On June 7, First Lady Michelle Obama announced the summit on a video, alongside Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, Tina Fey, Laverne Cox, Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes, Cecile Richards, and Jessica Williams.

Obama noted that Waithaka had doubled her production of school furniture thanks to a loan of 10,000 by Goldman Sachs.

[7] President Barack Obama, one of the key speakers at the summit, was introduced by child entrepreneur Mikaila Ulmer.

[8] He discussed feminism, violence committed against women by groups such as ISIL and Boko Haram, and the progress made by his administration in supporting family leave and the minimum wage.

[9][10] Vice President Joe Biden was another key speaker, citing campus sexual assault as a major issue.