2018 Keynote Speakers
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Candy Chang
World-renowned artist and urban designer CANDY CHANG engages communities to share everything from their greatest hopes to their deepest anxieties in public. The Atlantic calls her artwork Before I Die “one of the most creative community projects ever.” In her captivating and intimate talks, she demystifies the creative process, inspires personal reflection, and provokes new ideas for community and well-being. Read full bio. |
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Lisa Tanzer Lisa Tanzer, President of Life is Good, has over 25 years of consumer brand experience. Prior to becoming president, Lisa served as the company’s head of Marketing after spending over 20 years on the board of directors of the Life is Good Kids Foundation. She’s held executive positions in the entertainment, ecommerce, and education sectors. Earlier in her career, Lisa held marketing and strategy roles at Hasbro, Staples, The Gillette Company, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She received her BA from Tufts University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Read full bio. |
General Session Speaker
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Patrice Banks
Patrice, an engineer and automotive technician, created a movement that inspires women, the #1 customer in the auto industry to change the relationship they have with their car! GAC offers automotive buying and repair resources, products, and services based on trust, education, inclusion, and empowerment. Whether she is delivering a car care workshop, giving a TEDx talk, writing an OP-ed in the Washington Post, appearing on numerous TV shows including CBS This Morning, Fox and Friends, and The FABLife, or working on your car, Patrice has reached millions across America with her passion and commitment for educating women and closing the gender gap in the automotive industry. Her story has been told in numerous print and online publications such as O Magazine, Huffington Post, Good Housekeeping, Elite Daily, ABC Today, and Black Enterprise, just to name a few. Read full bio. |
