LUMINATE is the gathering place for women ready to take their lives and businesses to the next level. Our presentations will include strategies on being an entrepreneur and leader, and the skills essential to running a successful business. WEWorld Network serves the whole person, not just the business person. You will get tips for your well-being – physical, emotional and spiritual – and give you inspiration so you can keep going, even when it feels like it’s easier to quit.
- Learn on your own time, at your own pace
- A safe, trusted space to share your highs and lows, and grow
- 100% pitch free. We do not allow “up-selling” of services or products
- Network with other like-minded women entrepreneurs from around the world and explore possible future collaboration opportunities
- Opportunities to make a profound impact in the lives of thousands of others by contributing to select nonprofit organizations and foundations
SPEAKERS
Dr. Annie Lim,
Founder & CEO of WEWorld Network
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Author, Speaker and Humanitarian
Annie is a social venture activist and serial entrepreneur, who loves business-start ups, enjoys public speaking, training, coaching and transformational work, adding value to the lives of those she meets. She is the founder of WEWorld Network, Dr. Annie Lim International, and the co-founder of Origin of Wisdom. Annie’s PhD research in Entrepreneurship was published in several notable international academic journals focusing on growth companies by founding CEOs.
HRM Queen
Naa Tsotsoo Soyoo I
Entrepreneur, an Advocate, Educator and Community Leader
Queen Naa Tsotsoo Soyoo I is from the Ga tribe of Greater Accra Region of Ghana – Ngleshie Alata Traditional Area. Her key projects involved rescuing children and young people from abuse, and running the Ten Talents National Skill Based Learning Initiative. She believes education is one of the most important things in life and has dedicated her time, experience and financial position to ensure those who are underprivileged, benefits from her knowledge.
Janet C. Salazar,
Chief and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Permanent Observer to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at Foundation for the Support of the United Nations (FSUN).
Janet C. Salazar is a social innovator, human potential activist, serial entrepreneur, speaker, global thinker, and she is a strong voice of civil society inside the United Nations. Her commitment to influencing state leadership decisions for civil society have led to many tangible collaborations with different Missions to the United Nations. Janet is also widely known for bringing the business and private sector perspective inside the United Nations by convening global forums and dialogues around global issues in partnership with UN entities and Missions.
Dr Sylvia Forchap
Founder of Voice of Nations cic, Global Visionary WomenNetwork
Inspirational and Motivational Thinker, Speaker, and Writer
Dr Sylvia is the visionary leader and founder of Voice of Nations cic, Global Visionary Women Network, and Little Angels Foundation. She is a charismatic and highly innovative 21st Century female inspirational and motivational thinker, speaker, and writer, with a compelling vision and passion to impact and positively transform lives and communities through communication, education, empowerment and enterprising. Sylvia has participated immensely in the field of leukaemia research and is author/co-author in a number of publications in international peer reviewedjournals.
Dr. Rama Mani
Founder of Theatre of Transformation
Dr. Rama Mani is an internationally renowned peace builder, poet, and performing artist. Rama founded ‘Theatre of Transformation’, based on her 25 years of experience in strategic leadership, governance and security, to catalyse creative solutions to global crises, and to support transformative peace initiatives in countries in crisis. With Prof. Jean Houston and Dr. Scilla Elworthy, Rama is the Co-Founder of ‘Rising Women, Rising World’. She is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Oxford’s Centre for International Studies. She is a Councilor of the World Future Council. She is on the Jury of the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ or the Right Livelihood Award, and on the Faculty of the Geneva Academy for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
Lana Holmes,
Intuitive Systems Thinker and Designer
Drawing upon the combined resources of a 28+ year executive career in the San Francisco Bay Area, Lana Holmes served as a proof of concept CEO for 8 companies and was a an investor or advisor in over 30 technical startups in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a founder of four companies, she has a deep expertise in the complete entrepreneurial journey. More specifically, a refined knowing of the inner and outer structures needed for successful implementation in the current market place. Lana also serves as Vice Chair of World Pulse, Inc.
Jenny Craig, LCSW, BCD,
Founder of Grateful Ring Movement
Jenny R. Craig, LCSW, BCD is a transformation specialist, utilizing her expertise in assisting leaders in creating authentic, profound, long-lasting impact in their organizations and personal lives. She is a powerful influence in her field in psychology, having trained psychologists and coaches in 48 states on her techniques, has spoken at the United Nations, published three books and been part of two best sellers. Jenny is also the creator and force behind the Grateful Ring world wide peace movement. Jenny has appeared on WINK, CBS, FOX, PBS and the Lifetime Network.
Heather Robertson
Founder and CEO of Wide Awake by Design
Heather Robertson is the founder and CEO of Wide Awake by Design. She’s an advisor, strategist, yoga educator, and an adventurer dedicated to changing the lives of motivated women seeking to enhance their personal and professional leadership skills. These women recognize, in fact prefer, a holistic, real, solutions-based approach to self-leadership and business success.
Penny L. Kelly
Owner/Director of Kelly Networks LLC
Penny Kelly, N.D., is a writer, teacher, publisher, consultant, and Naturopathic physician. A former Tool and Process Engineer for Chrysler Corporation, she left there in 1979 to study the brain, consciousness, intelligence, intuition, and cognition. This led to 15 years’ work as an educational consultant specializing in Accelerated and Brain-Compatible Teaching and Learning. Penny is the owner of Lily Hill Farm and Learning Center in southwest Michigan, USA. She holds a degree in Humanistic Studies from Wayne State University, is the mother of four children and the author of seven books on spirituality, health, and consciousness.
Marilyn Levin
Award Winning Activist, Author, Speaker and Trainer
Marilyn is an award winning activist, a professional speaker and trainer and the author of Experiential Activities for a Better World. She is the Managing Director of the Spreading KINS Division of Green America – KINS Innovation Networks, brings together high integrity servant leaders to catalyze a globally just and sustainable world. She is Founder of Global Sufficiency Network, serving the cultural shift out of the mindset of scarcity and served as Campaign Director for Four Years. Go an initiative to put humanity on a just, sustainable and fulfilling path by 2014.
Steven Lovink
Founder of Planet2025 Network
Visionary Entrepreneur, Peace Builder, Whole System Thinker
Steven Lovink is committed to accelerating wholes greater than the sum of their parts, he continues his life’s journey sensing humanity’s emerging future, assembling its building blocks a piece at a time. He is a founder of Planet2025 Network, a whole system enterprise initiative with a mission to catalyze a peaceful, sustainable way of life by 2025 and its affiliated Power of One, a charitable organization dedicated to inspire and empower integrated action by people and organizations toward transformation to a peaceful, sustainable global society.
Stuart Valentine
Financial Advisor, Founder of Centerpoint Investment Strategies, Co-Director of the Sustainable Living Coalition (SLC), adjunct faculty in the Maharishi University of Management (MUM)
Stuart Valentine is a registered Representative of Financial West Group (FWG). Stuart has played an active role in the Green Private Placement sector of the Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) industry since 2000. He is passionate about building the personal relationships and networks necessary to create meaningful, systemic change in the world of finance today. In September 2010, Stuart served on the Drafting Committee on Transforming Finance–an initiative to recognize finance as a global commons. He currently serves on the Research Advisory Board for Ethical Markets in the area of Social Venture Capital.
LUMINATE 2016
A WEWORLD SUMMIT
Where the best experts, innovators, and thought leaders gather to drive women entrepreneurs forward – accessible to anybody with a computer, internet connection or phone.
GLOBAL PARTNERS
Luminate is thrilled to welcome the PARTNERS for the 2nd annual event.
Our partners have given aspiring women entrepreneurs, access to the summit, a platform where they can express their purpose, joy and love in the work they do, while learning to fully embrace the core of their femininity: HEART & SOUL.
Get Involved!
This is an excellent way to pay it forward in supporting women entrepreneurs in the arena of women’s business and entrepreneurial advancement. There are many ways your and your organization can contribute and participate as a WEWorld Summit Partner; it is absolutely a marvelous way for your company to achieve its corporate social responsibility and global citizenship goals.
To find out more how you can get involved, contact us at partner@weworldsummit.com
