AVANT-GARDE NETWORK'S WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT CONFERENCE INCLUDES A FULL DAY OF PANELS RANGING FROM THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CAPITAL SOURCES, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING. SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS ARE SUCCESSFUL WOMEN IN VARIOUS CORPORATE SECTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS.

Our keynote speaker Dawanna Williams, Esq. is an amazing attorney, business woman and entrepreneur. She grew her small company into a multimillion dollar business worth over $100+ million. She will speak about her career trajectory, transitioning into business and her tips for success.

9AM-3PM (Location: Galvanize, 303 Spring Street, New York, New York)

Learn more about the conference, speakers and agenda HERE!

9:00-10AM AM:  REGISTRATION 

Attire: Business or Business Casual

Thanks to our generous sponsor Kelley Drye & Warren! 

AGENDA

9:00-10:00 AM: BREAKFAST, REGISTRATION, WELCOME REMARKS 

Adeola Adejobi, Esq., Founder, Avant-Garde Network 

10:00-10:50 AM: WHAT WOMEN WANT: EQUAL PAY ALL THE WAY 

(candid discussion on equal pay, gender and race discrimination in the workplace and what to do about it)

Natalya G. Johnson, Esq., Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, LLP & Co-founder of Advancement Initiative & WEC Member

Tanya N. Blocker, President, Association of Black Women Attorneys (ABWA)

11:05-11:50AM: #WINNING WOMEN: LEADERSHIP AND PROMOTION 

Asahi Pompey, Managing Director, Co-Chief Compliance Officer and Global Head of Investment Banking Division Compliance at Goldman Sachs

Andowah A. Newton, Vice President, Legal Affairs at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc.

Ty Heath, Global Lead, LinkedIn Marketing Solutions

Moderator: Domonique Worship, Associate Counsel, Global Partnerships , National Basketball Association (WEC Member) 

12:00 PM-12:20PM LUNCH

12:20 PM - 1:00 PM: KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND FIRESIDE CHAT

Dawanna Williams, Founder, Managing Principal of Dabar Development Partners

1:10-1:50PM  PM: WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Syreta Oglesby, Principal at SJO PR

Esosa Ighodaro, Co-founder of COSIGN; Co-founder of Black Women Talk Tech

Moderator: Brooke Sylvester, PhD, Medical Director, FCB Health New York (WEC Member)

1:50PM-2:00PM NETWORKING BREAK

2:00-2:50 PM: WOMEN OF COLOR AND CAPITAL

Erica Duignan Minnihan, Managing Partner at 1000 Angels and Venture Partner at iNTENT Manifesto

Meg Charles-Horn, CEO Frame Advisory and Venture Partner at iNTENT Manifesto

Moderator: Izu Emeagwali, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at J.P. Morgan (WEC Member)

2:50PM -3:15PM: CLOSING REMARKS, NETWORKING         

Adeola Adejobi, Esq., Founder, Avant-Garde Network