Award-Winning Journalist, Documentarian and News Anchor

Soledad O’Brien is the recipient of three Emmy awards, two Peabody awards, and the NAACP President’s Award. She is one of Newsweek’s “10 People Who Make America Great,” People’s “50 Most Beautiful People,” and the National Association of Black Journalists’ “Journalist of the Year”.

Founder and President,
Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa

Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist, trained social worker and women’s rights advocate. Leymah led the 2003 Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace, chronicled in her memoir, Mighty Be Our Powers, and in the award-winning documentary, Pray the Devil Back to Hell.

Chairwoman,
Ellevate Network

Sallie Krawcheck was recently named number 9 on Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People 2014” list, as well as one of “10 Up and Coming Leaders to Watch” by Entrepreneur Magazine. She has been listed as one of Forbes’ and Fortune’s “Most Powerful Women” in business and U.S. Banker’s top “Woman to Watch.”

Co-founder and Executive-in-Residence,
Center for Talent Innovation

Carolyn Buck Luce is a gifted strategist and teacher who has spent her career building highly effective businesses and teams. She has been a leader concurrently in both the private and public/non-profit sectors for the last four decades.

U.S. Congresswoman,
14th District of California

PBWC Founder and Congresswoman Jackie Speier serves on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and formerly served as a California State Senator, where she authored groundbreaking legislation in health care, privacy, consumer protection, child welfare, education, and prison reform.

News Anchor and PBWC Conference Host,
ABC7

Six-time Gracie Award winner Cheryl Jennings is weekday co-anchor of ABC7 News and the host of Emmy Award-winning community affairs program, “Beyond the Headlines”. She mentors people of all ages and consults with dozens of non-profits to help raise awareness and money for important Bay Area programs.

Editor-in-Chief,
San Francisco Chronicle

Panel Moderator Audrey Cooper is the editor-in-chief of the San Francisco Chronicle, the first woman to fill the role in the company’s 150-year history. At 37, she is also the youngest woman ever named as the top editor of a major U.S newspaper company. In 2013, Editor & Publisher magazine named Audrey one of the world’s “Top 10 Women to Watch.”

General Manager Cloud Ecosystem and Developers,
IBM

Author of 3 books, including “Get Bold,” which has been translated into 9 languages, Sandy is a recognized expert and has received numerous awards such as: Forbes Global Top 40 Social Marketing Masters, 10 Most Powerful Women in Tech, Women of M2M for Internet of Things (IoT), CNN Women of the Channel, Top Nifty-50 Women in Technology, Top 50 Social Business Influencers, and Top 10 in Social Media.

Vice President, Health, Environment and Safety,
Chevron

Wes Lohec is responsible for leading Health, Environment and Safety strategic planning and issues management, compliance assurance, and emergency response. He also is responsible for Chevron’s Environmental Management Company, which manages environmental remediation and abandonment liabilities.

Business Human Resources Director,
Abbott Vascular

Maria Mulvoy is the Business Human Resources Director for Abbott Vascular located in Santa Clara. She joined AV from IDEV Technologies and relocated to California from Texas. Prior to joining Abbott, Maria worked for Lyondell Basell Industries as a senior manager, Human Resources in Houston, Texas.

Head of Innovation, Diversity & Inclusion,
Genentech

Julius Pryor has held executive level jobs at Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), Russell Athletic, Abbott Labs and Takeda Pharmaceuticals. He is a U.S. Navy Captain, Surface Warfare Officer and instructor for the Navy Officer Leadership Development Program. He recently published his first book: Thriving in a Disruptive World: 6 Critical Concepts for Navigating the 21st Century.

Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer,
VMWare

Betsy Sutter joined VMware in January 2001 and has led all aspects of VMware’s people strategies, bringing more than 30 years of human resources leadership. Sutter is responsible for hiring, developing and retaining the best and brightest people as VMware has grown from 100 to more than 15,000 employees.

Vice President, Worldwide Go-To-Market Technology Services Sales, Marketing & Operations,
HP

Throughout her career, Ivonne has demonstrated success building rapport across cultures, levels and functions and has guided virtual teams through complex business challenges. In 2014, Ivonne was recognized as one of the TOP 100 Most Influential Hispanic Professionals in the Information Technology Industry and CRN annual Women of the Channel.

Vice President, Software and Services Group
Director, Open Source Technology Center Core System Software,
Intel

Whalen has spent more than a decade in the Open Source Technology Center, holding various program management and technology management positions. Intel has twice honored her with the Intel Achievement Award, most recently in 2014 for her contributions to the Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager. In 2014, she was named as one of the Most Powerful Women Engineers in the World by Business Insider.

Founder and President,
SpeechSkills

Cara has provided training on public speaking and managing nervousness to some of the world’s best-known companies, including Allianz, Caterpillar, eBay, Gap Inc., Google, IDEO, and Williams-Sonoma.

Sociologist,
Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University

Marianne Cooper was the lead researcher for Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. Her forthcoming book, Cut Adrift: Families in Insecure Times, examines how families are coping in an insecure age.

Former Partner,
Franklin Quest

Kevin Hall is a highly sought after business consultant, speaker and coach. He has been featured in Forbes and Worth magazines, is the Co-Founder of the Statue of Responsibility envisioned by Dr. Viktor Frankl, and author of Man’s Search for Meaning.

Founder and Chairwoman,
IMPACT Group

A pioneer in career/life transition support, psychologist Laura Herring runs IMPACT Group, a career development firm that provides high touch solutions in talent development, global mobility and career transition that drive individual and organizational performance.

Sociologist,
Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University

Sara Jordan-Bloch leads the Seeds of Change initiative, which aims to provide young women and girls with frameworks, knowledge, and skills to find and strengthen their own voice and to navigate critical life transitions.

Co-Founder and CEO,
VIPorbit Software

Mike Muhney began his career with IBM in the Mainframe era, enjoying a very successful sales career. He is best known as the co-founder and co-inventor of ACT!, the software product that literally created the entire Relationship Management industry.

Founder,
Women Connect4Good, Inc.

Nancy D. O’Reilly, PsyD, is an author of Leading Women: 20 Influential Women Share Their Secrets to Leadership, Business, and Life and urges women to connect to help each other create a better world. She is a clinical psychologist, motivational speaker and women empowerment expert.

Vice President of Global Business & Real Estate Development,
Pinkberry

Since Ryan Patel began work at Pinkberry in 2011, the company has gone from less than 95 locations to over 260 stores in 21 countries and continues to expand. Patel has been a key player at some of the world’s most innovative companies including Jamba Juice, BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. and Panda Express.

Author,
How to Be a Power Connector

Robinett is a business thought leader who has been profiled in The Street, The Huffington Post, Forbes, The Washington Post and Bloomberg Businessweek as a “super connectors” with the experience and networks to accelerate growth and enhance profitability.

Energy Healer and Transformational Leader

Mark Romero has helped thousands of people worldwide heal their lives and shift their perceptions. His work with energy and music has placed him on the stage with internationally respected leaders such as, Mark Victor Hansen, Harv Eker, Dr. Bruce Lipton, and Marianne Williamson.

Chief Purposologist and Co-founder,
The Purpose Institute

Haley Rushing is the Chief Purposologist and co-founder of The Purpose Institute in Austin, Texas. As Chief Purposologist, Haley leads a team of people who act as organizational therapists, anthropologists and investigators dogged in their pursuit of uncovering the purpose at the heart of an organization.

Founder & CEO,
MissRepresentation.org

Jennifer Siebel Newsom is a filmmaker, speaker, former actress, and advocate for women, girls and their families. Newsom wrote, directed and produced the 2011 Sundance documentary <em>Miss Representation</em>.

Founder and Executive Director,
Us Foundation

Marilyn Tam was formerly the CEO of Aveda Corp., President of Reebok Apparel and Retail Group, Vice President of Nike Inc. She is a contributing writer to Huffington Post on how to live a happy, healthy, successful, and dynamically balanced life.

Founder & President,
The Mary A. Tidlund Charitable Foundation

16 years ago, Mary Tidlund moved from the oil and gas industry to philanthropy by founding a global NGO focusing on empowering women and children. She is a Director of Women Moving Millions, Tostan, and Valhi Inc.

Coach and Environmental & Literacy Activist

Boyd Varty was born to a family of conservationists in the African bush, and grew up surrounded by the people and animals who were part of the family’s dream to “restore Eden.” Now Varty is a coach who introduces first world seekers to the art of inner tracking.

Strategic adviser and lecturer,
Stanford Graduate School of Business

A sought-after speaker, Amy Wilkinson frequently addresses audiences on entrepreneurial leadership, and advises start-ups and large corporations on innovation and business strategy. She is the author of the landmark book, The Creator’s Code.