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October 7, 2025 | 5:00 - 8:30 PM The Yale Club NYC

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Real Conversations. Around One Table

Celebrating Women Who Accelerate & Lead in Media

Revenue Room™ Salon is an inclusive evening celebrating women who are leading business transformation across our industry - and welcomes all executives who support and accelerate diversity in leadership at the highest level
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Meet the speakers

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Barbara Peng

CEO, Business Insider

Barbara Peng is CEO of Business Insider, the popular and influential global news organization that focuses on business, technology, and innovation. Since becoming President of Business Insider in 2021, Peng has built a strong senior executive team and refined the brand’s strategy to refocus on the company’s ambitious, optimistic, and curious core audience.

Peng was previously President of Insider Intelligence, Insider Inc.'s research company, where she led the company’s merger with eMarketer, the renowned provider of digital intelligence and forecasts. She now serves as a board member on the eMarketer board. Peng graduated from MIT and lives in New York City.

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Samantha Skey

CEO, SHE Media

Samantha Skey is the CEO of SHE Media, a top 10 media company reaching 74 million monthly unique visitors through brands like SheKnows, Flow Space, StyleCaster, Soaps, and TVLine. Since its acquisition by Penske Media Corporation in 2018, SHE Media has expanded its reach and influence, especially through the SHE Media Collective—a network launched by Skey in 2016 to empower underrepresented publishers and Creators. The Collective drives millions in revenue to women- and minority-led businesses annually.

Skey has been a longtime advocate for equity and inclusion in media. She spearheaded the launch of Meaningful Marketplaces (MMP) in 2021 to ensure advertisers can support diverse, premium publishers at scale. In 2023, she led the debut of the SHE Media Co-Lab Whole Life Health at SXSW and introduced Flow Space, a content and commerce platform dedicated to women’s health, which has already received accolades like the Anthem and Viddy Gold Awards.

With over 25 years in digital media and technology, Skey’s career includes leadership roles at CNET, Disney, Alloy Inc., and RecycleBank. She joined SheKnows in 2013 and has since played a pivotal role in growing SHE Media into a purpose-driven leader in digital publishing and women's wellness.

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Sarah Personette

CEO, Puck

Sarah Personette is the CEO of Puck. She is the former Chief Customer Officer of Twitter. Most recently, she was Vice President of Twitter Global Client Solutions, where she led Twitter’s partnerships with top marketers and agencies worldwide. Sarah oversaw a team of regional business leaders as well as Twitter’s global teams focused on client partnerships, agencies, and brand strategy.

Previously Sarah was the Chief Operating Officer of Refinery29, where she oversaw business strategy and development, customer revenue, business marketing, growth and analytics, creative services, and research.

Prior, she served as the Vice President of Facebook’s Global Business Marketing team from 2014 through 2017, responsible for providing their customers with innovative and effective marketing solutions for their businesses. Sarah also built and led Facebook’s Global Agency Team.

In addition, she was the US President of Universal McCann Worldwide, Inc. and Senior Vice President at Starcom Mediavest Group.

The Energy. The Insight. The Network.

Get Your Front Row Seat

Three featured CEOs - trailblazers at the forefront of media and live events—will spark an off-the-record dialogue on:
  • Leading through inflection points and times of business disruption and systemic change
  • Harnessing data for impact and developing unfair competitive advantage
  • Cultivating and elevating the next generation of women executives

 

This isn’t a panel. It’s a table.

And around it, real leaders talk shop—without filters, egos, or PR scripts.

 

Why Attend?

The C-Suite Sessions

Unfiltered C‑suite dialogue: No keynotes. No soundbites. Just candid, peer-to-peer conversation.

From Insight to Impact

Actionable perspective: Leave with strategic insights you can deploy before year-end.

Hosted & Honored

Fully hosted experience: Attendance is complimentary - your only investment is your insight and camaraderie.

October 7th

  1. 5PM-5:40PM

    Registration & Cocktail Networking Event

    The evening begins at 5:00 p.m. with guest registration, signature cocktails, and informal networking as senior women leaders gather and connect in an elegant setting.

  2. 5:40PM-5:45PM

    Welcome Remarks

    Kick off the evening with a few words of welcome and intention from our host. We’ll set the tone for a night of connection, candor, and meaningful exchange - no scripts, no stage lights, just real conversation among peers.

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      Heather Holst-Knudse

      Founder & CEO, H2K Labs

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      Jaime Schultheis

      Head of Global Data Partnerships, Bombora
       

  3. 5:45PM-6:30PM Presentation

    Women Who Accelerate & Lead Discussion

    A candid discussion with Barbara Peng, CEO, Business Insider, Sarah Personette, CEO, Puck and Samantha Skey, CEO, SheMedia about leading through times of disruptive and pervasive change.

     
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      Samantha Skey

      CEO, SheMedia

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      Sarah Personette

      CEO, Puck

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      Barbara Peng

      CEO, Business Insider

  4. 6:30PM-7:40PM

    Dinner & Conversation

    Gather around the table for a curated three-course meal and intimate, off-the-record dialogue. As the wine flows and the courses unfold, so will candid insights and shared experiences among executive peers. This is where the real conversations happen.

  5. 7:50PM-8:15PM

    Awards Presentation & Closing Remarks

    Presentation of Lifetime Achievement Award and Closing Remarks

     
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      Heather Holst-Knudse

      Founder & CEO, H2K Labs

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