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Opening Keynote Speaker:
Allyson Felix
Mom, Seven-Time Olympic Champion, TIME's 100 Most Influential, Activist Humanitarian, Bestselling Author, Journalist It seems like we already know everything we need to know about her, but in many ways Allyson Felix is still carving her path. Her commitment to excellence has cast a shadow of predictability, but Allyson Felix stands alone. She is the most decorated woman in Olympic track and field history and the most decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history. An eleven-time Olympic medalist. Seven-time Olympic Champion. World Record Holder. She has won, a mind-blowing, twenty-nine global medals at the Olympics and World Championships. With a recent event change on the track, Allyson is still honing her craft and seems to find passion and determination rivaled only by the greatest of the greats. Serena Williams. Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant. She continues to dig deep and find new goals to motivate and drive her.
At this stage of her career Allyson has found passions off the track which she believes are her true calling. She loves children and serves as a member of the Right To Play board hoping to raise awareness for underserved children in developing regions. She has hosted a wrap-up series for an Emmy- winning primetime show on NBC. Allyson has accomplished so much, but her greatest accomplishment and her greatest love is her daughter, Camryn, who reminds her everyday that she can never stop fighting for what is right in this world. She continues to strive for greatness in all areas reminding us that we all can achieve things we never dreamed of. Zainab Salbi is a celebrated humanitarian, author, and journalist. People Magazine named her as one of “25 Women Changing the World.” And, Foreign Policy Magazine called Zainab one of “100 Top Global Thinkers.”
Zainab started her career when she was 23 years old as the founder and former CEO of Women for Women International, an organization to help women survivors of conflicts rebuild their lives. She built the group from helping 30 women to reaching nearly 500,000 women and raising 146 million dollars in aid and microloans to help them and their families rebuild their lives.
Closing Keynote Speaker:
Zainab Salbi
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Zainab Salbi
Zainab is the co-founder for DaughtersforEarth.org, supporting on-the-ground land preservation efforts led by women around the world, Chief Awareness Officer at FindCenter.com, and host of the Redefined podcast that explores what happens when life’s biggest challenges lead us on a transformative search for what matters most.
Zainab is also the author of a several books, including the national bestseller
Between Two Worlds - Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of
Saddam and her latest Freedom Is an Inside Job: Owning Our
Darkness and Our Light To Heal Ourselves and The World. She is also the creator and host of several shows, including “#MeToo, Now What? on PBS,” and “Through Her Eyes with Zainab Salbi” at Yahoo News.
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