Watch LIVE Stream: United State of Women Summit With Michelle Obama, Oprah & More

  • by: Alan Duke

This is a live stream of the United State of Women summit in Washington D.C. Speakers including First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Joe Biden.

Tuesday schedule (times are ET):

Pillar: Violence Against Women
Speakers include:
Mariska Hargitay, Founder & President, Joyful Heart Foundation

Ideas for Action Presentations: Violence Against Women
Quentin Walcott, Co-Executive Director, CONNECT NYC
Matt McGorry, Actor
Joanne Smith, Executive Director, Girls for Gender Equity and Co-Chair New York Young Women's Initiative
Kristin Avery, Director, It's On Us
Shaquil Keels, It's On Us Activist
Jessica Davidson, It's On Us Activist
Jaha Dukureh, Founder and CEO, Safe Hands for Girls
Bamby Salcedo, President & CEO, The TransLatin@ Coalition

Pillar: Health and Wellness
Speakers include:
Connie Britton, Actress
Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Grecia Magdaleno, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Ideas for Action Presentations: Health and Wellness
Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO, AARP
Carolyn Miles, President and CEO, Save the Children
Dr. Carol Brown, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Dr. Sonia Vallabh and Dr. Eric Minikel, Co-Founders, Prion Alliance
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation

10:50AM SOLUTIONS SEMINARS

Education: Investing in Early Childhood Education
Economic Opportunity: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Economic Empowerment for Women and Families
Economic Opportunity: Solutions to Increasing Women's Workplace Participation
Civic Engagement, Leadership and Visibility: Building Inclusive Movements and Engaged Citizens
Entrepreneurship: Ideas with Us in Mind: Innovations that Create Social Impact
Entrepreneurship: Getting Credit: Expanding Women's Access to Capital
Health: Healthy and Mighty: Empowering Women and Girls to Connect to Healthcare
Health: Addressing HIV/AIDS in Women and Girls: Lessons Learned at Home and Abroad
Violence Against Women: From Grassroots to Global: Breaking Cycles of Violence
Violence Against Women: From the Margins to the Center: Solutions to Stopping Violence in All Communities
Crosscutting: From Surviving to Thriving: Tools to Empowering ALL Girls
Crosscutting: Revolutionizing Gender Norms

12:30PM SECOND PLENARY - Economic Opportunity and Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Pillar: Economic Opportunity
Speakers include:
Patricia Arquette, Actress
Heather Boushey, Executive Director and Chief Economist, Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Mary Kay Henry, President, SEIU
Lilly Ledbetter, Equal Pay Champion
Charmaine Davis, Chapter Director, 9 to 5
Betzaida Ventura, Personal Care Attendant, SEIU
Kevin Burton, Assistant Director, NECA/IBEW Local Union #26 Joint Apprenticeship & Training

Pillar: Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Speakers include:
Laurie Fabiano, President, Tory Burch Foundation
Warren Buffett, Chairman & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
Ayo Megbope, CEO, No Left Overs
Carla Walker-Miller, President and CEO, Walker-Miller Energy Services, LLC
Dina Habib Powell, Head of Goldman Sachs' Impact Investing Business and President of the Goldman Sachs Foundation, Goldman Sachs
Kerry Washington, Actress

Ideas for Action Presentations: Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Julie Hanna, Executive Chair of the Board, Kiva
Alex Gorsky, CEO & Chairman, Johnson & Johnson
Seina Lee, Johnson & Johnson

Ideas for Action Presentations: Economic Opportunity
Angela Glover Blackwell, President and CEO, PolicyLink
Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women
Prosperity Together Coalition
Elizabeth Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
Ariana Davis, United Food and Commercial Workers
U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leader

2:30PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks
Introducer: Mikaila Ulmer, Founder and CEO, Me & the Bees Lemonade

2:55PM SOLUTIONS SEMINARS

Education: Cracking the Code: Access to STEM for all Women and Girls
Education: Transcending Barriers to Girls' Education Globally
Economic Opportunity: Get Fair Pay: How to Achieve Pay Equity
Economic Opportunity: Valuing Caregiving in the 21st Century
Civic Engagement, Leadership and Visibility: A Conversation with Trailblazers: Making the Case for Gender Diversity Across Industries and Sectors
Civic Engagement, Leadership and Visibility: "Reel" Change: Advancing Equity and Opportunity in Media
Entrepreneurship: How to One up the Start Up: Successes in Growing Women-Owned Businesses
Health: What Works: Strategies to Address Unplanned Pregnancy
Violence Against Women: Changing the Culture to End Violence Against Women
Violence Against Women: Away from Slavery and Towards Human Rights: Ending Trafficking of Women and Girls
Crosscutting: Creating Pathways towards Equity: Advancing Opportunity for Women and Girls of Color
Crosscutting: Second Chances for Success: Women, Girls and the Justice System

4:10PM THIRD PLENARY - Civic Engagement, Leadership and Visibility

Pillar: Civic Engagement, Leadership and Visibility
Speakers include:
Sophia Bush, Actress
Marley Dias, Founder, #1000BlackGirlBooks
Billie Jean King, Founder, Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative & the Women's Sports Foundation
Jennifer Welter, First Female NFL Coach
Video from DR. JILL BIDEN
General Lori Robinson, NORAD and USNORTHCOM
Jenn Brown, Executive Director, Civic Nation
Shonda Rhimes, Content Creator, ShondaLand
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, Founder & Editor-In-Chief, Muslim Girl
Amy Poehler, Co-Founder & President, Amy Poehler's Smart Girls

Ideas for Action Presentations: Civic Engagement, Leadership and Visibility
Kemba Smith Pradia, Author, Public Speaker, Criminal Justice Advocate, Kemba Smith Foundation
Girls at the Margin Alliance

Ideas for Action Presentations: Education
Reshma Saujani, Founder & CEO, Girls Who Code
Angélique Kidjo, Founder, Batonga Foundation and Ambassador, UNICEF
Charlene Espinoza, Founder & CEO, Bosh Bosh
Marillyn Hewson, Chairman, President and CEO, Lockheed Martin

5:20PM Armchair Coversation on Trailblazing the Path for the Next Generation of Women with THE FIRST LADY and Ms. Oprah Winfrey
Introducers: Dorothee Mulumba, High School Student and Mpumi Nobiva, Graduate Student

6:10PM Closing Remarks

Speakers include:
Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President and Chair, White House Council on Women and Girls
Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff to the First Lady and Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls


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Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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