2018 Speakers

Samantha Barry

SAMANTHA BARRY is the editor-in-chief of Glamour. She oversees content development, production and consumer experiences for Glamou... Read Full Bio

Amal Clooney

AMAL CLOONEY is a British human rights lawyer practicing at Doughty Street Chambers in London, where she specializes in international law and h... Read Full Bio

Ellen McGirt

ELLEN McGIRT is an award-winning feature writer who also covers race, culture, and leadership in a daily column&n... Read Full Bio

Amanda Southworth

AMANDA SOUTHWORTH is a sixteen year old iOS developer, and a mental health and human rights activist. She is creator of AnxietyHelper, which is... Read Full Bio

Serena Williams

SERENA WILLIAMS exemplifies courage, beauty, power, and style, and has overcome insurmountable odds to win a record-breaking 23 career Grand Sl... Read Full Bio

Maysoon Zayid

MAYSOON ZAYID is an actress, comedian, writer, and disability advocate. She is a graduate of, and a guest comedian in residence at, Arizona Sta... Read Full Bio

Cecily Tynan

CECILY TYNAN is the Action News weeknight meteorologist. She joined 6abc as the weekend weather anchor and a general assignment reporter in ... Read Full Bio

Tamala Edwards

TAMALA EDWARDS joined 6abc in January 2005. She is the weekday co-anchor of Action News Mornings from 4:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. and is a regu... Read Full Bio

Karen Etzkorn

KAREN ETZKORN became chief information officer of Qurate Retail Group in December 2017. She leads a team that plays a pivotal role in driv... Read Full Bio

Mayor Jim Kenney

MAYOR JIM KENNEY is a lifelong city resident of Philadelphia. In 1990 Philadelphians elected him to serve as a City Councilman At-Large and, ov... Read Full Bio

Johanna Mercier

JOHANNA MERCIER is president and head of U.S. commercial at Bristol-Myers Squibb, a position she assumed in October 2017. She has national ove... Read Full Bio

Naomi Mulgrave

NAOMI MULGRAVE is vice president of strategic solutions within the individual solutions group, at Prudential Financial, Inc. In this role, she... Read Full Bio

Laysha Ward

LAYSHA WARD is executive vice president and chief external engagement officer for Target and a member of the company’s executive leadership t... Read Full Bio

Governor Tom Wolf

GOVERNOR TOM WOLF is a leader consistently taking on the status quo and trying to help middle-class families. He is a different kind of leader... Read Full Bio

Mary Abbajay

MARY ABBAJAY is the president of Careerstone Group, LLC, a full service organizational and leadership development consultancy that delivers le... Read Full Bio

Raquel Arredondo

RAQUEL ARREDONDO is associate director for outreach, engagement and professional development for Drexel University’s LeBow College of Busines... Read Full Bio

Morgan Berman

MORGAN BERMAN is the founder of MilkCrate, a B-Corp certified company that helps organizations function more like social enterprises by equippi... Read Full Bio

Valerie Biberaj

VALERIE BIBERAJ is the executive director of the kate spade new york Foundation. In this role, she has overseen the reinvention of the organiz... Read Full Bio

Dena Blizzard

DENA BLIZZARD is One Funny Mother, and known as the “Target mom” for her viral videos, including Back to School Rant, which had ov... Read Full Bio

Lauren Smith Brody

LAUREN SMITH BRODY is the author of The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby (Do... Read Full Bio

Carrie Bucci

CARRIE BUCCI designs and develops people-centric programs to help companies attract, retain and develop awesome talent. She brings over tw... Read Full Bio

Kathy Caprino

KATHY CAPRINO, MA, is an international career, executive and leadership coach, writer, speaker and trainer dedicated to the advancement of wom... Read Full Bio

Kailei Carr

KAILEI CARR is the CEO of The Asbury Group, which specializes in image, presence, branding, and leadership development for executive women. Th... Read Full Bio

Courtney Carver

COURTNEY CARVER changed her life by simplifying it after a devastating diagnosis in 2006. She’s the founder of Read Full Bio

Michael Chamberlain

MICHAEL CHAMBERLAIN is vice president of events with Catalyst, and Men Advocating Real Change (MARC) Community. He oversees the strategic plan... Read Full Bio

Shoma Chatterjee

SHOMA CHATTERJEE heads the leadership development and coaching practice at ghSMART, an executive advisory firm. She focuses on advising executi... Read Full Bio

Lorenzo Claridy

LORENZO CLARIDY is currently the head of inclusion and diversity in the US at GlaxoSmithKline. He transitioned from the commercial business, w... Read Full Bio

Nicole Cohen

NICOLE COHEN is a managing director at Accenture, serving as the Accenture life sciences research and development consulting lead. Over her n... Read Full Bio

Andrea Conrad

ANDREA CONRAD is the director of brand and communications with zulily. Since joining online retailer zulily, part of Qurate Retail Group, in F... Read Full Bio

Alexa Curtis

ALEXA CURTIS is a young adult influencer and CEO of Life Unfiltered with Alexa, the lifestyle site for teens and parents. Curtis also founded t... Read Full Bio

Patrice D’Eramo

PATRICE D’ERAMO leads Americas marketing and communications with Cisco, an organization focused on delivering personalized, real-time compel... Read Full Bio

Kj Dell’Antonia

KJ DELL’ANTONIA edited the Motherlode column for the New York Times for five years. This experience taught her this: family can be a sourc... Read Full Bio

Kathy Ditto

KATHY DITTO is the senior director of marketing for Cisco's U.S. organization and oversees all marketing efforts for its $24B business. In thi... Read Full Bio

Bernadette Dorsey

BERNADETTE DORSEY is a managing director with more than twenty years of experience in operations at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Her previous role... Read Full Bio

Jennifer Duff

JENNIFER DUFF is a managing director with Accenture. She is responsible for a portfolio of business process services work at her primary bioph... Read Full Bio

Michelle Duguid

MICHELLE DUGUID is a professor at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management and the Clifford H. Whitcomb Faculty Fellow at Cornel... Read Full Bio

Cindy Eckert

CINDY ECKERT’s work today in The Pink Ceiling/Pinkubator continues to break barriers by investing in and mentoring other women to get to her ... Read Full Bio

Karen Etzkorn

KAREN ETZKORN became chief information officer of Qurate Retail Group in December 2017. She leads a team that plays a pivotal role in driv... Read Full Bio

Ande Frazier

ANDE FRAZIER CFP®, CLU, ChFC, RICP, BFA™, LUTCF, CLTC began working in the financial industry over twenty-four years ago as a financial str... Read Full Bio

Carol Fulp

CAROL FULP is president and CEO of The Partnership, Inc., New England’s premier organization dedicated to enhancing the competitiveness ... Read Full Bio

Amy Gallo

AMY GALLO is an expert in conflict, communication, and workplace dynamics. She is the author of the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict, a how... Read Full Bio

Lisa Gelobter

LISA GELOBTER is co-founder and CEO of tEQuitable. With twenty give years in the industry and products that have been used by billions of peop... Read Full Bio

David L. Gonzales

DAVID L. GONZALES is the head of global diversity and inclusion at Bristol-Myers Squibb, and is responsible for developing strategy focused on... Read Full Bio

Alison Green

ALISON GREEN writes the popular Ask a Manager blog, where she answers readers' questions daily on workplace and management issue... Read Full Bio

Amy Hamilton

AMY HAMILTON is vice president, support services for PECO Energy Company, where she leads a department focused on supporting environmental, s... Read Full Bio

Nydia Han

NYDIA HAN is the 6abc consumer reporter and co-anchor of Action News Sunday mornings. Prior to joining Action News in October 2002, Han prod... Read Full Bio

Martie Haselton, PhD.

MARTIE HASELTON, Ph.D. is the world’s leading researcher on sexuality and the ovulation cycle. She is a professor of psychology at UCLA, and ... Read Full Bio

Denice Hasty

DENICE HASTY serves as the senior vice president of business marketing for Comcast’s $6.5B+ business services group.  As CMO for Comcast Bu... Read Full Bio

Fran Hauser

FRAN HAUSER is a long-time media executive, startup investor and author of The Myth of the Nice Girl. She's held senior positions at some of ... Read Full Bio

Sally Helgesen

SALLY HELGESEN is considered the gold standard among experts on women’s leadership, and was the first to focus on what women have to contrib... Read Full Bio

Charreah K. Jackson

CHARREAH K. JACKSON is the author of Boss Bride: The Powerful Woman's Playbook for Love & Success. She is ESSENCE senior editor and an i... Read Full Bio

Tiffany Jana

TIFFANY JANA is the CEO and president of TMI Consulting, a diversity and inclusion firm based in Richmond, VA. She has helped orchestrate the ... Read Full Bio

Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne

GAYLE JENNINGS-O’BYRNE is founder and CEO of iNTENT Manifesto. After more than twenty years of Wall Street, technology, philanthropy and poli... Read Full Bio

Catherine Kaputa

CATHERINE KAPUTA is a brand strategist, speaker, author, and founder of SelfBrand, a New York City-based personal branding company - www.selfbr... Read Full Bio

Danielle Kayembe

DANIELLE KAYEMBE is a female futurist and serial entrepreneur who works on projects at the intersection of women and social impact. She advis... Read Full Bio

Reshema Kemps-Polanco

RESHEMA KEMPS-POLANCO currently serves as vice president, sales and marketing, solid tumors with Janssen Oncology at Johnson and Johnson. Prior... Read Full Bio

Kathy Lentini

KATHY LENTINI has been with PECO over twenty years.  She has held various positions primarily within the governmental and external affairs or... Read Full Bio

Zaniya Lewis

ZANIYA LEWIS is a junior at The George Washington University, majoring in political science. A writer, blogger, activist, and speaker, she has ... Read Full Bio

Naomi Mulgrave

NAOMI MULGRAVE is vice president of strategic solutions within the individual solutions group, at Prudential Financial, Inc. In this role, she... Read Full Bio

Nathalie Molina Niño

NATHALIE MOLINA NIÑO is a serial entrepreneur, a super connector and an investor, focused on high-growth, innovative businesses that deliver a... Read Full Bio

Stephanie L. Pindyck-Costantino

STEPHANIE L. PINDYCK-COSTANTINO is a partner with Pepper Hamilton LLP, resident in the Princeton office. She is a member of the Corporate ... Read Full Bio

Colleen Pritchett

COLLEEN PRITCHETT is a  global business director of DuPont Electronics & Imaging – Advanced Printing and DowDuPont Specialty Products ... Read Full Bio

Amber Rae

AMBER RAE has been called "the Brené Brown of wonder” by Mind Body Green, and a “millennial motivator” by Fortune magazine. Rae is ... Read Full Bio

Selena Rezvani

SELENA REZVANI teaches women at all levels to negotiate like a boss. She also consults to employers on how to make work truly “work” for w... Read Full Bio

Joyce E. A. Russell

JOYCE E. A. RUSSELL Ph.D. was named The Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business (VSB) in 2016. The dean serves as... Read Full Bio

Heather F. Russell

HEATHER F. RUSSELL, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical pediatric psychologist at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Philadelphia, and is affiliated... Read Full Bio

Dani Rylan

DANI RYLAN is the founder and commissioner of the National Women's Hockey League. Rylan launched the NWHL in April 2015 with aspirations of gr... Read Full Bio

Wendy Sachs

WENDY SACHS is a master of the career pivot. She is the author of Fearless and Free—How Smart Women Pivot and Relaunch their Careers, a boo... Read Full Bio

Hana Schank

HANA SCHANK is a writer, design researcher and technologist. Her most recent book is The Ambition Decisions: What Women Know About Work, ... Read Full Bio

April Schneider

APRIL SCHNEIDER has worked in or around consumer banking products for the past twenty years. Currently she serves as the product executive re... Read Full Bio

Jennifer A. Shockley

JENNIFER A. SHOCKLEY is senior vice president, director of marketing and creative services with Beneficial Bank. In this role, she plays an in... Read Full Bio

Valerie Smith

VALERIE SMITH is a distinguished scholar of African American literature, and the 15th president of Swarthmore College. Smith’s significant pr... Read Full Bio

Grace E. Speights

GRACE E. SPEIGHTS is a partner with Morgan Lewis. She handles high profile and high stakes workplace matters for many clients, who often call ... Read Full Bio

Sally Susman

SALLY SUSMAN is executive vice president, corporate affairs for Pfizer, the world's largest biopharmaceutical company whose diversified health ... Read Full Bio

Sarah Swammy

SARAH SWAMMY is a senior vice president and COO for the portfolio solutions businesses in both State Street Global Market, LLC, a registered b... Read Full Bio

Ketty Trivedi

KETTY TRIVEDI is vice president of strategic marketing at Prudential’s workplace solutions group. She is responsible for financial Wellness ... Read Full Bio

Cy Wakeman

CY WAKEMAN is president and founder of Reality-Based Leadership, global thought-leader, and New York Times best-selling author. Backed by tw... Read Full Bio

Elizabeth Wallace

ELIZABETH WALLACE is the author of The Ambition Decisions: What Women Know About Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life (V... Read Full Bio

Laysha Ward

LAYSHA WARD is executive vice president and chief external engagement officer for Target and a member of the company’s executive leadership t... Read Full Bio

Claire Wasserman

CLAIRE WASSERMAN is a community builder, and an advocate for women in the workplace. She founded Ladies Get Paid, an organization that gives wo... Read Full Bio

Elizabeth Wellington

ELIZABETH WELLINGTON is a native New Yorker and graduate of New York University.  is the lifestyle columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer. ... Read Full Bio

Dr. Jen Welter

DR. JEN WELTER became the first female to coach in the NFL when she joined the Arizona Cardinals as a linebackers coach in the summer of 2015.... Read Full Bio

Sharrie Williams

SHARRIE WILLIAMS joined the Action News team in March 2014. Before arriving in Philadelphia, she was weekend anchor and weekday reporter at ... Read Full Bio

Denise Allen Williams

DENISE ALLEN WILLIAMS currently leads global competitive intelligence, corporate development at Merck & Co., Inc.  Prior to her current r... Read Full Bio

Kristin Wong

KRISTIN WONG regularly writes about personal finance, career, and human behavior for The New York Times, ... Read Full Bio

Gwen Wunderlich

GWEN WUNDERLICH is CEO and partner of Wunderlich Kaplan Communications, and creator and partner of The Enternship. Wunderlich is a trend-spot... Read Full Bio

Elizabeth Davenport, PhD.

ELIZABETH DAVENPORT, Ph.D., is a scientific leader in the cell and gene therapy department of cell process development at GlaxoSmithKline.... Read Full Bio

Beth Dolinar

BETH DOLINAR is an Emmy-award winning producer, writer and voice over talent at WQED Multimedia in Pittsburgh.  A graduate of the Californ... Read Full Bio

Megan Duelks

MEGAN DUELKS is the Americas lead in the Employee Health Innovation Center of Excellence, at Johnson & Johnson (J&J). In this role, s... Read Full Bio

Laurie Myers

LAURIE MYERS has the honor of serving as the global health literacy director for Merck & Co., Inc. For the past eight years, she has led t... Read Full Bio

Jeanmarie Perrone, MD

JEANMARIE PERRONE, MD is director of the Division of Medical Toxicology and a professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvani... Read Full Bio

Catherine Price

CATHERINE PRICE is an author and science journalist whose articles and essays have appeared in The Best American Science Writing, the New Yo... Read Full Bio

Shakira M. Brown

SHAKIRA M. BROWN is an award-winning PR and branding expert, and CEO of SMB Strategic Media LLC. SMB is a firm that helps small business owners... Read Full Bio

Teleicia J.R. Dambreville

TELEICIA J.R. DAMBREVILLE serves as Director, Employment Litigation Counsel for Burlington Stores, Inc., a Fortune 500 company with more than ... Read Full Bio

Galia Gichon

GALIA GICHON is an independent personal financial expert with more than twenty years in financial services, including nearly ten years on Wal... Read Full Bio

Barbara Laurenzi

BARBARA LAURENZI is senior vice president, business banking sales manager with PNC Bank. She is a lifelong resident of Philadelphia, has over... Read Full Bio

Yasmine Mustafa

YASMINE MUSTAFA is a social entrepreneur who is fueled by a passion to leverage technology for good. She is co-founder and CEO of ROAR for G... Read Full Bio

Pam Prior

PAM PRIOR is the dynamic opposite of every green-eyeshade accountant you’ve ever imagined. She is the author of Your First CFO: The Accou... Read Full Bio

Shakti Routray Harris

SHAKTI ROUTRAY HARRIS is the global diversity and inclusion leader for the specialty products division of DowDuPont. In her eighteen years at ... Read Full Bio

Rachel Block

RACHEL BLOCK is a customer success manager at Microsoft, where she empowers her Fortune 100 customers to achieve more. She focuses on successfu... Read Full Bio

Dana Dobson

DANA DOBSON is an award-winning public relations expert, TEDx speaker coach and author of, How to Reach Millions with Artful PR. She has dev... Read Full Bio

Christa Hayburn

CHRISTA HAYBURN is a former Philadelphia Police Officer, a prominent public speaking coach for women, a speaker, author, and advocate. She is ... Read Full Bio

Bianca J. Jackson

BIANCA J. JACKSON is a LinkedIn strategist who helps job seekers and entrepreneurs brand and position themselves to target and attract new car... Read Full Bio

Maria L. Novak

MARIA L. NOVAK started her business in 2008 after fifteen years’ experience in the marketing and sales industry as the sole sales representa... Read Full Bio

Marsha Pearson

MARSHA PEARSON has more than thirty five years of business and entrepreneurial experience, including ten years as the owner of a retail store.... Read Full Bio

Shameka S.L. Sawyer

SHAMEKA S.L. SAWYER is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and the founder and creative director for the 5 Shorts Project. The 5 Sho... Read Full Bio

Tara Siegel

TARA SIEGEL has worked in the digital marketing sector for more than ten years and has held a variety of titles and responsibilities, includin... Read Full Bio

Anastasia Bottos

ANASTASIA BOTTOS currently serves as COO and chief strategy officer for My Alarm Center. In this role, she oversees all operations, strategy, ... Read Full Bio

Carmita Champ

CARMITA CHAMP is director of graduate student services at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. As an experienced higher education ... Read Full Bio

Lisa Deluca

LISA DELUCA is director of undergraduate career services at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business, an office that she founded in 200... Read Full Bio

Brittany Jean-Baptiste

BRITTANY JEAN-BAPTISTE is a manager, customer experience and assurance for Comcast Cable. In this role, Jean-Baptiste serves as a customer ad... Read Full Bio

Noor Jemy

NOOR JEMY is a program manager for graduate student services at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. She is an enthusiastic high... Read Full Bio

Tamara Lashchyk

TAMARA LASHCHYK is the author of Lose the Gum – A Career Guide for Women on Wall Street, and the founder of TDL International, a career co... Read Full Bio

Dr. Karimah S. Bell Lynum

DR. KARIMAH S. BELL LYNUM is an associate director, clinical project scientist in neuroscience at Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, a Johnson &... Read Full Bio

Lori Miceli

LORI MICELI is the assistant director of graduate student services at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. She is a higher educat... Read Full Bio

Gail Onorato

GAIL ONORATO is a seasoned apparel industry executive with a performance history of building and modeling businesses to achieve both revenue gr... Read Full Bio

Tisha Vincent

TISHA VINCENT is a product manager at Independence Blue Cross. In this role, she currently manages the company’s Telehealth Solution and Wel... Read Full Bio

Colleen Kirk Yurkanin

COLLEEN KIRK YURKANIN is a senior innovation specialist at Vanguard’s Innovation Studio. Through a human-centered approach, she connects the... Read Full Bio