Women's Forum - 3rd Annual Keynote Luncheon with Veronika Scott

Veronika Scott, founder and CEO of The Empowerment Plan, has built an organization that began around a single idea: to design a coat specifically for the homeless. The coat is self-heated, waterproof, and transforms into a sleeping bag at night. That idea has now transformed into a system of empowerment in which homeless women are paid to learn how to produce coats for people living on the streets, giving them an opportunity to earn money, find a place to live, and gain back their independence for themselves and their families. 
 
Scott takes audiences on her journey from being on track to becoming a top product designer to dedicating her life to the empowerment of others through her own non-profit organization. Scott shares anecdotes from her time at a homeless shelter in Detroit where she conducted the research for her coat prototype. She also shares how her idea for creating a coat for the homeless led her to hiring the homeless. Audiences will leave with knowledge about homelessness and what can be done to help this growing population. 
 
When
11:00am - Registration and Networking
11:45am - Lunch
12:30pm - Veronika Scott
1:30pm - Program Ends