Leading With Impact Summit

Advance Your Career and Influence Meaningful Change

The 2nd Annual Leading With Impact Summit is a full-day, hybrid experience offered both virtually and in-person. Designed for corporate professionals and individuals navigating career transitions, the Summit brings expert thought-leaders for a powerful day of learning, connection, and strategic conversation.

Attendees will engage in masterclasses, panel discussions, moderated conversations and structured networking, featuring sessions focused on a range of impactful topics. 

Sponsored by FitchGroup and Heidrick & Struggles

**Please note that this event is curated and intended for professionals currently in the corporate workforce. 

Here's what you can expect:

9:00am - 9:30am: Networking & Light Bites

9:30am - 11:00am: Mini Masterclasses

• Future Ready Leadership: Mastering Core Skills for 2026 with Chelsea Williams, Founder & CEO, Reimagine Talent Co.
• Harnessing AI to Boost Impact and Efficiency with Jenn Willey, Founder and CEO, Wet Cement
• Endurance Leadership When There is No Finish Line: Sustainable Top Performance For You and Your Team with Melissa Carson, Chief Catalyst Officer, Canopy Strategies

11:15am - 11:30am: Welcome Remarks | Cate Luzio, Founder and CEO, Luminary and Aishah Merchant, Director, Marketing Partnerships & Program Manager, FitchGroup

11:30am - 12:15pm: The AI Shift: Redefining Leadership in the Modern Workforce 

• Karen Colligan, Founder and CEO, PeopleThink
• Tim Miner, President and CEO, By The People Technologies LLC
• Sejal Amin, Chief Technology Officer, Priceline
• Moderated by Jenn Willey, Founder and CEO, Wet Cement, Author, Global Speaker, Advisor and Coach

12:15pm - 1:00pm: The Multigenerational Workforce: Powering the Pipeline

• Sophia Jin, Associate Director, Business Development and Relationship Management, FitchGroup
• Kimberley Basnight, Chief People Officer, Extreme Networks
• Elisabetta Bartoloni, Americas Head of Global Markets, Heidrick & Struggles
• Jess Schoen, Venmo Growth Marketing Manager, PayPal
• Moderated by Chelsea C. Williams, Founder and CEO, Reimagine Talent 

1:00pm - 1:45pm : Lunch *not included in virtual programming

1:45pm - 2:30pm: State of Women in the Workplace

• Caroline Fairchild, Journalist, Researcher and Expert on Women & Work
• Francesca Donner, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Persistent
• Amina AlTai, USA Today Best-Selling Author, Executive Coach & Leadership Trainer
• Moderated by Cate Luzio, CEO and Founder, Luminary

2:30pm - 3:15pm: Navigating Change: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

• Amy Shoenthal, USA Today Best Selling Author, The Setback Cycle
• Asiah James Cannon, Creative Strategy Lead, Pinterest
• Laura Porter, Global Group Head for Financial Institutions & Public Finance & Inclusion Council Chair, Fitch Group
• Moderated by Melissa Carson, Chief Catalyst Officer

3:15pm - 4:15pm: Courageous Conversations *not included in virtual programming

4:15pm - 4:45pm: Fireside Chat: Be Yourself at Work

• Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer, VaynerX
• Jill Katz, Founder, Assemble
• Moderated by Cate Luzio, Founder and CEO, Luminary

4:45pm - 5:15pm: In Conversation with Lean In

• Mary Noble-Tolla, Principal, Research, Lean In
  
• Cecilia Nelson-Hurt, Chief Inclusion & Belonging Officer, Heidrick & Struggles
• Moderated by Cate Luzio, Founder and CEO, Luminary

5:15pm: Closing Remarks | Cate Luzio, Founder and CEO, Luminary and Cecilia Nelson-Hurt, Chief Inclusion & Belonging Officer, Heidrick & Struggles

5:15pm - 6:15pm: Reception on The Glass Ceiling

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Refund Policy: Please note that Luminary does not issue refunds for event tickets.