10/01/2026
✨ MEET OUR SPEAKERS ✨
Anderson Foundation Leadership Summit is bringing together women who are shaping conversations, influencing systems, and creating pathways for meaningful change.
THE POWER OF PUBLIC POLICY
Join us for a powerful conversation featuring:
🎤 Dean Camille M. Davidson
Bonner Family Chair, President & Dean
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
🎤 Kimberly Seals Allers
Founder & Executive Director, Irth
Maternal & Infant Health Strategist
🎤 Shelley Carthen Watson
President & Chief Executive Officer
YWCA Minneapolis
🎤 Sara Gangelhoff
Director of Advocacy & Innovation
Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
Together, they will explore the power of public policy, advocacy, leadership, and lived experience in shaping systems and advancing opportunities for women and girls.
Because leadership isn’t just about having a seat at the table, it’s about helping shape what happens at the table.
THE POWER OF FUNDING
🎤 Karen Anughom
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager, Zinpro
🎤 Olivia Jefferson
Vice President, Best Buy Social Impact & Executive Director, Best Buy Foundation
🎤 Katie Clark Sieben
Executive Director, The Cargill Foundation
🎤 Rachel Schwalbach
Vice President, Environmental, Social & Governance & President, C.H. Robinson Foundation
Together, they’ll explore the power of funding, philanthropy, and strategic investment in creating opportunities, strengthening communities, and advancing meaningful change.
Because what we choose to fund can shape what becomes possible.
THE POWER OF YOU
🎤 Erika Gilchrist
Award-Winning Keynote Speaker, Author & Certified Neuroscience Coach
Erika will take the stage for an empowering keynote designed to inspire us to recognize our voice, embrace our strengths, and step fully into the power we carry.
With a powerful message rooted in resilience, personal transformation, leadership, and empowerment, Erika reminds us that we each have the ability to create meaningful change , starting from within.
Because leadership starts with you.
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