Brigitte Anderson, Founder and Principal of Orange Vista LLC, describes her first ventures in promoting financial inclusion and banking in emerging markets in Africa through the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. She also explains what led her to pivot Orange Vista as a market consultancy group towards the health and education sectors, Chicago’s innovation scene, and the value of mentorship throughout her inspiring entrepreneurial journey.
Read MoreAs the founder of Tigress Ventures, a management consulting firm connecting women with the proper expertise and resources to succeed in startup ventures, Ita Ekpoudom was addressing gender inequality in the C-Suite long before the discussion entered the spotlight. In a conversation with Business Today, Ekpoudom explains why women must become an investment - not just a token - that companies sincerely care about.
Read MoreThe second day of the International Conference continued with the diversity panel, which featured three female leaders in three very different industries: Debi Chirichella, the CFO of Hearst Magazines; Peggy Koenig, Chair of Abry Partners, a private equity company; and Ita Ekpoudom, a partner at Gingerbread Capital, a Venture Capital firm. Despite their varied industries and skillsets, they all share common experiences and have all fought to promote gender equity in the workplace.
Read MoreFrida Polli, CEO and Founder of pymetrics, explains why algorithmic specificity matters in the future of AI-based recruiting and how to create a flexible work culture that won’t negatively impact productivity.
Read MoreMarissa Evans Alden is a seasoned technology entrepreneur and founder with more than a decade of experience in startups. She currently serves as CEO and Co-Founder of Sawyer, which connects children, parents, and providers of the best enriching childhood experiences through a suite of industry-leading technology solutions with a goal to ensure every child has the opportunity to discover their own love of learning.
Read MoreShaifali Aggarwal is the Founder/CEO of Ivy Groupe, a boutique MBA admissions consulting company whose mission is to help clients tell their story to business schools so that they can achieve their dreams and impact the world.
Read MoreSallie Krawcheck’s professional mission is to help women reach their financial and professional goals, thus enabling them to live better lives and unleashing a positive ripple effect for our families, our communities and our economy.
Read MoreSara Mauskopf is the CEO and co-founder of Winnie, a platform that helps modern parents find local daycare, preschool, and more. Winnie is growing fast with over 2M users in 10K cities across the United States. Prior to Winnie, Sara held product leadership roles at Postmates, Twitter, YouTube and Google.
Read MoreLiz Wessel is the CEO of Co-Founder & CEO of WayUp. WayUp is a job site and mobile app for that college students and graduate students can use to connect with employers. As of 2017, the app has over 5 million users and 300,000 employers.
Read MoreAlex Williamson speaks on empowering women, diversifying the workplace, and revolutionizing our relationships.
Read MoreAt the International Conference, Susan Rivera, CEO of Tokio Marine HCC, led a seminar discussing her lifelong experience in the industry.
Read MoreThe team, led by Katherine Sizov and Reginald Lamaute, has created a biosensor that can accurately predict when apples in storage rooms have become ripe.
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