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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE - Monday, April 16, 2007 |
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6:00-10:00 p.m.
(optional activity) |
Celebration Dinner Cruise - The Odyssey
"Dinner on The Odyssey is magical. It is definitely worth coming early to stroll down Navy Pier and enjoy outstanding food while viewing the spectacular skyline of Chicago."
Joanne Osmond
2007 ATHENA Conference Committee |
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE - Tuesday, April 17, 2007 |
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8:00-9:30 a.m. |
Registration and Networking - Exhibit Area Open |
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9:30-9:50 a.m. |
ATHENA Welcome - Celebration in Dance |
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9:50-11:00 a.m. |
World Café
Karyl Innis, Chairman, & CEO, The Innis Company
Norma Rist, President, Norma J. Rist CEO Consulting |
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11:00-11:30 a.m. |
Celebrating 25 Years -
Advancing Women’s Leadership
Martha Mertz, Founder, ATHENA International |
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11:30a.m.-1:00 |
Networking Lunch
Facilitated by Karyl Innis and Norma Rist |
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1:30-2:45 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions
| Session A |
The Courage Code: It’s Yours. Break It. Own It. Use It.
Megan Raphael, author |
Session B |
The Power and Soul of Public Speaking: Inspirational Speeches of Civil Rights Leaders to Help Enhance Our Public Speaking & Leadership
Sue Kozel, President, SK Visions
Terri Hornsby, Founder, TLC Adcentives LLC |
Session C |
Leaders Who Build a Highly Motivated & Energized Workforce
Jeff Wolf, President, RCC, Wolf Management Consultants, Inc.
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Session D |
Borderless World: Women Leading and Succeeding in the International Marketplace
Moderator-Laurel Delaney, President, GlobeTrade.com and LaurelDelaney.com
Sandra Pupatello, Minster of Economic Development and Trade, & Women’s Issues
Priti Rao, Senior Vice President, Infosys Technologies Limited
Angela Sheen - Managing Consultant, ASA Performance Management
Jerrie Ueberle, Founder and President, Global Interactions, Inc
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3:15-4:30 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions
| Session A |
Lessons of Leadership
Moderator- Todd Popham, Manager, Mid-Atlantic Zone, State Farm Insurance
Ann Marie Almeida, President & CEO, Association of Women's Business Centers
Emily Barr, President and General Manager, ABC 7 Chicago, WLS TV
Kay McCurdy, Partner, Lord Bissell & Brook
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Session B |
Unleashing the Confident, Empowered Woman
DeLores Pressley, President, Born Successful
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Session C |
Have We Come A Long Way, Baby? Statistically Speaking: Where Women Are Today
Toni Riccardi, Partner and Chief Diversity Officer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, retired
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Session D |
Leaders Who Build a Highly Motivated & Energized Workforce
Jeff Wolf, President, RCC, Wolf Management Consultants, Inc.
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Session E |
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ATHENAPowerLink - Business Mentoring That Gives Back
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5:30-6:00 p.m. |
Photo Shoot
ATHENA Award Recipients & ATHENAPowerLink Participants |
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6:00-7:00 p.m. |
Pre-GALA Reception |
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7:00-9:00 p.m. |
2007 International ATHENA Award GALA Dinner |
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE - Wednesday, April 18, 2007 |
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7:30-8:45 a.m. |
Honoree Breakfast
ATHENA Award Recipients & ATHENAPowerLink Participants |
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8:00-9:00 a.m. |
Networking Continental Breakfast |
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9:00-10:15 a.m. |
General Session
Pitch! Get Respect, Get Noticed, Get What You Want
Ronna Lichtenberg President, Clear Peak Communications,
Author of Pitch Like A Girl: How A Woman Can Be Herself And Still Succeed |
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10:30-11:45 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions
| Session A |
Networlding~ Cut Your Sales Cycle by 50% or More
Melissa Giovagnoli, Founder and President, Networlding
Stephanie Fuller, Director Global Business Development, Office Depot
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Session B |
The Finesse of Finance
Julie Hendricks, Vice President, Wealth Strategist, National City Bank
Maureen Prochenski, Senior Vice President, National City Bank
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Session C |
International Philanthropy - Relationships that Effect Change
Dr. Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, Ambassador to the U.S. from the Republic of Zambia
Vicky Wauterlek, President, Hands of Hope
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Session D |
The Courage Code: It’s Yours. Break It. Own It. Use It.
Megan Raphael, author
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Session E |
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ATHENA Award Program - The Next Level
Moderator Robin Kottke, ATHENA Award Program Director
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12:15-1:30 p.m. |
Keynote Luncheon - Edie Weiner |
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1:30-1:45 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
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