2025 Speakers
2025
Yazmin Razavi
Influencer, Sephora Squad 2025 Member
2025
Vivi Lehner
Marketing Partnerships at Netflix
2025
Sorelle Cohen
PAD PROJECT Marketing Director
2025
Sharon Wang
President of USC Marshall Alumni Association , CEO/ Founder of Pragmatic Strategy
2025
Sarah McMullen
Music Supervisor @ Apple
2025
Rebecca Friedland
Head of Publishing at Salxco, VP or A&R at Maverik Management
2025
Rajinder Rai
Founder and CEO of Sunrais Health
2025
Rachel Glait
Flight Operations Engineer NASA
2025
Rachel Cooke
VP of Impact for 1Community
2025
Perry B. Johnson
Founder & Co-Director, The Sound Of Victory
2025
Paridhi Desai
Director of Technical Program Management at Muon Space.
2025
Pamela Zapata
Founder and CEO of Society 18
2025
Neha Kumar
Co-founder and COO of Full Glass Wine Co
2025
Vanessa Vidal
Vice President of AlkaVida Inc
2025
Michelle Vidal
CEO of AlkaGlam and CMO of AlkaVida,
2025
Meritxell McNally
Founder of Baby Diego
2025
Melissa Browne
SVP of enterprise project management @ Pacific Premier Bank
2025
Melanie Cherry
Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism @ USC Annenberg
2025
Mary Odusami
Sr. Product Marketing, Development Associate & Influencer
2025
Mai Pham
Influencer, Alchemai Founder
2025
Leanne Perice
Founder of Made by All, leading Digital / Influencer talent management firm
2025
Lauren Fortner
The Edit CO-Founder
2025
Laura Loyola
Director of undergrad studies at USC spatial sciences institute
2025
Julie Clowes
Director @ US Small Business Association
2025
Jourdan Mission
Lead Product Manager at DirecTV
2025
Jessica Weitz
Director of Artist Engagement at ACLU
2025
Jessica Sause
Senior VP of Communications at McCourt (USC ALUM)
2025
Jean Tien
Licensed Attorney , Motivational Speaker
2025
Helen Choi
Senior Lecturer of Technical Communication @ Viterbi, Licensed Attorney
2025
Hannah Harris
Founder of Brown Girl Hands, Brand Marketing @ Summer Fridays
2025
Fia'Apia Findley
Transformative growth strategist @ Salesforce
2025
Esther Lee
Asian Founded Agency Founder
2025
Erin Matzkin
Head of Content Business and Legal Affairs at Calm
2025
Elissa Grossman
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship @ USC Marshall
2025
Elizabeth Daley
Dean at the University of Southern California
2025
Colby Lapolla
Producer, vocal producer, engineer, and songwriter
2025
Chelsea Jordan
Singer/Songwriter
2025
Britney Fan
Hand Painter at LVMH
2025
Ashley Yao
CEO & CO-Founder of KACE TEA
2025
Ariela Turndorf
Marshall prof, CMO of Jumex Juice
2025
Anijah Lezama
Social Impact Leader @Rare Beauty
2025
Angela Chee
Media/Communication Coach, Keynote Speaker, Creator of "YOU, Amplified!®”
2025
Amy Schroeder
Senior Lecturer of Technical Communication
2025
Amy Bresnahan
Corporate Director of Human Resources FabFitFun & USC Marshall Professor
2025
Amanda Ma
Founder and CEO of Innovate Marketing Group
2025
Allie Padveen
PR leader
2023 Mainstage Speakers and Moderators
2023
Wende Zomnir
2023
Dionne Phillips
Licensed esthetician, Celebrity Eyelash Extension & Beauty Expert & Content Creator
2023
Taysia Stein
Deaf and CODA, founders of sustainable clothing brand
2023
Melody Stein
Deaf and CODA, founders of sustainable clothing brand
2023
Brittany Hampton
Creative director, designer, and wardrobe stylist
2023
Priscila Martinez
Founder, The Brand Agency
2023
Elena Hansen
Founder and CEO, SWIM Social, USC Professor
2023
Danielle Robay
Comedian/Writer/Actor
2023
Carol Folt
USC President
2023
Katie Hill
CONGRESSWOMAN OF CA 25TH DISTRICT
2023
Danielle Perez
Comedian/Writer/Actor
2023
Amy Liu
Founder and CEO of Tower 28 Beauty
2023 Breakout Sessions Speakers
2023
Amanda Hollowell
Managing Director of National Organizing
2023
Demetria Graves
Attorney
2023
Whitney Cinkala
Senior Brand Manager
2023
Cory Welsh
Sr. Enablement Lead of Employee Onboarding
2023
Chloe Barker
Roski artist (potus), Snowboard champ nationals, DB
2023
B. Scott
Media Mogul and T.V. Personality
2023
Ashima Sharma
CEO and Founder, Dreami
2023
Archana (Archie) Chattha
Partner, VSC
2023
Angelica Song
Cal grad, Youtube (formerly google), Influencer
2023
Alysha Menakaya
Writer, Director, and Producer
2023
Anna Fedosova
Chief Fiduciary Officer, Sunstone Trust Company
2023
Allison T Krause
Private Banker at J.P.Morgan Private Bank
2023
Ginna Carter
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Lead Performance Award Winner, Actress, and Playwright
2023
Kylie Schuyler
Executive Board Chair and Founder of Global GLOW (Girls Leading Our World)
2023
Dr. Caroline Heldman
Executive Director of The Representation Project and Chair of the Critical Theory and Social Justice department at Occidental College
2023
Courtney Voelker
Director of Otology/Neurotology-Lateral Skull Base Surgery, Director of the Adult and Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program; Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Pacific Head and Neck
2023
Braycy Moran
PNC Bank, assistant VP, institutional asset management
2022 Mainstage Speakers and Moderators
2022
Keely Cat-Wells
Founder and CEO of C Talent; Entrepreneur & Disability Activist ; Film Actor
2022
Azie Tesfai
Actress, Writer, and Social Entrepreneur
2022
Andraéa LaVant
President & Chief Inclusion Officer, LaVant Consulting Inc.
2022
Javicia Leslie
Actress, Batwoman
2022
Kavita Rai
Founder, Justice in the Classroom Inc.
2022
Marley Dias
Activist, Author, & Founder, 1000 Black Girl Books
2022
Connie Chung Joe
CEO, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - LA
2022
Abigail Hing Wen
Filmmaker & Author, Loveboat, Taipei
2022
Cristina Mejia Visperas
Professor of Communications, USC
2022
Nanxi Liu
CEO & Co-Founder, Blaze Technology and Enplug
2022
Jaclyn Johnson
Founder & CEO, Create & Cultivate
2022
Shontay Lundy
Creator & Founder of Black Girl Sunscreen
2022
Wende Zomnir
Founding Partner, Urban Decay Cosmetics & Caliray
2022
Mimi Walters
Businesswoman, Politician, & Representative for CA's 45th Congressional District (2015-2019)
2022
Nury Martinez
Los Angeles City Councilmember for the 6th district; LA City Council President
2022
Tracy Wilkison
U.S. Attorney
2022
Eileen Decker
Vice President, The Board of Police Commissioners; Lecturer, USC Gould School of Law; Former U.S. Attorney
2022 Breakout Sessions Speakers
2022
Annabel Inganni
Founder & Creative Director, Wolfum
2022
Hopie Stockman
Co-founder & CEO of Blockshop Textiles
2022
Marisa Kurtzman
Partner, Frederick Fisher & Partners; Architect, Iovine Young Hall USC
2022
Gita Vasseghi
Founder No Mo-Stache
2022
Sarah McDonald
Chief Brand Officer at BYTE
2022
Tescia Deák
Creative Director at TBWA\Chiat\Day
2022
Holly Eve
Founder, CEO, & Creative Director, Madame Lemy
2022
Christen Nino De Guzman
Founder, Clara
2022
Madison Campbell
CEO of Leda Health
2022
Eliza McLamb
Singer/Songwriter, Podcaster (Binchtopia Podcast)
2022
Scout Sobel
Host, Okay Sis Podcast & Founder, Scout's Agency
2022
Mady Maio
Host, Okay Sis Podcast
2022
Jesse Berry, MD
Director of Ocular Oncology, USC Roski Eye Institute & Children's Hospital LA
2022
Dominique Duncan
Assistant Professor, USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute
2022
Teresa Dean
N/A
2022
Dr. Renee Dua
Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, HeyRenee
2022
Anusha Singh
Menstrual Equity Activist & Community and Social Impact Specialist, Aunt Flow
2022
Shana Abraham
Author of Rise; Founder/CEO of RISE Women
2022
Rebecca Leigh
Holistic Nutritionist & Content Creator
2022
Anna Arabyan
Adjunct Professor, USC School of Gerontology; Founder, NutraFemmeRX
2022
Adina Diaz
Founder, Guided Flame Co.
2022
Lennon Torres
Dancer , CEO, LGBT+ Activist
2022
Carrie St. Louis
Broadway Actress, Wicked & Kinky Boots
2022
Meganne Young
Actress, The Kissing Booth
2022
Amrit Kaur
Actress, The Sex Lives of College Girls
2022
Celeste Lanuza
Performing Artist, Director, and Professor
2022
Ester Steinberg
Actress & Comedian
2022
Maxine Goynes
Actress, Host & Creator, MG Method
2022
Whitney Bell
Writer, Event Producer & Founder, Stories of: Women
2022
Alexandra Givan
Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Sony Music Group
2022
Pamela Zapata
Founder & CEO at Society 18
2022
Courtney Beck Jurado
National program manager at Susan G Koman
2022
Dr. Kelly Esperias
Chief Financial & Operating Officer at Keck Graduate Institute
2022
Shawn Sheffield
Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer, USC Keck Medicine
2022
Tammy Nelson
Founder & CEO of CONQUERing
2022
Jill Johnson
Founder of Awe Inspired
2022
Briana Thornton
Founder & CEO, Aesthete Tea and Thornton's Supply
2022
Jamie Renee Williams
Designer, Speaker, Poet & CSO, Compostable LA
2022
Nicole Rycroft
Founder and Executive Director at CanopyPlanet
2022
Sabrina Garba
Founder & CEO of GLG & WIA
2022
Tori Robinson
Founder, Boys Lie
2022
Leah O'Malley
Founder, Boys Lie
2022
Shobha Philips
Founder of Proclaim
2021 Mainstage Speakers & Moderators
2021
Alyson Stoner
Actress, Entrepreneur & Wellness Activist
2021
Beatrice Dixon
Founder, The Honey Pot Company
2021
Carol Folt
President, USC
2021
Deepa Shivaram
Political Reporter, NBC News
2021
Domee Shi
Director, Pixar Animation Studios
2021
Jessica Yellin
Founder, News Not Noise
2021
Julianne Hough
2021
Katy Tur
NBC News Correspondent; Anchor, MSNBC Live
2021
Liz Hernandez
Creator, WORDAFUL
2021
Olivia Owens
Creator and General Manager, IFundWomen of Color
2021
Rachel Scott
Congressional Correspondent, ABC News
2021
Shannon Watts
Founder, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
2021
Shontay Lundy
Founder, Black Girl Sunscreen
2021
Simrin Player
Alumna, USC Kaufman School of Dance
2021
Snigdha Sur
Founder and CEO, The Juggernaut
2021
Sophia Amoruso
New York Times Bestselling Author, Serial Entrepreneur, Online Educator
2021
Susan Yara
Founder, NATURIUM; YouTuber
2021
Tiana Davis Kara
Founder, BUILT BY GIRLS
Past Mainstage Speakers
2020
Angie Jean-Marie
Advocacy and Engagement Director, TIME'S UP
2020
Moj Mahdara
CEO and Co-Founder, BeautyCon Media
2020
Mandana Dayani
Founder, I am a voter.
2020
Shaniqua McClendon
Political Director, Crooked Media
2020
Congresswoman Katie Hill
Fmr. Congresswoman (D-CA 25th District)
2020
Lavinia Errico
Founder, Equinox Fitness Clubs
2020
Danielle Brooks
Actress, Orange is the New Black
2020
Melody McCloskey
Co-Founder and CEO, StyleSeat
2020
Katie Kitchens
Co-Founder and Editor in Chief, FabFitFun
2020
Carol Folt
President, USC
2020
Patty Jenkins
Award-Winning Writer; Director, Wonder Woman and Monster
2019
Tina Sharkey
Co-Founder and CEO, Brandless
2019
Maryellis Bunn
Founder and Creative Director, Museum of Ice Cream
2019
Victoria Arlen
ESPN On-Air Personality, Model, Actor, Author, Gold and Silver Medalist
2019
Janice Kaplan
Gratitude Expert and New York Times Bestselling Author
2019
Karissa Bodnar
Founder and CEO, Thrive Causemetics
2019
Sara Foster
Co-Head of Creative, Bumble
2019
Erin Foster
Co-Head of Creative, Bumble
2019
Amy Ziering
Executive Producer of The Hunting Ground, Invisible War, and The Bleeding Edge
2019
Jessica Jackley and Reza Aslan
Social Entrepreneur and Author; Best-Selling Author, Commentator, Professor, and Producer
2019
Dean Willow Bay
Dean, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
2019
Laverne Cox
Award-Winning Transgender Actress, Producer and Equal Rights Advocate
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