General Sessions

General Sessions	Opening Session - 8:45 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. Dr. Lorraine Monroe, Executive Director, Center For Educational Innovation, Author, Nothing's Impossible Guy Kawasaki, Chairman of the Board, CEO, and Director - Garage.com Moderator: Marianne Bordogna, Accenture MC: Elizabeth Bermudez, Co-Anchor & Reporter ABC7	Luncheon Session - 12:00noon - 1:30 p.m. *Terry McMillan, Author, A Day Late and a Dollar Short, and Waiting To Exhale * Jerri Nielsen, M.D., Author, Ice Bound: A Doctors Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole MC: Rosie Allen, KGO Radio	Closing Session-5:10 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. Yvonne Cagle, M.D., Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, NASA Astronaut Eve Ensler, Founder, Vday, Playwright, "The Vagina Monologues" MC: Stacey Hendler, Reporter, ABC7
Track No.	Session I (10:00 - 11:30 A.M.)	Session II (1:50 - 3:10 P.M.)	Session III (3:30 - 4:50 P.M.)
1. Learning Adventures	Career Management for A Lifetime: Is It Time To Consider an MBA? Sherrie Gong Taguchi, Assistant Dean and Director, MBA Career Management Center, Stanford Business School, Author In Pursuit: A Strategic Guide to MBA Recruiting* Moderator: Althea Colvin, Human Resources Manager, Compaq Computer	Women Leaders: New Data on Women's Power and Influence Sumru Erkut, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist and Associate Director, Center for Research on Women, Wellesley College Kim Walesh, Director and Co-founder, Collaborative Economics - Research Results on Women's Leadership and Participation in the New Economy	"Flux: Women on Sex, Work, Love, Kids and Life in a Half-Changed World" Peggy Orenstein - Author of Flux: Women on Sex, Work, Love, Kids and Life in a Half-Changed World Moderator: Joyce Taylor*, Regional President Bay Area, Pacific Bell
2.Tool Kit For The Evolving Workplace	"Nothing's Impossible: Leadership Lessons from Inside and Outside the Classroom" Dr. Lorraine Monroe, Author and Founder OF School Leadership Academy, Center for Educational Innovation Moderator: Rose Guilbault*, VP, Corporate Communications, CSAA	It's Your Career - You Drive It! Eunice Azzani, Managing Director, Korn/Ferry International Jane Conley, Senior Director of Diversity, Oracle Corporation Kate Purmal, V.P Marketing, Liquid Machines, Co-Author Strong Voices, Real Choices* Rhonda Jackson, Manager, Human Resources, Marketing, Chevron Corporation Moderator: Pamela George, Vice President Corporate Marketing, Sybase	Make The Choice: Proven Strategies For Success Carol Gallagher, Ph.D., Senior Principal AMS, Author, Going to The Top: A Roadmap for Success from Leading Women Executives* Terri Egan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Applied Behavioral Science, Pepperdine University, President and Co-Founder, Saddle Sojourns Nicole Schapiro, Author, President, Nicole Schapiro and Associates Moderator: Liz Davidson*, Founder & CEO, Financial Finesse
3. Wise Women: A Guide For Your Body and Mind	Hormones: Staying Healthy and Living Longer Deborah Grady, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, UCSF, National Center of Excellence in Women's Health Steven Cummings, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF Kristine Yaffe, M.D., Asst. Professor, UCSF and Chief, Geriatric Psychiatry and Director of the Memory Disorders Clinic, SF VA Medical Center Moderator: Dana Garel, Ally Development Specialist, Eli Lilly	Images of Women: Are They Evolving? Trish Donnally, Editorial Director, ZoZa Alda Abbracciamento, Partner, Managing Director, Martin Advertising Agency Moderator: Laura Zimmerman, Veteran Broadcaster, Webcaster, Vineyard Manager	Taking Care of Yourself While Taking Care of Business Majorie Hansen Shaevitz, Author, The Confident Woman, Executive Director, Institute for Family and Work Relationships Patricia Ziegler, Co-Founder, Banana Republic, Republic of Tea and Zoza, Co-Author, The Republic of Tea Moderator: Joanie Greggains, Host, Health & Fitness, KGO Newstalk AM 810
4.Strategies For Success	A View From The Top Shirley Gordon, Vice President-Operations, State Farm Insurance Ellen Belaguer, Partner, Accenture Mary Cranston, Chair, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP	Stop Auditioning!! ™Tools To Leverage You and Manage Them Fran Zone, President, Zone Communications Moderator: Colleen Cervantes, Manager, Company-Operated Stores, Chevron	How To Be A Smart Investor with $500 or $500,000 *Victoria Collins, Ph.D., CFP, Principal, The Keller Group Investment Management and Author, Invest Beyond . Com, A New Look At Investing In Today’s Changing Markets Mary Buonfiglio, California Portfolio Management, Bank of America Private Bank Moderator: *Karina Rusk*, Business & Technology Reporter, KGO Television/ABC, Inc.
5.Navigating Your Career	Own It, Build It and Make It Happen: Developing The Next Wave of CEO's Denise Brosseau, CEO and Co-Founder, Forum For Women Entrepreneurs Ann Curtis, CFO and Founding Partner, Amy Vernetti, Sr. Vice President & CFO, Calpine Moderator: Suzanne Bell, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	Follow Your Dream and Get Paid For It Too! *Sara Davidson, Writer & Co-executive Producer, "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," Author, Loose Change and Cowboy Mary Ellen Geist, Reporter/Anchor, KGO Newstalk AM 810 Cynthia Bergstrom, Costume Designer Moderator: Joyce Murata, Corporate Diversity, Sun Microsystems	Bouncing Back State Senator Jackie Speier, Founder PBWC Yolanda Nava, Broadcast journalist, Author, It's All in the Frijoles* Moderator: Jan Yanehiro, Executive Director, Business Development, CSAA
6.For Young Women	"Oh, the Places You Will Go…" Navigate to Where You Want to Be with Communication, Life Balance and Stress Management Skills Marty Evans, National Executive Director, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Andrea and Journey Henkart, Co-authors, Cool Communication*	Opportunities Abound! Internships, Scholarships & Financing Your College Education Leslie Smith, Bay Scholars Project Coordinator, Workforce Silicon Valley Lettie Lupis, Ed.D., Independent and College Counselor, San Francisco Unified School District Moderator: Carol Coffman, President & CEO, Chela Financial	From Math, Science and Technology to Cool Careers Yvonne Cagle, M.D., Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, NASA Astronaut Kristine Hanna, Co-Founder, GirlGeeks Felicita Saiez, 2000 VP Education, Society of Women Engineers Moderator: Carol Zamberlin, Sun Microsystems
* Nationally recognized author Our speakers are groundbreakers and innovators in technology, health, finance, entrepreneurship, career growth, leadership, balance, self esteem and change.

Opening Session - 8:45 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.

*Dr. Lorraine Monroe, Executive Director, Center For Educational Innovation, Author, Nothing's Impossible

*Guy Kawasaki, Chairman of the Board, CEO, and Director - Garage.com Moderator: Marianne Bordogna, Accenture

MC: Elizabeth Bermudez, Co-Anchor & Reporter ABC7

Luncheon Session - 12:00noon - 1:30 p.m.

*Terry McMillan, Author, A Day Late and a Dollar Short, and Waiting To Exhale *

Jerri Nielsen, M.D., Author, Ice Bound: A Doctors Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole

MC: Rosie Allen, KGO Radio

Closing Session-5:10 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.

Yvonne Cagle, M.D., Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, NASA Astronaut

Eve Ensler, Founder, Vday, Playwright, "The Vagina Monologues"

MC: Stacey Hendler, Reporter, ABC7

Track No.

Session I
(10:00 - 11:30 A.M.)

Session II
(1:50 - 3:10 P.M.)

Session III
(3:30 - 4:50 P.M.)

1.

Learning Adventures

Career Management for A Lifetime: Is It Time To Consider an MBA?

*Sherrie Gong Taguchi,
Assistant Dean and Director, MBA Career Management Center, Stanford Business School, Author In Pursuit: A Strategic Guide to MBA Recruiting

Moderator: Althea Colvin, Human Resources Manager, Compaq Computer

Women Leaders: New Data on Women's Power and Influence

Sumru Erkut, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist and Associate Director, Center for Research on Women, Wellesley College

Kim Walesh, Director and Co-founder, Collaborative Economics - Research Results on Women's Leadership and Participation in the New Economy

"Flux: Women on Sex, Work, Love, Kids and Life in a Half-Changed World"

*Peggy Orenstein - Author of Flux: Women on Sex, Work, Love, Kids and Life in a Half-Changed World

Moderator: Joyce Taylor, Regional President Bay Area, Pacific Bell

2.Tool Kit For The Evolving Workplace

"Nothing's Impossible: Leadership Lessons from Inside and Outside the Classroom"

*Dr. Lorraine Monroe, Author and Founder OF School Leadership Academy, Center for Educational Innovation

Moderator: Rose Guilbault, VP, Corporate Communications, CSAA

It's Your Career - You Drive It!

Eunice Azzani, Managing Director, Korn/Ferry International

Jane Conley, Senior Director of Diversity, Oracle Corporation

*Kate Purmal, V.P Marketing, Liquid Machines, Co-Author Strong Voices, Real Choices

Rhonda Jackson, Manager, Human Resources, Marketing, Chevron Corporation

Moderator: Pamela George, Vice President Corporate Marketing, Sybase

Make The Choice: Proven Strategies For Success

*Carol Gallagher, Ph.D., Senior Principal AMS, Author, Going to The Top: A Roadmap for Success from Leading Women Executives

Terri Egan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Applied Behavioral Science, Pepperdine University, President and Co-Founder, Saddle Sojourns

*Nicole Schapiro, Author, President, Nicole Schapiro and Associates

Moderator: Liz Davidson, Founder & CEO, Financial Finesse

3.

Wise Women: A Guide For Your Body and Mind

Hormones: Staying Healthy and Living Longer

Deborah Grady, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, UCSF, National Center of Excellence in Women's Health

Steven Cummings, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF

Kristine Yaffe, M.D., Asst. Professor, UCSF and Chief, Geriatric Psychiatry and Director of the Memory Disorders Clinic, SF VA Medical Center

Moderator: Dana Garel, Ally Development Specialist, Eli Lilly

Images of Women: Are They Evolving?

Trish Donnally, Editorial Director, ZoZa

Alda Abbracciamento, Partner, Managing Director, Martin Advertising Agency

Moderator: Laura Zimmerman, Veteran Broadcaster, Webcaster, Vineyard Manager

Taking Care of Yourself While Taking Care of Business

*Majorie Hansen Shaevitz, Author, The Confident Woman, Executive Director, Institute for Family and Work Relationships

*Patricia Ziegler, Co-Founder, Banana Republic, Republic of Tea and Zoza, Co-Author, The Republic of Tea

Moderator: Joanie Greggains, Host, Health & Fitness, KGO Newstalk AM 810

4.Strategies For Success

A View From The Top

Shirley Gordon, Vice President-Operations, State Farm Insurance

Ellen Belaguer, Partner, Accenture

Mary Cranston, Chair, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP

Stop Auditioning!! ™Tools To Leverage You and Manage Them

Fran Zone, President, Zone Communications

Moderator: Colleen Cervantes, Manager, Company-Operated Stores, Chevron

How To Be A Smart Investor with $500 or $500,000

*Victoria Collins, Ph.D., CFP, Principal, The Keller Group Investment Management and Author, Invest Beyond . Com, A New Look At Investing In Today’s Changing Markets

Mary Buonfiglio, California Portfolio Management, Bank of America Private Bank

Moderator: Karina Rusk, Business & Technology Reporter, KGO Television/ABC, Inc.

5.Navigating Your Career

Own It, Build It and Make It Happen: Developing The Next Wave of CEO's

Denise Brosseau, CEO and Co-Founder, Forum For Women Entrepreneurs

Ann Curtis, CFO and Founding Partner,

Amy Vernetti, Sr. Vice President & CFO, Calpine

Moderator: Suzanne Bell, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Follow Your Dream and Get Paid For It Too!

*Sara Davidson, Writer & Co-executive Producer, "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," Author, Loose Change and Cowboy

Mary Ellen Geist, Reporter/Anchor, KGO Newstalk AM 810

Cynthia Bergstrom, Costume Designer

Moderator: Joyce Murata, Corporate Diversity, Sun Microsystems

Bouncing Back

State Senator Jackie Speier, Founder PBWC

*Yolanda Nava, Broadcast journalist, Author, It's All in the Frijoles

Moderator: Jan Yanehiro, Executive Director, Business Development, CSAA

6.For Young Women

"Oh, the Places You Will Go…" Navigate to Where You Want to Be with Communication, Life Balance and Stress Management Skills

Marty Evans, National Executive Director, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

*Andrea and Journey Henkart, Co-authors, Cool Communication

Opportunities Abound! Internships, Scholarships & Financing Your College Education

Leslie Smith, Bay Scholars Project Coordinator, Workforce Silicon Valley

Lettie Lupis, Ed.D., Independent and College Counselor, San Francisco Unified School District

Moderator: Carol Coffman, President & CEO, Chela Financial

From Math, Science and Technology to Cool Careers

Yvonne Cagle, M.D., Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, NASA Astronaut

Kristine Hanna, Co-Founder, GirlGeeks

Felicita Saiez, 2000 VP Education, Society of Women Engineers

Moderator: Carol Zamberlin, Sun Microsystems

* Nationally recognized author

Our speakers are groundbreakers and innovators in technology, health, finance, entrepreneurship, career growth, leadership, balance, self esteem and change.

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General Sessions