Washington Post Live, The Post’s award-winning live journalism platform, announces the initial slate of confirmed speakers for the second annual Global Women’s Summit, which takes place Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at the Washington Post Live Center within The Post’s Washington, D.C. headquarters.
“We are proud to partner with Tina Brown for the second year on The Washington Post’s Global Women’s Summit that features important stories of fearless women trailblazers forging new pathways in their respective fields,” said Kathy Baird, Chief Communications Officer and General Manager of Washington Post Live. “We look forward to building upon last year’s success to make this summit an impactful experience that facilitates timely conversation and breaks new ground for women to tell their stories.”
The one-day global event gathers extraordinary women who are taking charge as never before – shaking up stale systems of power in government, entertainment, tech, business and medicine. We will hear from the brave voices who are fearless in the courtroom, ingenious in diplomacy, tenacious in the boardroom and courageous in their convictions as they speak truth to power and transform our world.
“I am delighted to collaborate again on the Washington Post Global Women’s Summit that made such waves last year and is returning with another power-packed line-up,” said Tina Brown, editor and author.
Current speakers include:
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Writer
- Areej Al-Sadhan, Human Rights Activist
- Rana Ayyub, Journalist & Global Opinions Contributing Writer, The Washington Post
- Jessica Berman, Commissioner, National Women’s Soccer League
- Claire Casey, President, AARP Foundation (AARP Sponsor)
- Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, President, CBS News
- Alessandra Galloni, Editor-in-Chief, Reuters
- Kourtney Gibson, Chief Institutional Client Officer, TIAA (TIAA Sponsor)
- Yasmin Green, CEO, Jigsaw
- Jane Hartley, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Frances Haugen, Co-Founder, Beyond the Screen
- Anabel Hernández, Mexican Investigative Journalist
- Sherri Walker Hobson, Retired Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California
- Sherrilyn Ifill, Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School
- Rashida Jones, President, MSNBC
- Jenny Just, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Peak6
- Anaïse Kanimba, Human Rights Defender
- Sharon D. Malone, Medical Adviser, Alloy Women’s Health
- Sharon Marcil, North America Chair, Boston Consulting Group (Boston Consulting Group Sponsor)
- Lisa Mosconi, Director, Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic, Weill Cornell Medicine
- Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
- Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the United States
- Alicia Roth Weigel, Political Consultant, Speaker & Author
- Rebecca Ulam Weiner, Deputy Commissioner, Intelligence & Counterterrorism
- Fani Willis, Fulton County District Attorney
- Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D)
Current moderators include:
- Sally Buzbee, Executive Editor, The Washington Post
- Leigh Ann Caldwell, Co-Author, The Early 202 & Anchor, Washington Post Live
- Jonathan Capehart, Associate Editor, The Washington Post
- Amy Gardner, National Reporter, The Washington Post
- David Ignatius, Columnist, The Washington Post
- Sally Jenkins, Sports Columnist, The Washington Post
- Michele L. Norris, Opinions Columnist, The Washington Post
- Christina Passariello, Technology Editor, The Washington Post
- Frances Stead Sellers, Senior Writer, The Washington Post
- Kara Swisher, Host, “On with Kara Swisher” & Co-Host, “Pivot”
Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.
Washington Post Live Global Women’s Summit is hosted in partnership with Tina Brown Media with presenting sponsors AARP, Boston Consulting Group & TIAA.
