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The 2023 Texas Conference for Women Recap

TX Conference for Women 2023 keynote lineup

The 24th annual Texas Conference for Women was held in person on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at the Austin Convention Center. Below is a recap.


Keynote Speakers:

Jacinda Ardern
The Rt. Hon. Dame
Jacinda Ardern

Prime Minister, New Zealand (2017-2023); Senior Fellow, Harvard University; Special Envoy, Christchurch Call to Action; Board Member, The Earthshot Prize

Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks

Actor, Producer, Writer & Director

Gail Devers
Gail Devers

Olympic Gold Medalist and Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Patient Advocate

Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Opinion Section Host & Writer, The New York Times, podcast Host, First Person & former NPR Journalist

Jameela Jamil
Jameela Jamil

The Good Place Actress,
Host and Mental Health Advocate

Nora McInerny
Nora McInerny

best-selling Author, Creator & Host, Terrible Thanks for Asking and It’s Going to Be OK podcasts

Michelle Zauner
Michelle Zauner

Musician, Japanese Breakfast; Author, Crying in H Mart

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Breakout Speakers:

Madeyline Brown
Madeyline Brown

VP, North America Channel Inside Sales, Dell Technologies

Brenda Brinson
Brenda Brinson

GM, Culture & People Strategy, Chief Diversity Officer, Phillips 66

Myrna Estrada
Myrna Estrada

SVP & Field Executive, Liberty Mutual Insurance

Tamara Fields
Tamara Fields

Office Managing Director, Accenture & TX Conference for Women Board Member

Dr. Marisa Franco
Dr. Marisa Franco

Psychologist, Professor & New York Times best-selling Author,  Platonic

Amber Gunst
Amber Gunst

Co-founder and CEO, Fundlyst

Minda Harts
Minda Harts

Assistant Professor, Public Service, NYU & best-selling Author, The Memo and Right Within

Brenda Hudson
Brenda Hudson

SVP, Commercial Sales, Insight

Katie Kriete
Katie Kriete

VP, Sales, Oracle NetSuite – ORACLE

Leteshia Lowe
Leteshia Lowe

Senior Technical Staff Member, Test Engineer, IBM

Laura Rice
Laura Rice

Managing Producer, Texas Standard, the National Daily New Show of Texas

Jennifer Sanders
Jennifer Sanders

Anchor & Reporter, KXAN

Rose Smith
Rose Smith

CEO & Founder, Black Women in Business

Shanell Snyder
Shanell Snyder

VP, HR, Fidelity Investments

Liz Tran
Liz Tran

Founder, Reset & Author, The Karma of Success: Spiritual Strategies to Free Your Inner Genius

Jeanette Ward
Jeanette Ward

President & Chief Executive Officer, Texas Mutual Insurance Company

Laurie Dalton White
Laurie Dalton White

Founding Executive Director and Strategic Advisor, Conferences for Women

Hillary Wicht
Hillary Wicht

Executive Coach & Human Systems Expert

China Widener
China Widener

Principal, US Consulting Technology Sector Leader & DEI champion, Deloitte and TX Conference for Women Board Member

Liz Wiseman
Liz Wiseman

CEO & New York Times best-selling Author

Michelynn "Miki" Woodard
Michelynn “Miki” Woodard

CEO,  Amalgamation Group

Shane Woods
Shane Woods

Executive Director, GirlStart

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What Our Attendees Said:

attendees posing for a group photo at the TX Conference for Women

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