2015 Speakers

HOPE COHEN is a chef, cookbook author and media personality. Her culinary work has earned  her  the  reputation  of  being one  of  Philadelphia’s gastronomic  movers  and      She  has  been  ...

ANN POWELL JUDGE is the global head of human resources for Bristol-Myers Squibb, whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. In this ...

MONICA MALPASS is co-anchor of “Action News at 5pm.” She joined WPVI-TV/Channel 6 in January of 1988. She is also an anchor of the award-winning political discussion program “Inside Story,” hosts political ...

CLARISSA MURRAY is a 17 year old student at Strawberry Mansion High School. She’s lived in the Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia for almost all of her life. The neighborhood sees hundreds of violent ...

JOANNE RYDER is executive vice president and chief administration officer for Beneficial Bank. She plays an instrumental role in the execution of Beneficial’s strategic vision, by overseeing functional areas ...

JESSICA ALBA is founder and chief creative officer of The Honest Company, which she ...

MARQUESHA BABERS has served as an ambassador for the film “Girl Rising,” for ...

LEYMAH GBOWEE is a Liberian peace activist, trained social worker, women’s ...

JOHN JACOBS is co-founder and chief creative optimist of The Life is Good Company, ...

CARLI LLOYD is an American professional soccer player for the U.S. Women’s National ...

RACHAEL RAY is a New York Times best-selling author of more than twenty cookbooks, ...

GLORIA STEINEM is a writer, lecturer, editor and feminist activist. In 1968, she ...

GLORIA MAYFIELD BANKS is an internationally renowned motivational success ...

ELISSA BLOOM is the executive director of the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator at ...

DR. LYNN ALISON BORNFRIEND is a psychiatrist at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, ...

JAN BRUCE is a seasoned media entrepreneur with a proven track record in high-growth, ...

CHRISTINE CARTER, Ph.D. is a sociologist and senior fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater ...

SUE CHEVINS is a principal in Ernst & Young’s advisory services practice and ...

JULIE CHRISTOPH joined Beneficial Bank in 2010 and is the senior vice president, and ...

DORIE CLARK is the author of “Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your ...

PATRICE D’ERAMO is vice president, Americas field marketing organization for Cisco. ...

DIANE DARLING is an author, speaker and LinkedIn aficionado. In order to overcome her ...

MEREDITH FINEMAN is the founder and CEO of FinePoint, a public relations turned ...

KRISTINE FREIND is currently the U.S. oncology talent acquisition project leader at ...

LORI GAVRIN has 15 years’ experience as a Ph.D. organic chemist working in the ...

MEGAN GRASSELL is founder of of YellowBerry. As a high school student at the age of ...

EMILY GREENER helped launched I AM THAT GIRL in 2008. A nonprofit inspiring ...

KERRY HANNON is an award-winning, bestselling author and Washington, DC-based career, ...

AMANDA HEALY is an award-winning B2B marketing leader and social media expert, ...

SHEILA HEEN is a New York Times business best-selling author, founder of Triad ...

KATE HERMANS is general manager, Orencia® & HCV for Bristol-Myers Squibb, a ...

ANDREA HOFFMAN is the founder and CEO of Culture Shift Labs, a business advisory that ...

JESSICA JACKLEY is an entrepreneur focused on financial inclusion, the sharing ...

PINAR KIP is a senior vice president at State Street, leading strategic enterprise ...

ANNE KREAMER is the author of It's Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the ...

LISA KUENG is co-author of the New York Times best-selling book “Picture Your ...

LORETTA LAROCHE has been a stress management consultant for over 30 years. Her ...

SARAH LENHARD is executive vice president and director of account management and ...

ALIZA LICHT is a fashion communications executive and former Twitter phenom, DKNY PR ...

EMILY LIGHTFOOT is the SVP, health systems for AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation. ...

VANESSA LODER is an entrepreneur and former private equity investor and the ...

LESLEY LOUIE has held numerous senior marketing, sales, and operational roles during ...

SARA MANZANO-DIAZ is regional administrator for the Mid-Atlantic Region, U.S. General ...

CHRISTINE M. MARTIN is public affairs vice president at PPL Corporation. She oversees ...

DR. MARY MAWRITZ is an associate professor of management at Drexel LeBow College of ...

JAMI McKEON is the global chair of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Morgan Lewis is the ...

DR. AFAF IBRAHIM MELEIS a professor of nursing and sociology at the University of ...

Introduction | Head of Small Business, Specialty & Consumer Vehicle Lending ...

ANGELA MOULTRIE is the region president for Santander Bank, serving the Pennsylvania ...

STEPHANIE PENNER is a partner with Mercer and leads the talent business in the ...

DR. STACEY RADIN has dedicated her career to the development of girls and women, ...

GREGG RENFREW launched Beautycounter in 2013. Renfrew and Beautycounter are focused ...

ELLEN ROGIN is the co-author of the New York Times best-selling book "Picture Your ...

GRETCHEN RUBIN is the author of several books, including the blockbuster New York ...

NILDA IRIS RUIZ is the president and chief executive officer of Asociación ...

TRACEY SANTILLI is executive vice president and director of public relations and ...

KIERA SMALLS is the community relations manager for Indego, Philly’s new bike share ...

CINDY SOLOMON is a world-renowned leadership expert, author and speaker who helps ...

MARY SPIO is author of “It’s Not Rocket Science: 7 Changing Traits for Uncommon ...

CARSON TATE is a productivity consultant and the founder of Working Simply, Inc. She ...

ELIZABETH R. THORNTON is an author, speaker, professor of management practice, Babson ...

WENDY WALLBRIDGE is a strategic and intuitive advisor to Fortune 100 leaders and ...

Host | Regaining Connection Through Community ...

DEANNA BYRNE is an assurance partner in the Philadelphia office of PwC and leads the ...

PAULA DAVIS-LAACK, JD, MAPP, is a former practicing lawyer, an ...

BRENDA G. DENNIS is senior director for worldwide sales, strategy and transformation ...

DR. NANCE DICCIANI is the founder, president and CE of TRM Vital Signs, LLC. She has ...

RITA FAUCETT is Bristol-Myers Squibb U.S. cardiovascular sales lead.  She has been ...

EHRIKA GLADDEN is vice president, market strategy for the enterprise infrastructure ...

DIANE GONGAWARE is senior director for the U.S. public sector partner organization ...

MELISSA HARRIS is the worldwide medical lead for hepatitis C at Bristol-Myers ...

TANYA HILL-HOLLIDAY is the proud owner and operator of 10 McDonald’s restaurants in ...

THE HONORABLE RENÉE CARDWELL HUGHES is the CEO of the American Red Cross of Eastern ...

PAULA LOOP is the leader for PwC’s center for board governance and investor ...

BETSY J. McLARNEY is CEO, business development and sales manager at EMC Outdoor. EMC ...

JANET E. MOZITIS is a consultant for Precast Management, Inc, working closely with ...

TONI PERGOLIN is the chief executive officer of Bancroft, a regional human services ...

DAFNI BIKA, Ph.D. is vice president with Bristol-Myers Squibb leading the global drug ...

SETH SIEGEL is vice president of the Americas for Cisco consulting services where he ...

ANNE-MARIE SOTIRE is the research and development human resources lead for ...

GRACE SPEIGHTS is a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, the largest law firm ...

SUSAN SWEENEY is newly appointed as the CEO operations lead at Bristol-Myers ...

DARIUS GOLBACK is sous chef in culinary services at Cancer Treatment Centers of ...

DANIELLE KENNEDY is a registered and licensed dietitian at Cancer Treatment Centers ...

KATHLEEN WOOD is associate coordinator of healthy eating at Whole Foods Market. She ...

SARAH LANPHIER is founder and CEO of Nuts About Granola, LLC. Nuts About Granola ...

RACHEL LEVIN is adored for her story-driven approach to her videos. RCLBeauty101 has ...

GEORGETTE MILLER is an attorney, author and owner of Georgette Miller & ...

JOEY FORTMAN is the host of Real Mom Radio. After 15+ years in traditional media, she ...

JENNIFER GARDELLA, PhD. is your social media expert.   Dr. Gardella has built a ...

LIZ LOCKARD is an analytics and conversion nut who loves helping small businesses get ...

KATIE NEWPORT is global deputy director of social media at Blue State Digital. She ...

BEKKA PALMER spent her childhood alternating between sitting on the floor of her ...

JASMINE SANDLER has over 15 years’ of senior-level B2B client digital marketing ...

AISHA SATTERWHITE leads the Washington, D.C. office of Blue State Digital, an agency ...

RHONDA SERKES is the founder and CEO of Serkes Marketing. She honed her creativity ...

CARLOTA ZIMMERMAN is the Creativity Yenta™. Prior to launching her coaching ...

DR. MICHELLE DAWSON has a mission is to help organizations turn potential into ...

VANESSA GARRISON is a passionate advocate of social justice issues and has focused ...

LISA GREEN is a lawyer and legal analyst. After earning her law degree at New York ...

TRACY LEVESQUE is a co-owner of YIKES, Inc., a Philadelphia web design and ...

LISA MANN is a business banking sales manager for the Philadelphia region with PNC ...

RACHEL BRAUN SCHERL is a growth strategy consultant, marketing expert and public ...

DRESDEN SHUMAKER is passionate about the intersection of marketing and storytelling, ...

TIFFANIE STANARD is a technology influencer, speaker, media personality and serial ...