Summit Speakers*
*You snooze, you lose! 👀 We’re announcing new speakers almost every day.
This is a women-focused summit that elevates women leaders and voices across real estate, capital, health, climate, and technology — and yes, men are on the stage too. This is where Real Estate is Life comes together.
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Tracy McWilliams
Founder, Investor & CEO
Inspire Global Ventures
GP, Inspire Global Ventures Fund
Joanne Lucas
VP/Head of Asset Management, CCI
Immediate Past President
CREW Orange County
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Daniela Schardinger
CEO & Founder, ELAFY Consulting Gates Foundation & World Economic Forum Global Women's Health Advisor
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Catherine Rhee
Managing Director of ECVC Groups, Senior Director of the Asia Innovation Academy and Board Member Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
Bleu Blaskee
Former Sr. Advisor- Emerging Markets & Philanthropy Partners
Save the Children
Teresa Palacios Smith
Chief Inclusion & Engagement Officer HomeServices of America and
HSF Affiliates, LLC
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Elizabeth Perez-Rodriguez
CEO & Founder of GCG - NESCO-VESCO, Former Deputy Secretary
& State of CA DVBE Advocate
Cynthia West, Ph.D
Assistant Dean, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs
Clinical Associate Professor
Entrepreneurship Argyros College of Business and Economics
Darcy Totten
Executive Director, California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls
Essraa Nawar
Assistant Dean - Library Engagement and Program Initiatives
Chair of Library AI Committee
Chapman University
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Stephanie Brown
CEO and Founder, The Rosie Network CEO and Co-Founder, U.S. Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce
Past NAWRB Conference Speakers
Marcia Davies, Chief Operating Officer of Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and founder of mPower
Christina K. Boyle, Chief of Officer, Single-Family Business, Freddie Mac
Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, CEO, 2020 Women on Boards, CEO, Berkhemer Clayton Retained Executive Search
Brett Danaher, Assistant Professor of Economics and Management Science at Chapman University
Vanessa Dawson, Founder & CEO of The Vinetta Project
Connie St. John, President & CEO of No Weapon Productions (NWP)
Nicole Cober, Principal Managing Partner of Cober Johnson and Romney (CJR), Legal Analyst, DC Fox News, Board Member, National Women's Business Council (NWBC)
Rachel Beam-Jares, Field Manager - Valuation Department, Fannie Mae
Saul Schwartz, Director, Office of Minority & Women Inclusion, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Scharrell Jackson, Partner, Chief Operating Financial Officer at Squar Milner LLP, CEO & Founder, Leadership in Heels
Jonah Blake, Chief Gaming Officer, Game Fund Parters Group
Jade Garrett, CEO, Positive Deviancy
Helene Schnieder, Regional Coordinator U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
Quinn Palomino, Co-Founder and Principal at Virtua Partners
Teresa Bryce Bazemore, CEO Bazemore Consulting LLC
Hope Atuel, Executive Director, Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA)
Terry Bayer, Director of California Water Service Group
John Figueroa, CEO & Managing Partner of Bailey Cavan Capital LLC, former CEO & Board member Geona Healthcare, former CEO & remains Chairman of Apria Healthcare Group Inc.
Anne Miskey, Chief Executive Officer of Union Station Homeless Services, serving Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley
Kamal Latham, Chief Executive Officer U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (USVIEDA)
Debbie Hoffman, CEO & Founder, Symmerty Blockchain Advisor, Inc.
Jean Bradley, VP, Strategic Business Development Essent Guaranty, Inc.
Terri Billups, Los Angeles District Office SBA Assistant District Director, Economic Development
Cynthia Blanchard, President of Anthem Vault, Inc., Anthem Gold, Inc., & Hercules,SEZC
Veronica Miracle, Reporter, ABC7 Eyewitness News
Zeeda M. Daniele, President & Owner Centeral Park Promotions Inc.
Cindy D.Brittain, Partner Katten Muchin Roseman LLP
Debra Cherry, Executive VP of Alzheimer's Los Angeles & clinical psychologist
Noel Massie, Author, Retired Vice President US Delivery Operations UPS
Christy Alexander, Founder, Med Health Network