Our 2026 Leadership Summit
Adoptees, Fosters, & Allies:
The Media & Enterainment Industry & Narrative Change
November 13, 2026, Washington, DC
Get Your Tickets
Join us on November 13th! Tickets are on sale until we sell out!
If you are an Adoptee, a Foster, or if you are an ally as a Parent, Employer, HR/People Leader, Executive, Young Professional, or a Community Member in any level of your career - this event is for you!!
This is open to all and all are welcome to come be inspired, professionally network, and build community.
Location: DuPont Circle in Washington, DC
Time: 3:30pm - 8:30pm with a hosted networking hour from 5pm - 6pm
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Our Sponsorship Levels Range from in-kind sponsorship, to $500 - $10,000. Become a Partner for This Incredible Event and Make History With Us!
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Meet Our Speakers
Our Master of Ceremonies
Shawn Brogan Diddy is a behavioral change specialist, adoptee, national television personality, producer, and Management PhD candidate exploring grief, dignity, and emotional literacy in the workplace. After winning Miss Iowa USA 1997, Shawn has spent thousands of hours on national television as a host and cooking-show personality and returns to television this fall as a contestant on a popular U.S. game show’s Season of Champions.
Through She Did It Productions, she combines research, humor, and storytelling to explore what happens when our earliest experiences follow us into adulthood and work. She is also a co-producer of the documentary No Country for Mothers.
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