Be Held - Be Seen, Inspired and Deeply Connected

BEAR WITNESS

Where Black & Latina women gather to feel seen, inspired, and deeply connected.

Imagine a space that is dedicated to you.

Imagine a space that is dedicated to your feelings, your why, your what’s next, your heart.

Imagine a space where women gather to uplift each other.

Imagine a space where women gather to connect.

Imagine a space where women come together to grow.

Imagine a space where women come to be their authentic selves.

Now imagine… BEING HELD.

A carefully curated experience devoted to community, healing, connection, ambition, softness, growth, and the lives Black and Latina women are dreaming for themselves. BE HELD is more than an event—it is a gathering designed to remind women that they do not have to navigate becoming alone.

Set against the backdrop of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, BE HELD invites women into a day of meaningful conversation, intentional networking, immersive activations, elevated dining experiences, music, reflection, and community-centered healing. Through panels, curated experiences, and intimate moments of connection, attendees will walk away feeling inspired, grounded, energized, and deeply supported in both their personal and professional journeys.

This first gathering serves as the beginning of a three-part community series designed to cultivate deeper connection, emotional wellness, leadership, visibility, and possibility among Black and Latina women across New York City.

Dress Code: Chic. Elevated. Soft Luxury.

THE EXPERIENCE

10:30 AM -Welcome Ceremony

Guests will officially enter the HELD experience through a grounding welcome ceremony centered on intention, connection, and community. Together, attendees will set the tone for the day while being welcomed into a space intentionally created for softness, honesty, expansion, and belonging.

PANEL I

How to Make Friends as an Adult

Hosted by Alexandra Tatis-Cummings

Discover new possibilities for connection, friendship, and community while learning how to trust yourself throughout the process. This conversation explores the realities of building meaningful relationships as women navigating adulthood, entrepreneurship, healing, transitions, motherhood, and growth.

PANEL II

Making Money Moves

Hosted by Syntyche Clarke

A powerful conversation centered on financial growth, entrepreneurship, visibility, and creating lives rooted in abundance and alignment. This panel invites women into honest dialogue around money, ambition, leadership, and what it means to build boldly while remaining connected to purpose and community.

✨ VIP EXPERIENCE

The PowHer Circle Lunch

Hosted by Audacious Healing

An intimate, beautifully curated lunch experience exclusively for VIP guests, speakers, and community leaders. Join our seated dining experience with elevated details, candlelight, intentional conversation, and thoughtfully curated hospitality, the PowHer Circle Lunch creates space for deeper connection, reflection, collaboration, and aftercare.

2:30 PM ACTIVATION I

Community Activation Experience

Facilitated by Alexandra Tatis-Cummings

An immersive activation designed to deepen connection, encourage vulnerability, and create moments of reflection, visibility, and community care among attendees.

ACTIVATION II

A Soft Landing: Closing Ceremony

Hosted by Hey There Beautiful

As the experience comes to a close, attendees will gather for a final community-centered ceremony devoted to reflection, gratitude, softness, and possibility. Together, we will bear witness to an experience rooted in healing, ambition, connection, and the beauty of Black and Latina women imagining bigger lives together.