Inspired by TEDx Bonjour Girls｜「How Women Break Through」

An afternoon of panels, roundtable discussions, and community — extending the TEDx Bonjour Girls conversation into a space where every woman has a voice. Some breakthroughs happen on stage. Others happen in conversation. Inspired by TEDx Bonjour Girls Salon is an intimate afternoon gathering that extends the ideas and energy of the TEDx Bonjour Girls main event into a participatory space for real dialogue. While the morning's TEDx talks spark ideas, the salon is where those ideas meet lived experience. Join 120 women — founders, professionals, creatives, and builders from across industries — for an afternoon of honest conversation about career pivots, personal reinvention, leadership, and the non-linear paths that define how women actually grow. This isn't a lecture. It's a dialogue. Through two moderated panel discussions and six themed roundtable conversations, you won't just listen — you'll share, connect, and leave with relationships that last well beyond the afternoon. Keynote Speaker- Jing Wang (王静) Co-founder of Toread · Mountaineer · Explorer · Author Jing co-founded Toread, China’s first listed outdoor brand (2009), and served as Chairwoman & CEO. A top business influencer, she’s also an elite mountaineer: 10+ summits of 8,000m peaks (including Everest 4 times), Explorers Grand Slam in 142 days, plus Nepal’s “International Mountaineer” honor. Author of Life at Altitude and Silence of the Summit; executive producer of the documentary. In 2026, she joined CYZ-1 suborbital flight. Life motto: persistence—keep climbing, never give up—with kindness, love, and hope for world peace. Featured Speakers Jessica Wang Dancer · Former Software Engineer Jessica left a six-figure tech career to pursue dance — not because she had it all figured out, but because she realized joy shouldn't be something you schedule for later. She speaks from the "messy middle" of reinvention, bringing a raw and honest perspective on what it means to build a life around what keeps you alive. Nina Cheng Pricing, Finance & Strategy Professional After years of climbing the corporate ladder in Big Tech, Nina took a sabbatical that changed everything. She discovered that the voices shaping her decisions — family, culture, career incentives — had been drowning out her own. Her talk uses the metaphor of a symphony to explore what it means to become the conductor of your own life. Chaenara O'Brien Founder, Thought Bakery · AI & Enterprise Go-to-Market Strategist Chae started her career being measured by systems that weren't designed to recognize how she thinks. She entered university at 16, earned her Master's by 21, and became a CMO by 28 — all while pushing against narrow definitions of talent and intelligence. She speaks on rethinking how we measure potential, especially in the age of AI. Ying Cao Founder & CEO, LIYT Executive Coaching · Former Chief Digital Product Officer, Barclays Ying spent nearly two decades on Wall Street before founding LIYT, an AI-powered coaching platform that partners with leading financial institutions and tech companies to develop transformative leaders. At Barclays, she led digital transformation in AI and Web3 and mentored startups through the TechStars/Barclays accelerator. She serves on the boards of several unicorn startups and public companies, and is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) — the highest credential awarded by the International Coaching Federation. Ying holds a Master's in Economics from Yale and a Bachelor's from Peking University. Echo Lu Chang Cross-border Entrepreneur · Banker · Investor Echo has spent nearly two decades building businesses and deals across North America and Asia. She co-founded Steiger Dynamics, a high-end gaming hardware company in Los Angeles, building its global supply chain from the ground up. After a successful exit, she joined a publicly listed U.S. bank in New York, where she facilitated over $1 billion in cross-border investment transactions. Most recently, she co-founded Baseline Co. and HowBottle, two sustainable lifestyle brands for the next generation of North American consumers. Echo holds an MBA from UCLA. Jasmine Fan 范思捷 Director & Senior Investment Strategist, BlackRock · Founder, Hanfu NYC Jasmine is a Director and Senior Investment Strategist at BlackRock, where she leads global investment research and delivers market insights to institutional and wealth clients across the Americas. Outside of finance, she founded Hanfu NYC in 2014 — a nonprofit dedicated to bringing traditional Chinese culture to life through events and community across the East Coast. Columbia Applied Math, CFA charterholder. + Additional speakers to be announced What to Expect → Two curated panel discussions with women navigating career breakthroughs, identity shifts, and unconventional paths to leadership → Six themed roundtable discussions led by facilitators — choose the topic that speaks to you → A room full of ambitious, thoughtful women from tech, finance, consulting, media, creative industries, and beyond → An afternoon designed for real connection, not surface-level networking Agenda 2:00 PM — Doors Open & Welcome Settle in as we set the stage and recap key themes from the morning's TEDx Bonjour Girls talks. 2:30 PM — Keynote 2:45 PM — Panel 1: Women's Career Breakthrough Moments From "Excellent" to "Extraordinary" — the turning points that redefine a career. Our panelists share the pivotal moments that transformed their professional trajectories: breaking invisible ceilings, building influence in male-dominated industries, and choosing bold moves over safe ones. 3:30 PM — Break 3:45 PM — Panel 2: Designing Your Own Path On life choices, long-term growth, and the courage to rewrite the script. How do you design a life that actually fits you — not just one that looks good on paper? Our panelists explore the tensions between stability and aliveness, external expectations and inner knowing, and the meaning of leading your own story. 4:30 PM — Break 4:45 PM — Roundtable Discussions Six themed discussion tables, each led by a facilitator. Choose the conversation that resonates most with you: Career transitions and non-linear pathsWomen in leadership: navigating structural ceilingsEntrepreneurship, creativity, and building something newLife design: balancing ambition with personal fulfillmentSelf-discovery and inner growthCommunity-building and long-term support networks 6:00 PM — Closing & Community Mixer Reflect, reconnect, and continue the conversations that matter. About Bonjour Girls & TEDx Bonjour Girls TEDx Bonjour Girls is an independently organized TEDx event founded by Bonjour Girls, dedicated to exploring women's growth, breakthroughs, and diverse life paths through the power of ideas and real stories. The 2026 theme — How Women Break Through — brings together women from different fields to share how they've navigated change, challenged expectations, and charted their own course. Inspired by TEDx Bonjour Girls Salon extends this conversation beyond the stage — into a space where every participant is both a listener and a contributor. Our Partners LIYT Executive Coaching LIYT Executive Coaching, founded by former Wall Street executive and MCC Master Coach Ying Cao, is a premier executive coaching platform in the U.S. dedicated to empowering leaders and entrepreneurs to achieve breakthroughs in their careers, lives, and team management. Partnering with over a hundred leading financial institutions and technology companies, LIYT offers structured leadership development programs and executive coaching services. LIYT also provides ICF-certified coaching programs — including executive coaching, entrepreneurship coaching, and life coaching tracks — developing exceptional coaching talent and offering meaningful, high-impact career opportunities for professionals in transition. Learn more: www.liytcoaching.com ⚠️ Refund Policy:A 10% processing fee is automatically deducted by the platform on all ticket purchases. If you cancel more than 48 hours before the event, we will refund the remaining amount after the processing fee. Cancellations within 48 hours of the event are non-refundable. Thank you for your understanding.