(From top left clockwise): Gigi Gorgeous, Diane Guerrero
Corinne Foxx, Chrissy Metz and Jennifer Salke
WrapWomen is delighted to welcome the first set of speakers to its historic Power Women Summit on October 24 and 25 at the Fairmont Hotel in Santa Monica. The event brings together the industry’s most influential women to drive “Toward 50/50” equity and inclusivity in entertainment and media.
“This is Us” Star Chrissy Metz, Amazon Studio Chief Jennifer Salke, author and activist Gigi Gorgeous and actress and activist Corinne Foxx will join the conversation. “Orange is the New Black” star Diane Guerrero,AMC Networks Entertainment Group President Sarah Barnett, Warner Bros. EVP of Worldwide Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Dee Dee Meyers, Congressional Candidate Cori Bush (D-MO), Homegrown Pictures Founder Stephanie Allain and WME Partner Nancy Josephson will also participate.
More than 1,000 women are expected to attend the panels, workshops and round tables, along with main stage keynotes, performances and podcasts that will fill nearly two days of the second annual Summit. Speakers will touch on topics such as redefining inclusivity, the power of female-driven content, equal pay in sports and beyond, negotiating your worth and inviting men to join the conversation.
Since last year’s Summit in November 2018, the industry has seen progress and positive change for women and underrepresented groups. More women than ever before are taking leadership positions at studios and networks. New norms are taking hold in the workplace. Diversity and inclusivity are visible in major casting decisions. So come join the power base, learn from the best and be inspired at the Power Women Summit.
As a special addition to this year’s Power Women Summit, the event will close with an award honoring an outstanding female short-film director who best portrayed a story of womanhood through the “Telling Our Stories” film contest, presented by Starz and WrapWomen. Find out more about Telling Our Stories.
About the Event TheWrap’s Power Women Summit is the largest gathering ever assembled of the most influential women in entertainment, media and technology. The summit aims to inspire and empower more than 1,000 women across the landscape of their professional careers and personal lives. This year, the summit will be held at the beautiful Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica with the backdrop of the beach and the hotel’s iconic fig tree.
Presented by WrapWomen Foundation, the non-profit arm of TheWrap, the event will provide two days of education, mentorship, workshops and networking to promote the goal of greater women’s leadership in this industry, and gender balance in media, entertainment and technology overall.
WrapWomen represents a significant media platform to celebrate positive examples of individuals and companies that are paving the road to greater inclusivity. It is also a launchpad and catalyst for concrete measures to help the media and entertainment industry move toward gender equity across the board.
The summit is actively committed to integrating intersectionality in its programming and to embracing diversity in all possible categories. There will be practical training sessions in leadership and live mentoring sessions for women at all levels of their careers.
For more information on WrapWomen and sponsorship, please contact sales@thewrap.com.
Power Women Summit 2018 Portraits, From Barbara Boxer to Zoe Saldana (Photos)
Actress Mira Sorvino
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Actress Zoe Saldana
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Zoe Saldana
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Actress Zoe Saldana and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta
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Dolores Huerta
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Law professor Anita Hill
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Law professor Anita Hill and filmmaker Freida Lee Mock
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Women of #MeToo: Jessica Barth, Larissa Gomes, Dawn Dunning, Chantal Cousineau, Sarah Anne Masse, Melissa Schuman, Rosanna Arquette, Melissa Sagemiller, Louise Godbold, Louisette Geiss; (seated) Molly Maeve, Katherine Kendall, Kathryn Rossetter and Anna Graham Hunter
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Artists Allie and Lexi Kaplan
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The Kaplan Twins
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Actress Arielle Kebbel
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Arielle Kebbel
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Actor David Oyelowo
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Actress and activist Rosanna Arquette
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Former Kardashian assistant Stephanie Shepherd
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Actress Alysia Reiner
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Vice Media executive Ariel Wengroff
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Mitú co-founder Beatriz Acevedo
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Betsy West and Julie Cohen, co-directors of the documentary "RBG"
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March for Our Lives activist Bria Smith
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ESPN reporter Cari Champion
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Christine Simmons, president of the Los Angeles Sparks
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Christine Simmons, president of the Los Angeles Sparks
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Former Glamour editor-in-chief Cindi Leive
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Actress Trace Lysette
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Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, HAIM
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Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, HAIM
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Olympic gold medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad
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U.S. sabre fencer and Olympic gold medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad and Los Angeles Sparks President Christine Simmons
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Actress Melanie Liburd
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Acrress Melanie Liburd
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Actress Melanie Liburd
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Actress Illeana Douglas
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Gun violence activists Jaclyn Corin and Bria Smith
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Anti-gun activist Jaclyn Corin
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Gun violence activists Jaclyn Corin and Bria Smith
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Producer Jessica Sanders and filmmaker Freida Lee Mock
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"Transparent" creator Jill Soloway
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Journalist and former USA Today editor-in-chief Joanne Lipman
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Film producer Kimberly Steward
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Film producer Cassian Elwes
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Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc
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Former U.S. senator Barbara Boxer
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Filmmaker Nicole Boxer and former U.S. senator Barbara Boxer
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Filmmaker Nicole Boxer
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TriStar Pictures EVP Nicole Brown
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Producer and Warner Bros. SVP Niija Kuykendall
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Director-producer Pamela B. Green
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"Steven Universe" creator Rebecca Sugar
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CAA agent Chris Andrews
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Actresses and Harvey Weinstein accusers Sarah Ann Masse and Louisette Geiss
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Film producer Scott Budnick
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Film producer Stephanie Allain
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Sue Obeidi, Muslim Public Affairs Council
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Lifetime EVP Tanya Lopez
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#MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke
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Lawyer and Times Up Legal Defense Fund head Tina Tchen
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Meghan Quinn, Artist and Photographer
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Jessica Sanders, Director, Writer, and Producer
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Crystal Patterson, Global Civic Partnerships Manager Facebook
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Lela Lee, Creator of "Angry Little Asian Girl" and Attendee Pauline Sanders, "Power Women Summit"
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Mira Sorvino, Anita Hill, HAIM, David Oyelowo, Rosanna Arquette, Nancy Dubuc, Jill Soloway and more participated in TheWrap’s inaugural event