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All our invited speakers are female executives, engineers, policy makers, and academics who help solve the unique challenges facing autonomous driving.
Mentoring 101 (Virtual Workshop) Speakers Include: |
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An award-winning trailblazer, Karen Valentia Clopton brings deep knowledge, demonstrated operational expertise, and non-partisan insight into the political and regulatory arenas. She discreetly assists both private and public companies navigate complex domestic and global compliance, governance, multi-cultural human resource utilization, and regulatory/legislative challenges. Currently General Counsel and Vice President of Access and Inclusion for Incendio International, Inc., she also serves as a San Francisco Human Rights Commissioner.
An accomplished author and lecturer, Commissioner Clopton graduated cum laude in Political Science and Hispanic Studies from Vassar College; studied in the Vassar Wesleyan Program in Madrid, Spain and is fluent in Spanish; earned her Juris Doctor from Antioch University School of Law; and won the prestigious and highly competitive Maguire Fellowship for postgraduate study in international and comparative labor management relations with Professor Lord Wedderburn of Charlton at the London School of Economics, England, and the International Labor Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. |
Karen V. Clopton.
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Nicole DeMeo.
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Nicole DeMeo is Consulting Chief Marketing Officer and Founder of Outfront Solutions. She is an accomplished business launch, growth, and turnaround expert, as well as an investment fund advisor. A Silicon Valley veteran, she works closely with global, executive teams to develop marketing strategies and guides companies through major lifecycle events and crises. Her participation in more than 50 company launches - including four of her own – has resulted in significantly increased valuations, acquisitions and IPOs.
Nicole has served as brand ambassador and marketing strategist for industry leaders such as Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt, and Carly Fiorina and Fortune 500 companies including Apple, Hewlett Packard, and Accenture. Nicole has served on leadership teams including Andra Capital, Glispa, and Organic and advises fast-growth companies and funds like Barnraiser, EyeEm, Peak Games, Burson Cohn & Wolfe, Earlybird Venture Capital, and How Women Invest. Fueled by her desire to give back, she has supported national non-profits and community organizations including: The California AIDS Education Campaign, The September 11th Fund, American Red Cross, UPWARD, and How Women Lead. Nicole is a frequent public speaker and media contributor with a passion for entrepreneurship and female founders. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and delights in making wine as the owner of Media Luna Vineyards. |
