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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

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

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

ANNA AKBARI, PhD is a sociologist, entrepreneur, and writer. She is the founder of ...
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Jenice Armstrong

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

PATRICE BANKS is a former auto airhead and founder of Girls Auto Clinic (GAC). ...
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Lisa Bodell

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

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

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

AMY COOPER HAKIM, Ph.D. is an industrial-organizational psychology practitioner and ...
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Jeffrey Tobias Halter

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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Celeste Headlee

Master of Ceremonies, Celeste Headlee

CELESTE HEADLEE is a journalist, professional speaker, and author of the ...
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Marian Heard

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

MELLODY HOBSON is president of Ariel Investments. Headquartered in Chicago, the firm ...
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Kelly Hoey

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

GRACE KILLELEA is the CEO and founder of the GKC Group, a leadership development firm ...
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Michelle King

Michelle King

MICHELLE KING is a leading global expert in gender and organizations. She is a ...
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Jessica Lahey

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

STEPHANIE KAPLAN LEWIS co-founded Her Campus in 2009 as an undergrad at Harvard ...
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Julie Lythcott-Haims

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

ROBYN MORENO is the editorial director of Latina magazine and Latina.com; the largest ...
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Jennifer Mueller

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

JAMILA PAYNE brings a new twist on personal development to busy professionals. Forget ...
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Esther Perel

Esther Perel

ESTHER PEREL is recognized as one of today’s most insightful and provocative voices ...
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Christine Porath

Christine Porath

CHRISTINE PORATH is a professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown ...
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Suzanne Quigley

Suzanne Quigley

Executive Mentor | That's a Good Question: Getting to the Next Level ...
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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

RUTH SHERMAN works with global CEOs, international celebrities, and public figures ...
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Ann Shoket

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

EMILY ESFAHANI SMITH is the author of The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That ...
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Lisa Stone

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

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

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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Special Guest Speakers

Sandra Leung

SANDRA LEUNG is the executive vice president and general counsel with Bristol-Myers ...
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Tom Wolf

TOM WOLF was sworn in as Governor of Pennsylvania on January 20, 2015. Wolf grew up ...
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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

HANIYYAH SHARPE-BROWN is a driven leader. She is a creative thinker and innovative ...
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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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