When Women Lead: Purpose Meets Power – Hosted by CBIA

Author, advocate, and public health expert Chelsea Clinton is the featured speaker for CBIA’s 2026 When Women Lead conference, where we celebrate the power and potential of women in business.

As vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, she works alongside the foundation’s leadership and partners to improve lives and inspire emerging leaders across the U.S. and around the world.

Clinton provides vision and expertise for flagship programs like the Clinton Global Initiative, a model for public-private partnerships addressing some of today’s most pressing challenges.

She is also vice chair of the Clinton Health Access Initiative, which has helped over 21 million people in more than 70 countries access critical HIV/AIDS medications and works to build and strengthen sustainable health systems around the world.

And complementary headshots from J. Fiereck Photography will be available on a first-come, first-served basis thanks to the generous support of McCarter & English.

Join us March 24 for a dynamic morning of discussions, idea sharing, and networking with a community that’s growing, evolving, and leading—together.

Agenda

7:30 am | Check-In & Networking Breakfast

8:30 am | Opening Remarks

• Christina Oneglia Rossi, VP, Business Development, O&G Industries

8:45 am | Leadership Prescription: Women in Healthcare

• Moderator: Jennifer Morgan, Co-Chair, Business Litigation Practice Group, Harris Beach Murtha

• Grace Cavallo, President & CEO, Community Mental Health Affiliates

• Carin Hep, AVP, Small Group & Individual Broker Channel Sales, Delta Dental

• Camelia Lawrence, MD, Director of Breast Surgery, Hospital of Central Connecticut & Midstate Medical Center, Hartford HealthCare

9:30 am | Breaking the Good Girl Code

• Jessica Smith, SVP, Strategy & Innovation, The Connection

10 am | Networking Break 

10:20 am | The Power of Now: Seizing Opportunities with Confidence 

• Moderator: Fran Pastore, Founder & CEO, Women’s Business Development Council

• Claire Burns, Chief Marketing & Customer Officer, The Hartford

• Erin Choquette, CEO, Connecticut Paid Leave Authority

• Elicia Pegues Spearman, CEO, Girl Scouts of Connecticut

11:05 am | A Candid Conversation with Chelsea Clinton 

• Chelsea Clinton talks with The Connecticut Forum’s Mana Zarinejad

12 pm | Adjourn