Educate Inspire Connect

Educate Inspire Connect

Program

Welcome

Saying Hi!

Donna Orender | Founder, Generation W

What We’re Seeing Today

Pat Geraghty | President & CEO, GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation Margo Georgiadis | President and CEO, Ancestry Winnie Lerner | Managing Partner, Finsbury’s North American Operations Dr. Olenda Johnson | Prof. of Strategic Leadership & Leader Development, U.S. Naval War College Moderator: Ita Ekpoudom | Partner, GingerBread Capital

Facing Uncomfortable Truths

Dr. Richard Lapchick | University of Central Florida DeVos Sport Business Management Program Chair, known as the “Global Conscience of Sport”

The World As I See It

Sophia Mickelson | Student, Activist, Filmmaker Delana Lewis | Student, Activist, Artist

WOW United

Programming Break–12:45 PM

Ain’t I a Woman

Tina Lifford | Actress, Playwright, Author, Founder of the Inner Fitness Project

Prism Talk: My Climate Journey-From Anxiety to Action

Jennifer Allyn | Campaign Lead, ClimateVoice (Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy)

Prism Talk: The Journey: Finding Your Way, Finding Your Peace

Michele Meyer-Shipp | Principal, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, KPMG

Prism Talk: Generosity in Life and Leadership

Joyce Russell | President, Adecco Group U.S. Foundation

What Does Seeing Really Mean?

Dr. Edith Eger | Psychologist & Author of The Choice, Embrace the Possible

Closing Remarks

Previous Speakers

Donna Orender
Founder, Generation W
Donna Orender, CEO of Orender Unlimited, is an innovator, trailblazer, game changer and highly respected business executive.
Joyce Russell
President, Adecco Group US Foundation
As President of the Adecco Group U.S. Foundation, Joyce is committed to making the future work for everyone. The Foundation launched in January 2019 and focuses on up-/reskilling American workers and helping to ensure work equality for all.
Sophia Mickelson
Student/Filmmaker/Activist
Sophia radiates thoughtfulness, leadership, caring, and creative soul in her full embrace of the world around her. In her work as a photographer and filmmaker, Sophia seeks to tell stories that span the full palette of the human experience and unpack judgements we don’t realize we carry.
Jennifer Allyn
Campaign Lead/Climate Voice
Jennifer Allyn leads campaigns at ClimateVoice to move companies to advance climate policy. The mission is to accelerate decarbonization by engaging the private sector as a critical voice for change.
Michele Meyer-Shipp
Principal, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, KPMG
Michele C. Meyer-Shipp joined KPMG LLP as Principal and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer in August 2018. In this role, she leads the National Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) team and oversees its strategy and objectives, including supporting the recruitment, retention, and development of a diverse workforce; inspiring broad perspectives and innovative client solutions; and fostering an inclusive and accessible culture.
Dr. Edith Eger
Psychologist & Author of The Choice, Embrace the Possible
Dr. Eger is a sought-after clinical psychologist and lecturer, helping individuals discard their limitations, discover their powers of self-renewal, and achieve things they previous thought unattainable.
Dr. Richard Lapchick
World-Renowned Human Rights Activist
Human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, internationally recognized expert on sports and social issues, scholar and author Richard E. Lapchick is often described as “the racial conscience of sport.”
Patrick J. Geraghty
President and Chief Executive Officer, GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation
Pat Geraghty is President and Chief Executive Officer of GuideWell, a $19 billion mutual insurance holding company headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. A mission-driven health solutions enterprise, GuideWell is the parent to a family of forward-thinking companies focused on transforming health care.
Delana Lewis
Student/Activist/Artist
Delana’s mission is to create and affect the black community through art and creativity, and all over the world. She believes that expression through art is healing and allows for better human connectivity.
Margo Georgiadis
President & CEO, Ancestry
Margo Georgiadis is the President and CEO of Ancestry and also serves on the company’s Board of Directors. Bringing together content, science and technology, Ancestry is a human centered company with a mission to empower journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives.
Ita Ekpoudom
Partner, Gingerbread Capital
Ita is a Partner at venture capital firm GingerBread Capital, which backs high growth female founded companies. Her mission is to engage, educate, and elevate the next generation of successful women business leaders and investors.
Tina Lifford
Actress/Author
Hollywood veteran Tina Lifford plays the vivacious breakout character Aunt Vi on the critically acclaimed television drama, Queen Sugar. She has played over 100 characters in her long-standing career, including notable roles on Scandal and Parenthood.
Winnie Lerner
Managing Partner, Finsbury
Winnie Lerner is the Managing Partner for Finsbury’s North American operations. She specializes in counseling CEOs and other senior executives, Boards of Directors and outside advisors through complex situations, including changes to leadership, sensitive litigation, control contests, shareholder activism and governance, cybersecurity and data privacy issues, SEC investigations and regulatory issues.
Dr. Olenda Johnson
Professor of Strategic Leadership and Leader Development, U.S. Naval War Collage
A native of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Dr. Olenda E. Johnson is Professor of Strategic Leadership and Leader Development at the U. S. Naval War College – a graduate-level institution for highly select military officers and government civilians.