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JWI’s 2023 WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE:
“Owning My Future”
A part of JWI’s Women to Watch Leadership Celebration
Sunday, December 3, 2023, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H Street NW, Washington, DC
with inspiring sessions for women of all ages; brunch; and closing networking reception
Standard Tickets (35+)
$125
Young Professional Tickets (22-34)
$75
Teen Tickets (14-21)
$50
Scroll down for conference agenda and speakers.
Conference Agenda
Stay tuned for updates!
* denotes 2023 Women to Watch honorees
Brunch, Welcome, and Keynote Address
12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Young Women’s Impact Network Presidents
Marina Rostein, JWI Board YWIN Trustee
Vivian Ostfeld and Eden Rittenberg, Teen Track Co-Chairs
Keynote: “Begin as You Intend to Go On”
Erica Keswin, author of BRING YOUR HUMAN TO WORK, RITUALS ROADMAP, and THE RETENTION REVOLUTION
Breakout Sessions 1
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
35+ TRACK
Advocating for Change
Leaders in public service speak about what's at stake around several key issues - guns, domestic violence, abortion, poverty - and what women can do to make a difference.
Speakers:
Sarah Boldin, Director of Leadership and New School Development at Student Leadership Network
Kerry Brodie, Founder and CEO, Emma’s Torch
*Eileen Filler-Corn, Representative and Former Speaker, Virginia House of Delegates
(moderator) Rachel Graber, JWI Vice President of Government Relations and Advocacy
Advocating for Yourself
How do you forge a path in your career or workplace in your late 30s and beyond? If you’re starting your “next act,” how do you climb past the first rung? Navigate requests to take on non-promotable work? Find champions among senior staff? Basically, as a woman in the workplace, how do you advocate for yourself to achieve your career goals?
Speakers:
Stephanie Kaplan Lewis, Co-Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of Her Campus Media
*Tiffany Harris, Chief Program Officer, Moishe House
*Jill Basinger, Chief Legal Officer, Discovery Land Company
(moderator) Sasha Bloch, YWIN New York President
22-34 TRACK
Paths and Passion
Three experienced role models - from the corporate, entrepreneurial, and philanthropic worlds - discuss how women who prioritize purpose, self-care, and balance can find and integrate meaning in whatever career path they choose.
Speakers:
*Barbara Guterman, Entrepreneur; Women’s Mentor; Board Member of KEEN Greater DC
Robin London, Head of Worldwide Advertising Policy at Amazon
*Jennie Schaff, CEO of the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation
(moderator) Elizabeth Slotnick, Seattle YWIN President
Pursuing Purpose
Successful women who’ve created their own opportunities to build a life of purpose discuss how you can do the same - whether as a career, a volunteer, or a side-hustle.
Speakers:
Laura Rebell Gross, Senior Managing Director of Girls Education at Student Leadership Network
*Natalie Silverstein, Author of Simple Acts: The Busy Family’s Guide to Giving Back and Host of the Simple Acts, Big Impact: Celebrating Teen Changemakers Podcast
*Audrey Wisch, Co-Founder and CEO of Student Mentoring Platform Curious Cardinals
(moderator) Susannah Alfred, Boston YWIN President
14-21 TRACK
Yes and Know: Setting Boundaries for Healthy Relationships
Speaker:
Sierra Schnitzer, LMHC, JWI Senior Director of Survivor Supports and Initiatives
Ella Blank, University of Maryland SDT
Ariella Ball, University of Maryland SDT
(moderator) Jordyn Loring, JWI Intern
Break
2:30 to 3:00 p.m.
In addition to coffee and snacks, we’ll have an opportunity to make "Period Packs" (a project of Dignity Grows) with Repair the World, to be distributed to local shelters by Support the Girls.
Breakout Sessions 2
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
35+ TRACK
Barbie, Taylor, and Beyoncé: Women Driving the Economy
This was a summer that proved the power of women to drive the economy - whether it was the billion-dollar Barbie movie or the Taylor Swift’s economy-saving Eras tour. Women with unique perspectives on philanthropy and entrepreneurship speak to how women can and do shape our financial futures - from driving change in previously unsupported issues to investing in businesses to driving equity.
Speakers:
Jenny Abramson, Founder and Managing Partner of Venture Capital Fund Rethink Impact
*Samantha Saperstein, Managing Director, Global Head of Women on the Move Center of Excellence at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Ellen Stone, Executive Vice President, Consumer Engagement & Brand Strategy at NBCU Cable Networks - Bravo, Oxygen, USA, SYFY, E!, Universal Kids
*Audrey Wisch, Co-Founder and CEO of Student Mentoring Platform Curious Cardinals
*Shelby Zitelman, Co-Founder of Soom Foods
(moderator) Marina Rostein, YWIN Rep, JWI Board of Trustees
Winning at Wellness
Bringing back the most popular session from our last conference, experts in cancer, vaginal health, and more will host an empowering discussion on women's health issues.
Speakers:
Michelle Stravitz, CEO of 2Unstoppable, a national nonprofit supporting exercise among women with a cancer diagnosis
Rachel Braun Scherl, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of SPARK Solutions for Growth
Dr. Jennifer Verbesey, Transplant Surgeon; Director of Living Donor and Pediatric Kidney Transplantation, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
(moderator) Marissa Freeman, former YWIN Rep JWI Board of Trustees
22-34 TRACK
Finding Meaning Outside the ‘Meh’
For a generation that is searching for purpose, what are options if you’re not in a job that holds real meaning for you? Women who've created extraordinary nonprofits outside of their 9-to-5 jobs and/or found purpose and passion in the everyday discuss their journeys.
Speakers:
Dana Marlowe, Founder and Executive Director, Support the Girls
Dee Sanae, Social Entrepreneur, Community Activist, Founder of Mosaic Visions, LLC
Rabbi Susan N. Shankman, Senior Rabbi, Washington Hebrew Congregation
(moderator) Ellie Kirshenbaum, YWIN Chicago President
Yes, Chef: Women and the Food Industry
Women who have built unique careers in the food industry discuss the experiences, challenges, and opportunities they’ve encountered along the way, as well as how they’ve leveraged their success to effect change.
Speakers:
Kim Oster-Holstein, Food Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, President & Chief Alchemy Officer of Twisted Alchemy
Paula Shoyer, Chef and Cookbook Author, including The Kosher Baker and The Healthy Jewish Kitchen
*Amy and Jackie Zitelman, Co-Founders of Soom Foods
(moderator) Jenny Oswald, YWIN Philadelphia President
14-21 TRACK
Resilience and Humanity > Disinformation and Doomscrooling: Empowered Social Media
Speaker:
Julia Jassey, founder & CEO, Jewish On Campus
Maya Seiler, University of Maryland SDT
(moderator) Vivian Ostfeld, Teen Track Co-Chair
Closing Session
4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Introduction of Brandeis Research on the Young Women’s Impact Networks
Rachel Levin, JWI Senior Director of Women’s Impact and Development
Brandeis Research Team
Closing Session: “End with Vision”
Pam Sherman, leadership coach and consultant, creator of The EDGE™: Explore, Dream, Grow & Excite Programs
Wine & Hors D'oeuvres Reception
5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Conference Founder:
founded by Bender Foundation, Inc.
Many thanks to Repair the World and Support the Girls for their partnership in this year’s conference!
Speaker Bios
*=2023 Women to Watch Honoree