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Impactful Women Summit: Building Tomorrow

October 20, 2022 | Duane Morris LLP | Virtual

Duane Morris Impactful Women Summit 2022

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Featured Keynote Speaker

  • Erika James, Dean, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Featured Panel

  • Anat Baron, Futurist and CEO, Stashwall

  • Ann Shoket, Founder, New Power Media and Former Editor-in-Chief, Seventeen

  • Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space and Former Vice President, J.P. Morgan

  • Karen Eber, CEO and Chief Storyteller, Eber Leadership Group

The keynote session featuring Erika James will be followed by a panel on the “Future of Women at Work 2030,” exploring the future of work as we move into a post-pandemic world that's increasingly dependent on technology. Panel featuring futurist and Stashwall CEO Anat Baron, founder of New Power Media and former editor-in-chief of Seventeen Ann Shoket, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space and former vice president of J.P. Morgan Eve Rodsky and CEO and chief storyteller of the Eber Leadership Group Karen Eber. Followed by interactive networking session led by psychologist turned business development coach Karen Kahn.

About Erika James

Erika H. James became the dean of the Wharton School on July 1, 2020. Trained as an organizational psychologist, Dean James is a leading expert on crisis leadership, workplace diversity and management strategy. Prior to her appointment at Wharton, Dean James was the John H. Harland Dean at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School from 2014 to 2020.

An award-winning educator, accomplished consultant and researcher, she is the first woman and first person of color to be appointed dean in Wharton’s 141-year history. As such, she has paved the way for women in leadership both in education and corporate America. Dean James has been instrumental in developing groundbreaking executive education programs, including the Women in Leadership Program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School.

Dean James serves on the boards of Morgan Stanley, SurveyMonkey, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Kimmel Center. She is the co-author of the forthcoming book The Prepared Leader: Emerge from Any Crisis More Resilient Than Before with Lynn Perry Wooten, president of Simmons University.

About the Duane Morris Women's Impact Network for Success

The Duane Morris Women's Impact Network for Success is devoted to the success of our women attorneys. Through various programs, we exchange ideas, foster and expand business contacts and opportunities, and enhance attorney development to fully realize the talent, knowledge and potential of our women attorneys.