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2024 GWI Leadership Forum Breakfast
Harnessing AI to drive growth and ensure women thrive - not get left behind - in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Over 200 leaders in finance, tech, media, consulting, and education joined Girls With Impact to tackle this important conversation with esteemed speakers and panelists:
Bonnie Hammer, Vice-Chairman of NBCUniversal
Edith Cooper, Co-Founder, Medley & Board Director, Amazon and PepsiCo
Sydney Klein, SVP, Head of IT Core Services & Cybersecurity, Bristol Myers Squibb
Lori Castillo Martinez, EVP of Talent Growth and Development, Salesforce
Audra Schoenfeldt Furer, Head of U.S. Super Regionals, Visa Consulting & Analytics
We want to thank our generous sponsors, inspiring speakers, and all participants for making the 4th Annual GWI Leadership Forum a tremendous success! More Images, below.
Speakers, GWI Graduates, and GWI Team: Jayla Thomas (GWI Graduate), Carrie Reynolds (GWI Team), Edith Cooper (Medley), Jennifer Openshaw (CEO of GWI), Sydney Klein (Bristol Myers Squibb), Lori Castillo-Martinez (Salesforce), Audra Schoenfeldt-Furer (VISA), Anika Mistry (GWI Graduate), and Bonnie Hammer (Author and NBCU)
Special Guest Speaker: CEO of GWI, Jennifer Openshaw, and Vice Chairman of Comcast NBCUniversal & Author, Bonnie Hammer
Featured Student Speakers: Jayla Thomas and Anika Mistry, Graduates of GWI Academy, and Jennifer Openshaw, CEO of GWI
Insightful Discussion: CEO of GWI Jennifer Openshaw leading a discussion with panelists, Edith Cooper (Medley), Sydney Klein (Bristol Myers Squibb), Lori Castillo-Martinez (Salesforce), Audra Schoenfeldt-Furer (VISA)
Presenting Sponsor - S&P Global: Sujatha Zafar, VP of Diversity & Inclusion at S&P Global, the presenting sponsor of the GWI 4th Annual Leadership Forum, welcomes attendees
Call to Action: Lorraine Hariton, President and CEO of Catalyst, shares an important message to support 50,000 young women in the next 5 years to become leaders and entreprenurs
GWI Empowers Young Women to Become Entrepreneurs: Jayla Thomas, a Girls With Impact Academy Graduate, shares how GWI helped her propel her own business to fruition
GWI Opens Doors to More Opportunities: Anika Mistry, Graduate and Alum of Girls With Impact Academy program, shares how the program helped her earn a full ride undergraduate scholarship, and become one of the youngest to pursue an MBA
