Innovative Women in Business Gala
On October 10, 2024, at Fenwick & West in Mountain View, we will honor exceptional female leaders from startups and established companies, VCs and top social enterprises. Your ticket to the gala includes networking, cocktails (and mocktails), a gourmet buffet dinner, fine wines from O'Brien Winery (rated #1 by US News and World Report) and an exciting night of surprises, celebration, connection, and support. Get your ticket before it sells out!
We will be shining the spotlight on female leaders because we still need to amplify the success of talented women. 💫 The event features three lightning panels with 3x Founder Mariette Wharton:
🤖 Impact of AI and How Leadership Should Respond, featuring honorees:
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Lorie Boyd, Chief People Officer at Turo
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Beth Kanter, a legendary social enterprise leader and AI expert
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Lucy Mangas, a Global VP at Hitachi Digital
🥪 Product and Industry Disruption, featuring honorees:
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Courtney Presto, CEO of first crypto-based media platform
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Michele Boal, CEO of innovative footwear company Kadima Forward, Inc.
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Ashley Zehnder, CEO of Fauna Bio
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Cynthia Leung, founder of a disruptive solar company
💰 Impact VC Funding + Alternatives for Women Founders featuring honorees:
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Monique Maddy, ex-Apple + built a digital wallet platform in Mexico
WHAT
Networking | Celebration | Inspiration
dressy/formal attire*
WHEN
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Check in 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
VIP Reception 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Main Networking 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Awards + Panels 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Dessert Reception following
WHERE
Fenwick & West
801 California Street, Mountain View, CA
* Black tie formal attire - black or dark suits for men, full-length/cocktail dresses or dressy separates for women. More guest info below.
2024 Nominees
Also Meet...
Tarisai Garande
Board Member
Cheza Nami Foundation
Mariette Wharton
Founder +CEO
NIMBLE Mindset + Nimble Mindset Ventures
Bethel Endawoke
Senior Associate
ADL Ventures
Laureen Hidalgo
Senior Director
Salesforce
Iris Sagi
Director of Philanthropy
FINCA International
Annick Mohageg
Group Product Marketing Manager
Adobe
Joy Buolamwini, Ph.D
|Social Change Champion |
Founder, Algorithmic Justice League
Asha Visweswaran
|Opportunity Catalyst|
Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Swing Education
Iris Sagi
|Dauntless Visionary|
Director of Philanthropy, FINCA International
Anula Jayasuriya, MD, Ph.D
|AI Diagnostics Leader|
Partner, DigitalDX Ventures
Leah McGowen
|Thought Leader|
Senior Vice President, Salesforce
Doyeon Kim
|Collaboration Chief|
Intl Partnership Mgr, APAC Code.org
Sherry Marcus, Ph.D
|Analytics Ace|
Director, Amazon
Rachel Thomas
|Empowering Leader|
Co-Founder + CEO, LeanIn.Org
Amnah Ajnal
|Strategy + Scale Guru|
Group Executive, Mastercard
*Ticket sales benefit NIMBLE programs
Tzipor Ulman
|Education Trailblazer|
Founder & CEO, Science is Elementary
Maria Lambert Bridge
|Ethics Leader|
COO, Center for Humane Technology
Aishwarya Srinivasan
|AI Community Maven|
Senior AI Advocate, Microsoft for Startups + Illuminate AI
Laureen Hidalgo
Senior Director, Salesforce
Evan Cranston
Vice President, JLL
Margery Johnson
Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield
Mariette Wharton
Founder, NIMBLE + startup investor
LOCATION & PARKING
Fenwick & West is at 801 California Street in Mountain View. It is a few blocks from the Mountain View Caltrain station. There is a free parking garage at Bryant Street under Fenwick and a side entrance to the building on California Street and you can also enter from Castro. (Fenwick sits on the corner of California and Castro - Castro is in the front, Bryant in back.) After the event, press the button on the gate to ask for the door to be lifted so you can retrieve your car. An attendant will be there; don't worry.
WHEN
If you have paid for a VIP ticket or are an honoree (or accompanying an honoree), we will see you at 5:30 pm! Barb and Bart O'Brien will be pouring their magnificent O'Brien Winery Estate wines during the VIP reception until they run out! The main networking begins at 6 pm. Dessert and champagne reception at 8:00 pm.
It will be a high-energy event - an inspiring evening with our outstanding honorees and mingling with founders, social impact leaders, business leaders and VCs.
ATTIRE
Wear something dressy! A few of us females will be in gowns because this is a celebration of FEMALE LEADERS and we are here to be inspired and to have fun!
LinkedIn post with some of the attendees you can check out. Feel free to share!
Stay NIMBLE!
