Lead with Compassion 17th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference

This year’s conference theme is Lead With Compassion. Our keynote speakers will explore how the choices we make in life can lead to differing outcomes.

Our morning keynote speaker, Sister Helen Prejean, will begin the day by taking an expansive look at the meaning of compassion. She is the author of Dead Man Walking, nominated for a 1993 Pulitzer Prize and later made into a movie receiving four Oscar nominations; and in 2004, The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions.

Our luncheon keynote address will be delivered by Majora Carter. Majora rose to national prominence with her 2006 Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) Talk “Greening the Ghetto” which remains on the list for The Top Ten TED Talks. An Eco-entrepreneur, she focuses on how economic, social and environmental inequalities interconnect, and how better urban planning and development can rehabilitate neighborhoods and unite communities.

Closing the day is Ashley Judd, actor, advocate and author of the best-selling memoir “All That Is Bitter and Sweet.”

As we do each year, we will offer three concurrent breakout sessions throughout the day to promote skill-building and personal growth.