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The 2022 Embrace Ambition Summit: Confronting Stereotypes and Creating New Norms took place on June 14, and it was a rousing success. The Summit returned after two years as a live and virtual experience–a full day of conversations and performances from leaders in business, entertainment, science, social justice and sports.
Our Speakers

Burch

Fabiano



McGregor

Slaughter

Ansari

Simone

Haynes

King

Champion

Mason

Smith

Roberts

Foxx

Huerta



Booth

Manuel

Fried

Casillas Guzman

Hackett


Cohen

Jones

Hurd

Briggs

Moore


Cat-Wells

Ajayi Jones

Dixon

Keegan

Wolitzer

Hanna

Lindsey



Forbes

Henley

Saklayen

Farsad

Winrow

Masters

Peltz

Bruesehoff

Perez

Boardman

Miller

Lirio Marcelo


Dufu


Rose

Hakim

Gerbut

Adiba

Assassin of the Alphabet. Bestseller of Books. Loaner of Courage. Advocate of Audacity. Sorceress of Side-Eyes.

Anousheh Ansari is the CEO of XPRIZE, an Astronaut, a High-tech serial entrepreneur and a Global Change Maker

Nabiha Saklayen is the CEO & Co-Founder of Cellino, which is autonomizing cell therapy manufacturing

Sharon Miller is the president of Small Business and head of Specialty Banking and Lending at Bank of America

Alyson McGregor, M.D. is an internationally known physician, researcher, writer, advocate for improving bias in medicine

Rebekah Bruesehoff is a transgender youth activist and co-author of A Kids Book About Being Inclusive

Jared is the founder and CEO of Jigsaw, a unit at Google focused on building technology to address global challenges

Tiq Milan is a trans rights advocate, media maker, and motivational speaker

Mindy Kaling is a writer, producer and actor

Billie Jean King founded Billie Jean King Enterprises, the Women’s Tennis Association and the Women's Sports Foundation

Ian Manuel, Author of My Time Will Come. Survived 18 years of solitary confinement. Self taught Poet.

Tiffany Dufu is the CEO & Founder of The Cru, a peer coaching service for women looking to accelerate their growth

Jacqueline Woodson is a Macarthur Fellow and founder of Baldwin For The Arts

Min Jin Lee is a writer based in New York City and teaches at Amherst College

Jimmie Briggs is an award-winning journalist, essayist and was a co-founder of the Man Up Campaign

Kate Marvel, Ph.D. is a climate scientist at NASA and Columbia University

Oksana Masters is a dual-sport athlete in Winter/ Summer Paralympics with 17 medals between skiing, cycling, & rowing

Sheila Lirio Marcelo, is Co-Founder and CEO of Proof of Learn, a Web3 education platform

Zarifa from Afghanistan author of "Playing for freedom, journey of young Afghan girl", musician, and student

Latin Grammy-winning, all-female group, Flor de Toloache mixes tradition and innovation, breaking boundaries with their music

Jia Hurd is the founder of Fearless Femme 100, a COVID-19 rapid response mental health community project

Heather Booth is one of the country's leading social change strategists and organizers, for over 50 years

Jacqueline is the Deputy Chief of Staff at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

Aisha is a brain tumor survivor and also a disability awareness advocate

Perri is a journalist and filmmaker who most recently co-created the Emmy award winning HBO docu-news series, Axios

Mary is a Talent Brand Communications Manager and an advocate for parents and women in the workforce

Keely is the award-winning founder of C Talent, an entrepreneur dedicated to making social, systemic and economic change

Deja Foxx is a student at Columbia, Founder of GenZ Girl Gang, Digital Strategist, and Reproductive Justice Activist

Michael A. Lindsey, Ph.D., MSW, MPH is the Executive Director of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at NYU

Melissa Hanna is the founder and CEO of Mahmee, an integrated care delivery platform for maternal and infant health

Moira Forbes is the Executive Vice President of Forbes, and also serves as the President and Publisher of ForbesWomen

Dr. Nevada Winrow is the co-founder/CEO of Black Girls Dive Foundation, an aquatic-based STEM program for BIPOC girls

Academy Award and Emmy winning actor Julianne Moore is known for her breadth of work including many memorable performances on the big and small screen while also being a vocal activist for gun safety as a Founding Chair of the Everytown for Gun Safety Creative Council

Eva Chen is the Vice President of Fashion & Shopping partnerships at Instagram

Member of famed duo Tears for Fears and daughter Diva who is an aspiring singer, songwriter

Jasmine Jones is the cofounder and CEO of Myya, the only online DTC, insurance-billable post-mastectomy intimates brand.

Deborah Roberts is an award-winning ABC News correspondent who has traveled the world for her reporting

Ina Fried is Chief Technology Correspondent for Axios and has covered Silicon Valley for 20 years

Chief Presenter and International Correspondent for BBC World News & founder of the Yalda Hakim Foundation

Tricia Rose is a Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University

Ukrainian advocate of the difficulties of childhood cancer and the rights of children during cancer treatment

Mandela is the CEO of All Raise, a non-profit on a mission to accelerate the success of female and nonbinary investors, founders, and operators in tech

Adri Perez is the lead LGBTQIA+ Policy Strategist for the ACLU of Texas

Monisha Henley, is the Senior Director of State Government Affairs for Everytown for Gun Safety

Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actress who currently stars on The Flight Attendant and Now & Then

Cari Champion is the host of podcast “Naked” with Cari Champion, a news personality and journalist

Ayo is a voice-over artist, actor, best-selling author and award-winning real estate agent

Isabella Casillas Guzman serves as the 27th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Tory Burch is the Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Tory Burch LLC, an American lifestyle brand, and Founder of the Tory Burch Foundation

Laurie Fabiano is the President of the Tory Burch Foundation and author of best-selling novel, Elizabeth Street

Dolores Huerta is Founder & President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation. Co-founded the United Farm Workers of America

Dr. Samantha Boardman is a positive psychiatrist, founder of Positive Prescription, and author of Everyday Vitality

Meg Wolitzer is a novelist whose books include The Female Persuasion, The Interestings, and The Wife

C. Nicole Mason, Ph.D. is the President/CEO of the Institute for Women's Policy Research

Negin Farsad is a comedian on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, host of Fake the Nation & co-star of HBOMax's Birdgirl

Arian Simone is the CEO & Co-Founder of the Fearless Fund, a Venture Capital Fund investing in WOC Founders

Temple Grandin, Ph,D. is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University

Patriot. Mother. Mentor. Thinker. Feminist. CEO. Former Harvard Law Prof. Princeton Dean. Dir Policy Planning, State Dept.
Schedule
Join us for a light breakfast and shop at the Entrepreneur Marketplace presented by Bank of America.
Tuning in from home? Learn more about our speakers and settle in for a great day!
Welcome
- Tory Burch, Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Tory Burch
2020-2021, An Era
- Negin Farsad, Comedian and Filmmaker
The Economic State of Women
- C. Nicole Mason, Ph.D., President and CEO, Institute for Women's Policy Research
No Roadblocks
- Audience Speaker: Aisha Khan
Women Entrepreneurs Respond
- Melissa Hanna, Founder and CEO Mahmee
- Sheila Marcelo, CEO and Co-founder, Proof of Learn
- Jasmine Jones, Co-Founder and CEO, Myya
- Interviewed by Deborah Roberts, ABC News Senior National Affairs Correspondent
Neurodivergent Minds
- Temple Grandin, Ph.D., Professor of Animal Science, Colorado State University
A Covid Story
- Meg Wolitzer, Novelist
In-Person
- Meet other attendees and shop the Entrepreneur Marketplace presented by Bank of America
Backstage Interviews
- Hosted by Deja Foxx, Activist, Founder, GenZ Girl Gang and Keely Cat-Wells, Founder, C Talent and disability activist
Unconscious Bias and Conscious Leadership
- Laurie Fabiano, President, Tory Burch Foundation
Breaking a Cycle | Audience Speaker
- Jacqueline Hackett, Deputy Chief of Staff, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reclaiming Our Icons in History
- Tory Burch, Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Tory Burch
Icon: Dolores Huerta
- Dolores Huerta, President and Founder, Dolores Huerta Foundation
- Interviewed by Rosie Perez, Actor and Activist
How Systemic Racism Works
- Tricia Rose, Director, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, Brown University
My Time Will Come
- Ian Manuel, Author and Poet
- Interviewed by Jacqueline Woodson, MacArthur Fellow, Author and Founder, Baldwin For The Arts
Performance
- Ian Manuel, Author and Poet
In-Person
- Meet other attendees and shop the Entrepreneur Marketplace presented by Bank of America
Backstage Interviews
- Hosted by Deja Foxx, Activist, Founder, Gen Z Girl Gang and Keely Cat-Wells, Founder, C Talent and disability activist
We Must Talk About Miscarriage | Audience Speaker
- Mary Keegan, Brand Communications Manager and Parent Advocate
Bias in Medicine
- Alyson McGregor, M.D., Author and Advocate
Leaning Into My Purpose | Audience Speaker
- Jia Hurd, Founder, Fearless Femme 100
The Stigma of Mental Illness
- Samantha Boardman, M.D., Positive psychologist and Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College
- Michael A. Lindsey, Ph.D., MSW, MPH, Executive Director, McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, New York University
- Interviewed by Perri Peltz, Journalist and Filmmaker
Running from War | Audience Speaker
- Yulia Gerbut, Ukrainian Advocate
Paralympic Champion and Advocate
- Oksana Masters, 17-Time Paralympic Medalist
- Interviewed by Cari Champion, Journalist
Advocating for Gun Control
- Julianne Moore, Actor, Activist, Mother and Founding Chair of the Everytown for Gun Safety Creative Council
- Monisha Henley, Director of State Affairs, Everytown for Gun Safety
- Interviewed by Tory Burch, Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Tory Burch
In-Person
- Enjoy lunch, meet other attendees and shop the Entrepreneur Marketplace presented by Bank of America
Mindy Kaling on Empowering Women
- Mindy Kaling, Writer, Producer and Actor
Backstage Interviews
- Hosted by Deja Fox, Activist, Founder, GenZ Girl Gang and Keely Cat-Wells, Founder, C Talent and Disability Activist
Neurodivergent Minds
- Temple Grandin, Ph.D., Professor of Animal Science, Colorado State University
Women and Work
- Anne Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America
- In conversation with Tiffany Dufu, CEO and Founder, The Cru, Author
Bias Against Asian Americans
- Eva Chen, Vice President, Fashion Partnerships at Instagram
- Min Jin Lee, Novelist
Escaping the Taliban's Afghanistan
- Zarifa Adiba, Musician
- Jared Cohen, Founder and CEO, Jigsaw
- In conversation with Yalda Hakim, Journalist
Performance
- Adrienne Warren, Actress
In-Person
- Meet other attendees and shop the Entrepreneur Marketplace presented by Bank of America
Backstage Interviews
- Hosted by Deja Foxx, Activist, Founder, GenZ Girl Gang and Keely Cat-Wells, Founder, C Talent and disability activist
The Janes
- Heather Booth, Social Change Organizer
Funding Women Entrepreneurs
- Mandela SH Dixon, CEO, All Raise
- Isabella Guzman, United States Administrator of the Small Business Administration
- Sharon Miller, President, Small Business and Head, Specialty Banking and Lending, Bank of America
- Arian Simone, CEO and Co-Founder, Fearless Fund
- Interviewed by Moira Forbes, Executive Vice President, Forbes Magazine
It's Our Fight Too
- Jimmie Briggs, Award-winning Journalist and Advocate
Transgender Children in America
- Rebekah Bruesehoff, Activist and Author
- Adri Perez, Activist, UCLA of Texas
- In conversation with Tiq Milan, Activist and Author
Performance
- Curt Smith of Tears for Fears and daughter Diva Smith, Recording Artist
In-Person
- Meet other attendees and shop the Entrepreneur Marketplace presented by Bank of America
Backstage Interviews
- Hosted by Deja Foxx, Activist, Founder, GenZ Girl Gang and Keely Cat-Wells, Founder, C Talent and disability activist
We Need Role Models | Audience Speaker
- Dr. Nevada Winrow, Co-Founder and CEO, Black Girls Dive Foundation
Women and Science
- Anousheh Ansari, CEO, XPRIZE
- Kate Marvel, Ph.D., Climate scientist, NASA and Columbia University
- Nabiha Saklayen, Ph.D., CEO and Co-Founder of Cellino Biotech
- Interviewed by Ina Fried, Chief Technology Correspondent, Axios
How to be a Professional Troublemaker and Ally
- Luvvie Ajayi Jones, CEO, Awe Luv Media, Best-selling Author and Podcast Host
Icon: Billie Jean King
- Billie Jean King, Sports Icon and Champion of Equality
- Tory Burch, Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Tory Burch
Closing Remarks
- Tory Burch, Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Tory Burch
- Laurie Fabiano, President, Tory Burch Foundation
Performance
- Flor de Toloache
Celebrate with a Cocktail Reception sponsored by Stax and Teneral Cellars, and shop at the Entrepreneur Marketplace presented by Bank of America
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