Past Speakers

Our Path to the Present: a look at the Western Massachusetts Conference history

2012
Lead with Compassion
Featuring Keynote speakers
Sister Helen Prejean
Majora Carter
Ashley Judd

2011
The Power of Choice
Featuring Keynote speakers 
Wes Moore
Alison Levine
Victoria R. Kennedy

2010
Community Matters
Featuring Keynote speakers
Soledad O'Brien
Leigh Anne & Collins Tuohy 
Nicholas Kristof & Somaly Mam

2009
Soaring
Featuring Keynote speakers
C. Vivian Stringer
Jill Bolte Taylor
Anita Renfroe

2008
Authenticity
Featuring Keynote speakers
Luma Mufleh
Shelly Lazarus
Jane Fonda

2007
Resilience
Featuring Keynote speakers
Maya Angelou
Mia Farrow
Lynn Donohue

2006
Humor Incorporated
Featuring Keynote speakers
Nora Ephron
Emily Levine
Lynne Truss

2005
Breaking Barriers
Featuring Keynote speakers
Dr. Madeleine Albright
Catherine Crier
Erin Gruwell

2004
Courage
Featuring Keynote speakers
Dr. Jerri Nielsen
Sherron Watkins
Carol Mosely Braun

2003
Creating Your Spark
Featuring Keynote speakers
Lisa Ling
Kay Koplovitz
Anna Deavere Smith

2002
Embracing Change
Featuring Keynote speakers
Andrea Mitchell
Jane Bryant Quinn
Judy Carter

2001
Ages/States:
A Professional and Personal Journey
Featuring Keynote speakers
Rita Moreno
Ann Fudge
Ellen Goodman & Patricia O'Brien

2000
Developing Dialogues:
Communications for the 21st Century
Featuring Keynote speakers
Elaine Chao
Anna Quindlen
Linda Ellerbee

1999
Taking The Path of Greater Risk
Featuring Keynote speakers
Loretta LaRoche
Susan L. Taylor
Ann Richards

1998
Pathways For Leadership
Featuring Keynote speakers
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Faith Popcorn
Jane Garvey
Evelyn Lauder

1997
World Class Ways of Doing Business
Featuring Keynote speakers
Dr. Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Cokie Roberts

1996
New Ways of Doing Business:
Conversations with Women of Influence
Featuring Keynote speakers
Elizabeth Dole
Patricia Aburdene