Host Pat Mitchell and Ava DuVernay speak at SESSION 1 at TEDWomen 2023: Two Steps Forward. October 11-13, 2023, Atlanta, GA. Photo: Jasmina Tomic / TED Award-winning director Ava DuVernay recently joined dozens of thought leaders and luminaries at TEDWomen 2023: Two Steps Forward in in Atlanta, where conversations about gender equity and pressing issues like democracy, climate change, human rights, artificial intelligence, and more took center stage. This October marked the 13th year of the event, highlighting women leaders across industries, but this is the first time the event took place in the south, as approximately 1,200 people from...