For the last 20 years, the Oakland/Bay Area Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. (NCBW), has celebrated the life and legacy of Madam C.J. Walker. Cathy Adams, Founder of the Oakland/Bay Area Chapter of the NCBW anticipates another beautiful event and shares, “Over the years, the Madam C.J. Walker Luncheon & Empowerment Forum has changed and impacted many lives. The stories we share at the luncheon are our stories. As long as we continue to raise our voices together as women, we will be stronger together.”
Join this year’s celebration on Friday, April 19 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. The event starts at 8:30 PM and includes 2 morning panels: Power & Influencers: A Conversation with My Younger Self and Curiosity in Action: Innovation for Tomorrow. The panels will be moderated by Sheila Ellian Lewis with panel guests:
Kacy Gambles, Vice President & Regional Investments Manager & Fiduciary Officer, Wells Fargo
Amy Tharpe, Director Social Responsibility, Port of Oakland
Sahara Galloway Alexis, Customer Success Executive, Salesforce
Yvette Hollingsworth Clarke, Executive Vice President & Regulatory Innovation Officer, Wells Fargo
Clennita Justice, Senior Engineering Program Manager, Google
Cathleen Richardson, ConnectED Program Development Executive, Apple
Of this year's event, Frances H. Cohen, Director, Board of Directors, NCBW says, “My goal is that you all will leave today with the determination to know that you are the power, the active curiosity catalyst and change agents with the knowledge, common sense, and know how to control your own destiny in this new frontier of robotics artificial intelligence and automation.