Health & Wellness
Reproductive Health/Rights:
Filmmaker & Founder, Family Health Alliance
Taraneh Salke is the founder & executive director of Family Health Alliance (FHA), a nonprofit organization focused on advancing women's reproductive health & rights in underdeveloped & resource-poor environments.
Activist & HIV/AIDS Educator
Jennifer Jako is a certified AIDS educator and award-winning director of True Life: It Could Be You. Infected with HIV as a teen, she channels her insight into talks of AIDS in the media and the meaning of life.
Leading Activist & Best-Selling Author
Gloria Feldt is a women's rights activist and the leading author and media commentator on reproductive rights and health from that point of view where the personal meets the political.
Award-Winning Actress & “Social Action Hero”
Outspoken, energizing and inspirational, Kathy Najimy combines her acting & talents with a passionate commitment to equality, women’s leadership and issues ranging from increasing cancer research to LGBTQ rights.
Poet
Born and raised in Alaska, National Slam Poetry Champion Noël Jones moved to New York City in 1994 to become a jazz vocalist. Upon discovering slam poetry, she battled her way to a national championship.
Contributing Writer, Washington Post Outlook
Described by The New York Times as being "known for her smarts and feminist bona fides," Irin Carmon is a journalist specializing in gender, politics and the law and the author of Notorious RGB.
The 15th Surgeon General of the United States
A pediatric endocrinologist and 15th Surgeon General of the US, Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders has a deep concern for young people and teaches that education, prevention, and responsibility are the keys to a healthy life.
Filmmaker & Founder of the Webby Awards
Speaker Tiffany Shlain offers insight on how the Internet is changing filmmaking, the shifting roles of women, the creative process, and American Jewish identity.