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Jacqueline Ardrey
Former CEO, Vera Bradley, Inc.

Melissa Baker
Founding Partner, Fenwick Brands

Amanda Baldwin
CEO, OLAPLEX

Aimee Bayer-Thomas
Chief Retail Officer, Ulta Beauty

Marla Beck
CEO, BeautyHealth

Nancy Berger
Founder and CEO, Start With A Good

Anna Bjurstam
Senior Strategic Advisor, Six Senses

Kendra Bracken-Ferguson
Co-Founder, LumiNicole Beauty

Rachel Ten Brink
General Partner and Co-Founder, Red Bike Capital

Sonya Brown
General Partner, Norwest Venture Partners

Sandra Campos
Former CEO and President, PetMeds

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
CEO, Xero

Kathryn Cavanaugh
Founder and Managing Partner, Capstar Ventures

Reshma Chattaram Chamberlin
Co-founder, CBO & CDO, Summersalt

Lucy Chow
Investment Committee Chair, WBAF Angels Investment Fund

Maxine Clark
Founder, Build-A-Bear Workshop; CEO, Clark-Fox Family Foundation

Betsy Cohen
Chairman, Cohen Circle

Lori Coulter
Founder and CEO/President, Summersalt

Neda Daneshzadeh
Co-Founder and Partner, Prelude Growth Partners

Kristen D’Arcy
CMO and Head of Digital Growth, True Religion

Jesse Draper
Founder, Halogen Ventures

Andrea Drasites
Managing Director, The Blackstone Group

Erin O’Brien Edwards
Partner, TZP Group

Aimee Kestenberg Elan
Founder and Designer, Affordable Luxury Group

Amy Errett
CEO and Founder, Madison Reed

NJ Falk
Founding Partner and Managing Partner, Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL)

Christina Fontana
Senior Director, Brand Operations EMEA, SHEIN

Jennifer Foyle
President and Executive Creative Director, AE & Aerie

Elizabeth Galbut
Founding Partner, SoGal Ventures

Jordan Gaspar
Managing Partner, AF Ventures

Michelle Gass
President, Levi Strauss & Co.

Kara Goldin
Founder, Hint

Melissa Gonzalez
Principal, MG2; CEO, The Lionesque Group

Karly Gramlich
Founder, Upper District

Jill Granoff
Senior Advisor, Eurazeo and AlixPartners

Michelle Cordeiro Grant
Founder & CEO, Gorgie

Mindy Grossman
Partner, The Consello Group

Joelle Grunberg
Partner, McKinsey & Co.

Rachel Harris
Director, Unilever Ventures

Pamela Hendrickson
Vice Chairman, The Riverside Company

Cynthia Hollen
CEO and Co-Founder, Mavi.io OnMyWay™ Commerce

Elinor Hoover
Chairman of Global Consumer and Retail Investment Banking, Citi

Shea Jensen
President, Urban Outfitters

Heather Kaminetsky
Chief Executive Officer, Net-a-Porter

Karen Katz
Retail Advisor and Board Member

Kay Koplovitz
Co-Founder & Chairman, Springboard Enterprises

Lauri Kien Kotcher
CEO, quip

Anisa Kumar
Chief Executive Officer, Narvar

Sarah Kunst
Managing Director, CLEO Capital

Sarah LaFleur
Founder and CEO, M.M.LaFleur

Molly Langenstein
CEO and President, Chico’s FAS

Sonia Lapinsky
Managing Director, Retail, AlixPartners

Adrienne Lazarus
Former President, Madewell

Aileen Lee
Founder and Managing Partner, Cowboy Ventures

Sharon Leite
CEO and Board Director, The Vitamin Shoppe

Cate Luzio
Founder and CEO, Luminary

Shan-Lyn Ma
CEO and Co-Founder, Zola

Tracy Margolies
President, Bergdorf Goodman

Marigay McKee
Managing Partner, Fernbrook Capital

Jodie W. McLean
CEO, EDENS

Rebecca Minkoff
Founder, Rebecca Minkoff LLC

Alison Minter
Partner, Gryphon Investors

Sally Mueller
CEO and Co-Founder, Womanness

Marcia Nelson
Managing Director, ShareNett

Phyllis Newhouse
CEO, ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp.

Cristina Nunez
Co-Founder and General Partner, True Beauty Ventures

Brie Olson
Chief Executive Officer, Pacsun

Debbie Perelman
Advisor, Revlon

Meranee Phing
Senior Partner, The Riverside Company

Mary van Praag
CEO, Milani Cosmetics

Deirdre Quinn
Co-Founder and CEO, Lafayette 148

Shana Randhava
President, Marubeni Consumer Platform US

Karen Riley-Grant
Chief Marketing Officer, Vuori

Babba Rivera
Founder and CEO, Ceremonia

Dawn Robertson
Chairman, Independent Director, Splitit

Cassie Rosenthal
EVP, Chief Marketing Officer Rosenthal Capital Group

Carla Ruiz
Executive Vice President Global M&A & LIFT Ventures, Shiseido

Vania Schlogel
Founder and Managing Partner, Atwater Capital

Jaime Schmidt
Founder, Schmidt’s Naturals

Karyn Schoenbart
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Duo Partners

Kendra Scott
Founder, Designer and CEO, Kendra Scott

Rachel Shechtman
Board Member, Camp; Founder, Story

Amy Shecter
CEO, Cast Jewelry

Sandy Sholl
Co-Founder and Executive Chairperson, MadaLuxe Group

Lori Singer
President, Parlux

Alicia Sontag
Co-Founder and Partner, Prelude Growth Partners

Kecia Steelman
President and CEO, Ulta Beauty

Pocket Sun
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, SoGal Ventures

Tracy Sun
Co-Founder and SVP Seller Experience, Poshmark

Hillary Super
Chief Executive Officer, Victoria’s Secret & Co.

Elana Drell Szyfer
Board Member, NEST, CEW and Cos Bar

Diya Talwar
Principal, Vestar Capital Partners

Melissa Taunton
Partner, New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Paige Thomas
Former Chief Product Innovation Officer, Signet Jewelers

Tracey T. Travis
Board Director, Accenture, Hyatt and Meta

Lori Wachs
Managing Partner, Penultima Capital

Julie Wainwright
Founder and CEO, Ahara

Amy Weisman
Director of Business Development, Sterling Investment Partners

Andrea Weiss
Founding Partner, The O Alliance

Melanie Whelan
Managing Director, Summit Partners

Amy Rosen Wildstein
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Springboard Growth Capital

Kim Vernon
President and CEO, Vernon Company

JuE Wong
CEO, Performance Beauty Group

Janie Yu
Partner, LFX Venture Partners

Heidi Zak
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, ThirdLove