Innovative Women in Business Gala
Our annual gala supports our work with over 1,000 female entrepreneurs in 2024-2025 in the US and from war-impacted areas including Ukraine, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Somali, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. The event also supports our meaningful internships for SF Bay Area high school and college students (50 over 3 years) and the development of an AI-enabled startup advisory service that democratizes access to personalized entrepreneurship guidance.
On October 10, 2024, at Fenwick & West in Mountain View, we will honor exceptional female leaders from startups and established companies, VCs and top social enterprises. Your ticket to the gala includes networking, cocktails (and mocktails), a gourmet buffet dinner, fine wines from O'Brien Winery (rated #1 by US News and World Report) and an exciting night of surprises, celebration, connection, and support. Get your ticket before it sells out!
WHAT
Networking | Celebration | Inspiration
dressy/formal attire*
WHEN
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Check in 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
VIP Reception 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Main Networking 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Awards + Panels 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Dessert Reception following
WHERE
Fenwick & West
801 California Street, Mountain View, CA
* Black tie formal attire - black or dark suits for men, full-length/cocktail dresses or dressy separates for women. More guest info below.
2024 Nominees
Strategy + Scale Guru
Amy Errett
CEO
Madison Reed
Opportunity Catalyst
Johanna Mahal
Director of Philanthropy
Opportunity International
Industry Disruptor
Courtney Presto
Founder + CEO
Presto Social
Innovation Driver
Tess Robinson
Managing Partner
FTB Capital Group
Cultural Architect
Lorie Boyd
Chief People Officer
Turo
Social Change Agent
Grace Ng
Founder + CEO
Playground.ai
Dauntless Visionary
Monique Maddy
Founder + CEO
Unite for Africa
Empowering Leader
Lucy Mangas
Global VP of Strategic Alliances
Hitachi Digital
Sustainability Boss
Cynthia Leung
Founder
Soluminos
Biotech Trailblazer
Ashley Zehnder
Co-Founder + CEO
Fauna Bio
Design Maven
Michele Boal
Founder + CEO
Kadima Forward
Adaptability Champion
Beth Kanter
Founder
bethkanter.org
Also Meet...
Tarisai Garande
Board Member
Cheza Nami Foundation
Mariette Wharton
Founder +CEO
NIMBLE Mindset + Nimble Mindset Ventures
Tami Rosen
Chief Development Officer
Pagaya
Bethel Endawoke
Senior Associate
ADL Ventures
Laureen Hidalgo
Senior Director
Salesforce
Iris Sagi
Director of Philanthropy
FINCA International
Annick Mohageg
Group Product Marketing Manager
Adobe
Maria Pineaar
Operating Partner
Unicorn Growth Capital
Joy Buolamwini, Ph.D
|Social Change Champion |
Founder, Algorithmic Justice League
Asha Visweswaran
|Opportunity Catalyst|
Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Swing Education
Iris Sagi
|Dauntless Visionary|
Director of Philanthropy, FINCA International
Anula Jayasuriya, MD, Ph.D
|AI Diagnostics Leader|
Partner, DigitalDX Ventures
Leah McGowen
|Thought Leader|
Senior Vice President, Salesforce
Doyeon Kim
|Collaboration Chief|
Intl Partnership Mgr, APAC Code.org
Sherry Marcus, Ph.D
|Analytics Ace|
Director, Amazon
Rachel Thomas
|Empowering Leader|
Co-Founder + CEO, LeanIn.Org
Amnah Ajnal
|Strategy + Scale Guru|
Group Executive, Mastercard
*Ticket sales benefit NIMBLE programs
Tzipor Ulman
|Education Trailblazer|
Founder & CEO, Science is Elementary
Maria Lambert Bridge
|Ethics Leader|
COO, Center for Humane Technology
Aishwarya Srinivasan
|AI Community Maven|
Senior AI Advocate, Microsoft for Startups + Illuminate AI
Laureen Hidalgo
Senior Director, Salesforce
Evan Cranston
Vice President, JLL
Margery Johnson
Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield
Mariette Wharton
Founder, NIMBLE + startup investor
LOCATION & PARKING
Fenwick & West is at 801 California Street in Mountain View. It is a few blocks from the Mountain View Caltrain station. There is a free parking garage at Bryant Street under Fenwick and a side entrance to the building on California Street and you can also enter from Castro. (Fenwick sits on the corner of California and Castro - Castro is in the front, Bryant in back.) After the event, press the button on the gate to ask for the door to be lifted so you can retrieve your car. An attendant will be there; don't worry.
WHEN
If you have paid for a VIP ticket or are an honoree (or accompanying an honoree), we will see you at 5:30 pm! Barb and Bart O'Brien will be pouring their magnificent O'Brien Winery Estate wines during the VIP reception until they run out! The main networking begins at 6 pm. Dessert and champagne reception at 8:00 pm.
It will be a high-energy event - an inspiring evening with our outstanding honorees and mingling with founders, social impact leaders, business leaders and VCs.
ATTIRE
Wear something dressy! A few of us females will be in gowns because this is a celebration of FEMALE LEADERS and we are here to be inspired and to have fun!
LinkedIn post with some of the attendees you can check out. Feel free to share!
Stay NIMBLE!
