2017 Speakers
Special Guest Speakers
Sandra Leung
SANDRA LEUNG is the executive vice president and general counsel with Bristol-Myers Squibb. She serves as legal advisor to the board of directors and company executives, and is responsible for shaping the ...
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Tom Wolf
TOM WOLF was sworn in as Governor of Pennsylvania on January 20, 2015. Wolf grew up in Mt. Wolf, a small borough outside of York in central Pennsylvania, where he still resides. He earned a BS from Dartmouth ...
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Main Stage Speakers
Former First Lady Michelle Obama
FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 ...
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Shawn Achor
SHAWN ACHOR is the New York Times best-selling author of The Happiness ...
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Brené Brown
DR. BRENÉ BROWN is a research professor at the University of Houston where she ...
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Carla Harris
CARLA HARRIS is a vice chairman, wealth management, managing director and senior ...
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Shonda Rhimes
SHONDA RHIMES is the prolific writer, executive producer and creator of the hit ABC ...
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Breakout Session Speakers
Anna Akbari
ANNA AKBARI, PhD is a sociologist, entrepreneur, and writer. She is the founder of ...
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Jenice Armstrong
JENICE ARMSTRONG is a newspaper metro columnist with more than twenty-five years of ...
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Megan Aubrey
MEGAN AUBREY is head of Macquarie Investment Affiliates within Macquarie Investment ...
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Patrice Banks
PATRICE BANKS is a former auto airhead and founder of Girls Auto Clinic (GAC). ...
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Lisa Bodell
LISA BODELL is an award-winning author and CEO of futurethink. As a ...
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Maddie Brooks
MADDIE BROOKS is a manager of financial services for The Prudential Insurance ...
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Karen Cahn
KAREN CAHN is the Founder & CEO of iFundWomen, a crowdfunding platform for ...
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Stephanie Lim Capello
STEPHANIE LIM CAPELLO is chief development officer with the Girl Scouts of Eastern ...
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Janet Crawford
JANET CRAWFORD is CEO of Cascadance, a Bay Area-based firm supporting leaders in ...
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Pamela Cyr
PAMELA CYR is the executive vice president and chief retail office for Beneficial ...
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Amber Czonstka
AMBER CZONSTKA is a principal and head of Institutional large market sales with ...
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Anna Fieler
ANNA FIELER is the chief marketing officer of POPSUGAR, where she oversees marketing ...
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Yvonne Garcia
YVONNE GARCIA is an SVP and the global head of client solutions and PMO at State ...
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Teresa Ghilarducci
TERESA GHILARDUCCI is an expert on retirement, pensions and personal savings. She is ...
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John Graham
JOHN GRAHAM is vice president and head of value, evidence and outcomes ...
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Nina M. Gussack
NINA M. GUSSACK is a partner in and the chair of the health sciences department of ...
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Amy Cooper Hakim
AMY COOPER HAKIM, Ph.D. is an industrial-organizational psychology practitioner and ...
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Jeffery Tobias Halter
JEFFERY TOBIAS HALTER is a gender strategist and the President of YWomen, a strategic ...
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Michelle D. Hare
MICHELLE D. HARE works with the State Farm® marketing department, managing national ...
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Denice Hasty
DENICE HASTY is senior vice president of business marketing for Comcast’s ...
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Master of Ceremonies, Celeste Headlee
CELESTE HEADLEE is a journalist, professional speaker, and author of the ...
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Marian L. Heard
MARIAN L. HEARD is the president and CEO of Oxen Hill Partners, a Boston-based ...
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Mellody Hobson
MELLODY HOBSON is president of Ariel Investments. Headquartered in Chicago, the firm ...
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Kelly Hoey
KELLY HOEY is the author of Build Your Dream Network (January 2017 / Tarcher ...
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Tricia Holck
TRICIA HOLCK is assistant vice president, field marketing and events specialist, ...
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Kim Keegan
KIM KEEGAN is currently the manager of methods, training and mapping and document ...
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Grace Killelea
GRACE KILLELEA is the CEO and founder of the GKC Group, a leadership development firm ...
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Michelle King
MICHELLE KING is a leading global expert in gender and organizations. She is a ...
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Jessica Lahey
JESSICA LAHEY is a teacher, writer, and mom. She writes about education, parenting, ...
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Stephanie Kaplan Lewis
STEPHANIE KAPLAN LEWIS co-founded Her Campus in 2009 as an undergrad at Harvard ...
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Julie Lythcott-Haims
JULIE LYTHCOTT-HAIMS is the author of the New York Times best-selling book How to ...
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Eileen C. McDonnell
EILEEN C. McDONNELL is chairman and chief executive officer of The Penn Mutual Life ...
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Margaret A. McKenna
MARGARET A. McKENNA is a lawyer and educator, and is a leading expert in educational ...
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Monica Moody-Wrenn
MONICA MOODY-WRENN is senior manager, human resources with PECO Energy, where ...
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Robyn Moreno
ROBYN MORENO is the editorial director of Latina magazine and Latina.com; the largest ...
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Jennifer Mueller
JENNIFER MUELLER earned her PhD in social and developmental psychology at Brandeis ...
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Becky O’Loughlin
BECKY O’LOUGHLIN is vice president of global human resources with QVC. She ...
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Jamila Payne
JAMILA PAYNE brings a new twist on personal development to busy professionals. Forget ...
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Esther Perel
ESTHER PEREL is recognized as one of today’s most insightful and provocative voices ...
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Christine Porath
CHRISTINE PORATH is a professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown ...
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Suzanne Quigley
Host
Beyond Expectations: Break Free and Rediscover Yourself
SUZANNE QUIGLEY has over twenty-five years of experience in corporate ...
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Jennifer Roberts
JENNIFER ROBERTS is the head of Chase Pay and Digital Products at JPMorgan Chase, ...
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Joyce E. A. Russell, PhD
JOYCE E. A. RUSSELL, PhD, is The Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova ...
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Alice Rutkowski
ALICE RUTKOWSKI is a vice president at SAGIN, where she serves nationally as ...
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Niharika Shah
NIHARIKA SHAH is VP and head of brand marketing and advertising for Prudential. In ...
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Ruth Sherman
RUTH SHERMAN works with global CEOs, international celebrities, and public figures ...
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Ann Shoket
ANN SHOKET is the author of THE BIG LIFE: Embrace the Mess, Work Your Side ...
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Emily Esfahani Smith
EMILY ESFAHANI SMITH is the author of The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That ...
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Lisa Stone
LISA STONE is an entrepreneur, community leader and movement builder with a 20-year ...
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Rene Syler
RENE SYLER is a television personality, who, somewhere between her first and second ...
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Lisa Tanzer
LISA TANZER is president of Life is Good. She has over 25 years of consumer brand ...
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Lisa Skeete Tatum
LISA SKEETE TATUM is founder and CEO of Landit, a technology platform created to ...
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Tracey Welson-Rossman
TRACEY WELSON-ROSSMAN is one of the founding members and CMO of Chariot Solutions, a ...
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Caroline Webb
CAROLINE WEBB is CEO of Sevenshift, a firm that shows people how to use insights from ...
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Ebony Staton Weidman
EBONY STATON WEIDMAN is assistant director of marketing at Drexel University’s ...
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Carmen Rita Wong
CARMEN RITA WONG is an author and the founder and CEO of Malecon Productions. She ...
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Alison Young
HON. ALISON YOUNG is managing partner of Red, White and Blue Strategies, and Chair of ...
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Health & Wellness Pavilion Speakers
Dr. Namita Ahuja
DR. NAMITA AHUJA is the senior medical director of Medicare and Geriatric Programs ...
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Angela Dowd-Burton
ANGELA DOWD-BURTON was appointed by Mayor Michael Nutter in 2010, and reappointed by ...
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Elaine Goldwater
ELAINE GOLDWATER is director of global marketing for anti-infectives for Merck & ...
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Estella Hyde
ESTELLA HYDE is a lead spokesperson for AARP Pennsylvania on the CARE Act. Hyde’s ...
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Stephanie Johnson
STEPHANIE JOHNSON is director of graduate career services at Drexel University’s ...
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Angela Steel
ANGELA STEEL is vice president of clinical operations for infectious diseases at ...
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Chef Fabio Viviani
CHEF FABIO VIVIANI is a nationally recognized chef and restaurateur based in ...
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Social Media Roundtable
Jackie Kollar
JACKIE KOLLAR leads the development and execution of key strategy and campaign work ...
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Shari Medini
SHARI MEDINI is a content creator and consultant living in Lititz, PA with her ...
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Charlie Widdoes
CHARLIE WIDDOES is entering his second season as the director of digital content and ...
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Small Business Roundtable
Erica Booth
ERICA BOOTH is president and CEO of Erica Booth Tax & Accounting Services, LLC. ...
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Tracy Buchholz
TRACY BUCHHOLZ works as the communications associate for the Support Center for ...
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Vanessa Chan
VANESSA CHAN is an entrepreneur, consultant and angel investor who thrives on growth ...
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Rita Friedman
RITA FRIEDMAN is a coach, speaker, and consultant focused on helping jobseekers ...
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Tonushree Mondal
TONUSHREE MONDAL leads her own consulting business in strategic HR. She has over 20 ...
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Hannah Moulden
HANNAH MOULDEN is account director and content strategist at Tierney. She has ...
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Parisnicole Payton
PARISNICOLE PAYTON is a communications executive, publicist, marketer and business ...
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Archna Sahay
ARCHNA SAHAY works with for profit and nonprofit organizations and government ...
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Haniyyah Sharpe-Brown
Host
Beyond Comfort Zones: Evolving Leadership for Tomorrow’s Work
HANIYYAH SHARPE-BROWN is the senior manager of operations and strategic programs ...
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Career Pavilion Speakers
Diana Jones
DIANA JONES is associate director of experiential learning at the Drexel LeBow ...
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