19 - 20 April, 2012

#tcbwomen

Please join us for the 9th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference where executives and thought leaders will share their perspectives, models, and approaches for advancing women in our organizations. As the percentage of women in the boardroom stagnates at 15% to 16% over the last several years and the number of executive officers has risen only slightly to 14%, it remains an imperative to take the actions that will advance women in our organizations. It is not simply a women’s issue, research shows that companies that fail to integrate women’s perspectives into their high level decision making risk losing market share, competitive advantage and profits. This conference will take a comprehensive view of advancing women starting with what individuals can do, what women joining together and with men can do, types of organizational and professional association strategies that work, looking at societal biases and trends that impact women leaders; embracing women’s advantage and what it takes to be successful, and being a centered leader.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 7:45–8:45 AM

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS 8:45–9 AM
Rene Carew, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board

KEYNOTE SESSION A 9–10:30 AM

Centered Leadership: How Talented Women Thrive

Joanna Barsh, Director, McKinsey & Company and Author, How Remarkable Women Lead (Crown 2009)

NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK 10:30–10:45 AM

B 10:45–11:45 AM

Social Trends and Shifts: Implications for Women Leaders

Madelyn Hochstein, President, DYG

LUNCHEON INDUSTRY ROUND TABLES C 11:45 AM–1 PM

CONCURRENT SESSION D1 1–2:15 PM

Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM)

Monisha Longacre, Vice President, Portfolio Management and Strategy, The Weather Channel
Telle Whitney, Chief Executive Officer, Anita Borg Institute
Joanne Moretti, Vice President of Sales Excellence, Dean of HP Sales University, HP

CONCURRENT SESSION D2 1–2:15 PM

Leveraging the Competitive Advantages of Women: A Contemporary Conversation

Moderator
Sonya Robinson, Agency Executive, State Farm Insurance
Panelists
Mary Crego, Senior Vice President, State Farm Insurance
Carra Simmons, Vice President – Learning & Development, State Farm Insurance
Harolyn Watts, Property & Casualty Claims Director, State Farm Insurance

NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK 2:15–2:30 PM

KEYNOTE SESSION E 2:30–3:30 PM

Sweet Success: How to Get It, Run With It, Savor It

Kate White, Editor-In-Chief, Cosmopolitan Magazine

NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK 3:30–3:45 PM

CONCURRENT SESSION F1 3:45–5 PM

Women’s Networks and Forums: Building a Solid Foundation for Advancement

Moderator
Mary Wright, Associate Director, The Conference Board
Panelists
Deborah Butters, Vice President, Human Resources, Global Business Services North America, IBM
Lois Reynolds, Manager, Software Test Engineering, Co-Founder, Vertex Women’s Leadership Forum Organization, Vertex Inc.
Jennifer Rowland, Partner, Advisory Services and Co-Chair, Ernst & Young New York Tri-State Professional Women’s Network, Ernst & Young

CONCURRENT SESSION F2 3:45–5 PM

Organizational Politics: Avoiding the Blind Spots and Increasing Your Influence

Moira Garvey, Principal Consultant, Jupiter Consulting Group, “Adding Life Back Into Work”

NETWORKING RECEPTION WITH MUSIC BY LESLIE GRAVES 5–6 PM

Friday, April 20, 2012

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 7:30–8:30 AM

KEYNOTE SESSION G 8:30–9:30 AM

The Sponsor Effect: Breaking Through the Last Glass Ceiling

Sylvia Ann Hewlett, President, Center for Talent Innovation

NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK 9:30–9:45 AM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS H1 9:45–11 AM

What’s Working in Our Organizations that Helps Women Advance?

Moderator 
Lynne Morton, President, Performance Improvement Solutions, Inc.
Panelists
Rosemarie Lanard, Vice President, Employee Engagement and Diversity, Standard & Poors
Beth McCormick, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
Nancy DiDia, Executive Director, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement, Boehringer-Ingelheim

CONCURRENT SESSIONS H2 9:45–11 AM

Engaging Men in Actively Supporting Women’s Advancement

Moderator
Donna McNamara Former Vice President - Global Education and Training, Colgate Palmolive Company
Panel
Dave Groener Former Vice President - Global Supply Chain, Colgate Palmolive Company

I 11:15 AM–12:30 PM

Taking an Initiative Global: Inspiring Change Through Regional Relevance

Jeff Barth, European Marketing Manager, Catalyst Europe AG
Victoria Martin, Chief Diversity Officer, Chartis
Lisa Kepinski, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, AXA Group

To sponsor this event, please contact Jeffrey Jackson at jeffrey.jackson@conferenceboard.org.