Women's Leadership Summit

Napa, CA
July 19 – 21, 2023

An Exclusive Experience
This invitation only Women’s Summit is created for and by senior women executives in marketing. The idea is simple: bring women in leadership roles together to engage in discussions about achieving personal career success while fostering an environment for women to connect and exchange marketing insights with one another. This experience is based on 3 core values:

  1. Professional development goes hand-in-hand with personal growth.
  2. Problems get solved by very smart people in small groups.
  3. Powerful networks are built on meaningful connections.

Takeaways
As a participant you will be part of a curated group of 70 senior leaders. You will be inspired, you will be challenged, and you will be better prepared to deal with obstacles that you face in your industry. Whether through marketer led workshops, adventures at a winery, or a night time campfire, you will forge relationships that will strengthen your support network and overall career path well beyond the Summit.

Who Should Attend
The Summit is free to attend (complimentary stay in Napa and Summit pass) for qualified senior level brand & agency executives. To be a participant we ask that you come prepared to be an active contributor and to stay the entirety of the event. You won’t want to miss this!

The Summit Experience

Schedule

4:00 pm

Arrival

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Vineyard Lawn

Happy Hour & Light Food

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Vineyard Lawn

Networking Activity

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Vineyard Lawn

Dinner

7:00 am - 8:00 am The Arbor

Mind Body Yoga (Optional)

8:00 am - 9:30 am Carneros Courtyard

Breakfast

9:30 am - 12:00 pm Napa Meeting Hall

General Session

9:30 am - 9:45 am

Summit Welcome

9:45 am - 10:15 am

Telling The Tale Of Potential You Want Them To Tell

Join Joanna Bloor, the force behind "Tales of Potential," as she unveils the hidden power dynamics that shape your professional destiny. In this eye-opening discovery session, Joanna challenges you to think about the "conversations in the room you're not in." But that's not all—brace yourself for an extraordinary revelation: discover how unleashing your wildest ambitions can ignite a tsunami of generosity, leaving an indelible mark on the world. Seize this opportunity to rewrite your future and create a world worthy of your dreams.

10:15 am - 11:00 am

You Are Going to Live to Be 100, Now What?

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Demystify the Boardroom

Join us for an engaging session to demystify the boardroom and board service. In 45 minutes you will learn about obtaining a board seat and what to expect once landed. We'll share the path to the boardroom, translating your operating experience to oversight, and what characteristics are most valuable once you are in the room, with time for discussion.

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Carneros Courtyard

Lunch

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Sonoma Meeting Hall

Roundtable Discussions

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

How Ad/Mar-Tech Fits In A (Return​​ To) Traditional Marketing

The Privacy-First era, ushered in by cookie-less browsing and stringent California legislation, is fundamentally reshaping the advertising industry. Our companies must maintain personalization without breaching consumer trust. Additionally, contextual advertising (and the value of premium content) is back on the front burner. In this session, we will get candid about what technologies you will need to bring to bear as you map and enhance your consumer’s journey.

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

The Marriage of Art and Commerce

AKA What is actually working in marketing today? Modern marketing fuses artistry and analytics. Data provides actionable insights, informing targeted, personalized campaigns, while creativity ensures emotional resonance…but great brands are not built on data strategies. How do you ensure art comes into play for the customer? What does this mean for creative development? Authenticity & reputation (eg Target’s recent). Brand vs Performance? How do you change the world?

4:30 pm - 8:30 pm Hall Winery

Hall Winery Dinner & Activities

9:00 pm - 10:30 pm

After Hours (Optional)

7:00 am - 8:00 am Motion Studio

Guided Vineyard Hike (Optional)

8:00 am - 9:30 am Carneros Courtyard

Breakfast

9:45 am - 10:45 am

Workshops

Leading Differently: The Unique Strengths of Women in Leadership

Let’s explore the distinctive leadership styles of women and how they shape organizations. We will share specific stories about how we foster more candid, collaborative, and emotionally intelligent teams. How do women-led teams fare as measured through business outcomes?

Managing the C-Suite

Managing the C-Suite illuminates the nuances of women navigating executive roles. We’ll discuss effective strategies for fostering resilience, and cultivating influence inside boardrooms. Let’s explore challenges faced by women leaders and learn to harness unique strengths for effective leadership. A special emphasis will be placed on how women can be their authentic selves while occupying positions of power and seniority.

The New Glass Ceiling: Ageism Against Women in the Workplace

The New Glass Ceiling: Ageism Against Women in the Workplace unearths the unseen bias of ageism affecting women in professional environments. We will gain insights into recognizing and combating this subtle form of discrimination, ensuring a more inclusive and respectful workplace. More importantly, we’ll devise strategies that help our attendees navigate ageism. This issue impacts more senior contributors as well as the younger, highly capable members of our group.

Culture Club: How Female Leaders Foster a Truly Diverse Culture

Culture Club: How Female Leaders Foster a Truly Diverse Culture contemplates how women in leadership positions influence and nurture diverse organizational cultures. How important is empathy to diversity and inclusivity? Has hybrid work hurt or helped this movement? We will share actionable strategies for fostering and promoting equitable opportunities. Let’s open up about where these initiatives are working and not working within our organizations.

Confronting 'Having It All': A Deeper Look at Mental Fatigue

Confronting 'Having It All': A Deeper Look at Mental Fatigue dissects the cultural myth of 'having it all' and its subsequent mental strain. We are mothers, daughters, partners and executives. We’re heads of marketing and CEO/COO of our houses. Let’s share tips and strategies to survive and thrive in this world.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Workshops

The Art of Mentoring and Being Mentored

We’ll discuss how to find and maintain mentor relationships, how to be a mentor to others, and how to have hard conversations to facilitate progress.

Staying Ahead of the Curve in an Ever-Changing Industry

Staying Ahead of the Curve in an Ever-changing Industry: being a media, marketing or data expert - or all of the above - when the landscape is constantly shifting is a particularly hard role, and one that we tend to put on the back burner to focus on the rest of our tasks at work. How do we stay up to speed on our consumers’ needs and implement innovation to solve those needs better than our competitors?

What’s Your Career Roadmap?: Navigating your career with Purpose, Grace and Ambition

What’s Your Career Roadmap?: Navigating your career with purpose, grace and ambition will facilitate a conversation about career pathing and how to move from step to step over time to build a career you love. We will touch on what it means to have a purposeful career and how to continue to pivot to stay true to what you’re really driving towards.

When the Going Gets Tough: How to lead in times of constraint

When the Going Gets Tough: How to lead in times of constraint, whether we’re facing budget cuts, layoffs, tough conversations, lack of motivation… or all of the above.

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Carneros Courtyard

Town Hall & Lunch

Our final session aspires to be action oriented: let’s synthesize the Summit’s discussions into a set of principles that are actionable. What will we do differently? What are key tenants we want to push forward? Dinner by dinner, month by month, and summit by summit we have an agenda to advance. Let’s codify at our Town Hall.

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Airport Shuttles

Discussion Leaders

Aaron Cohen

The Room

Abhi Vyas

Veronica Beard

Adam Shlachter

Niantic Labs

Alicia Lisowski

Old World Industries

Allison Arden

The Elements of Us

Allison Clarke

VIZIO Ads

Allyson Dietz

TransUnion

Amanda Kramer

Albertsons Media Collective

Amber Wade

Digg Inn

Ami Sirlin

Acadia

Amy Tunick

National CineMedia (NCM)

Andre Quadra

Hisense

Andrea Javor

Starcom

Angela Gruzka

Charitybuzz

Ariel Deitz

Nexxen

Ashley Hart

Stanley 1913

Beth Hoff

National CineMedia

Beth Mach

The Room

Bianca Da Silva

Suntory Global Spirits

Blake Holman

General Mills

Briana Voss

Good Foods Group

Bridget Flynn Tilner

No7 Beauty Company

Bryan Warman

Warner Bros. Entertainment

Cami Schenck

Sargento

Cathy Collette

PadSquad

Cecilia Seiden

TransUnion

Summit Underwriters

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Hayley Nelson

Moderator

Bio coming soon.

Duncan Houldsworth

Moderator

Bio coming soon.

Beth Mach

Advisor / Moderator

Beth Mach brings over 25 years of experience driving growth through marketing, media, and technology solutions for Fortune 500 brands. She is currently the Co-founder and COO of Spacely and a moderator and advisor for The Room. Beth actively contributes to several start-ups such as Compliant, Brandstory Architech, and Influential and is also an accomplished public speaker, mentor, investor, and active volunteer.

Aaron Cohen

Advisor / Moderator

Before The Room, Aaron was the CEO of five digital media companies from 1998-2018 including Bolt (sold to GoFish), The GirlsOn Blog Network (sold to Oxygen) and Menupages (sold to Grubhub). 15 years ago, he became a professor of Internet media history at NYU where he continues to teach undergraduates.

Lou Alaimo

Lou Alaimo

Advisor / Moderator

Bio coming soon.

Nicole Healy

SVP, Experience

Nicole is the SVP of Experience at The Room where we define ‘experience’ as the intersection of community and event operations. She previously held leadership roles as Chief Strategy Officer for a VC backed start-up and as Co-Founder of VMA Media, a marketing events company she took through acquisition in 2018.

Micca Tuason

Community Supervisor

Micca is passionate about creating exceptional event experiences. As part of the Community team, she contributes to the entire event lifecycle, from planning and execution to post-event follow-up.

Lauren Carlucci

Community Manager

Bio coming soon.

Laiza Cabarrubias

Community Growth Coordinator

Bio coming soon.

Katie Burke

Senior Community Manager

Katie currently serves as a leader in community and event management, driven by her innate creativity and passion for fostering connections. Her career spans roles in business development, event management, field marketing, and community building. In her free time, Katie runs a thriving global community of 50K+ 20-somethings called ‘Not Wasting My Twenties.’

Justin Buen

Sales Coordinator

I have over five years of experience in sales operations, executive assistance, and customer service. I enjoy supporting teams by keeping schedules on track, improving workflows, and ensuring clients are well taken care of.

Josh Messinger

Partner

Josh has been bringing together marketers for over 20 years. He has seen multiple companies through acquisitions, held leadership roles as VP, Online, President, and founder at media companies including dmg :: events, iMedia, ad:tech, and VMA Media.

Jess Porec

Experience Manager

Bio coming soon.

Doug Bandes

Doug Bandes

VP, Sales

Bio coming soon.

Danny Fishman

Partner

An authority in the converging media space, Danny is known and respected for his accomplishments in the entertainment, media, advertising & marketing, digital, and technology industries. For the past two decades Fishman has been a highly successful serial entrepreneur, leading multiple companies to exponential revenue growth, category dominance, and financially lucrative exits.

Dan Orcino

Senior Experience Coordinator

With 20 years of experience delivering exceptional customer service in the BPO industry, Daniel Orcino is a passionate advocate for sales and leadership. He excels in operations management, team leadership, and facilitation. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel enjoys traveling and exploring the great outdoors, always seeking new adventures.

Cathleene Tagari

Executive Assistant

Prior to joining The Room in September 2023 as an Executive Assistant, Cathleene honed her skills in client relations. She now leverages this experience to provide comprehensive support to the partners, collaborating closely with them to optimize workflows, enhance productivity, and reach goals.

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