HERSCENSION
CONFERENCE 2026
Your Business. Your Career. Your Moment.
Join 100 visionaries, executives, entrepreneurs, and emerging leaders for two transformative days of high-stakes pitching, non-dilutive capital access, and executive relationship building.
HERSCENSION
CONFERENCE
"Our conference is creating an experience that turns ambition into action, through actionable strategies, bold conversations, and powerful networking, so every woman leaves more connected, more supported, and well-positioned."
Join professionals and entrepreneurs who are ready to elevate their careers. Experience what's possible when women show up boldly, take up space, and expand their impact.
The Herscension Experience
Money & Resources
Access the funding strategies, resource networks, and financial tools needed to fuel your business growth and professional progression.
Grow. Scale. Accelerate.
Turn your ambition into action through actionable strategies that move you from where you are to where you deserve to be.
Hiring & Contracting
Direct access to decision-makers and organizations looking for top-tier Black female talent for executive roles and high-value contracts.
AI for Career & Business Growth
Leverage applied AI to sharpen your skills, automate your growth, and position yourself for the future of work and industry expansion.
The HerScension Experience
Two days of conversations, connections, learning, pitching, and community designed to bring ambitious women together to grow, connect, and rise.
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Meet the Speakers
Adaeze Iloeje-Udeogalanya
Founder - African Women in STEM
A leader committed to advancing opportunities for women in professional and entrepreneurial spaces, building networks that connect women across industries.
Nmasichi Chukwuemeka
Founder - Belle Sisters
An entrepreneur and community builder dedicated to supporting women in their careers and business journeys, fostering meaningful communities.
Jenna Banks
Award-winning author / keynote speaker
Jenna Banks is an award-winning author, keynote speaker, corporate emcee, and moderator award-winning author, keynote speaker, corporate emcee, and moderator who has inspired audiences around the world to lead and live with greater confidence, purpose, and authenticity. A former corporate executive turned successful entrepreneur, Jenna has built and successfully exited two businesses, and today leads conversations with everyone from C-suite executives to healthcare and cybersecurity leaders at conferences across the country. Her best-selling book, I Love Me More, has sold more than 50,000 copies worldwide and is transforming lives through its powerful message of self-worth and personal empowerment. Please join me in welcoming... Jenna Banks!
Flo Esho
Founder, The Easy Flow Life
As the founder of The Easy Flow Life, I help founders and executives reduce operational and mental load so they have the capacity to lead more effectively, grow their businesses sustainably, and focus on the work that matters most. My perspective is rooted in the belief that scaling isn't just about working harder or learning another strategy. It also requires the right operational support and ownership behind the scenes. I also believe this conversation is especially relevant for women, who are often leading not only their businesses and careers, but also carrying significant responsibilities in their personal lives. Helping women create more capacity across both business and life allows them to lead with greater clarity, confidence, and sustainability. I believe this perspective aligns particularly well with Herscension's focus on helping women grow, scale, and accelerate their businesses while building lasting success.
Preeti Bhat
Senior Breathwork and Meditation Coach
Preeti Bhat is a 1,000-hour certified Senior Breathwork and Meditation Coach with the Art of Living Foundation, an international organization widely recognized for its transformative programs that cultivate inner peace and holistic well-being. Preeti’s journey in the wellness space began over 27 years ago, when she attended her first breathwork program. What initially felt like a simple technique that brought a sense of ease gradually unfolded into a deeply transformative practice—shaping her into a calmer, more grounded, and compassionate individual. For more than 22 years, Preeti has had the privilege of sharing these powerful breathwork and meditation practices with over 10,000 people, supporting them in managing stress, building emotional resilience, and reconnecting with their inner balance. A Georgia Tech graduate, Preeti spent over two decades in corporate America, working with Fortune 500 companies and leading large-scale technology transformations. This professional experience deepened her appreciation for these practices—particularly their ability to support high-performing professionals who often carry significant, unseen stress. Today, Preeti has chosen to dedicate herself fully to serving the broader community, with the intention of helping individuals lead healthier, more balanced, and more fulfilling lives.
Celeste Warren
Founder, Celeste Warren Consulting
Celeste Warren is a visionary leader, TEDx Speaker, author, and former Vice President and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at a global Fortune 100 company, where she spent 28 years driving transformational change. During her decade leading the Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence, she implemented groundbreaking strategies that helped embed equity and inclusion into business operations and culture. Today, Celeste is the founder of Celeste Warren Consulting, LLC, where she partners with organizations to build equitable systems that create opportunity and drive sustainable impact. Her TEDx talk highlights the critical importance of changing systems—not just individuals—to create real and lasting momentum in equity. Celeste is also the co-founder of Destination STEM, Inc., a nonprofit she launched with her two children to support students of color and underserved students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Celeste is a published author and her articles on diversity, equity and inclusion have been featured in numerous national and global publications and she has had the opportunity to speak at various events across the world. She has recently published her second book entitled “The Truth About Equity”
Adaobi Okocha
Board-certified pediatrician / Vice President of the African Research Academies for Women
Dr. Adaobi Okocha is a board-certified pediatrician with a background in public health and non-profit work. She graduated from Emory University with an undergraduate degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology. She received her Master's in Public Health from the Rollins School of Public Health with a concentration in Behavioral Science and Health Education. She pursued her medical training at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, followed by her pediatric residency at Nemours Children’s Health in Orlando, Florida. Throughout her journey, Dr. Okocha has had numerous wins but also many failures. In order to forge her way forward through an arduous path, Dr. Okocha re-imagined her approach of turning her losses into wins. With these lessons, she pays it forward through mentorship of pre-medical students and graduates. Her experiences also fuel her passion-work as a founding member and now Vice President (a self-proclaimed “STEMinist,”) of The African Research Academies for Women, a non-profit organization dedicated to correcting the gender disparity in STEM research for African women. Outside of the clinical space, Dr. Okocha is involved in health advocacy. Off the clock, you will find her spending time with her husband, learning a new language, or being a foodie.
Dr. Isi Idemudia
Principal at Infosys Consulting / Chief Builder at StyleMyCrown
Dr. Isi Idemudia is a Principal at Infosys Consulting and a globally recognized Responsible AI leader, with prior experience at Accenture and HCLTech. She is Chief Builder at StyleMyCrown, where she is on a mission to make AI work for everyone. A Global AI leader specializing in agentic AI and AI governance, Dr. Idemudia holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management and is completing a Master of Intellectual Property Law — a rare combination of deep technical AI expertise and legal strategy. She helps organizations and professionals turn AI agents into real engines of growth.”
Dr. Sam March Clark
Doctor of Chiropractic / IIN Certified Health Coach
Dr. Samantha March Clark is a Doctor of Chiropractic, NIH-affiliated researcher, IIN Certified Health Coach, and published author of Harmonize Your Life: Finding Alignment From Within. Over the past decade, she has worked with nearly 6,000 patients across 89,000 clinical visits, building a unique vantage point into the hidden physiology that derails high-achievers. Her expertise bridges three disciplines: clinical chiropractic care, evidence-based health coaching, and NIH-affiliated research on hormonal dysregulation and performance. She founded the Rmoniz® Framework specifically to address the pattern she witnessed repeatedly: brilliant women and leaders who excelled professionally while their physiology quietly collapsed. Conventional medicine missed it. Wellness trends missed it. Only a framework anchored in clinical insight and lived credibility could solve it. Dr. Clark brings 26 years of combined clinical, research, and leadership experience to every room. She understands both the science of why burnout breaks founders and the lived experience of building while running on empty. She was her. At HER ASCENSION, she's offering something unique: a data-backed methodology that positions physiology not as a wellness afterthought, but as the competitive infrastructure that separates founders who scale sustainably from those who don't.
Dr. Sheila Volante
Co-Founder and Chief Strategist of CollectiveLogik
Dr. Sheila Volante is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategist of CollectiveLogik, LLC, where she partners with organizations to drive strategic IT initiatives, digital transformation, and operational excellence. She holds a PhD in Philosophy with a focus on Strategy and Innovation, and has spent over two decades managing, and often rescuing, multimillion-dollar transformation programs for Fortune 1000 companies including Target, Xerox, Aetna, State of Washington, MGM Resorts International, and Caesars Entertainment.
Stella Ihenacho
Team Lead of the RTE Organization / Co-Founder of NSTAR Technologies
Stella Ihenacho once removed every qualification from her CV so she would look less threatening on paper. It worked. It also showed her how many brilliant women shrink themselves to fit rooms that were never built for them. Now she spends her days making those rooms bigger. Stella is the first Team Lead of the RTE Organization in Red Hat’s Data & AI division, where she shapes assignment strategy, talent alignment, and delivery across the teams building enterprise AI. For more than a decade, she has led enterprise Agile transformations. Today, her focus is what AI changes about how work gets planned, delivered, and led, a conversation she explores through her Agile & AI with Stella series and in her work with leaders navigating the future of work. She is Co-Founder of NSTAR Technologies, a career acceleration institution that has helped more than 200 immigrant and first-generation professionals build careers in technology. She is also Co-Founder and COO of the African Immigrant Collective (AIM), an organization advancing access, leadership, and economic mobility for African immigrants and the diaspora. A TEDx speaker and author of five books, Stella has served on the PMI Global Steering Committee that helped shape the updated PMI-ACP examination and is a Scrum Alliance Featured Voice. She is a 2026 Women in Technology Woman to Watch and holds an MBA, a Harvard Certified Agile Leader credential, PSM II, PMI-ACP, and ICP-ACC. Her message is simple. English is the new programming language. Courage is the new credential.
Yolanda Wilson
Co-Founder and Managing Partner of AdvIntell
Yolanda E. Wilson is a fractional COO and transformation strategist. As Co-Founder and Managing Partner of AdvIntell, LLC, an Atlanta-based firm, she helps growth-stage organizations build systems that grow with them. Her approach is identity-first: she aligns what makes an organization distinctly itself with how it actually operates. With more than 25 years of executive experience — including senior leadership roles at Deloitte, where she served as Strategic Integrator to the Global Chief Transformation Officer, and at Amazon, where she led global HR lifecycle transformation — Yolanda has guided enterprise and emerging organizations alike through the mindset shifts and structural transitions that growth demands. She holds an MBA and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, along with credentials in change leadership and Six Sigma. She is the author of Your Freedom To Grow: From Leader-Dependent To System-Driven Organization, a #1 Amazon bestseller in multiple business categories and a practical guide to seeing an organization as a whole system — one that can be intentionally designed rather than constantly managed. At its center is her proprietary Identity Alignment Matrix™ (IAM™) framework, which gives leaders a way to see where their organization has drifted out of alignment and what to address first. Beyond her client work, Yolanda serves as a National Trustee of the NAACP Foundation and is a Life Member of both the NAACP and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She also mentors emerging entrepreneurs through Operation HOPE's 1MBB NextGen program. Her personal leadership credo is simple: always leave things better than you found them
Dr. Amaka Ifeduba
Founder of ScholarUP Mentoring Academy and ScholarUP AI and Tech Academy
Dr. Amaka Ifeduba is an award-winning educator, program strategist, and Founder of ScholarUP Mentoring Academy and ScholarUP AI and Tech Academy. She holds a Ph.D. in Horticultural Sciences from Texas A&M University and an MBA with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence. Through her ScholarUP LinkedIn Elevation and AI Accelerator & Monetization programs, she has coached over 1,000 professionals and 500 graduate students across 20+ countries, helping them strengthen their personal brands, build practical AI skills, access global opportunities, and accelerate their academic and professional growth. Her work sits at the intersection of personal branding, education, AI, career growth, and digital readiness. She helps professionals build visibility, communicate their value clearly, and use their personal brand as an unfair advantage to stand out and gain more opportunities in an increasingly competitive world.
Foluke Fashina
Licensed Financial Professional
I’m Licensed Financial Professional with experience helping individuals, families, and business owners make informed financial decisions. Our work focuses on financial education, wealth-building strategies, retirement planning, insurance solutions, and long-term financial security. Throughout my careers, I’ve worked with clients from a variety of backgrounds, guiding them through important financial milestones while emphasizing practical, personalized strategies tailored to their unique goals and circumstances. What makes me well-positioned to lead this session is my combination of professional expertise, real-world experience, and commitment to financial education. My goal is to simplify complex financial concepts, provide practical insights, and create an engaging environment where participants can gain knowledge they can confidently apply to their own financial journey. Whether you’re just beginning to build your financial foundation or looking to strengthen your existing plan, this session is designed to provide valuable information, actionable strategies, and the confidence to make more informed financial decisions.
Kaiya Williams
CEO and Executive Director of KAW Management Group
Hi, I’m Kaiya. As the CEO and Executive Director of KAW Management Group, I have the privilege of working with thought leaders and high achievers across all industries. Our mission is to architect and guide Gravitational Brands, helping them enhance their influence and increase their income. While I wear many hats within the company, my personal favorite is the role of visionary. When I started this agency, my ultimate goal was to create a better, more honest, and more profitable representation space for incredible individuals. I wanted to establish opportunities where their talents and expertise could truly shine. I am thrilled to say that this is exactly what we have accomplished. Working closely with thought leaders and high achievers, I have witnessed the transformative power of effective brand architecture. By carefully crafting their brand narratives and strategies, we have helped our clients rise to new heights of success and recognition. It brings me immense joy to witness their growth and accomplishments. In our first two years in business, we generated a remarkable 300% increase in revenue for one of our clients outside of their core activity/area. This achievement highlights the impact of our strategic approach and the ability to uncover hidden opportunities for our clients. Being a visionary at heart, I have always been driven by challenges. I thrive on finding innovative solutions and making things happen. It was this innate ability to navigate through obstacles that led me into the journey of entrepreneurship. For those who know me well, my transition into this role came as no surprise. At KAW Management Group, we take pride in our commitment to excellence and our unwavering dedication to our clients' success. We believe that every individual possesses unique talents and stories that deserve to be shared with the world. Through strategic guidance and careful nurturing, we help our clients shape their brands into gravitational forces that attract opportunities and propel them towards their goals. I am constantly inspired by the incredible individuals we work with. Their passion, drive, and commitment to making a difference fuel my own determination to push boundaries and redefine industry standards. Together, we are creating a new era of authentic and impactful representation. I've spoken at/for Goldman Sachs, St John's University, J.P Morgan, NYFW, University of Kentucky, etc.
Keyonna Taylor
Founder and CEO of Key Focus Group
Keyonna Taylor is the Founder and CEO of Key Focus Group, a strategic Customer Success and organizational transformation firm helping organizations protect the value they have already created and build the capabilities to grow it. With more than 20 years of executive experience across customer success, client experience, operations, and transformational leadership, Keyonna has led complex global organizations, managed $100M+ in revenue, supported thousands of employees across international markets, and helped organizations turn customer relationships into measurable business outcomes. Her work sits at the intersection of leadership, customer experience, technology, and growth. She challenges executives to look beyond traditional functions and ask a more consequential question: Are we actually creating the outcomes our customers, constituents, and organizations need? Through Key Focus Group and her executive strategy methodology, Key Elevate™, Keyonna works with enterprise and public-sector leaders to align strategy, leadership, and execution around measurable success. Known for connecting seemingly unrelated ideas and turning them into practical frameworks, Keyonna brings an operator's perspective to conversations about growth, retention, transformation, AI, and the future of leadership. Her philosophy is simple: “The greatest growth opportunity may already exist inside the value you've created. The question is whether your organization knows how to see it.”
Nichole Ogburn
Entrepreneur / Author / International speaker
Nichole Ogburn is an entrepreneur, author, international speaker, and Priority Intelligence™ strategist whose journey spans product creation, retail ownership, publishing, and professional development. She grew a handbag business from a side hustle into a recognizable brand with storefronts, employees, events, and a loyal customer community, all while navigating the realities of growth, changing seasons, and founder responsibility. Nichole later expanded her work into books, speaking, and strategy services designed to help women recognize what deserves their attention and build without carrying everything alone. Drawing from both entrepreneurial experience and nearly two decades in corporate operations and implementation, she brings practical insight, relatable storytelling, and honest conversations about leadership, prioritization, and sustainable growth.
Nicole McCain
Chief AI Officer and Founder of Gentiv-AI Solutions
Nicole McCain is the Chief AI Officer and Founder of Gentiv-AI Solutions, also serves in the capacity of Corporate AI Trainer, Speaker, and Future of Work Strategist helping small businesses, corporate teams, and women-led organizations adopt AI safely, practically, and productively. She has trained more than 5,200 business owners and team members on practical AI use. With more than 20 years leading multi-million-dollar operations technology initiatives for Fortune 500 companies such as JP Morgan and BlackRock, Nicole helps leaders build practical AI training, workflow readiness, human review standards, and clear data boundaries that protect decision quality and team capability. Nicole was recently honored by the University of Delaware's Blue Hen Innovation Fest, the FPI Women's Business Network, and Marquis Who's Who in America 2026 for her contributions to AI and business growth. She is also the author of The AI-Powered One Hour Workday, board member and strategic partner with the National Association of Women in AI, and founder of the 5 Million Women AI Initiative
Monique Carter
Founder
Monique Carter helps businesses stop chasing contracts and start building the strategic relationships that lead to corporate partnerships. With nearly two decades of Fortune 500 experience in supplier development, community engagement, and stakeholder strategy, Monique delivers real-world insights and actionable strategies that prepare entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and economic development organizations for long-term success in corporate contracting. Her engaging presentations combine practical frameworks, authentic storytelling, and a relationship-centered approach that audiences immediately put into practice.
Nicholas Harvey
CEO of Nicholas Harvey Consulting
Funding-readiness strategist, executive advisor, and creator of the Concept to Capital™ funding-readiness ecosystem. Dr. Nicholas Harvey is Principal and CEO of Nicholas Harvey Consulting where he helps founders strengthen the strategy, financial credibility, market evidence, leadership discipline, and funding alignment needed to become more attractive to funders and then supports them to get the right funding. A leadership coach, speaker, and former university professor, Dr. Harvey brings decades of experience helping leaders turn potential into disciplined action. His practical approach challenges entrepreneurs to see their businesses through the eyes of those being asked to fund them by building trust, demonstrating evidence, and making stronger funding decisions before asking for capital
Aalliyeh Clinton
Founder, Monneah’s Engineered Materials
Aalliyeh Clinton is a materials science engineer, entrepreneur, and STEM advocate from Baltimore, Maryland. Her passion for science began early at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, where she participated in Project Lead the Way, a rigorous pre-engineering STEM program. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Morgan State University and is currently on a leave of absence from her master’s program in Materials Science and Engineering while advancing her entrepreneurial and research work. In August 2022, Aalliyeh founded Monneah’s Engineered Materials, LLC, an advanced textile company focused on developing sustainable, fashionable, and high-performance personal protective equipment (PPE) for STEM professionals. She has developed a patent-pending proprietary material, secured a trademark, partnered with three life science companies, and collaborated with Early Charm Ventures to commercialize her innovations. To date, she has raised over $80,000 in non-dilutive funding. Her work has been recognized through selection as a 2025 Baltimore RealLIST Startup and a feature on a Times Square Billboard in 2025.
Meet the Judges
Meet our distinguished panel evaluating high-growth female-founded startups at the HerScension Pitch Showcase.
Roxann Smithers
Attorney Roxann Smithers
Attorney Roxann Smithers wanted to be Clarie Huxtable when she was about 8. She was always impressed by Claire’s ability to be cool, calm, and collected in any situation. She was a graceful, smart and beautiful Black woman who could slice a person to shreds with her rhetorical prowess. What better role model for a little girl from Akron, Ohio. Forty years, two Ivy League degrees, one Big Law stint later and Roxann is the founder of Smithers Law Group, LLC (“SLG”). SLG is a go-to resource for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Roxann has built a team to provide Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law and Intellectual Property support to a wide range of clients. https://stulawgroup.com/ Beyond traditional legal services, Roxann offers Mediation Services to resolve disputes before and during litigation. https://stulawgroup.com/mediation-services/ SLG even has a special offering for creative entrepreneurs on a budget. The Contract Bank offers industry specific contract templates for the likes of Graphic Designers, Web Developers, Photographers, Performing Artists, and more. For a one-time fee entrepreneurs receive an editable contract they can use over and over again with their customers that is tailored to their industry and their benefit. https://stulawgroup.com/contract-bank/ Roxann is passionate about legal education for business owners. She partners with incubators, hosts legal masterminds, and provides helpful tips for current and aspiring business owners with Notes from My Legal Pad on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@smitherslawgroup In a recent project, Roxann expanded her reach beyond legal services with The Ladies’ Room in partnership with HFN Streaming on YouTube. The show was a chance for funny, honest, and powerful conversations between women business owners and executives. The capsule of episodes and behind the scenes can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@HFNstreaming/playlists Roxann Smithers practices in Atlanta, Georgia and can be found on IG @smitherslawgroup https://www.instagram.com/smitherslawgroup/
Ciara Mokeme
Founder
Ciara Mokeme is a communications professional with extensive agency and in-house experience working with B2C and B2B brands, from startups to Fortune 500, specializing in higher education, health, technology, and consumer packaged goods. She has led teams, built products from scratch, and launched award-winning creative campaigns. A key focus for Ciara is providing strategic guidance and support to business owners, ensuring they are well-positioned to grow brands that foster holistic collaboration across teams. Combining creativity with business expertise and operational proficiency, she develops compelling brand stories and authentically connects with target audiences. In addition to her professional pursuits, Mokeme is also an ambassador for a UN board, a public speaker, an educator, and a board member of the Museum of African Culture. She serves as the Program Lead for Start:ME, a business accelerator run in partnership with Emory University's Goizueta Business School. Prior to her role as Program Lead, she served as a mentor for Start:ME in the Southside and Clarkston communities.
Suzanne Walker
Confidence and Presentation coach
Suzanne Sheely Walker is a confidence and presentation coach who helps leaders, founders and professionals own their voice and command every room they enter. Known to her clients as "Suzie Sunshine," she brings more than 10 years of coaching experience, turning nervous presenters into powerful communicators. Through her practice, Suzanne offers one-on-one confidence coaching, presentation mastery and executive communication training. She helps clients craft compelling narratives and deliver them with authority, warmth and lasting impact. Her results speak for themselves: in 2023, one of her clients won the Metro Export Challenge Pitch Day, delivering a pitch that stood out to judges and secured the top spot. Beyond her coaching work, Suzanne is committed to service. She sits on the St. Jude Volunteer Advisory Board and volunteers with the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Suzanne is honored to serve as a Pitch Judge for the HerScension Conference, where she looks forward to celebrating women entrepreneurs as they step up and share their vision.
Come Dressed in HerScension
We're bringing the HerScension experience to life through color. Attendees are encouraged to wear the HerScension colors: Pink • Purple • White • Red.
The Most Important
Investment You'll Make This Year
Your registration includes two transformative days of full conference access, bold programming, and an experience designed to move you forward — personally, professionally, and financially.
In a world where industries are shifting, technology is accelerating, and stability feels uncertain, this experience keeps your skills sharp, your business growing, and your career resilient. More than a conference, it's a space created intentionally for women entrepreneurs and professionals ready to lead, scale, and create lasting impact.
Whether you're looking to get funded, get hired or contracted, advance in your career or business, or leverage AI to accelerate your growth, this conference was built for you.
This is the investment that pays you back in clarity, community, and currency.
Registration Policy
Please note that all conference tickets and registrations are non-refundable.
Choose Your Pass
Full 2-day access, high-impact keynotes, and executive networking on Nov 14–15, 2025 at Agnes Scott College.
Standard Pass
Active Phase: Late Bird
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Active Phase: Late Bird VIP
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Join the HerScension Team
Want to be part of bringing HerScension to life? Join our volunteer team and help us create an unforgettable experience for our attendees.
Esther Abiamuwe
Lead Operations Manager
Esther Abiamuwe is an Operations and Project management professional with experience across nonprofit organizations, education, businesses, and community focused organizations. She has experience in project coordination, business operations, team management, stakeholder engagement, and programme management. With a background in Health Education, and Community Health, Esther brings a practical and organized approach to her work, with a strong interest in business, people, projects and creating solutions that help organizations to work better.
Olusola Ajibola
Digital and Community Coordinator
Olusola Ajibola is a digital communications and community engagement professional passionate about storytelling, content, and building meaningful online communities. Her experience spans social media management, content creation, email marketing, and community management. With a background in Health Education and Public Health, she is passionate about using communication and digital platforms to connect people, amplify ideas, and create meaningful impact.
Linda Mazegnia
Graphics Design Volunteer
Linda Mazegnia is a sophomore at Duke University majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Computational Biology. She has experience in brain tumor research focused on improving drug delivery. She is interested in biotechnology and bioinformatics and has worked with computational tools for biological data analysis. Linda is also involved in event promotion and graphic design. In her free time, she enjoys reading fiction and playing the krar, a traditional Ethiopian string instrument.
Ebunoluwa Olatunji.
Events Outreach Volunteer
À law student who is passionate about the development of women and young people and is willing to serve in areas in that regards. Founder of Ebun’s Vault an initiative that helps to bridge the gap between young people who has potential and resources and opportunities they need to maximize the potential.
Oluwatofunmi Ishola
Sponsorship Outreach Volunteer
Ishola Oluwatofunmi is a recent First Class graduate of Biochemistry from the University of Lagos, where she holds multiple awards. Along with currently serving as a National Youth Corps member, she is working towards a masters degree to specialize in Pharmaceutical or Nutritional Biochemistry. When she’s not absorbed in the world of pathways, she works as a mobile videographer, video editor and model. She enjoys reading fiction, creating content, volunteering, singing, solving puzzles and doing anything fashion related.
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Put your brand in front of women who are building businesses, careers, communities, and new possibilities. Join us as a vendor at HerScension.
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Whether you want to attend, sponsor your team, share your expertise, or pitch for grant capital, your moment begins here.
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Partner with us to reach ambitious women leaders and equip your executive team with high-impact tools.
SPEAK
Apply to share your insights, breakthrough stories, and tactical expertise on the HerScension stage.
PITCH
Apply to pitch your venture before esteemed judges for non-dilutive grant capital and mentorship.
Hotels Close By
Traveling to HerScension in Decatur, Georgia? Here are recommended hotel accommodations conveniently located close to our venue at Agnes Scott College.
Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Decatur/Emory
The best walkable option for attendees; roughly a 10-minute stroll to Agnes Scott College and situated right in vibrant downtown Decatur.
Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Decatur Downtown/Emory
Also roughly 10 minutes walk and very convenient. Positioned directly by the Decatur town square with top dining, coffee, and transit steps away.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Atlanta-Emory University Area
About 1.5 miles from Agnes Scott College; comfortable suites with quick 5-minute rideshare access to campus.
The University Inn at Emory
Emory Campus Village
About 1.9 miles away, offering charming accommodations adjacent to Emory University and historic Druid Hills.
Residence Inn by Marriott
Decatur Emory Area
About 1.9 miles away featuring spacious studio and multi-room suites with kitchenettes for extended comfort.
Travel & Airport Notice
Agnes Scott College is roughly 25 minutes from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) and accessible via MARTA. We strongly encourage reserving your accommodations early.
Frequently Asked Questions
The conference will cover topics related to:
- Career advancement and leadership
- Entrepreneurship and business growth
- Financial empowerment and wealth building
- Personal development and mindset
- Networking and collaboration opportunities
- Industry insights from experienced professionals and founders
The conference is designed for women who are:
- Building or growing a business
- Advancing in their careers
- Transitioning into entrepreneurship
- Looking to expand their network and opportunities
- Seeking practical guidance and inspiration from other women