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The 2025 California Conference for Women

Join nearly 5,000 professional women for a day of inspiration, networking, and career growth

February 12, 2025
San Jose McEnery Convention Center

Interested in enhanced group ticket packages?


Keynote Speakers

Simone Biles
Simone Biles

Athlete and Advocate

Laura Britt
Laura Britt

Emmy-winning Host and Reporter, NBC Sports

Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda

Two-time Academy Award-winning Actor, Producer, Author, Activist, and Fitness Guru

Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Award-winning journalist, Host of The Interview at NYT Magazine

Brittney Griner
Brittney Griner

Three-time Olympic gold medalist, U.S. women’s national basketball team; six-time WNBA All-Star; Author, New York Times best-selling memoir, Coming Home

Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi

NYT Best-selling Author, Emmy Award-nominated Host, Executive Producer, Taste the Nation

Michal Lev-Ram
Michal Lev-Ram

Journalist & Contributing Writer, Fortune

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Ticket Options

In-Person
Ticket 

$475 $350*

  • In-person CA Conference for Women at the San Jose Convention Center on Feb. 12, 2025
  • Tables of 10 are $4,750 $3,500

Maximum of 100 tickets may be purchased per transaction. Learn about enhanced group ticket packages here.

Discounted In-Person Ticket

$475 $325

  • In-person CA Conference for Women on Feb. 12, 2025
  • Limited quantity available. While supplies last.

Discounted In-Person Tickets are now sold out. Other ticket options remain available.

National Conference Ticket

$150

Quantity restrictions do not apply.


Breakout Speakers

Jannie Affeld
Jannie Affeld

VP, Finance Engineering, Google

Bernadette Berger
Bernadette Berger

Director, Innovation, Alaska Airlines

Hannah Calhoon
Hannah Calhoon

VP, AI &Head of AI Innovation, Indeed

Neda Cvijetic
Neda Cvijetic

Global Head, R&D for Robotics, Johnson & Johnson

Jen Coleman
Jen Coleman

Partner, Spencer Fane LLP

Denise Soler Cox
Denise Soler Cox

Filmmaker, Author; Founder, High Quality Human

Dr. Liane Davey
Dr. Liane Davey

Organizational Psychologist, “Teamwork Doctor,” NYT Best Selling Author

Anna Dapelo-Garcia
Anna Dapelo-Garcia

Founder & President, Lean In Latinas; Sr. Manager, DE&I, Stanford Health Care

Kristen Hall Eskew
Kristen Hall Eskew

VP of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, OneDigital

Erika Evearitt
Erika Evearitt

Chief Development Officer, Silicon Valley Education Foundation

Susan Gonzales
Susan Gonzales

Founder and CEO, AIandYou

Hilda Gutierrez
Hilda Gutierrez

Emmy Winning Investigative Journalist, NBC Bay Area

Minda Harts
Minda Harts

Professor, NYU; Author; Founder, The Memo

Jade Hernandez
Jade Hernandez

News Anchor & Reporter, Audacy

Sohee Jun, Ph.D
Sohee Jun, Ph.D.

Mindset Expert, Bestselling Author, Leadership Coach, S.J. Consulting

Kirsten Kuykendoll
Kirsten Kuykendoll

Head, Talent, Fidelity Investments

Sweta Patel
Sweta Patel

Sr. Director, Product Transformation, Juniper Networks

Megan Schoettmer
Megan Schoettmer

Regional President, PNC Bank

Christie Smith
Christie Smith

Leadership Expert and Author

Dolores Smith
Dolores Smith

Vice President Human Resources, Pharm Development & Manufacturing, Gilead

Kristen Starr
Kristen Starr

Engineering Director, Social Impact, Indeed

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National Conference for Women

The National Conference for Women will be held March 5, 2025 online with Gloria Steinem, Oprah Winfrey, Isabel Allende, Lisa Ling and more!

Your in-person California Conference for Women ticket grants you FREE access to the virtual National Conference for Women on March 5, 2025.

You may also buy a standalone ticket to this virtual event.


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Request Financial Support to Attend

Attending a Conference for Women is proven to improve leadership skills, career development, and employee well-being. Use our handy email template to ask your boss to fund your attendance to our February 12th Conference as a professional development and team-building experience.


Last Year’s Keynote Speakers


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