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Susan Gambardella President, Kimberly-Clark Professional North America Susan Gambardella joined Kimberly-Clark Professional (KCP) as President of North America in February 2020. In this role, Susan is accountable for KCP’s largest region, overseeing $1.9B in annual revenue. Prior to joining KCP, Susan most recently served as Executive Vice President of Growth Channels at Advantage Solutions, a global provider of technology-enabled sales and marketing business solutions for large consumer goods manufacturers and retailers. She spent 27 years with The Coca-Cola Company in numerous leadership positions, including Sr. Vice President, National Retail Sales and Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the CEO and Chairman. While at The Coca-Cola company, Susan also served as Group Vice-President of the Wendy’s Global Account Team, Senior Vice President of Coca-Cola North America’s Integrated Marketing team, and Zone Vice President for Coca-Cola Foodservice and On-Premise. Before joining The Coca-Cola Company, Susan was a Unit Manager with Procter and Gamble. As a leader, Susan is known for being a catalyst for positive change and creating value for key stakeholders. She has a passion for developing leaders and fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion. She has held numerous board and council positions and currently serves on the board of directors for Girls, Inc. and The University of Connecticut Foundation. She previously served as chair of Coca-Cola’s Global Women’s Leadership Council, Board of Directors for The Women’s Foodservice Forum, and WFF’s Leadership and Development Annual Conference. Additionally, she served on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for The National Restaurant Association, the advisory board for The Center for Accountable Leaders at Kennesaw State University, and the board of Junior Achievement of Atlanta and the Atlanta Women’s Foundation. Susan holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Connecticut and executive education certifications from Kellogg and Wharton. She and her husband have two children and reside in Atlanta.

Cate Luzio Founder & CEO, Luminary

Cate Luzio is the Founder and CEO of Luminary, a global collaboration hub for women who are passionate about professional development and expanding their networks. We are committed to advancing women through community and content. Luminary is the ultimate career advocate and inclusive membership community supporting both individuals and organizations including UBS, WW, JPMorgan Chase, Unilever, Goldman Sachs, Mastercard, Girls Inc., WPP, Blackstone, Verizon and many more corporate members. Every year, Luminary delivers thousands of immersive, professional programs, and experiences to thousands of members.

Cate self-funded and launched Luminary after two decades of leadership in financial services, leading global, multibillion-dollar businesses, and P&Ls. Previously, she was Global Head of Multinational Corporate Banking for HSBC, managing more than 2,000 employees worldwide and prior to that, she served as Head of Multinational Corporate Banking at J.P. Morgan EMEA based in London for 7 years. She spent her early years in Latin America with Bank of America across both consumer and wholesale banking. She started her career working in tech in China. Cate is committed to leveraging her extensive corporate experience to support and encourage women and push for gender equality and pay parity in the workplace. A long-time advocate for empowering women and girls, she serves on the National Board for Girls Inc., sits on the Advisory Board for Pomp & Whimsy, a woman-founded gin brand, and WaterAid.

Cate was named to American Banker's 'Most Powerful Women in Banking' list multiple years in a row, and she's a three-time Financial Times Global Diversity Champion, and a Yahoo Finance Diversity Hero x2. She was named a Top 100 Female Founder by Inc Magazine in 2019 and has been featured inBloomberg, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, CBS, CNN, WSJ, Forbes, Business Insider, Inc., Entrepreneur, Fast Company, InStyle, Worth, TheStreet, Now This, Women 2.0, Thrive Global, USA Today, New York Post, Bustle, Robb Report, American Banker, Women’s Health, Fortune, Linkedin News, and more. Cate also is contributing writer to Fast Company, Forbes, Business Insider and Worth. She acts as a WE.NYC mentor and was recently announced as University of Maryland’s Entrepreneur of the Year.

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Website: https://www.luminary-nyc.com/

Juliet Scott-Croxford CEO, Worth Juliet currently serves as CEO for media brand Worth, responsible for leading its transformation from a print magazine to a content platform that focuses on 'Worth beyond Wealth' and inspires and informs an affluent, influential and successful community of individuals to be their best selves. Juliet began her career as a management consultant, learning to code at IBM Business Consulting Services, before focusing on business strategy and organizational change, working with clients to solve complex business problems across a variety of sectors through the use of technology. Her experience in this area took her to a role at Boxwood (now KPMG) where she worked as a senior consultant in strategy and business change, with a focus on the media and technology sector. After working as a consultant with Guardian News & Media on its print to digital strategy, in 2012 she was confirmed in a permanent role to lead strategy and operations for the Guardian Media Group's commercial division based in London. Juliet joined the Guardian’s executive committee in 2015 and, as chief delivery officer; was responsible for the strategic implementation of the global three year turnaround plan and subsequent transformation and growth for the Guardian’s US operation, relocating to New York in 2016. She lives in Westchester with her husband and son, is a keen runner, yogi, and skier.

Kim Seymour Chief People Officer, WW Kim Seymour has spent her career being a change agent driving the evolution of human resources teams to strongly contribute to business strategy and anticipate the ever-changing business environment. With over 20 years managing human resources from revenue-generating commercial businesses to vast global servicing organizations, Kim has a demonstrated ability to architect transformation, forge connections, deliver insights and link talent to strategy. A lifelong curiosity about what makes people join, perform, contribute, stay and elevate has made her an invaluable partner to senior leaders who understand that strong talent is the ultimate competitive advantage. Kim joined WW (formerly Weight Watchers) as Chief People Officer in April 2019 to lead WW’s global strategy in all human capital. She oversees all aspects of the company’s human capital plan, with strong emphasis on talent, leadership, and organizational effectiveness. Prior to joining WW, Kim spent a decade at American Express, most recently as Senior Vice President of Human Resources, where she developed and delivered impactful HR strategies for 65% of the company’s employees. Prior to Amex, Kim held successive roles at Home Depot and General Electric. Throughout her career, Kim has been a trusted advisor and thought partner, building world-class business teams and ensuring that the people side of the business equation enables strategic growth plans. Kim wholeheartedly believes that talent, leadership and culture are the keys to winning, therefore she focuses on the quality of the talent and leadership in the business, the culture being created, the effectiveness of programs and policies, workforce dynamics, change leadership, succession pipeline, employee engagement, inclusive leadership and employer brand, among other key levers. Kim’s leadership is rooted in strong business acumen and has extended to many forward-thinking HR innovations in the areas of talent assessment, succession planning, organizational design, performance management, labor relations, benefits, acquisitions, divestitures, and coaching. Kim makes time to speak on all of these topics and her personal leadership philosophies to a variety of audiences globally. Kim holds a JD from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Indiana University.