OWN IT Summit 2016

DATE: April 09, 2016

TIME: 12:00 PM - 7:30 PM

COST: $15-$25

VENUE: Georgetown University: Gaston Hall and campus

ADDRESS: 3700 O St NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA

Hear from over 80 influential speakers representing various fields: medicine, technology, fashion, journalism, policy, advocacy, organizing, entrepreneurship, sports, wellness, non-profits, military service, documentary filmmaking, and more!

Deputy Administrator of NASA, Dava Newman; Founding Editor-In-Chief of MuslimGirl.net, Amani Alkhat; CEO and Co-Founder of THINX and 2015 Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Miki Agarwal;  Spoken Word Poet, Azure Antoinette; Pulitzer Prize winning Washington Post journalist, Mary Jordan; Chief Technology Officer & Fmr. VP of GoogleX, Megan Smith; Former US Ambassador to Global Women's Issues, Ambassador Melanne Verveer;Co-Anchor of CBS This Morning, Norah O'Donnell; and many more!

Schedule of the Day

7:00am    WAKE-UP YOGA (optional)

8:00am    REGISTRATION & ASSORTED BREAKFAST  Healy Hall

9:00am    WELCOME TO OWN IT 2016: KICKOFF  Gaston Hall

9:20am    WOMEN IN NEW MEDIA  Gaston Hall

10:00am  WOMEN RUNNING 2016  Gaston Hall

11:00am  BREAKOUT SESSION #1  TBA

12:40pm  POWER LUNCH W/ MARKETPLACE   TBA

1:15pm    BREAKOUT SESSION #2  TBA

2:15pm    WOMEN REDEFINING ACTIVISM  Gaston Hall

2:45pm    TRAILBLAZERS   Gaston Hall

3:15pm    OWN IT 2016 AWARD AND CLOSING REMARKS   Gaston Hall

3:30pm    OPTIONAL: STORYCORPS AND CONVERSATIONS  TBA

Tickets cover the cost of an 8-hour day with access to incredible speakers.  In addition, the day will feature a full breakfast spread, coffee and tea throughout the day, lunch, and free swag + tote from our sponsors!

This event is open to everyone: all GU students, faculty and staff AND those non-GU affiliated (both women and men!).

The OWN IT Summit seeks to be inclusive for all, regardless of cost.  Financial aid is available for the OWN IT Summit upon request. To inquire, please email ownitsummit@gmail.com.

FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFO, CLICK HERE.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by March 28th at 12:00 PM to Helen Brosnan, at hgb5@georgetown.edu. A good faith effort will be made to fulfill requests made after March 28th.