Rice, Carlson to Keynote Westchester Women's Summit 3/19/20

Susan E. Rice, who ably served in the Obama administration as UN Ambassador and National Security Adviser; and noted journalist, author and empowerment advocate Gretchen Carlson will be the two keynote speakers at Westchester Women’s Summit, a full day conference on March 19, 2020 that will bring a powerhouse of inspiring women trailblazers together to share their wisdom and knowledge to affect change. The Summit will be held at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Tarrytown, New York and is expected to attract over 500 attendees.

The Westchester Women’s Summit is the brainchild of Rose Cappa, President of The Event Department, who believed the time was right for women to step up to the plate to bring about positive change. “There are so many ways in which women can be transformational,” she said, “so I thought a conference like this one, populated by outstanding women in various fields, would generate empowerment, growth, and self-discovery.”

She added that the conference will convene women of all ages and backgrounds and cover many issues of interest to them.

“Despite many advances, women today still crave information about how to raise girls to be strong leaders, how to become active in political and civic life, how to achieve a good work/life balance, how to prepare for the tech economy, and even how to reboot your life if you have to start over. We plan to address those issues and so much more,” Cappa added.

Some of the headliners who will present at the conference are:

Sharon I. Nelson, CEO of Civically Re-Engaged Women, former President of the National Women’s Political Caucus NYC, and contributor to the historic Nelson Mandela world Tour;

Lucinda Cross, President of Activate Worldwide, and a TEDx speaker;

Christine O’Leary, Award-winning stand-up comedian, master of improvisation and thinking on your feet;

Kathy Boyle, founder and president of Chapin Hill Advisors, a successful business and financial consulting firm;

Dr. Beverly Carter, author, The Refractive Thinker; advises on how to raise strong women leaders;

Sarena Meyer, Director, GTS Quote-to-Cash Transformation Leader at IBM, Founder STEAM Camp for Girls; her passion is women and STEAM;

Mecca Santana, Esq., Senior Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion & Community Engagement, Westchester Medical Center Health Network;

Jennese "La Diva" Torres, Attorney, Founding Partner of Torres and Urbaez, PC, Author

Debunking the Work/Life Balance;

Genevieve Pitturro, Founder, The Pajama Program: Reboot your Life – second acts;

Maria Trusa, CEO of Formé Medical Center & Urgent Care and Transformé MD Aesthetics & Rejuvenation Center.

Joy Shane, Motivational Speaker, Author; Finding your Joy

Cappa said she and her team are working on developing a broad array of sponsorship and underwriting opportunities. Currently, Mastercard, The Event Department, Doubletree by Hilton, and Harrison Edwards have come in as “Diamond” Sponsors; and Jill Singer Graphics and Lawley Service Inc have come in as “Silver“sponsors.

Tickets will be a very reasonable $175 per person for the full day, which includes breakfast and lunch, and all the programming; $250 for the opportunity to also be included in private receptions with the keynote speakers.

For further information, please click https://www.theeventdepartmentny.com/womenssummit/

To purchase tickets, please visit www.tinyurl.com/wws2020

About Susan E. Rice

Susan E. Rice is currently Distinguished Visiting Research fellow at the school of International Service at American University, and a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. Ambassador Rice served President Barack Obama as National Security Advisor and US Permanent Representative to the United Nations. In her role as National Security Advisor, she led the National Security Council staff of

approximately 400 defense, diplomatic, intelligence and development experts. From 2002-2008, Rice was a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. She is currently on the boards of Netflix and the John F. Kennedy Center of r the performing Arts. Her book “Tough Love”, published on October 8, reflects on the challenges and controversies that arose during the Obama administration, including the deadly 2012 deadly raid on a diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.

About Gretchen Carlson

Gretchen Carlson paved the way for the #MeToo movement with her historic 2016 sexual harassment complaint against the chairman of Fox News Roger Ailes. This journalist, author, and empowerment advocate was named as one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World.” She is one of America’s most successful news anchors as well as a globally recognized advocate for female empowerment, with her TED Talk on the subject. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller “Be Fierce.” She previously hosted “the Real Story” on Fox News, and co-hosted the Number One rated cable morning news show “Fox and Friends” for more than seven years. She recently returned to television as host and executive producer of A+E and Lifetime Network documentaries “Breaking the Silence.” Carson started her television career as a political reporter in Richmond Virginia. In 200, she moved to national news as co-host and correspondent on CBS’ “The Saturday Early Show.” Carlson serves as a national trustee for the March of Dimes and the Greenwich Academy.