This year’s Massachusetts Conference for Women on Dec. 4 promises to be a spectacular, unforgettable day of women. Celebrating its 10th year take a look at the stellar lineup for this sold out event.
1 Day. 100+ Speakers. 30+ Sessions. Meet This Year’s Speakers.
Featuring
Hillary Rodham Clinton
After nearly four decades of public service as an advocate for children and families, First Lady, Senator and U.S. Secre…Read Full Bio
Keynotes
Tory Burch
is CEO and designer of Tory Burch, an American lifestyle brand. The collection, known for color, print and eclectic details, include…Read Full Bio
Anne Finucane
is global chief strategy and marketing officer at Bank of America, and a member of the company’s executive management team. S…Read Full Bio
Lupita Nyong’o
made her feature debut in Steve McQueen’s Academy Award® winning film “12 Years a Slave.”For her portrayal as Patsey, Nyo…Read Full Bio
Breakout Session Speakers
Katrina Alcorn
is an author, consultant and expert on why women burn out at work. Her first book, “MAXED OUT: American Moms on the Brink,” …Read Full Bio
Patty Chang Anker
is the author of the memoir “Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave” (Riverhead Books). The book was…Read Full Bio
Jessica Bacal
directs the Wurtele Center for Work & Life at Smith College, an independent women’s college in Massachusetts with students …Read Full Bio
Lisa Belkin
is the chief national correspondent for “Yahoo News,” doing original reporting on social issues. She joins Yahoo after three ye…Read Full Bio
Blythe Berents
comes to Merrill Edge® from Banc of America Investments, Hambrecht & Quist and Morgan Stanley and brings over 18 years of e…Read Full Bio
Jenny Bowen
is an advocate for the world’s forgotten children. She is the founder and CEO of Half the Sky, an international NGO founded in 19…Read Full Bio
Sunni Brown
is “infodoodler-in-chief” of a creative consultancy that uses applied game and visual thinking to solve problems. She was named…Read Full Bio
Beth Carlson
is vice president of global talent development for Raytheon Company. She brings more than 30 years of experience to this role. Ray…Read Full Bio
Wendy Darling
refers to herself as a creative connector. From working as a mentor to high school teens, to serving as an artist-in-residence t…Read Full Bio
Laura Darrah
Following the success of their first handbag ventures, Treesje and its offspring Joelle Hawkens, fashion entrepreneurs Sheila Naza…Read Full Bio
Wendy Duncan
is senior vice president of marketing at Alex and Ani. She is an accomplished senior-level marketer with over 20 years of experien…Read Full Bio
Sally D. Fassler
is a managing director, chief financial officer and risk and oversight committee member for Sankaty Advisors, the credit affil…Read Full Bio
Christine Frederick
has led the U.S. insurance group compliance division at MassMutual since July, 2011. This division is responsible for evalu…Read Full Bio
Jackie Glenn
is a seasoned executive in strategic planning, human resources, talent development and diversity and inclusion. She is currently t…Read Full Bio
John Gray
is the leading relationship expert in the world and best-selling author of “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus.”Gray’s boo…Read Full Bio
Meeta Gulyani
is executive vice president, head of strategy and global franchises at Merck Serono, the biopharma division of Merck KGaA, Darmst…Read Full Bio
Teresa Hassara
leads TIAA-CREF’s institutional retirement business, which serves more than 17,000 colleges, universities, K-12 school distric…Read Full Bio
Sheila Heen
is a New York Times business best-selling author, founder of Triad Consulting Group and faculty at Harvard Law School. Hee…Read Full Bio
Bridget Hindle
is responsible for development of a high-performing team that facilitates strategic vision throughout Santander while executing …Read Full Bio
Jane Hyun
is an internationally renowned executive coach and global leadership adviser to Fortune 500 companies. She is co-au…Read Full Bio
Emma Johnson
Seventeen-year-old Emma Johnson launched EM JOHN Jewelry in eleventh grade by creating charm bracelets, posting photos on Instagra…Read Full Bio
Marie Jordan
is the senior vice president of gas construction and operations for National Grid. She has responsibility for the safe maintenance…Read Full Bio
Karen Kaplan
is chairman and CEO of Hill Holliday.She has consistently epitomized what makes Hill Holliday great — energy, optimism, passion,…Read Full Bio
Hazel Keating
is a senior vice president and was recently appointed global head of talent and employee relations at State Street. She is respon…Read Full Bio
Karen Keenan
is an executive vice president, chief operating officer and head of State Street global markets internationally. She is responsibl…Read Full Bio
Christy Keswick
has been the chief operating officer of Good Sports since it was founded in 2003 with responsibility for business development, …Read Full Bio
Katherine Klingler
is responsible for building and managing the global brand of Santander in the United States and aligning marketing and commu…Read Full Bio
Ellie Krieger
is the host of Food Network’s & Cooking Channel’s popular “Healthy Appetite” and author of the New York Time…Read Full Bio
Loretta LaRoche
has been a stress management consultant for over 30 years. Her unique approach is the use of humor as a coping mechanism, which…Read Full Bio
Laurie Leshin
became the 16th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in June of 2014. As president, she is committed to elevating W…Read Full Bio
Shirley Leung
writes a business column for The Boston Globe every Wednesday and Friday. Previously, she served six…Read Full Bio
Bernadette Lim
is a STRIDE Scholar and student at Harvard University studying human biology, women’s studies and global health policy. She is…Read Full Bio
Denise Millard
is chief of staff, global sales and customer operations at EMC. With revenues of $23.2 billion in 2013 and 62,000 people worldwi…Read Full Bio
Kristin Mugford
is currently a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School having recently transitioned from serving as a managing director of …Read Full Bio
Valerie Mulhern
is the vice president of human resources of the analytical instruments group of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. In this role, sh…Read Full Bio
Betsy Myers
is founding director of Bentley’s Center for Women and Business. A dynamic speaker, Myers leads workshops around the world on the…Read Full Bio
Sheila Nazarian
Following the success of their first handbag ventures, Treesje and its offspring Joelle Hawkens, fashion entrepreneurs Sheila N…Read Full Bio
Jane Pauley
served as co-host of “Today” from 1976 to 1989, anchored “Dateline NBC” for 11 years, and in 2004 became the host of her ow…Read Full Bio
Lindsey Pollak
is a keynote speaker, corporate consultant and one of the world’s leading experts on the Millennial Generation (a.k.a. Generatio…Read Full Bio
Karen Prange
is senior vice president and president, urology and women’s health for Boston Scientific, and a member of its executive committe…Read Full Bio
Jane Bryant Quinn
is a leading commentator on personal finance, with books and columns read and trusted by millions. Her best-selling book, “…Read Full Bio
Cindy Ratzlaff
was named to the Forbes’ “20 Best Branded Women on Twitter” list andForbes Woman called her on…Read Full Bio
Anita Santos
is currently serving as vice president of marketing for Tyco Security Products, a global billion dollar business unit, where she i…Read Full Bio
Dan Schawbel
is the managing partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm. He is the New York Times and Wa…Read Full Bio
Gail Sheehy
is the author of sixteen books, including the classic New York Timesbest-seller “Passages,” named by the Library of C…Read Full Bio
Judy A. Smith
is the founder and president of Smith & Company, a leading strategic and crisis communications firm with offices in Washingto…Read Full Bio
Cindy Stumpo
is CEO of C. Stumpo Development is a luxury custom home builder and developer in the Brookline and Newton areas. Stumpo is among a…Read Full Bio
Elizabeth R. Thornton
is an author, speaker, professor of management practice, Babson Executive Education and adjunct lecturer in entrepreneurs…Read Full Bio
Kimberly Steimle Vaughn
is the chief marketing officer and chief people officer at Suffolk Construction and serves on Suffolk’s executive mana…Read Full Bio
Kate White
is an internationally known expert on leadership and success and a New York Times best-selling author of several influentia…Read Full Bio
Laura Vail Wooster
is vice president and head of marketing and communications for John Hancock’s insurance division. In this capacity, Wooste…Read Full Bio
Jackie Wynn
is responsible for leading the strategy and market development for the RSA global public sector team at EMC, which includes federal…Read Full Bio
Linda K. Zecher
joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in September 2011 as president, chief executive officer and director, bringing with her a stro…Read Full Bio
Expert Exchange
Patricia Florissi
is vice president and global chief technology officer for sales at EMC Corporation. As global CTO for sales, Florissi helps d…Read Full Bio
Liz Henderson
leads the separations technology cluster for EMD Millipore, and is based at the company’s Cork, Ireland facility. She oversees …Read Full Bio
Kathy Kinney
is best known for her iconic role as “Mimi” on the ABC hit TV series “The Drew Carey Show.” She has appeared in many movie…Read Full Bio
Maurice Kolthof
joined Santander Bank in June of 2012 and is a relationship manager for the Santander At Work department, concentrating on comp…Read Full Bio
Cindy Ratzlaff
was named to the Forbes’ “20 Best Branded Women on Twitter” list andForbes Woman called her on…Read Full Bio
Molly Tschang
is a director in Cisco’s consulting business. Her specialty is coaching executive teams to sustain high performance with a dist…Read Full Bio
Local Leader
Elissa Campbell
recently earned her credits as a national beauty at the age of 55, when she was named to People Magazine’s“Most Bea…Read Full Bio
Christy Keswick
has been the chief operating officer of Good Sports since it was founded in 2003 with responsibility for business development, …Read Full Bio
Laurie Leshin
became the 16th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in June of 2014. As president, she is committed to elevating W…Read Full Bio
Bernadette Lim
is a STRIDE Scholar and student at Harvard University studying human biology, women’s studies and global health policy. She is…Read Full Bio
Social Media Roundtable
Julia Campbell
has a long history of helping nonprofits find success online. After 10 years in the nonprofit sector as a development director a…Read Full Bio
Stacy Doherty
is the founder and owner of Errands Etcetera, LLC, working hard to help individuals and small business owners conquer their ever …Read Full Bio
Amanda Healy
is an award-winning B2B marketing program and social media expert. She currently works as a marketing program manager at TIBCO So…Read Full Bio
Rachel Jellinek
is a partner at Reflection Films, an award-winning video production company. Reflection Films produces marketing, fundraising a…Read Full Bio
Kerry H. McManama
builds brands and businesses from the inside out. She believes if corporations want customers to behave or feel a certain way…Read Full Bio
Angela Pitter
is principal and owner at LiveWire Collaborative, partnering with businesses to transform their passions into profits one fan at …Read Full Bio
Meghan Rothschild
is an award-winning marketing and public relations professional. For the past seven years, Rothschild has worked closely wit…Read Full Bio
Kate Stamatakos
is a senior social engagement manager at EMC, a leading provider of cloud, Big Data, and trusted IT solutions. As a social medi…Read Full Bio
Caty Trio
is the social media marketing manager for Bright Horizons. She is a social media strategist, digital marketer and blogger. Bright Hor…Read Full Bio
Karen Yankovich
is a social media brand strategist, business consultant and speaker, and the CEO of Dimare Group, LLC. Having “been there a…Read Full Bio
Sue B. Zimmerman
is a master at Instagram for Business. Also known as the #InstagramGal and #TheInstagramExpert, she teaches entrepreneurs, bus…Read Full Bio
Small Business Roundtable
Elizabeth Benedict
is the founder and president of Elizabeth Home Décor & Design, Inc., a Boston based, full service, interior design firm…Read Full Bio
Lauren Maillian Bias
is a serial entrepreneur, named by Essence magazine to the “Class of 2013 African-American Shot Callers.” She is the…Read Full Bio
Sarah Palisi Chapin
is the chief executive officer and serves on the board of Hail Merry Snack Foods, a gluten-free, vegan, non-GMO snack and r…Read Full Bio
Liz Dean
is the founder, designer, sales manager, community manager, marketing manager and support manager for FitYap.com. She formerly worked …Read Full Bio
Lindsay Denton
is the co-founder and development manager of FitYap.com. She works with the development team, feature requests, SLAs, FitYap’s r…Read Full Bio
Kimberly Kissam
is co-founder and owners of Isabel Harvey, a fashionable jewelry and accessories company with a boutique feel. In 2005, Kissa…Read Full Bio
Addie Swartz
is a serial entrepreneur who is passionate about empowering women. In 2013, she launched her third company reacHIRE, a career re-e…Read Full Bio
Elizabeth R. Thornton
is an author, speaker, professor of management practice, Babson Executive Education and adjunct lecturer in entrepreneurs…Read Full Bio
Julie Vetack
joined Santander Bank in April of 2012 and is the national relationship manager for the Santander At Work department, concentratin…Read Full Bio
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