Own it 2025 conference

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Crescent moons, representing powerful femininity as women entered the workforce during the Industrial Revolution, as well as periods of change, highlights OWN IT’s mission to inspire attendees to embrace pivoting in one’s life, and owning one’s true self!

Keynote Speaker

Alycia Anderson is an international TEDx motivational speaker, disability advocate, adaptive product consultant, and corporate inclusion strategist. She is the founder and CEO of The Alycia Anderson Company, LLC, and host of the Pushing Forward with Alycia podcast. A former VP in SaaS technology, Alycia specializes in guiding organizations to embrace inclusion and accessibility, fostering a culture of engagement and business growth.

A wheelchair user since birth, Alycia holds a European Master’s Degree in Adapted Physical Activity and is a tennis player, cyclist, and identical twin. She was named to California’s inaugural Insurance Diversity Task Force in 2024 and has collaborated with renowned brands like Netflix, Microsoft, Humana, Etsy, Target and Victoria’s Secret, including modeling at NYC Fashion Week.

Alycia Anderson

Our upcoming industry panel is full of successful women who give back in business, education, medicine, politics, and sustainability!

Industry Panel Speakers

Dana Topousis

UC Davis’ Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Mental Health Professional/Retired Former City of Vallejo Vice Mayor/Council member

Rozzana Verder-Aliga

Director, Product Marketing - Network Technology Solutions Group (NTSG), AMD

Wallis Mills

Lead Psychotherapist

Kiran Easwarachandran

Department Chair, Department of Dermatology

Faranak Kamangar

WorkShops

Phases of Engagement

MBA Candidate and Marketing Professional, University of California, Davis DEI Engagement Manager, American Marketing Association Sacramento (AMASV)

Temidire Dada

SEO Specialist @ Five9

Janna Pugh

Founder and CEO, Smitha Deepak LLC Content Creator, Influencer, Educator & Mentor

Smitha Deepak

Launch your Portfolio

Kim Emerson

Managing Partner @ Sacramento Angel, Bus Dev and Marketing Consultant

Stephanie Cheung

Senior Director GTM Strategy @ Execution at Cisco

Entrepreneurial Talent and Ecosystem Developer Co-Founder and Managing Director of Growth Factory and Knowledge Community Director at Wexford Science & Technology

Monique Brown

Launch your Portfolio

Shweta Gandhi

CEO & Founder, Strived.io

Nilima Sabharwal

Retired Physician Kaiser SanJose and Founder /CEO of Home of Hope , non profit charity FOUNDER / CEO Home of Hope inc

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Introducing our third workshop: Stardust to Startups ✨🌆 🌙 Shweta Gandhi is the CEO and co-founder of Strived.io, an AI-powered platform helping teachers make better data-driven decisions. A serial entrepreneur, she previously co-founded Jetpacked,
Introducing our second workshop: Launch Your Portfolio 📑🌟 🌙 Kim Emerson is a Cornell-trained engineer with over 30 years of international business experience. She’s held executive roles in Fortune 500 companies and startups, founded four co
Introducing our first workshop: Phases of Engagement 📈⭐ Get to know our amazing marketing workshop hosts: 🌙 Temidire Dada is an MBA candidate at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and the DEI Engagement Director for the American Marketing
Meet our Industry Panelists ✨🔊 🌙 Dana Topousis has overseen UC Davis’ rebranding, led award winning public affairs efforts, and strengthened collaboration across the Davis and Sacramento campuses. Prior, Dana worked at the National Science F
Introducing this year’s Keynote Speaker, Alycia Anderson! 💫 ✨Alycia Anderson is an international TEDx motivational speaker, disability advocate, adaptive product consultant, and corporate inclusion strategist. She is the founder and CEO of Th
Last year’s conference, Beyond Brilliance, was a day of empowerment, inspiration, and community 💎 Hear from past year’s attendees on their experience attending the OWN IT 2024! From eye-opening sessions to unforgettable conversations, w