The Program
6:30-8:00
7:00-8:00
8:00-8:10 |
Registration
Continental Breakfast
Welcome Remarks
Linda Wind, President & CEO, Possible Woman Enterprises
The Honorable Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, State of Georgia
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| 8:10-9:00 |
Early Morning Kickoff: "Why Can't Everyone Just Get Along?"
Christine Cashen, Speaker & Author
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| 9:00-9:45 |
Opening Plenary Session: "Women World Leaders"
Laura Liswood, Secretary General, Council of Women World Leaders & Senior Advisor, Goldman Sachs
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| 10:00-11:00 |
Concurrent Morning Sessions
The Three C's of Personal Power: Confidence, Commitment and Connection
Sally Williamson, President, Sally Williamson & Associates
The Fine Art of Small Talk
Debra Fine, Speaker & Author
Women’s Entrepreneurial Resource Panel
Nuby Fowler, Executive Director, Small Business Administration
Deardra Green-Campbell, Executive Director, Women’s Economic Development Agency
Tracee Sapp, President, NAWBO
Christine Ziglar, President, ProWIN
Moderator: Brenda Muhammad, CEO, Mothers of Murdered Sons
Intergenerational Communication: 5 Strategies to Workplace Retention
Misti Burmeister, CEO, Inspirion Inc.
Color Me Promoted: The Power of Color in Business & Leadership
Peggy M. Parks, President, The Parks Group, Inc.
Women Wealth and Power – The Key to Financial Freedom
Kimberly Evans, Relationship Manager/Private Bank
Susan P. Sorrow, Senior Vice President/Regional Senior Financial Planner, Wachovia
Chanda H. Moran, Business Banking Director for Atlanta South, General Banking Group
Moderator: Laine Nowell, Regional Director, Wachovia
Creating a Strengths-Based Culture:
How to Develop Your Unique Talents and Strengths and those of the people you manage.
Dr. Marjorie Barlow, Certified Gallup Consultant; Founder, Possible Woman Concept. Relationship Coach, Interface
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| 11:00-11:35 |
Exhibitor Showcase, Author Book Signing & Networking
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| 11:35 - 12:50 |
Luncheon Program (PWFI Scholarships, keynote, Q&A)
Elizabeth Edwards, featured keynote, wife of John Edwards, successful author, passionate advocate for children and an accomplished attorney.
PWFI Scholarships, Q&A for Elizabeth Edwards
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| 12:50 - 1:20 |
Exhibitor Showcase, Author Book Signing & Networking
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| 1:20 - 2:05 |
Plenary Keynote Session – Women Power and Peace
Women, Power and Peace: Leadership for a New Tomorrow Panel
Presiding Justice Carol Hunstein, Supreme Court of Georgia
Chief Judge Anne Elizabeth Barnes, Georgia Court of Appeals
The Honorable Karen Handel, Georgia Secretary of State
Mayor Shirley Franklin, City of Atlanta, invited Keynote
Marie Wilson, President, The White House Project
Moderator, The Honorable Liane Levetan, Former CEO DeKalb County, GA. & State Senator
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| 2:05 - 2:20 |
Exhibitor Showcase, Author Book Signing & Networking
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| 2:20 - 3:30 |
Concurrent Afternoon Sessions
The Three C's of Personal Power: Confidence, Commitment and Connection
Sally Williamson, President, Sally Williamson & Associates
The Fine Art of Small Talk
Debra Fine, Nationally acclaimed Speaker & Author
Intergenerational Communication: 5 Strategies to Workplace Retention
Misti Burmeister, CEO, Inspirion Inc.
Color Me Promoted: The Power of Color in Business & Leadership
Peggy M. Parks, President, The Parks Group, Inc.
Women Business Owners Panel
The View from the Top: Successful Women at the Peak of Their Game
Helene G. Lollis: President, Pathbuilders, Inc.
Debra Kline, CEO: Business Wise, Inc
Mylle Mangum, CEO: IBT Enterprises
Robyn Freedman Spizman: President, Robyn Freedman Spizman Literary Works
Moderator: Rona Wells, President, Wells Holdings
Start Now, Finish Rich
Emma Allen, CEO, Start Now, Finish Rich
Life-Long Success: How to Get There, How to Stay There
Dr. Marjorie Barlow, Certified Gallup Consultant; Founder, Possible Woman Concept
Dr. Betty Siegel, President Emeritus, Kennesaw State University
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| 3:30 -3:45 |
Exhibitor Showcase & Networking
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| 3:45 - 4:45 |
Closing Plenary Session: “Is your ‘Net’ Working?”
Celeste Jonson, CEO/President, Celeste Jonson International, Inc.
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| 4:45 - 5:30 |
Exhibitor Showcase & Networking
Connection Reception
Fabulous Prizes, Gifts, Drawings, Giveaways
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