Speakers

This year’s conference includes a line-up of some of the most talented leaders in gender-focused philanthropy, who will share stories, ideas, and lessons-learned to both inspire and motivate.

More speakers are being announced each week. Check back for the latest additions.

Jennifer Klein
Jennifer Klein
The White House
Justina Machado
Justina Machado
Award-winning Actor and Producer
Sasheer Zamata
Sasheer Zamata
Comedian, Actress, and Writer
Yvette Alexander
Yvette Alexander
Y. Alexander & Associates
Semhar Araia
Semhar Araia
Diaspora African Women’s Network (DAWN)
Dwi Ariyani
Dwi Ariyani
Disability Rights Fund and the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund
Tesmerelna Atsbeha
Tesmerelna Atsbeha
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
Adelaide Azrack, Managing Director, Fondation Chanel
Adeline Azrack
Fondation CHANEL
Elmira Bayrasli
Elmira Bayrasli
Interruptrr
Melanie R. Bridgeforth, MSW
Melanie R. Bridgeforth, MSW
Women’s Foundation of Alabama
Melanie Brown
Melanie Brown
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Tarana J. Burke
Tarana J. Burke
‘me too.’ Movement
Bridget Burns
Bridget Burns
Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
Sarah Haacke Byrd
Sarah Haacke Byrd
Women Moving Millions
Giselle Carino
Giselle Carino
Fòs Feminista
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Jennifer Carroll Foy
Virginia State Senate 33rd District Candidate
Lauren Y. Casteel
Lauren Y. Casteel
The Women’s Foundation of Colorado
Joy Chia
Joy Chia
The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Jennifer Cho
Jennifer Cho
Panorama Global
Dr. Cathleen Clerkin
Dr. Cathleen Clerkin
Candid.
Natalie A. Collier
Natalie A. Collier
The Lighthouse | Black Girl Projects
Brandi Collins-Calhoun
Brandi Collins-Calhoun
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
Nani A. Coloretti
Nani A. Coloretti
White House OMB
Natanja Craig Oquendo
Natanja Craig Oquendo
Boston Women’s Fund
Siobhan Howard Davenport
Siobhan Howard Davenport
Tides Foundation
Krishanti Dharmaraj
Krishanti Dharmaraj
Institute for Policy Studies and Salzburg Global, Austria
Tara Dorabji
Tara Dorabji
The Center for Cultural Power
Dr. Denise Raquel Dunning
Dr. Denise Raquel Dunning
Rise Up
Kara Dunovant
Kara Dunovant
National Young Women’s Initiatives
Cecile Edwards
Cecile Edwards, M.Ed
New Jersey Birth Equity Funders Alliance (NJBEFA)
Cherita Ellens
Cherita Ellens
Women Employed
Robyn Watson Ellerbe, PhD
Dr. Robyn Watson Ellerbe
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR)
Noreen Farrell
Noreen Farrell
Equal Rights Advocates | National Equal Pay Today Network
Melvina Ford
Melvina Ford
Equal Rights Advocates
Latanya Mapp Frett
Latanya Mapp Frett
Global Fund for Women
Kristin Gardner
Kristin Gardner
The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Fatima Goss Graves
Fatima Goss Graves
National Women’s Law Center
Rena Greifinger
Rena Greifinger
Maverick Collective by PSI
'Ofa-Ki-Levuka L. Guttenbeil-Likiliki
‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka L. Guttenbeil-Likiliki
Women and Children Crisis Centre
Donna Haghighat
Donna Haghighat
The Women’s Fund of Western MA
Kelsey Harris
Kelsey Harris
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
Dana Huber
Dana Huber
The New York Women’s Foundation
Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, Esq.
Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, Esq.
Cities for CEDAW | San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls
Mia Ives-Rublee
Mia Ives-Rublee
Disability Justice Initiative at American Progress
Gina Jackson
Gina Jackson
Return to the Heart Foundation
Carine Jocelyn, Founder, The Haitian Women's Collective
Carine Jocelyn
The Haitian Women’s Collective
Tenaja Jordan
Tenaja Jordan
CHANGE Philanthropy
Junemarie Justus
Junemarie Justus
The Acorn Project
Maheen Kaleem
Maheen Kaleem
Grantmakers for Girls of Color
Vasundhara Kamath
Vasundhara Kamath
Running Start
Kimberly Knackstedt
Kimberly Knackstedt
Disability Economic Justice Collaborative
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Danielle Lovell Jones
Afton Bloom
Pearl Lujan
Pearl Lujan
Indigenous Women’s Flow Fund at The Kindle Project
Dr. Amalia Luxardo
Dr. Amalia Luxardo
Women’s Foundation for the State of Arizona
Tynesha McHarris
Tynesha McHarris
The Black Feminist Fund
Dr. Janie Mejias
Dr. Janie Mejias
Women Enabled International
Andreanna Mond
Andreanna Mond
Women of Color Advancing Peace
Dominique Morgan
Dominique Morgan
Fund for Trans Generations at Borealis Philanthropy
Erika Moritsugu
Erika Moritsugu
The White House
Cynthia Nimmo
Cynthia Nimmo
She the People
Ana L. Oliviera
Ana L. Oliveira
The New York Women’s Foundation
Xochitl Oseguera
Xochitl Oseguera
MomsRising/MamásConPoder
Viviana Alvarado Pacheco
Viviana Alvarado Pacheco
The Women’s Fund Miami-Dade
Jeannette Pai-Espinosa
Jeannette Pai-Espinosa
Justice and Joy National Collaborative
Gayatri Patel
Gayatri Patel
Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative
Carmen Perez
Carmen Perez
The Gathering for Justice
Rashida Petersen
Rashida Petersen
1847 Philanthropic
Sarah Pope
Sarah Pope
LGBTQ+ Victory Institute
Lori Lea Pourier
Lori Lea Pourier
First Peoples Fund
Joanna Pradela
Joanna Pradela
International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA)
Kavita Ramdas
Kavita Ramdas
KNR Sisters | Global Fund for Women
Mónica Ramirez
Mónica Ramírez
Justice for Migrant Women
Carmen James Randolph
Carmen James Randolph
Women’s Foundation of the South (WFS)
Michelle Reddy
Michelle Reddy
Pacific Feminist Fund
Lupe M Rodriguez
Lupe M Rodriguez
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
Verónica Colón Rosario, Executive Director, Puerto Rico Women’s Foundation
Verónica Colón Rosario
Puerto Rico Women’s Foundation
Sheri L. Scavone
Sheri L. Scavone
Western New York Women’s Foundation
Emmett Schelling
Emmett Schelling
Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT)
Melissa Sines
Melissa Sines
Leading Forward | Colmena Collective
Lyric Thompson
Lyric Thompson
Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative
Valeria Treves
Valeria Treves
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
Tania E Turner
Tania E. Turner
Fondation CHANEL
Jean Berchmans Uwimana
Jean Berchmans Uwimana
Rise Up
Dr. Fatima van Hattum
Dr. Fatima van Hattum
NewMexicoWomen.Org
Susannah Wellford
Susannah Wellford
Running Start
Soon-Young Yoon
Soon-Young Yoon
Cities for CEDAW History and Futures Project

Join us

We look forward to connecting with you at the largest convening of gender-focused philanthropy, dedicated to creating a more just, equitable, and safer world for all.