Fuqua Students – Register on FuquaConnect.
Non-Fuqua Affiliated Attendees – Register Here.
9 – 10 am
Check-in, Coffee and Pastries
Coffee will be provided by 321 Coffee
10 – 11 am
Keynote: Marcia Dawood
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1657840332746.jpg)
Author of ‘Doing Good While Doing Well’
Marcia is on a mission to empower and educate everyone to realize their potential to invest in positive change and is passionate about bridging the gap from early-stage inception to building thriving, profitable companies.
During her keynote she will focus on early-stage investment trends and boosting funding for female entrepreneurs.
11 am – 12 pm
Panel Breakout 1: Navigating from 0 to 1
Location: Geneen Auditorium
Moderated by Arya Diwase, MBAA Co-President
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1639262712720-e1706211461137.jpg)
Eden Laurin
CEO & Co-founder, Nyssa
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1688579161029.jpg)
Michelle Addison, MBA ’23
CEO & Co-founder, Allergood
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1665192867878.jpg)
Lindsay Wrege
CEO & Co-founder,
321 Coffee
11 am – 12 pm
Panel Breakout 2: Innovating STEM
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1558146295694.jpg)
Afreen Allam, MBA ’16
CEO & Founder, SiNON
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1690647569052.jpg)
Andrea Mohamed, MBA ’08
COO & Co-founder, Launch2Lead
12 – 1 pm: Lunch
Location: Kirby Reading Room
Lunch will be provided free of charge to the first 100 guests who sign up for the conference via FuquaConnect. Due to space constraints in Kirby Reading Room, lunch will only be offered to the first 100 participants and panelists.
1 – 2 pm
Panel: Game Changers
Moderated by Erica Aresco, Senior Associate Athletic Director and CFO, Duke Athletics
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1642130801775.jpg)
Francie Gottsgen
President, North Carolina Courage and North Carolina Football Club
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1516338149448.jpg)
Elizabeth Lindsey
President, Wasserman
2 – 3 pm
Feature: Building Diverse Teams at e.l.f. Beauty
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1690591822761.jpg)
Tarang Amin, MBA ’91
CEO & Chairman, e.l.f. Beauty
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1671902301607.jpg)
Mandy Fields
CFO, e.l.f. Beauty
3 – 4 pm
Panel Breakout 1: Empowerment Through Equity
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1657840332746.jpg)
Marcia Dawood
SEC Advisory Committee, Author, TEDx Speaker
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1684941921041.jpg)
Andrea Inokon
COO, Cadence Cash
3 – 4 pm
Panel Breakout 2: Green Futures
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1700668730934.jpg)
Rachael Classi, MBA ’14
CEO & Co-founder, Tiny Earth Toys
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1638846482747.jpg)
Rachel Lichte MBA ’14, MEM ’14
Head of Product Strategy & Brand, Orbillion Bio
CEO & Co-founder, The Clarity Project
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1575340498755.jpg)
Paula Alexander, MBA ’98
Sr. Director, Sustainability, The Clorox Company
4 – 5 pm
Inclusive Excellence
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1614729854352.jpg)
Danielle Squires
Head of Diverse Segments, Wells Fargo
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1701111068386.jpg)
Jennifer McCollum
CEO, Linkage
Author, ‘In Her Own Voice’
![](https://sites.duke.edu/investinginwomen/files/2024/01/1516248814552.jpg)
Neelu Burugapalli, MBA ’05
COO Wholesale Lending, Wells Fargo
5 – 6 pm: Happy Hour at J.B. Duke
Walk across the bridge to the J.B. Duke hotel, where we engage in happy hour and networking opportunities.