Here are some exciting highlights from our 2017 conference:
Keynote Conversation featuring Joanne Lipman
Katie Couric, Award Winning Journalist & Bestselling Author and Joanne Lipman,
Editor in Chief, USA Today & USA Today Network; Chief Content Officer, Gannett
Opening Session
Trudie Styler delivered Keynote Remarks to the largest audience
ever at the Touchstones Luncheon
Trudie Styler, Actress, Producer, Director (IFC Films’ Freak Show)
WICT President & CEO, Maria Brennan presented WICT Chair,
Martha Soehren with a Diversity Medallion at the Touchstones Luncheon
Taking Charge of Your Feedback during Roundtable Discussions
The exceptional athletes featured on the
Profiles of Champions Panel
Kathrine Switzer, First Registered Female Boston Marathon Runner, Emmy-Winning Commentator; Carli Lloyd, World Cup Soccer Champion; Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist; NWSL Player, broadcast on Lifetime; Chiney Ogwumike, WNBA player, Analyst, ESPN;
Lisa Kerney, Anchor, SportsCenter, ESPN
Networking at the Big Apple Reception
Gretchen Carlson kicked off Day 2 of the conference with
an inspirational Keynote speech
Gretchen Carlson, TV Journalist & Women’s Empowerment Advocate
Activating Allies: Uniting Against Unconscious Bias
Jennifer Brown, Founder & CEO, Jennifer Brown Consulting; Deepali Bagati, Executive Director, United States, Catalyst, Inc.; LeVoyd Carter, Executive Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Cox Communications; Angela Santone, EVP & Global Chief Human Resources Officer, Turner; Tina Simmons, SVP, Human Resources – Central Division, Comcast
WICT partnered with NAMIC and the Walter Kaitz Foundation to unveil
the results of the 2017 PAR AIM Survey at the Joint Diversity Town Hall
Michael K. Powell, President & CEO, NCTA; Eglon Simons, President & CEO, NAMIC, David L. Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast; Rhonda Crichlow, SVP, Chief Diversity Officer, Charter Communications; Karen Bennett, EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer, Cox Communications; Adria Alpert Romm, Chief HR & Global Diversity Officer, Discovery Communications; Monica Diaz, VP, Diversity, Inclusion & Wellness, ESPN; John Yang, Correspondent, PBS NewsHour, NewsHour Productions; Maria E. Brennan, CAE, President & CEO, WICT; and David Porter, Executive Director, Walter Kaitz Foundation
Thought leaders from the capstone session, Pearls of Wisdom
Dana Strong, President & COO, Virgin Media; Alison Wright, Photographer, Alison Wright Photography; Juju Chang, Co-anchor, ABC News’ Nightline; Reshma Saujani, Founder & CEO, Girls Who Code; and Kimberly Brooks, Host/Correspondent, Fusion Network
View more photos in our Facebook photo album.
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The WICT Leadership Conference was held at the
Marriott Marquis in New York, NY.
New York Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
