The purpose of the Silicon Valley Women & Girls Leadership Summit is to empower young girls from our neediest urban schools by exposing them to private and public sector women role models and to energize these students about their education. The day is filled with speakers, interactive activities with students and professional networking.
October 21, 2011
Lee Mathson Middle School, 2050 Kammerer Avenue, San Jose
Keynote Speaker:
- The Honorable Zoe Lofgren, U.S. House of Representatives
6th grade Panelists:
Darcie Green-Community and Relations Manager for Kaiser Permanente San Jose; Mona Pasquil-Appointment Secretary for the state of California; Terry Anderson- VP of Global Corporate Communications for Cisco; Tamara Neiman-Supervisory Special Agent for the FBI
7th grade Panelists:
Beach Pace- Executive Director of city Year San Jose/Silicon Valley; Courtney Macavinta- Co-Founder and President of The Respect Institute; Sara Sperling- leads Diversity and Inclusion Programs for Facebook
8th grade Panelists:
Weili Dai- Co-founder of Marvell Technology Group; Bettina Koblick- VP of Global Talent at Symantec; Representative Zoe Lofgren- Congresswoman representing 16th District of California in the US House of Representatives
Social activity allowing executive women to interact with the girls 6th-8th graders of Lee Mathson Middle School
State Superintendent Tom Torlakson encouraging young women and entrepreneurs to do their best!
Carl Guardino-CEO of Silicon Valley Leadership Group reflecting on the great work young woman executives have already done and encouraging the young girls of Lee Mathson Middle School to be the leaders of tomorrow
6th graders posing in their new Turkey Trot shirts
May 26th, 2011
Cesar Chavez Academy, 2450 Ralmar Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Keynote Speakers:
- The Honorable Kamala Harris, Attorney General of the State of California
- Jessica Aguirre, evening anchor at NBC Bay Area News
Feb. 11, 2011
Shirakawa Elementary School, District Office Building, 645 Wool Creek Drive, San Jose, 95112
Keynote Speakers:
- Joanne Maguire, Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
- The Honorable Nora Campos, California State Assembly
- The Honorable Jacqueline Duong, Santa Clara Superior Court
May 10, 2010
Parkway Heights Middle School, 650 Sunset Drive, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Keynote Speakers:
- The Honorable Fiona Ma, California State Assembly
- The Honorable Jackie Speier, U.S. House of Representatives
Feb. 12, 2010
Peter Burnett Academy, 2nd and West Hedding Street, San Jose
Keynote Speakers:
- Laura Garcia-Cannon, NBC Bay Area
- The Honorable Jackie Speier, U.S. House of Representatives
- Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP
