ARE YOU READY TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU VIEW YOUR BODY?
The only 1-day virtual conference focused on Body Confidence and radical self-acceptance was held on Sunday, February 27 2022!
DANAE MERCER
Spotlight Speaker
HARVEY GUILLÉN
Panelist
ACHIENG AGUTU
Panelist
NICOLE ZAJAC
Panelist
SARAH NICOLE LANDRY
Host
SOPHI SAINT LOUIS
Panelist
THADDEUS COATES
Panelist
BRI SCALESSE
Panelist
NADYA OKAMOTO
Panelist
CLARA DAO
Panelist
EV'YAN WHITNEY
Spotlight Speaker
ALICIA MCCARVELL
Spotlight Speaker
ISKRA LAWRENCE
Spotlight Speaker
OMISADE BURNEY-SCOTT
Panelist
NIKKI GARZA
Panelist
LESLEY HAMPTON
Panelist
BRYNTA PONN
Spotlight Speaker
ISABELLE WEALL
Panelist
AS FEATURED IN
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ALEX LIGHT
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VIVIAN
KAYE
speaker 2022
OMISADE
BURNEY-SCOTT
speaker 2021
ISKRA
speaker 2022
ANU
NARAYANAN
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SAM
EFFAH
IMPACT GRANT PRESENTER
TIFFANY
YU
speaker 2022
Nicole
ZAJAC
speaker 2021
ENI
POPOOLA
speaker 2022
Lisa
SCHOENBERGER
speaker 2022
KEKA
DASGUPTA
speaker 2022
JAMIE
BREWER
speaker 2022
THADDEUS
COATES
speaker 2022
BRI
SCALESSE
MICHELE
SELENE
ANG
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OMISADE
BURNEY-SCOTT
speaker 2021
Fox
Fisher
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ALEX
STEWART
speaker 2021
BRITTANI
LANCASTER
speaker 2022
TONI
WILSON
speaker 2022
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Sarah
NIcole
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Host 2022
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An organization that is on a mission is to create a safe, size-inclusive space for women to come together for community, collaboration, conversation and events.
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IMPACT GRANT FINALISTS
IMPACT GRANT WINNER
SCHEDULE
11:00AM-11:15AM ET │MAINSTAGE
Morning Welcome
Society has presented us with narrow beauty ideals and we're here to break that. Join our speakers Achieng Agutu, Isabelle Weall, Sophi Saint Louis and Toni Wilson as they discuss finding the beauty in what makes us different.
11:15AM-11:55AM ET │MAINSTAGE
Panel: Breaking Beauty Stigmas
Morning Welcome with Sarah Nicole Landry, 2021 Sizzle Reel
PRESENTED BY EVIO
In conversation with journalist, content creator and self-love advocate Danae Mercer
12:05PM-12:55PM ET │MAINSTAGE
Spotlight Chat: Danae Mercer
For too long people who menstruate have been forced to hide their periods, feel shame, discomfort or othered. It's time to change that narrative. Join our panelists Nadya Okamoto, Omisade Burney-Scott and Jacquie Court as they break period stigmas, period.
12:55PM-1:40PM ET │TRACK 1
Panel: Body Confidence - Menstruation Through Menopause
EveryBODY is worthy of pleasure, and we're tired of insecurities undermining that. Join Alicia McCarvell and Ev'Yan Whitney in a discussion about self pleasure, partner pleasure and and the journey to feeling worthy of pleasure, the importance of putting your pleasure first and the confidence it brings.
12:55PM-1:40PM ET │TRACK 2
Spotlight Chat: Pleasure & Self Worth
Dating is hard enough, but throw in BS ideals of what we're supposed to look like and its a minefield! Join our panelists Alex Stewart & Jerrin Nicole as they share their own dating stories, chat about confidence in Online & IRL Dating situations and help us feel more comfortable with self love, while we look for love.
1:40PM-2:25PM ET │TRACK 1
Panel: Dating & Body Confidence
Often left out of the conversation, male identifying people struggle just as much with body confidence as female identifying people. Join our panelists Thaddeus Coates and Fox Fisher as they discuss the pressures that many MIP often face when it comes to their bodies and their inner confidence.
1:40PM-2:25PM ET │TRACK 2
Panel: Male Body Confidence
2:25PM-3:15PM ET │ZOOM
THE BODCON SOCIAL CLUB
Generation Z grew up with amazing role models on TV, Movies and Online. But does this mean they are more confident in their bodies? Join our speakers Brittani Lancaster & Clara Dao to discuss the ins and outs of growing up Gen Z.
3:30PM-4:10PM ET │TRACK 1
Spotlight Chat: Growing Up Body Confident
PRESENTED BY LUNA BRONZE
Saying "I Do" shouldn't have anything to do with what you look like, but for some reason we've been conditioned to feel like we need to drop the weight for the wedding. Join our Bride to Be Nicole Zajac as she discusses wedding pressures, diet culture and society in this wedding centric chat.
4:10PM-4:50PM ET │TRACK 1
Spotlight Chat: "Shredding For The Wedding"
Join pals Alex Light & Iskra as they chat about body confidence, media and more!
4:50PM-5:45PM ET │TRACK 2
Spotlight Chat: Iskra & Alex Light
We're not the experts, so we decided to bring some in! Join our panel as they dissect diet culture, weightloss, eating habits and body confidence. Can you have body confidence and lose weight? Can you drink diet soda and call yourself "Anti-Diet"? Does changing your activity or eating habits automatically mean you're playing into diet culture? Let's ask the experts Dr. Joshua Wolrich, Esther Tambe RD & Danni Adams!
5:50PM-6:45PM ET │MAINSTAGE
Panel: Diet Culture, Weightloss & Wellness Explored
With over 70% of the US population wearing a size 14 or larger, why is it still a daily fight to find clothing for so many people? Join our experts Anu Narayanan of Anthopologie, Ashley Freeborn of Smash + Tess, designer Lesley Hampton and journalist Gianluca Russo as they chat about the ins and the outs of the fashion industry and answer all the burning questions surrounding plus size fashion and more!
6:45PM-7:35PM ET │TRACK 1
Panel: The Fashion Industry & Size Inclusion
PRESENTED BY ANTHROPOLOGIE
In response to negative views of disability, disability pride emerged and we can't wait to discuss it. Join our panelists Tiffany Yu, Bri Scalesse and Jamie Brewer as they share their own journey's with disability pride, their relationships with their bodies and advocacy for inclusion.
6:45PM-7:35PM ET │TRACK 2
Panel: Disability Pride
PRESENTED BY DIVERSABILITY
Join our speakers Michele Selene Ang, Harvey Guillén, Nikki Garza & Greg Carruthers, stars of the screen and stage, as they discuss their own careers in entertainment, their body journeys and what changes they are seeing (and would like to see!) in the industry!
7:35PM-8:20PM ET │TRACK 1
Panel: Hollywood & Body Diversity
PRESENTED BY SMART SWEETS
Join RBC's Champion Sam Effah as he awards the second annual Impact Grant Award
8:20PM-8:35PM ET │MAINSTAGE
RBC IMPACT GRANT AWARD
PRESENTED BY RBC
Join Host Sarah Nicole Landry as she recaps the day and empowers the audience to move forward with more self love!
8:35PM-8:45PM ET │MAINSTAGE
CLOSING REMARKS
Enjoy a musical performance from our 2021 Impact Grant wining organization, EveryBODY On Stage!
8:45PM-9:00PM ET │MAINSTAGE
Concert: EveryBODY On Stage
*SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Join Team BodCon, BodCon alum and our community for a chance to mix & mingle, chat about the day and make some new BFF's during our social networking
TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and more, we spend so much time online. What does it mean for how we see ourselves? Join Brynta Ponn & Remi Bader as they chat about social media, the positive and negative effects that it has on the way we view ourselves.
Spotlight Chat: Social Media & Body Confidence
3:30PM-4:10PM ET │TRACK 2
Diet culture has no place in watercooler chat and yet in many offices it's the norm! Join our panelists Lisa Schoenberger, Keka Dasgupta, Vivian Kaye and Lindsay Johnson as they discuss post-covid back to work body image, how to squash diet chat and change the focus of office chatter to more positive things!
7:35PM-8:20PM ET │TRACK 1
Panel: Body Confidence & The Workplace
PRESENTED BY REVOLUTIONHER
Join host and Mom of four, Sarah Nicole Landry for an intimate chat with fellow Mom Bethanie Garcia all about motherhood, body image and more!
4:10PM-4:50PM ET │TRACK 2
Spotlight Chat: Postpartum Body Image
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