Undergraduate Women of Color Leadership Conference — Fall 2022 Agenda

Conference Check-In & Breakfast

Conference Welcome

Conference Welcome: Angela Thornton-Young, Senior Manager - Advisory, Deloitte

Career Exploration Panel: Manifesting a Meaningful Career Path

Join this panel to understand and explore the intersections of interests, values and needs, all while navigating educational and corporate environments as a woman of color.

Moderator:
• Abigail Behrends, Associate Director of Admissions, Marketing and Communications, Wharton MBA Admissions, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School

Panelists:
• Gisele Carter, Client Services Senior Manager, Capital Group
• Shadiyah Haines, Engineering Manager, Liberty Mutual
• Sydney Lewis, AVP, Employee Relations Investigator, PNC
• Leilani Moten, Leadership Development Analyst, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Leadership Development Panel: Strategic Networking

Join this panel to understand and explore the intersections of interests, values and needs, all while navigating educational and corporate environments as a woman of color.

Moderator:
• Abby Vidmer, Director of Recruiting, Young Professional Programs, Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management

Panelists:
• Jasmin Hines, Senior Strategy Consultant, Accenture
• Gloria Lopez Obeso, GCIB GMC Associate, Enterprise Credit, Bank of America
• Adina Lozada, Principal Technical Program Manager, Amazon
• Mica Wilson, Head of Global IB Culture, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Credit Suisse

Lunch Roundtable

Create new relationships and connect with peers and early-career professionals at sponsor organizations. This roundtable lunch is a great way to meet with companies and ask informational interview style questions.

Featuring: Forté Corporate Partners

Career Exploration Panel: Manifesting a Meaningful Career Path

Join this panel to understand and explore the intersections of interests, values and needs, all while navigating educational and corporate environments as a woman of color.

Moderator:
• Karen Kouagou, Director of Career Services - Master of Science in Management, Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business

Panelists:
• Yasmeen Akounou, Associate, Generalist Group, NY M&A, Evercore
• Takeisha Carr, Manager - Consulting, Deloitte
• Karen Whitter, AVP, Employee Relations Investigator, DOW

Leadership Development Panel: Authenticity & Intentionality

Bringing your whole self to work; navigating advocacy, activism, and accountability in the workplace.

Moderator:
• Michael Myers, Associate Director, Admissions, Yale University, Yale School of Management

Panelists:
• Crystal Hunt, D&I Client Partner, Bloomberg
• Adrienne Franklin, Managing Director, Head of Prime Brokerage and Outsourced Trading Client Relations, Cowen
• Daisha McDaniel, Program Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Activision Blizzard
• Sonja Nesbit, Managing Director, Strategic Communications, FTI Consulting

Closing Remarks

Networking Reception

The Undergraduate Women of Color Leadership Conference brings together 120+ women from across the country. This is a great opportunity to make new connections.