Speakers

Sheerine Alemzadeh L’11, Law Clerk, US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit; Co-Founder, Coalition Against Workplace Sexual Violence;

Chicago, IL

Bio

Regina Austin L’73, William A. Schnader Professor of Law,
Penn Law

Philadelphia, PA

Sheila Bapat L’07, Writer (focusing on gender & economic justice)

San Francisco, CA

Veenita Bleznak L’94, Chief Operations Officer, IAmElemental

New York, NY

Bio

E.J. Borrack C’86, L’90,  General Counsel, Stilwell Group

New York, NY

Bio

Hon. Margo Brodie L’91,
U.S District Court Judge, Eastern District of New York

Brooklyn, NY

Hon. Allison Burroughs L’88, U.S. District Court Judge, District Court of Massachusetts

Boston, MA

Safra Catz W’83, L’86, CEO, Oracle Corporation

Redwood City, CA

Victoria S. Cook L’98, Partner and Member of the Entertainment Group, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC

New York, NY

Pamela Daley L’79, Senior VP, GE, Retired, Senior Advisor to the Chairman, Corporate Business Development

Delray Beach, FL

Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Associate Dean for International Programs,
Penn Law

Philadelphia, PA

Lisa Detwiler, SVP, General Counsel and CCO of FS2 Capital Partners, a Franklin Square company

Philadelphia, PA

Bio

Julie Edelstein L’07, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section

Washington, DC

Bio

Beth Fenton L’98, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP

Wilmington, DE

Bio

Claire Finkelstein, Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy, Penn Law

Philadelphia, PA

Helen “Nellie” Fitzpatrick, Director of LGBT Affairs, City of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

Stephenie Foster L’86, Senior Advisor, Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, U.S. Department of State

Washington, DC

Heather Frattone W’94, L’98, Associate Dean for Professional Engagement, Penn Law

Philadelphia, PA

Nicole Galli C’89, L’92, Managing Partner, Law Offices of N.D. Galli LLC

Philadelphia, PA

Manu Gayatrinath L’04, Partner and Global Chair of Recruiting Committee, Latham & Watkins

Washington, DC

Bernice Grant, Clinical Supervisor & Lecturer for Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic,
Penn Law

Philadelphia, PA

Francine Griesing L’81, Founder, Griesing Law

Philadelphia, PA

Amy Gutmann, President, University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Bio

Catherine Henry, Senior Litigator, Federal Community Defender Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Lecturer, Penn Law

Philadelphia, PA

Martha J. Keon C’85, L’93, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C.

Philadelphia, PA

Bio

Vicki Kramer, President & Founding Member, The Thirty Percent Coalition; Former Board Member, Women’s Law Project

Philadelphia, PA

Bio

Jana Landon L’99, Counsel; Founder & Chair, E-Discovery Team, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP

Philadelphia, PA

Bio

Ann Laupheimer L’84, Partner, Black Rome LLP

Philadelphia, PA

Bio

Professor of Law and History, Deputy Dean, Penn Law

Philadelphia, PA

Nicole Li L’05, GR’04, Founder, Li Law Firm

Seattle, WA

Gail Lione L’74, Director, Sargento Foods, Inc.; Fmr. EVP, GC, Sec’y, & Chief Compliance Officer, Harley-Davidson, Inc.

Washington, DC
Milwaukee, WI

Bio

Alva Mather L’04, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP

Philadelphia, PA

Desiree Maxwell, Special Agent, Philadelphia FBI Safe Streets Violent Drug Gang Task Force

Suzanne Mayes L’91, Member & Chair, Public & Project Finance, Cozen O’Connor; President, Forum of Executive Women

Philadelphia, PA

Bio

Nell McCarthy L’05, Senior Policy Advisor White House; Former Deputy Special Master, 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

Washington, DC

Kim McCreight L’98, Author, Reconstructing Amelia and Where They Found Her

Brooklyn, NY

Bio

Jami Wintz McKeon, Global Chair, Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Philadelphia, PA

Patricia Menendez-Cambo L’89, Shareholder, VP, Secretary, and Chair of Global Corp. & Securities Practice, Greenberg Traurig

Miami, FL

Lindsey Middlecamp L’11, Assistant City Attorney, Civil Litigation, City of Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN

Bio

Faithe Taylor Moore C’81, Asst. US Atty. & Dep. Chief, Organized Crime Drug Enforc. Task Force/Narcotics, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Melissa Orlen C’94 L’97, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, MovieTickets.com, Inc.

Boca Raton, FL

Heather Orr L’05, Founder,
HSO Law

Los Angeles, CA

Rachel Pereira L’09, Director of Title IX and Equal Opportunity,
Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Hon. Deborah Poritz L’77, Former Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court; Of Counsel, Drinker Biddle & Reath

Princeton, NJ

Bio

Hon. Gene E.K. Pratter L’75, U.S District Court Judge, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Bio

Helen Pudlin CW’70, GED ’71, L’74, Fmr. Executive VP and General Counsel, PNC Financial Services Grp.; Director, Penn Mutual Insurance Co.

Philadelphia, PA

Pilar Ramos C’94, L’97, Executive Vice President, Associate General Counsel- North America, Mastercard International

Purchase, NY

Theodore Ruger, Dean, Penn Law

Philadelphia, PA

Bio

Sherrie R. Savett CW’70, L’73, Managing Shareholder & Chair, Securities Litigation,
Berger & Montague,

Philadelphia, PA

Bio

Patricia Viseur Sellers L’79, Special Advisor for Prosecution Strategies, International Criminal Court at The Hague

Brussels, Belgium

Bio

Jessup Shean L’12, WG’12,
Vice President, Greenhill & Co.; Co-Founder, Common Bond

New York, NY

Hon. Patty Shwartz L’86, U.S. Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Newark, NJ

Petra Smutny GL’13, Former Judge, Court of Appeals, Vienna; Attorney, Klanzlei Plaz Law Firm

Vienna, Austria

Cheryl Solomon L’95, Former Chief Legal Officer, TOMS Shoes

Santa Monica, CA

Shari Solomon C’85, L’91, WG’91, General Counsel,
Diamatrix, Inc.

Fairless Hills, PA

Tiffany Southerland SPP’08, L’11, Professional Recruitment Manager, Pepper Hamilton LLP

Philadelphia, PA

Susan Spaeth L’89, Firmwide Managing Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

San Francisco, CA

Nicole Sugarman L’09, Assistant General Counsel, Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Bio

Jane Summers L’84, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

New York, NY

Bio

Carol Tracy CGS’76, Executive Director, Women’s Law Project

Philadelphia, PA

Bio

Hon. Karen Valihura L’88, Justice, Supreme Court of Delaware

Wilmington, DE

Jo-Ann Verrier L’83, Vice Dean for Administrative Services, Penn Law

Philadelphia, PA

Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Exec. Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security; Fmr. U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues

Washington, DC

Bio

Jan Buckner Walker L’88, President, Executive Editor, and Chief Creative Officer, Kids Across Parents Down

Matteson, IL

Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, Professor of Law and Psychology,
Penn Law

Philadelphia, PA

Jennifer Arbittier Williams C’92, L’95, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Kam Wong L’94, VP, Diversity & Inclusion Planning & Administration, Prudential Financial Inc.

New York, NY

Aretae Wyler L’07, General Counsel and Director, Corporate Operations, Atlantic Media Company

Washington, DC

Keita Young L’95, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

New York, NY

Bio