Past Conferences
Bakersfield Women's Business Conference2022 Conference
Kristi Culligan, 2022 BWBC Chair
Keynote Speaker: Amy Purdy
Paralympic Snowboarder and Author
Opening Speaker: Bryan Terrell Clark
Actor, Singer, and Songwriter
2021 Conference
Marelle Williams, 2021 BWBC Chair
Keynote Speaker: Jillian Michaels
Fitness icon and NYT Bestselling Author
Opening Speaker: Amy Thelen
Vice President of Bitwise Bakersfield
Closing Speaker: Anthony Robles
National Wrestling Champion
2019 Conference
Norma Rojas-Mora, 2019 BWBC Chair
Keynote Speaker: Shannen Doherty
Actress
Opening Speaker: Raji Brar
COO Countryside Market & Restaurants
Closing Speaker: Jay Shetty
Award-winning host, storyteller, and viral content creator
2018 Conference
Diane Williams, 2018 BWBC Chair
Keynote Speaker: Laila Ali
Professional boxer & TV personality
Opening Speaker: Sonya Christian
President, Bakersfield College
Closing Speaker: Cedric Crawford
Author, entrepreneur, and life coach
2016 Conference
Christina Springstead, 2016 BWBC Chair
Keynote Speaker: Naomi Judd
Country Music Star
Opening Speaker: Amy Adams
Actress, speaker, and former “American Idol” contestant
Closing Speaker: Rachel Hollis
NYT Bestselling author and Hollis Co. founder
Past Keynote Speakers
2015: Dara Torres, five time Olympian, and author
2014: Randi Zuckerberg, Facebook marketer, author, and business owner
2013: Giuliana Rancic, broadcaster and reality TV star
2012: Tyra Banks, super-model and entrepreneur
2011: Gloria Allred, attorney
2010: Joan Lunden, broadcaster
2009: Vickie Lawrence, comedian
2008: Soledad O ‘ Brien, News Broadcaster
2007: Nancy Brinker, Founder of the Susan G. Komen Center For The Cure
2006: Jayne Seymour, actress and author
2005: Kathy Ireland, model and entrepreneur
2004: Olympic gold medalist, Mary Lou Retton
2003: Dr. Cheryl Shavers, former Undersecretary of Commerce
2002: Debbi Fields, founder Mrs. Fields Cookies
2001: Linda Carter, actress from the hit television series “Wonder Woman”
2000: Gail Sheehy, author of “Passages”
1999: Deborah Norville, host of the TV program Inside Edition
1998: Linda Ellerbee, Journalist
1997: Beverly Sills, Soprano and community activist
1996: Former Texas Governor, Ann Richards
1995: Olympic Gold Medalist, Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1994: Sheri Poe, founder of Ryka Athletic Footwear
1993: Muriel Siebert, first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange
1992: Elizabeth Dole, attorney, author, and politician
1991: Former First Lady, Betty Ford
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April 27, 2023 at Mechanics Bank Theater