3:00 - 5:00pm

                                 
Women Rule! Orientation
Erin Vilardi, National Program Director, The White House Project
Shifra Bronznick, Leadership Strategist, The White House Project

6:00 - 7:00pm

Opening Reception

7:00 - 7:15pm

Welcome
Gayle King, Editor-At-Large, O, The Oprah Magazine

7:15 - 8:45pm

Dinner

When Women Think Big: Real Life Lessons from the Field
Susan Sobott, President, OPEN, American Express
Marie C. Wilson, President and Founder, The White House Project

8:45pm

Performance & Celebration
Angélique Kidjo, Grammy Award Winning Singer Songwriter
Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations Children's Fund, Benin
Founder, The Batonga Foundation

9:00pm

Closing Remarks
Marie C. Wilson, President and Founder, The White House Project

7:30 - 8:00am

Breakfast & Overview of the Day
Shifra Bronznick, Leadership Strategist, The White House Project

8:00 - 8:30am

Goal Setting
Facilitated Working Groups

8:30 - 8:45am

Break

8:45 - 9:45am

Leadership Strategies for Sustainability and Impact
Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green

9:45-10:00am

Break

10:00 - 11:00am

Negotiating for Change
Linda Babcock, Author, Women Don't Ask and Ask For It

11:00 - 11:15am

Break

11:15 - 1:00pm

What's Your Leadership Challenge?
Facilitated Working Groups

1:00 - 2:15pm

Lunch

2:30 – 5:00pm

Communications Boot Camp
Lisa Witter, COO, Fenton Communications
Ora Shtull, President, MAXIMA Coaching Ltd.
Allison Fine, Author, Momentum, Senior Fellow, DEMOS

5:30 - 6:30pm

Reception

6:30 - 7:45pm

Dinner

Performance
Rha Goddess, Founder and CEO, Divine Entertainment*
Co-Founder, Sista II Sista Freedom School for Young Women of Color

8:00 - 9:00pm

Making It Happen

Majora Carter, Executive Director, Sustainable South Bronx
Julie Gilbert, Senior Vice President of Retail Training, Leadership, Best Buy
Moderator: Erin Vilardi, Program Director, The White House Project

9:00pm

Statements of Purpose and Passion
Participants will introduce themselves and describe, in a powerful sentence, their dream project.

8:00 - 8:45am

Breakfast & Overview of the day
Shifra Bronznick, Leadership Strategist, The White House Project

8:45 - 10:15am

Organizing from the Inside-Out
Julie Morgenstern,  New York Times Best Selling Author, Organizing and Time Management Expert, Speaker, Corporate Productivity Consultant

10:15 - 11:45am

Break

10:30 – 12:00pm

Money Matters: Funding Your Dream
LG Shanklin Flowers, President and Owner, InReach
Stephanie Berger, President, Berger Strategies
Sarah Di Troia, Partner, New Profits

12:00 - 12:30pm

Lunch

12:30 - 1:00pm

Ambition and Voice
Introduction:
Patricia Torres-Ray, Minnesota State Senator, District 62

Address:
Mee Moua, Minnesota State Senator, District 67

1:00 - 1:15pm

Break

1:15 - 2:45pm

 
Action Plans for Change
Participants work together in facilitated working groups, integrating lessons learned from the conference to develop essential action plans for next steps.

2:45 - 3:00pm

Break

3:15 - 4:30pm

Speed Networking
Shifra Bronznick, Leadership Strategist, The White House Project

4:30 - 5:30pm

Closing Ceremony