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Women In Leadership
Through a candid and timely discussion, this year's distinguished panel share their personal stories and vision on how women can help lead our nation to a better future.
Women in Leadership 2026
Women in Leadership will not take place this year.
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Past Women In Leadership Events
Women in Leadership 2024
A conversation with Ina Garten, cookbook author and television host; Michelle Hanabusa, founder and creative director of UPRISERS® and co-founder of Hate Is A Virus; and Margot Lee Shetterly, author of “Hidden Figures”: the No. 1 New York Times Bestseller and No. 1 hit film. Lynn Sherr, author and award-winning journalist will moderate the discussion.
Women in Leadership 2023
A conversation with Erin Jackson, speedskating Olympic gold medalist and STEM advocate; Laurie Leshin, geochemist, space scientist and director of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; and Natalia Molina, professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at USC, award-winning author. Lynn Sherr, author and award-winning journalist, will moderate the discussion.
Women in Leadership 2022
A conversation with Dolores Huerta, iconic labor leader and activist; Dr. Aprille J. Ericsson, trailblazing NASA aerospace engineer; and Danielle Feinberg, visual effects supervisor at Pixar. Lynn Sherr, author and award-winning journalist, will moderate the discussion.
Women in Leadership 2021
A conversation with Brittney Cooper, feminist scholar and author; Kathy Sullivan, trailblazing astronaut and scientist; and Maria Hinojosa, award-winning news anchor and reporter. Lynn Sherr, author and award-winning journalist, will moderate the discussion.
Women in Leadership 2019
A conversation with Sylvia Acevedo, Chief Executive Officer, Girls Scouts of the USA; Chelsea Clinton, vice chair, the Clinton Foundation; and Jedidah Isler, assistant professor of physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College. Moderated by Lynn Sherr, award-winning journalist and author.
Women In Leadership 2018
A conversation with Billie Jean King, tennis legend and champion of social change; Ellen Ochoa, first Hispanic woman in space and former director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center; and Condoleezza Rice, political scientist and first African American woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state. Moderated by Lynn Sherr, award-winning journalist and author.