Eighth Annual Professional and Businesswomen’s Conference

THE ISSUES

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

TOOLS &

1:50 - 3:10 p.m.

RESOURCES

3:30 p.m.- 4:50 p.m.

Economic
Security
Economics Issues Impacting Women

  • Dr. Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Former National Economic Adviser to
    President Clinton, Professor, U.C. Berkeley
A Financial Wake Up Call - Planning for a Secure Retirement

  • Susanne Lyons, Executive Vice President, Retail Marketing, Charles Schwab
Leveraging Your Financial Future

  • Cheryl Broussard, Broussard & Douglas
  • Louise Evenson, CFP, Group Vice President of American Express Financial Advisors
Power &
Influence
The Voice of a Visionary: Do You Dare to Dream Big

  • Marcia Wieder, Author, Making Your Dreams Come True
High Impact Communications for Presence & Power

  • Facilitator: Evin Willman, President, The International Alliance
  • Dixie Axley, Assistant Vice President, State Farm Insurance
  • Katherine Sullivan, Executive Producer, Redhawk Productions
Women in Business: The Real Silent Majority

  • Muriel Siebert, First Woman Member of the New York Stock Exchange
Leadership Women, Leadership and the Future: Moving from Vision to Action

  • Rayona Sharpnack, Consultant, Generative Leadership Group
  • Gerry Hansen, Senior Vice President Corporate Controller, Charles Schwab
The Leadership Edge: Bringing Your Spirit to Work

  • Dr. Peta Penson, Principal and Chief Marketing Officer, Human Factors, Inc.
From Management to Leadership: Skills for the Top

  • Liz Fetter, President of Industry Markets Group, Pacific Bell,
  • Faye Wilson, Chairman and President, Security Pacific Financial Services, Inc.
  • Dr. Mary Mattis, Vice President, Research and Advisory Services, Catalyst
  • Cora Telez, Regional Chief Executive, Blue Shield of California
Keeping Up
with
Technology
The Potential of the Internet That You Never Thought Possible

  • Glee Cady, Manager Information Services, Netcom
  • Senior Executive, Microsoft Corporation
Women Shaping Technology

  • Marsha Rolston, Vice President Customer Satisfaction, The Global
    Village;
  • Dr. Anita Borg, Consulting Engineer, Digital Equipment Corp.
  • Linda Glick, Chief Information Officer, Levi Strauss & Co.
Who's Doing What on the Internet/Intranet and World Wide Web
Today

  • Aliza Sherman, President and Co-Founder, Cybergrrl, Inc.
  • Dr. Janese Swanson, CEO, Girl Tech
Breaking
Down
Barriers
Putting Your Life on the Line: Overcoming Adversity in the Workplace

  • Kate Michelman, President, NARAL
  • Eva Paterson, Executive Director, The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
    of the San Francisco Bay Area
Women in Film and in the Media: Portrayal and Impact

  • Laura Zimmerman, Co-host "Marketplace," KGO TV
  • Rosalie Zalis, Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Pete Wilson
Women as Change Agents in the International Arena

  • Dr. Gloria Duffey, CEO, The Commonwealth Club
  • Sarita Chawla, Principal, Metalens
  • Lois Melkonian, News Anchor, KCBS Radio
  • Marian Stetson-Rodriguez, President, Charis Intercultural Training
Embracing
Change
Finding Opportunities in the Midst of Change

  • Nancy Ramsey, Co-Author, The Futures of Women:
    Scenarios for the 21st Century
New Business Perspectives: The Changing Consumer Market

  • Diane Perlmutter, Chairman, US Marketing Practice, Burson Marsteller
  • Heather Shea, Partner, The Tom Peters Group
  • Louise Lague, President, The Wisdom Group
The Eleven Commandments of Wildly Successful Women

  • Pamela Gilberd, Author, The Eleven Commandments of Wildly Successful Women
  • Eunice Azzani, Vice President, Korn/Ferry International
  • Betsy Bernard, President, Pacific Bell Communications
  • Audrey Rice Oliver, President/CEO, Integrated Business Solutions
Strategic
Alliances
Strategies for Building Alliances

  • Becky Morgan, President & CEO, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network
Leading Others Towards Excellence: Personal & Professional
Mentoring/Coaching

  • Lisa Giarretto, Managing Director, Bay Area Division, Menttium
How do Businesses Impact Change in the California Education System

  • Bob Coret, President, San Jose State University
  • Tim Cuneo, Senior Executive Director, Joint Venture:Silicon Valley Network
  • Diana Detwiler, Executive Director, Detwiler Fndn
  • Dr. Charlie Mae Knight, Superintendent of Ravenswood
    School District
Entrepreneurial
Success
Successful Entrepreneurs

  • Linda Alepin, CEO & President, Pebblesoft Learning
  • Nancy Mueller, Nancy's Specialty Foods, San Francisco
    NAWBO Women Entrepreneur of the Year
  • Crystal Downs, State Farm Insurance Agent
  • Diane Miller, President, Miller/Thompson Constructers, NAWBO Award Winner
Minding Your Own Business...The Basics of Starting Your Own
Business

  • Darlene McKinnon, Deputy District Director, U.S. Small Business
    Administration, San Francisco District Office
  • Jan Zobel, Tax Professional
  • Caterina Rando, President, Power Dynamics, Coaching
Marketing Your Business and Yourself to the Media

  • Mary Huss, Publisher, San Francisco Business Times
  • Jesse Waters, Director of Marketing and Promotions, KCBS ALL NEWS 74
  • Rose Guilbault, Director of Public Affairs, KGO-TV;
  • Jeri Waxman, Director of Marketing and Circulation,
    The Business Journal Serving San Jose and Silicon Valley.
Health &
Wellbeing
Rekindling the Soul

  • Dr. Angeles Arrien, Cultural Anthropologist, Author, The Four
    Fold Way
Health Issues for Women - How to Die Young as Late in Life as
Possible

  • Jane Brody, Personal Health Columnist, New York Times
Simplify Your Life

  • Odette Pollar, Founder, Time Management Systems
Changing
Lifestyles
Someday is Today: Negotiating Strategies for Career Moves

  • Nicole Schapiro, Author, Negotiating for Your Life
The Children of California: Educational Activism for All

  • Marion Joseph, Educational Activist and Policy Advisor
  • Bill Evers, Fellow, Hoover Institute
  • Dr. Mary Frances Callan, Superintendent of Milpitas School District
Transitioning for High Achieving, High Energy Women

  • Jan Yanehiro; Director of Public Affairs, California State
    Automobile Association
  • Jackie Speier; Vice President of Community Affiars, Electronic Arts
  • Anne Robinson, Founder, Windham Hill Records
  • Nancy Olsen, Founder, Imposters

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