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SUMMARY:Action for Impact Summit 2025
DESCRIPTION:WBC Action for Impact Summit\non LinkedIn\nThis was a weeklong virtual experience celebrating innovation\, leadership\, and equity in business. From September 15–19\, 2025\, we brought together trailblazing business leaders\, changemakers\, and innovators from across industries to spotlight the top business trends shaping the future for women in leadership. We are pleased to be able to share those sessions with you here to watch at your convenience. \n\nView the Program\n\n \nNew! Impact Talks on Spotify\nThe insights from WBC’s Action for Impact annual summit are now available\, weekly! \n\nListen on Spotify\n\n \nSummit Themes\, Agenda & Session Recordings\n \n12:00 PM | Impact and Action: Workforce in 2025\nA4I Kick-Off with Gwen K. Young\, CEO\, Women Business Collaborative \n12:02 PM | Leading Companies and Workplaces in 2025 \n\nModerator: David Chun\, Founder and CEO\, Equilar\nCheryl Rosario\, Head of DEI and CSR\, Munich Re\nKhalil Smith\, Vice President\, Inclusion\, Diversity\, and Engagement\, Akamai Technologies\n\n12:22 PM | Building the Workplace of the Future \n\nModerator: Dr. Rohini Anand\, DEI Advisor\, Author\, Board Member\, & Esteemed Speaker\nSubha Barry\, President\, Seramount\nNadine Bullock-Pottinga\, Senior Advisor\, Paradigm for Parity\nJennifer McCollum\, President and CEO\, Catalyst\n\n12:42 PM | Impact Talk: Leveraging Technology and Community to Address Disparities in Care \n\nInterviewer: Gwen K. Young\, CEO\, Women Business Collaborative\nDr. J. Nwando Olayiwola\, President Advocate National Center for Clinical & Community Impact & Senior Vice President Advocate Health; Professor\, Wake Forest School of Medicine\n\n12:52 PM | Corporate Responsibility in Crisis: How Businesses Lead Disaster Response \n\nModerator: Cid Wilson\, President & Chief Executive Officer\, HACR\nBalaji Ganapathy\, Sustainability Advisor\, WBC Board Director\nClaude Zukowski\, Senior Director\, Community Impact\, Procter & Gamble\n\n1:12 PM | Leading Today’s Workforce: From Governance to Operations \n\nModerator: Laine Gandy\, Director\, Adecco Group US Foundation\nKendra Cato\, Director of Strategic Partnerships\, Advance Partners\nMolly Day\, Chief Operating Officer\, Moms First\nMegan Shattuck\, Vice Chair and Global Managing Partner\, Corporate Business\, DSG Global\n\n \n12:00 PM | Impact and Action: Innovation and Technology in 2025\nIntroduction with Gwen K. Young\, CEO\, Women Business Collaborative \n12:02 PM | Building the New Operating Environment \n\nModerator: Kevin Cirilli\, Founder and President\, Meet the Future\nEries Mentzer\, Colonel USAF (Ret.) Principal\, The Freedom to Serve Solutions\nMary O’Brien\, Lt Gen USAF (Ret.)\, CEO\, Mary O’Brien Strategies LLC\n\n12:15 PM | Women Leading in Technology \n\nModerator: Kurt Merriweather\, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing\, The Diversity Movement\nChristine Bongard\, President\, The WIT Network\nRashmi Chaturvedi\, Co-Founder and President\, Kaygen\, Inc.\nJoyce Hunter\, Executive Director for Collaboration & Education\, Mission Critical\nMelissa Moreno\, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer\, Lindsay Corporation\n\n12:35 PM | From Startup to Scale: Funding and Exiting Women-Led Tech Ventures \n\nErika Baez-Grimes\, Certified M&A Professional & Founder of THE BPH Group\nTheresa Harrison\, Managing Partner\, George Street Services; Founder\, Misinformant\n\n12:50 PM | Demystifying AI: Practical Applications for Business Growth \n\nModerator: Rona Bunn\, Chief Information Officer\, NACD\nSoribel Feliz\, AI Governance Policy Advisor\, US Dept. of Homeland Security\nAlicia Lyttle\, Founder and CEO\, AI Innovision\n\n1:10 PM | Risk and Response: How Companies Are Protecting Our Future \n\nModerator: Johanna Jones\, President & CEO\, ITSMF\nMary Chaney\, Chairwoman\, CEO and President\, Minorities in Cybersecurity Inc.\nTara Giunta\, Board Vice Chair\, Invest Ahead; ESG and Sustainable Finance Lawyer; WBC Board Director\nAlexandra Whittington\, Futurist\, Tata Consultancy Services\nMeredith Wilson\, Founder and Chief Executive Officer\, Emergent Risk International LLC\n\n \n12:00 PM | WBC Legacy Award – Edie Fraser \n\nInterviewer: India Gary Martin\, Founder and CEO Leadership for Execs & Relucent Learning; WBC Board Chair\nEdie Fraser\, Honorary Chair and Founder\, Women Business Collaborative (WBC)\n\n12:10 PM | Women Business Owners Fueling the Economy \n\nModerator: Enid Doggett\, CEO\, INSPR Media\nAngela Dingle\, CEO\, WIPP\nMyla Skinner\, CEO\, C200\nLaura Taylor\, Sr. VP\, Strategic Financial Services & WBE Engagement\, WBENC\n\n12:30 PM | Scaling with Support: Women Entrepreneurs and Public Funding Opportunities \n\nModerator: Mignon Clyburn\, Principal\, MLC Strategies\nSima Ladjevardian\, President\, Women’s Entrepreneurship Institute\nNicole Venable\, Senior Vice President\, Invariant\n\n12:45 PM | Entrepreneurs of Purpose – Entrepreneurs\, Driving Big Change \n\nModerator: Edie Fraser\, Honorary Chair and Founder\, Women Business Collaborative (WBC)\nBrittany N. Cole\, CEO\, Career Thrivers\nKathie Okun\, President\, Okun Financial Group\nCiemone Sheppard\, CEO\, Ciemone Inc.\nJudi Sheppard Missett\, Founder and Executive Chair\, Jazzercise\nSue Watkins\, President and CEO\, Telecom Transport Services\n\n1:05 PM | Fashion Forward: Equity and Innovation Fueling Sustainable Impact \n\nInterviewer: Lynda Erkiletian\, President\, T•H•E Artist Agency\nFelita Harris\, Co-Founder and Executive Director\, RAISEfashion\n\n1:15 PM | Supplier Opportunity in Action: Building Partnerships with Entrepreneurs \n\nModerator: Sharon Reynolds\, CEO and Founder\, DevMar Manufacturing; WBC Board Director\nDr. Barbara Brown\, Founder and CEO\, CapitolHill Consortium for Counseling & Consultation (CCCC)\nSharina Perry\, Founder\, Utopia Plastix\nDr. Felicia Phillips\, CEO\, Heartland Solutions\nDiedre Windsor\, CEO\, Windsor Group LLC\n\n \n12:00 PM | Impact and Action: Access to Capital in 2025\nIntroduction with Gwen K. Young\, CEO\, Women Business Collaborative \n12:02 PM | Investing in the Future: Women as Catalysts for Scalable Change Fireside Chat \n\nInterviewer: La Keisha Landrum Pierre\, General Partner and Co-Founder\, Emmeline Ventures\nErin Harkless Moore\, Vice President and Managing Director\, Investments\, Pivotal Ventures\n\n12:17 PM | Advancing Capital to Secure the Future of Business \n\nModerator: Jen Earle\, CEO\, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)\nMelissa Bradley\, Co-Founder\, New Majority Ventures\nJoy Fairbanks\, Managing Principal\, Fairbanks Venture Advisors\n\n12:37 PM | The Future Is Funded: Working #FasterTogether \n\nInterviewer: Victoria Pettibone\, CIO and Managing Director\, Astia\nJesse Draper\, Founding Partner\, Halogen Ventures\n\n1:00 PM | Meeting Market Demand \n\nModerator: Peter Abrahams\, Director – New Business\, Associates International\nMarianne Markowitz\, President and CEO\, First Women’s Bank\nJosephine Moran\, President and CEO\, Ledyard Bank\n\n1:15 PM | Women Leading Markets: Early Stage Capital \n\nInterviewer: Kelly Ann Winget\, Founder and CEO\, Alternative Wealth Partners\nJoley Michaelson\, Founder and CEO\, The Sun Company\n\n \n12:00 PM | Impact and Action: 2025 In the Arena \nIntroduction with Gwen K. Young\, CEO\, Women Business Collaborative \n12:05 PM | Impact Talk: Women in Sports Leadership \n\nLois Cook\, CEO\, FootballHer; Vice President\, WFA D.C. Divas\nRich Daniel\, Owner and Team President\, WFA D.C. Divas\n\n12:15 PM | Game Changers: Advancing Equity in the Business of Sports \n\nModerator: Thayer Lavielle\, Managing Director – The Collective\, Wasserman\nPeter Giorgio\, Global and US Sports Practice Lead\, Deloitte\nDanette Leighton\, CEO\, Women’s Sports Foundation\nDr. DeRetta Rhodes\, Executive Vice President & Chief Culture Officer\, Atlanta Braves; WBC Board Director\nNancy K. Stewart\, VP\, People & Culture\, San Diego Wave Fútbol Club\n\n12:35 PM | Title IX Beyond Compliance: Bridging Sports Equity and Business Leadership \n\nSarah Axelson\, Vice President – Advocacy\, Women’s Sports Foundation\nHon. Cheri Bustos\, Partner and Co-Chair; Mercury Public Affairs; Former US Representative\, IL-17\nHon. Charles T. (Tom) McMillen\, Partner\, Moran Global Strategies; Former US Representative\, MD-4\n\n12:50 PM | Coaching Beyond the Game: Building the Next Generation of Leaders \n\nModerator: Beth Twomey\, Chief Operating Officer\, USTA Mid-Atlantic Foundation\nPaul Caccamo\, Founder and CEO\, Coach Across America\nSandi James\, Head Coach\, Flag Football\, Mount St. Mary’s University; Player\, WFA D.C. Divas\nKatie Ritchie\, Club Liaison\, San Diego Wave FC; Girls Coaching Director\, SD Force FC; Former Professional Soccer Player\nKelsey Trainor\, Consultant\, Athena Global Advisors\n\n1:10 PM | Here Comes the Boom: Investing in Women’s Sports \n\nModerator: Gwen K. Young\, CEO\, Women Business Collaborative\nMonika Mantilla\, Co-Founder\, Altura Capital\nAnne Sempowski Ward\, Chairwoman of the Board\, SPS Commerce\, Vanda Pharmaceuticals\, Curio Brands\, and The Lip Bar; Minority Owner\, WNBA Chicago Sky and USL Super League Fort Lauderdale United FC\n\nThank you to our Sponsors!\nReview more information about becoming a sponsor. \nNo posts found.						\n			\nGold sponsors\n						\n			\nSilver sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n						\n			\nGeneral sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n						\n			\n\nRelive A4I 2024
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