Women at the Top Americas 2022 (B) | Financial Times | 14 November 2022 | Dream Downtown, New York, 355 W 16th St, New York, NY 10011

How can purposeful action from leaders drive real change?

The last few years have been a tough environment for businesses. Post pandemic recovery is in full swing but rising inflation threatens to disrupt growth once again. This means a squeeze on real incomes and more pressure on businesses to remain competitive. As profits decrease, how will boardrooms across the Americas approach their diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategies, long seen as a nice to have and not imperative to operational outcomes?

D&I needs to be positioned as a market opportunity and a core business strategy. Studies have shown that a truly diverse workforce improves productivity, performance, and creativity.

How do you build a culture to increase the percentage of women throughout the business - not just at the top? What does the future of leadership look like? How can companies retain diverse talent and show loyalty? As we see a shift in net wealth towards women, does this impact businesses making decisions at board level? How can purposeful action from leaders drive real change?

Female leadership in a new era
• How to get more women to become founders, board level executives, CEOs and investors

Ensuring D&I survives the pinch
• How to create an inclusive work culture which increases company performance

Engaging men in gender initiatives
• How to foster diversity and inclusion without alienating men

2022 Speakers

Tory Burch
Founder, Designer and Executive Chairman, Tory Burch

Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Majority Leader, The New York State Senate

Kathryn A Garcia
Director of State Operations for the State of New York, New York

Carmen Arocho-Blanco
Senior Director, Equity, Inclusion and Diversity, Tapestry

Lisa Barnett
Co-Founder, President and Chief Marketing Officer, Little Spoon

Mónica Bauer
Vice President of Corporate Affairs, PepsiCo

Celeste Burgoyne
President, Americas and Global Guest Innovation, lululemon

Angie Carrillo
Entrepreneur and Presenter, Going Forward Podcast

Mary Ellen Iskenderian
President and CEO, Women’s World Banking

Corey Flournoy
Vice President, People and Culture Development Aurora

Katie Fogertey
Chief Financial Officer, Shake Shack

Ludo Gabriele
Senior Director, MARC Branding

Rachel Glaser
Chief Financial Officer, Etsy

Julie Goran
Partner, New York McKinsey & Company

Pauline Harnan
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, AT&T Mexico

Christie Hunter Arscott
Advisor and Author, Begin Boldly: How Women Can Reimagine Risk, Embrace Uncertainty, and Launch A Brilliant Career

Marina Hong
Senior Vice President, Human Resources Bayer

Liza Landsman
Board Member of Stash and General Partner, NEA

Heather Lord
Director of Strategy & Innovation, Capital Group

Sarah Personette
Former Chief Customer Officer, Customers Lead Twitter

Victoria Russell
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Beam Suntory

Sunday Shepherd
General Manager, Corporate Strategy Chevron

Tawanda Starms
Vice President of Restaurant Support Centre, People Experience and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Chipotle

Yael Taqqu
Senior Partner and Managing Partner, New York McKinsey & Company

Miriam Warren
Chief Diversity Officer, Yelp

Glenn Williams
Chief Diversity Officer, Qualcomm Incorporated

Flory Wilson
CEO, Gender IDEAL

Christina Van Tassell
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Wiley

Bo Young Lee
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Uber

FT MODERATORS:

Kate Duguid
Capital Markets Correspondent, Financial Times

Brooke Masters
Chief Business Commentator, Financial Times

Taylor Nicole Rogers
US Labor & Equality Correspondent, Financial Times

Joe Miller
US Legal Correspondent, Financial Times

Sarah Murray
Contributor, Financial Times

Stefania Palma
US legal and Enforcement Correspondent, Financial Times

2022 Sponsors

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER:
• McKinsey & Company

STRATEGIC PARTNER:
• Capital Group

ASSOCIATE PARTNER:
• Chevron

EDUCATION PARTNER:
• New York University Stern

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• Catalyst
• Growth Through Diversity
• Women in Soccer
• Women Automotive Network
• Headspring Executive Development