The Tory Burch Foundation, a nonprofit organization empowering women, is bringing together leaders, activists, and performers for an event billed as The Summit: Challenging Stereotypes and Creating New Norms. The Embrace Ambition Summit (#EmbraceAmbition) will be held on March 5 in New York at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall.
Speakers will include:
- Tory Burch – Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Tory Burch LLC, an American lifestyle brand, and Founder of the Tory Burch Foundation;
- Gloria Steinem;
- Yola – Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and musician from Bristol, England;
- Ashley Judd – Author, actor, leader of the #MeToo movement and founding member of Time’s Up;
- Tina Tchen – President & CEO of Time’s Up, and formerly executive director of the White House Council on Women and Girls;
- Sylvia Earle – Founder of the marine environmental organization Mission Blue;
- Claudette Colvin – One of two survivors of the Browder v. Gayle U.S. Supreme Court Case that ended bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama;
- Diane von Furstenberg – Fashion designer, philanthropist and Founder and Chair of her eponymous company;
- Mellody Hobson – Co-CEO and President of Ariel Investments;
- Deja Foxx – Founder of @GenZGirlGang, an online community of womxn; and
- Anne Finucane – Vice-Chair at Bank of America, and Board Chair of B of A’s European Bank.
The Tory Burch Foundation-convened Summit will include stories and conversations featuring female leaders from Hollywood, business, science, entrepreneurship and youth movements who will tackle “challenging stereotypes and creating new norms.” The all-day summit will include performances, including short stories, spoken word, and music.
Attendees will be able to connect with women-owned businesses at the entrepreneur marketplace, visit the Tory Burch Foundation pop-up shop, and network with other attendees. Applications to attend have closed, but anyone can sign up for the free live stream of the event.