Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Reese Witherspoon's media company Hello Sunshine sees a steep drop in projected earnings, Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi is this year's Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit gets underway. Have a wonderful Monday!
- Rising to the occasion. Good morning from Laguna Niguel, Calif., where Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit kicks off today. As always—and especially with so much happening in the world—it's a privilege to gather with some of the most thoughtful people in business to navigate today's challenges together. Our theme for this year is "rising to the occasion"—and the group of influential business leaders gathered here this week are certainly doing just that.
We will be getting things underway today with conversations about why storytelling matters, women's impact on philanthropy and women as wealth creators, and post-pandemic board leadership. Over dinner tonight, we'll hear from CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch (No. 1 on Fortune's Most Powerful Women list) and new California Sen. Laphonza Butler, who was appointed to late Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat just last week.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, we'll hear from leaders across industries, from Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria and former IBM chief Ginni Rometty to Williams Sonoma CEO Laura Alber and new Walmart International chief executive Kath McLay. We'll dive into some of 2023's trending topics, from the growing business of women's sports to the massive success of the Barbie movie—and the rise of women leaders in news, featuring ABC News president Kim Godwin and New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien.
Over the next few days, we'll be sure to bring you all the highlights in the The Broadsheet. You can also follow along on Fortune.com, on social media, and on our livestream of the event here.
If you're with us in southern California, please say hi!
Emma Hinchliffe
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