 

Radhika Jones, Editor-in-Chief, Vanity Fair

Yvette Hollingsworth Clark, EVP & Chief Compliance Officer, State Street Corporation

America Ferrera, Emmy, Golden Globe & SAG award-winning Actress, Director, Producer

in conversation with 

Ellen McGirt, Editor-in-chief, Design Observer

Krista Berger, SVP, Marketing, Barbie and Dolls

 

OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION

Emcee: Celeste Headlee, Host, Women Amplified podcast, award-winning Journalist & Author, Speaking of Race

Tamara Fields, Austin Office Managing Director, South Market Unit COO, Accenture & Board President, TX Conference for Women 

Gloria Cordes Larson, Former President, Bentley University and Board President, MA Conference for Women

Leslie Stiles, Board President, PA Conference for Women

Hillary Weingast, VP, Deputy General Counsel & Head, Corporate Social Responsibility, Juniper Networks, Inc. and  Board President, CA Conference for Women

Laysha Ward, Strategic Advisor, Target 

Michelle Zauner, Musician, Japanese Breakfast; Author, Crying in H Mart 

in conversation with 

Nora McInerny, best-selling Author, Creator & Host, Terrible Thanks for Asking and It’s Going to Be OK podcasts

Melanie Foley, EVP and Chief Purpose and DEI Officer and MA 

Conference for Women Board Member

Carla Harris, Senior Client Advisor, Morgan Stanley

LEADERSHIP | Mindful Leadership

Leaders today are expected to make countless quick decisions in unprecedented and uncertain circumstances when they are already stretched thin. In this session, Chopra Global CEO Mallika Chopra explains how mindfulness can help leaders find stability and clarity in times of disruption. She shares specific practices and strategies to help you ground your decision making, find focus, and avoid burnout.

Speaker:  Mallika Chopra, Author & CEO, Chopra Global

Host:  Marcia Rothschild, Head of Latin America & the Caribbean and Management Committee Member, State Street

Executive Spotlight:  Janet Dorling, SVP, Global Commercial Product Strategy, Gilead Sciences

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT | Breaking the Spell of High Conflict

Conflict, whether political or personal, can escalate and become toxic, as we keep seeing in the news, on social media, and in our own lives. Our brains start sorting the world into good and evil, exaggerating the differences between ourselves and others. In this session, Amanda Ripley reveals how people get bewitched by this kind of “high conflict” and offers tips for resisting it. You’ll leave with fresh ideas for how to communicate across differences and navigate conflict in ways that are useful instead of draining and divisive.

Speaker:  Amanda Ripley, Investigative Journalist & best-selling Author, High Conflict

Host:  Rachel Scott, Vice President, Order to Cash, Cohesity

Executive Spotlight:  Betsy Davis, SVP Seller, Marketing, & Data Experiences, Dell

CAREER ADVANCEMENT | Say It Skillfully: How to Speak Your Mind at Work

The new hybrid workspace provides unique opportunities for team collaboration—and many potential communication pitfalls. Whether you are struggling to be heard while working remotely or preparing for a difficult conversation in-person, learning Molly Tschang’s 3-step framework will help you effectively use your voice.

Speaker:  Molly Tschang, Founder & CEO, Abella Consulting, and Host, Say It Skillfully podcast

Host:  Deniqua Crichlow, Senior Director, Human Resources, Cisco

Executive Spotlight:  Le Louis, Chief Engineer & Program Manager, Raytheon Intelligence & Space

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT | Get Unstuck with Goal-Setting

Whether you want to launch a business or adopt a new workout routine, setting a goal can mean the difference between dreaming about it and doing it. In this session, ClassPass founder Payal Kadakia details her unique goal-setting method. You will learn to push through limits, fuel your life with purpose, and find the momentum to achieve your goals—both professionally and personally.

Speaker:  Payal Kadakia, Founder, ClassPass & Author, LifePass

Moderator:  Erica Williams Simon, President, SageHouse; Founder, Snapchat’s Creators Lab; social impact Strategist & Author

Host:  Tiffany Martin-Ogilvie, Senior Director, Learning, UKG

Executive Spotlight:  Heike Krupka, VP, Senior Early Development Program Lead, Bristol Myers Squibb

CAREER ADVANCEMENT | Playing the Long Game in Your Career

Even before the pandemic, many of us felt stuck on a hamster wheel, reacting to what is in front of us with no time or energy for anything else. Years of disruption and uncertainty have made short-term thinking the norm and stymied many long-term plans. In this session, Dorie Clark invites you to break out of the frantic day-to-day routine and transform your career by playing the long game. Learn new strategies for gaining momentum to create a more meaningful life.

Speaker:  Dorie Clark, reinvention expert & best-selling Author, The Long Game

Host:  Laurie Evans, Director, Recruiting, Core, Google

Executive Spotlight:  Gayathri Menon, Senior Director, SW Validation & Verification Engineering, Hologic, Inc.

CAREER ADVANCEMENT | Othering & Belonging

No matter how confident we might feel about our identities, microaggressions can make us feel like perpetual outsiders. Former editorial assistant Zakiya Dalila Harris became a best-selling author with the publication of The Other Black Girl, her debut novel about an African-American woman navigating a nearly all-white company rife with subtle and often unintentional discrimination. In this conversation, she talks about code-switching, workplace isolation, and what we can all do to create a greater sense of belonging on our teams.

Speaker:  Zakiya Dalila Harris, best-selling Author, The Other Black Girl

Moderator:  Laysha Ward, EVP, Chief External Engagement Officer, Target

Board Spotlight:  Katharine Pullis, Director, San Francisco Base Chief Pilot, Alaska Airlines