The Women's Conference 2008: Agenda

Conference 2008 Speakers and Participants*

• Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger
• First Lady of California Maria Shriver
• Madeline K. Albright, Former Secretary of State
• Christiane Amanpour, CNN Chief International Correspondent
• Crystal Ashby, Vice President Government and Public Affairs, BP America
• Cecilia Maria Attias, Chief Executive Officer, The Experience Corp (USA)
• Willow Bay, Broadcast Journalist
• Lisa Beres, Co-founder, GreenNest
• Ron Beres, Co-founder, GreenNest
• Valerie Bertinelli, Actress and Health and Weight-loss Activist
• Roshawnda Bettencourt, 2008 California State Poetry Out Loud Champion
• Cherie Blair, Human Rights Advocate and wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair
• Leslie Blodgett, CEO, Bare Escentuals and Complexion Expert
• Marie Bonilla Elzarka, Proud Mother of Two and President & Secretary, West Coast Feather and Down Inc.
• Bono, Lead Singer of U2 and Co-founder of the anti-poverty campaign ONE
• Sarah Ban Breathnach, New York Times # 1 Best Selling Author, Simple Abundance; A Daybook of Comfort and Joy
• Campbell Brown, News Anchor, CNN
• Kristofer Buckle, Celebrity Make-Up Artist
• Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
• Diahann Carroll, Singer and Actress
• Chiqui Cartagena, Author and Managing Director, Integrated Marketing for Meredith Hispanic Ventures
• Jean Chatzky, Author, Make Money, Not Excuses
• Farai Chideya, Host, NPR "News and Notes"
• Sister Joan Chittister, O.S.B., Author, The Gift of Years
• Pat Clarey, Chief Operating Officer, Healthnet
• Ranjana Clark, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Wachovia
• Kelly Corrigan, Journalist
• Jamie Lee Curtis, Actress and Author
• Ariane de Bonvoisin, Author, The First 30 Days; Your Guide to Any Change
• Rocco DiSpirito, Chef and Restaurant Owner
• Susan R. Estrich, Author, Legal and Political Analyist
• Melphine Evans, CFO, West Coast USA, BP
• Giselle Fernandez, Television Journalist, Producer and Filmmaker
• Sally Field, Actress
• Susan Ford Bales, Chair, Betty Ford Center
• Bob Foster, Mayor of Long Beach
• Michael J. Fox, Actor, Author & Founder of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
• Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin, Authors
• Cerue Konah Garlo, Executive Director, Women NGO Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL)
• Jesse Garza, Author, Nothing to Wear?: A Five-Step Cure for the Common Closet
• Janina Gavankar, Actress and Author
• Leeza Gibbons, TV & Radio Producer, Host, Co-Founder & Board Chair, Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation
• Kristin Gibbs, Director of Marketing, Lean Cuisine
• Kristin Gore, Writer
• Amy Holmes, CNN Contributor and Conservative Commentator
• Laura K. Ipsen, Senior Vice President, Global Policy and Government Affairs, Cisco
• Sister Andrea Jaeger, Philanthropist and Former U.S. Professional Tennis Player
• Billie Jean King, Founder, The Women's Sports Foundation
• Heidi Klum, Host and Producer, Project Runway, Supermodel and Entrepreneur
• Stephen Knoll, Hairstylist
• Jack Kornfield, Ph.D., Co-founder & Teacher, Spirit Rock Meditation Center
• Jennifer Lopez, Actress, Singer and Entrepreneur
• Joe Lupo, Author and Stylist
• Chris Matthews, Host of Hardball on MSNBC and The Chris Matthews Show on NBC
• William Margaritis, Senior Vice President, Global Communications and Investor Relations, FedEx Corporation
• Dr. Ingrid Mattson, Director and Professor, Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
• Jenny McCarthy, Best Selling Author, Actress and Mother
• Nancy McFadden, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, PG&E Corporation
• Shannon McFayden, Senior Executive Vice President, Wachovia
• Graciela Meibar, Vice President Global Sales Training and Global Diversity Mattel, Inc.
• Jillian Michaels, Strength Trainer and Life Coach
• Allison Mnookin, Vice President, Quicken Health Group
• Lisa Nelson, Head of Global Government Relations, Visa Inc.
• Indra K. Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo
• Deborah Norville, Anchor, Inside Edition & Author, Thank You Power
• Daphne Oz, Story Coordinator, Inside Edition & Author of Dorm Room Diet
• Lisa Oz, Producer, Writer, Actress, and frequent co-host of The Dr. Oz Show on Oprah & Friends' XM radio telecast.
• Dr. Mehmet Oz, Health Expert, Oprah Winfrey Show & Co-author of the "YOU" Series Heath Books with Lisa Oz and Dr. Mike Roizen
• Dr. Pamela Peeke, Chief Medical Correspondent, Discovery Health TV
• Susan H. Pinkus, Director, Los Angeles Times Poll
• Bonnie Raitt, Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist whose unique style blends blues, R&B, rock, and pop
• Rachael Ray, Daytime Host
• Larree Renda, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategist and Chief Administrative Officer, Safeway
• Dr. Condoleezza Rice, United States Secretary of State
• Deborah Roberts, ABC News Correspondent
• Laura Schulte, President, Western Region, Wells Fargo
• Lesley Jane Seymour, Editor-in-chief, More Magazine
• David Sheff, Author, Beautiful Boy
• Lynn Sherr, Author, Outside the Box: A Memoir
• Timothy Shriver, Chairman and CEO, Special Olympics
• Dana Slatkin, Chef, Consultant and Culinary Teacher
• Russell Simmons, Chairman, RUSH Communications
• Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Chief Medical Editor, NBC News and Lluminari Expert
• Gloria Steinem, Writer, Organizer, and Co-founder, Women's Media Center
• Mary Tillman, Author, Boots On the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman
• Laysha Ward, Vice President Community Relations, Target
• Jess Weiner, Author / Self-Esteem Expert
• Rita Wilson, Actress, Producer
• Marian Wright Edelman, Founder and CEO, Children's Defense Fund

* Subject to change without notice or obligation.