Here is the 2013 Women, Money, and Power Summit Agenda! More details will be added as the summit approaches. Agenda is in progress and is subject to change. Speakers will be announced as they are confirmed.

All sessions will be held at the Capital Hilton Hotel (1001 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20036) except for Congressional visits.


Tuesday, October 8, 2013, Capital Hilton Hotel

8.30am - 2.30pm, Registration

9.30am - 10:50am dot Opening General Assembly I dot Capital Hilton Congressional Ballroom
Connecting the Dots: Stopping the War on Women's Health, Teachers, Voting Rights, Food Stamps & Our Wallets

  • Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminist Majority (welcome)
  • Katherine Spillar, Executive Vice President, Feminist Majority (moderator)
  • Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
  • Terry O'Neill, President, National Organization for Women
  • Melanie Campbell, President and CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Convener of the Black Women's Roundtable Public Policy Network
  • Megan Darby, Manager, Ballot Initiative and Opposition Research of Planned Parenthood Federation of America
  • Kate Folmer, Communications Director, Ballot Initiatives Strategy Center

11.00am - 11.45am dot General Assembly II dot Capital Hilton Congressional Ballroom
Unholy Alliance: Cycle Beads, Condom Stockouts, and Abstinence-Only

  • Jeanne Clark, Writer, Ms. Magazine (moderator)
  • Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminist Majority
  • Jon O'Brien, President, Catholics for Choice
  • Rob Boston, Communications Director, Americans United for Separation of Church and State

12.00pm - 2.00pm dot Women, Money, Power Summit Luncheon dot Presidential Ballroom
Honoring Trailblazers for Women's Rights

Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminist Majority: Keynote

Peg Yorkin, Board Chair, Feminist Majority
Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leader
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D – Conn.) is the representative from Connecticut’s Third District. A longtime champion of women’s rights, DeLauro has led the fight in Congress to achieve full pay equity for women and to ensure that all employees have access to paid sick days.

Katherine Spillar, Executive Vice President, Feminist Majority: Award Presentation
Texas state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte garnered national attention in June after she bravely spoke out for women's reproductive rights during the Texas abortion debates. Van de Putte has been a longtime advocate for women, children, veterans and small businesses. She is often described as one of the most effective and influential legislators in Texas.

Dolores Huerta, President, Dolores Huerta Foundation: Award Presentation
Barbara R. Arnwine, executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law since 1989, is internationally renowned for contributions on critical justice issues, including the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1991. She is currently leading the fight against voter suppression laws.

2.15pm - 3.45pm dot General Assembly III dot Congressional Ballroom
Going on the Offensive: CEDAW, ERA, and Ending Violence Against Women

  • Gaylynn Burroughs, Policy and Research Director, Feminist Majority (moderator)
  • Kathy Bonk, President, Communications Consortium Media Center, CEDAW Strategist
  • Lorraine Sheinberg, Producer, CEDAW: The Secret Treaty
  • Manizha Naderi, Executive Director, Women for Afghan Women (runs domestic violence shelters in Afghanistan)
  • Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Chief House Sponsor of the Equal Rights Amendment
  • Susan Burke, Counsel, Katz Marshall & Banks, LLP, Chief Litigator Representing Plaintiffs that Have Survived Sexual Assault in the Military
  • Lisa Maatz, Vice President of Government Relations, American Association of University Women

4.00pm - 5:30pm dot Closing Town Hall dot Congressional Ballroom
The Affordable Care Act: What Women Need to Know

  • Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama and Executive Director of the White House Counsil on Women and Girls

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Congressional Visit Day
10.00am - 4.00pm

9.30am: Briefing for Constituent Visits
Mott House
122 Maryland Avenue NE
Across from U.S. Supreme Court
Off of Constitution Ave, NE and 1st Street, NE
Between House and Senate Office Buildings

Metros:  Union Station Metro Red Line or
              Capitol South Metro Blue/Orange Line


*Please note that all times are subject to change.
 

Women • Money • Power Summit and Luncheon - October 8 & 9, 2013
Capital Hilton • 1001 16th Street NW • Washington, DC, 20036

A project of the Feminist Majority.