BIA OC Women's Leadership Conference

Featured Speakers:

Rebecca Jarvis

Rebecca Jarvis is an Emmy-award winning journalist. She is ABC News’ Chief Business, Technology & Economics Correspondent; the host and creator of The Dropout, a top-rated podcast which chronicles the rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes; and the host and creator of the highly acclaimed No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis podcast, which features game changing women. As Chief Business, Technology & Economics Correspondent, Jarvis reports for all ABC News programs including Good Morning America, World News Tonight with David Muir, Nightline, 20/20, and This Week with George Stephanopoulos.

Emily Pilloton-Lam

Emily Pilloton-Lam is the Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Girls Garage. A designer, builder, educator, and author, she has taught thousands of young girls and gender-expansive youth how to use power tools, weld, and build projects for their communities. She has presented her work and ideas on the TED stage, The Colbert Report, CNN, and in the documentary film If You Build It. She is the author of 3 books about the power of community-based architecture. Emily is a Lecturer in the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley, and lives with her family, human and canine, in Oakland, California.

Taylor Dunn

Taylor Dunn is a two-time Emmy Award-winner and four-time nominee. She is a Golden Globe-nominee, Critic’s Choice Award winner and Producer’s Guild of America award winner for her work on “The Dropout” limited series. She is the recipient of the 2021 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism, the 2020 Edward R. Murrow Award for “The Dropout” podcast, the 2020 iHeartRadio Podcast of The Year award, the winner of the 2019 Front Page Award for Radio: In-Depth Reporting, and a three-time recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence in Television and Radio. She holds a B.A from the University of Virginia.