Women Entrepreneurs & Industry Leaders To Be Honored At ‘Pink Power Conference’ (Aug. 14)

via press release…

The Pink Power: A MasterMind Conference for Women will kick off Thursday, August 14 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis with a series of brand-building and professional development workshops followed by an Awards Gala honoring several distinguished women in business:

* Champion: Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum – Spelman College
* Community: Deidra Cunningham – IKEA
* Visionary: Karen Sterk – YWCA Atlanta
* Pink: Kathleen Bertrand – BronzeLens
* PinkPreneur: Indigo Triplett – Careers In Transition
* Mentorship: Nikki Arora – UST Global
* Pioneer: Edie Fraser – STEMconnector

Hosted by Sister 2 Sister Magazine founder Jamie Foster Brown, the Awards Gala will celebrate a prestigious group of women who have exhibited power, confidence, success and the ability to conquer adversity while maintaining dignity and integrity.

Additional gala participants include Dr. Heavenly Kimes (entrepreneur/tv personality), Tameka Raymond (Kiles World Foundation), and Towanda Braxton (actress/tv personality).

The conference continues Friday, August 15 at Philips Arena with seminars by top industry experts who will focus on core areas such as personal branding, equal rights, wellness, sustainability, social media and the three major “ships” that will change the course of a woman’s road to success: leadership, mentorship, and entrepreneurship. Speakers include Dr. Erika H. James (Dean, Goizueta Business School at Emory University), Renee Lawless (actress, Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots”), Sara Allegra (President, Sub-Saharan Education Project), Mo Ivory (radio/tv personality), Denise Hendricks (TV Producer/Writer), Lynne d Johnson (Content + Community Consultant), Dominique Haddon (singer/tv personality), Shante Bacon (The 135th Street Agency) and many more.

Co-founded by environmental activist Felicia Phillips (Fillips International)and brand catalyst Kim N. Carswell (Persona Affairs), Pink Power is supported by Microsoft, The U.S. Census Bureau, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The American Business Women’s Association Hidden Hills Chapter, Marriott Marquis, Persona Affairs, Fillips International, the Atlanta Dream, IKEA and many more.

Official Schedule of Events:

Workshops
Thursday, August 14
Atlanta Marriott Marquis (265 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Atlanta GA 30303)
8:00am – 4:00pm

Gala
Thursday, August 14
Atlanta Marriott Marquis (265 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Atlanta GA 30303)
6:00pm – pink carpet
7:00pm – gala

MasterMind
Friday, August 15
Philips Arena (1 Philips Drive, Atlanta GA 30303)
8:00am – 4:00pm

For registration information and sponsorships, visit www.PinkPowerConference.com.

Twitter – @PinkPowerConf
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