MORNING PANELS


Topic 1:

Innovating for Social Change

Moderator:

Jill Kickul, Director of Program for Social Entrepreneurship, NYU Stern Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

Panelists:

Aria Finger, COO, DoSomething.org

Elizabeth Lynch, Director of The Center for Microfinance Leadership, Women's World Banking (WWB)

Yasmina Zaidman, Director of Communications and Strategic Partnerships, Acumen Fund

Jennifer Miller, Executive VP of Coated Business and Chief Sustainability Officer, Sappi Fine Paper North America


Topic 2:

Business Model Innovation

Moderator:

Sonia Marciano, Professor of Management & Organizations, NYU Stern School of Business

Panelists:

Lynn Gonsor, Principal in Organization, Change & Leadership, Booz & Co.

Kim Kitchings, VP of Corporate Strategic Planning and Program Metrics, Cotton Inc.

Jessica Malloy, Director of Consumer Marketing, Time Inc.

Cassie Lancellotti-Young, VP of Marketing & Analytics, HighTable.com


Topic 3:

Innovative Careers & Charting a New Path

Moderator:

Beth Briggs, Director of Career Counseling & Operations, NYU Stern School of Business

Panelists:

Julie Bratton and Cheryl Thomas, Co-Owners & Chief Marketing Partners, Bratton Thomas

Michelle Cutter, VP of eCommerce, Tumi

Dawn McAvoy, Director of Partnerships & Branded Content, Citi

Karyn Twaronite, Americas Inclusiveness Officer, Ernst and Young


AFTERNOON PANELS


Topic 1:

Disruptive Innovation: New Modes of Delivery

Moderator:

Claudine Gartenberg, Assistant Professor of Management, NYU Stern School of Business

Panelists:

Katia Beauchamp, Co-Founder, Birchbox

Sarah Chubb, President and General Manager, Gilt City

Corie Hardee, Founder & CEO, Little Borrowed Dress

Netta Samroengraja, CFO, ZocDoc


Topic 2:

Design Innovation

Moderator:

Sonia Marciano, Professor of Management & Organizations, NYU Stern School of Business

Panelists:

Diana Hardeman, CEO & Founder, MilkMade Ice Cream

Frida Polli, CEO & Co-Founder, Pymetrics

Maja Svensson, Founder, Elsa and Me

Daleena Farina, Founder, Care for Kenya (CFK)


Topic 3:

Breaking with Tradition: Innovating Female Leadership

Moderator:

Diane Lennard, Clinical Associate Professor of Management Communication, NYU Stern School of Business

Panelists:

Celeste Mellet Brown, Head of Investor Relations, Morgan Stanley

Susan Lucas-Conwell, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Great Place to Work

Virginia Klein, Director of Hedge Fund Organization, Merrill Lynch

Paula Theus, Director of Diversity, PwC