✱ Saturday, February 21, 2026
✱ Saturday, February 21, 2026
PASSING THE TORCH ACROSS GENERATIONS—AND THE GENDER SPECTRUM—TO LIGHT THE WAY FOR LASTING CHANGE.
Featured speakers include SHABANA BASIJ-RASIKH, founder of the School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA); RUCHIRA GUPTA, founder of Apne Aap Women Worldwide; KATHRYN HAHN, actor and advocate; SUJATA GADKAR-WILCOX, Connecticut State Senator and human rights scholar; MARIA PACHECO, founder of Wakami Global; and ANNA DEAVERE SMITH, award-winning performer and playwright of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992.
The day will come alive with art, movement, and music—including a special performance by SANTIGOLD.
This year’s summit spotlights education as a force for global justice, connecting classrooms from Los Angeles to Guatemala and India. Breakout sessions will explore reproductive justice, trans and nonbinary rights, social entrepreneurship, and girls’ education under Taliban rule, alongside discussions on women’s representation in finance and STEAM.
