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The Program
7:00-8:00
7:45-8:15 |
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Early Morning Keynotes
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Robyn Freedman Spizman, Tory Johnson
Tory Johnson and Robyn Spizman, co-authors of Take This Book To Work - How To Ask For (And Get) Money, Fulfillment, and Advancement (St. Martins Press) will address how to speak up for what you want in your career. Get ready to empower yourself with skills and talents that will help you succeed in any situation and learn from America's leading workplace experts how to take charge of your career, advance your goals and get what you want at work. |
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8:15-8:25 |
WELCOMING REMARKS
Linda K. Wind, CEO, Possible Woman Enterprises
The Honorable Thurbert Baker, Attorney General, GA
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8:25-9:25 |
OPENING PLENARY SESSION
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Judge Glenda Hatchett
Glenda Hatchett presides over the syndicated show, “Judge Hatchett” (Sony Pictures Television), and is author of national best-seller, “Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say” (HarperCollins). She has previously served on the Board of Directors of Gap, Inc. and The Service Master Company . Presently, Glenda Hatchett is a board member of the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), serving as chair of the Ethics, Compliance, Patient’s Safety Committee. She is also a board member of the Atlanta Falcons Football Organization and is the mother of two sons. She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. |
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9:25-9:55
9:55-11:15 |
Break – Author Book-Signing, Exhibitor Showcase, Networking
Concurrent Morning Sessions
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Vital Conversations;
The New Language of Leadership – Judith E. Glaser
In this provocative session Glaser helps her audience understand that when we leave “command and control” we do not step into the soft and mushy. Instead, we step into “demand and desire.” Glaser creates a compelling experience of the “new leadership” and gives her audience a taste of their role in creating it. Learn what this looks like. Learn how it empowers people to reach their next level of greatness. Learn how to turn up your dial on courage, candor and caring, and to give more of your real self in an interaction – and in a relationship. We call these dynamics Vital Conversations.
Vital Conversations are not for the meek and mild… they are for those who want to reach their next level of greatness with others. Come prepared to see yourself as a leader in a whole new light…. and come prepared to leave both challenged and validated. Learn what it means to “be a human being.”
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From Cinderella to CEO – Cary Broussard
To reach the highest levels in your organization or the highest level of business acumen as a business owner, you need to continually build new goals and yes, often outsmart your competition. Inspiring your staff and co-workers, maintaining a dynamic career path that rewards you professionally and personally and navigating office and industry politics are all realities on the path to success. Learning to think and act with the best qualities of a chief executive officer at any level of an organization will be a primary takeaway from time spent in Cary Broussard’s session. If you or your staff members are facing business challenges, stuck in a career rut or looking to “jump start” a new idea or project, this session, based on the age old wisdom of fairy tale lessons, will inspire the opportunity for “transformation” – which is at the core of every classic fairy tale. |
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Get What You Want with What You’ve Got – Christine Cashen
We are all being asked to do more with less. This program gives you the tools to get the absolute best with what you’ve got! We are all given what we need to succeed and Christine will help you take those skills to the next level. After this program you will be able to:
- communicate effectively by understanding different personality styles
- learn the secrets to defuse anyone and handle conflict like a pro
- create a better day with more energy and time management tools
- discover how humor can increase job satisfaction, improve morale and reduce stress
Join Christine to laugh and learn as she shows you the way. You can get what you want both personally and professionally!
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What I Want Next – Cathy Bonner
What I Want Next is a powerful tool to help you make the future you imagine come true. It is a written PROCESS that takes only thirty minutes to complete. It will enable you to target your authentic goals based on your strongest personal values. It will help you live a life of your own dreams and design by discovering what you really want to do next, not what you think you should do next.
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Women of Power and Vision Panel – featuring corporate women leaders |
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The Women of Power and Vision® Panel showcases the real success story of top level executives who have “made it,” in spite of incredible challenges and obstacles. Come hear the personal success stories of some of the most prestigious women CEO’s, entrepreneurs and presidents of major corporations in the US. Hear first-hand how they balance their work, personal lives, and their many accomplishments, and how they give back to their community as well. This panel will inspire and motivate the attendees, and show them how they, too, can climb the glass ceiling and reach the pinnacle of personal and professional success! |
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How Full is Your Bucket? – Dr. Marjorie R. Barlow, certified Gallup Presenter
Positive energy can increase employee productivity, help retain top performers, improve customer satisfaction, increase employee and organizational engagement, and boost bottom-line performance outcomes. This workshop introduces an approach to work and life that will transform each person’s briefest interactions into moments to promote positive emotion at work—and with those they meet along life’s way.
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Osteoporosis – Fight Back, Live Strong – Procter & Gamble
Osteoporosis and the accompanying fractures is a debilitating, costly, silent disease. U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., warned today in a report that by 2020, half of all American citizens older than 50 will be at risk for fractures from osteoporosis and low bone mass if no immediate action is taken by individuals at risk, doctors, health systems, and policymakers. This report, "Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General" says that 10 million Americans over the age of 50 have osteoporosis, the most common bone disease, while another 34 million are at risk for developing osteoporosis. And each year, roughly
1.5 million people suffer a bone fracture related to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis can lead to a downward spiral in physical health and quality of life, including losing the ability to walk, stand up, or dress, and can lead to premature death.
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Investment Panel |
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11:15--11:45
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Break – Author Book-Signing, Exhibitor Showcase, Networking |
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11:45-1:05 |
Luncheon Program – Ally Awards, PWFI Scholarship Awards
Luncheon Keynote
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Marta Sahagun de Fox, Former First Lady of Mexico
Preeminent Activist: Marta de Fox has used the visibility afforded to the wife of Mexico’s President to take strong stands on social issues. She has been effective in her support of a wide array of causes, including involvement in one program that reduced the incidence of physical handicaps in Mexican newborns by 70 percent. She has helped provide access to computers to underprivileged youth, and has chaired numerous organizations that work on behalf of women, children, healthcare, and education. |
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1:10-2:10 |
AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION
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Colonel Eileen Collins
The first woman to pilot and command an American spacecraft, astronaut Eileen Collins has led an inspiring life of adventure, leadership, and achievement. Recognized as one of America’s most admired women, she is now sharing her experiences as a test pilot, astronaut, and space flight commander with audiences around the world. In July 2005, Collins commanded Space Shuttle Discovery’s historic “Return to Flight” mission. This was NASA’s first manned flight following the February 2003 loss of the Shuttle Columbia. |
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2:10-2:30 |
Break – Author Book-Signing, Exhibitor Showcase, Networking
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2:30-3:45 |
Concurrent Afternoon Sessions
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Vital Conversations;
The New Language of Leadership – Judith E. Glaser
In this provocative session Glaser helps her audience understand that when we leave “command and control” we do not step into the soft and mushy. Instead, we step into “demand and desire.” Glaser creates a compelling experience of the “new leadership” and gives her audience a taste of their role in creating it. Learn what this looks like. Learn how it empowers people to reach their next level of greatness. Learn how to turn up your dial on courage, candor and caring, and to give more of your real self in an interaction – and in a relationship. We call these dynamics Vital Conversations.
Vital Conversations are not for the meek and mild… they are for those who want to reach their next level of greatness with others. Come prepared to see yourself as a leader in a whole new light…. and come prepared to leave both challenged and validated. Learn what it means to “be a human being.”
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From Cinderella to CEO – Cary Broussard
To reach the highest levels in your organization or the highest level of business acumen as a business owner, you need to continually build new goals and yes, often outsmart your competition. Inspiring your staff and co-workers, maintaining a dynamic career path that rewards you professionally and personally and navigating office and industry politics are all realities on the path to success. Learning to think and act with the best qualities of a chief executive officer at any level of an organization will be a primary takeaway from time spent in Cary Broussard’s session. If you or your staff members are facing business challenges, stuck in a career rut or looking to “jump start” a new idea or project, this session, based on the age old wisdom of fairy tale lessons, will inspire the opportunity for “transformation” – which is at the core of every classic fairy tale. |
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Get What You Want with What You’ve Got – Christine Cashen
We are all being asked to do more with less. This program gives you the tools to get the absolute best with what you’ve got! We are all given what we need to succeed and Christine will help you take those skills to the next level. After this program you will be able to:
- communicate effectively by understanding different personality styles
- learn the secrets to defuse anyone and handle conflict like a pro
- create a better day with more energy and time management tools
- discover how humor can increase job satisfaction, improve morale and reduce stress
Join Christine to laugh and learn as she shows you the way. You can get what you want both personally and professionally!
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What I Want Next – Cathy Bonner
What I Want Next is a powerful tool to help you make the future you imagine come true. It is a written PROCESS that takes only thirty minutes to complete. It will enable you to target your authentic goals based on your strongest personal values. It will help you live a life of your own dreams and design by discovering what you really want to do next, not what you think you should do next. |
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Women in Technology Leading the Future Panel |
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The Women in Technology Leading the Future panel showcases the real success stories of top women leaders who have “made it,” in spite of challenges and obstacles, in the field of information sciences and technology. Come hear these women as they share how to get into a male dominated profession, review the many lessons learned in their quest for success, and honestly discuss their many challenges as well as the importance of balancing work/life issues. For the second year, WIT is featuring speakers from their organization including WIT board members, winners and participants from WIT’s Best Employer Awards, WIT’s Women of the Year in Technology Awards and WIT Connect Auction Candidates. |
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Work of the Heart: Vocations and Avocations in Non-profits
Nonprofits, like all other sectors, demand highly skilled leaders and managers both as staff and board members. They require an appreciation for the distinct value and role of non profits among government and market-based organizations. Furthermore, they must be competent to effectively engage volunteers and donors in a value proposition that delivers altruistic returns rather than material returns. This session is designed to help you evaluate your potential to succeed in the nonprofit world, whether as an executive or as a board member, and to define strategies to transition from one world to the other. Each member of the panel has been successful in both the nonprofit and corporate worlds and has worked directly with multiple non profits serving a variety of social causes. |
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Monday Morning Leadership for Women - Valerie Soklosky
The right book for an important subject-women in leadership roles. This dynamic speech probes management and personal issues from a woman’s perspective. It’s the inspirational story of a manager and her mentor incorporating real situations from Valerie’s 25 years consulting with leaders worldwide. She shares her own experiences providing women an “inside look” into how to balance the challenges of leadership while accomplishing personal goals. |
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3:45-4:00 |
Break – Author Book-Signing, Exhibitor Showcase, Networking
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4:00-5:00 |
CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
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Jim Huling, CEO MATRIX Resources
As CEO, Jim Huling has led MATRIX Resources, Inc., to industry-leading financial growth while receiving numerous national, regional and local awards for its customer service excellence, values-based culture and work-life balance programs. MATRIX was recently named one of the 25 Best Small Companies to Work for in America for the second year in a row by the Great Place to Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management. In 2005, Mr. Huling was awarded the Turknett Leadership Character Award for his outstanding demonstration of integrity, respect and accountability. |
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5:15-6:00 |
CONNECTION RECEPTION – Fabulous Door Prizes and Networking |
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