(in alphabetical order)

Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, presented a talk entitled:  The Invisible Power of the Feminine Principle that gave us an overview of how we can seed the future by creating circles and building collaborative networks.  Jean is a psychiatrist and well-known author of many books including: The Millionth Circle, The Tao of Psychology, Goddesses in Everywoman, Gods in Everyman, Ring of Power, Crossing to Avalon, Close to the Bone and her most recent book, Crones Don't Whine. (jeanbolen.com)

Carol Lee Flinders, PhD, who holds a doctorate in comparative Literature, is a well-known speaker and teacher. She is the author of many books including Enduring Grace, At the Root of this Longing, The Value of Belonging, and is the co-author of the million-copy bestselling Laurel's Kitchen." She has taught writing and mystical literature courses at the University of California Berkeley.Carol's presentation was entitled: Holding Water, Holding Fire.  It helped us take a fresh look at gender relationships, moving away from the dichotomy of male as oppressor and female as victim. (tworock.org)

Carol Lynn Pearson is an author, poet, speaker and performer. Her poems have been widely reprinted in Ann Landers' column,Chicken Soup for the Soul and college literary textbooks. Her one-woman play,"Mother Wove the Morning," in which she plays sixteen women throughout history in search of the feminine divine, has been performed over 300 times internationally. It is now available on a videotape that earned an award from "Booklist" as "one of the top 25 videos of the year." She performed selections from Mother Wove the Morning. (clpearson.com)

Elisabet Sahtouris, Ph.D, is an evolution biologist, futurist, author, speaker and consultant on Living Systems Design. She has taught at the University of Massachusetts, M.I.T. and was a science writer for the NOVA/ HORIZON TV series. Her vision is the sustainable health and well-being of humanity within the larger living systems of Earth and Cosmos. In her presentation entitled, Crisis as Opportunity: An Evolutionary Leap for Humanity she shared her insights on why the time is now that women need to step into their power. Her books include: Biology Revisioned. A Walk Through Time: From Stardust to Us, and EarthDance: Living Systems in Evolution. Sahtouris.com and LifeWeb

Lynne Twist is an author, a lecturer and a consultant to not-for-profit organizations. Her presentation, The Soul of Money, is also the title of her newly released book. In her talk she shared how raising money is about relationships and gave examples and insights through powerful and inspiring stories. (soulofmoney.org)