Monday, February 25, 2019

8:00-8:30AM Networking and continental breakfast8:30-8:40AM Guest welcome and explanation of event

8:40-10:30AM One-on-one mentoring program

#mentoringmonday

MentorsPetia Abdur-Razzaaq, Table 1

Principal/Marketing Strategist, The Stylista Group

Josie Adams, Table 2Vice President Global R&D

Commercialization & New Product Engineering, Avon Products, Inc.

Mariana Agathoklis, Table 3VP, Corporate and Brand Communications, Verizon

Tina Allan, Table 4EVP Data Solutions, BBDO

Carol Barash, Table 5CEO & Founder, Story2

Michelle Bennett, Table 6Senior Vice President, Human Capital

Management, HearstLisa Bernstein, Table 7

Global Head of Human Capital and Administration, Apollo Global

ManagementClaire Botnick, Table 8

Lawyer & Campaign ManagerRebecca Cenni-Leventhal, Table 9

Founder & CEO, AtriumLinda Chan, Table 10

VP, Digital & Commercial Solutions, Nature’s Bounty Co.

Susan Combs, Table 11CEO, Combs & Company, LLCLindsey Cosgrove, Table 12

Interim Vice President, Advancement, Girl Scouts of Greater New York

Susan Danziger, Table 13Founder & CEO, Ziggeo

Noreen Fierro, Table 14Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of

AmericaIlene Fischer, Table 15

CEO, Fischer & AssociatesEvelyn Gellar, Table 16

Head of Strategic Partnerships, myWorth

Jane Greenwood, Table 17Managing Principal, Kostow

Greenwood ArchitectsLeith Hill, Table 18

Founder/CEO, Leith HIll

Jan Jaffe, Table 19Owner, Center for Next Practice

Nora Jordan, Table 20Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPBeatrice Kahn, Table 21

President, Board Chair, National Council of Jewish Women

Debbie Kiederer, Table 22Principal, ChalkDust Consulting

Blythe Lovinger, Table 23Shareholder, Labor & Employment,

Vedder PriceAndrea Mayorca, Table 24

Associate Director, Procurement, Intercept Pharmaceuticals

Mary Kate Mcgrath, Table 25Chief Content Officer, Gallery Media

GroupOlivera Medenica, Table 26

Partner, Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP

Melanie Mitchem, Table 27SVP, Director Global Communications

& PR, FCBSheila Mortazavi, Table 28

Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPViet N’Guyen, Table 29

CEO, Issa PRAmy Nelson, Table 30

Chief Executive Officer, Venture for America

Sarina Prabasi, Table 31CEO/Co-founder, WaterAid America

and Buunni CoffeeLeslie Short, Table 32

Owner & CEO, K.I.M. Media LLC and The Cavu Group

Samantha Skey, Table 33CEO, SHE Media

Lydia Vercelli, Table 34Managing Director, BDO USA

Zoe Weisberg Coady, Table 35Founder/CEO, Brandstyle

CommunicationsTanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD Table 36

Founder, F-Factor

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1. Petia Abdur-Razzaaq | Principal/Marketing Strategist, The Stylista GroupPetia Abdur-Razzaaq is a Branding/Digital Marketing Strategist, and Principal of The Stylista Group, a boutique Digital Marketing Firm. She began her corporate career at boston.com where she developed effective online marketing campaigns for major clients such as Dunkin Donuts and Fleet Bank. While pursuing her MBA, she was selected by the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation Small Business Initiative to be a student participant on a team of seasoned consultants from Booz Allen. Petia went on to work for Ralph Lauren where she successfully steered the transition of their off-price product line management from the United States to Asia. For the past 10 years as Principal of The Stylista Group, Petia and her team have developed and implemented digital marketing plans that have produced outstanding measurable results. The Stylista Group has a niche focus in helping Legacy Lifestyle and Luxury Brands to connect with present day customers by harnessing the power of their brand stories and collaborating with Micro-Influencers. She holds an MBA in Market-ing Management from The Lubin School of Business at Pace University as well as a BA in Management/Marketing from Simmons College, Boston, MA.

2. Josie Adams | Vice President Global R&D Commercialization & New Product Engineering, Avon Products, Inc.Josie’s R&D experience spans leadership of all core Beauty Care categories and the entire range of the product innovation process from upstream new technology to product development and now to R&D commercialization. She joined Avon in 2003, assumed increasing responsibilities across Color, Fragrance and mark develop-ment teams where she led identification and development of many first-to-market, award-winning innovations. Josie took on additional responsibility for Global New Product Engineering & Development (NPED). In addition to a strong track record of consumer-driven innovation, Josie is known for strategic thinking, people and organization development, and effectively driving change. Prior to Avon, she worked for 19 years in Procter & Gamble’s Beauty Care R&D Divisions. She has an additional five years of research experience at the University of Michigan researching tumor cell biology and drug metabolism. Josie holds an M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering and B.S. in Cellular & Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan with honors. She is an author on numerous patents and publications and has been a keynote speaker at international innovation forums.

3. Mariana Agthoklis | VP, Corporate and Brand Communications, VerizonMariana Agathoklis is Vice President of Corporate and Brand Communications for Verizon, overseeing media, analyst and influencer relations for the company’s big brand priorities, global content, corporate communications, leadership communi-cations and more. She thinks her team is fantastic and is the proud mother of an eighteen month old baby boy.

4. Tina Allan | EVP Data Solutions, BBDOTina Allan joined BBDO New York’s leadership team in November of 2015 in the newly created role of EVP, Director Data Solutions with the goal to help make “the work - work even better.” She has been building the analytical and marketing science prac-tice – a new division and offering at BBDO, where data x context x creativity is an eco-nomic multiplier for clients. She partners with Omnicom’s Annalect talent, tools and offering to amplify the data solutions for clients. As a connector, an accelerator and a collaborator, Tina focuses on marrying logic and magic to drive clients’ businesses forward. She is an Executive Member of AWNY and sits on Omnicom’s Digital Council; has spoken at ANA’s Digital Summit; has served a Judge at both the 2016, 2017 Global Effie’s and the DM Association Echo Awards, as well as being on the inaugural Jury for Cannes Lions SDG’s 2018. She sits on the Rutgers University Big Data Advisory Board, as well as Google’s Assembly Board of global creative leaders and most recently, was named one of the 2017 New York Business Journal Women of Influence in Advertising. But her biggest accomplishment is her two sons Trevor (20), Owen(15).

5. Carol Barash | CEO & Founder, Story2Since 2008 I’ve been obsessed with the power of storytelling to transform opportuni-ty for individuals and communities. I’m especially attracted to story as a technology to break down geographic, linguistic, and cultural boundaries. I founded Story2 to teach people around the world how to tap into the science of storytelling to advocate for themselves and their communities. 150K+ people have used our Moments Meth-od® to tell their stories and achieve their goals. For 20 years before that, I was an award-winning college English teacher who tackled big problems at the intersection of education, technology, and community: bringing unpublished women authors into the classroom; creating online spaces for people living with breast cancer and HIV; and building dialogue programs connecting Palestinian, Israeli, and US students and teachers. I graduated from Yale, summa cum laude as a Scholar of the House, com-pleted an MA at the University of Virginia and a PhD at Princeton. My publications include Write Out Loud (McGraw-Hill Education), English Women’s Poetry 1649-1714 (Oxford University Press), and many short works. I am completing a collection of stories In My Father’s Voice: Whispers from a Dying Marine.

6. MichelleBennett | Senior Vice President, Human Capital Management, HearstMichelle Bennett is the Senior Vice President of Human Capital Management for Hearst, one of the nation’s largest diversified media, information and services com-panies. She joined the company in 2017 to lead the HR function for Hearst Business Media. Most recently, Michelle has transitioned into an executive leadership role in which she leads the newly-created HR function across Hearst’s corporate groups. Mi-chelle’s career in Human Resources spans more than 20 years. Before joining Hearst, Michelle served as Chief Human Resource Officer at STV, Inc. and People Manager for the Americas at GHD. She provided leadership in executing HR strategy in areas that included company culture, employee training and development, total rewards, change management, organizational and performance management, along with supporting company growth through mergers and acquisitions. Michelle is a member of the New York City Junior League and Advancing Women Executives (AWE). Michelle was selected as a 2018 Business Journal Woman of Influence for the greater New York area. She also serves as a scout for HearstLab, which nurtures and invests in early-stage, women-led startups. She is a graduate of Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational and Interpersonal Communication and holds an M.B.A. from Syracuse University.

7. Lisa Bernstein | Global Head of Human Capital and Administration, Apollo Global ManagementLisa Bernstein is a Senior Partner and Global Head of Human Capital and Administra-tion at Apollo Global Management. She leads the development and execution of the global human capital strategy, specifically in the areas of succession planning, talent management, compensation and analytics, human capital and organizational plan-ning, diversity and inclusion initiatives, employee engagement, training and devel-opment, and benefits. She champions the engagement and advancement of talented women across the firm. She also oversees all charitable giving on behalf of Apollo. Prior to joining Apollo, she led the global HR function as the Chief Talent Officer for the global brand consultancy Interbrand. From 1989 to 2000, Lisa was a Partner with Seyfarth Shaw where she handled all aspects of labor and employment law on behalf of Fortune 500 clients. Lisa is a director on the Board of West Corporation (Nasdaq:W-STC), a privately held global provider of communication and network infrastructure services. Lisa sits on the Board of Directors of Change for Kids.

8. Claire Botnick | Lawyer & Campaign ManagerClaire is a lawyer and a political campaign professional living in New York City. She began her practice at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York primarily focusing on antitrust litigation. In 2017, she returned to her hometown of St. Louis to lead the campaign of Cort VanOstran in his bid for U.S. Congress in Missouri’s Second Congres-sional District. The campaign improved Democratic performance in the district by 17 points and broke fundraising records for Democrats in the district by raising over 2.5 million dollars.

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9. Rebecca Cenni-Leventhal | Founder & CEO, AtriumFounder and CEO of Atrium, Rebecca Cenni-Leventhal, continues to strengthen the human value in work culture almost twenty-five years since her initial 1995 disrup-tion to the staffing industry! Her WBENC-certified organization, Atrium, delivers workforce management and talent acquisition solutions to elevate each unique employer brand. True to its founding principles, Atrium offers an applicant-centric approach to enhance the candidate experience. Informed by people, process and technology, Rebecca and her business remain committed to a people focused philos-ophy and continuous innovation. The firm’s expertise includes nationwide temporary and direct hire staffing, payroll services, independent contractor compliance, man-aged service provider (MSP) programs and intern program design. As a champion of supplier diversity initiatives, Atrium has been recognized on the list of 2018 Women Presidents’ Organization’s 50 Fastest Growing Women-Led Companies in North Amer-ica, on the Crain’s New York Business List of Largest Women-Owned Firms and has garnered top honors on the Inc. 5000, as well as DiversityBusiness.com’s top Women, Diversity and Privately Held Firms lists.

10. Linda Chan | VP, Digital & Commercial Solutions, Nature’s Bounty Co. Linda’s passion is to drive innovation and modern technology for our consumers to become recognized as the global leader in wellness products. She enjoys organiza-tional development and is privileged to work with a talented and diverse team. In her current role, Linda is proud to be responsible for a team that delivers value through business and technical capabilities. She is extremely passionate about bringing business solutions, improvements and competitive advantage through technology. Working in the Information Technology field for more than 20 years, Linda has experi-ence in a variety of industries in both the private and public sectors and joined NBTY in 2014. Prior to NBTY, Linda was at Veeco Instrument where she provided the lead-ership, management and the vision for Information Technology. Linda is an active participant of ATHENA Women’s Leadership awards on Long Island every year. She is a 2012 and 2008 recipient of Long Island’s Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business Award. Linda is a member of the WOW (Women of Wellness) steering committee and is excited in the journey and involvement in the group. Women of Wellness, Nature Bounty’s Women’s Affinity Group, she currently serves as a member of the board of directors for LISTnet.

11. Susan Combs | CEO, Combs & Company, LLCSusan L Combs is the CEO of Combs & Company, a full service insurance brokerage firm with an expertise in the “weird & unusual.” Leveraging a knack for solving diffi-cult circumstances, Combs & Co. has become a go-to resource for those companies that don’t fit an insurance carriers’ typical profile, such as entertainment, food, andinternational companies setting up their first U.S. operations. Susan also serves on the Advisory Board of Directors for Allay, Inc and Oscar Health, both insurance tech-nology companies based in San Francisco and NYC respectively. She is the youngest National President in the 80-year history of Women in Insurance & Financial Services, and served on the National Board for 7 years. In addition, Susan works diligentlyto stay current with the myriad of changes in the insurance industry. Currently, Susan is one of just seven brokers in New York City to have the Patient Protection and Af-fordable Care Act designation. Her expertise in this complex area of health insurancehas established Susan as a highly sought after expert witness, advisor, and speaker on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by law firms, reinsurance companies, and organiza-tions around the country.

12. Lindsey Cosgrove | Interim Vice President, Advancement, Girl Scouts of Greater New YorkLindsey is a fierce advocate for the power of young people, especially girls, and for the importance of the nonprofit sector. She joined the Girl Scouts of Greater New York in April of 2015. In her current role, she oversees the organization’s Advance-ment team, which is tasked with raising the funds necessary to provide transforma-tional leadership development experiences for girls in New York City. Prior to joining the Girl Scouts of Greater New York, Lindsey worked in development and programming at arts education organizations primarily, including the National Guild for Community Arts Education and Center for Arts Education. She also provides pro-bono consulting for start-up arts organizations including the new music consor-tium Tenth Intervention and Pipeline Theatre Company, and volunteers regularly

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with organizations such as iMentor and the New York Blood Center. Lindsey earned a B.A. in Music Education from the University of Mary Washington and an M.A. in Urban Education Policy from Brown University.

13. Susan Danziger | Founder & CEO, ZiggeoSusan Danziger is the Founder/CEO of Ziggeo, an award-winning cloud-based video technology company. Named a Woman of Influence and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Susan is also an investor and a contributor to Forbes on entrepreneurship. She previously founded DailyLit, a pioneer in digital serialization. Susan graduated with a BA in art history from Cornell University and a JD from New York University School of Law. She is an international keynote speaker and avid supporter of female founders.

14. Noreen Fierro | Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of AmericaAs Guardian’s Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer (CECO), Noreen leads the ethics and compliance program for the enterprise including responsibility for Guardian’s Code of Conduct. Noreen’s responsibilities include oversight of 85 compliance profession-als who have accountability for business unit compliance and corporate shared ser-vices compliance including anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance, privacy law and compliance, anti-bribery/anti-corruption law and compliance, oversight of all regulatory inquiries and exams including market conduct exams, FINRA and SEC ex-aminations, compliance risk assessments, the records retention program, customer complaints reporting and metrics, policy governance and compliance training. Prior to joining Guardian, Noreen spent 10 years at Prudential Financial in various legal and compliance roles at Prudential Financial. In 2018, Noreen was named to the New York Business Journal’s list of Women of Influence. She was recently named to the Adviso-ry Board of the American College Center for Ethics in Financial Services. Noreen is a frequent speaker on compliance and ethics issues. She is a periodic adjunct professor at NY Law School and a guest lecturer at Fordham Law School on general compliance issues. She is a member of Advancing Women Executives.

15. Ilene Fischer | CEO, Fischer & AssociatesTwo decades expertise in selling, delivering and leading organizational agility consulting engagements with clients in healthcare, technology, pharmaceutical, bio-technology, financial services, banking, telecommunications, paper, government and consumer products.Founder/CEO; WomenLEAD: online women’s personal advisory board mentoring platform;. 2013 Mass Challenge Finalist; 2013 Verizon Powerful An-swer Award winner. CEO WEST: non-profit organization- developing women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and math.Managing Director; the Tom Peters Consulting Company. Author of In Search of Excellence and Re-Imagine! Partner; PA consulting; managing the Organizational Learning and Change practice in the US. Partner; Innovation Associates (IA), founded by Peter Senge, Professor at MIT Sloan School of Business and author of The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Science of a Learn-ing Organization. Quality Manager; Honeywell’s electro-optic division. First women chemical engineer at Raytheon, Andover, MA. B.S. in Chemistry and studied business at Harvard University, contributor to The Fifth Discipline Field Book by Peter Senge, regular blogger for Huffington Post Women. Ilene’s pioneering efforts for women include establishing one of the first battered women’s shelters in the US, serving as president of the National Organization for Women, Northeastern Pennsylvania chap-ter working on the Equal Right Amendment extension.

16. Evelyn Gellar | Head of Strategic Partnerships, myWorthEvelyn Gellar started her career in the early 90’s as a Financial Adviser. She was promoted to positions in Training & Development and then to Sales Field Leadership. She joined Penn Mutual in 2010 as a Sales Manager for their NYC Agency. For her lead-ership performance in 2011, Evelyn was awarded the Sales Manager of the Year Silver Award. Most recently, Evelyn was selected to be part of an entrepreneurial oppor-tunity at Penn designed to fuel change in the way we approach financial services for women. In 2016, Evelyn was National President for Women in Insurance and Financial Services (WIFS), and strongly believes in giving back. Since 2015, she has participated in the WIFS mentoring program helping young entrepreneurs in the industry. She continues to be active in the Industry, currently serving on NAIFA’s diversity task force. In recognition for her career-long advocacy for diversity & Inclusion, Evelyn

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was the Inaugural recipient of NAIFA’s Diversity Champion Award in 2017. She is a graduate of Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus and makes her home in Long Island, NY with her husband Steve and children.

17. Jane Greenwood | Managing Principal, Kostow Greenwood ArchitectsJane Greenwood is an architect, mentor and advocate. She is a leader in preserva-tion/adaptive re-use and mixed-use master planning. Greenwood’s career achieve-ments include recognition from BUILD magazine; HOUZZ as one of “7 Game-Changing LGBT Architects and Design Pros You Should Know”; Women Builders Council; OUT magazine as one of “the most influential LGBTQ people” and New York Business Journal as a “Woman of Influence”. Greenwood has participated in panel discussions at numerous conferences including City of Tomorrow: Real Estate, Architecture and Design Summit at the 92Y. She is often invited to guest lecture at universities, mentor the next generation of design professionals and jury peer design competi-tions including the World Interiors News (WIN) Awards and World Architecture News (WAN) Awards. As an advocate, Greenwood continues to speak on behalf of equality in the workplace for women, minorities and the LGBTQ community. Greenwood is a graduate of Pratt Institute.

18. Leith Hill | Founder/CEO, Leith HillEntrepreneur Leith Hill has a passion for connection to people. Her business experi-ence is comprised of three decades of both for-profit and non-profit work seeking to improve the human experience as a unifying thread. Leith is highly driven to better the world by connecting and empowering people through food. Most recently, Leith was the CEO and founder of Ellary’s Greens, an organic, sexy-healthy restaurant in New York City. Her goal to enable better living through delicious, nutrient-dense, hyper-local options was fully realized in the restaurants and is evident in the rave reviews from thousands of guests, celebrities and athletes, and international media. The NY Times wrote of Hill’s power to connect guests to food they trust and to the farmers who grew it. True to her leadership in the industry, Leith remains a strong voice in the dynamic, ever-evolving food and beverage market in New York. She sat on both the New York State Restaurant Association Board and on the New York City Mayor’s Council on Food and Beverage. In addition, she is a devoted mentor to young women, serving not only WE-NYC where she advises burgeoning women entrepreneurs but also SUNY Stony Brook where she mentors first-generation female students.

19. Jan Jaffe | Owner, Center for Next Practice My focus is on how people learn from their experiences on the job. I’ve been a learn-ing officer at the Ford Foundation. I am currently working on a project to help prac-titioners use reflective practices to navigate challenges at work. I am affiliated with The Giving Practice at Philanthropy Northwest and consult to foundations around the country on professional development issues and strategy development. Earlier in my career I did social investing for the Ford Foundation and I helped start up and run an urban homesteading program for the City of Philadelphia. I have a masters in business from Wharton.

20. Nora Jordan | Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPMs. Jordan is head of Davis Polk’s Investment Management Group which advises clients on collective investment vehicles, including hedge funds, mutual funds, closed-end funds and private equity funds. Ms. Jordan acts as counsel to the adviser, the fund or the independent directors, depending on the client. Many of her matters involve advising clients concerning compliance with the Investment Company Act and Investment Advisers Act. In addition to having led Davis Polk’s Investment Manage-ment Group for 14 years, Ms. Jordan has taken on various other leadership roles at the firm throughout her career, including serving as Chair of Davis Polk’s Compensa-tion Committee and as a member of the Recruiting Committee. Ms. Jordan has played a significant role in the firm’s women’s initiatives. She was the first female lawyer to make partner after working part-time, which she did for 4.5 years as an associate. As a partner, she led Davis Polk’s part-time program and successfully recruited back to the firm ex-Davis Polk lawyers who had been staying home with children. In 2003, The American Lawyer featured her on the cover of its Women in Law issue.

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21. Beatrice Kahn | President, Board Chair, National Council of Jewish WomenBeatrice Kahn is the president of the NCJW Board of Directors. Kahn is a lifelong resident of New York City, a lawyer by training and a prolific volunteer activist. Kahn moved to the board’s leading role after serving as vice president of the board for three years. She has been deeply engaged in improving the organization’s financial systems and increasing membership engagement, as well as advocating for the is-sues the organization pioneers. Kahn was the chair of NCJW’s Trafficking Work Group from 2013-2014 and helped to develop and launch Exodus: NCJW’s Anti-Sex Traffick-ing Initiative. She has also contributed extensively to training members on board building, fundraising, membership, advocacy, and creating a vision and plan for the future. Kahn holds a law degree from Emory University and a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University. She lives in New York City with her husband Paul Silverstein and their two sons, Daniel and Josh.

22. Debbie Kiederer | Principal, ChalkDust ConsultingDebbie Kiederer is a veteran of the retail industry with more than two decades of ex-perience positioning luxury and premium consumer brands in the digital space with strong global e-commerce and program management expertise. She is the founder of ChalkDust Consulting, a strategic digital consulting practice and quickly developed a client list of Fortune 500 companies in the beauty, fashion, luxury consumer prod-ucts, consumer electronics, media companies, not-for-profits and start-up industries. Debbie’s newest venture, Vanishing Hanger®, is a retail technology platform focused on consumer engagement. She is a member of Cosmetic Executive Woman and The International Women’s Leadership Association. She is a founding board member of the Digital Innovation in Marketing Advisory Council at the Fox School at Temple University, the EONY GSEA Board Chair and an Advisory Board member of Tenovos, a technology start up focused on digital transformation. She is the the co-author of Beauty Pearls for Chemo Girls, one of Amazon’s Editor’s best picks. Recent awards include: 2017 Women to Watch in Retail Disruption; 2016 Smart CEO for Corporate Culture and Luxury Daily’s top 25 women to watch in luxury for 2015.

23. Blythe Lovinger | Shareholder, Labor & Employment, Vedder PriceBlythe Lovinger is a Shareholder in the New York office of Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group. Blythe focuses her practice on representing employers in employment-related litigation in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies and arbitration panels. She advises clients on a wide range of employment issues and conducts numerous anti-harassment and other training programs for clients. Blythe also negotiates employment agreements and separation agreements for companies and senior-level executives. She has been selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and New York Super Lawyers. Blythe plays a significant role in supporting women’s initiatives. She serves as the New York Co-Chair for Vedder’s women’s affinity group, “Women at Ved-der Empowering Success” (WAVES). She also serves on the Steering Committee of the Association of Corporate Counsel-NYC Women’s Group and on the New York Board of Directors for the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law.

24. Andrea Mayorca | Associate Director, Procurement, Intercept Phar-maceuticalsSuccessful collaborative leader, innovator and seasoned professional with 15+ years of global transformational procurement, operational strategy and program manage-ment acumen, has productively negotiated $2.8B in international contracts, while leading effective cross-global teams, transforming successful businesses and imple-menting 225+ multi-million dollar projects and go-to-market strategies worldwide in the Financial Services, Technology, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Electronics, Energy, Design, Engineering, Healthcare, and Media industries. Her experiences range across a wide range of organizations — from pure start-up ventures through to global Fortune-listed corporations — as senior advisor, execu-tive, and Board member, which have led her to meet with world leaders, national and international entrepreneurial associations, accelerators, incubators, trade associa-tions, venture capital and global angel investor networks throughout APAC, EMEA, LATAM and NORAM. Fluent in English & Spanish.

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25. Mary Kate McGrath | Chief Content Officer, Gallery Media GroupOver the past five years, she has been responsible as PureWow’s Editor-in-Chief for overall content and creative strategy in an omni-channel climate - including the launch of new editions, production of custom content for advertisers, and expansion of video series. In 2017 and 2018 she has overseen the creation of the audio arm of the company, Gallery Podcasts Co., and the birth of men’s media brand, ONE37pm, which reports on the intersection of style, culture, sports, and music through the lens of entrepreneurship. Mary Kate joined PureWow after more than a decade in women’s magazines, spanning from Real Simple, InStyle, Travel & Leisure Golf and the Food Network Magazine. On the pulse of all things fashion, wellness and travel, Mary Kate has appeared as a lifestyle expert on NBC’s TODAY, CBS Good Morning America, Early Show and New York Live, among others. In 2018 she became a board member of Quesnay’s “Female Founders in Tech”, a program which recognizes and supports female-led innovative startups that positively impact financial services, while providing innovative solutions to corporations seeking innovation.

26. Olivera Medenica | Partner, Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLPOlivera Medenica is a member of Dunnington’s intellectual property, advertising, art and fashion law, international, and litigation and arbitration practice areas with al-most two decades of experience advising domestic and foreign businesses in fashion, retail, media and entertainment on transactional, litigation and arbitration matters. Ms. Medenica regularly counsels on trademark, copyright, intellectual property licensing and online/social media matters. Litigation counseling includes copyright and trademark infringement, trade secrets, unfair competition, breach of contract, fraud, right of publicity and privacy, defamation, and shareholder and business own-er disputes in closely held businesses. Trademark practice includes counseling on risk evaluation for trademark use and registration, registering, prosecuting, policing, enforcing and maintaining a national and international trademark portfolio, together with representing clients before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She represents the National Endowment for the Arts on intellectual property matters. Ms. Medenica is an Advisory Board Member of the New York Law School Innovation Center for Law and Technology, Fashion Law Initiative. She is also the founder of an annual Fashion Law Conference hosted by the Federal Bar Association, in New York and Paris featured in the Huffington Post, Forbes and Intellectual Property Watch.

27. Melanie Mitchem | SVP, Director Global Communications & PR, FCBMelanie has over 20 years of corporate communications and PR experience from a diversified background that includes creative and media agencies, consumer brands and nonprofits. Her impressive blend of experience and innovation sets her apart. Melanie recently worked at Columbia Business School, and before that, she was an integral member of the IPG family, leading global communications at Mediabrands and UM, and she achieved great success using both her storytelling skills and her relationships with clients to promote them throughout the marketing landscape.

28. Shelia Mortazavi | Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPSheila is a law firm partner specializing in intellectual property, with a particular em-phasis on patent infringement litigation and contentious patent office proceedings. Sheila has nearly 20 years of experience handling all phases of intellectual property litigation before federal and state courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the International Trade Commission (ITC) and arbitration panels. She advises clients on litigation strategy in complex patent cases, and has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in cases spanning diverse technology areas, including manufacturing processes, consumer electronics, computer hardware and software, telecommunica-tions, automotive components and systems, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. She has also represented clients in unfair competition and trademark matters. In addition to litigation, Sheila counsels clients on the procurement and transfer of intellectual property rights, the negotiation of licenses and other agreements, and the evaluation of the scope, validity and enforceability of intellectual property rights. Sheila previously was a partner at Kenyon & Kenyon LLP and Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP. Over the course of her career, she has advised multinational companies such asAvaya, Bosch, Kawasaki, Olympus, Sony, and Toyota, as well as smaller companies and individuals, with respect to IP rights.

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29. Viet N’Guyen | Chief Executive Officer, Issa PRViet N’Guyen is the founder and CEO of luxury lifestyle agency, Issa PR. As one of the youngest CEOs in the country, she was formerly an SVP at number one PR firm in the world – Edelman spearheading campaigns for major brands, including Tiffany & Co., Maserati, Heineken, Volkswagen, Empire State Building and others. Founded in 2014, Issa PR represents some of the world’s iconic brands, including Absolut, Vogue Italia, Fendi, Def Jam Records, Warner Bros. Records, BMW, Davidoff Cool Water with actor, Scott Eastwood and National Geographic, as well as a global project for Absolut with seven artists in seven countries. She was named one of New York Business Jour-nal’s “Women of the Year 2018” and has been involved in several philanthropy and pro bono campaigns for The United Nations, START - an NGO that rescues orphans displaced by the war in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, India and the UAE, and Many Hopes, a non-profit that protects children from poverty in Kenya. Accolades and press on the agency include: Associated Press (AP), Reuters, Dow Jones, Vanity Fair, New York Business Journal, PR Week, PR Couture, The Holmes Report, and Yahoo Finance! She has lectured at NYU on international PR.

30. Amy Nelson | Chief Executive Officer, Venture for AmericaAmy Nelson was appointed CEO of Venture For America in 2017 after building theorganization alongside Andrew Yang, VFA’s Founder, for four years. Amy led effortsthat have more than tripled the organization’s fundraising, and drove VFA’s in-vestment in building out its regional efforts. Amy is deeply committed to having VFA become the go-to path for aspiring entrepreneurs, having conceptualized the organization’s Accelerator program and Seed Fund. Prior to VFA, Amy held business development positions at B Lab, Relief International and Cambodian Children’s Fund. She has helped dozens of nonprofit organizations with fundraising and strategy over the years as a consultant and advisor. Currently, Amy sits on the boards of VentureFor America and Safe Haven Medical Outreach in Cambodia. She is a member of theNationswell Council and Forbes Nonprofit Council. Amy is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College and NYU’s Stern School of Business. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.

31. Sarina Prabasi | CEO/Co-Founder, WaterAid America and Buunni Coffee Sarina is the CEO of WaterAid America, Co-Founder of Buunni Coffee and author of The Coffeehouse Resistance: Brewing Hope in Desperate Times (March 26, 2019, Green Writers Press). Sarina is a seasoned leader in international development --- working on global health, education, water and sanitation for over 25 years. In 2011, she moved from Addis Ababa to New York City and started Buunni Coffee with her husband. Their growing business has become a hub for community conversation and action. Sarina is the proud mama of two daughters, who keep her learning and laughing every day.

32. Leslie Short | Owner & CEO, K.I.M. Media LLC and The Cavu GroupLeslie created The Cavu Group to focus on Diversity & Inclusion in the effort to bring new solutions to old and new issues. Seeking growth through open conversations, Conflict Coaching, Trainings and Workshops. Recognizing that issues don’t go away because programs are in place but by hearing and understanding the people, which strengthens your corporate culture and expands beyond your current culture. Leslie brings her life experiences from being trained as a classical ballet dancer at the age of 7 turning professional at 12. Living in Europe for over 10 years and Asia for 3. Owning a #1 rated business in Japan. Coming back to America and working in TV, Cor-porate America as well as the Fashion/Entertainment-industry to being a sort after Corporate Operations Strategist for celebrities and companies. Leslie held positions with Daymond John from ABC “Shark Tank” from COO, Head of Global Initiatives and Corporate Operations Strategist for The Shark Group and blueprint + co an executive shared work space. Leslie has been developing multi-cultural /mosaic marketing, programing and opportunities as far back as 1998. She has accomplished this all while being a woman, black and outgoing. Leslie is also a chaplain, activist, certified mental health aide, certified mediator and conflict coach.

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33. Samantha Skey | CEO, SHE MediaSamantha Skey is Chief Executive Officer for SheKnows Media, a media company pro-viding content and community to 75 million women (comScore May 2018). In addition to its flagship SheKnows.com digital properties, SheKnows Media operates BLOGHER (acquired October, 2014) the largest conference for women content creators and en-trepreneurs in the US; STYLECASTER, which it acquired in September 2014, and Hello-Flo, which it acquired in March 2016. Skey oversees the strategy for the consumer brands along with revenue, marketing and operations for all assets in the SheKnows Media portfolio. Skey serves on the advisory boards of The Ad Council, The IAB (In-ternet Advertising Bureau); Digital Ascendant, SmartyPants Ltd., The Bronx Academy of Letters, The XX House and RewardOps. Skey holds a BA in comparative literature from Hamilton College. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.

34. Lydia Vercelli | Managing Director, BDO USALydia works with high net worth families and individuals and has more than 14 years of experience with tax and financial matters affecting entrepreneurs, executives, and wealthy individuals. She has worked with numerous families in developing leading edge tax strategies and structures including alternative investments, domestic and foreign entities, and trusts. She has a special focus in matrimonial advisory matters.

35. Zoe Weisberg Coady | Founder/CEO, Brandstyle CommunicaitonsFounder and CEO of Brandstyle Communications, Zoe Weisberg Coady has built an award-winning integrated communications agency rooted in a dynamic company culture that’s 100% client focused. Known industry-wide for a Creative and Strategic approach to Social and Earned Media, Zoe, along with her dedicated, long-standing staff continuously plays a role in the success of start ups to Fortune 500 companies in the most culturally relevant ways possible. The Brandstyle Principals: Urgency, Creativity, Spirit and Solutions.

36. Tanya Zuckerbrot | Founder, F-FactorTanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD, is an internationally-known registered Dietitian and the creator of the renowned F-Factor™ Diet, which provides a liberating approach to weight loss and optimal health that is based on scientifically proven fiber-rich nutrition. Tanya has worked in private practice in Manhattan for more than 20 years. F-Factor evolved from Tanya’s early work with patients, as she discovered by prescribing her patients to follow a lifestyle diet rich in dietary fiber, they all not only improved their overall health – but also lost weight without hunger. Tanya is the author of two bestselling weight loss books: The F-Factor Diet: Discover the Secret to Permanent Weight Loss, and The Miracle Carb Diet: Make Calories and Fat Disap-pear – with Fiber! After 10 years, she has released a new, long-awaited edition of The F-Factor Diet that includes updates to the overall diet, as well as new research and recipes. In addition, Tanya launched her own food line this year that includes F-Factor 20/20 Fiber/Protein Powders and F-Factor Fiber/Protein bars. In addition to working with private clients, including celebrities such as Megyn kelly and Olivia Culpo, media personalities, and business and government leaders, Tanya is a lecturer, consultant, spokesperson and national media personality.

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