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2nd Annual MomWarrior™ Conference
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21 September 2018 8:30am - 4:30pm
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Afternoon Session Begins (1:00pm - 4:30pm) ** Panels and Interactive Session ** Keynote Purpose and Parenthood Aaron Hurst CEO & Co-Founder, Imperative Panel Building Allyship: Men As Allies Sandra Lopez, VP/GM, Intel Sports| Ludo Antonov, Head of Growth Engineering, Pinterest | Corey Ponder Policy Programs Associate Manager, Facebook | Panel Reinventing the Workplace Caricia Catalani, Director of Design for Health & Research, IDEO | Amel Zahid, Founder, Equitable Workplaces | Karina Cabrera Bell Founder & CEO, Reach Mama Network | Mindfulness Break Michelle Gale, Mindfulness Expert & Author of "Mindful Parenting in a Messy World" Panel Moving Into Action: Breaking Through the Maternal Wall Amy Hoopes, President, Wente Family Estates | Katrina Alcorn, Author of "Maxed Out" and UX Leader, Autodesk | Jeff Huebner, Chief Risk Officer, CSAA Group | Closing Keynote Keeping It Real Jessica Jensen, Head of Products, Platforms, & Insights, Facebook
afternoon session
agenda
8:30 am Registration & Check-In Morning Session Begins (9am - 12:15pm) --- Welcome Tet Salva & Kristi Rible Scobie MomWarrior™ Founders Coffee Talk Breaking Down Barriers Geisha Williams President & CEO , PG&E Keynote The Fatherhood Bonus & The Motherhood Steven Huang Penalty - Why It Matters Head of DIversity & Inclusion, Culture Amp Panel Leading With Empathy & Authenticity Tricia Choi, Co-Founder & Chief Design Officer, MoveWIth | Julie Rogers, VP of People Experience, Komodo Health | Kevin Halteman, Program Lead, Kaiser Permanente | Cindy Peterson, VP of Org Effectiveness, Macy's | Mindfulness Break Michelle Gale, Mindfulness Expert & Author of "Mindful Parenting in a Messy World" Keynote State of Modern Motherhood Jill Koziol CEO & Co-Founder, Motherly Author Interview The Ambition Decisions: What Women Elizabeth Wallace Know About Work, Family, and the Path to Author, Editor, Writer Building a Life
morning session
panel & interview descriptions
Reinventing the Workplace More women are graduating with college and graduate degrees than in the previous 2 decades. Women now also make up 70% of the labor force. Yet our public policies and company programs haven’t caught up with the changing workplace. In this era, an innovative and more focused approach is needed to support the modern mom. Confronted with the urgent problem of female talent retention and the continued underrepresentation of women at every level in corporate America, many companies now need to look at more effective solutions to better support women in the workplace who are transitioning into motherhood and/or transitioning back to work. We will explore the changing paradigm of modern work culture, what we can do to break these old paradigms, and how to begin bridging the gaps to better support women (and all employees) in the workplace.
Building Allyship: Men As Allies There has been great momentum in the movement for creating gender equality, however, real equality can only come if we stop imposing traditional gender roles. Allies play a critical role in the success and progress of gender equality. We need to move from identifying the problem to actively solving it. There has been great momentum in the women's movement - but we can't leave the men out of this important conversation. Real equality can only come if we stop imposing traditional gender roles for both women and men. Men play a critical role in the success and progress of women. We talk to highly influential men and women who share their insights into our current social culture and share their learnings to the path of gender partnership and inclusion.
I am not the first woman to multi-task. I am not the first woman to work and have a baby - there are many women who have done this before. JACINDA ARDERN New Zealand Prime Minister
Moving Into Action: Breaking Through the Maternal Wall Becoming a mother is one of the most transformational events in life. And yet, with the celebration comes a stark reality women face: the "Maternal Wall," one of the more prevalent biases in our society. This bias links women to the assumption that when women become mothers, they lack the competence and commitment in their careers. Indeed, motherhood is now a greater predictor of inequality than gender in the United States. How do we overcome the “maternal wall” and the motherhood bias so moms are seen as competent, reliable, and key assets to the organization, instead of liabilities? What can we do to move the needle and reframe this narrative?
Leading With Empathy & Authenticity The workforce is evolving. More companies are now expanding their parental benefits and reassessing programs to cater to a more diverse and inclusive workforce. But, as leaders in an organization who manages people, there is another layer that is often not addressed: the managing of women - and men - who are parents (or expectant parents). Managers and leaders play an important role in supporting and empowering parents to reach their full potential and optimally contribute to the success of your team and the company. So what can managers and leaders do to support their working parents so they can thrive at work, at home and beyond? We'll take a look at strategies, perspectives and opportunities on how you can create more productive, cohesive, and efficient purpose-driven teams.
Author Interview: The Ambition Decisions - What Women Know about Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life Over the last sixty years, women's lives have transformed radically from generation to generation. Without a template to follow--a way to peek into the future to catch a glimpse of what leaving this job or marrying that person might mean to us decades from now--women make important decisions blindly, groping for a way forward, winging it, and hoping it all works out. We talk to journalists and co-author Elizabeth Wallace on her research and new book, The Ambition Decisions, where she and her co-author, Hana Schank, tracked down their classmates and, over several hundred hours of interviews, gathered and mapped data about real women's lives that has been missing from our conversations about women and the workplace.
speaker bios
Aaron Hurst | CEO & Co-Founder, Imperative Aaron Hurst is the foremost expert on the science of purpose at work and in 2014 brought global awareness to the rise of the fourth economic era in history, the Purpose Economy. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Imperative, the technology platform for leaders in the new economy. Previously, as the founder of the Taproot Foundation, Aaron catalyzed the $15 billion pro bono service market. He is a third generation graduate of the University of Michigan.
Jessica Jensen | Head of Products, Platforms, and Insights, Facebook Jessica Jensen is the Head of Products, Platforms & Insights for Business Marketing for Facebook. She oversees global positioning, marketing strategy and communications of Facebook’s family of advertising offerings. Prior to joining Facebook, Jessica was the Global Head of Product Marketing for iAd, a division of Apple. Preceding her time at Apple, Jessica was Vice President of Lifestyles within the US Media Group of Yahoo! She served as the General Manager and VP of Yahoo! Shine and Yahoo! Health. Prior to joining Yahoo!, Jessica was CEO and founder of Low Impact Living, a leading website in the green housing sector. Jessica was also Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Investor’s Business Daily. Jessica started her professional career at The Boston Consulting Group in Los Angeles in the Entertainment and Media practice – working with the world’s largest media companies as they embraced the digital world.
Steven Huang | Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Culture Amp Steven Huang left his career as an actuary to join Facebook as their first HR analyst. As an early pioneer of bringing advanced quantitative discipline to the HR field, he built the people analytics strategies at both Facebook and Square. Ever since, he has become a champion of using data modeling to solve HR's most pressing problems. Steven joined Culture Amp, an employee feedback platform in 2015, currently heading their internal D&I practice. He is leading the effort in developing open-source tools to contribute to the D&I movement, such as the Culture Amp and Paradigm Inclusion Survey. Steven has a B.S. in Business from Babson College.
Under Geisha's leadership, PG&E has been responsible for providing safe, reliable, affordable and clean energy to 16 million people in northern and central California. During her tenure at PG&E, the company has become a leader in renewables integration, grid modernization and smart grid technologies, while also achieving the best electric reliability in company history.
Geisha came to PG&E from Florida Power and Light Company (FPL), where she was VP of Power Systems, Electric Distribution. Prior to that, she served as FPL’s Vice President of Distribution Operations, and held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in FPL’s customer service, marketing, external affairs and electric operations departments. She is also a trustee of the California Academy of Sciences and the University of Miami, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in engineering. She also holds a master’s degree in business administration from Nova Southeastern University.
Geisha Williams | President & CEO, PG&E Geisha Williams made history in 2017, becoming the first Latina CEO of a Fortune 500 company. She joined PG&E in 2007, and has more than three decades of experience in the energy industry.
Jessica holds an MBA from INSEAD, a Masters of International Relations from U.C.S.D. and a B.A. from Amherst College. She is a passionate proponent of strong women’s voices and mentoring future female business leaders. She has a hilarious daughter named Lily, a tree-hugger husband, and a geriatric Shih Tzu.
Jill Koziol | CEO & Co-Founder, Motherly Jill Koziol is co-founder and CEO of Motherly, a community-driven lifestyle brand redefining motherhood. Jill oversees the strategic direction of Motherly, leading business operations and partnership efforts, as well as product. Prior to founding Motherly, Jill was the inventor and founder of the patented HoneyBee Child SwingEase, a baby-goods product available at retailers nationwide. She previously served as a strategy consultant developing and implementing growth strategies in consumer markets. Jill resides in Menlo Park, California with her husband and two daughters.
Sandra E. Lopez is VP for Intel Sports responsible for partnering with the sports industry to deliver the next generation storytelling platform: Immersive Media. In 2015, she was named among the Top 10 Latina Executives by LATINA Style Inc. She is an active member of several Intel organizations focused on both women and Latino advancements, including Intel’s Hispanic Leadership Council and Pay It Forward Program. As part of contributing to the community, she is focused on building the next generation of female leaders. Twitter: @nycsf
Cindy Peterson's path to leading the Organization and Process Optimization function for Macy's Technology and Digital Revenue AND being blessed as a mother of two amazing humans was anything but a straight line. Cindy grew up in a small farming community in northern Montana about an hour south of the Canadian border. She graduated college with a degree in Chemical Engineering and spent her formative career years (aka pre-kids) in various engineering, management, and supply chain roles at Intel Corporation and Hitachi. When Cindy isn’t working alongside her team on helping grown-ups work more effectively, she is chasing her two girls, leading a 1st grade girl scout daisy troop (which she says is definitely more challenging than her day job) and working on the Peterson family goal of having as many passport stamps as birthdays.
Building Allyship: Men As Allies Sandra Lopez, VP/GM, Intel Sports| Ludo Antonov, Head of Growth Engineering, Pinterest | Corey Ponder Policy Programs Associate Manager, Facebook |
Leading With Empathy & Authenticity Tricia Choi, Co-Founder & Chief Design Officer, MoveWIth | Julie Rogers, VP of People Experience, Komodo Health | Kevin Halteman, Program Lead, Kaiser Permanente | Cindy Peterson, VP of Org Effectiveness, Macy's |
Tricia Choi is the CDO and co-founder of MoveWith, where she owns the style, format, and functionality of the brand’s dynamic, audio-coaching app. Prior to founding MoveWith, Tricia led design for Eventbrite, and her design, branding, and leadership skills have been utilized by Microsoft (T-mobile Sidekick), Sony Pictures (Crackle), and the social music sharing site iMeem (acquired by MySpace). Her business and branding savvy has helped to develop technology that assists the disabled, improves nutrition, and connects communities. You can find her speaking about leadership, empowerment, and wellness… unless she’s busy teaching yoga, creating art, or street dancing for a cause (formerly with Embodiment Project).
Julie Rogers has always had an insatiable curiosity about human behavior, and when she stumbled into the world of human resources over 20 years ago, her explorations found a new outlet. Gaining mastery of running a well-oiled HR shop during the first dot com boom, Julie has practiced her craft primarily in the Bay Area tech industry, helping startups grow (and contract), regularly poking at and breaking traditional approaches to people practice, and gaining insights into how to inspire and motivate people, and create an environment for them to do their best ever work. Most recently Julie has worked at Atlassian, AdRoll, and Culture Amp. She is currently VP of People & Experience at Komodo Health.
Kevin Halteman has been at Kaiser Permanente for over 6 years and is the Co-Founder of GenKP, a business resource group / talent community helping to drive Kaiser’s next generation of healthcare by attracting, engaging, and retaining future professionals through grass oots efforts. He is also a Board Member of Playworks, a national non-profit focused on improving the health and well-being of children by enhancing school climate through organized recess and play activities at low income elementary schools.
Over the past 5 years, Ludo Antonov has helped grow Pinterest's user base from 20 to over 200 million monthly active users worldwide. Prior to Pinterest, Ludo was responsible for building the content backend and services for Hulu. Ludo has spearheaded an amazing program within Pinterest along with other young engineers around tech workplace diversity. He is a huge advocate for the advancement of women, especially in the tech sector. Ludo is also a dad to a 5-year old daughter.
Corey Ponder is from Atlanta, GA. He obtained his Master’s in Public Policy from UC Berkeley before moving to Washington, DC where he worked for six years as an analyst with the Central Intelligence Agency. Corey now works for Facebook as their Policy Programs Associate Manager. Beyond his professional experience, he has served on boards for Capital Cause, Young Benefactor’s Group of the Institute for Responsible Citizenship, and the Vanderbilt Alumni Association. He also founded a platform for young people to discuss and engage on social justice and culture called “Collected Young Minds,” which he still runs today.
A relentless champion for women and girls, Karina Cabrera Bell is the Founder and CEO of the Reach Mama Network, an organization helping moms of color with opportunity. She is the host of the Reach Mama Podcast where she showcases multicultural moms about their success journey with career and family. Most recently, she worked in the Obama White House as Director of Congressional Affairs and Director of Outreach & Recruitment. In these roles, she helped attract and retain diverse talent to join President Obama’s political team, efforts that led to the most diverse federal workforce in history.
Jeff Huebner is the Chief Risk Officer at CSAA Insurance Group. He is also the Executive Sponsor for the Women's Group within CSAA. Jeff is a huge advocate for building a diverse and inclusive culture that cares not only about their own employees, but also the communities CSAA serves. Jeff serves on the boards of Junior Achievement and the California Insurance Guarantee Association. He is a father to three daughters , all of whom are in high school. Jeff also helps coach his girls' various sporting activities.
Amy Hoopes is the President of Wente Family Estates, a role that oversees the operations for the family-owned wine portfolio. This includes Wente Vineyards (the oldest, continuously operated family-owned winery in America), Murrieta’s Well, Entwine, Hayes Ranch, and Double Decker brands, as well as the lifestyle operations: The Course, The Restaurant and The Concerts at Wente Vineyards. Amy was on the distinguished list of “40 Under 40” marketers in 2014, and was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Femme in 2015. She is a member of the Communications Committee for Wine Institute, an executive board member and current President for Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association, a Member of Monterey County Vintners and Winegrowers Association, and the Past President and active member of the San Francisco chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier. Amy lives in Pleasanton with her husband and two daughters.
Reinventing the Workplace Caricia Catalani, Director of Design for Health & Research, IDEO| Amel Zahid, Founder, Equitable Workplaces | Karina Cabrera Bell Founder & CEO, Reach Mama Network |
Moving Into Action: Breaking Through the Maternal Wall Amy Hoopes, President, Wente Family Estates | Katrina Alcorn, Author of "Maxed Out" and UX Leader, Autodesk | Jeff Huebner, Chief Risk Officer, CSAA Insurance Group |
Dr. Caricia Catalani's passion for design and research science drives impactful ways to improve health and human rights around the world. At IDEO, Caricia combines human-centered design and qualitative and quantitative research methods to build high-impact innovations in the areas of health, wellness, and accessibility. One of her key projects include creating a breast pump for working mothers! She is on faculty at the University of California, Berkeley. She has authored a dozen scientific articles about design and innovation in health. Caricia will stop everything for a good bowl of ramen, great comedy improv, and fairy hunting with her two daughters.
Amel Zahid is a Stanford graduate with a background in public policy and management consulting. Amel is the Founder of Equitable Workplaces, a diversity consulting startup focused on redesigning workspaces to address childcare needs for working moms. She has also led policy work with the Bay Area Council on early childhood education. She advocates the need to redesign workplaces to cater to childcare and how it helps companies attract talent from a wider pool. Amel's work has triggered significant grassroots conversations at major tech companies creating momentum around the need to address childcare as part of the diversity discussion.
Katrina Alcorn is currently a user experience design leader with Autodesk. Her first book, "Maxed Out: American Moms on the Brink," was published in September 2013 and won a Foreword "IndieFab" Book of the Year award in 2014. Her writing has appeared in many local and national publications including The New York Times/Motherlode, The Huffington Post, and Time.com. Katrina is also a sought-after speaker and has spoken at The Commonwealth Club, SWSX Interactive, and TEDx Monterey.
Tet Salva | CEO
Author Interview The Ambition Decisions: What Women Know About Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life | Elizabeth Wallace
Mindfulness Breaks | Michelle Gale, Mindfulness Expert & Author of "Mindful Parenting in a Messy World"
Kristi Rible Scobie | Co-CEO
In a world where we are often divided, Tet Salva has mastered the art of bringing people and communities together to build engagement and ownership. She empowers groups to solve problems through collaboration and open dialogue. With MomWarrior™, she has created a platform to amplify ideas, stories, and thought-leadership related to the challenges and opportunities to advance women - specifically moms - so they are able to thrive at work, at home and beyond. Tet is also a mom to four young daughters, ranging in ages of 13 to 3 years old. Tet's professional experience spans over a decade as an executive advisor and organizational transofmration change leader to some of the biggest and influential companies in advertising, hi-tech, utilities, consumer goods, energy, and retail industries. Passionate about the advancement of women, she is now applying this work to help organizations, teams, and individuals create paradigm shifts towards more innovative support systems for working moms, addressing the significant gaps they face in the workplace. In 2017, Tet was honored as one of today's "40 under 40" influencers for her work with MomWarrior™, and has been featured in Diablo Magazine, East Bay Times, Motherly, and Redbook Magazine.
MomWarrior™ Founders
Kristi Rible Scobie is a social entrepreneur, ideator, and cultural strategist who is driven towards big picture impact projects that aim to produce societal change. She is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Momwarrior™ driven by the need for organizations to radically shift their mindset on what it means to be a working mother and, by doing so, how they can help solve lofty goals such as eliminating the gender pay gap, increasing the number of women in the C-Suite, and improving the ratio of men to women in technology. She is an international marketing and growth strategy expert, having worked for both public and startup tech ventures in emerging and developed markets, throughout Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia. However, after the birth of her first child, she opted out of this traditional work force to focus instead on work that aims to lay the groundwork for a world that is culturally literate, globally aware, and gender equal. She is the mother of two girls and a self-appointed anthropologist, believing that everyone should spend time amongst a culture other than one’s own. Only then is perspective undeniable and empathy achievable.
Elizabeth Wallace is the coauthor of The Ambition Decisions: What Women Know About Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life (Viking). Elizabeth is a magazine veteran who has contributed to Domino, Architectural Digest, Vogue, Lucky, Nylon, Us Weekly, Travel + Leisure, Departures, InStyle, Refinery29, Seventeen, Redbook, Medium, and HuffingtonPost. She has created advertising/branding content for Mercedes-Benz USA, The Lion King on Broadway, Bloomingdale’s, Estée Lauder, Conrad Hotels, Compass, Bon Appétit, Chase, Merrill Lynch, and Geico. Elizabeth lives in Brooklyn with a wife and two kids, and dabbles in yoga, Peloton, beer, whiskey, tea, and dismantling the patriarchy with a smile on her face. To see more of Elizabeth’s work, visit elizabethannwallace.wordpress.com.
Michelle Gale is a corporate mindfulness teacher, author, and public speaker. She enjoys connecting with audiences around the country and online to explore the power of presence, living with intention, and mindful parenting. She was previously the head of learning and leadership development at Twitter and has a bestselling book titled “Mindful Parenting in a Messy World." In addition to her board work with the Holistic Life Foundation she is currently a strategic advisor to the Mindful Schools and the Wisdom 2.0 conference. Michelle lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband, two sons, and adorable dogs.
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