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2025 Speakers

We're busy confirming an incredible speaker lineup for the 2025 California Conference for Women this February 12th!
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Keynote Program

Simone Biles

Simone Biles

Keynote Speaker | Athlete and Advocate SIMONE BILES is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. She is the most decorated gymnast in history, having earned 41 medals in the world's top-tier ...
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Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Keynote Speaker | Two-time Academy Award-winning Actor, Producer, Author, Activist, and Fitness Guru JANE FONDA is a two-time Academy Award-winning actor (Best Actress in 1971 for Klute and in 1978 for Coming ...
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Brittney Griner

Keynote Speaker | Olympic Gold Medalist, WNBA Champion, All-Star, Activist & NYT best-selling Author BRITTNEY GRINER is one of the most decorated and influential athletes of her generation—an ...
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Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi

Keynote Speaker | NYT best-selling Author, Emmy Award-nominated Host & Executive Producer of Hulu's Taste the Nation PADMA LAKSHMI is an Emmy-nominated producer, television host, food expert, and New York ...
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Michal Lev-Ram

Michal Lev-Ram

Keynote Speaker | Journalist & Contributing Writer, Fortune MICHAL LEV-RAM is a seasoned business journalist based in Silicon Valley, known for her extensive coverage of the technology industry and the ...
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Special Guests

Janelle Wang

Emcee | News Anchor, NBC Bay Area ...
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Session 1 Program Offerings | 8:45-9:45am

Hilda Gutierrez

Moderator | That's a Good Question: Navigating New Work Environments HILDA ...
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Jade Hernandez

Jade Hernandez

Moderator | That’s a Good Question: Bright Futures in Tech Workplaces JADE ...
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Christie Smith

Christie Smith, Ph.D.

Executive Mentor | That's a Good Question: Navigating New Work Environments DR. ...
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Session 2 Program Offerings | 1:45-2:45pm

Denise Soler Cox

Denise Soler Cox

Speaker | How to be Engaged, Productive and Happier at Work DENISE SOLER COX is a ...
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Dr. Liane Davey

Dr. Liane Davey

Speaker | Leading High Performing Teams Through Productive Conflict Known as the ...
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Minda Harts

Minda Harts

Speaker | Author and Professor, NYU MINDA HARTS is a celebrated author and ...
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Sohee Jun, Ph.D

Sohee Jun, Ph.D.

Speaker | The Aligned Mindset: Secrets of High-Achieving Women for Navigating Work ...
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Israa Nasir

Israa Nasir

Speaker | Eliminating Toxic Productivity ISRAA NASIR, MHC-LP, is a New York ...
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Session 3 Program Offerings | 3:15-4:15pm

Dr. Liane Davey

Dr. Liane Davey

Speaker | Leading High Performing Teams Through Productive Conflict Known as the ...
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Minda Harts

Minda Harts

Speaker | Author and Professor, NYU MINDA HARTS is a celebrated author and ...
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Sohee Jun, Ph.D

Sohee Jun, Ph.D.

Speaker | The Aligned Mindset: Secrets of High-Achieving Women for Navigating Work ...
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Israa Nasir

Israa Nasir

Speaker | Eliminating Toxic Productivity ISRAA NASIR, MHC-LP, is a New York ...
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