HOW 2015 Keynote Speakers

This year’s HOW: The Alchemy of Innovation forum is right around the corner and we have a remarkable group of women joining us as keynote speakers.

Michelle Dipp, M.D., P.H.D., CEO and Co-Founder, OvaScience  

Under Michelle’s leadership, OvaScience is developing innovative breakthroughs in female fertility, changing the status quo on what is possible for women facing reproductive challenges.

Mary Fisher, President and CEO, Colorescience 

A veteran of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, Mary has successfully guided several companies through complex restructuring, IPOs, and strategic acquisitions. She now leads Colorescience, a cosmetic company that puts the science of skincare first.

Anne Mosle, Vice President and Executive Director of Ascend at the Aspen Institute

As Executive Director of Ascend at the Aspen Institute, Ann is leading the charge in developing multi-generational programs that move vulnerable children and their parents toward educational success and economic security.

Additional Speakers and Facilitators

There will be nearly a dozen additional speakers and facilitators you will meet throughout the day, guiding us through a range of breakout sessions and exercises that will challenge us to innovate in bigger and better ways.

Eden Abrahams, Managing Partner, Clear Path Executive Coaching

Eden is a dynamic executive coach who draws on her professional development expertise and business acumen to help individuals, teams and organizations achieve their goals.

Mekayla Castro, Director, Executive Talent Development, American Express

Mekayla  is currently the Director of Executive Talent Development at American Express where she leads assessment and development initiatives for the organization’s VP, SVP, and EVP populations. She is an organizational psychologist specializing in employee engagement, leadership development, team and group dynamics, and diversity and inclusion.

Dana Galin, Co-Founder and Managing Director, The Imprint Group

Dana has spent 25 years in professional services as a trusted advisor to leaders and their teams in the areas of talent development and communication. She is passionate about helping people make their greatest impact by understanding, integrating and leveraging who they are and developing strategies for amplifying their impact, a consistent theme throughout her career.

Amy Giddon, Director of Leadership Development, Athena Center

Amy taps into the latest research on women in the workforce, partners with clients to generate insights from their own environments, and listens intently to women’s personal stories of leadership to design compelling and inspiring programs that advance participants along their path to leadership.

Valia Glytsis, CEO and Founder, The Paradox of Leadership 

As an Executive coach, trainer, and speaker, Valia works with leaders and organizations that yearn for a more meaningful and impactful way of working, communicating, and leading.

Ariane Hunter, Career and Business Coach,  Ariane Hunter

Ariane brings over 10 years of expertise in data marketing, entrepreneurship, and women’s leadership development. She firmly believes that self-awareness, mindset, passion, and purpose are the necessary ingredients to lasting success in one’s career and personal life.

Jill Logan, Manager, Diversity and Inclusion,  American Express

Jill works at American Express as a manager in Global Diversity and Inclusion. She is responsible for the governance of over 95 Employee Network chapters, partnering with leaders to build on the company’s culture of inclusion.

Colleen Overlock, Executive Coach and Consultant, Ignite Career Advancement

Colleen  is an executive coach and organizational development consultant. She works with professionals across industries to develop quantifiable and measurable steps that ensure goals are met and expectations exceeded.

Sascha Proudlove, Co-Founder and Managing Director, The Imprint Group

Sascha brings over sixteen years of experience as an executive in the financial services industry to her leadership advisory work. Her deep understanding of performing at a high level at top-tier firms guides her approach and she provides a safe yet challenging space to help clients recognize their capabilities, gain insight and make valuable, lasting changes.

Jennifer Zaslow, Partner, Clear Path Executive Coaching

Jennifer is an Executive Coach who believes that power begins with finding your voice. Jennifer brings her experience working with passionate, mission-driven leaders to her work as an executive coach, helping a broad range of clients wanting to effect change in the world also find ways to effect change in their own lives.

Dinner Hosts

Dinner will be on Thursday night – we look forward to an amazing group of dinner hosts, interesting exchanges and a fabulous meal.