The Women's Conference: 2010 Speakers

Maria Shriver

First Lady of California
Arnold Schwarzenegger

Governor of California
Caroline Aaron

Actress
Laila Ali

World Champion Athlete, TV Personality, Mother
Sonia Alleyne

Editorial Director, Black Enterprise Magazine
Azure Antoinette

Poet, Spoken Word Artist
Crystal Ashby

Vice President of Government and Public Affairs R&M, BP America
Kim Barnouin

Author, Skinny Bitch
Carol Bartz

CEO, Yahoo! Inc.
Martha Beck

Author, Life Coach
Mary J. Blige

Grammy Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter, Producer and Actress
Lloyd Boston

Television Host, Style Expert and Best-Selling Author
Louann Brizendine

New York Times Best-Selling Author, The Female Brain & The Male Brain
Erin Brockovich

Environmental Activist, Author
Campbell Brown

Anchor
Jerry Brown

California Attorney General
Mrs. Laura W. Bush

Former First Lady of The United States
JuJu Chang

Good Morning America News Anchor
Deepak Chopra

Founder, The Chopra Foundation
Blair Christie

Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Cisco
Pat Clarey

Sr. Vice President, Chief Regulatory & External Relations Officer, Health Net, Inc.
Cat Cora

First & Only Female Iron Chef, Executive Chef, Bon Appetit Magazine, President & Founder, Chefs for Humanity, Author
Christine Dahm

Vice President, Marketing, Nestlé Prepared Foods Company
Leslie Dance

Director and Vice President of Brand Marketing and Communications, Eastman Kodak Company
Rosario Dawson

Actress, Co-Founder, Voto Latino
Paula Deen

Celebrity Cook, Entrepreneur, Author
Giada De Laurentiis

Celebrity Chef, #1 New York Times’ Best-Selling Cookbook Author
Teresa Delfin

Founder, Mountain Mama, Inc.
Nora Denzel

Senior Vice President & General Manager, Employee Management Solutions, Intuit Inc.
Alice D. Domar, Ph.D

Director, Domar Center for Mind/Body Health, Co-Author, Live a Little, Expert, BeWell.com
Kym Douglas

Beauty Expert & Author
Claudia Duque

Journalist, IWMF Courage in Journalism Award Winner, 2010
Linda Ellerbee

Television Producer, Journalist, Best-Selling Author
Eve Ensler

Playwright, Performer, Activist
Dr. Robert Epstein

Author, Professor
Tami Erwin

President, West Area, Verizon Wireless
Giselle Fernandez

President, F Squared Enterprises
Sally Field

Actress, Vital Voices Activist
Jane Fonda

Actor, Author, Fitness Advocate, Activist
Mayor Bob Foster

Mayor of Long Beach
Soleil Moon Frye

Actress, Director, Screenwriter, Entrepreneur
Peter Gallagher

Actor
Leeza Gibbons

Radio/TV Producer-Host Founder/Board Chair, Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation
Kristin Gibbs

General Manager of Marketing, North America, Lighting Division, General Electric
Carol Gilligan

University Professor, New York University
The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Associate Justice, The Supreme Court of the United States
David Goldman

Devoted Father
Jacy Good

FocusDriven Board Member
Darren Hardy

Publisher & Editorial Director, SUCCESS Magazine
Bob Harper

TV Personality
Goldie Hawn

Actress
Jamie Iovine

DJ Eye
Daymond John

CEO, FUBU The Collection, Branding Expert, Author, Star of Hit ABC Show Shark Tank
Rafer & Betsy Johnson

U.S. Olympian & Founder, Special Olympics So. California & Educator, Community Organizer, Diversity Advocate
Tory Johnson

CEO, Women for Hire, Workplace Contributor, Good Morning America
Carol Kane

Actress
Donna Karan

Fashion Icon, Philanthropist
Kim Kardashian

Entrepreneur
David Maas & Dania Kaseeva

Quick Change Artists
Pam Kehaly

President and General Manager of Anthem Blue Cross of California
Caroline Kennedy

Vice Chair, New York City Fund for Public Schools
Billie Jean King

Co-Founder, World TeamTennis, Wimbledon Champion, Founder, Women's Sports Foundation
Gayle King

Editor at Large, O, The Oprah Magazine and Host of The Gayle King Show
Phil Knight

Co-Founder, Chairman, Nike Inc.
Nicholas Kristof

Columnist, New York Times
Matt Lauer

Co-Anchor, NBC News, The Today Show
Elizabeth Lesser

Co-Founder, Omega Institute
Laura Ling

Journalist
Lisa Ling

Journalist
Dr. Susan Love, MD

President, Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation
Rob Lowe

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur
Natasha Lyonne

Actress
Jeannie Mai

Host, How Do I Look?, The Style Network
Natalie Maines

Singer
William G. Margaritis

Senior Vice President, Global Communications & Investor Relations, FedEx Corporation
Meghan McCain

Writer, Author
Nancy McFadden

Senior Vice President & Senior Advisor to the Chairman & CEO, PG&E Corporation
Sarah McLachlan

Grammy Award–Winning Singer and Songwriter
Graciela G. Meibar

Vice President, Global Sales Training & Global Diversity, Mattel, Inc.
Molly Melching

Executive Director, Tostan
Jillian Michaels

Wellness Expert
Anne Mulcahy

Former Chairman & CEO, Xerox Corporation
Lisa B. Nelson

Head of Global Government Relations, Visa
David Nickle

Associate Vice President of Engineering, AECOM
Mary Ann Wasil Nilan

Author, A Diary of Healing, Executive Director & Founder, The Get In Touch Foundation
Kathy O'Brien

Vice President of Marketing for Personal Care, Unilever
Mary Oliver

Pulitzer Prize-Winning & National Book Award-Winning Poet
Suze Orman

America's Personal Finance Expert
Lisa Oz

Author
Dr. Mehmet Oz

Host, The Dr. Oz Show
Holly Robinson & Rodney Peete

Actress, Author, Activist, Philanthropist; Sports Star, TV/Radio Personality, Author
Robert Redford

Actor, Activist, Entrepreneur
Larree Renda

Executive Vice President, Chief Strategist & Administrative Officer, Safeway, Inc.
Kristina Ripatti-Pearce

Retired LAPD Officer
Tony Robbins

Entrepreneur, Author, Peak Performance Strategist
Deborah Roberts

ABC News Correspondent
Robin Roberts

Co-Anchor, ABC's Good Morning America
Al Roker

Weather & Feature Reporter, NBC’s The Today Show, President & CEO, Al Roker Entertainment
Tracee Ellis Ross

Actress, Mentor, Teen Advocate
Hal Rubenstein

Fashion Director, InStyle Magazine
Gretchen Rubin

Writer, The Happiness Project
Maria Elena Salinas

Univision News Anchor
Dr. Marie Savard

MD, Author of Ask Dr. Marie & GMA Medical Contributor
Diane Sawyer

Anchor of World News
Edit Schlaffer

Founder, Women without Borders / SAVE - Sisters Against Violent Extremism
The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori

Presiding Bishop & Primate,The Episcopal Church
Howard Schultz

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Starbucks Coffee Company
Katherine Schwarzenegger

Author, Rock What You've Got
Gail Sheehy

Best-Selling Author
Jessica Simpson

Singer, Actress, Entrepreneur
Jake Steinfeld

Chairman, CEO, Body by Jake Global
Sandra Steingraber

Acclaimed Ecologist, Author, Survivor
Lisa J. Stevens

EVP, Regional President, California Regional Banking, Wells Fargo & Company
Kris Perry & Sandra Stier

Plaintiffs, Perry v. Schwarzenegger
Anne Sweeney

Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, President, Disney/ABC Television Group
Susan Tousi

General Manager, Consumer Inkjet Systems, Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company
Loung Ung

Activist, Author, Lecturer
Buddy Valastro

Owner, Carlo's Bakery, aka The Cake Boss
Marcela Valladolid

Author, TV Personality
LaVern Vivio

Christian Speaker and Radio Personality
Alexa von Tobel

Founder & CEO, LearnVest Inc.
Laysha Ward

President, Community Relations, Target Corporation
Jess Weiner

Global Ambassador, Dove Self-Esteem Fund
Ali Wentworth

Actress, Author, Host
James D. White

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jamba Juice
Brian Williams

Anchor and Managing Editor, NBC Nightly News
Rita Wilson

Actress, Producer
Judy Woodruff

Senior Correspondent, The PBS NewsHour

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