OWN IT Penn is proud to present our 7th annual empowerment summit at ARCH  (3601 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104) on March 18 from 9:00am to 2:00pm.  Join us in addressing this year's theme: resilience. 

SUMMIT SCHEDULE (3-18-23)

9:00 – 9:30 Refreshments and Networking (ARCH 208) 

9:30 – 9:45 Introduction (ARCH 208) 

9:45- 10:15 Kathleen Buhle (ARCH 208)

Panelist: 

Kathleen Buhle, Non-profit executive and author of  If We Break: A Memoir of Marriage, Addiction, and Healing

10:15 – 11:00 Resiliency in Academia Panel (ARCH 208) 

Panelist: 

Jamiella N. Brooks, PhD, Director of Student Equity & Inclusion Initiatives at Carey Law School

Charlotte E. Jacobs, PhD; Director, Independent School Teaching Residency, Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Division Adjunct Assistant Professor

11:00 - 11:15 Break

11:15-12 Philadelphia Local Leaders Panel (ARCH 208)

Panelists: 

Jami McKeon, Chair of Morgan Lewis 

Karen Dougherty Buchholz, Executive Vice President of Administration for Comcast Corporation

Charisse Lille,  CEO, CRL CONSULTING LLC, and former President of the Comcast Foundation 

[Waiting to confirm] Helen Gym, Current Philadephia mayoral candidate

12:00 -12:45 Miriam Haart Keynote (ARCH 208) 

Panelist: 

Miriam Haart, Engineer, professor, and star of the Netflix series "My Unorthodox Life"