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

Deryl McKissack

Chief Executive Officer

McKissack & McKissack

Deshauna Barber

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

Dionna Dorsey

CEO & Co-Founder

The Creative Ladder

Dom Groom

Executive Vice President,
Experience & Inclusion Officer

Dr. Aisha Williams, Ph.D

Executive Coach & Founder

Dr. Candace Steele Flippin

Founder

Global Career Advancement Institute

Dr. Ifeoma Ugonabo MD MPH FACC FASE

Board Certified Physician

Dr. LaVerne Adams

ICF PCC Executive Coach

Total Life Consultancy LLC

Dr. Sara D. Collins

Medical Director

Flourish Research Bowie

Dr. Stephanie Durruthy, MD

Psychiatrist

Mindsupport LLC

Dr. Tiffany Dotson

SVP, Chief Learning Officer

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Emily K. Graham

Global Chief Inclusion &
Impact Officer

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