DATE

Oct 30 2020 – Oct 31 2020

TUITION

$125 Flash Sale, through Oct 30
$195 Regular Registration
$75 GenZ Registration
$500 Host Committee Donor
*TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY NOON (EST), OCT 30
UPCOMING EVENTS:

Friday, October 30, 2020

Schedule of Speakers and Shorts: 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST

5:00 pm

5:00 pm

Welcome, Introductions & Announcements

Sandy Morckel, Chair, WOMEN RISING! and Carolyn Rivers, Founder and Director, The Sophia Institute
5:15 pm

5:15 pm

Big Conversation #1

Elizabeth Lesser, Co-Founder of Omega Institute and NY Times Best-selling author “Cassandra Speaks”

Woman’s Stories – what would history be like if it was told from a woman’s perspective; what changes would that have brought about in the world?

6:15 pm

6:15 pm

Big Conversation #2

Angie PincinFounder/CEO of Coach People, Inc., & Marie Pawlak, Producer/Coach of Coach People, Inc.

Choosing Happiness: how we can cultivate happiness through positive psychology.

7:15 pm

7:15 pm

Short

Sue Monk Kidd. The Largeness in a Woman.
7:35 pm

7:35 pm

Short

Jasmine Grace. Self-care and well-being.
7:45 pm

7:45 pm

Short

Cocktail Bandits – Johnnie Caldwell & Taneka Reaves (Guide on creating a specialty cocktail with 5 min break before breakout).
8 pm - 8:20 pm

8 pm - 8:20 pm

Networking in Breakout Rooms

8:20 pm - 8:30 pm

8:20 pm - 8:30 pm

Wrap-up and Closing Remarks

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Schedule of Speakers and Shorts: 10:00 am – 5:30 pm EST

10:00 am

10:00 am

Opening and Recap

Grand Opening Ceremony: Rev. Cathryn the Grateful and Sheinata Carn-Hall
Short: Poem by Maya Angelou – Brittany Mathis Siewe
10:15 am

10:15 am

Big Conversation #3

Pixie Paula Dezzutti, CEO of Local Choice Spirits and Skirt Magazine

“Passion vs. Purpose” Finding our center by exploring the difference between passion and purpose.

11:15 am

11:15 am

Big Conversation #4

Women CEO Panel – Charlotte Beers, Carolyn Sawyer, Rita Scott, and Anita Zucker.  Moderator, PJ Browning.

12:15 pm

12:15 pm

Big Conversation #5

Dr. Gail Christopher, D.N., Executive Director of National Collaborative for Health Equity (NCHE)

Women Must Lead in Healing the Heart of America  An award-winning social change agent depicts how our collective and individual healing from centuries of believing in a false hierarchy of humanity is the prescription for the 21st century.

1:00 pm - 1:40 pm

1:00 pm - 1:40 pm

Lunch (40 minutes with Networking Opportunities)

1:40 pm

1:40 pm

Short

Social Justice Racial Equity Collaborative Panel – Audrey Lane, Amanda Lawrence, Melissa Maddox-Evans,  Sandy Morckel, and Carolyn Rivers.

2:00 pm

2:00 pm

Big Conversation #6

Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt, author, activist, scholar.

“The Lost Early History of the Origin of American Feminists” – hear the untold story of the female leaders of the suffrage movement.

3:00 pm

3:00 pm

Big Conversation #7

Tami Simon, Founder and CEO of Sounds True.

“Visionaries, Truth-Tellers and the Regenerative Culture Creators: Women Rising in Business.” Tami will share insights from her 35-year career building Sounds True into one of the world’s leading publishers of transformational education.

4:00 pm

4:00 pm

Big Conversation #8

Lynne Twist, global activist, speaker, author and founder of The Soul of Money Institute.

Lynne will walk us through her vision of a post COVID world where a Feminine principle is called upon to join with the Masculine for a true partnership and collaboration for creating social change.

5:00 pm

5:00 pm

Short

Maya Green and Courtney White – Conversation with Young Activists.
Moderated by Zoe Cooper.
5:10 pm - 5:20 pm

5:10 pm - 5:20 pm

Networking Session in Breakout Rooms

What are you called to?
5:20 pm - 5:30 pm

5:20 pm - 5:30 pm

Closing and Action

Experiential wrap-up that brings together all the talks. Love and hope of being feminine energy. How we as women harness it and what do we do with it. Call to action. Get more involved with The Sophia Institute. Ways to get involved: Become a member/donor, participate in programs year-round, and use your gifts and talents to serve women.

Women Rising Sponsors

WOMEN RISING! Benefactors

Ellen Harley • Heather Hoffman • Jean Selch

WOMEN RISING! Host Committee Donors

Tim Baker / Timonier

Cam Busch

Pixie Paula Dezzutti

Jody Davids

Alexandria Gifford

Deb Mauk

Sandy Morckel

Kimberly Powell

Carolyn Rivers