Most Powerful Women Summit 2016
Fortune Most Powerful Women is one of the world's most extraordinary leadership communities, convening the preeminent women in business—along with select leaders in government, philanthropy, education, and the arts—for wide-ranging and inspiring discussions.
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Fortune MPW started as a list 18 years ago and has evolved into the world’s most extraordinary leadership community, convening the preeminent women in business—along with select leaders in government, philanthropy, education and the arts—for wide-ranging conversations that inspire and deliver practical advice. The program features one-on- one interviews, panel discussions, interactive breakout sessions and high-level networking.
Our 2016 theme was Building a Better Future, and participants included Apple Senior Vice President Angela Ahrendts, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Co-founder Priscilla Chan, DDB North America CEO Wendy Clark, GE Vice Chairman Beth Comstock, Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert, Citigroup Latin America CEO Jane Fraser, Ingredion CEO Ilene Gordon, author and comedian Chelsea Handler, Anita Hill, Kate Hudson, Ariel Investments President Mellody Hobson, JWT CEO Tamara Ingram, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Ellevest co-founder and CEO Sallie Krawcheck, Former Dupont CEO Ellen Kullman, NBCUniversal Chairman Donna Langley, BBG Ventures President Susan Lyne, Kleiner Perkins Managing Partner Mary Meeker, Campbell Soup President and CEO Denise Morrison, Alphabet/Google CFO Ruth Porat, Airbnb Head of Global Operations Varsha Rao, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Diane Sawyer, Barbra Streisand, Greta Van Susteren, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, plus the most senior women executives at leading global companies such as Amazon, Coca-Cola, Estee Lauder, Genentech, Goldman Sachs, Google, Home Depot, Johnson & Johnson, Nike, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Starbucks, Uber, Under Armour, Unilever, and Walt Disney.
Agenda
Venue
Laguna Niguel, CA
Located halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel resort has catered to discriminating guests for more than 22 years.
Fortune has secured a group rate for Summit attendees. Upon payment of the Summit registration fee, you will be provided with information on booking a hotel room under Fortune’s group rate (no room will be held in the block if Summit registration fee is unpaid). Space in each hotel venue is limited and subject to availability at the time of event registration.