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20th Anniversary

Women Lead Festival

Power & Purpose for the Next 10 Years

SEPTEMBER 29 - 30, 2022

NEW YORK, NY

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Power & Purpose for the Next 10 Years

Join us live and back in-person this September in NYC to celebrate some of the world's top women leaders in business, nonprofits, science, and the arts. Collaborate with your peers on advancing allyship, redefining authentic leadership, innovating on recruitment, retention, and re-entering the workforce; recreating new inclusive workplaces.

Confront the continuing challenges of pay equity; the effects of the pandemic; bringing more women into the C-Suite and on boards; culture in tech and venture capital; new opportunities for women in front-line positions; and more.

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Conference Agenda

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

09:05 AM - 09:20 AM ET

Why the Poets Matter

We will begin the festival with a performance of poetry on women’s experiences seeking fairness, equality, and power, followed by a conversation …

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09:20 AM - 09:50 AM ET

Titi Cole, Chief Executive Officer, Legacy Franchises, Citi

We welcome Titi Cole, CEO of Legacy Franchises at Citi, where she a member of Citi's Executive Management Team and leads the consumer businesses in …

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09:50 AM - 10:20 AM ET

Reshma Saujani, Founder, Girls Who Code

We welcome Reshma Saujani, the Founder of Girls Who Code, to discuss her new book, Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (and Why It’s Different Than …

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10:35 AM - 11:15 AM ET

Panel: Research and Innovation in Childcare

Childcare is at once an urgent economic challenge and a market that is ripe for innovation and disruption. The pandemic laid bare how, without adequat …

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11:15 AM - 11:45 AM ET

Why Corning Incorporated Has Made Childcare a Priority Since 1…

The materials technology company Corning has long been on the cutting edge in producing specialty glass and ceramics for our laptops and smartphones. …

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11:45 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Classic

At this point, it has become a “classic” example both of proof of bias, and thankfully, an effective method against it: “Blind” auditions for …

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01:00 PM - 01:30 PM ET

Debra Perelman, Chief Executive Officer, Revlon Inc.

We welcome Debra Perelman, Chief Executive Officer of Revlon, to discuss her journey as a leader; leading with transparency and empathy through these …

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01:30 PM - 02:00 PM ET

The Co-Founders of theSkimm on Women in Media and Entrepreneur…

In 2012, Carly Zakin, and Danielle Weisberg co-founded a newsletter designed to give millennial women “the information they need to live their smart …

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02:05 PM - 02:35 PM ET

Allies and Sponsors: Reinventing Networks of Support

We will dig into specific, actionable case studies showing how you can embed sponsorship and allyship into in your organization in innovative, impactf …

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02:05 PM - 02:35 PM ET

Why Women’s Health Must Be an Equity Priority

The past few years have made it abundantly clear that employee physical and mental health and well-being must be a top priority. B …

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02:50 PM - 03:20 PM ET

Measuring What Matters: Real Accountability

Explore specific examples of accountability initiatives that ensure that inclusion and sponsorship – with measurable results in retention and advanc …

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02:50 PM - 03:20 PM ET

AI, ERGs, and Other Partners Battling Bias in Recruitment

Discover how organizations are tapping both Artificial Intelligence tools and ERG advisors to shape recruitment processes that att …

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03:25 PM - 04:00 PM ET

Advancing Women in Finance and Entrepreneurship

You most likely already know the statistics: women-led ventures are disproportionally under-funded, and yet are substantially more successful when the …

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04:00 PM - 04:45 PM ET

Book Club

Two authors who focus on empowering women and providing the tools to design our own futures will read from their new books, answer audience questions …

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Thursday, June 30, 2022

08:00 AM - 08:30 AM ET

Breakfast Roundtables

Attendees are welcome to join a Breakfast Roundtable for small group discussions on focused issues such as: - Gender equity in the hybrid workplace - …

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08:35 AM - 08:50 AM ET

Sing It

We will begin the morning with a great vocal performance, followed by a discussion with the artist.

08:50 AM - 09:25 AM ET

How Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky are Lifting Employeesâ…

This March, President Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, legislation designed to free victims of …

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09:25 AM - 10:00 AM ET

The Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of UPS and the CEO of the …

We are honored to host this conversation with Laura Lane, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at UPS and a member of the Board of the United Nations High …

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10:15 AM - 10:45 AM ET

Live Session from Ukraine: The co-Founder of Ukraine's Data Ba…

Dattalion – Ukraine's Data Battalion - is a project founded and run by Ukrainian women. With the support of international volunteers, Dattalion …

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10:45 AM - 11:15 AM ET

Asking and Getting What You Want – Authentically, and Effect…

Over and over again we’ve seen statistics on women being less likely to reach out for career advancements compared to their male peers, even when th …

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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Sheila Davis, CEO of Partners in Health, on the Health of Wome…

In 1983, Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl began operating a community clinic to provide free health care to the people of Cange, a rural village in Haiti. …

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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM ET

Film Screening and Panel: This Changes Everything

As the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media has noted, “The stories that we choose to tell in entertainment media send a specific message about …

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What Participants Say

"Being part of this Conference has fostered growth and exposure to future learning beyond my daily activities as director of suppler diversity. I've gained insight into trends and market conditions from my colleagues of other industries which has benefited me immensely."

Rebecca L. Ray, PhD

Rebecca L. Ray, PhD, Former Executive Vice President, Human Capital,

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