October 15th, 2020 at 10 am: Engaging Keynotes and Empowering Panels

More than 5,000 middle and high school girls from public schools across Southern California and nationwide attended inspiring keynote and panels focused on the importance of civic engagement, voter registration and female empowerment.

Keynote Speakers Include:

• • Karen Bass, U.S. Congresswoman
  • Aja Brown, Mayor of Compton

• • Corshai Williams,MIT Graduate Student & Amgen Scholar Alumni

Confirmed Speakers Include:

• Heather Anderson, VP & Assistant Chief Counsel for Disney
• Fesia Davenport, Acting Chief Executive Officer for Los Angeles County
• LaDavia S. Drane, Head of Global Inclusion and Diversity at Amazon Web Services
• Mónica García, Boardmember for the Los Angeles Unified School District
• Nicole LaPointe Jameson, CEO of Evil Geniuses
• Katherine Lorenzo, Environment Activist
• Nury Martinez,Councilmember / Council President for the City of Los Angeles
• Anabel Muñoz, Journalist & Reporter for ABC 7
• Racquel Rascadio, Development Feasibility Manager for Amgen
• Gabriela Teissier, Journalist & News Anchor for Univision 34
• Nichol Whiteman, CEO for the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation

Our panels will cover the following topics: 

Unleashing Your Passion

Is it possible to do the work you love and love the work you do? According to our panelists, absolutely! In this panel, Participants will learn from female business leaders across various career fields how to integrate their life’s passion into their work and create their dream job. Whether it’s in the entertainment industry, legal world or as a social activist, these women leaders will inspire attendees with how they unleashed their passion and in doing so unleashed their potential.

Equity in Action

Equity in Action may sound like the latest social justice cause that many companies will rush to embrace as part of their next marketing campaign, but how do activists and communities keep the movement for equity and justice, as well as inclusivity, relevant and alive long enough to drive real change in corporate America? How has corporate America embraced equity? Join women business leaders as they share their thoughts about how equity can be reached and sustained for the betterment of their companies and the future of our country.