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AOL's MAKERS Announces Next Iteration of MAKERS@ Program
[August 31, 2015]

AOL's MAKERS Announces Next Iteration of MAKERS@ Program


MAKERS, a women's leadership platform from AOL (News - Alert) and the largest collection of women's stories ever assembled, announced today the next iteration of the MAKERS@ program, designed to partner with companies and organizations to celebrate and acknowledge their game-changing female employees. As part of the MAKERS@ program, these partners will have special access to the 2016 MAKERS Conference.

Through the MAKERS@ program, senior leaders from each company will come together as board members to empower the women in their respective organizations by selecting three outstanding women to be honored as awardees. Initial partners of the 2015-2016 program include Accenture, AOL, AT&T (News - Alert) AdWorks, Bare Escentuals, Barneys New York, BBDO Worldwide, CA Technologies, Creative Artists Agency, Danone's North American Companies, Dermalogica, Digitas, Dropbox (News - Alert), Edens, Facebook, GE, Getty Images, Goldman Sachs, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Lands' End, MediaLink, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Neiman Marcus, Ogilvy & Mather, Refinery29, Spotify, Time Warner (News - Alert) Cable, Twitter, UM, Unilever, Verizon, and Visa. MAKERS will celebrate the MAKERS in each organization by providing them with special access to events including the 2016 MAKERS Conference, access to the larger MAKERS network, profiles of awardees on MAKERS.com celebrating their achievements, and exclusive partner listings in conference materials as organizations willing to take tangible steps to recognize women who embody the MAKERS DNA.

"MAKERS empowers women to join the conversation on female leadership and MAKERS@ is an opportunity to inspire that conversation in the workplace," said Maureen Sullivan, President of AOL.com & Lifestyle Brands. "We're honored to provide a platform that gives organizations the opportunity to celebrate and empower their female employees."



The invitation-only MAKERS Conference will take place February 1-3, 2016 at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The one-of-a-kind gathering of leaders and trailblazers across industries will center on changing mindsets and will include 36-hours of interactive workshops and breakout sessions for 500 guests and speakers. The inaugural MAKERS Conference, in 2014, featured a wide range of speakers and guests including Gloria Steinem, Jennifer Aniston, Sheryl Sandberg, Gwen Ifill, Mae Jemison, Martha Stewart, Roberta Kaplan, Bob Moritz, Jane Fonda, Chelsea Handler, Megan Smith, and Val Demings.

"The theme of this year's conference - celebrating women who break barriers and change consciousness -- is a tribute to the women in our midst whose imagination leads reality," said Gloria Steinem. "I especially applaud MAKERS for understanding that, even in this digital era, nothing but nothing can replace the depth and power of being in the same room."


"Changing Mindsets will allow us to explore how change takes place from a personal to societal level," said Dyllan McGee, Founder and Executive Producer of MAKERS. "Participants leave with their minds expanded through sessions with today's leading thinkers, historic figures, and celebrities making a difference."

For more information, visit http://www.makers.com.

About AOL

AOL is a media technology company with a mission to simplify the internet for consumers and creators by unleashing the world's best builders of culture and code. As one of the largest online properties with over 350 million monthly global consumers of its premium brands, AOL is at the center of disruption of how content is being produced, distributed, consumed and monetized by connecting publishers with advertisers on its global, programmatic content and advertising platforms. AOL's opportunity lies in shaping the future of the digitally connected world for decades to come. AOL is a subsidiary of Verizon (News - Alert).

About MAKERS

MAKERS is the largest collection of women's stories ever assembled. Launched in 2012 by AOL and currently owned and operated by AOL/Verizon, MAKERS is a women's leadership platform that encompasses broadcast documentaries, web and mobile-first video content, and live events. Today, MAKERS.com features over 3,000 videos and the stories of more than 300 women, with new MAKERS launching each week on #MAKERSMonday.


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