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Over the five years of women programs we have learned without question that it matters. It matters that their voices are truly heard. It matters they are a critical mass, not a token few. Conversations over the past year leave no doubt progress is connected. They can fund raise and provide models of leadership. And women ceos need women lawmakers who can champion the kinds of lawmakers and to grow the numbers in Business Leadership we need more Women Entrepreneurs like those generous to participate in our women rule week. Likewise womens advancements in sports have been a pipeline to women ser...

[crowd noise] please welcome founding partner, tory burch foundations president , laurie. [applause] good afternoon. How was lunch . I hope you all eight. Ate. You saw alexis and gloria and a these of people had on very cool tshirts that says embrace ambition. That was part of our campaign that we launched last march. With some incredible women. I will show it to you now. Can we role that videotape . [video clip] i am ambitious. We will not hide it. Women are made to be ambious. I will dream big. We will take risk. We will rise. Rise above the negativity. No longer will ambition and a woman be...

[crowd noise] announcer please welcome founding partner, Tory Burch Foundations president , laurie. [applause] laurie good afternoon. I hope you all ate. You saw alexis and gloria and a number of people had on these very cool tshirts that says embrace ambition. That was part of our campaign that we launched last march with some incredible women. I will show it to you now. Can we role that videotape . We will not hide it. Im ambitious. We embrace ambition. Women are made to be ambitious. We will take risk. Not live in fear. We will rise together. Rise above negativity. No longer will a woman be...

You saw alexis and gloria and a number of people had on these very cool tshirts that says embrace ambition. That was part of our campaign that we launched last march with some incredible women. I will show it to you now. Can we role that videotape . We will not hide it. Im ambitious. We embrace ambition. Women are made to be ambitious. We will take risk. Not live in fear. We will rise together. Rise above negativity. No longer will a woman be seen as a negative. Dont apologize. Never give up on your goals. We will model ambition for our daughters. And our sons. I will help women around the wor...

There is water and coffee in the back so feel free to partake. The restrooms at the end of the hall. If you leave the building you can come back in but you will have to go through security. Those of you who will be participating in the conversation, you have microphones in front of you. You do need to turn them on when you are about to talk. I think theres a button that says talk. Turn it on, the red light will come on which will tell you the microphone is active. Were not speaking, please turn it off. We would appreciate that and you probably prefer we dont hear any private conversations as w...