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Introducing the Shatter Summit: Celebrating Women Who Fearlessly Shattered Glass Ceilings Throughout Corporate and Tech Leadership

Shatter Summit partners with the Silicon Valley Women's Leadership Initiative to amplify the voices of female founders


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Mar 10, 2021, 08:01 ET

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Shelly Kapoor Collins, founder of the Shatter Fund and former tech advisor to now Vice President Kamala D. Harris, will host the second Shatter Summit, honoring International Women's Day and Women's History Month 2021. Collins is partnering with the Silicon Valley Women's Leadership Initiative to present a live e-conference celebrating women who shattered glass ceilings in venture capital, business, sports, e-commerce, and technology. The Summit will amplify the importance of investing in women today to be the business leaders of tomorrow.

Shelly Kapoor Collins Founder Shatter Fund
Shelly Kapoor Collins Founder Shatter Fund

Shatter Fund Founder Shelly Kapoor Collins launches Shatter Summit—Celebrating Women in Finance, Venture, Tech + Sports

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Collins, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and former Appointee in the second Obama Administration to the National Women's Business Council, founded the Shatter Fund to invest in technology companies led by female entrepreneurs. "Technology is the greatest equalizer of the 21st century, but without women and girls, there is no equality. Investing in the emerging market of women is the greatest returns-driven opportunity, and on top of that, it's the right thing to do. But, representation matters and women and girls can't be what they can't see. The Shatter Summit's mission is to highlight inspirational women who are succeeding in business and blazing trails to create more diversity in leadership. There is a direct link between diversity and innovation which leads to greater returns. The Shatter Summit recognizes that by opening doors for today's women leaders and the next generation. We're just getting started."

The Shatter Summit celebrates these high-powered women, through thought-provoking discussions about how their influence will shape the economy for years to come. 

Stefanie Lingle Beasley, the co-founder of the Silicon Valley Women's Leadership Initiative and Beasley & McCusker Communications, is proud to partner with the Shatter Fund to spotlight the achievements of women. "The mission of the Silicon Valley Women's Leadership Initiative is to amplify the voices of women leaders through strategic communications, events, and content," Beasley said. "My business partner Carolyn Miller McCusker and I started the Initiative to rally behind women leaders, with a focus in the technology sector. We provide support and resources to accelerate their achievements in the Bay Area and beyond." 

Communities, private companies, and global policymakers all share a responsibility for achieving gender equality. Events like the Shatter Summit celebrate our progress toward fulfilling this responsibility and spotlight the changes that still need to be made to achieve real equality. 

The New Shatter Foundation
As further proof of her commitment to investing and paving the way for women and girl's advancement, Collins also announced today that she is drawing on her experience and network to form the Shatter Foundation with the key backing of Founding Sponsor, Franklin Templeton, and in partnership with Collins's alma mater the University of Maryland, College Park. The Foundation will benefit underserved girls by providing them educational tools, grants, and mentorship to think, create and confidently innovate. The Shatter Foundation's educational programming kicks off in summer 2021.

"Franklin Templeton shares the belief that driving a fair and inclusive economy requires investing in women founders and providing them with the capital they need to grow their businesses – especially in those critical early stages," said Jenny Johnson, President, and CEO of Franklin Templeton. "Building upon our commitment to provide that financial backing to female entrepreneurs in the Shatter Fund I, L.P., we are thrilled to apply additional resources to this new initiative to invest in the girls today who will become the business leaders of tomorrow. I'm personally excited to work alongside Shatter Foundation to have a direct hand in bringing more girls into innovation and entrepreneurship."

Today's Shatter Summit brings together a diverse group of influential women. Join us to hear from the following speakers (in order of appearance): 

  • Shatter Fund Founder - Shelly Kapoor Collins
  • Franklin Templeton President + CEO - Jennifer Johnson
  • Merrill-a Bank of America Company Head of Due Diligence - Anna Snider
  • TMRW COO + CFO - Melanie Goldey
  • Fast Company Editor-in-Chief - Stephanie Mehta
  • HINT Water Founder + CEO - Kara Goldin
  • Broadway Angels Founder - Sonja Perkins
  • NY Times Best-Selling Author of Alpha Girls - Julian Guthrie
  • Ever/Body CEO - Amy Shecter
  • FIGS CEO - Trina Spear
  • Fitz Frames Founder - Heidi Hertel
  • Franklin Venture Partners Director - Sara Araghi
  • CNN Senior Director of Newsgathering - Audrey Irvine 
  • CapWay CEO - Sheena Allen
  • Partake CEO - Denise Woodard
  • SF 49ers CAO + General Counsel - Hannah Gordon
  • CBS Sports Analyst, Author, former CEO Oakland Raiders - Amy Trask
  • Angel City Football Founder + President - Julie Uhrman
  • Brightseed Co-Founder + COO - Sofia Elizondo

Event Details:
What: 3 Hour Live Virtual Conference, Reservation only 
When: March 10, 2021 at 12 PM (PST)/ 3 PM (ET)
Presented by: Shelly Kapoor Collins, Founder of the Shatter Fund in partnership with Silicon Valley Women's Leadership Initiative 
Format: A Combination of Fireside Chats + Panels 

Event Topics:
Welcome: Why 2021 is The Year of The Woman, host Shelly Kapoor Collins

  • TAKING CHARGE + INVESTING IN WOMEN: Overcoming Roadblocks 
  • WOMEN IN TECH: Startup to Exit -- IPO or Sale?
  • THE POWER OF BEING RELENTLESS: Overcoming Doubts + Doubters
  • WOMEN WHO SHATTER: Closing the Massive Gender Funding Gap
  • FEMALE FOUNDERS: Born to Disrupt
  • SEIZING THE MOMENT: Opportunities + Challenges for Black Women Entrepreneurs
  • PLAYING TO WIN: Women Who Shattered the Pro Sports Ceiling 
  • FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Fearlessly Innovating on the Ag-Tech Frontier

Please join us for our next event, the "Shatter Summit United Nations Edition" on September 15, 2021. 

Related Links: Shatter Fund & Shatter Foundation, the Silicon Valley Women's Leadership Initiative a Beasley & McCusker Communications BMC LinkedIn

CONTACT INFO:

Carolyn McCusker
Partner, Beasley & McCusker Communications/Silicon Valley Women's Leadership Initiative
[email protected]
Cell: 650-291-0992
www.beasleymccusker.com

SOURCE Shatter Summit

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