Lift As We Rise
 
June 1, 2022
 
The Premier Negotiation & Leadership Event For Women
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Through lifting, we will rise stronger and better.

It is a crucial time for women to enhance their negotiation and leadership skills. Looking ahead, it is imperative that women and organizations alike drive transformation for a more equitable future.  

Discover. Engage. Connect.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Empowering and immersive discussions and keynotes aimed at strengthening women’s leadership
Targeted sessions with practical strategies and solutions to address workplace challenges facing women today
Strategic networking to expand your professional reach, connections, and community
Exclusive exposure opportunities with champions and women-oriented brands, discounts and special offers
 
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ANDREA JUNG

President and CEO of Grameen America

LAPHONZA BUTLER

President, EMILY's List

CINDY SCHMITT MINNITI

Partner, Reed Smith

 
 
 

Ava Abramowitz

Mediator, Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University Law School, Author, and Former Assistant U.S. Attorney

Emily M. Dickens

Chief of Staff, Head of Government Affairs and Corporate Secretary, SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)

Christine Michel Carter

Sr. ForbesWomen Contributor, Author of MOM AF, and LinkedIn Career Coach

Daniella Kahane

Executive Director and CEO, WIN

 

Irene Liu

Chief Legal Officer, Hopin

Hitha Palepu

CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, Angel Investor, Author of We're Speaking, & Curator of #5SmartReads

Mari K Eder

Major General, U.S. Army Retired, Author of “The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line”, & CEO, Benson's ReView

 

Elizabeth White

Author, Activist, & Age Solutions Advocate

Bonnie Marcus

Founder of Bonnie Marcus Leadership, LLC, Author of Not Done Yet! and WIN Coach

Jeffery Halter

President of YWomen, Gender Strategist, Author, & Two-Time TEDx Speaker

 

Nekpen Osuan Wilson

Head of CX Strategy at Gusto, CEO of WomenWerk, & WIN Coach

Joann S. Lublin

Author, "Power Moms," & Former Career Columnist for Wall Street Journal

Whitney Casares

Founder and CEO, Modern Mommy Doc

 

Jack Simony

Founder, WIN Summit & Managing Director at Jade Mountain Partners, LLC

Katherine Gentile

Lecturer at Columbia University & WIN Coach

Renessa Boley Layne

Founder, Creating Your Perfect Work and Author, “Fast Lane, Wrong Direction: Insider Secrets to Redesign Your Success”

Angelique Krembs

Founder, The Band of Sisters, Co-Author, "You Should Smile More - How to Disrupt Gender Bias in the Workplace"

 

Charlotte Japp

Founder, CIRKEL

Adonica Shaw

Founder & CEO of The Surrender Circle LLC, & The Wingwomen Inc.

Colleen Ammerman

Director, Harvard Business School Gender Initiative & Co-Author of Glass Half Broken: Shattering the Barriers That Still Hold Women Back at Work

 

Kavya Krishna

Founder and CEO, SOWCoders

Samantha Pitre Quillen

Executive Coach & People & Culture Consultant, Creating Miss Jones

Donna Dozier Gordon

Head of Inclusion & Diversity, H&M Region Americas

Amanda Silver

Principal, Amanda Silver Consulting | Founder, Women's Leadership Incubator

Courtney Chicvak

Member and Mediator of Courtney Anne Chicvak Mediation, Associate Instructor at Columbia University, & WIN Coach

Chantel George

Founder & CEO, Sistas in Sales

Gabby Hirata

President and Chief Executive of DVF (Diane von Furstenberg)

Moya O'Connor

Legal Counsel, Zurich North America

 

Neha Ruch

Founder, Mother Untitled

Samantha Ettus

Founder and CEO, Park Place Payments

Julia Nestor

Partner, Reed Smith New York

Meredith Curren

Co-Founder, Trouble troublemakers.org

 

Jessica Abo

Media Trainer and Journalist

Jade Kearney

CEO, She Matters

Lindsey Taylor Wood

Founder and General Partner, The Helm

Leyonna Barba

Managing Director, J.P. Morgan

 

Amy Nelson

Co-CEO, The Riveter

Gloria Blackwell

Chief Executive Officer, American Association of University Women (AAUW)

Kerri Jacobs

Head of Global Resilience, Google

Ariana Pierce

Founder, Women & Wealth Club

 

Iman Oubou

Founder and CEO, SWAAY Media

Shelley Zalis

CEO, The Female Quotient

Andrea Siegel

Co-Founder, and Chief Product Officer, MAVION

Ayesha Whyte

Chief People Officer and Employment Attorney

 

Morenike Williams

Founder, Revision Coaching, and HR Senior Manager and Divisional Lead, Vanguard

Deepa Purushothaman

Author, Leader, Speaker

Eve Rodsky

Bestselling Author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space

Alencia Johnson

Founder and Chief Impact Officer, 1063 West Broad

 

Ali Cramer

Founder, Soulfull Solutions NYC

Kathy Holub

Founder, Holub Consulting

 
 
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SHRM HR credits and CLE recertification credits will be available for select sessions.

 
 
  • Wednesday, June 1
9:00- 9:05 AM
Welcome

With: Daniella Kahane, WIN Summit CEO and Executive Director
9:00 - 9:30 AM
Morning Keynote: Laphonza Butler

Laphonza Butler, with Daniella Kahane,
Details coming soon!
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Negotiation Skill Building | Speaking Sessions
Workshop: How to Avoid Being Trampled: Negotiation Tips for the Unassertive
  • Speakers: Ava Ambramowitz
  • Description: Even the unassertive have a right to go for what they want and need, but for many of us, that’s easier said than done. In this presentation, we’ll examine various ways we women can assert ourselves so that our time at the negotiation table is effective and beneficial.
Workshop: Communicating With Difficult People
  • Speakers: Katherine Gentile
  • Description: This workshop focuses on empowering yourself during difficult situations, identifying the tactics difficult people might use to intimidate you, and realizing how and why a difficult person might be acting aggressive.
Panel: The Motherhood Tax: How We Can Best Advocate for Change for Mothers in the Workplace
  • Speakers: Christine Michel Carter, Hitha Palepu, Neha Ruch, Eve Rodsky, and Amy Nelson (Moderator)
  • Description: Industry and thought leaders will discuss the ways organizations can ensure that working mothers have the support they need and how women re-entering the workforce can negotiate the resources and transition points they need to be supported.
Panel: Founders & Funders: Negotiating For Your Business
  • Speakers: Samantha Ettus, Lindsey Taylor Wood, Leyonna Barba, Iman Oubou, and Jade Kearney (Moderator)
  • Description: In this panel, funders will discuss important industry topics such as fund diversity and the current VC landscape and founders will gain insights on fundraising and company growth from successful entrepreneurs. Build a toolkit of invaluable lessons on how to navigate an ecosystem traditionally inaccessible for women.
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Wellness Break

Featuring a Mindfulness Session
11:00 - 12:00 PM
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Speaking Sessions
Workshop: Lift As We Rise: Creating a Community Outside of Work
Powered By SHRM
  • Speakers: Emily M. Dickens
  • Description: Though research says women have bigger social networks than men the number is much lower for those younger in their careers and women don’t invest in these networks with the same vigor. In this workshop, learn about cultivating and maintaining your community of networks and helping others to do so.
Workshop: The Hidden Art of Emotional Agility
  • Speakers: Adonica Shaw
  • Description: This session will explore how to develop and harness your emotional power, and why it’s key to the success of professionals and the businesses they power.
Panel: Breaking the Bias: Gendered Ageism in the Workplace
  • Speakers: Gloria Blackwell, Charlotte Japp, Elizabeth White, Moya O'Connor, and Bonnie Marcus (Moderator)
  • Description: Gendered ageism affects women at all stages of their careers but most notably when they are under 35 and over 50. Examining the many forms of ageism in the workplace, this panel brings together women of all ages to discuss how ageist practices hinder opportunities for growth and innovation for businesses
Panel: Sponsorship In 2022: How to Leverage Your Best Allies in a Virtual or Hybrid Work Setting
  • Speakers: Jeffery Halter, Colleen Ammerman, Courtney Chicvak, Irene Liu, and Chantel George (Moderator)
  • Description: This panel examines the ways virtual and/or hybrid environments can exacerbate biases and create real challenges for diverse employees and ways we can embrace digital tools to build robust sponsorship programs and connections.
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch
12:00 - 12:45 PM
Workshop: How to Get Press and Be the Best Guest
  • Speakers: Jessica Abo
  • Description: Does the thought of pitching the press, doing a LIVE interview, or giving a presentation make you want to pull your hair out? Get ready to learn how the media works, how to talk in soundbites, how to control the conversation, how to set up your shot, what to wear if you're on Zoom or going into a studio, and how to maximize your exposure.
1:00 - 1:30 PM
Keynote Fireside Chat with Andrea Jung

Speakers: Andrea Jung with Joann S. Lublin
More than just a corporate leader, Andrea is a staunch advocate for other women. During this Fireside Chat, Joann S. Lublin and Andrea Jung will discuss Andrea's experiences as an executive and mother.
1:30 - 2:00 PM
Structured Networking

Cultivate meaningful connections, slow down the speed, and take away something tangible from this curated networking session.
2:15 - 3:15 PM
Leadership | Speaking Sessions
Workshop: Creating Your Perfect Work
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  • Speakers: Renessa Boley Layne
  • Description: No matter how successful we look to others, we all get to a point where we grow bored, burned out or unfulfilled in our work. You may want more passion, freedom, meaning or influence in your work right now, yet have no idea where to start, what “Perfect Work” looks like for you, or how to overcome your fear of the risk to get it. Whether you’re itching to change careers, start a business or return to work after a gap, this session will equip you with a systematic process to redesign your ideal career or business and create a winning strategy to get highly paid doing work you love!
Workshop: Conflicted to Centered: Managing Work, Home, and Life With Less Burnout and More Intention
  • Speakers: Whitney Casares
  • Description: Move from persistent inner conflict and stress to a grounded, centered approach for decision-making and prioritization at work, at home, and personally. Author of The Working Mom Blueprint, Dr. Whitney guides participants through her Centered Life Blueprint to find a sustainable framework for sustainable success.
Panel: Reimaging the Workplace: Employees As Your Core Customer
  • Speakers: Angelique Krembs, Donna Dozier Gordon, Samantha Pitre Quillen, Amanda Silver, Nekpen Osuan Wilson, and Morenike Williams (Moderator)
  • Description: In order to maintain a competitive advantage, companies will need to tap into their most overlooked resource: their employees. This important panel will dig deep into how adapting customer experience principles offers a blueprint to prevent companies from suffering from the significant downturn, perpetuate a people-first culture that is aligned with your employees’ values, and increase employee engagement and satisfaction.
Panel: How to Win the Future: Cryptocurrency, NFTs, and the Power of Web3
3:15 - 3:30 PM
Snack Break

Enjoy healthy snacks during this short refresh break.
3:30 - 4:15 PM
Panel Discussion: Leading Through Liminality: What's Next For Us All
  • Speakers: Mari K Eder, Meredith Curren, Kerri Jacobs, Deepa Purushothaman, and Alencia Johnson (Moderator)
  • Description: Liminality is the term that fully expresses the year 2022 – the time of the open door, time in between – the receding pandemic and the uncertain future. How can we negotiate our way forward to success, to the creation of a new path, a new force for good? In climate change, entrepreneurship in a new wholeness venture, and through an active focus on goals, we lift and move forward together.
4:15 - 4:45 PM
Keynote Fireside Chat: Cindy Schmitt Minniti

Speakers: Cindy Schmitt Minniti and Ayesha Whyte (Moderator)
Details coming soon!
4:45 - 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks

**Agenda is subject to change.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Level up your career in these areas. WIN Summit 2022 featured three learning tracks with 3 Keynotes, 7 Panels, 6 Workshops, an interactive Brown Bag Lunch, Structured Networking, plus a hybrid Exhibit Hall.

 

 Negotiation

Negotiation is at the core of almost every impactful conversation you have. It begins with understanding your self-worth and then entitling yourself to advocate for your needs.

Leadership

For those looking to grow into leadership positions, the reality of our virtual silos has made it even harder to get the recognition we deserve. By reframing ongoing challenges for female leaders, we can effectively overcome them.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The anchor to great leadership is inclusivity. By developing the tools we need to understand and respond to implicit and explict bias, we can better support one another and create more equitable policies.

 
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 VIP Cocktail Reception

On the evening of May 31st from 5:30 - 8:00 pm, we held an in-person for an intimate VIP Cocktail Reception at Diane von Furstenberg's sophisticated flagship store in New York City.  An exclusive event, available to only a limited number of Premier (VIP) Access attendees, the evening featured:

  • Fireside Chat with DVF's CEO and President Gabby Hirata

  • Professional Headshot Booth& Beauty Bar by Revitalash 

  • Chocolate Tasting by Milene Jardine 

  • Coffee Bar by Joe Coffee Company 

  • A Private DVF Shopping Experience with a 20% Discount 

  • Networking Opportunities With Speakers, Sponsors, and Other VIPs

 
 
 

A Big Thank You to Our Supporting Sponsors and Partners!

 
 

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