2014 Speakers

Jill Abramson is a journalist who spent the last 17 years in the most senior editorial positions at The New York Times, where she was the first woman to serve as Washington bureau chief, managing editor and ...

Candy Chang is the creator of the Before I Die project, which started when she stenciled the words "Before I die I want to _______." on a chalkboard wall on an abandoned house in New Orleans. Overnight it became a ...

Diane Keaton is the New York Times best-selling author of “Then Again,” which was named one of the ten best books of the year by Janet Maslin of The New York Times, People and Vogue. She has starred in some of ...

Jane Pauley served as cohost of “Today” from 1976 to 1989, anchored “Dateline NBC” for 11 years, and in 2004 became the host of her own daytime program, “The Jane Pauley Show.” Her memoir, “Skywriting: ...

Robin Roberts is co-anchor of ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Under her leadership, the broadcast has won four consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning Program. When not traveling around the world ...

Pamela M. Cyr is executive vice president and chief retail banking officer for ...

Cynthia Ackrill, M.D. is a leader in the field of leveraging stress for optimal ...

Katrina Alcorn is an author, consultant and expert on why women burn out at work. Her ...

Maria Allison is a senior at Drexel LeBow (graduating in December 2014). She is ...

Susan L. Anderson has been a board member and the treasurer of the Pennsylvania ...

Patty Chang Anker is the author of the memoir “Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While ...

Jessica Bacal directs the Wurtele Center for Work and Life at Smith College, an ...

Dr. Laura Bessen is currently head of U.S. medical at Bristol-Myers Squibb, ...

Jenny Bowen is an advocate for the world’s forgotten children. She is the founder ...

Sunni Brown is “infodoodler-in-chief” of a creative consultancy that uses applied ...

Donna De Carolis is the founding dean of Drexel’s Close School of Entrepreneurship, ...

Kay Ford is senior director of M.B.A. career services at Drexel University’s LeBow ...

John Gray is the leading relationship expert in the world and best-selling author of ...

Kenya Haupt is the National people director in corporate responsibility for ...

Jane Hyun is an internationally renowned executive coach and global leadership ...

Susan McGann RN, BSN, MBA, MBB, is CEO of Pivotal Solutions, LLC.  McGann is focused ...

Sharon Meers is the co-author of “Getting to 50/50,” now out in paperback. ...

Christina Minardi started her career in the food industry at an early age. Raised in ...

Tara Sophia Mohr is the founder of the global Playing Big leadership program for ...

Sheri Mullen is vice president, immunology and rare disease business unit, US ...

Elizabeth A. Murphy is vice president, external affairs at PECO. Murphy oversees the ...

Kendall O’Brien is vice president, corporate finance for Johnson & Johnson. She ...

Nancy Phelan is currently head, customer engagement center, worldwide commercial ...

Andrea Ramsey is part of EY’s Americas Inclusiveness Center of Excellence.  She ...

Stephanie R. Raymond is vice president, transmission and substations for PPL Electric ...

Ritu Sharma is co-founder and president of Women Thrive Worldwide, and a leading ...

Gail Sheehy is the author of sixteen books, including the classic New York Times ...

Heseung Song, Ed.D. founded Mighty Engine, an award-winning marketing firm, in 2000. ...

Abigail Trafford is an author, journalist and public speaker whose work focuses on ...

Alexa von Tobel, CFP® is the founder and CEO of LearnVest.com, and the New York ...

Kate White is an internationally known expert on leadership and success and a New ...

Kelli Kirwin is senior manager, Americas smart services for Cisco System, Inc. Kirwin ...

Joanna Barsh is the director emeritus of the Leadership Development Program at ...

Barbara Berlin is director in PwC's Center for Board Governance. She is active in ...

Karen M. Dale is the executive director for AmeriHealth District of Columbia, one of ...

Jeanne Martin oversees Cisco’s Services inclusion and diversity strategy, focusing ...

Sophia A. Nelson is an award winning author and journalist, with an emerging global ...

Patrick K. Tam leads corporate planning at Cisco. This encompasses driving three year ...

Michelle Witherspoon is senior manager, inclusion and collaboration business ...

Charles J. Deery is the executive sous chef for Cancer Treatment Centers of America ...

Nhu Huynh, RD, LDN, CNSC, CSO, is director of nutrition at CTCA’s Eastern Regional ...

Chris Jordan is the director of exercise physiology at the Human Performance ...

Karen Sudders is a Clinical Oncology Dietitian for CTCA Eastern Regional Medical ...

Nila Betof has extensive experience coaching executives in the C-Suite through ...

Sara Canuso is president of Woman That Influence. Canuso is a certified seminar ...

Jessica Craft is the founder of Rock to the Future, a non-profit organization that ...

Joetta Clark Diggs is an Olympic athlete who has made an indelible impact in sports ...

Helen Gym is a community and education leader whose work across different ...

Lauren Katz Smith is a documentary filmmaker and an attorney. She serves as general ...

Nichole Armstrong is the social media specialist for Alex’s Lemonade Stand ...

Ashley Boynes-Shuck is a well-known author, blogger, health coach, public speaker, ...

Jumoke K. Dada is CEO of Signature RED, and a social entrepreneur and technology ...

Laureen Ellison is a product marketing leader for eBay Enterprise, which is ...

Annie Heckenberger is vice president, community trailblazer at the ...

Karen Huller is author of the upcoming book “Laser-sharp Career Focus: ...

Stephanie Humphrey is a tech-life expert who merges her passion for lifestyle media ...

Erica Nardello is social media supervisor at LevLane. In this capacity, she leads ...

Kate O’Neil is account director and social media strategist for Tierney. She began ...

Angela Pitter is principal and owner at LiveWire Collaborative, partnering with ...

Julie Meyers Pron is the president of JMP Media and a founding partner of Splash ...

LisaBeth Weber is the force behind creativebizhub.com, where business and creativity ...

Karen Yankovich is a social media brand strategist, business consultant and speaker, ...

Murdo Gordon has been with Bristol-Myers Squibb for 25 years.  He spent the ...

Trina Larsen Andras is a professor of marketing and academic director of Drexel ...

Lynn Bardowski was awarded one of the “Top 100 Small Business Influencers” and ...

Lauren Maillian Bias is a serial entrepreneur, named by Essence magazine to the ...

Kerstin Lindquist joined QVC as a program host in 2011. Her passion for health and ...

Tom Misson manages the U.S. small business segment for MasterCard Worldwide.  He is ...

Geri Swift is the founding president of the Women’s Business Development Center. ...

Susan Tabor-Kleiman, J.D., is an expert in persuasive communication. Owner of Your ...