2023 SUMMIT AGENDA

10:30 OPENING
REMARKS

10:50 SESSION 1:
THE PATH TO SOCIAL IMPACT

11:40 WORKSHOP:
THE BASICS OF FINANCIAL LITERACY

1:10 SESSION 2:
BUILDING TO LEAD

2:00 KEYNOTE:
SMALL STEPS, BIG DREAMS

2:50 CLOSING REMARKS

Anne Khademian, Executive Director, Universities at Shady Grove 

Ariel Beck, Founder and President, Girls Who Start 

Jinara Weerakoon, Summit Director, Girls Who Start 

Kris Strouthopoulus, Founder and CEO, Giapenta 

Tracey Thompson, Vice President, SoGal Ventures 

Cara Lesser, Founder and CEO, Kid Museum 

Octavia Abell, Co-Founder and CEO, Govern for America 

MODERATOR | Jinara Weerakoon 

INTRODUCTION | Summer Bernstein

Alyssa Hermann Applebaum, Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager, Sandy Spring Bank   

Sandy Jeong, Vice President of Digital, Glossier 

Allison Moss, Founder, Type:A Deodorant 

Sara Happ, Founder and CEO, Sara Happ, Inc. 

MODERATOR | Summer Bernstein  

Shilpa Yarlagadda, Founder and CEO, Shiffon Co. 

FIRESIDE CHAT | Jinara Weerakoon 

AUDIENCE Q&A 

Jinara Weerakoon and the Girls Who Start Team 

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