WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY

NOV 19TH UNITED NATIONS

2015 Speakers

Adena Friedman

President, Nasdaq

Alysia Reiner

Two-Time SAG Award Winning Actress from Orange is the New Black, Sarah Powell Huntington Leadership Award Recipient, Change Maker for Women, Humanitarian, and Producer

Amir Dossal

Co-Founder/President Global Partnerships Forum & Former Executive Director United Nations Office for Partnerships

Andrea Jung

President and CEO of Grameen America, Inc., Chairman Venly, Inc., Former CEO of Avon and Board of Directors of Apple, Daimler AG and General Electric.

Andrea Kerzner (Arts Pioneer Award 2017)

Founder and CEO of Lalela Project, Co-Creator of themoreweshare.com, Director of the Board of Kerzner International Holdings Limited

Andy Serwer

Editor-In-Chief, Yahoo Finance

Anielle Guedes

Founder of Urban3D, a conduit company for parametric design and business director of CIS, a company dedicated to improving people’s lives through Information Technologies.

Anjou Ahlborn

FusionStorm: SAE, BambooAsia: Founder, Valida: COO, HackCancer: President, Mr|Ms Silicon Valley: Producer LLS Woman of the Year

Anna Stork

Co-Founder of LuminAID Lab, Kauffman Global Scholar at the Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship.

Atti Riazi

Assistant Secretary-General & Chief Information Technology Officer at United Nations

Caroline Donahue

Senior Vice President Chief Marketing and Sales Officer INTUIT

Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

A New York City-based journalist and author, Former editor of the fiction anthology “Singapore Noir“ (Akashic Books) and staff writer at the Wall Street Journal, In Style magazine and the Baltimore Sun.

Christine Souffrant

Founder & CEO Vendedy, Dubai Chapter Director Startup Grind , Founder Dubai Projects: Smart City Weekend + She Dares Group

Claudia Fan Munce

Managing Director, IBM Venture Capital Group Vice President, IBM Corporate Development Board member of National Venture Capital Association in the U.S., chairwoman of board of Global Corporate Venturing, board member of Bank of the West, and advisor to many venture capital firms globally.

Craig Newmark

Internet Entrepreneur, Founder of international website Craigslist and CraigConnects.

Cynthia Cohen

Strategic Mindshare Founder and President. Director on the boards of Steiner Leisure (NASDAQ) and Equity One (NYSE)as well as Private companies are Sophelle, FundAthena and AnswerLab. Board of Trustees of the Committee for Economic Development, the Dean’s Advisory Board at Boston University and the Advisory Board of Women Corporate Directors.

Dana Donofree

Founder and CEO of AnaOno, an intimates line for breast cancer survivors, Dana Donofree is a SCAD graduate with 10+ years in the fashion industry.

Danielle Gelber

Executive Vice- President at Dick Wolf’s production company “Wolf Films” & Executive producer of NBC’s Chicago Fire, Chicago PD and Chicago Med.

Diane Brady

Award-winning journalist, speaker, and media executive who earlier this year, she stepped down as senior editor/content chief at Bloomberg Businessweek. She’s working on ways to leverage the power of community, technology, and physical space to create high-impact storytelling that empowers and informs a new generation of consumers.

Dr. Elisa Stephens

President of Academy of Art University, San Francisco. She serves on the Smithsonian Institution National Board, and many foundations and boards.

Dr. Jen Welter (Sports Pioneer Award)

First woman to hold a coaching position in the NFL With previous background in women’s football leagues as a linebacker for 14 years

Emily Núñez Cavness

Emily Núñez Cavness is co-founder and CEO of Sword & Plough, a social enterprise that works with veterans to repurpose military surplus into fashionable bags and accessories.

Erika Karp

Founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital Inc. & founding Board member of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board

Heidi Messer (Technology Pioneer Award)

Chairman and Co-Founder Collective[i]

Hina Chaudhry

Cardiologist, Scientist, and Founder of VentriNova, Inc., a biotech company aimed at developing clinical treatments for cardiac regeneration.

James Benedict

Managing Director – Cavendish Global. Founding Advisory Board Member Women’s Investment Network. MOGUL & Levo League Advisory Boards.

Kate Rogers

CNBC Small Business and Entrepreneurship Reporter

Katharina Sophia Volz

CEO/Founder of OccamzRazor and CEO of OccamzRazor Pioneered Stanford’s first PhD in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Kelly O. Chezum (Education Pioneer Award)

President of External Relations at Clarkson University

Kelly Wright

General Assignment Reporter for Fox News Channel (FNC), Co-host on “America’s News Headquarters” and Host “Beyond the Dream” series.

Khaliya

Kristen Anderson-Lopez

American Songwriter, Co-wrote/ Produced music for the 2011 Disney film Winnie the Pooh, as well as Walt Disney World production of Finding Nemo – The Musical and co-wrote Disney’s Frozen including “Let It Go”, for which she won an Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards.

Kunal Sood

Chairperson of the WED Fellows Accelerator

Laura Flores

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations, Former Owner Ispeak Translations

Leona Lewis (Music Pioneer Award)

Grammy Nominee, British Singer, Songwriter, and Animal Welfare Campaigner

Leslie Blodgett (Beauty Pioneer Award)

Creator of bareMinerals, former CEO of Bare Escentuals, Board Member of Every Mother Counts, Stella & Dot, and SPANX

Mamie Gummer

Actress and Ambassador/Nomi Network a nonprofit that creates economic opportunities for survivors and women at risk of human trafficking.

Martha “Muffy”MacMillan (Philanthropy Pioneer Award)

Director on the board of Cargill Inc., Director on the Cargill Foundation, Waycrosse, Inc. , Boards of the American Federation of Arts, Global Minnesota, The Economic Club of Minnesota, and The Walker Art Museum

Michael Greenstein

Global Alternative Asset Management Leader in PwC’s Asset Management practice and member of the Board of Directors of the Managed Funds Association and actively involved in HeForShe.

Milena Radakovic

PowerToFly Co-founder and CEO, Former Chief Technology Officer Avaaz.org

Natasha Tsakos

Performer and President of NTiD, inc. a creative powerhouse dedicated to inspiring and activating imagination through theatrical experiences.

Nisha Khare

Founder of Khare Communications that has documented the World’s elite including Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, Arianna Huffington, and countless more.

Raja Rajamannar

Global Chief Marketing Officer, MasterCard Board of Directors of PPL Corp and AdClub

Rodrigo Arenas

President of Habitare Desarrollos & Movimiento Civico Nacional, CEO Habitare Desarrollos, President of Movimiento Civico Nacional

Sarah Aoanan

Senior Fellow, State and National Advocacy Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF). Co – launched the television network Cinemoi, North America.

Sarah Austin

Founder Coding FTW, to address the gender divide in the technology sector. Leader in advanced psychographic modeling via cognitive computing.

Sharon Epperson

CNBC’s senior personal finance correspondent

Sheelah Kolhatkar

Features Editor and National Correspondent Bloomberg Businessweek

Sophia Swire

Founder of the nonprofit Future Brilliance and its social enterprise, Aayenda Jewelry, dedicated to fostering peace and stability for in Afghanistan through job opportunities, especially for women.

Susan Stautberg

CEO, Global Co-Chair and Co-Founder WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD)

Tamara Etmannski

Founder of Stackz, Co-Founder & Advisor Proof Swap and Academic Director of Professional Programs Faculty of Applied Science (Engineering) & Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada

Tanya Rivero

Host Wall Street Journal Live and ‘Lunch Break’ on Wall Street Journal Video

Vanessa Washington

Senior Executive Vice President General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Bank of the West Member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, American Bar Association and National Bar Association, and also serves on the Board of the California Minority Counsel Program and the Advisory Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Oakland.

Vicki Escarra

Global CEO of Opportunity International, a microfinance non-profit that provides small business loans and insurance to millions of people.

Zephanii Smith

Co-Founder, U.N.trepreneurship Initiative; CAO, WayMakers, solutions for youth leadership development and cross-sector civic engagement; Opportunity Nation Leader

Speakers list updating – coming soon!

About The Event

Intro:

Powerful speakers with exceptional ideas and remarkable anecdotes are the soul of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day! While every speaker may come from a different industry or background, each shares the same goals of empowering women and inspiring girls! The event is simulcast in 144 countries, in addition to 21 Universities and Colleges, and consists of captivating 45 minute long panels followed by an engaging 15 minute interactive Q&A sessions.

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Why Attend?

We are still living in an era of “firsts” where women are trailblazing and need our support.

Now is the time: women-owned businesses are set to grow 90% in the next 5 years, with 500,000 new businesses being created each year in the U.S. But, women perform 66% of the world’s work, yet earn 10% of the world’s income; 90% of that income goes towards family.

Women account for 85% of consumer purchases including everything from autos, vacations, food and healthcare. Women control over $20 Trillion in worldwide spending.

WED is a once in a lifetime opportunity to listen to the ideas of world-class speakers and be a part of a larger discussion to empower women in business worldwide.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone who wants to learn the secrets to being a woman CEO, c-level executive, entrepreneur, intrapreneur, president, humanitarian, founder, etc.  from the who’s who in the business world!

Do you empower women and inspire girls? Do you support women- led or owned businesses? If you answered yes to either of those questions, then you should attend Women’s Entrepreneurship Day!

Are you interested in speaking opportunities or participating in Women’s Entrepreneurship Day? Nominate a speaker

Venue:

Just like previous years, this year’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Day will be taking place at “ultimate global address”. The iconic United Nations Plaza, located riverside at 46th Street and 1st Avenue, at the United Nations Visitors’ Entrance New York, NY 10017.

Travel:

NYC has several flights a day to 3 major international airports: LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). WED does not arrange transportation to or from the airport, but you will have no trouble finding your way to the UN!

2015 Agenda