Convention Speakers
Opening Speaker
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Julie Cordua, Vice President of Marketing, (RED) |
Julie Cordua is vice president of marketing at (RED), a new brand created by U2 lead singer, Bono, and Bobby Shriver to engage business in the fight against AIDS in Africa. (RED) partners with the world's most iconic companies to make uniquely branded products with part of the profits directed to the Global Fund to finance African HIV/AIDS programs.
Keynote Speaker
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Kay Koplovitz Chairman and CEO, Koplovitz & Company |
Kay Koplovitz is Chairman and CEO of Koplovitz & Company, Founder of the USA Network, and the first female network president in television history. In addition to launching the SCI FI Channel, she built USA into the #1 ranking prime time viewership among cable networks.
Koplovitz is the author of Bold Women, Big Ideas which she wrote to inform and inspire women entrepeneurs to create wealth through equity. She is co-creator of Springboard Enterprises that has raised $4 billion in new capital for women led high growth companies and also co-founded Boldcap Ventures. Koplovitz is co-founder of The Directors Council, a search firm specializing in the need for independent and qualified director candidates.
Among her many accomplishments, Koplovitz is chairman of the board of Liz Claiborne, Inc. and previously served on the boards of Oracle and Nabisco. She is a trustee for the Central Park Conservancy and was previously appointed by President Clinton to Chair the National Women's Business Council.