Power Women LA: Jason Katims, Pearlena Igbokwe, Monica Owusu-Breen Join Jennifer Salke on Inclusivity PanelTheWrap

TheWrap is pleased to announce that Universal Television President Pearlena Igbokwe, Producer Monica Owusu-Breen and Creator and Executive Producer Jason Katims will join NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke for a discussion titled “Embracing Inclusion: Telling Stories that Champion a New Narrative” at the Power Women Breakfast LA on Thursday October 26.

Pearlena Igbokwe oversees creative programming for one of the country’s most successful production companies, Universal TV. She is involved in developing a diverse slate of comedies including “Master of None,” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and dramas such as “Shades of Blue” and “Chicago Fire.”

Monica Owusu-Breen is an executive producer and showrunner on NBC’s supernatural thriller “Midnight, Texas,” a show about outsiders coming together. Her credits also include a co-executive producer role on “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and and the cult genre classic “Fringe.”

Jason Katims is the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the upcoming new drama “Rise” a musical set in a working-class high school drama program. He has won numerous accolades for critically acclaimed series including “Friday Night Lights” and “Parenthood.”

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They will discuss how they are creating change through developing, writing and producing stories of inclusion that encourage understanding. The breakfast will also offer a courageous group of sexual assault victims including actress Claire Forlani, Fox 11 news anchor Lauren Sivan and others to be named who will talk about how to encourage a gender-balanced landscape where women can thrive. The founder and CEO of ID, Kelly Bush Novak, will also join the conversation.

The day will also feature rising star Brooklynn Prince, actress “The Florida Project” and Courage in Journalism Award-winner Saniya Toiken of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Kazakhstan, where journalists are routinely threatened, beaten, or killed because of their work.

The speaker program will be followed by a special #MeToo Town Hall that will be live streamed and moderated by Producer Hilary Shor and Producer, Director and Photographer Jeff Vespa. An expert panel will offer actionable steps for dealing with difficult situations of sexual assault and harassment in the workplace and an open forum for sharing stories in a safe environment. Confirmed speakers include Greenberg Glusker Partner Priya Sopori and Women in Media Executive Director Tema Steig and others to be announced.

A live auction to benefit the Joyful Heart Foundation, a national organization aiding women victims of sexual violence will take place during the event. Founded by Mariska Hargitay, their mission is is to transform society’s response to sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse, support survivors’ healing, and end this violence forever.

TheWrap in 2017 has brought its successful Power Women franchise to DC, SF, NY, and now LA, building a broad network and community of professional women who are decision-makers and mothers, leaders and wives, innovators and activists.

The Scene With Kerri Walsh Jennings, Yara Shahidi at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast San Francisco 2017 (Photos)

Yara Shahidi, star of "black-ish," with TheWrap CEO Sharon Waxman at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Sharon Waxman, Lisa Sugar, Yara Shahidi, Kathleen Grace, Kendra Bracken-Ferguson, Kerri Walsh Jennings at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast San Francisco.
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From left: Dolby Laboratories Global Communications VP Jennifer Bowcock; Lisa Sugar, Founder and President of POPSUGAR and TheWrap CEO and Editor in Chief Sharon Waxman.
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From left: Three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings, "black-ish" actress Yara Shahidi and Brain Trust CEO Kendra Bracken-Ferguson.
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Kendra Bracken-Ferguson, Lisa Sugar and attendee at Silent auction at TheWrap's Power Women's Breakfast in San Francisco.
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Yara Shahidi, star of "Black-ish," far left.
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Yara Shahidi, star of "black-ish," attends the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Yara Shahidi, star of "Black-ish," attends the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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A glimpse of the scene at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Bob Borchers, CMO Dolby and Sharon Waxman Power Women Breakfast San Francisco.
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Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain joins the Power Women breakfast
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Evie Silvers, of TheWrap, with attendees at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in San Francisco.
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The Power Women Breakfast franchise now takes place in four cities: Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
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A glimpse of the scene at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Here's a glimpse of the scene at the Power Women Breakfast 2017.
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A glimpse of the scene at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Auction items included volleyball balls signed by Kerri Walsh Jennings and spa packages.
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TheWrap's Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman greets the crowd at The Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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A glimpse of the scene at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Dagmar Dolby and Sharon Waxman at Power Women Breakfast San Francisco.
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The buffet breakfast included eggs, mascarpone crepes, tartines and a variety of fruit.
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Keri Walsh Jennings, three-time Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball, at the Power Women Breakfast in San Francisco on May 25.
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Dagmar Dolby, wife of Dolby founder Ray Dolby, at right, with Dolby Chief Scientist Poppy Crum
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The scene at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Auction items included volleyball balls signed by Kerri Walsh Jennings.
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The scene at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco
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The scene at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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The Power Women Breakfast series brings together influential women of entertainment, media, technology and brands in key cities to network and connect.
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Keri Walsh Jennings, three-time Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball, speaks with TheWrap CEO Sharon Waxman at the Power Women Breakfast in San Francisco on May 25.
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Sharon Waxman and Kerri Walsh Jennings, three-time Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball, speak at the Power Women Breakfast in San Francisco on May 25.
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Three-time Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball, Kerri Walsh Jennings, speaks with TheWrap CEO Sharon Waxman at the Power Women Breakfast in San Francisco on May 25.
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Three-time Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball Keri Walsh Jennings speaks with TheWrap CEO Sharon Waxman at the Power Women Breakfast in San Francisco on May 25.
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Three-time Olympic gold medalist and beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jenningscspeaks with TheWrap CEO and Editor in Chief Sharon Waxman at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco on May 25.
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Yara Shahidi, star of "black-ish," at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Yara Shahidi, star of "black-ish," speaks to TheWrap CEO Sharon Waxman at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Yara Shahidi, star of "black-ish," speaks at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Yara Shahidi, star of "black-ish," speaks at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Yara Shahidi and Sharon Waxman auction rare photos to benefit Bay Kids Mission.
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TheWrap also auctioned photographs of Bruce Springsteen and Joni Mitchell shot by Joel Bernstein.
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A glimpse of the scene at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Panel discussion at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Panel discussion at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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Panel discussion at the Power Women Breakfast 2017 in San Francisco.
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From left: Sharon Waxman, Kathleen Grace, Kendra Bracken-Ferguson and Lisa Sugar.
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