Agenda

Thursday

May 8, 2025

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Welcome

Potomac Ballroom

Conference Host

Deshauna Barber

Army Veteran, Former Miss USA & Founder of the Women Veterans For Change

Panelists

Bryan Terrell Clark

Accomplished Actor and Singer/Songwriter

Thursday

May 8, 2025

8:50 AM - 9:30 AM

Conversations that Matter:
Women Shattering the Glass Ceiling

Potomac Ballroom

Moderator

China Widener

Vice Chair, US Technology, Media &
Telecommunications Industry Leader

Panelists

Alice Sesay Pope

Vice President, Global Device,
Digital & Alexa Support

Colette Honorable

Executive Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer, & Corporate Secretary

LaShonda Anderson-Williams

Chief Customer &
Commercial Officer, Industries

Thursday

May 8, 2025

1:15 pM - 2:24 pM

Luncheon Conversation: The Making of a Brand - The Dynamic Women Behind Savage x Fenty

Potomac Ballroom

Moderator

Nadja Bellan-White

Group CEO,

M&C Saatchi North America

Panelists

Vanessa Wallace

Chief Marketing Officer

Karla Martin

Strategic Advisor
AI Program

University of San Francisco

Christiane Pendarvis

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Speakers

Abby Phillip

Anchors NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Agnes Bundy Scanlan

President

The Cambridge Group

Alethia Jackson

Former Senior Vice President

Walgreens Boots Alliance

Alice Sesay Pope

Vice President, Global Device,
Digital & Alexa Support

Alice Vilma

Managing Director, Next Level Fund

Alicia Wilson

Vice President,
Civic Engagement & Opportunity

Johns Hopkins University

Amanda Miller Littlejohn

Certified Executive Coach

Amanda Miller Littlejohn, LLC

Anddria Varnado

Head,
Consumer Business Division

Angela Celestin

Executive Vice President,
Chief Human Resources Officer

Angela V. Harris

Founder and CEO,

2638 Management Group

Anne Sempowski Ward

Minority Owner

Chicago Sky(WNBA) Fort Lauderdale United FC

Aster Angagaw

Former Vice President,
Amazon Business

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