Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis made a visit to Birmingham recently to take part in the second biennial Momentum Leadership Conference.
Davis and Princeton University professor emerita Ann-Marie Slaughter headlined the conference in Birmingham Feb. 26 and 27.
In addition to being an award-winning actress, Davis is the founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, a research-based organization aimed at transforming the way women and girls are depicted in film and television.
Slaughter is the author of “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” one of the most-read articles in the history of The Atlantic online magazine.
More than 700 women and men participated in the conference, which included breakout sessions on diversity in the workplace, redefining success, broadening professional networks, the changing face of media, using creativity to define success and the imperative of ethical conduct in high-pressure environments.
Honorary co-chairmen for the conference were Rep. Martha Roby and Rep. Terri Sewell.
The event also included the Authors Corner where participants could meet and have books signed by Alabama authors.
Sweet treats for the conference were provided by local bakeries owned by women, including Dreamcakes, Gia’s Cakes, The Cakepop Girls, Royal Pastries, Kathy G & Company, Indie Candy and Pastry Art Bake Shop.
The steering committee for the conference included Tina Upshaw, Sidney Hoover, Dianne Mooney, Marilyn Henry, Mary Katherine Cabaniss, Connie Pruett, Cara Ross, Libbet Crumbley, Judge Agnes Chappel, Patty Cobb, Barbara Royal, Koko Mackin, Donna Smith, Jennifer Buettner, Ann Mc Millan, Vickie Saxon, Kathleen Kauffman, April Benetello and Joy Godsey.
