Maria Shriver will be joined by Event Emcee Leeza Gibbons and Event Co-Chairs, Peter Gallagher, Jane Lynch, Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines, actress Soleil Moon Frye, Body By Jake CEO Jake Steinfeld, Gold Medal Olympian Rafer Johnson & activistBetsy Johnson, City of Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster, CBS Correspondent Barry Petersen, and actor Hector Elizondo. Jane Fonda will warm up marchers with stretching exercises. Music will be provided by Jamie Iovine, "DJ Eye." Jane Lynch, from FOX's Glee, will be making a special appearance, and appearances by additional cast members will be announced in the coming weeks. Route entertainment will be provided by Taiko Drummers, K-Earth 101, Long Beach Jordan High School Marching Band, Long Beach Jordan High School Drill Team, and Polynesian, African, and Latina Dance Groups.
MATT LAUER
Co-Anchor, NBC News, The Today Show
AL ROKER
Weather & Feature Reporter, NBC's The Today Show, President & CEO, Al Roker Entertainment
DIANE SAWYER
Anchor of ABC World News
SUZE ORMAN
America's Personal Finance Expert
LAREE RENDA
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategist & Administrative Officer, Safeway, Inc.
BRIAN WILLIAMS, ANCHOR AND MANAGING EDITOR, NBC NIGHTLY NEWSINTRODUCES
VALUES, VISION, AND VOICE: MEN WHO GET IT:
PHIL KNIGHT, Co-Founder, Chairman, Nike Inc.
NICHOLAS KRISTOF, Columnist, New York Times
HOWARD SCHULTZ, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Starbucks Coffee Company
A Film Produced Exclusively for The Women's Conference by JESSE DYLAN,FreeForm TV
FIRST LADY OF CALIFORNIA MARIA SHRIVER
MICHELLE OBAMA
First Lady of The United States
IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WOMEN LEAD
HOST: BLAIR CHRISTIE
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Cisco
MODERATOR: CAMPBELL BROWN
Anchor
CAROL BARTZ
CEO, Yahoo! Inc.
ANNE MULCAHY
Former Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation
THE MOST REV. DR. KATHARINE JEFFERTS SCHORI
Presiding Bishop and Primate, The Episcopal Church
ANNE SWEENEY
Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, President, Disney/ABC Television Group
ANNE SWEENEY
Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, President, Disney/ABC Television Group
DIANE SAWYER, ANCHOR OF ABC WORLD NEWS INTRODUCES
A CONVERSATION WITH LEGENDARY SUPREME COURT JUSTICES:
THE HONORABLE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR, Former Associate Justice
THE HONORABLE RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Associate Justice
EVE ENSLER
Playwright, Performer, Activist, Cancer Survivor
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: KODAK
LESLIE DANCE
Director & Vice President of Brand Marketing and Communications, Eastman Kodak Company
MARY OLIVER
Pulitzer Prize-Winning & National Book Award-Winning Poet
LAURA BUSH
Former First Lady of the United States
GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER AND MATT LAUER INTRODUCE
WHO WE ARE, WHERE WE ARE GOING:
JERRY BROWN, Democratic nominee for Governor
MEG WHITMAN, Republican nominee for Governor
IT'S TIME TO LEARN HOW TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND LEADERSHIP IN YOUNG WOMEN
HOST: KATHY O'BRIEN
Vice President of Marketing for Personal Care, Unilever
MODERATOR: GAYLE KING
Editor at Large, O, The Oprah Magazine and Host of The Gayle King Show
KATHERINE SCHWARZENEGGER
Author, Rock What You've Got
LISA LESLIE
Retired WNBA Player
JESSICA SIMPSON
Singer, Actress, Entrepreneur
JESS WEINER
Global Ambassador for the Dove Self-Esteem Fund
AZURE ANTOINETTE
Poet, Spoken Word Artist
MARY J. BLIGE
Grammy Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter, Producer and Actress
THE MINERVA LEGACY FILM
PRESENTATION OF FORMER MINERVA WINNERS
LAYSHA WARD
President, Community Relations, Target Corporation
FIRST LADY MARIA SHRIVER PRESENTS THE MINERVA AWARDS
ORAL LEE BROWN, Founder, The Oral Lee Brown Foundation
THE HONORABLE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR, Former Associate Justice
CAROLYN BLASHEK, Founder, Operation Gratitude
SISTER TERRY DODGE, Executive Director, Crossroads, Inc.
OPRAH WINFREY, Chairman, Harpo, Inc.
SARAH MCLACHLAN
Grammy Award-Winning Singer and Songwriter
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHT FILM
FIRST LADY MARIA SHRIVER