2025 Speakers
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Keynote Program
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
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
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
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
Moderator | That’s a Good Question: Bright Futures in Tech Workplaces
JADE ...
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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
Speaker | How to be Engaged, Productive and Happier at Work
DENISE SOLER COX is a ...
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Dr. Liane Davey
Speaker | Leading High Performing Teams Through Productive Conflict
Known as the ...
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Minda Harts
Speaker | Author and Professor, NYU
MINDA HARTS is a celebrated author and ...
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Sohee Jun, Ph.D.
Speaker | The Aligned Mindset: Secrets of High-Achieving Women for Navigating Work ...
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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
Speaker | Leading High Performing Teams Through Productive Conflict
Known as the ...
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Minda Harts
Speaker | Author and Professor, NYU
MINDA HARTS is a celebrated author and ...
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Sohee Jun, Ph.D.
Speaker | The Aligned Mindset: Secrets of High-Achieving Women for Navigating Work ...
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Israa Nasir
Speaker | Eliminating Toxic Productivity
ISRAA NASIR, MHC-LP, is a New York ...
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