2011-2012

October 18, 2011 • Marin

October 19, 2011 • San Francisco

Girlfriends' Guide To Learning from Life's Little Surprises

Deborah Collins Stephens  |  best selling author, co-founder of The Center For Innovative Leadership

Jackie Speier*  |  Congresswoman, US House of Representatives   (*invited)

Jan Yanehiro  |  award-winning broadcast journalist

Michealene Cristini Risley  |  award-winning writer, director, human rights activist

November 8, 2011 • Marin

November 9, 2011 • San Francisco

For Better and For Worse: The Ongoing Revolution in Love, Marriage and Family Life

Stephanie Coontz  |  nationally recognized historian and expert in love, intimacy and parenting, professor at Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA and Director of Research and Public Education for the Council on Contemporary Families

January 24, 2012 • Marin

January 25, 2012 • San Francisco

Passion and Impact: Inspiring Women Changing Our World

Christine Bronstein  |  Founder, A Band of Wives

Deborah Santana  |  author, philanthropist, activist for peace and social justice, founder of Do A Little foundation

Jennifer Pahlka  |  Founder/Executive Director, Code For America

Sheryl O'Loughlin  |  Executive Director, Stanford Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

March 6, 2012 • Marin

March 7, 2012 • San Francisco

How New Media Will Transform Society, Politics and our Future

Deanna Zandt  |  provocative social media and technology maven, "Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking"

May 15, 2012 • Marin

May 16, 2012 • San Francisco

A Long Bright Future

Laura Carstensen, Ph.D.  |  Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, Professor of Psychology and Public Policy, and author of "A Long Bright Future: Happiness, Health, and Financial Security in an Age of Increased Longevity"