Top Ten Quotes from Opening Session Keynotes

Alicia aka AM Morgan
From GHC With Love!
3 min readOct 3, 2019

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The Power of “We Will Statements”

The mind shift that occurs when the commitment of powerful “we will statements” are followed by collective action and quantifiable results is what achieving gender equity is all about. This article provides top ten quotes shared during opening session keynotes.

The energy in the room during opening session of the GHC19 keynotes was incredible. The impact of knowing more than 25,000 attendees are present during this years conference to celebrate women in technology is inspiring.

The keynote speakers shared compelling stories of how much being valued, encouraged, mentored and sponsored plays a critical part in your career advancement.

Seeing women of diverse backgrounds being honored for their work on a featured stage was breathtaking. Congratulations to all of the technology trailblazers featured including the Abbie Award winners.

I am a first time attendee and GHC19 Woman of Color in Tech Complimentary Registration recipient. I am volunteering as an AnitaBee blogger to capture exciting moments throughout the conference.

The President and CEO of the Anita B organization Brenda Darden Wilkerson encouraged us all to join in on the 50/50 commitment to gender equity by 2025.

Brenda Darden Wilkerson encouraged us all to join in on the 50/50 commitment.

A key takeaway and call to action from the keynotes is to challenge our own agendas and ideas to recognize the collective genius it takes to achieve equity for all.

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