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THE 2017 MAKERS CONFERENCE
The MAKERS Conference is an opportunity to bring MAKERS to life. The 2017 MAKERS Conference will take place February 6-8, at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
MAKERS will bring together hundreds of trailblazing leaders, inviting everyone to #BEBOLD, elevate the conversation and raise challenges and solutions through action-oriented sessions. The conference will shine a light on issues ranging from violence against women to inclusion of men — ultimately creating a bold agenda that flips the script and creates lasting impact.
Exclusive Recap: Day One of The 2017 MAKERS Conference
http://www.makers.com/blog/exclusive-recap-day-one-2017-makers-conference
By MAKERS Team | February 06, 2017
The 2017 MAKERS Conference got underway on Monday at Terranea Resort in Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif.
The event began with a surprise video message from Secretary Hillary Clinton. In her exclusive announcement, the MAKER boldly declared that despite many challenges, she remains convinced that "the future is female." Clinton remarked on the energy and momentum of January's Women's March. She urged the audience and future leaders everywhere that, "Now more than ever we need to stay focused on the theme of this year's conference #BEBOLD. We need strong women to step up and speak out. We need you to dare greatly and lead boldly."
Dyllan McGee, MAKERS' Founder and Executive Producer, and Samantha Leibovitz DeChiaro, MAKERS' VP and Creative Director, took to the stage following Clinton's message, welcoming everyone and unofficially dubbing the event "the meeting after the march." Underscoring the timeliness of the moment, their opening statement began, "What passed as bold in 2016, is not going to get us through 2017." The 2017 MAKERS Conference will be a time to roll up our sleeves and collectively write a blueprint for the future, they told the audience.
The first session continued with Feminist Writer, Activist, and Organizer Gloria Steinem and Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer. Spencer opened up to Steinem about her journey as an actress, and the gradual progression of the roles she has played. For many years, prostitutes and nurses were the primary roles she was offered. But Spencer explained that she learned when the time was right to say 'no.' "No is the most powerful word that you have in your vocabulary," she told the audience. Spencer also revealed that when she first got the email about doing "Hidden Figures," a film about three African-American women who made vital STEM contributions to the early NASA space program, she assumed "it was historical fiction because otherwise we would have known about these women."
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