The Alturas Institute’s annual, “Conversations with Exceptional Women,” returns to The Community Library, September 22-23, 2016. For registration and a full list of speakers go to www.alturasinstitute.com. Tickets for the two-day event are $85. The conference features luminaries from the worlds of business, film, the arts, academia, journalism, government and sports, bringing together extraordinary women to discuss the challenges and success stories that have accompanied their rise to prominence. This event provides the public with a rare opportunity to engage with a wide range of exemplary leaders in a relaxed, intimate setting. The theme of this year’s program is “What is Success?”
Speakers include:
Gina Bennett, author, CIA Counterterrorism Analyst, who first warned of the menace of Osama bin Laden
Mary Stuart Masterson, award-winning film and stage actress, advocate for women’s rights
Dr. Joanne Freeman, author, award-winning historian at Yale University
Maria Giese, prize-winning film director, author, advocate for gender equity in Hollywood, subject of four documentaries
Kathleen Brown, former California Treasury Secretary, Wall Street executive
Patricia Velasquez, film actress, first Latina super-model, international advocate for women and LGBT rights
Dr. Caroline Heldman, author, academic, national news commentator, international advocate for women’s rights
Christine Walker, award-winning film director, writer and producer, Executive Director, Provincetown Film society
Karen Crouse, prize-winning writer for the New York Times
Anne Taylor Fleming, prize-winning author, former PBS commentator and essayist
Rachel McClinton, stage actress, Co-Founder and Artistic Director, “Living Voices”
