Keynote Speaker Susan O’Malley and Featured Speaker Juliet Gilliam to Headline EmployeeROI Executive Symposium for Women Business Leaders April 19th in Washington D.C.
Conference partners include: AXA Financial, Boardroom Bound, Diversity Pipeline Alliance, Madrinas – A Latina Leaders Network, National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), Women's American ORT, Women in Technology International (WITI), and media sponsors Black MBA Magazine, Black IT Professional Magazine, Women’s Radio, Women’s Calendar, and Minority Professional Network.
(PRWEB) April 5, 2005 -- Women business leaders, corporate executives VP and
above, successful woman business owners, and other invited guests will attend
this event. Participants will have a unique opportunity to develop, share and
reinforce new leadership skills and competencies, expand their sphere of
influence through peer networking, and extend access to knowledge and perceived
priority - through affiliation.
"This symposium embodies a dramatic shift
in how women advance to executive management and into the corporate boardroom -
where they can influence and accelerate corporate commitment to diversity from
above," said Linda K. Bolliger, Founder and CEO of conference partner Boardroom
Bound (R). "Instead of having to wait for doors to open, we have created our own
pathways to the top, by providing an ideal venue to showcase developing women
leaders alongside those at the very top, helping them attain the visibility,
access and support they might not otherwise have as easily."
“The
EmployeeROI leadership breakfasts are like an affinity group for the leaders of
affinity groups. Partnering with EmployeeROI and participating in these
breakfasts allows Madrinas to expand our peer network of Latina corporate
leaders in the U.S. to include ‘new’ prominent Latina leaders that otherwise
might have taken months or years for us to connect with,” said Maria Hernandez,
Director, Business Resiliency and Security Solutions for IBM and Madrinas
Founder/President.
The event lineup includes:
Keynote Speaker:
Susan O'Malley, President, Washington Sports & Entertainment. If there
is any way to personify success through perseverance then Susan O'Malley is a
model example. Named President of Washington Sports and Entertainment on May 9,
1991, O'Malley became the first female president of an NBA franchise as well as
president of a multi-faceted sports and entertainment company.
As
President, O'Malley oversees all business operations for the Washington Wizards
and Mystics. In addition, she is responsible for overseeing operations in the
Abe Pollin owned MCI Center, Entertainment and New Business Development,
Finance, Human Resources/Payroll Services, Marketing, Team Operations, and
Ticketmaster.
Featured Speaker:
Juliet Gilliam, Senior Director,
ESPN. Juliet Gilliam established ESPN's cause-related marketing arm, responsible
for production of the network's corporate public service initiative, Team ESPN,
and she directs community relations and philanthropic initiatives for ESPN.
Gilliam will share with us highlights of the hurdles faced and lessons learned
implementing this program in connection with such a highly recognized brand
name. Gilliam, who worked with NBC and MSNBC prior to joining ESPN in 1998, is
well known in Washington DC for her work with the DC Committee to Promote
Washington and DC Office of Tourism and Promotions from 1994-1997. Ms. Gilliam
managed corporate sponsorship programs, coordinated public relations campaigns
and developed grassroots promotions for Worldfest and Taste of DC International
Food and Music Festivals. She created and produced event promotions for the DC
Olympic Torch Relay Celebration, Disney’s 25th Anniversary Celebration and
developed promotional programs for the DC Office of Motion Pictures and TV
Development.
Executive Education/Workshops:
- “Preparing for
Corporate Board Service panel presentation,” moderated by: Elizabeth Gray,
senior counsel in Foley & Lardner's Washington, D.C. office, where she
practices in the firm’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Regulation
Practice Group, and featuring: Linda Bolliger, CEO and Founder of Boardroom
Bound, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit group re-inventing corporate America one
board at a time by pre-qualifying director candidates from the growing talent
pool of “outsiders” represented by women and ethnic minorities; Worth D.
MacMurray, Co-Chair, Open Compliance & Ethics Group; and Cheryl Bedard,
Senior Consultant with The McCormick Group, one of the top executive search
firms in the area. Cheryl specializes in finance and operations executives in
professional services firms.
- "Financial Strategies for Women Executives
and Business Owners," presented by Katherine Hurley, AXA Advisors, LLC.
-
"Managing Up, a Leadership Workshop” presented by Daniel White, Principal and
Senior Managing Director for EmployeeROI
Please visit http://www.womenbusinessleaders.com for full speaker
biographies, event schedule, and online registration.
About Employee
ROI:
Since 1991, EmployeeROI has helped our clients hire, develop and retain
the ethical leaders our clients depend on to inspire confidence, lead innovation
and drive productivity. Our coaching, training, mentoring, and consulting
programs are designed to increase innovation, drive productivity, and retain key
employees. In 2002, EmployeeROI organized our first women's breakfast as a way
to invest in those women leaders that we predict, over the next 10 years, will
increasingly take responsibility for the stewardship of our economy - including
the direction of personal, corporate and philanthropic resources.
For all
media inquiries, including press badges please call Rachelle Pachtman, Pachtman
Communications, 212-996-1715 or email e-mail protected from spam bots
For
all general inquiries, please contact William Shulman, Employee ROI Inc.,
212-937-8413 or email e-mail protected from spam bots
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