Four Seasons Aviara, California, September 14-16, 2009

Now in its eleventh year, the Summit is the world's premiere gathering of women leaders in business, government, academia, philanthropy, and the arts. Each fall, a select group comes together to exchange big ideas. Our gathering will take place Sept 14-16, 2009 in North San Diego, CA.

This year's theme: “Betting on the Future.” We're in a time of historic change, so in addition to our usual lineup of stars from Fortune's Most Powerful list, we'll be spotlighting innovators and game changers in business and beyond--fearless leaders like the new women in the Obama administration, the smartest and freshest thinkers in tech. You need more than great idea-sharing; you need best practices and discoveries to take home and help you and your organizations succeed.

Our program — no speeches! — is diverse and designed to facilitate energetic and provocative conversation. Participation is by invitation only.

2009 CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDED:
  • Carol A. Bartz

    Chief Executive Officer
    Yahoo! Inc.

  • Ursula Burns

    Chief Executive Officer
    Xerox Corp.

  • Warren E. Buffett

    Chairman and CEO
    Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

  • Condoleezza Rice

    Hoover Institution Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy Stanford University

  • Pat Woertz

    Chairman, President and CEO
    Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)

  • Tamara Abdel-Jaber

    CEO
    Palma (Safwa Informatics)

  • Sharon Allen

    Chairman of the Board
    Deloitte LLP

  • Sheila C. Bair

    Chairman
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

  • Tyra Banks

    Chairman & CEO
    Bankable Enterprises

  • Joanna Barsh

    Director, McKinsey & Company
    Author, How Remarkable Women Lead

  • Maria Bartiromo

    Anchor, CNBC's Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo; Host and Managing Editor, Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo

    CNBC

  • Gina Bianchini

    Co-founder and CEO
    Ning, Inc.

  • Lloyd C. Blankfein

    Chairman and CEO
    The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

  • Ama Pomaa Boateng

    Founder and Executive Director
    Ghanaian High-Tech Women (GHW)

  • Campbell Brown

    Anchor
    CNN

  • Tina Brown

    Founder & Editor-in-Chief
    The Daily Beast

  • Mika Brzezinski

    Co-host, "Morning Joe" and Anchor
    MSNBC

  • Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

    Executive-in-Residence
    Accel Partners

  • Susan Chambers

    Executive Vice President, Global People Division
    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  • Beth Comstock

    Chief Marketing Officer
    General Electric

  • Julie Hembrock Daum

    Practice Leader, North American Board Services
    Spencer Stuart

  • Nina Easton

    Washington Bureau Chief
    Fortune

  • Elizabeth Edwards

    Senior Fellow, Health Care
    Center for American Progress

  • Diana Farrell

    Deputy Director
    National Economic Council

  • Jan Fields

    Executive Vice President and COO
    McDonald's US

  • Carly Fiorina

    Chairman & CEO
    Carly Fiorina Enterprises

  • Juliet Flint

    Partner
    Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

  • Poppy Harlow

    Anchor
    CNNMoney.com

  • Arianna Huffington

    Co-founder and Editor in Chief
    The Huffington Post

  • Jeanne Jackson

    President, Direct-to-Consumer
    Nike, Inc.

  • Susan M. Jacques

    President and CEO
    Borsheim's Fine Jewelry & Gifts

  • Andrea Jung

    Chairman and CEO
    Avon Products, Inc.

  • Kimberly Kadlec

    Worldwide Vice President, Global Marketing Group
    Johnson & Johnson

  • Katty Kay

    Washington Correspondent, BBC News British Broadcasting Corp.

  • Billie Jean King

    President
    Billie Jean King Enterprises, Inc.

  • Kim Komando

    National Host
    WestStar TalkRadio Network

  • Ellen Kullman

    President and CEO
    DuPont

  • Nandita Lakshmanan

    Founder and CEO
    The PRactice Porter Novelli

  • Geraldine B. Laybourne

    Founder
    Oxygen Media

  • Carol J. Loomis

    Senior Editor at Large
    Fortune

  • Doreen Lorenzo

    President
    frog design inc

  • Susan Lyne

    Chief Executive Officer
    Gilt Groupe

  • Marissa Mayer

    Vice President, Search Products and User Experience
    Google, Inc.

  • Mary Meeker

    Managing Director
    Morgan Stanley

  • Kellie McElhaney

    John C. Whitehead Faculty Fellow
    Haas School of Business

  • Karen Mills

    Administrator
    U.S. Small Business Administration

  • Jami Miscik

    Vice Chairman and President
    Kissinger Associates, Inc

  • Pat Mitchell

    President and CEO

    The Paley Center for Media

  • Ann S. Moore

    Chairman and CEO
    Time Inc.

  • Anne M. Mulcahy

    Chairman
    Xerox Corp.

  • Lorena Ochoa

    Ladies Professional Golf Association

  • Nancy Peretsman

    Managing Director

    Allen & Co., LLC.

  • Dana Perino

    Former Press Secretary

    The White House

  • Becky Quick

    Co-Anchor, Squawk Box
    CNBC

  • Michelle Rhee

    Chancellor
    District of Columbia Public Schools

  • Ginni Rometty

    Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Distribution
    IBM Corp.

  • Sheryl Sandberg

    Chief Operating Officer
    Facebook

  • Joe Scarborough

    Host "Morning Joe"
    MSNBC

  • Susan Schwab

    Professor, School of Public Policy
    University of Maryland

  • Patricia Sellers

    Editor at Large
    Fortune

  • Andy Serwer

    Managing Editor
    Fortune

  • Laura Shawver

    Chief Executive Officer
    Phenomix Corp

  • Susan Sher

    Chief of Staff to the First Lady
    White House

  • Claire Shipman

    Senior National Correspondent, Good Morning America
    ABC News

  • Maria Siemionow

    Section Head, Plastic Surgery Research
    Cleveland Clinic

  • Nancy Snyderman

    Co-Founder BeWell.com Chief Medical Editor
    NBC News

  • Susan Sobbott

    President
    American Express OPEN

  • Lawrence H. Summers

    Director

    National Economic Council

  • Anne Sweeney

    President, Disney-ABC Television Group
    Co-chairman, Disney Media Networks

  • Cathy Baron Tamraz

    President and CEO
    Business Wire

  • Karen Tumulty

    National Political Correspondent

    TIME

  • Jing Ulrich

    Managing Director, Chairman, China Equities and Commodities

    J.P. Morgan

  • Meg Whitman

    Former President and CEO
    eBay, Inc.
    Candidate, Governor of California

  • Meredith Whitney

    Chief Executive Officer
    Meredith Whitney Advisory Group LLC

  • Lauren Zalaznick

    President
    Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks, NBC Universal, Inc.

  • Laura Ziskin

    President
    Laura Ziskin Productions