2023 CA Conference for Women Speakers

"In-Person" Keynote Speakers

Shawn Achor

SHAWN ACHOR is the New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Advantage and Big Potential. Achor graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and earned a masters from Harvard Divinity School in Christian and ...

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Kelly Corrigan

KELLY CORRIGAN is a successful journalist, gifted storyteller, and bestselling author, who’s always had a strong interest in culture, caregiving, and matters of society, and has spent hundreds of hours ...

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Gail Devers

GAIL DEVERS is a five-time Olympian, nine-time World Champion and three-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field who was one of the fastest women alive for almost two decades. Amid this unprecedented feat, ...

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Gabby Rivera

GABBY RIVERA is a Bronx-born queer Puerto Rican babe on a mission to create the wildest, most fun stories ever. Rivera’s critically acclaimed debut novel Juliet Takes a Breath was called “f*cking outstanding” ...

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DJ Umami

DJ UMAMI was born, raised, and is based in the Bay Area. She is currently a resident DJ for the San Francisco Giants and was a Golden State Warriors DJ from 2012 - 2021. The unmistakable flavor and fervor she ...

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Constance Wu

CONSTANCE WU is the Golden Globe award–nominated star of Crazy Rich Asians and Hustlers. Her breakthrough role was starring as Jessica Huang in the television comedy Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020). She recently ...

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"In-Person" Special Guest Speakers

Wendy Petka

WENDY PETKA currently serves as Vice President of Intellectual Property at Horizon ...

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Sujata Kosalge

Executive Mentor | That’s a Good Question: Navigating the Tech Workplace ...

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Jyoti Mehra

Host | Creating Workplaces that Work for Everyone ...

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Janelle Wang

Emcee | News Anchor, NBC Bay Area ...

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Paola Wisner

PAOLA WISNER serves as vice president of global research and development for ...

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"In-Person Breakout Session Speakers"

Mary Bui-Pham

Introduction| VP, Business Technology, Indeed and California Conference for Women ...

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Charlene Li

CHARLENE LI has been helping people see the future. She’s an expert on disruptive ...

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Helen Miller-Montana

Host | Leading Flexible Teams to Do the Best Work of Their Lives ...

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Rachael Myrow

RACHAEL MYROW is senior editor of KQED's Silicon Valley News Desk. You can hear her ...

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Hillary Weingast

Welcome | VP, Deputy General Counsel and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, ...

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"In-Person" Learning Stage Speakers

Megan Fanale

MEGAN FANALE started Abilitie in 2014 with CEO, Bjorn Billhardt,. As Chief Operating ...

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Stacey Delo

STACEY DELO is a noted expert on women in the workplace and an engaging public ...

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Diane Sadwoski-Joseph

DIANE SADWOSKI-JOSEPH is the head of content at LifeLabs Learning, where she builds ...

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"Virtual" Keynote Speakers

Misty Copeland

MISTY COPELAND is a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre and the author of ...

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Ellen McGirt

ELLEN McGIRT is a senior editor at FORTUNE, where she established the race and ...

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Naomi Osaka

NAOMI OSAKA, tennis icon, founder and serial entrepreneur, and philanthropist, has ...

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Ginni Rometty

GINNI ROMETTY is the former chairman, president, and chief executive officer of IBM. ...

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Taylor Rooks

TAYLOR ROOKS is an acclaimed sports journalist, who is impacting sports media as a ...

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"Virtual" Special Guest Speakers

Claire Gray

CLAIRE GRAY is vice president, people & communities at Cisco Systems responsible ...

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Emcee, Celeste Headlee

CELESTE HEADLEE is an award-winning Journalist and Author of We Need To Talk: How To ...

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Cynthia Pham Stark

Panelist | Creating Workplaces that Work for Everyone ...

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Rami Rahim

RAMI RAHIM is chief executive officer of Juniper Networks and a member of the ...

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Laysha Ward

LAYSHA WARD is an accomplished C-suite executive with thirty years of leadership ...

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"Virtual" Breakout Session Speakers

Rachana Bhide

RACHANA BHIDE is a 22-year leadership psychologist and broadcaster, formerly ...

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Emcee, Celeste Headlee

CELESTE HEADLEE is an award-winning Journalist and Author of We Need To Talk: How To ...

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Cassie Holmes

CASSIE HOLMES is an award-winning professor at the UCLA Anderson School of ...

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Marisa Renee Lee

MARISA RENEE LEE is a called upon grief advocate, entrepreneur, and author of the ...

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Charmaine McClarie

CHARMAINE McCLARIE is a C-suite adviser, keynote speaker, executive coach, and ...

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Stephanie Mehta

STEPHANIE MEHTA is the CEO of Mansueto Ventures and former editor-in-chief of Fast ...

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Dr. Swati Mohan

DR. SWATI MOHAN joined NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory first in 2004, after ...

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Kate Murphy

KATE MURPHY is a Houston, Texas-based journalist who has written for the New York ...

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Dr. Tina Opie

DR. TINA OPIE is an associate professor of management, and an award-winning teacher ...

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Daniela Pierre-Bravo

DANIELA PIERRE-BRAVO is a best-selling author, public speaker, and MSNBC reporter ...

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Farnoosh Torabi

FARNOOSH TORABI is one of America’s leading personal finance authorities — ...

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Ruchika Tulshyan

RUCHIKA TULSHYAN is an award-winning inclusion strategist and CEO and founder ...

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"Virtual" Session Host Speakers

Beth Basham

BETH BASHAM is a senior director in research & development IT at Bristol-Myers ...

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Doreen Burse

DOREEN BURSE is senior vice president of worldwide sales at United Airlines. In this ...

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Cassie Divine

CASSIE DIVINE is the senior vice president of the Intuit QuickBooks Platform. She ...

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Yael Evron Sabag

YAEL EVRON SABAG is an engineering manager in corp eng leading an enterprise ...

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Niharika Khaitan

NIHARIKA KHAITAN is vice president, corporate controller at Juniper Networks and is ...

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Julie Lane

JULIE LANE is head of social impact operations for Cisco. She is responsible for ...

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Perika Sampson

PERIKA SAMPSON is the Global Head of Inclusion & Diversity at Gilead Sciences. ...

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Megan Sugiyama

MEGAN SUGIYAMA is vice president of intellectual property and product at Cohesity, ...

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"Virtual" Executive Spotlight Speakers