This year's Women's Conference speakers are...

Previous Entry | Next Entry
| |
Maria Shriver on Wednesday announced another marquee list of speakers for her California Governor and First Lady's Conference for Women.

"Once again, it's the Super Bowl of women," Shriver said in a phone interview.

Though a complete list of participants will be released when tickets go on Monday, some of the better known speakers confirmed for the Oct. 26-27 gathering are:

  • CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric
  • Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson
  • Author and attorney Caroline Kennedy
  • Singers Shakira and Alicia Keys
  • Actresses Kelly Preston and Susan Saint James
  • Attorney and author Elizabeth Edwards
  • Photographer Annie Leibovitz
  • Race car driver Danica Patrick
  • Cindy Hensely McCain and Megan McCain, wife and daughter, respectively, of Sen. John McCain
  • Airline Pilot Sully Sullenberger III, who saved the lives of 155 U.S. Airways passengers in January by successfully ditching an ailing plane in the Hudson River.
More information on the event is at http://womensconference.org

About the Blogger

John Canalis writes the weekly Canalis Report on local issues and personalities. He is also responsible for special projects and political coverage.

E-mail John at john.canalis@presstelegram.com.

About this Entry

This page contains a single entry by John Canalis published on July 8, 2009 1:47 PM.

List of 2009 Women's Conference speakers coming today was the previous entry in this blog.

Maria Shriver discusses upcoming Women's Conference is the next entry in this blog.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.

Powered by Movable Type 4.25