Last month in New York City over 300 of today’s women leaders came together for the Forbes Women Summit: Power Redefined. This year’s theme was fittingly “The Entrepreneurship of Everything” with the primary thread of thought presented being that in order to effect change, one must take on the entrepreneurial mindset, spirit, and approach in all aspects of your life. In attendance were women change agents from all industries and backgrounds, including actresses, comedians, entrepreneurs, scientists, educators, media, and financial specialists. You can view the full list of participants at Forbes Conference site.

Forbes Women Summit: Power Redefined – Mission

Moira Forbes states, their mission is to “harness the power and intellect of this multi-generational group by forging partnerships, creating solutions, and taking actions to make the world a better place. Entrepreneurs don’t just come up with ideas—they make things happen.”

Topics at this summit included:

The New Face of Feminism
Hacking The Mind
STEM: The New Pathway to the Corner Office
Fueling the Entrepreneurial Engine
Power Redefined: The Entrepreneurship of Everything

The full videos from the summit highlights can be viewed at the Forbes Site. If you were unable to attend the conference these videos provide an excellence glimpse into the world’s current female change agents and the ways in which the women leaders of today are affecting change in the world along with the importance of women entrepreneurs on the impact of social and economic global change.

Today’s Women Change Agents

You’ll notice many of the women show up in our newsletter highlights and are in the media forging a new way for women to empower themselves and others, and most importantly make a positive change in the world. Speakers included:

Laura Alber, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Yvette L. Campbell, President & Chief Executive Officer, Harlem School of the Arts
Topaz Page-Green, Founder, The Lunchbox Fund & Feedie
Caryl M. Stern, President & Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Fund for UNICEF
Mary Callahan Erdoes, Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Khalida Brohi, Founder & Executive Director, Sughar Empowerment Society
Felicity Huffman, Actress & Founder, WhatTheFlicka.com
Diane von Furstenberg, Founder & Co-Chairman, DVF Studio LLP
Maysoon Zayid, Actress, Comedian, and Writer, NYAACF
Moderator: Carly Fiorina, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Carly Fiorina Enterprises
Dr. Cori Bargmann, HHMI Investigator & Professor, The Rockefeller University
Dr. Paige Cramer, Associate Principal Scientist, Merck, Sharp & Dohme
Dr. Faraz Farzin, Research Scientist, Lumosity
Goldie Hawn, Founder, The Hawn Foundation
Moderator: Deborah Norville, Anchor, Inside Edition
Stephanie C. Hill, Vice President & General Manager, Information Systems & Global Solutions Civil Business, Lockheed Martin
Lyndsey Scott, App Developer, Standable Inc.
Debbie Sterling, Founder, GoldieBlox
Padmasree Warrior, Chief Technology & Strategy Officer, Cisco Systems
Dr. Telle Whitney, President & Chief Executive Officer, Anita Borg Institute
Norma Kamali, Designer & Founder, Norma Kamali Inc.
Monica Yunus, Co-Founding Director, Sing for Hope
Sydney Morris, Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer, Educators 4 Excellence
Lila Ibrahim, Partner, KPCB; Chief Business Officer, Coursera
Cherie Blair, Chair, Omnia Strategy, LLP; Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Tory Burch, Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Designer, Tory Burch LLC
Theresia Gouw, Founding Partner, Aspect Ventures
Shivani Siroya, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, InVenture
Denise Restauri, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, GirlQuake
Bobbi Brown, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
Vice Admiral Michelle Howard, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, United States Navy
Kathy Ireland, Founder, Chair & Chief Executive Officer, kathy ireland Worldwide
Shiza Shahid, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Malala Fund
Beth Brooke-Marciniak, Global Vice Chair, Public Policy, EY