TheWrap is pleased to announce a landmark gathering of industry voices committed to positive change and influencing society’s response to sexual assault at the Power Women Breakfast LA on Thursday October 26.
The program will include the panel: “Embracing Inclusion: Telling Stories that Champion the New Narrative,” that will feature NBC Entertainment chief Jennifer Salke.
Survivors of sexual assault or harassment will speak at the event including journalist Lauren Sivan, actress Claire Forlani and a soon-to-be-named prominent figure. Numerous guests of honor who have survived sexual assault in Hollywood will also be present in the audience.
“We must use this opportunity to have an honest conversation about the allegations of sexual assault rocking our industry,” said Wrap founder and CEO Sharon Waxman. “We are committed to working together to listen to survivors and move to create the change needed for a healthier ecosystem in Hollywood.”
The breakfast will offer two panels devoted to creating positive change, including a conversation about embracing inclusivity in storytelling that will include NBC Entertainment chief Jennifer Salke.
A courageous group of sexual assault and harassment victims including actress Claire Forlani, Fox 11 news anchor Lauren Sivan and others to be named will talk about how to encourage a gender-balanced landscape where women can thrive.
The day will also feature rising star Brooklynn Prince, actress in “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.
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The Scene With Cynthia Nixon, Lisa Bloom at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast NYC 2017 (Photos)
Attorney Lisa Bloom, TheWrap founder Sharon Waxman, Emmy-winning actress Cynthia Nixon, actress Judith Light, and producer Paula Wagner attend the Power Women Breakfast NYC on June 29, 2017.
TheWrap founder Sharon Waxman and Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad attend Power Women Breakfast NYC.
Shelley Zalis, CEO of The Female Quotient and Founder, Girls’ Lounge; TheWrap Editor-In-Chief Sharon Waxman and film and theater producer Paula Wagner co-hosted the 2017 edition of Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
Shelley Zalis, CEO, The Female Quotient and Founder, Girls’ Lounge moderated a discussion at Power Women Breakfast.
Moj Mahdara, CEO of Beautycon Media, speaks at Power Women Breakfast NYC
Ibtihaj Muhammad, best known as the first U.S. Olympic athlete to wear a hijab during the games, speaks at the Power Women Breakfast in New York.
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"Friends From College" star Annie Parisse and "Sex and the City" alum Cynthia Nixon attend the Power Women Breakfast in New York.
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Letitia James, Public Advocate for New York City, speaks at the Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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Sharon Waxman, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, attorney Lisa Bloom, and Oscar-Winning documentarian Laura Poitras pose on the red carpet of the Power Women Breakfast NYC.
"Orange Is the New Black" star Emma Myles attends the Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
Charity representatives Lisa Winjum and Sarah Haacke Byrd attend Power Women Breakfast benefiting Joyful Heart Foundation.
Rachel Bay Jones, a recent Tony winner for "Dear Evan Hansen," attends the Power Women Breakfast NYC.
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U.S. fencer and Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad talks about being a Muslim woman in a post-Obama world.
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Moj Mahdara, CEO of Beautycon Media, talks why she doesn't need to wear make-up to run a beauty business.
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Cynthia Nixon, currently starring on Broadway in "The Little Foxes," compared her play with the Trump family.
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TheWrap founder ttSharon Waxman interviews Cynthia Nixon at the Power Women Breakfast NYC on Thursday.
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Attorney Lisa Bloom said she receives death threats for standing up for women's rights.
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Activist and attorney Lisa Bloom joins the game-changers panel at Power Women Breakfast NYC.
"Citizenfour" filmmaker Laura Poitras talks fear and being on the right side of history.
New York City Public Advocate Letitia James hinted at a future mayoral run.
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Attorney Lisa Bloom and NYC Public Advocate Letitia James speak at Power Women Breakfast NYC on Thursday.
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Power Women Breakfast NYC, game-changers panelists: Sharon Waxman, Lisa Bloom, Letitia James, and Laura Poitras.
Sarah Haacke Byrd attends as representative of Joyful Heart Foundation, beneficiary of TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast.
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Women leaders in New York’s entertainment, media and business communities converge at annual gathering
Attorney Lisa Bloom, TheWrap founder Sharon Waxman, Emmy-winning actress Cynthia Nixon, actress Judith Light, and producer Paula Wagner attend the Power Women Breakfast NYC on June 29, 2017.