25 years to create the internet. 10 years to land on the moon. 1 year to develop Covid vaccines. The tech industry – including women – did all of that. So why is it so difficult to reach parity in the workplace?
It’s time to inspire a new way forward. The Equality Lounge® is returning to CES as its official Equality Partner this January in a bigger and bolder space than ever before – the ARIA Las Vegas!
Emotional intelligence is a crucial — but often overlooked — aspect of leadership, impacting everything from retention to product development. In the modern and evolving workplace, it is vital that leaders embrace empathy, vulnerability, and compassion. In this conversation, we will discuss the leadership traits necessary to lead teams and develop game-changing products that improve people's lives.
Allison Ausband, EVP and Chief Customer Experience Officer, Delta Air Lines
Austin Leonard, Head of Sales, Member Access Platform (MAP), Sam's Club MAP
Esther Raphael, Chief Marketing Officer, Intersection
Dianna Jones, Senior Counsel, Global Compliance, Uber Technologies, Inc.
Shelley Zalis, CEO, The Female Quotient
In a post-pandemic world, consumers are increasingly searching for opportunities to invest in purpose-driven, innovative technology. In turn, tech focused companies are now reevaluating how product adoption allows users to purposefully connect and prioritize their wellness. In this conversation, we will uncover the steps that companies and leaders are taking to improve the relationship with ourselves through the technology we use on a daily basis.
Whether you’re caring for elderly parents, a spouse, or children, the responsibility of unpaid caregiving largely falls on the shoulders of women – and working women can face added stress on the job and loss of income because of it. Tech tools such as robotics, apps, medicine and health trackers, motion sensors, and GPS can help. This conversation will explore the latest tech that empowers caregivers of all backgrounds to thrive in life and at work.
Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, Co-Founder and CEO, Wellthy
Laura Jones, Chief Marketing Officer, Instacart
Bettina Experton, MD, MPH, President & CEO, Humetrix
Katherine Kim, PhD, MPH, MBA, Principal, Consumer Health Informatics and Health Science, MITRE Corporation
Lorraine Barber-Miller, Chief Marketing & E-Commerce Officer, Royal Philips
Melissa Andresko, Chief Corporate Brand Ambassador, Lutron
Lizzie Widhelm, SVP, B2B Marketing and Ad Innovation, SXM Media
Joanna Buttler, Head, Global Autonomous Technology Group, Daimler Truck North America
Vishal Gupta, CIO and CTO, Lexmark International
Lex Josephs, VP and General Manager, Member Access Platform (MAP), Sam's Club MAP
Jennifer Pelino, Executive Vice President, Head, Global Media Solutions, IRI
Amber Coleman-Mortley, Sr. Director, Community and Culture, The Female Quotient
More than Peach® is more than a story – it is a mission towards inclusion and recognizing the beauty in our differences. Bellen Woodard, 12 year-old visionary behind the brand, More than Peach, saw a problem in the art industry and created a solution, using “skin color” crayons and product inclusion as symbols to activate change and build an empire of representation. TIME’s CEO will speak with Woodard, also TIME’s Kid of the Year Honoree, to discuss why using empathy as a business model can inspire people of all ages to live their dreams, pursue the change they desire, and never settle for less!
Simply put: The market potential for FemTech is huge. Women represent half the planet's population, and FemTech products allow them to take their health journeys directly into their own hands. What's more, 70% of FemTech companies have at least one female founder, according to research from 2022 by McKinsey & Co. While women are statistically dominating this industry in leadership positions, they are facing unprecedented challenges as women's healthcare is compromised worldwide. Join us as we discuss how FemTech companies are pushing past political barriers to ensure safety and accessibility for women on a global scale.
Jayvee Nava, Community Leader
Arielle Garcia, Chief Privacy Officer, UM
Krista Bowman, Senior Manager, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Deloitte
Fran Ayalasomayajula, President, Reach Healthcare and Founder, Happy Mama
Veronica Lancaster, Vice President, Standards Programs, and President, US National Committee of the IEC
With the creator economy on a rapid and uphill climb, some say it will become the economy in years to come. With that in mind, how do we ensure that the creator economy continues to be a diverse and equitable place? What role do brands have in creating and maintaining that reality? In this conversation, a group of leaders who work directly with the creator economy will share their thinking on this novel and important concept.
Kim Iadevaia, Head, Partnerships, Influential
Kelli Hurley, VP, Global Head, Revenue Partnerships, SXM Media
Stephanie Fried, Chief Marketing Officer, Fandom
Soniya Monga, Head, US Agency Partnerships, TikTok
Deena Ghazarian, Founder and CEO, Austere
Stacy Malone, VP, Global Head, Business Marketing, Pinterest
When the concept of “quiet quitting” first emerged in the cultural conversation around the Great Resignation, it caused an uproar. While some criticized the phenomenon and labeled its supporters as lazy, others argued that it’s simply the opposite of burning out. Rather than debate the topic, leaders should consider how we can create its opposite: what would it take for people to loudly love their work? In this conversation, leaders will share strategies for how we can address the root causes of quiet quitting and ultimately create a more joyful, productive, and purpose-driven workforce.
Sherida McMullan, VP, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, Gitlab
Ro Kalonaros, Global Director, Content & Culture, OmnicomGroup
Dwayna A. Haley, Founder & CEO, Haley Communications Group
Anna Bager, President and CEO, OAAA
Mark Walker, CEO and Co-Founder, Direct Digital Holdings
Amber Coleman-Mortley, Sr. Director, Community and Culture, The Female Quotient
Technology is continuously breaking new ground and creating possibilities for how we engage with each other and the world around us. As we design new technological experiences, it’s more important than ever to have diverse voices at the center of shaping this digital playground. Join us as we discuss how we can responsibly construct the future of technology so that DEI is part of its DNA.
Gaming has been an incredibly profitable sector of the sports industry, and it’s only increasing. While sports gaming and betting has traditionally been a male-dominated sphere, it's finally changing. Women are rising in the ranks as some of the most substantial key players in expanding gaming’s popularity and innovation in technology. Join us with leaders across sports and gaming as we discuss how we can continue to make the industry an inclusive space for women.
Women occupy less than 20% of the top tech jobs in the U.S., according to the nonprofit T200, and that number has stayed flat for the last five years. We know the talent is there, so what’s holding them back? This panel will reveal some of the reasons behind this gap and discuss effective strategies for women to put themselves on the C-suite fast track.
Jenn LaRocco, Vice President, Technology and Web3 Strategy, SXM Media
Stephanie Bannos-Ryback, EVP, Head, CX Service Line, Ipsos
Sherika Ekpo, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Anaplan
Sheila Warren, CEO, Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI)
China Widener, US Consulting Technology Sector Leader, Deloitte Consulting
Missy Schnurstein, Head, Global Consultancy Development, Yahoo
Ronda Carnegie, Chief Innovation Officer, The Female Quotient
From leading with empathy to understanding how Web3 relates to your business, there is no shortage of areas where we collectively need to upskill as we head into the future of work. Upskilling, at its core, is about learning something new — but how did we get to the point where we need a term to describe something that should be innate? In this conversation, we'll explore how to make "upskilling" a cultural norm, not something that happens in the face of challenges, as well as the various areas we all need to advance in in the coming months.
Erika Voss, Vice President, Platform Architecture & Core Engineering, Capital One Software
Nicolle Pangis, CEO, Ampersand
Chandra Cirulnick, VP, Publishers Sales and SSP Strategy, Yahoo
Sara Badler, CRO Enterprise Advertising and Partnerships, Dotdash Meredith
Amber Coleman-Mortley, Sr. Director, Community and Culture, The Female Quotient
What Does Your Organization Trade On: Building Stronger Female Diversity into Your Leadership Pipeline
The numbers are telling the story - there is an undeniable lack of diverse female talent within many organizations at the leadership level. This is a clear opportunity for leaders and their organizations to take meaningful action now. In this conversation, we’ll discuss how leaders and their organizations can ensure they focus on having women from all backgrounds in positions of leadership and prioritize developing a true pipeline of diverse successors.
Francine Parham, CEO, FrancineParham & Co., Author, Women’s Leadership and Career Advancement Expert, The Career Advancement Project
Tonya M. Evans, Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law and Co-Hire, Penn State Institute, Computational and Data Sciences
Alan Mait, President, Executive Search and Head, Commercial Development, Enspira Inc.
Shelley Zalis, CEO, The Female Quotient
Here’s the bottom line: companies with female founders perform 63% better – but according to PitchBook, female founders received less than 2% of VC investment in 2021, marking a five-year low. This panel of leaders, investors, and female founders will discuss why this disparity exists, the business case for investors, lenders, and individuals to invest in women, and what’s on the horizon for female entrepreneurs.
Daniela Braga, Founder and CEO, Defined.ai
Mara Lewis, Founder, ID8 Innovation
Matt Story, Vice President, Global Brand Partnerships & Advocacy, Visa
Carolina Milanesi, Founder & Principal Analyst, The Heart of Tech
Shelly Omilâdè Bell, CEO & Founder, Black Girl Ventures
Shelley Zalis, CEO, The Female Quotient
Today, employee anxiety is increasing as potential cutbacks, hiring freezes, and layoffs loom. This candid conversation about an industry-wide reality will cover how leaders across marketing, technology, advertising, and more can be candid, empathetic, and honest in addressing your team’s concerns during uncertain times.
Michelle Tang, Chief Growth Officer, McCann North America
Rohit Bhargava, Founder, Non-Obvious Company
Gillian Crossan, Global Technology Sector Leader, Deloitte
Elizabeth Gore, President & Co-Founder, Hello Alice
Linda Fischetti, Director, Health Innovation Center, MITRE
Amber Coleman-Mortley, Sr. Director, Community and Culture, The Female Quotient
In this post-Roe, post-pandemic era, women’s healthcare is top of mind for many employers who are looking to meet the needs of their employees at every stage of their healthcare journey, from menstrual health and abortion care to parental leave and menopause. At the same time, in addition to working from home, many women are taking their health into their own hands — and homes — with telehealth and medical delivery services on the rise. Join us as we discuss how companies can best support employees, particularly women, whose healthcare needs are nuanced and ever evolving.
Reality technologies have the potential to be the defining technology of our era. In this conversation, the women who are developing, marketing, and leveraging these technologies will walk us through their vision for the future and show us why it's essential that diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the forefront.
Anna Palmer, Founder and CEO, Punchbowl News
Sandy Carter, SVP, Unstoppable Domains
Elav Horwitz, SVP Global Innovation and Creative Partnerships Director, McCann Worldgroup
Anna Mok, Private Equity & Asia Pacific Leader, Deloitte
Shira Lazar, CEO, What's Trending and Peace Inside Live
Meghan Glenn, Director, Media Sales, Flowcode
What does a gamer look like? Increasingly female, the research shows. Female gamers are a nuanced demographic, with varied motivations and interests in playing across the globe, as well as distinct challenges from their male counterparts. How is the industry rising to the occasion to create safe, joyful gaming experiences for their female users? In this conversation, we'll hear from the powerhouse women in the industry who are changing the game across the board.
Sarah Iooss, Head, Sales, Americas, Twitch
Jana Arbanas, US Telecom, Media and Entertainment Leader, Deloitte LLP
Diana Caverly, Global Chief Strategy Officer, MRM
Becarren Schultz, VP, Creative Excellence, Ipsos
Ruby Longoria, Senior Business Manager, Gaming Marketing, Xbox
Ronda Carnegie, Chief Innovation Officer, The Female Quotient
Airbags, seat belts, emergency brakes. These are the technologies that come to mind when we think of auto safety — and for good reason. But when it comes to keeping people (and women in particular) safe, our safety advancements must go beyond what's inside the car and extend to the surrounding areas. For example, how are we addressing safety for women when entering the exiting a car? In this conversation, a group of innovators will share the ways they're making this space safer for women—both inside and outside—the car.
