Inaugural Women's Leadership Unbound Summit Attracts Leaders From Top Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms

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LEXINGTON, Mass., Aug. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The inaugural Women's Leadership Unbound Summit will take place September 11-13, 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, California. Conference producer Falk Marques Group anticipates nearly 200 women from top private equity and venture capital firms to attend this dynamic new event.

"While more women than ever are entering the private equity and venture capital industry, the number of women holding the most senior leadership positions has barely budged in the last ten years," commented Beth Falk, Summit founder and president of Falk Marques Group. "We developed this Summit to give women the tools, connections, and smart next steps to enhance their value to their firm and break through to that next and highest level of power."

The two-day, interactive Summit program will feature a mix of keynote talks, panel sessions, and breakouts featuring private equity and venture capital trailblazers as well as executive coaches and academics who work with professionals around the country to hone their leadership skills. Included among the speakers are: Cheryl Alston of the Employees' Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas; Sonya Brown of Norwest Venture Partners; Michele Cucullu of Bayshore Global Management; Daphne Dufresne of GenNx360 Capital Partners; Hollie Haynes of Luminate Capital; Pam Hendrickson of The Riverside Company; Wende Hutton of Canaan Partners; Rebecca Lynn of Canvas Ventures; Kelly Meldrum of Adams Street Partners; Kate Mitchell of Scale Venture Partners; Kristin Mugford of Harvard Business School; Jennifer Mulloy of TA Associates; Sonja Hoel Perkins of The Perkins Fund; Nancy Pfund of DBL Ventures; Alyssa Rieder of Dignity Health; Holly Schroth of UC Berkeley; Kelly M. Williams of PEWIN; and Ching Wu of 137 Ventures.

The inaugural Summit is supported by: Lead Sponsor, Covington & Burling LLP; Gold Sponsor, Latham & Watkins; Reception Sponsors, EY and Kirkland & Ellis; and Specialty Sponsors, Ariel, Castlelake, Denning & Company, The Jordan Company, and Sixpoint Partners.

For a complete list of sponsors and partners and to learn more about the conference, visit the conference website at http://www.womensleadershipunbound.com or call +1.781.652.0900.

About Falk Marques Group
Falk Marques Group LLC develops and produces professional conferences, insightful industry news and event content, and unmatched networking opportunities for an international audience of senior-level decision makers in private equity, venture capital, and other alternative investments.

The highly acclaimed Women's Private Equity Summit and Women's Alternative Investment Summit are the cornerstones of the firm's success. These annual industry events attract more than 650 and 450 attendees, respectively, bringing together institutional investors, fund managers, and advisors to the industry for an honest exchange of business ideas and information, invaluable networking, and unrivaled dealmaking. In September 2019, Falk Marques Group will launch Women's Leadership Unbound Summit, a two-day interactive Summit for up to 200 GPs, LPs, and industry advisors that already play a key role within their firm and are positioned to break through to the next level of power. The firm also publishes a weekly e-newsletter, Women's PE Briefs, which showcases the achievements of women in private equity and venture capital. For more information, visit the Falk Marques Group website.

Note to media: The Women's Leadership Unbound Summit is closed to the press. We would be pleased to facilitate interviews with Summit speakers or organizers before or after the conference. Contact Stephanie Schwartz, Falk Marques Group, at Stephanie.Schwartz(at)FalkMarquesGroup(dot)com or +1.781.652.0900, to make arrangements or with questions regarding the Summit.

SOURCE Falk Marques Group