Summit Recap · New York City · May 2026
Capital, influence, and long-term vision.
May 14, 2026 · Mastercard Tech Hub, New York · Sold out
The New York Summit convened women thinking seriously about how capital shapes outcomes over time — corporate executives and board directors, founders and business owners, capital allocators, philanthropists, and family wealth stewards.
The conversations were strategic, grounded, and forward-looking: candid, non-transactional, and focused on responsibility, clarity, and the long arc of wealth. Different paths, one shared conviction — capital in the hands of women changes everything.
Relive the day.
By the numbers
At a glance
What the day delivered.
Real-world experience sharing — from powerhouse women in VC, entrepreneurship, and real estate.
Board seats as a capital strategy — the real compensation, the real risk, and why the window for women is open right now.
The case for buying, not building — entrepreneurship through acquisition, private credit, private equity, gold & crypto — the portfolio most investors haven’t built yet.
Giving, designed like a portfolio — IRAs and DAFs as engines for backing private companies, and philanthropy with real architecture.
The speakers & their panels
27 voices across boards, private markets, real estate, philanthropy & ownership
Emily Scott
Author, Speaker & Financial Navigator
The Story Behind Every Financial Decision You’ve Ever Made
Fran Hauser
Frmr President, Time Inc. Digital · Serial Founder
The Advantage Nobody Talks About: Building a Business After 40
M. Claire Chung
Frmr GM, Yoox Net-a-Porter · Board Director
The Advantage Nobody Talks About: Building a Business After 40
Cindy Gallop
Founder & CEO, MakeLoveNotPorn
The Advantage Nobody Talks About: Building a Business After 40
Kim Wileman
Co-Founder, No Makeup Makeup
The Advantage Nobody Talks About: Building a Business After 40
Shaz Kahng
Frmr Nike Global GM · GoPro Board Chair
Board Seats as a Wealth Strategy: Influence, Income & Optionality
Denny Post
Board Director · Frmr CEO, Red Robin
Board Seats as a Wealth Strategy: Influence, Income & Optionality
Shelly Lombard
Fortune 500 Board Director & Audit Chair
Board Seats as a Wealth Strategy: Influence, Income & Optionality
Heather Kernahan
Frmr CEO, Hotwire Global
Already Built: The Case for Buying a Business
Carrie Kerpen
Founder, The Whisper Group
Already Built: The Case for Buying a Business
Libby Clark
Founder, LiKeWell & Autonomy Framework
The Questions You Should Be Asking, But Aren’t
Alvina Lo
Head of Planning & Fiduciary, BNY Wealth
The Questions You Should Be Asking, But Aren’t
Kelly Ann Winget
Founder & CEO, Alternative Wealth Partners
The Portfolio You Haven’t Built Yet: Private Credit, PE, Gold & Crypto
Andresa Guidelli
Co-Founder, Real Estate InvestHER
Real Estate Without the Landlord: REITs, Funds & Syndications
Ange Matthews
Founder, Happy Investor Method
Real Estate Without the Landlord: REITs, Funds & Syndications
Kelly O’Brien
Frmr VP, Real Estate Investment Banking, Citi
Real Estate Without the Landlord: REITs, Funds & Syndications
Lorine Pendleton
Founder & Managing Partner, 125 Ventures
The Alpha Nobody Is Talking About: Women’s Sports, Health & Deep Tech
Reema Khan
Founder & CEO, Green Sands Equity
The Alpha Nobody Is Talking About: Women’s Sports, Health & Deep Tech
Elise King
MD, American Heart Association Ventures
The Alpha Nobody Is Talking About: Women’s Sports, Health & Deep Tech
Marcia Dawood
Chair, SEC Small Business Capital Formation
Fuel the Future: Investing in Private Companies Through Your IRA & DAF
Patrice Brickman
Founder & CEO, Inspire Access
Fuel the Future: Investing in Private Companies Through Your IRA & DAF
Holly Ruxin
Founder & CEO, Montcalm TCR
Fuel the Future: Investing in Private Companies Through Your IRA & DAF
Roberta Hudy Valentine
Founder, nvstIRA
Fuel the Future: Investing in Private Companies Through Your IRA & DAF
Wendy Diamond
Impact Investor · CEO, LDP Ventures · Founder, WEDO
Stop Writing Checks. Start Building a Giving Portfolio
Jessyca Dudley
Founder & CEO, Bold Ventures
Stop Writing Checks. Start Building a Giving Portfolio
Tuti Scott
Frmr Interim CEO, Tides Foundation
Stop Writing Checks. Start Building a Giving Portfolio
The agenda
One day, designed end to end.
Breakfast & peer matches
Opening remarks
The Story Behind Every Financial Decision You’ve Ever Made
The Advantage Nobody Talks About
Building a business after 40
Already Built
The case for buying a business
Lunch
The Questions You Should Be Asking, But Aren’t
The Portfolio You Haven’t Built Yet
Private credit, private equity, gold & crypto
Real Estate Without the Landlord
REITs, funds & private syndications
The Alpha Nobody Is Talking About
Women’s sports, health & deep tech
Champagne reset
Fuel the Future
Investing in private companies through your IRA & DAF
Stop Writing Checks
Start building a giving portfolio
Cocktails & connecting
Our mission to catalyze wealth for women is made possible by our generous sponsors.
With gratitude
The catalyst campus
The Mastercard Tech Hub, New York.
The Mastercard NYC Tech Hub is a modern, light-filled innovation space in the heart of Manhattan. Designed to inspire progress and creativity, it’s the perfect setting for bold ideas and game-changing conversations.
Cutting-edge architecture, energizing vibes, and a setting that mirrors the ambition of the women in the room.
Mastercard Tech Hub
150 5th Ave
New York, NY 10011
The Wealth Catalyst Community
The room doesn’t close when the day ends.
Wealth Catalyst Community members can access all event replays from every session, fireside chat, and panel — plus exclusive access to post-event Q&A sessions, virtual networking events, and more.
The Summit lit a fire that’s only growing.
Attendees didn’t just leave inspired — they left with action plans, allies, and the audacity to execute. 2026 is your chance to step into it.
San Francisco · Oct 16, 2026
