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^ŝŶŐĞƌʹĐƚƌĞƐƐʹĐƟǀŝƐƚ
Author, The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir
SPEAKERS
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Author, Life Is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance
VALORIE KONDOS FIELD (MISS VAL) JENIFER LEWIS
ALEEN KESHISHIAN
Founder & CEO, Lighthouse Management & Media
ANGELA GARDNER
WĂƌƚŶĞƌ͕DĞĚŝĂ͕ŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚΘŝŐŝƚĂůWƌĂĐƟĐĞ͕
Heidrick & Struggles
ANNE WALLING, MD, PHD
ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚDĞĚŝĐĂůŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕ĚǀĂŶĐĞĂƌĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ/ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͕h>,ĞĂůƚŚ
BARBARA BIZIOU
dƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂůdĞĂĐŚĞƌͬ'ůŽďĂůZŝƚƵĂůdžƉĞƌƚ
BOB OSWAKS
&ŽƵŶĚĞƌΘKǁŶĞƌ͕Žď͛ƐtĞůůƌĞĂĚĂŬĞƌLJ
COURTENEY BAILEY
ŚŝĞĨĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚKĸĐĞƌ͕DWd&
DEA LAWRENCE
ŚŝĞĨDĂƌŬĞƟŶŐKĸĐĞƌ͕sĂƌŝĞƚLJ
DEBBIE WOSSKOW
Co-Founder, AllBright
DINA KUPERSTOCK
ŚĂƉůĂŝŶͬ^ƉŝƌŝƚƵĂůĂƌĞWƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ͕DWd&
ELIZABETH FARAUT
ƌĞĂƟǀĞŝƌĞĐƚŽƌΘK͕>Ă>KKW
ELIZABETH KO, MD, FACP
DĞĚŝĐĂůŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕h>,ĞĂůƚŚ/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƟǀĞ
DĞĚŝĐŝŶĞŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞ
GAIL BECKER
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Foods
IRIS GROSSMAN
dĂůĞŶƚDĂŶĂŐĞƌ͕ĐŚŽ>ĂŬĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ
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ŽͲ&ŽƵŶĚĞƌΘWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕YƵĂŶƚƵŵ/ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ
^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
JENNIFER JORGE
ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ^ŽĐŝĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕DWd&
JUDITH KITANO
ŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞWĂƌƚŶĞƌ͕DƵŶŐĞƌ͕dŽůůĞƐΘKůƐŽŶ
KATHY VAN NESS
'ĞŶĞƌĂůDĂŶĂŐĞƌΘKK͕'ŽůĚĞŶŽŽƌZĞƐŽƌƚ
KAREN GRIMLEY, PHD, RN
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KYMN GOLDSTEIN
ŚŝĞĨKƉĞƌĂƟŶŐKĸĐĞƌ͕ůůŝĞĚ'ůŽďĂůDĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ
LAUREL L. LEWIS
dƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚĂŶĚWƌŝǀĂƚĞŽĂĐŚ
LAURIE FELTHEIMER
Founder, Laurie Felt – Los Angeles
LAVINIA ERRICO
&ŽƵŶĚĞƌ͕ƋƵŝŶŽdž&ŝƚŶĞƐƐͬ^ƉŝƌŝƚƵĂůŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌ
LISA J. OLIN
Founder & Owner, Cake Monkey Bakery
LIZ GOLDWYN
&ŽƵŶĚĞƌ͕dŚĞ^ĞdžĚ
LIZ WESTON
ĞƌƟĮĞĚ&ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůWůĂŶŶĞƌ
LORRIE BARTLETT
WĂƌƚŶĞƌ͕ŽĂƌĚDĞŵďĞƌΘĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ,ĞĂĚ͕
DŽƟŽŶWŝĐƚƵƌĞdĂůĞŶƚ͕/DWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ
MARISA MCGRATH LISTON
džĞĐƵƟǀĞsŝĐĞWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽĨ'ůŽďĂůŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ
& Earned Media, Lionsgate
MICHELLE HURD
ĐƚƌĞƐƐͬĐƟǀŝƐƚ
RACHAEL L. ROSS, MD, PHD
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RAHUL JANDIAL, MD, PHD
EĞƵƌŽƐƵƌŐĞŽŶΘ^ĐŝĞŶƟƐƚ͕ŝƚLJŽĨ,ŽƉĞ
REBECCA GOLDFARB
'ŽůĚĨĂƌďΘ>ƵƵ͕ƐƚĂƚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚůĚĞƌ>Ăǁ
Firm
REBECCA SUN
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SANDRA DEWEY
WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕WƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƵƐŝŶĞƐƐKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕
WarnerMedia
SCOTT KAISER, MD
ŚŝĞĨ/ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶKĸĐĞƌ͕DWd&
SHARLETTE HAMBRICK
>ŝĐĞŶƐĞĚŐĞŶƚ͕EĞǁzŽƌŬ>ŝĨĞ/ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ
SHARON GOTHARD WEISMAN
WƐLJĐŚŝĐDĞĚŝƵŵΘ^ƉŝƌŝƚƵĂůĚǀŝƐŽƌ
SHERREE M. GODASI
WƐLJĐŚĞĚĞůŝĐ/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶŽĂĐŚ
STACY SCHRIER
W͕^ĞŶŝŽƌdĂdžDĂŶĂŐĞƌΘƵƐŝŶĞƐƐDĂŶĂŐĞƌ͕
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TAL RABINOWITZ
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