Speakers

Inessa Lurye

Brandon Clark

Maike Scharp

Jessica Phillips

Jessica Phillips leads Ulta Beauty’s heightened focus on brand development as well as continuing to develop the company’s strategic platforms of Conscious Beauty and BIPOC brand growth. She also has responsibility in Ulta Beauty’s new venture, leading the company’s merchant team in international expansion into Mexico. Prior to Ulta Beauty, Phillips spent 20+ years in various merchandising roles at Sephora, Target, and Best Buy, and sales and marketing positions with EMI Music in Los Angeles. Phillips has a B.A. from the University of Minnesota, Morris and an M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. She is also a Regent Emeritus of the University of Minnesota (1995-2001) and former board member of both the Carlson School Alumni Board and UMAA Board.

Jessica Karr

Jessica Karr is a Founding General Partner of Coyote Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund investing in women’s health and wellness. Jessica worked for 6+ years designing and launching the Impossible burger as the 12th employee, has worked with international startups on product strategy and helped launched impact-focused funds. 

Jessica Karr is a Founding General Partner of Coyote Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund investing in women’s health and wellness. Jessica worked for 6+ years designing and launching the Impossible burger as the 12th employee, has worked with international startups on product strategy and helped launched impact-focused funds. 

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Maryon Stewart

Maryon Stewart is an award-winning author, TV presenter, healthcare expert & campaigner.  She is the CEO at Femmar, and Creator of N-HRP™, the Natural Hormone Rebalancing Protocol. She is the author of Manage Your Menopause Naturally and 27 other books. A world-renowned healthcare expert who is often referred to as the Pioneer of the Natural Menopause Movement. She has helped hundreds of thousands of women around the world overcome PMS and menopause symptoms without using drugs or hormones. Maryon and her team at Femmar help women reclaim their wellbeing in the workplace in both the US and the UK. She has had her own TV and radio shows in the United Kingdom.  She currently presents Maryon Stewart’s Menopause Solutions, the first TV series dedicated to menopause, which is airing on Public Television in the US.  In 2018, she was awarded the British Empire Medal and was recognized as one of the 50 most inspirational women by the Daily Mail. In 2022 she was included by Forbes as one of 11 female scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs changing the narrative on menopause. 

Stephanie Silverman

Stephanie Silverman spent over a decade investing and advising healthcare companies at Rock Health and Goldman Sachs before launching her own boutique digital health consulting and advisory firm - Solstice. Today, Solstice is proud to serve a select group of venture-backed startups and international tech and healthcare enterprises, offering each bespoke access to Stephanie's deep understanding of the complexities - and shortcuts - navigating the U.S. digital health healthcare ecosystem.

As Founder & CEO of Solstice, Stephanie leverages the tactical expertise honed earlier in her career with her belief in the value of an informed, thoughtful approach to network development. The strength of Solstice's platform is built on the quality of services – helping venture-backed digital health startups position themselves expertly in the marketplace and advising enterprise leaders navigate a crowded landscape with ease. This dual-sided approach enables Solstice to curate a deep network of industry connections, each of whom benefit from the strength of the broader community. Stephanie authors industry analysis and hosts invitational events for this community, helping solidify connections and form new bonds.

Stephanie is the author of the long-form thought piece "The Change" We Need in Midlife Women's Health, a culmination of 4 years of industry research and relationship building with founders, investors and industry thought leaders. The deep dive is a CTA for increased innovation and investment in healthcare for women in midlife, covering everything from the misunderstood financial burden of hot flashes to the startup models best suited to scale.

Rebecca Dunsmoor-Su

Shubhi Rao

Valerie Evans

Jackie Rotman

Irene Aninye

Juanita Oh

Peter Castillo

Ariel Kramer

Pamela Price

Carli Sapir