so without further adieu, i welcome valerie jarrett and kate kendall. thank you.se] [♪] >> wow. good morning. there's a lot of you out there. thank you. [inaudible] >> here comes somebody. mine's working -- okay. there we go. there's always a plan b. >> all right. so good morning. how's everybody doing? [applause] >> i am -- i'm so happy to be here, to be in this conversation with valerie jarrett, who i have admired for a very, very long time, who was really one of the guiding lights for president obama. i mean, he had his own moral center for sure, but it's also really important to have key leadership and trusted advisors who can always show you true north, and that is what you did with him for both of his terms, so thank you for that. >> it was my honor. thank you, kate. [applause] >> so you mention in your book, one of your chapters is pink me moments, which you can imagine there might be many working in the white housei

kate kendall is one of my she-roes. hello, san francisco.plause] >> how are you feeling after this incredible day? let me hear you. [cheers and applause] >> you have to be feeling invincible after that conversation between our mayor and our speaker, nancy pelosi. now that is some leadership. we are so fortunate to have women like that who are advocating on our behalf. i am serina kahn, i am the c.e.o. of the women's foundation of california, and i am so honored to be here with mayor breed and the summit organizers today because the women's summit was founded right here in san francisco in 1979. our founders broke new ground in 1979 by creating one of the first foundations in the country led by and for women and girls. they imagined a new feminist fi philanthropy to distribute resources to transform our communities. i stand before you as a proud lesbian, as an immigrant, as a woman of color from a pakistan muslim family, we recognize all cisgender and transgender women and girls in all minorities. we believe that those problems that are close

the national leaders for lesbian-gay-transgender and one of the architects of marriage equality, kate kendall. >> good afternoon. i'm going to stay the obvious. is this not the best of san francisco right here? [applause] i mean -- when i came to san francisco in 1994 from utah, i fell like i had arrived in oz. and to see -- to hear different languages spoken on muni, to walk down the street and see a diversity of the beautiful humanity of this city just meant so much to me and i know we've had some challenges recently in recent years. people have given a knock to san francisco. it's not the same place it used to be. the mayor talked about the challenges. but you know what? this is who san francisco is. this is who san francisco is. and i want to really do a shout-out to brian basinger. so brian -- [applause] brian, at huge personal sacrifice, that very few of us -- and i mean us -- would have ever made has made the leaves and the futures of thousands of people richer with dignity and depth in a way they could have never imagined. i adore you. i love you. thank you for everything you've done.

kate kendall led the national center for lesbian rights for 22 years and is currently the campaign manager of taking back our court. kate's story is equally incredible, having built the nclr into one of the most important and powerful national voices in conversations around equality while raising three children and being an engaged partner. so it is only fitting at this amazing women's event where we're all going to be invincible in a city known for making history and driving transformation that the invincible valerie jarrett tells us her story and imparts her wisdom so that all of us feel empowered to find our voices. so without further adieu, i welcome valerie jarrett and kate kendall. thank you. [applause] [♪] >> wow. good morning. there's a lot of you out there. thank you. [inaudible] >> here comes somebody. mine's working -- okay. there we go. there's always a plan b. >> all right. so good morning. how's everybody doing? [applause] >> i am -- i'm so happy to be here, to be in this conversation with valerie jarrett, who i have admired for a very, very long time, who was really one of t