About the 2022 MAKERS Conference

The MAKERS Conference is a global leadership event that brings together hundreds of the most powerful names in business, entertainment, tech, sports, finance and more to explore ways to accelerate equity for women in the workplace and beyond. The 2022 MAKERS Conference was held October 24, 25 and 26 in Dana Point, California.


2022 PRESENTING SPONSORS

23andMelululemonMattel
MetaMorgan StanleyPWC

2022 MAKERS PARTNERS

2022 AGENDA

    • 6:30PM

      Opening Session

      Opening Remarks

      Jaime Fraser, General Manager, MAKERS

      Elizabeth Bohnel, Executive Producer, MAKERS

      Fireside Chat

      Constance Wu, Actor, Author & Producer

      Loretta J. Ross, Human Rights Activist

      Fireside Chat

      Jessica Alba, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, The Honest Company

      Jim Lanzone, CEO, Yahoo

      Performance

      Sara James, Singer - Songwriter

      Elizabeth Bohnel, Executive Producer, MAKERS

    • *agenda subject to change

    • 8:30AM

      General Session I

      Fireside Chat

      Cynt Marshall, CEO, Dallas Mavericks

      Maybelle Blair, Former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Player

      Kara Underwood, Managing Director, Head of Talent and Learning Strategy, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

      Julissa Arce, Author, Speaker, & Producer

      Zuri Adele, Actor & Abolitionist

      Fireside Chat

      Katie Stanton, Founder & General Partner, Moxxie Ventures

      Kara Swisher, Host, On With Kara Swisher and Pivot Podcasts

      Marisol Nichols, Actor/Activist, Founder/CEO, Foundation for a Slavery Free World

    • 10:30AM

      General Session II

      Fireside Chat

      Kristen Puchek, Managing Director, CEO Transformation, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Practice, Accenture

      Kara Gooch, Human Performance Analyst, Accenture

      Fireside Chat

      Dr. Nadia Lopez, Founder & Chief Visionary Officer, The Lopez Effect

      Marley Diaz, Founder, #1000BlackGirlBooks

      Fireside Chat

      Jessica Robertson, Co-Founder, TOGETHXR

      Jeff Berman, Co-Founder, Magnet Companies

      Fireside Chat

      Pepper Persley, Reporter & Broadcaster, Dish with Pepper

      Carson Pickett, National Women’s Soccer Team Player

      Rhonisha Ridgeway, Social Media Coordinator, MAKERS

    • 1:30PM

      General Session III

      Fireside Chat

      Tig Notaro, Comedian

      Grace Kuhlenschmidt, Comedian

      Stacia Jones, Vice President, Global Head of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Action, lululemon

      Panel

      Heather Booth, Social Change Strategist & Organizer

      Tia Lessin, Director of The Janes

      Emma Pildes, Director of The Janes

      Loretta J. Ross, Human Rights Activist

      Alexis McGill Johnson, President & CEO, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

      Fireside Chat

      Katie Porter, U.S. Congresswoman

      Suzy Shuster, Emmy Award Winning Broadcaster; Founder, Magnetic Media Group

    • *agenda subject to change

    • 8:30AM

      General Session V

      Elena L. Perez, Video Editor & Producer, MAKERS

      Fireside Chat

      Sana Amanat, Executive Producer, Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel

      Iman Vellani, Actor and Ms. Marvel

      Melinda King, Head of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, 23andMe3

      Fireside Chat

      Dr. Mae C. Jemison, Astronaut, Doctor, & Engineer

      Alena Analeigh McQuarter, Founder, Brown STEM Girls

      Panel

      Simone Marean, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Girls Leadership

      Tasja Kirkwood, VP, Global Consumer Insights, Mattel

      Amanda Liu, Girl Up Leader

      Fireside Chat

      Allie Redhorse Young, Writer & Founder, Protect the Sacred

      Jhane Myers

      Panel

      Keisha Senter, VP, Culture & Impact, Monkeypaw Productions

      Ashley Briley, Horizon Worlds Creator; Founder, VRinReview

      Vivian Ewalefo, Head of Cultural Moments Communications, Meta

      UN Women USA Rise & Raise Others Award

      Natasha de Caiado Castro, President of the Jury, UN Women USA Rise & Raise Others Award

      Bibiana Gutiérrez, President, UN Women USA San Francisco Bay Area Gisele Perasolo Alves, Global Ambassador, Rise & Raise

      Jaime Fraser, General Manager, MAKERS

      Panel

      Liz Plank, Bestselling Author, Award-winning Journalist, Filmmaker & Podcast Host

      Tanya Vidhun, Girl Up Leader

      Mingxin Wang, Girl Up Leader

      Natalia Perez Morales, Girl Up Leader

    • *agenda subject to change

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2022 MAKERS CONFERENCE - DAY 1

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2022 MAKERS CONFERENCE - DAY 2

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2022 MAKERS CONFERENCE - DAY 3

2022 MAKERS Profiles