Important Information for Summit Day:

The summit is tomorrow, and we hope you are as excited as we are! So that the day can go smoothly, please take a minute to review the following important information:  

If you have any questions, please email womanashero@gmail.com.

Womanity2013 will support and encourage female leadership by inspiring and motivating participants to become leaders and activists in their communities. If you attend the summit, you will:

• Learn from inspiring presenters who are dynamic female leaders and activists in a multitude of fields
• Network with successful women in a variety of careers and disciplines
• Engage in a meaningful dialogue about the importance of female leadership, the challenges inhibiting its growth, and how we can encourage female leadership on a local, national, and global scale
• Leave empowered to take on leadership in their own disciplines and their local and global communities

Date and Time: 12 p.m.-5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2013

Registration begins at 11:00 a.m.

Refreshments and food will be served for full-day participants from 11:30 a.m.—2 p.m. in the Ventana Ballroom.

Keynote at 2 p.m.

Book Signing and Sales at 3 p.m. in MU 242 La Paz. Books are sold for $15.95.

Location: The Ventana Ballroom, located on the second floor of the Memorial Union on Arizona State University's Tempe campus

Presenters:

We are thrilled to welcome an exceptional panel of presentors to Womanity this year. From artists to entrepreneurs, journalists to social workers, these women are proof that leadership for social change transcends boundaries of career or discipline. Read on to learn more about these exceptional women and their work for change in the world.

Keynote Speaker Sheryl WuDunn: Sheryl WuDunn is a globally recognized as one of the most prominent voices for women's rights today. Ms. WuDunn is the author of the award-winning book Half The Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide; the Senior Managing Director of Mid-Market Securities and President of Triple Edge, two social investment and consulting firms specializing in companies run by women; the Pulitzer Prize winner for Asia: Thunder from the East and China Wakes, co-authored with her husband Nicholas Kristof, and a Senior Fellow at Yale University, with a focus on China's global role.

She says: "One of the best ways to fight poverty and fight terrorism is to educate girls and bring them into the formal workforce."

Dr. Melissa Pritchard: A professor of English and Women’s Studies at ASU, Dr. Pritchard has received numerous awards and accolades for her work as an educator, activist, journalist, and author. Pritchard worked in 2009 as an embedded journalist with five female soldiers in Afghanistan, an experience which profoundly affected her. Four months after her return to the U.S., Sr. Airman Ashton Goodman, one of the five soldiers and a fierce advocate for Afghan women's rights, was killed by an IED. In her memory, Dr. Pritchard  founded the Ashton Goodman Fund to support the Afghan Women's Writing Project, an award-winning online mentoring program that connects women from Afghanistan to women writers in the U.S., allowing Afgan women's voices to be heard. 

Courtney Klein Johnson: Courtney Klein Johnson is an Arizona native and graduate of Arizona State University’s Barrett Honors College, where she received her undergraduate and Master’s degree in Nonprofit Management. She is the founder of New Global Citizens, a nonprofit organization that enables youth to engage as global citizens, leaders, advocates, and change agents, and co-founder of SEEDSPOT, a nonprofit incubator focused on supporting innovative social entrepreneurs in Arizona creating high impact ventures to improve the lives of people and communities on a local, national, or global scale. Ms. Johnson has been named “One of 12 Women Who Move the Valley” by Arizona Foothills Magazine and "One of 20 Woman to Change Arizona by 2020” by Arizona Woman Magazine and the Arizona Republic. She is the recipient of the first Athena Award for young professionals and has been honored as a “Power Generation Up-and-Coming Leader” by the Phoenix Business Journal’s Power Book.

Amira Birger: A survivor of sexual abuse, homelessness, and childhood sex trafficking, Amira is now living a full life as a victim's advocate, wife, and mother, pursuing a Master's in Social Work with a Minor in Women and Gender Studies. Stepping out with new-found healing, courage, and strength, Amira is sharing her story with a passion to educate, mentor and empower people who have been traumatized from the dehumanizing acts of sexual abuse. In addition to her work as an advocate and speaker, Ms. Birger worked with the organization Mending the Soul to develop a curriculum to help victims of sexual abuse and exploitation find healing and recovery.

Beth Braun and the Esperanza Dance Project: Led by Artistic Director and founder Beth Braun, the Esperanza Dance project raises awareness about childhood sexual violence and delivers a message of hope, strength and empowerment to audiences through high school multimedia performance tours in Arizona. The project is a multimedia collaboration of dance, music, spoken word, and visual art involving more than 25 teen and adult dancers, artists, writers and performers of diverse ethnicities, genders, backgrounds, artistic training, abilities and ages. It's Board is made up of individuals representing a range of knowledge, including dance, mental health, business, art, and creative writing. EDP is a powerful example of the arts' role in promoting social change and empowering young leaders.