Author of “Expect to Win, 10 Proven Strategies from a Wall Street Vet,” Carla Harris is also a managing director and head of the emerging manager platform at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

She spent more than seventeen years of her career in capital markets. During her two-decade career on Wall Street, Harris executed the IPOs for UPS, Martha Stewart Living, Omnimedia, Redback and Immunex, one of the largest Read more →

Leslie Wilkins joined the Maui Economic Development Board, Inc. in 1999 to launch its Women in Technology project (WIT), which annually serves more than 20,000 people statewide. In June 2000, she was elected to her current position of vice president.

Her general session address is titled Moving the Dial for Hawaii’s Wahine. This talk by longtime advocate for the advancement of women and girls will review how Hawaii stacks up on gender equality. From health statistics to economic rankings and job advancement, Leslie Wilkins will review the gaps, the opportunities and barriers facing women in the islands and draw comparisons to national trends.

Hawaiian Humane Society CEO & President

Pamela Burns joined the Hawaiian Humane Society in January 1990 as President and CEO.

The Hawaiian Humane Society on Oahu serves an island population of nearly 1 million people and 320,000 owned dogs and cats.

The independent nonprofit is funded largely by individual donations and a contract with the City and County of Honolulu Read more →

is an award winning Hawaii journalist who spent much of her career working for Honolulu newspapers, including the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. She currently is a part-time senior writer for Hawaii Business magazine and a media consultant for the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii. She is married to former Honolulu Advertiser Editorial Page Editor and political columnist Jerry Burris and is the mother of two daughters.

is Press Secretary to Governor Neil Abercrombie.  A former television news reporter, Donalyn has 15 years of experience in various areas of media and communications.  She worked as the Public Affairs Director for Bishop Museum; is the former Press Secretary to U.S Senator Daniel Akaka, and is a former Communications Director for the Democratic Party of Hawaii.   The Wahiawa native graduated from Leilehua High School and the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Writer, Hawaii Business magazine. Shara Enay received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Hawaii. She is a graduate of Kaimuki High School and was born and raised in Honolulu. Shara started her career writing for The Hawaii Herald, a local Japanese American newspaper. She got a real taste for what it takes to operate a small business when she worked for a startup called Hawaii Gourmet Cookies in Kapolei, where she oversaw Read more →

Dr. Barbara Fenton, MD is Director of Women’s Health at the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System. Her specialty is Internal Medicine. After completing residency at George Washington University she served three years in public health in West Virginia. She then practiced in the private sector and on the faculty of George Washington University and the University of Virginia Medical Centers. Dr. Fenton has served in humanitarian roles in Brazil, Ecuador and Indonesia after the tsunami.  She is mother of three and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians.

is the President and Chief Professional Officer for Aloha United Way. Kim joined Aloha United Way in June, and was previously a Philanthropy Director for the Kapiolani Health Foundation and a former News Anchor for KGMB TV for 15 years. As a Philanthropy Director, Kim was responsible for cultivating, soliciting and stewarding major gift donors for Kapiolani Medical Center’s operations as well as an upcoming rebuild of the Read more →

Dr. Ignacio was born in the Philippines, and grew up here in Honolulu. She graduated from Iolani School, and represented Hawaii in the America’s Junior Miss college scholarship competition, where she received the award for academic distinction. She was a National Merit Scholar, and she pursued her undergraduate training at Georgetown Read more →

holds the position of Chief Operating Officer for the Kobayashi Group, LLC and oversees all project development activities of the company. She has over 30 years of real estate development experience in managing the development of various master planned communities, luxury resort communities, hotel-condominiums, luxury high-rise developments, shopping centers, schools and office Read more →

President & Executive Member of TiLeaf Group. Ms. Kalipi manages TiLeaf Group’s associates and representation of clients in the areas of advocacy, business development, and marketing. Prior to joining TiLeaf Group, Ms. Kalipi was the Director of Government & Community Relations for First Wind, a national wind developer which owns and operates Kaheawa Wind Power on Maui and Read more →

Vice President and Marketing Director, Pacific Biodiesel, Inc. & Co-founder, Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance. Kelly King is the Vice President of Pacific Biodiesel, Inc., having co-founded the renewable energy company with her husband Robert King in 1996. Well known as an industry pioneer, Pacific Biodiesel was created to alleviate the disposal of waste cooking oil at Maui’s landfill and Read more →

is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the Domestic Violence Action Center, formerly the Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline. She has been working with local and national efforts to address family violence issues for more than 30 years. Nanci has served on many committees (Access to Justice Commission, Hawaii State Commission on the Status Read more →

joined Hawaii Renewable Energy Development Venture (HREDV), a project of the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR), in 2009.  As Project Manager, she is responsible for the organization’s investments in emerging energy technologies, including companies such as Better Place, Concentris Systems, Kuehnle AgroSystems, Satcon, and Sopogy. Prior to Read more →

Director, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), State of Hawaii. Director Lopez was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie in December, 2010 and was subsequently confirmed by the Hawaii State Senate to serve as the Director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA). The Director joined State government because of her continued interest in serving Read more →

is the CEO of the American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter. She is an attorney who previously served as Executive Director of the Hawaii State Bar Association and Trial Attorney for the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division in Washington D.C. She is a graduate of Punahou School, University of California, Berkeley, and Hastings College of the Law. A former 1976 Narcissus Read more →

PRESIDENT/CEO: GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HAWAII, INC. Laura Robertson has been Goodwill Industries of Hawaii’s President and CEO since 1994. Goodwill provides career development, job placement and support services for people with barriers to employment. Most of the agency’s revenues are earned through donated goods, retail store operations, community work Read more →

Partner, Bays Lung Rose & Holma. Crystal Rose is one of Hawaii’s most accomplished and creative business litigation attorneys. Ms. Rose’s cases over the past two decades have helped shape the face of Hawaii business, transforming among others the state’s largest private landowner and the state’s banking industry. Ms. Rose’s diverse practice includes counseling clients and Read more →

Jane A. Sawyer was selected to serve as the District Director of the Hawaii District office of the U.S. Small Business Administration in December 2009.  Sawyer oversees all activities of the federal agency, including loans and lending relations, business training and counseling assistance, and federal contracting programs and certifications.  Sawyer joined SBA in 1993 as the Assistant District Director for Business Development to Read more →

Dr. Tin Myaing Thein has over 30 years experience in community and economic development, administering and implementing programs for both national and international organizations.  Born in Myanmar (Burma), Dr. Thein pursued global issues concerning the economic predicament of poverty alleviation.  As a community organizer and researcher in countries such as Bangladesh, Myanmar, Read more →

Publisher of Hawaii Home + Remodeling magazine for nearly 10 years, Terry’s 25-year career includes advertising and public relations in Hawaii and Texas. She holds a degree in journalism from the University of Hawaii; however, it was studying shelter magazines as a hobby and improving her own home for 15+ years that best prepared her to lead the Hawaii Home + Remodeling brand. Concerned with the environmental well-being of our island state, Rollman was Read more →

Alyson joined PacificBasin in 2007 as editor for three of its titles, bringing with her LeiChic, an e-zine she founded. Helwagen appears every other week on Hawaii News Now’s segment “Living Lei Chic.” Prior to founding LeiChic.com, she worked with leading local public relations firms. Helwagen started her career as a journalist, working for a number of publications, including Ohio Magazine for eight years, departing as its Read more →

Beth-Ann Kozlovich is a woman with many lives, on radio and in Hawaii’s business and volunteer communities. For several years, she was the Hawaii anchor of NPR’s award-winning “Morning Edition,” and has an extensive background in radio news and public affairs. She is the mother of three teen-aged sons.  Read more →

Susan Eichor is President & Chief Operating Officer of aio, a diversified, Hawaii-based holding company with a family of businesses in media, sports, food and technology.  aio is dedicated to living and promoting the unique values of Hawaii, its culture and its people.  Prior to aio, Eichor was part of the leadership team at Verizon Hawaii where she oversaw the company’s capital investment Read more →

Beth Whitehead serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of American Savings Bank. Beth oversees Business Development, Clean Energy Lending, Community Development & Corporate Giving, Corporate Compliance, Security, Real Estate/Facilities, Training & Development, Human Resources, and Read more →

Shari Chang currently serves as Senior Vice-President Sales, Marketing and Revenue Management for Aston Hotels & Resorts who manage 28 hotels and resorts throughout Hawaii, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas and Sun Valley, ID.

Chang served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Castle Hotels and Resorts, which she helped grow from two properties to two dozen hotels and Read more →

Dew-Anne Langcaon, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ho’okele Health Innovations, LLC – Dew-Anne Langcaon has over 20 years of experience as a health care leader in Hawaii. She is co-founder of Ho’okele Health Innovations, LLC whose mission is to help individuals live well at home. Ho’okele strives to assist the elderly to remain independent at home and to help medically complex patients with navigating Read more →

Leslie Wilcox became President and CEO of our only public television station after a long and varied career as a broadcast journalist.  She co-anchored the PBS national show Asia Now, seen in 166 cities. In 2007, still a top-rated Hawaii news anchor at KHON2, Wilcox left commercial television for the nonprofit sector. Under her leadership, PBS Hawaii has launched Read more →