Influencing Without Authority
Speaker: Francine Gordon

A persistent challenge for succeeding in today's highly complex and fast-paced environment is getting work done through other people even when you have no authority over them. Whether it's managing a project, customer relations, budgets, or anything else - you need to use interpersonal skills to influence those whose help is integral to obtaining the necessary results. Francine Gordon's presentation will demonstrate ways to communicate persuasively to maximize your effectiveness in any role.

Women Leaders of the World
Speaker: Linda Alepin

Who are the women leaders of the world and how did they reach this elite status? Linda Alepin will lead you through examples so you can discover what has made them successful and gain some valuable philosophies you can take with you.

Work/Life Balance - It is Acheivable!
Speaker: Sheri Benjamin

Believe it or not, you can strike a balance between working and the rest of your life. Sheri Benjamin, whose company won the prestigious award for being voted in the Best 100 Companies for Working Mothers, will lay out a framework to help you achieve balance in your busy schedule.

Transitioning Your Career: How to Get From Here to There
Speakers: Bobbie LaPorte, Mahnoush Haririfar, Heidi Kraft

Seize the unique opportunity to question this panel of three career women who will share their career-transitioning stories: Bobbie LaPorte, Manoush Haririfar, and Karen Appleton. They will explain how to connect with your passion and purpose in life and develop a good transitioning strategy through sharing their real-life experiences.

Strategic Partnering & Collaboration
Speaker: Norma Watenpaugh

Great accomplishments are achieved through great collaboration. Great leaders galvanize alliances, partners, and people to action. Management studies reveal that organizations that try to partner without the benefit of applying best practices in the art and science of alliance management rarely have success rates over 20%. Contrast that to organizations with a commitment to alliance excellence which can recognize success rates in the 80-90% range. Join Norma Watenpaugh to learn what great things can be accomplished through successful partnerships, what it takes to lead an alliance, and how to create a culture for collaboration.

The Art of Negotiation
Speaker: Natasha Gurevich

Ever have that feeling where you're not quite sure how to approach a negotiation? You don't know what to say or how to act? When should you agree and when continue to push? Natasha Gurevich will share strategies from her extensive career negotiating in procurement roles in the leading Bay Area companies to help you learn and gain confidence when the next opportunity to negotiate is presented to you.

Unleashing Your Leadership Potential: The Power of Networking
Speaker: Susan Felix

In no other place in the world is networking more important than in Silicon Valley to move your career, business, and life ahead. For many people, networking evokes fear and to others it is perceived only as a necessary evil. Join Susan Felix and other conference attendees as we discuss ways to overcome the fear of networking and make it fun. We'll share stories that drive home the reasons why networking is a critical talent, illustrate how it can improve your leadership abilities, and discuss ways you will reap substantial rewards by perfecting the talent. Put the concepts to work immediately as you network your way around the Women In Business Conference.

Mars & Venus in the Workplace
Speaker: Mike Johnson

Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, right? Unravel the mysteries of the opposite sex in this session with Mike Johnson who brings years of experience both from his personal and his professional life. Learn to recognize the differences in behavior and realize that it's not personal and that our differences add to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts!

Mentoring vs. Coaching
Speaker: Jean Fuller

Motivating a team or a coworker can sometimes be a difficult job. The ability to mentor and coach are both highly sought after skills for both team members and managers. Join Jean Fuller to learn how you can make a difference by utilizing effective feedback to help develop leadership.

Financial Independence
Speaker: Sandra Wales

Now that you have put your career on a firm upward direction, have you decided on a plan to give yourself financial independence at the earliest age possible? Learn valuable personal financial management strategies from Sandra Wales, a successful businesswoman who launched her own investment firm.

Green Entrepreneurship: Doing Well While Doing Good
Speaker: Linda Holroyd

It is true, green can and does mean good business. Linda Holroyd, founder of Fountain Blue, will highlight how incorporating green strategies into your business plan can make for a sound decision economically, emotionally, and environmentally.

Growing in a Global Environment
Speaker: Sonia Clark

The world seems to be shrinking at an ever increasing pace as companies expand globally. Learn the many challenges and rewards of growing in a global environment. Sonia Clark will discuss how to strategies for operating in this wide arena.

Risktaking for Success: Reinventing Your Passion!
Speaker: Dee McCrorey

Growth, change, and new beginnings are a way of life. Your ability to embrace the art of reinvention—personally and professionally—provides you with lifelong flexibility to define and redefine success on your terms. Join Dee McCrorey and discover the seven key character traits that allow you to navigate change and reignite your passion no matter where you are in your life today.

Culture in a Merger & Aquistion Environment
Speaker: Rebecca Guerra

When Company A and Company B merge or buy one another what are the determining factors governing which company's culture dominates? How can culture be preserved in a changing environment? Rebecca Guerra will help answer these questions and more in a stimulating discussion of how culture change is brought about.

Working Across Generations
Speaker: Diana Schlott

In a world where people live and work longer, the cross-section of workers at companies is showing a wide generation gap in the workforce. Learn techniques from Diana Schlott to effectively use this unique blend of young and old perspectives to better manage teams and individuals.