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

Karla Martin

Strategic Advisor
AI Program

University of San Francisco

Christiane Pendarvis

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Speakers

Anne Sempowski Ward

Minority Owner

Chicago Sky(WNBA) Fort Lauderdale United FC

Aster Angagaw

Former Vice President,
Amazon Business

Ben Moore

Premier Banking Region Director, Virginia

Bert Bruce

US President,
Rare Disease

Bryan Terrell Clark

Accomplished Actor and Singer/Songwriter

Camille Chang Gilmore

Vice President, Human Resources &
Global Chief Inclusion & Engagement Officer

Boston Scientific

Camille Stewart Gloster

Sr. Director, AI &
Resilience Services

CrowdStrike, Inc.

Candace Parker

3x WNBA Champion,
WNBA Icon & Businesswoman
President of Basketball

Cathy Jerome

Vice President
Marketing & Communications

The Washington Spirit

Chakilla Robinson White

Chief Learning & Fulfillment Officer,

Chanel H. Frazier

Founder & CEO
CHF Ventures

(Former Head of BlackRock Atlanta)

Charlene Wheeles

Founder &
Executive Coach

Charlene Wheeless LLC

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