Park Hyatt at Bellevue
October 31, 2008
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Schedule
Friday, October 31, 2008
8:00
am
–9:00
am
Registration & Breakfast
8:00
am
–9:00
am
Career Fair
(
Ballroom Balcony
)
9:00
am
–9:15
am
Opening Remarks by Conference Co-Chairs
(
Grand Ballroom
)
9:15
am
–10:00
am
Keynote Address—
Angela Ahrendts, CEO, Burberry
(
Grand Ballroom
)
10:15
am
–11:15
am
Concurrent Panels & Workshops
Consulting Jetsetters:
Emerging market impacts on consulting opportunities
(
Rose Garden
)
For the Long Haul:
Wall Street women on balancing life and work after VP
(
Clover Room
)
Green is the New Black:
How market research is driving “green” innovation
(
Red Room
)
Seed Funding and the Y-Chromosome:
Keys for female entrepreneurs seeking to raise capital and maintain control
(
State Drawing Room
)
11:30
pm
–12:15
pm
Keynote Address—
Janet L. Robinson, President and CEO, The New York Times Company
(
Grand Ballroom
)
12:15
pm
–1:15
pm
Networking Lunch
(
Grand Ballroom
)
1:15
pm
–2:00
pm
Keynote Address—
Nicole S. Arnaboldi, Vice Chairman—Alternative Investments, Credit Suisse
(
Grand Ballroom
)
2:15
pm
–3:15
pm
Keynote Panel
Compensation Committee:
Women executives and equal pay—where are we now?
(
Grand Ballroom
)
Concurrent Workshop
Mass Career Customization:
From Ladder to Lattice—aligning the workplace with today's workforce.
(
Red Room
)
2:15
pm
–4:45
pm
Coffee Chats
(
State Drawing Room
)
3:30
pm
–4:30
pm
Concurrent Workshops
The Leadership Challenge:
Inspiring team accountability in challenging dynamics
(
Red Room
)
Investing through Market Downturns:
How to manage your personal portfolio
(
Clover Room
)
Lipstick in the Boardroom:
The importance of board diversity and corporate governance in today’s environment
(
Rose Garden
)
4:30
pm
–6:00
pm
Closing Cocktails
(
Conservatory
)