Thank you to our sponsors, guest speakers, and attendees for a fabulous
2015 Leading Ladies! News about the 2016 will be coming soon.
2015 GUEST SPEAKERS
2015 Leading Ladies! News about the 2016 will be coming soon.
2015 GUEST SPEAKERS
Reap. Anna G. Eshoo
California's 18th
Congressional District
Margaret Nagle
Emmy nominated screenwriter
and television producer
Lalita Tademy
New York Times
bestselling author
California's 18th
Congressional District
Margaret Nagle
Emmy nominated screenwriter
and television producer
Lalita Tademy
New York Times
bestselling author
EVENT CHAIR
Jenny Dearborn, Senior Vice President, Chief Learning Offficer, SAP
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Betsy Bechtel • Brenda Beck • Carla Befera • Jayne Booker • Ann Bowers
Catharine Garber • Sylvia Gerst • Barbara Gross • Leslie Murphy-Chutorian
Liana Nitsetskaia • Pamela Shames • Dianne Talbert • Holly Ward
TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, celebrates passion in arts and innovation with TheatreWorks Leading Ladies. This extraordinary afternoon included a luncheon, during which attendees had an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with fellow Silicon Valley powerhouses, and a private performance by renowned indie recording star Vienna Teng. Guests were energized by short, enlightening presentations by inspiring women who have followed their passions, including tech leader-turned New York Times bestselling author Lalita Tademy (Cane River), Emmy-nominated writer/producer Margaret Nagle (Boardwalk Empire), and passionate and powerful US CongresswomanAnna G. Eshoo. The event was hosted by Leading Ladies Event Chair Jenny Dearborn, Senior Vice President and Chief Learning Officer of SAP.
The theme of the 2015 event was “Passion,” exemplified by the dedication and drive of the incredible women honored at Leading Ladies. Bold, unapologetic dreaming is what allowed these dauntless women to succeed in their challenging and multi-faceted careers.
Indie music favorite Vienna Teng graduated from Stanford with a degree in computer science and went on to work for Cisco Systems in San Jose, later leaving the tech world to pursue her passion for music. Her most recent album,Aims, was released in 2013. New York Times bestselling author Lalita Tademy is a former technology executive who, after more than a decade focused her energy on a second career as a full-time writer. Emmy Award-nominee Margaret Naglemade her screenwriting debut with critically acclaimed HBO film Warm Springs, which won the Emmy for Outstanding TV Movie. Her additional credits includeBoardwalk Empire, The Good Lie, and the new Fox drama Red Band Society. Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo found her calling in public service and has dedicated the past two decades to advocating for the needs of the Silicon Valley community, representing California’s 18th District. She serves as the Ranking Member of the powerful House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, the first woman in the history of the Subcommittee to serve in a leadership role.
Jenny Dearborn, host and Event Chair of Leading Ladies, is the Chief Learning Officer and Senior Vice President at SAP. She is recognized as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the National Diversity Council. Her book,Data Driven: How Performance Analytics Delivers Extraordinary Sales Results, was published by Wiley in 2015.
For more information, please contact Director of Advancement Jodye Friedman at[email protected] or 650.463.7135.
Jenny Dearborn, Senior Vice President, Chief Learning Offficer, SAP
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Betsy Bechtel • Brenda Beck • Carla Befera • Jayne Booker • Ann Bowers
Catharine Garber • Sylvia Gerst • Barbara Gross • Leslie Murphy-Chutorian
Liana Nitsetskaia • Pamela Shames • Dianne Talbert • Holly Ward
TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, celebrates passion in arts and innovation with TheatreWorks Leading Ladies. This extraordinary afternoon included a luncheon, during which attendees had an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with fellow Silicon Valley powerhouses, and a private performance by renowned indie recording star Vienna Teng. Guests were energized by short, enlightening presentations by inspiring women who have followed their passions, including tech leader-turned New York Times bestselling author Lalita Tademy (Cane River), Emmy-nominated writer/producer Margaret Nagle (Boardwalk Empire), and passionate and powerful US CongresswomanAnna G. Eshoo. The event was hosted by Leading Ladies Event Chair Jenny Dearborn, Senior Vice President and Chief Learning Officer of SAP.
The theme of the 2015 event was “Passion,” exemplified by the dedication and drive of the incredible women honored at Leading Ladies. Bold, unapologetic dreaming is what allowed these dauntless women to succeed in their challenging and multi-faceted careers.
Indie music favorite Vienna Teng graduated from Stanford with a degree in computer science and went on to work for Cisco Systems in San Jose, later leaving the tech world to pursue her passion for music. Her most recent album,Aims, was released in 2013. New York Times bestselling author Lalita Tademy is a former technology executive who, after more than a decade focused her energy on a second career as a full-time writer. Emmy Award-nominee Margaret Naglemade her screenwriting debut with critically acclaimed HBO film Warm Springs, which won the Emmy for Outstanding TV Movie. Her additional credits includeBoardwalk Empire, The Good Lie, and the new Fox drama Red Band Society. Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo found her calling in public service and has dedicated the past two decades to advocating for the needs of the Silicon Valley community, representing California’s 18th District. She serves as the Ranking Member of the powerful House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, the first woman in the history of the Subcommittee to serve in a leadership role.
Jenny Dearborn, host and Event Chair of Leading Ladies, is the Chief Learning Officer and Senior Vice President at SAP. She is recognized as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the National Diversity Council. Her book,Data Driven: How Performance Analytics Delivers Extraordinary Sales Results, was published by Wiley in 2015.
For more information, please contact Director of Advancement Jodye Friedman at[email protected] or 650.463.7135.