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• October 21, 2025: Member Luncheon Program & Annual Meeting

  • When
    October 21, 2025
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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Cafe Momentum, 200 Peachtree St NW, Ste. L02 Atlanta, GA 30303

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  IWF Georgia's Annual Meeting & Luncheon

  Featuring Chef Palak Patel
  

  
  

  Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 11:30 am - 1 pm

  Cafe Momentum, Downtown Atlanta

  200 Peachtree St NW  

  
  

  "The Hormone Reset: Eating for Energy, Mood, and Health"

  Join us for an engaging fireside chat where we’ll explore how the foods you eat can support hormonal balance during life’s transitions. From plant-based meals to nutrient-rich staples, discover how simple shifts in your diet can boost energy, stabilize mood, and promote long-term health. Whether you’re navigating perimenopause, menopause, or simply curious about food’s role in hormone health, this talk will leave you with practical insights you can put on your plate.

  
  

  About Our Speaker: 

  Palak Patel is the author of a new plant-based cookbook called "Food Is Love: Plant-based Indian Inspired Recipes To Feel Joy and Connection,” published by HarperCollins (Harvest). 
  

  She’s a classically trained chef, restaurateur, and winner of Food Network’s famed Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay. She was also a finalist on Food Network Star season 14.  Palak hosted a digital series called The Diwali Menu on Food Network Digital and appeared as a guest judge on the network’s competition series, Money Hungry. 

  A TEDx speaker and chef at the Institute of Culinary Education, Palak has partnered with many high-profile brands like BMW, Well+Good, Clif Bar, Barclays, Microsoft, Ulta Beauty, Whole Foods, and Hello Fresh. She’s made on-camera appearances on the TODAY Show, Food52 digital, and Good Day Atlanta.

  Chef Patel was featured in an article entitled “The Women Of The Restaurant Industry Speak Out About Their Pandemic Experience” in Forbes. She was also featured in Huffington Post, People, Women’s Health, Thrive Global, Mashable, Epicurious, Bon Appetit, Los Angeles Times, India Abroad, and made the cover of Atlanta’s Simply Buckhead magazine as a rising star to watch in 2021 and beyond.

  
  

  About Our Moderator: 

  

  Tina Shah, Industry-leading business executive with extensive experience driving top results across divisions on all critical metrics. Design and execute innovative media strategies; structure, negotiate and operationalize high-profile, multi-billion dollar partnerships; lead successful M&A and organizational integration; advance new lines of business; and develop best-in-class practices to optimize long-term relationships.

  
  

  About Our Venue: 

  Café Momentum Atlanta brings the best of regional Southern cuisine to your table. While we’re incredibly proud of our food, our staff and our supporters, we are proudest of our interns.  Cafe Momentum creates opportunities for justice-involved youth through an ever-expanding network of award-winning restaurants and training programs. Youth ages 15–19 gain industry skills and a strong support system. Restaurants alone can’t transform the juvenile justice system but they can reshape communities and futures—one meal one person at a time.

  

  
  

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• November 17, 2025: Signature Event: New Member Orientation & Reception

  • When
    November 17, 2025
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    4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Southern Company Headquarters, 241 Ralph McGill Blvd NE, Atlanta

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  November 17, 2025: 

  IWF Georgia's 9th Annual Signature Event Hosted by Southern Company

  Details Coming Soon!

  History of IWF Georgia's Signature Event: 
  

  In 2017, we started our annual Signature Event to celebrate the 30th year of IWF Georgia -  kicking off with one of IWF Georgia’s founding members, Mrs. Rosalynn Carter, Former 1st Lady of the United States; followed in 2018 with Keisha Lance Bottoms, the 60th Mayor of Atlanta; 2019 with Stacey Abrams, Former Member of the Georgia House of Representatives; our virtual keynote in 2020 with Carol Tomé, CEO of UPS and fellow IWF Georgia member; 2021 with Head of Science for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Cori Bargmann; in 2022 we heard from Civil Rights Activist, and Founder, President and CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation, Ms. Xernona Clayton, and in 2023 Sally Yates, Former United States Deputy Attorney General was our featured speaker.  We continued our annual tradition each November and again in 2025 for the 8^th annual Signature Event we hosted an exciting speaker, Roz Brewer, former COO of Starbucks and CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance who was moderated by Virginia Hepner.

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• December 7, 2025: Holiday Party

  • When
    December 07, 2025
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Location TBD

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