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.
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
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
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
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
Angela Garbes, Author of National Bestseller Essential Labor
Vicki Shabo, Senior Fellow, Better Life Lab, New America
Immy Humes, Writer & Documentary Filmmaker
Terri McClements, Leader of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, PwC
Laphonza Butler, President, EMILY’s List
Panel
Shan Boodram
Sriha Srinivasan, Social Media Sex Educator
Amanda E/J Morrison, Co-Founder & President, Julie Products Inc.
Deja Foxx, Activist & Founder, GenZ Girl Gang
Angelica Arnold, Program & Community Manager, MAKERS
Dyllan McGee, Founder, MAKERS
Performance by Rachel Wax, Magician
Performance by Ani DiFranco, Singer-Songwriter
*This session will not be livestreamed
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
Yahoo Lifestyle
