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2025 Speakers

We're busy confirming an incredible speaker lineup for the 2025 National Conference for Women this March 5th!

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Keynote Speakers

Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende

Keynote Speaker | Author, social activist, and feminist icon Literary legend, social activist, and feminist icon ISABEL ALLENDE has sold over 77 million books translated into more than 40 languages. Her bold and ...
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Robin Arzón

Robin Arzón

Keynote Speaker | VP of Fitness Programming & Head Instructor at Peloton, 2x NYT best-selling Author, GMA Correspondent, & Founder, Swagger Society ROBIN ARZÓN believes that sweat ...
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Sara Blakely

Sara Blakely

Keynote Speaker | Founder of Spanx SARA BLAKELY is the founder of Spanx, a company she started with $5,000 in personal savings and grew to over a billion dollars without ever taking any outside investments. She ...
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Caitlin Clark

Caitlin Clark

Keynote Conversation | Professional Basketball Player CAITLIN CLARK is one of the most exciting basketball players of her generation, a transcendent athlete who has broken records on and off the court, achieving ...
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Gayle King

Gayle King

Keynote Speaker | Co-host, CBS Mornings, Editor-at-Large, Oprah Daily GAYLE KING is co-host of CBS Mornings. An accomplished television journalist, King interviews top newsmakers and delivers original ...
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Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi

Keynote Speaker | NYT best-selling Author, Emmy Award-nominated Host & Executive Producer of Hulu’s Taste the Nation PADMA LAKSHMI is an Emmy-nominated producer, television host, food expert, and New ...
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Lisa Ling

Lisa Ling

Keynote Speaker | Award-Winning Journalist and Producer LISA LING Lisa is currently a special contributor to CBS News.  Previously, she executive produced and hosted nine seasons of This Is Life and the special ...
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Keynote Speaker | Actor, Producer, Host & Activist JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS is one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actors and producers. Memorable roles include Selina Meyer in Veep, Elaine Benes in Seinfeld, ...
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Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts

Keynote Speaker | Co-Anchor, Good Morning America & President, Rock’n Robin Productions ROBIN ROBERTS has co-anchored ABC’s Good Morning America since 2005. Under her leadership, the broadcast has ...
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Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem

Keynote Speaker | Writer, Activist and Feminist Organizer GLORIA STEINEM has spent decades traveling in this and other countries and is a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality. She is particularly ...
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Nedra Glover Tawwab

Nedra Glover Tawwab

Speaker | Therapist, NYT best-selling Author and Relationship Expert NEDRA GLOVER TAWWAB is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Drama Free and Set Boundaries, Find Peace. A licensed therapist and ...
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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Keynote Speaker | Global Media Leader OPRAH WINFREY is a global media leader, producer, philanthropist, actress and author. Over the course of her esteemed career, she has created an unparalleled connection with ...
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Breakout Speakers

Dr. Mary Claire Haver

Dr. Mary Claire Haver

Speaker | Tackling Menopause to Continue Your Career Trajectory DR. MARY CLAIRE ...
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Dr. Pooja Lakshmin

Dr. Pooja Lakshmin

Speaker | Essential Boundaries: The Key to Real Self-Care and Burnout Prevention ...
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Vernā Myers

Vernā Myers

Speaker | DEI Pioneer and Inclusion Strategist VERNĀ MYERS is a DEI pioneer, a ...
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Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, PhD

Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, PhD

Speaker | Negotiate What You Need ASHLEIGH SHELBY ROSETTE, PhD is an accomplished ...
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Christie Smith, PhD

Christie Smith, PhD

Speaker | How Distributed Teams, Generative AI and Global Shifts are creating a New ...
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Cyndie Spiegel

Speaker | How to Advocate For Yourself & Embrace the Power of Asking. Now. ...
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Sheela Subramanian

Sheela Subramanian

Speaker | The Next Era of Female Leadership SHEELA SUBRAMANIAN is a best-selling ...
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Dr. Sue Varma

Speaker | Practical Optimism: How to Create a Healthier Relationship with Work ...
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Denise Soler Cox

Speaker | How to be Engaged, Productive and Happier at Work DENISE SOLER COX is ...
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Elise Loehnen

Speaker | Beyond Expectations: Break Free and Rediscover Yourself ELISE ...
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Rosalind Wiseman

Rosalind Wiseman

Speaker | Allyship: Women Supporting Women ROSALIND WISEMAN challenges us to ...
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Learning Burst Speakers

Laysha Ward

Learning Stage LAYSHA WARD is an accomplished C-suite executive with nearly 33 ...
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